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facevisor

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I picked up a 2006 Z4M Roadster back in late December. First time owning a convertible, a BMW, and a third car. Aside from the test drive I've only driven the car home after purchasing and it's been sitting in my garage awaiting spring. I'm getting a little impatient waiting to try it out, but I realize I've got a few weeks still...
In the meantime I figured I join here and share a pic from the day I drove it home.
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Hi and welcome aboard. :thumbsup:

Bonus points for a photo in your first post too!
 
Welcome, very nice looking Z. What part of the world are you in? It’s a global forum with members from all over the world. Enjoy
 
Welcome to the Forum. Great looking car. Hopefully the weather will improve soon so you can start and use it properly. :thumbsup:
 
Thanks all for the welcome.
@Haggisman, I live in Uxbridge, ON, Canada. Small town about an hour outside Toronto.
 
Welcome to the club! Another Ontario M roadie owner here, though I moved from Brooklyn area not far from you to Niagara a few years ago. There’s a small but enthusiastic group of Z4M owners around the GTA - you will find some lurking in the Canada section of ZPost.
I have had mine for 4 years now and have researched and executed the common trends - wheels, coil overs, engine/gearbox mounts, exhaust, roof hydraulic pump relocation etc, and while I don’t claim expertise I am happy to share my experience.
 
facevisor said:
I picked up a 2006 Z4M Roadster back in late December. First time owning a convertible, a BMW, and a third car. Aside from the test drive I've only driven the car home after purchasing and it's been sitting in my garage awaiting spring. I'm getting a little impatient waiting to try it out, but I realize I've got a few weeks still...
In the meantime I figured I join here and share a pic from the day I drove it home.
IMG_20191228_122836.jpg
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Looks lovely, welcome :thumbsup:
 
Great motor facevisor, hopefully your weather is now more appropriate. One recommendation would be, as already mentioned, to have the roof motor relocated to the boot from the present position inside the nearside wheel arch (rhd ) or offside lhd. The location is susceptible to water logging and then corrosion. Repositioning in the boot (trunk) is not difficult as it is simply moved inside the bodywork to a drier position on the same side but behind the boot/trunk fabric panelling, a section of which is cutaway to enable that. The clever guy that did mine had pieces of matching material to patch, it's hardly noticeable. He also cleaned up the roof motor. He charged £175. However he is some thousands miles from you! Check on YouTube for an example, maybe a local outfit could do it.
Since I'm keeping my ZMR, purchased 2013 at 48k miles, I recently also had the shell bearings changed for Acl, better quality. I'm now on 79k miles. The bearings that came out were OK but did show some wear. Cost around £800 to do.
A couple of years ago I renewed the brake discs. Apart from tyres, Michelin Pilot Sport 4s, and a new battery, new belt, torq bolt, alternator and servicing that's it. I take it into Europe every Summer.
 
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