Recent content by Phillies8008

Like the E85, though, I wish it did lift a little higher – if you hit the release button on the fob by accident, it can be pretty difficult to tell that it's open until you're in the car and see the warning. On a previous E85 I replaced the little rubber stops where the trunk meets the body with...

Kind of a random question, but does anyone know what part number these grills are? I've been trying to determine it on RealOEM, but the descriptions are less than helpful, lol.

The rumor is that production might end as late as May, but that doesn't mean you have until then to order. If anyone is looking to custom order I'd be doing it right now rather than waiting – allocations already seem to be drying up.

I'm kind of considering changing my shadowline grills (latest ones) to these, but I haven't convinced myself yet. I did the same thing on my Z4 M and really like that contrast of the bezel to kind of break up all the black. The only thing that concerns me is that the G29 version seems a little...

Honestly, I've always felt like the E89 was the red-headed stepchild of the Z4 lineup, and have never really found that it holds much desire for enthusiasts. That's not to say it's a bad car – it's not – but I think it's kind of stuck in a middle-ground. It doesn't have the sports car ethos of...

I'm replacing the hideous strut braces with these from Burger Motorsports (US). My theory is that someone in Purchasing at BMW accidentally ordered 25,000 cheap aluminum lawn chairs and had to figure out something to do with them. ;)

So you bought a frozen paint and then had a matte PPF put on? Maybe I'm misunderstanding something, but what's the point of that? Wouldn't putting a matte PPF on a regular paint accomplish the same result without the expense of the frozen paint?

Somewhat dated figures, but the latest I could find show that 65% of the Z4s sold in the US in 2024 had manual transmissions, with 2,129 sold in total. So at least it's the majority of a niche?

I've always thought of it this way (theorizing to a degree): BMW made the E85 to compete with the Boxster, then doubled-down with the Z4M, but ultimately were never going to beat Porsche at their game. So with the E89 they pivoted to compete with Mercedes roadsters, producing more of a GT, not...