Hi everyone,
I have been using the forum over the last couple of weeks to help me make my decision on whether or not to buy a neighbour’s Z4, so a big thank you for the assistance. I have taken the plunge and bought the car, a 2003 E85 3.0 on Stuttgart 19” rims. As the photo below shows, it’s in Sterling grey with Oregon black interior. The guy only kept the car for 6 weeks as he soon realised he was struggling to get in and out of it due to his hip, so he isn’t a good source of info on it.
It is in need of a little tlc with all the alloys requiring a refurb, the front bumper needs a full respray and repair to a knock between the grills and some rust on the front wing I’m hoping is only surface rust. With only 82,000 on the clock, plenty of history, 2 keys, the original bmw owners pack, and at what I considered to be a good price, I believe it will make a cracking car once sorted.
It is currently fitted with a Powerflow, back box delete set up, which is just too darn loud for me so this will need to be changed. Can anyone recommend a good replacement back box that will still give some ‘growl’, just not as mad as the no back box arrangement is?
The 19” rims are fitted with 265/30/19 tyres on the rear which will soon need replacing. I saw on a rim website that this car should have 255/30/19’s as a maximum. Is anyone running a similar set up or can confirm if I need to drop down to the 255’s when I do put new rubber on?
For some reason, the 2 trim panels inside the boot lid are missing, so I will need to source them from somewhere.
There is an airbag warning light on the dash that I see was previously turned off on a receipt in the history, so I’ve no idea what that is all about. If I purchase a Creator C310+ unit, will this identify where the problem is, or at least enable me to turn the light off again?
I had better call it a day (for now) with all the questions, but rest assured I will be back with more as I start to learn about the car and try to get it set up the way I want it. Thanks again for a great forum.
I have been using the forum over the last couple of weeks to help me make my decision on whether or not to buy a neighbour’s Z4, so a big thank you for the assistance. I have taken the plunge and bought the car, a 2003 E85 3.0 on Stuttgart 19” rims. As the photo below shows, it’s in Sterling grey with Oregon black interior. The guy only kept the car for 6 weeks as he soon realised he was struggling to get in and out of it due to his hip, so he isn’t a good source of info on it.
It is in need of a little tlc with all the alloys requiring a refurb, the front bumper needs a full respray and repair to a knock between the grills and some rust on the front wing I’m hoping is only surface rust. With only 82,000 on the clock, plenty of history, 2 keys, the original bmw owners pack, and at what I considered to be a good price, I believe it will make a cracking car once sorted.
It is currently fitted with a Powerflow, back box delete set up, which is just too darn loud for me so this will need to be changed. Can anyone recommend a good replacement back box that will still give some ‘growl’, just not as mad as the no back box arrangement is?
The 19” rims are fitted with 265/30/19 tyres on the rear which will soon need replacing. I saw on a rim website that this car should have 255/30/19’s as a maximum. Is anyone running a similar set up or can confirm if I need to drop down to the 255’s when I do put new rubber on?
For some reason, the 2 trim panels inside the boot lid are missing, so I will need to source them from somewhere.
There is an airbag warning light on the dash that I see was previously turned off on a receipt in the history, so I’ve no idea what that is all about. If I purchase a Creator C310+ unit, will this identify where the problem is, or at least enable me to turn the light off again?
I had better call it a day (for now) with all the questions, but rest assured I will be back with more as I start to learn about the car and try to get it set up the way I want it. Thanks again for a great forum.
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