Recent content by Tobias R

Alright! I have now adjusted the struts so the drop links align better. Fingers crossed that the struts won’t pull out of the knuckles if I accidentally jump a crest 😀

I sure will! It was a thrill to drive before winter, and now when I’ve been driving an F31 with standard suspension the whole winter the Z4 will be a blast!

Maybe the B6s and B8s don´t have these rivets due to the damper unit being of upside down design, I don´t know.. Anyway, I will try my best to have the drop link bracket oriented as on the original struts. To have the drop link perfectly in line with the wheel isn´t possible since the bracket is...

Yes, with alignment pins I meant the two rivets. They aren’t present on the Bilsteins. I don’t have the part number for the struts at hand right now, but I have double checked the part numbers with Bilstein before so they shall be the correct ones. From the YouTube videos I’ve watched to prepare...

Thanks! Yes the car is in very good condition. It has 120000km on the clock, but it doesn't seem to have been driven in winter so there is no rust. It's all original and all functions work, so I'm happy!

Hi, I recently bought a Z4 3.0 2003, and have performed some necessary maintenance this winter. Yesterday I fitted new Bilstein B8 front struts and noticed an issue during the assembly. On the original struts there are alignment pins to position the struts, but these are missing on the B8's. So...

Hi, I have been a BMW owner for many years now, and in the family we've had two F20, two F31, one G21 and an U11 iX1. But none of them have had a proper 6-cylinder engine. Last August I finally got around to buying a E85 Z4 3.0 2003. Since I live in a cold climate I only got to drive the car for...