Finally, finally bought another car

[sharif]

Lovely car, congratulations!

 

[Zed Baron]

Nice car and the interior is lovely... the wood looks great, nearly as much as the Jaaag, flat cap next?

 

[rdm05z4]

Beautiful Car!!! Just like a woman has all the curves in the right places. And I even like the wood. You only live once and it seems you are doing it the right way. Best of luck forward with it.

 

[LeeZ4MR]

I've had to put my sunglasses on after looking at the wood to be fair!

I have to say that it does absolutely immaculate inside and out for sure.

Look to the south and you will see the glow oke:
It's not immaculate, but won't take too much to get it back to that. I'm wire-wooling the inside of the exhaust tips ATM to try and get the burnt-on crud out. I'll start cleaning the leather next. :|

Nearly hit something in Halfrauds' car park earlier as I didn't realise it doesn't have front PDC (only rear). :headbang:

:lol:

Those exhaust tips will look awesome once you've worked your magic on them for sure. 8)

It does look like a very well looked after example from the pics for sure. I'm really chuffed for you, and it is a super and lovely rare car I reckon.

Enjoy it.

 

[Ian J]

I've always thought of the Alpina BMWs as the sort of fat, comfortable cousin of M BMWs

As an ex owner I've always thought of them as the classier version of the equivalent M series

 

[pvr]

It looks like a mini 7 series from the inside, very similar to my 740 with the same wood in there. I also see the Alpina as the calmer brother of the M, where performance is secondary, the tech not as high but a very comfortable and quick place to be.

 

[Jollyjoiner]

Beautiful

 

[pvr]

Oh, and for the exhaust use the drill with 0 wire wool attachment. Works a treat with no effort

 

[Pondrew]

Oh, and for the exhaust use the drill with 0 wire wool attachment. Works a treat with no effort

I've been at it half the day with the wire wool. Didn't work, as the two 'main' exhausts have got 'heat tarnished' so have changed their colour internally. Back to plan A, painting all four internally with matt black stove paint.

 

[pvr]

Careful though, I have seen that done on an X5 and it looked terrible.

Keep at it with the polish on the wire wool and on the drill, I managed to get all of it off

 

[LeeZ4MR]

Oh, and for the exhaust use the drill with 0 wire wool attachment. Works a treat with no effort

I've been at it half the day with the wire wool. Didn't work, as the two 'main' exhausts have got 'heat tarnished' so have changed their colour internally. Back to plan A, painting all four internally with matt black stove paint.

Are they still in good enough condition to keep the tip edges chrome? Or are you going all black?

 

[Mr Tidy]

That's quality wood.

It certainly looks better than what I have in my E90.

 

[Pondrew]

Are they still in good enough condition to keep the tip edges chrome? Or are you going all black?

Yes I've polished up the outers and the lips, they are OK; it's the insides that are the problem, two are one colour and two are another (I think I may have a bit of OCD) If I paint all four inside the same they will be groovy.

 

[Pondrew]

That's quality wood.

It certainly looks better than what I have in my E90.

Don't be-little your wood, Ian. Your wood is as good as the next man's
Actually, you may be able to help; I can't find any way of adjusting the instrument lighting brightness. Is there? I can adjust the Idrive brightness but that's all.

 

[Scubaregs]

Actually, you may be able to help; I can't find any way of adjusting the instrument lighting brightness. Is there? I can adjust the Idrive brightness but that's all.

On the G29 it can only be adjusted when in dark mode iirc, took me ages to work it out.

 

[Mr Tidy]

Don't be-little your wood, Ian. Your wood is as good as the next man's
Actually, you may be able to help; I can't find any way of adjusting the instrument lighting brightness. Is there? I can adjust the Idrive brightness but that's all.

To be fair I prefer the wood to the Brushed Aluminium I had in it's predecessor! And it's OK in a 3 Series - not so much in a Z4!

Anyway onto the instrument lights brightness. You need to have the lights on, then press the button on the end of the indicator stalk to get into the OBC settings then scroll through with the "up/down" rocker on the stalk until you get to the right display and adjust using the button.

But as you have i-drive it may be tucked away somewhere else.

Hope you find it anyway.

 

[Pondrew]

Anyway onto the instrument lights brightness. You need to have the lights on, then press the button on the end of the indicator stalk to get into the OBC settings then scroll through with the "up/down" rocker on the stalk until you get to the right display and adjust using the button.

But as you have i-drive it may be tucked away somewhere else.

Thanks Ian. I will give a go. My Idrive is the very first incarnation, I think. It's amazing how the tech moves on so quickly. This is the first car I've had for about 15 years with a manual handbrake

 

[Mr Tidy]

Thanks Ian. I will give a go. My Idrive is the very first incarnation, I think. It's amazing how the tech moves on so quickly. This is the first car I've had for about 15 years with a manual handbrake

You're much more progressive than me Andrew!

I've never had a car that didn't have a manual handbrake, and I definitely don't want one now. :lol:

To me that just seems like fixing something that isn't broken.

 

[BeeEmm]

Oh, and for the exhaust use the drill with 0 wire wool attachment. Works a treat with no effort

Same with the wood Pondrew.

 

[Pondrew]

Same with the wood Pondrew

I won't hear a bad word about my wood