Newbie in shropshire

thanks all, the new wheel colour combo will be more like this, thanks mr wilks for the pointer....... maybe i'll settle then...though i do like the aero side skirts.....

aux cable arrived so ill have a crack at that at the weekend,
 

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Thanks all. Popped into the garage this evening to "battle" the radio and dash for the aux cable.....was somewhat disappointed that tinker time was just 15 minutes..... had to fiddle a little and remove the little pins from the connector block on the cable I'd been sent as I have sat nav, cd changer etc, but it was pretty obvious by a little trial and error which connector blocks stopped either sat nav or cd audio working when you removed them, so just refitted the pins into appropriate holes in the connector blocks and voila.... aux appeared as an option, and the iPod now works along with everything else . Chose not to fit a fancy type system as I'm quite happy to just use the iPod playlist....

Fitted 2 of the 224 wheels just so I could compare offsets etc. The rears sit somewhat wider than the old ones, but just about flush with the arch so all is well.

The wheels came with what I guess is m size tyres as the rears are 255/40.... not sure if I need to swap them or not yet..... but I might refresh the wheels so can do that with the z4 size tyres 255/35 I have currently.

Happy days !!
 
I found 245 40 tyres a perfect fit for 224s on non M Zs

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Rears probably need replacing in 2000 miles... and have 2 sets of virtually new 255/35.... really can't buy any more ....
 
Soooo

After a couples miles have a tyre pressure light with the new tyres

Popped them up to 30 psi (one was under 20). No change

Pressed the tyre button near the ashtray for a couple seconds and the light went out.

Is that correct? Have I reset tyre pressures point...

I should read the book but it's not with me.
 
stevespg said:
Soooo

After a couples miles have a tyre pressure light with the new tyres

Popped them up to 30 psi (one was under 20). No change

Pressed the tyre button near the ashtray for a couple seconds and the light went out.

Is that correct? Have I reset tyre pressures point...

I should read the book but it's not with me.
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:thumbsup:
 
stevespg said:
Soooo

After a couples miles have a tyre pressure light with the new tyres

Popped them up to 30 psi (one was under 20). No change

Pressed the tyre button near the ashtray for a couple seconds and the light went out.

Is that correct? Have I reset tyre pressures point...

I should read the book but it's not with me.
Click to expand...

Yeah spot on. I reset mine every week or so when I do my air checking rounds. You press and hold till the light turns amber. This then registers the pressures on the wheels, once it's finished it'll turn off automatically :driving:
 
stevespg said:
Soooo

After a couples miles have a tyre pressure light with the new tyres

Popped them up to 30 psi (one was under 20). No change

Pressed the tyre button near the ashtray for a couple seconds and the light went out.

Is that correct? Have I reset tyre pressures point...

I should read the book but it's not with me.
Click to expand...

Is that with the 224s ? 255 40 & 225 45 profiles ? If so 30 not really enough , try 32-33 front 34 - 36 rear then tweak up down to find the optimum "feel" for you
 
mr wilks said:
stevespg said:
Soooo

After a couples miles have a tyre pressure light with the new tyres

Popped them up to 30 psi (one was under 20). No change

Pressed the tyre button near the ashtray for a couple seconds and the light went out.

Is that correct? Have I reset tyre pressures point...

I should read the book but it's not with me.
Click to expand...

Is that with the 224s ? 255 40 & 225 45 profiles ? If so 30 not really enough , try 32-33 front 34 - 36 rear then tweak up down to find the optimum "feel" for you
Click to expand...

I'm 2.4 bar front and 2.6 rear... so 33 and 35 or something. Very true Mr Wilks but 30 is way better than 20!! :lol:
 
Thanks all. I've got to mess a little with pressures. will try them at 32/34 today

I've treated z to a bit of tlc today, have a detailer making a house call to remove a couple of paint defects (light scratches). Not obvious at all in the silver, but hey, it's xmas, and I'm on a spending spree
 
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