What have you done to your car today?

[Darren Slone]

Treated her to a wash ready for spring.

What a lovely looking Z

 

[ben g]

Finally got around to fitting my Xmas pressie to myself... new plates
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8) 8)

Need to get a plate ordered for mine. Sick of people calling my car BLOB :lol:

 

[ben g]

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Bought it. Ruby black 2.5i facelift with 82k made up with it!

Ruby black is such a lovely colour 8) in the sun anyway!

I wish I would've bought the ruby/champagne 3.0si that was on ebay last year. It was the perfect spec for me. But I waited too long and it went

 

[Vijay]

Used Flash Magic Eraser to remove the annoying scuff marks on the interior. Came out really good!

 

[Attilio]

Cleaned the throttle bodies of my Z4M Coupe... below the links to the "before and after" pictures:

Cleaning in progress, the four on the left have been cleaned, the two on the right not cleaned yet:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jap09HZct5LtDu7wnE0EmeX8I8utr9GR/view?usp=sharing

Close up of the throttle valves BEFORE cleaning - note the black deposit on the butterfly valve and the lower side of the intake:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nQg0BVFOC9BX6r3CAMSO4fjfzIL2zvUt/view?usp=sharing

Close up of the throttle valves AFTER cleaning - note the black deposit on the butterfly valve and the lower side of the intake:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P3pOSTqJOT1NJbEJ1tA700UGfgnLpA0I/view?usp=sharing

The car drives like a (better) dream now! pulls really well from low down in the rev range...

(next job a new air filter - noticed BMW did not replace it when the car got serviced - for free admittedly, but still... :thumbsdown: )

 

[redtailed78]

Spent some time this morning pulling this out, not too much bother getting it out just fiddly at parts.

 

[jamie_z4]

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Bought it. Ruby black 2.5i facelift with 82k made up with it!

Ruby black is such a lovely colour 8) in the sun anyway!

I wish I would've bought the ruby/champagne 3.0si that was on ebay last year. It was the perfect spec for me. But I waited too long and it went

Thanks Ben you should have its beautiful once detailed I give it a once over this morning

 

[ben g]

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Bought it. Ruby black 2.5i facelift with 82k made up with it!

Ruby black is such a lovely colour 8) in the sun anyway!

I wish I would've bought the ruby/champagne 3.0si that was on ebay last year. It was the perfect spec for me. But I waited too long and it went

Thanks Ben you should have its beautiful once detailed I give it a once over this morning

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8) 8) I'm not a fan of black in general, but the red tinge to it is absolutely beautiful. Hopefully one comes back up for sale :lol:

 

[bz4kev]

Out and about for some sun out top down action and spotted this lovely lotus

 

[jamie_z4]

Ruby black is such a lovely colour 8) in the sun anyway!

I wish I would've bought the ruby/champagne 3.0si that was on ebay last year. It was the perfect spec for me. But I waited too long and it went

Thanks Ben you should have its beautiful once detailed I give it a once over this morning

IMG_20190324_105604.jpg

8) 8) I'm not a fan of black in general, but the red tinge to it is absolutely beautiful. Hopefully one comes back up for sale :lol:



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It's a pain in the arse like. It was covered in dust an hour after I'd polished it

 

[ben g]

Removed my machine monkey exhaust tips and put my standard ones on. Fancied a change, although the standard ones look tiny now :lol:





Gave the big ones a quick clean up and they're lovely and shiny again. Unsure whether to sell or keep them, as it isn't something you can buy off the shelf

 

[simon1963]

Ruby black is such a lovely colour 8) in the sun anyway!

I wish I would've bought the ruby/champagne 3.0si that was on ebay last year. It was the perfect spec for me. But I waited too long and it went

Thanks Ben you should have its beautiful once detailed I give it a once over this morning

IMG_20190324_105604.jpg

8) 8) I'm not a fan of black in general, but the red tinge to it is absolutely beautiful. Hopefully one comes back up for sale :lol:



rubinschwarz 042.JPG

Ruby black is such a lovely colour 8) in the sun anyway!

I wish I would've bought the ruby/champagne 3.0si that was on ebay last year. It was the perfect spec for me. But I waited too long and it went

Thanks Ben you should have its beautiful once detailed I give it a once over this morning

IMG_20190324_105604.jpg

8) 8) I'm not a fan of black in general, but the red tinge to it is absolutely beautiful. Hopefully one comes back up for sale :lol:



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mines Ruby Black. Looks fantastic in the sun and after a mop and polish. Sometimes looks like a bronze tinge to it in certain light

 

[JamieZ4C]

Gave the big ones a quick clean up and they're lovely and shiny again. Unsure whether to sell or keep them, as it isn't something you can buy off the shelf

Keep them I say, they look great!

See what you mean about the blob plate :lol: . Plenty of plates on DVLA for £250 all in

 

[Mr Tidy]

I loved my Ruby Black Coupe when the sun was out - which wasn't often.

Anyway I put a deposit on a new companion for my Z4C this afternoon - an E90 330i with the rare split/fold rear seat option so I won't miss my E91!

For when one 3 litre N52 just won't do - get another! :lol:

 

[buzyg]

I loved my Ruby Black Coupe when the sun was out - which wasn't often.

Anyway I put a deposit on a new companion for my Z4C this afternoon - an E90 330i with the rare split/fold rear seat option so I won't miss my E91!

For when one 3 litre N52 just won't do - get another! :lol:

That's just plain greedy.

And don"t forget the sun roof. 8)

 

[Mr Tidy]

And don"t forget the sun roof.

Actually the E90 does have the electric tilt/slide sunroof (and auto-fold mirrors) so this summer I'll be able to get my head burnt like all you E85 owners! :lol:

 

[buzyg]

And don"t forget the sun roof.

Actually the E90 does have the electric tilt/slide sunroof (and auto-fold mirrors) so this summer I'll be able to get my head burnt like all you E85 owners! :lol:

Yes I spotted your other post Mr T :wink: Happy summer. 8)

 

[javis20]

Replaced front control arm bushings with Polyurethanes. Much easier than expected and ride is greatly improved.

 

[jamie_z4]

Just cleaned my z4... Ironically it's had the roof motor relocated by DLV by the previous owner

Gave it a coat of this, really impressed with it for the money

 

[Spaniarduk]

[ref]Attilio[/ref], good job
What is your engine's mileage?
While you were there, did you not attempt to clean the idle control valve? I hear they get quite dirty and causes issues at low engine loads at low revs