fredej's silver grey 3.0si coupé
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Great looking coupe. Stunning scenery. Really nice photography. Keep them coming! 
I haven't updated this thread for some time. So I thought I will recap some things (might be reposts from other threads) from the past year while I wait for spring to arrive.
Lets start with a picture. (we all like pictures on this forum
) It's probably my favorit picture of the car so far. (taken, to the day, one year after I purchased it)
Spring cleaning included removing the exhaust tips for a thorough clean. They turned out nice!
And back on the car again.
Inspired by this forum I bought and installed a genuine ZHP shift knob. It looks really nice and feels good too. To improve shifts even more, I'm considering changing the transmission fluid (never done) at next service.
And full interior view.
In late summer I finally changed the Bridgestone RFT to Goodyear Eagle F1 ASY5. The aim was improve comfort. It helped. The car felt more nimble, no more tramlining and less harsh on bad road surface. But I can't say it was night and day, as some reported on here.
A suspension refresh is nothing I'm considering for this year, but it might be of interest sometime in the future. (the car is still on its original springs and dampers)
In the autumn I saw tendency of condensation buildup inside one of the headlights, so I replaced the back covers which seemed to have fixed the problem.
One of the foglights has condensation buildup and some oxidation of the chrome parts. I will leave it as it is for now. If it becomes a lot worse, there is always the drilling trick.
I have really enjoyed driving the car, but as a weekend toy I only drove it a little less than 5000 km during the past year. When the car was put away for the winter it had just ticked over to 80000 km on the odometer.
The spring can't come soon enough! Until then, I will try to post some pictures in this thread from now and then and continue to participate in the monthly photo competition.
Even tough I'm not posting a lot I really enjoy this forum! :ilz4f:
Lets start with a picture. (we all like pictures on this forum
) It's probably my favorit picture of the car so far. (taken, to the day, one year after I purchased it)Spring cleaning included removing the exhaust tips for a thorough clean. They turned out nice!
And back on the car again.
Inspired by this forum I bought and installed a genuine ZHP shift knob. It looks really nice and feels good too. To improve shifts even more, I'm considering changing the transmission fluid (never done) at next service.
And full interior view.
In late summer I finally changed the Bridgestone RFT to Goodyear Eagle F1 ASY5. The aim was improve comfort. It helped. The car felt more nimble, no more tramlining and less harsh on bad road surface. But I can't say it was night and day, as some reported on here.
A suspension refresh is nothing I'm considering for this year, but it might be of interest sometime in the future. (the car is still on its original springs and dampers)
In the autumn I saw tendency of condensation buildup inside one of the headlights, so I replaced the back covers which seemed to have fixed the problem.
One of the foglights has condensation buildup and some oxidation of the chrome parts. I will leave it as it is for now. If it becomes a lot worse, there is always the drilling trick.
I have really enjoyed driving the car, but as a weekend toy I only drove it a little less than 5000 km during the past year. When the car was put away for the winter it had just ticked over to 80000 km on the odometer.
The spring can't come soon enough! Until then, I will try to post some pictures in this thread from now and then and continue to participate in the monthly photo competition.
Even tough I'm not posting a lot I really enjoy this forum! :ilz4f:
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The plan was to take the Coupé out of hibernation right about now. The sun is out, spring is in the air, roads look nice and dry. However, the world is going crazy. So I guess the Z4 will remain parked for awhile. We'll have to see how the situation is developing.
In the meantime, here's another photo from last year.
In the meantime, here's another photo from last year.
Has to be one of the best looking Coupes out there not to mention the fact it looks like a new car, I feel your pain of not being able to drive it !!