My z4 3.0 project thread (lots of pics)

[corsaire77]

The car looks splendid! And you've got a proper aerial.

 

[sam1832]

The car looks splendid! And you've got a proper aerial.

Thanks

Lol yea, i dont see what all the hype is about with the stubby ariels. When i first joined a few people said get a stubby and all I thought of was i like the one it has

 

[Jembo]

Yup, keep Mr. Whippy.

Since you've got he mod bug, consider also

1. Upgrade yr calipers to E46 330 spec with 325mm rotors. Just done it, very pleased
2, ZHP knob... well it looks nice & slightly improved shift, though wasn't bad in the first place
3. De ginger front lights... surprised that wasn't top of your list

... and there's a Kent cruise just a few miles south of he busy lizzy bridge on 9th Sept, only a few min away

 

[sam1832]

Yup, keep Mr. Whippy.

Since you've got he mod bug, consider also

1. Upgrade yr calipers to E46 330 spec with 325mm rotors. Just done it, very pleased
2, ZHP knob... well it looks nice & slightly improved shift, though wasn't bad in the first place
3. De ginger front lights... surprised that wasn't top of your list

... and there's a Kent cruise just a few miles south of he busy lizzy bridge on 9th Sept, only a few min away

I'm on holiday then which is a shame otherwise I would come

Zhp knob is on my list of to get once I've fitted the short shifter

I was going to de ginger but I don't think I'm going to now

I like the sound of the 330 calipers are they much bigger? Got a pic?

I will try and get a set


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[Jembo]

Yup, keep Mr. Whippy.

Since you've got he mod bug, consider also

1. Upgrade yr calipers to E46 330 spec with 325mm rotors. Just done it, very pleased
2, ZHP knob... well it looks nice & slightly improved shift, though wasn't bad in the first place
3. De ginger front lights... surprised that wasn't top of your list

... and there's a Kent cruise just a few miles south of he busy lizzy bridge on 9th Sept, only a few min away

I'm on holiday then which is a shame otherwise I would come

Zhp knob is on my list of to get once I've fitted the short shifter

I was going to de ginger but I don't think I'm going to now

I like the sound of the 330 calipers are they much bigger? Got a pic?

I will try and get a set


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These are my new pups shortly after they were fitted, video on YouTube of someone fitteng them on an E46 and an excellent thread on here of what you need as the Zed is exactly the same.

 

[sam1832]

Yup, keep Mr. Whippy.

Since you've got he mod bug, consider also

1. Upgrade yr calipers to E46 330 spec with 325mm rotors. Just done it, very pleased
2, ZHP knob... well it looks nice & slightly improved shift, though wasn't bad in the first place
3. De ginger front lights... surprised that wasn't top of your list

... and there's a Kent cruise just a few miles south of he busy lizzy bridge on 9th Sept, only a few min away

I'm on holiday then which is a shame otherwise I would come

Zhp knob is on my list of to get once I've fitted the short shifter

I was going to de ginger but I don't think I'm going to now

I like the sound of the 330 calipers are they much bigger? Got a pic?

I will try and get a set


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These are my new pups shortly after they were fitted, video on YouTube of someone fitteng them on an E46 and an excellent thread on here of what you need as the Zed is exactly the same.

Nice

I'm gonna have a search for that thread

Thanks mate


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[sam1832]

Excellent, after abit of research this seems like a simple mod, And as i need pads and discs soon anyway the cost will be minimal

Im just going to have to find a set of calipers and carriers that a reasonably priced at a breakers or ebay

Maybe refurb them, paint them and bolt them on with some nice new pads and discs

Thanks for the heads up Jembo

 

[sam1832]

So a quick update,

Full circle brake lights:

left is how it is now, right is how it was

My littled soldered in shorrt to acheive the full circle brake lights:

Boot key hole delete (covered):

Drivers door lock delete (covered):

Black kidney grills (plasti-Diped):

And this has been an ongoing project, im upgrading my front brake calipers to the calipers from an e46 330, which take bigger discs
I got the calipers from a brakers yard:

they were a bit of a mess, but after getting the seal and piston kits and a good clean up here they are, painted orange to match the back ones (with shiney new pistons):

All i need now is to buy the pads and discs and fit them

Ive also go the rogue engineering short shift kit in my garage that i need to fit, and im currently waiting for my cold air induction kit thats comeing from the US

Thanks for looking

 

[LukeMace]

Can you expand a little on the full circle brake lights and how you did it
Looks great IMO!

I like your attention to detail. I never even saw the 'French fries' before looking at this... They are now off mine too!

 

[sam1832]

Can you expand a little on the full circle brake lights and how you did it
Looks great IMO!

I like your attention to detail. I never even saw the 'French fries' before looking at this... They are now off mine too!

Thanks mate, yea the french frys do make it a litle diffrent

I didnt even know only half the brake light lit up, it wasnt till i was on a meet a the other month some one said 'is only half your brake lights surpossed to work?' lol
The full circle brake lights, is an easy mod. takes about 15 mins.

There is a thread on here: http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1485&hilit=full+circle

But quite simply, remove the plug from the back of the light, (the one thats in my pic) flick the white clip out, now all the connections are expossed. you can now push out the two connections you want, which is wire 1 and 4 solder in a little loop pushe the connections back in and its done, repeat for the other side

 

[Bing]

sam1832, good job

Did you get the keyhole covers from the US, or make them yourself ?

 

[sam1832]

sam1832, good job

Did you get the keyhole covers from the US, or make them yourself ?

Thank you,

Made them myself, http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40789

The ones from the US were like $25 each :thumbsdown:

 

[sam1832]

Today my cold air intake arrived,
Streamline engineering carbon fiber intake

I can't wait to get this bolted on, looking forward to the noise

Does anyone have a recommendation on air filter?

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[ranski]

Does it use a dry or oil lined filter?

 

[sam1832]

Does it use a dry or oil lined filter?

Dry

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[domsz4]

who ever it was who posted to my comment about the noise inthe sound gen thanks ive only just seen it..

on the brake light thngy what is that other half of the full cirlce for when its not the brake light?

 

[sam1832]

who ever it was who posted to my comment about the noise inthe sound gen thanks ive only just seen it..

on the brake light thngy what is that other half of the full cirlce for when its not the brake light?

It's nothing

Full circle is just normal side lights, gets brighter when you press pedal

Normally I believe it's called brake force display, I think, when you press the pedal hard the whole circle lights up but its not a function that is turned on in the UK so we only get half a circle, I think it's to do with mot rules why it's not turned on


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[Bing]

When you put the lights on the whole circle lights up I believe... Then the outer half is the brake light.

Which prompts a good point - I guess you will need to change the bulbs in the inner halves so they have the same dual brightness 'function', right ?

 

[Bing]

Brake force display is enabled on the facelift - lights up both fog lights under hard braking, as well as the brake lights. Though only the driver's side one works as a fog lamp under normal conditions.

 

[sam1832]

When you put the lights on the whole circle lights up I believe... Then the outer half is the brake light.

Which prompts a good point - I guess you will need to change the bulbs in the inner halves so they have the same dual brightness 'function', right ?

Good point
Hmm the outter half defiantly has the dual filaments

I will check for the other one

Although, I would of thought both are dual filament as the inner circle would either be duller than the half of the brake light or brighter than the other half of the side light

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