Recent content by GaryD

I have a '06 M Roadster with M seats (duh!). I frequently (once or twice a year) remove the seats and the only way I know of to free the seat belt from the seat back is to remove the whole guide with the 3 screws. The problem with that is whatever is inside the seat that catches the screws is...

Went on BMW North America's web site. Why can I still "build" a 2008 Z4? Just trying to get you interested so they can refer you to a dealer to unload a leftover?

I see posts where the person has embedded a link to another thread or a web site into text. The text appears blue and clicking on it sends you to that link. It is much cleaner looking than pasting a long URL into your post. I used to know how to do it and the Z4UM web site had instructions...

Does anyone have this problem? When going over speed bumps and such at low speeds the rear suspension lets out loud creaks. Sounds like metal on metal like maybe where the coil springs sit on the trailing arm? It also happens if I jack up the rear wheel and let it down. If I get no reply I will...

Took the advice of Mile Miller, the author of Tech Talk in Roundel Magazine, and drained out the BMW recommended ATF (automatic transmission fluid) and replaced it with Red Line MTL for manual transmissions. The notchiness I was experiencing when changing lower gears has greatly improved. Here...

I am selling my brushed aluminum dash trim. I changed over to carbon leather. I don't have the console piece because it had a scratch and I tried to sand it out - big mistake! The dash trim consists of two pieces. The small one to the left of the steering wheel (left hand drive, of course), and...

Often when I am driving at night people flash their brights at me because they think I have mine on. The xenons have such a distinct line on the road where the beam stops I can see that on level roads my lights are below the oncoming cars, but if I go over the smallest crest that changes. Does...

Just checking to see if this is normal: I can open the windows/top remotely by holding down the unlock button on my key but I can't close them. The only way I can do that outside the car is by putting the key in the door and turning it to the lock position and holding it there.

I am very troubled by the fact that I cannot shift from 1st to 2nd near red line without the gears grinding. Even when I can get it to engage (which now with experience is most always) it still grinds. The synchros just can't get the gears to speed fast enough. I've owned many manual...

There are two technical questions I was wondering if anyone knew the answer to: 1. Where is the fluid reservoir for the hydraulic power steering? We all know the ///M does not have the electric power steering. The hydraulic steering is referenced in the supplemental owner's manual but there is...

Purchased the Supersprint race exhaust which includes the resonator delete option (a new x-pipe between the cats and the mufflers with no resonator). My sole purpose was to have a better sounding car - one that actually sounds like a sports car! I don't need a few more HP - 330 is enough for me...

Hi everyone. New to this forum - transplant from Z4um. Since the ///M has hydraulic steering does anyone know if there is a fluid reservoir and where it is? There is no mention of it in the owner's manual.