My First Z4….wow

[Nick7602]

Ha ha ha…..the SUV is my wifes, she took me to collect the car.

 

[Silverstar]

Hi Silverstar and Sars.

Beautiful car Silverstar……just love black.

Definitely up for some LCI indicators, and changing the alloys, tomorrow im going to spend most of the day valeting the interior, cleaning the leather and steering wheel, generally rejuvenating the interior getting rid of old valeting chemicals off the plastics etc, and deep cleaning the steering wheel…….i cant wait

Many thanks for the compliment. I used a mixture of Woolite and water to clean the leather which seemed to have done a good job. I would also recommend getting rid of the runflats, it's the first thing I did when I bought mine and it transformed the car.

 

[Pondrew]

Ha ha ha…..the SUV is my wifes, she took me to collect the car.

Where did you buy it from?.....Asda judging by the picture. oke:

 

[Marcoose]

Silverstar, where did you buy the indicators? There’s a company in Los Angeles that makes them, but they seemed pricey. Thanks.

 

[wanderer]

OP.

Before you make any other purchases, buy a pair of salmon relays and replace them.
Better safe than sorry later on.

 

[Nick7602]

Wanderer……whats a Salmon Relay for?

Nick

 

[Nick7602]

Ha ha ha…..the SUV is my wifes, she took me to collect the car.

Where did you buy it from?.....Asda judging by the picture. oke:


That was at Cobham Services after picking her from Surrey.


Nick

 

[PointedMarlin]

Wanderer……whats a Salmon Relay for?

Nick

Nick if you run a search on here you’ll find a useful thread explaining where to find them as well as how & why to change them

I think Robbie Z4 is the OP of the thread (I’ve not looked so just guessing)

Essentially it’s a very cheap & easy way of doing some roof maintenance, heck I did it & it took me 5 minutes & I know nothing about cars

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=130723&hilit=Salmon+relays&start=15

Here is the thread I was on about but there are others including some with pictures

 

[wanderer]

Wanderer……whats a Salmon Relay for?

Nick

They are part operation of the roof and can fail
Located at the hydraulic pump.

Simple Car Guy on YouTube has done a video on changing them. (So have a few others).

And there's a good thread on here as well.

 

[PointedMarlin]

https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1866193&hilit=Relay+change#p1866193

Go to page 20 for a picture of what they are & where I sourced mine from (eBay)

 

[Pondrew]

whats a Salmon Relay for?

It's something to do with competitive salmon racing of course! :lol: :wink:

 

[Zed Baron]

Hi Nick, they are about £16 each (you need 2) from BMW, heres a video: https://youtu.be/34_Wa3tXVMg

 

[Nick7602]

Hi guys

Thank you very much, I will get onto this asap……would hate the roof to fail

Nick

 

[Silverstar]

Silverstar, where did you buy the indicators? There’s a company in Los Angeles that makes them, but they seemed pricey. Thanks.

My local paint / body shop painted them for me whilst they were doing the bumper.

 

[clarker63]

Silverstar, where did you buy the indicators? There’s a company in Los Angeles that makes them, but they seemed pricey. Thanks.

did you mean where do you buy these LCI indicators? they're available in the UK from ebay or generally at approx £80.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175104249865?

is there less availability in the US?

 

[Marcoose]

Specifically in black. OEMs are everywhere.

There’s a shop in L.A. that makes them in black. The LED cover too. They look nice. But pricey.

 

[wanderer]

Specifically in black. OEMs are everywhere.

There’s a shop in L.A. that makes them in black. The LED cover too. They look nice. But pricey.

Generally, you are only going to get the original silver ones.
If you want the black one's you will need to get someone to spray them for you or do it yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxMDp2vnQ8c

 

[Argyll Andy]

If you want original black indicators and are prepared to pay here you go

https://www.tj-e.de/de/original-bmw-z4-e89-led-seitenblinker-lci-umruestsatz-schwarz-glanz-lackierung.html

 

[Pondrew]

If you want original black indicators and are prepared to pay here you go

https://www.tj-e.de/de/original-bmw-z4- ... erung.html

Noice. Do they do them for RHD vehicles aswell? :?

 

[Argyll Andy]

If you want original black indicators and are prepared to pay here you go

https://www.tj-e.de/de/original-bmw-z4- ... erung.html

Noice. Do they do them for RHD vehicles aswell? :?

You need to use a left handed screwdriver to fit them :wink: