Always regretted not doing one of these for my m3 and it got so far that I couldn’t face the prospect of going back from 2 years worth of photos and work so thought I’d start a fresh with the z4.
With the departure of my mk4 golf which id owned for 10 years I decided to invest in a nice daily driver.
I'd make the mistake in the past of always buying the first car I saw and getting too excited and parting with cash before my brain had fully engaged! so this time I searched for about a month when I came across this lovely example in Edinburgh with 60k miles, heated seats, Bluetooth, oem wind deflector, immaculate paintwork which had been freshly detailed and new brakes all round. The underbody was also exceptionally clean and had only done about 2k miles over the last few years so I assume had just been used as a summer car. A few calls with the seller confirmed he too was an enthusiast and had looked after the car - with that I booked a sleazyjet flight to Edinburgh and picked her up!
The drive home back to Bristol was long (google said 7 hours but it was more like 13!) anyway all was good apart from dreadful tramlining and the car trying to kill me on the motorway.
First job was noise - so sound generator foam removed and wow what a difference it made. I only removed the first part as didn’t want the car to be overly loud but it sounds great!
The m54 engine is really lovely and sweet sounding so this modification really enjoys the experience without any drone.
Next job was an oil change and full service - the state of the oil filter!!
I also got the car fully undersealed ready for winter duties!
Was also on the original spark plugs so they were definitely due a change
Changing the plugs made a huge difference to the throttle response - so much more responsive even not on sport mode.
Next was the tatty old interior plastics - sure I could have gone oem but fancied a little change - so got some nice suede type material from fleabay and wrapped them. Very pleased with the results
Car also developed a slight misfire but new coils rectified that
Weekend away in Pembrokeshire and the zed was loving it - apart from the tramlining!
Tyres were finally addressed - the rears already had non run flats but the fronts were rft so the handling was interesting to say the least. Went for some Goodyear eagle f1s on the front which has transformed the car! Forgot to take a picture but great service from kwik fit mobile after got mucked about by local tyre fitters.
That brings me up to date- next on the list is cruise control and a new gearknob - fancied something different from the 'ZHP' so going down the bmw performance gearknob which I believe is stainless steel and alcantara.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-BMW-PERFORMANCE-GEAR-KNOB-FOR-3-SERIES-Ex-MODELS-25110429269/253302784367?epid=1609548814&hash=item3afa05c16f:g:Iq0AAOSw~kZZkVjW
On the whole very much enjoying z4 life - so much so I rarely drive my m3 now - just sits on the drive looking pretty!
With the departure of my mk4 golf which id owned for 10 years I decided to invest in a nice daily driver.
I'd make the mistake in the past of always buying the first car I saw and getting too excited and parting with cash before my brain had fully engaged! so this time I searched for about a month when I came across this lovely example in Edinburgh with 60k miles, heated seats, Bluetooth, oem wind deflector, immaculate paintwork which had been freshly detailed and new brakes all round. The underbody was also exceptionally clean and had only done about 2k miles over the last few years so I assume had just been used as a summer car. A few calls with the seller confirmed he too was an enthusiast and had looked after the car - with that I booked a sleazyjet flight to Edinburgh and picked her up!
The drive home back to Bristol was long (google said 7 hours but it was more like 13!) anyway all was good apart from dreadful tramlining and the car trying to kill me on the motorway.
First job was noise - so sound generator foam removed and wow what a difference it made. I only removed the first part as didn’t want the car to be overly loud but it sounds great!
The m54 engine is really lovely and sweet sounding so this modification really enjoys the experience without any drone.
Next job was an oil change and full service - the state of the oil filter!!
I also got the car fully undersealed ready for winter duties!
Was also on the original spark plugs so they were definitely due a change
Changing the plugs made a huge difference to the throttle response - so much more responsive even not on sport mode.
Next was the tatty old interior plastics - sure I could have gone oem but fancied a little change - so got some nice suede type material from fleabay and wrapped them. Very pleased with the results
Car also developed a slight misfire but new coils rectified that
Weekend away in Pembrokeshire and the zed was loving it - apart from the tramlining!
Tyres were finally addressed - the rears already had non run flats but the fronts were rft so the handling was interesting to say the least. Went for some Goodyear eagle f1s on the front which has transformed the car! Forgot to take a picture but great service from kwik fit mobile after got mucked about by local tyre fitters.
That brings me up to date- next on the list is cruise control and a new gearknob - fancied something different from the 'ZHP' so going down the bmw performance gearknob which I believe is stainless steel and alcantara.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-BMW-PERFORMANCE-GEAR-KNOB-FOR-3-SERIES-Ex-MODELS-25110429269/253302784367?epid=1609548814&hash=item3afa05c16f:g:Iq0AAOSw~kZZkVjW
On the whole very much enjoying z4 life - so much so I rarely drive my m3 now - just sits on the drive looking pretty!
important bits first, of course! I'd recommend eibach springs if it's on originals and spacers if you're keeping the standard alloys.
Like you I'm new to Z4 ownership , next on my list is the CDV delete.
south yorkshire
North West Surrey
