Recent content by Richard!

On eBay at the moment, seems to be quite popular. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Z4-e85-Rare-soft-top-side-covers-black-excellent-condition-with-storage-case/113769579489?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Had mine for 11 years, made it to 100000. Still going well :)

Brake Upgrade The time came to upgrade the brakes. Had enough of being on edge while driving anticipating when less cautious drivers plan to pull out in front or cut me up :/ Started by removing the old master cylinder. All of the pipe fittings were so tight it was near impossible to remove...

Thanks :) Will get everything sorted in time. Next big thing will be the brakes. Going to be changing the front to disc + servo assistance. Will be nice to have predictable braking. While its so cold outside made a small start on the audio upgrades. Head Unit Upgrade More photos here The...

Its been a little while time since I last posted on this forum.  I still have my Z4 its running great, recently got some new front calipers. Thought I'd share this in case anyone is interested.  I have recently purchased a 1967 Ford Mustang coupe.   This is something i've been looking at getting...

A little update: Alternator whine :( booo... So yeah had that, after a fair amount of looking around and testing i found that the following items help to pretty much eliminate it :). - Moving the earth point for the amps directly to the battery. - Moving everything as far away from the 0...

Progress update Front speakers installed, woo! Whats happened since the last update, my brother did a superb job of upgrading the tweeters. You can see the before and after below. Not much difference to see on the front, quite a difference on the rear though. A big thank you to him for doing...

Progress update.
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 https://flic.kr/p/p15yQm Planning route for the audio cables.  Needed to pull through 8 wires for each side, 6 for speakers & 2 for high level inputs.  The cross overs will be in the rear of the car.  There is enough space for them there...

I recently replaced my front discs / pads with OEM spec parts. The pads are Jurid however the intial bite seems a little soft compared to the originals. The stopping power is just fine its just the feel. Has anyone else found that Jurid ( or other pads ) dont have they same feel as the...

Upgraded my DISA unit today. Its something i've planned to do for a while. I've kept an eye on it for a couple of years. Its was a little lose and the pin had lifted up a tiny bit. I dont think it would have failed any time soon but feel betting having the upgrade now. Parts Old cam /...

I bought some Michelin Easy Grip snow chains the other day. Used them yesterday. My house is about 0.5 mile from the treated road and its a bit hilly. I made it back the other day without snow chains but it was very slippery. On that day someone had half ripped one wheel off from sliding into...

I've had the joy of replacing the window regulator on my driver side window. woo Thought I'd share my experience in case it helps others. Symptoms of the damage About 3 weeks ago I notice the window jump a bit on the way up. From then on it made a horrible grinding sound when going up & down...

After about 17'000 ~ 18'000 miles my Bridgestones needed replacing. I was happy with these tyres, no issues with tram-lining or anything like that. My only issue was they there were too hard for the UK's super road surfaces. After hearing good things about the Michelin Pilot Sport 3 I...

On the way into work I lost a headlight washer cover. Luckily it only came off a junction before the office so I was able to find it. Unfortunately in the time it took for me to realise that it was missing and walking to the junction some one has driven over it. So not only is the bracket on...

I am trying to find a part number for clip that I am missing from the centre console. If you look here > http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=BT52&mospid=47797&btnr=51_4931&hg=51&fg=35 I am missing one clip from Part 9 so its not held down properly in one corner. I can't find the...