nfbr's 2007 Ruby Black Z4 Coupé! Blog/Build-Thread
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Was that a cup of piss? :?
If you have Milky piss, then I think you might need to see a doctorsimonlpearce said:
DPG said:
I've only just discovered the wonder of the Aero skirts! and love the M-Front bumper. I quite like the twin pipes and wouldn't want to make an Si look like an M though, so bodywork is probably gonna stay relatively subtle. Suspension and handling is more my thing.
nfbr said:If you have Milky piss, then I think you might need to see a doctorsimonlpearce said:
DPG said:
I've only just discovered the wonder of the Aero skirts! and love the M-Front bumper. I quite like the twin pipes and wouldn't want to make an Si look like an M though, so bodywork is probably gonna stay relatively subtle. Suspension and handling is more my thing.
Aero skirts do look good even on a black car.
DPG said:Aero skirts do look good even on a black car.
Oh wow! Now that does look really nice and muscular!
I wish I knew what BMW were thinking when they put those stupid reflectors on the sides of the si front bumper.
Also loving the M-Grilles. The chrome rim on black bars does suit a black car!
Saturday - I decided to tackle the job of fitting cruise control to the Coupé! It wasn't too hard a job. The bits I struggled with were releasing the lightswitch from it's housing. It seems BMW got a little bit over zealous with the loom cable ties on my particular car, stopping the lightswitch from moving out more than 1cm from it's home!
I also struggled a little with getting the cable from inside the electronics box, through the rubber tubing to it's final destination! Other than that, dead straight forward and didn't use the repair wires included. Just plugged directly into the grey connector.
Anyway here's some pics. Didn't get many as I was feeling pretty rough and it was very frosty that morning.
Whilst I was in this bit of the car, I changed the pollen filter for a brand new 'Mann Filter' Charcoal activated one
The pollen filter housing was a bit tricky at first as the previous people to change the filter had litterally pushed it into place and not clipped it in, but overall a nice straightforward job!
Finally fitted
I really need to do something about the rubber coating on the steering wheel grips/buttons
I also struggled a little with getting the cable from inside the electronics box, through the rubber tubing to it's final destination! Other than that, dead straight forward and didn't use the repair wires included. Just plugged directly into the grey connector.
Anyway here's some pics. Didn't get many as I was feeling pretty rough and it was very frosty that morning.
Whilst I was in this bit of the car, I changed the pollen filter for a brand new 'Mann Filter' Charcoal activated one
The pollen filter housing was a bit tricky at first as the previous people to change the filter had litterally pushed it into place and not clipped it in, but overall a nice straightforward job!
Finally fitted
I really need to do something about the rubber coating on the steering wheel grips/buttons
srhutch said:
Ah, makes sense! Yeah the CSL wheel is a perfect match for the lines of the Z4!
inkey$ said:Much as I love this car amd colour combo nfbr, she's absolutely crying out for a set of premium rubber clad VMR710s on each corner.
Look forward to keeping track of your build thread
Hmm, you been checking out my browsing history? lol.
More goodies arrived today too!
New clean number plates with no stupid GB/Euro logo and no black border (Blanked out for Internet purposes) and some fresh wiperblades!
As you can also see, I was treated to a nice delivered evening Pizza meal by one of my good colleagues last night too!
New clean number plates with no stupid GB/Euro logo and no black border (Blanked out for Internet purposes) and some fresh wiperblades!
As you can also see, I was treated to a nice delivered evening Pizza meal by one of my good colleagues last night too!
Hmm yeah probably. I'm on the lookout for a half sized one which looks like the original.
I'm not a fan of the rubber bullet type ones from Peugeot. I'd rather have no aerial at all really as I feel that's one thing I miss about the Jetta.
Gonna check the cross compatibility with the Short whip antennae we do at work for the Golf range maybe it'll be the right thread if I'm lucky!
I'm not a fan of the rubber bullet type ones from Peugeot. I'd rather have no aerial at all really as I feel that's one thing I miss about the Jetta.
Gonna check the cross compatibility with the Short whip antennae we do at work for the Golf range
maybe it'll be the right thread if I'm lucky!Well, The jobs haven't really been moving forward much, what with Christmas being in the way (taking up my funds) and the poor weather giving me no real opportunity to get the bushes on.
So here's a few photos anyway.
Here's all three in BMW Corner of my carpark - (E46 M3, E92 330i, Z4 Coupé)
And here's the result of three days worth of morning frosts and a days worth of freezing fog building up on the poor thing
I'm definitely looking forward to summer now, that's for certain...
So here's a few photos anyway.
Here's all three in BMW Corner of my carpark - (E46 M3, E92 330i, Z4 Coupé)
And here's the result of three days worth of morning frosts and a days worth of freezing fog building up on the poor thing
I'm definitely looking forward to summer now, that's for certain...
Lovely car mate, looks great.
I assume you got discount on the poly bushes? I popped in to see your mob back in September when I was in the area, I picked up a set of E36 front wishbone bushes. I was surprised to be surrounded by VAG nonsense when I went to collect them.
I also just did the front wishbone bushes on my Z today, makes a huge (positive) difference
I assume you got discount on the poly bushes? I popped in to see your mob back in September when I was in the area, I picked up a set of E36 front wishbone bushes. I was surprised to be surrounded by VAG nonsense when I went to collect them.
I also just did the front wishbone bushes on my Z today, makes a huge (positive) difference