What have you done to your car today?

[DOOM]

So mine must have been the original one..
Impressive stuff; car built in 2007 - battery changed in mid 2017!!

 

[MACK]

So mine must have been the original one..
Impressive stuff; car built in 2007 - battery changed in mid 2017!!

The originals do seem to last well, mine was 11 years old when I had to change it

 

[ben g]

So mine must have been the original one..
Impressive stuff; car built in 2007 - battery changed in mid 2017!!

If it's a Bosch branded battery, it won't be the original. The originals were white with BMW branding on them, as far as I'm aware.

When I first replaced my battery, it was BMW branded and had a 2003 date on (year of manufacture for my Z4), so that lasted a good 10 years before I replaced it. It was actually still working fine, but I didn't want to take the risk :lol:

 

[DOOM]

So, though not original this Bosch battery is the way to go, innit?

 

[Jakg]

So mine must have been the original one..
Impressive stuff; car built in 2007 - battery changed in mid 2017!!

If it's a Bosch branded battery, it won't be the original. The originals were white with BMW branding on them, as far as I'm aware.

When I first replaced my battery, it was BMW branded and had a 2003 date on (year of manufacture for my Z4), so that lasted a good 10 years before I replaced it. It was actually still working fine, but I didn't want to take the risk :lol:

My wife has just got a new car - still has the original Kia battery from 2006!

 

[MrPT]

A lot of the longevity it will be to do with conditioning. The main benefit of the more expensive Bosch batteries - a longer warranty - is only available to you if you look after them.

Having said that, car batteries seem to be a lot more resilient than they used to be. Shame they aren’t getting much lighter!

 

[Silverzedtom]

Made use of an early finish at work and finally got my spoiler on. The weave matches up well with the skirt extensions too . Excuse the dodgy phone pics

 

[BoWzER]

Made use of an early finish at work and finally got my spoiler on. The weave matches up well with the skirt extensions too . Excuse the dodgy phone pics

Looks good, what spoiler is that?

 

[Davz]

Spent Sunday fitting Bilstein B4's and a Whiteline rear ARB......next job is bilstein and whiteline for the front, that'll be in a couple of weeks.
Fitting the rear arb is also a complete pain in the rear and not a job I would relish again.

I also fitted AKG Motorsport rear shock tower reinforcement plates. Nice plates, stainless steel + 4.5mm thick! Plated to stop galvanic corrosion as well. I got them from automac.co.uk just £24 delivered.

 

[jamie_z4]

Not the car but picked Rosie up from the groomers she enjoyed the roof down action!

 

[Spaniarduk]

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Not the car but picked Rosie up from the groomers she enjoyed the roof down action!

 

[Silverzedtom]

Made use of an early finish at work and finally got my spoiler on. The weave matches up well with the skirt extensions too . Excuse the dodgy phone pics

Looks good, what spoiler is that?

It’s made by Skyer, It was a group buy on one of the American based forums a few years ago. I think it was Beedubs first and then it eventually found its way to me.

Just need my mirrors skinned now :roll:

 

[Machine monkey]

Started fitting over fenders. To some spare panels.

 

[Cees Klumper]

Replaced the spark plugs. 94K miles on the engine, if I would have to guess I'd say it was on its original plugs. I don't believe the engine cover had ever been off. Put in original expensive BMW plugs (made by Bosch) figuring I save plenty by doing the maintenance myself. I used a $7 or so special thin wall socket and a torque wrench. Test drive all was well.

 

[blackabbot]

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Not the car but picked Rosie up from the groomers she enjoyed the roof down action!

 

[PDJ]

Sold my Z4 2.0i M sport

 

[Darkangelv2]

Spent Sunday fitting Bilstein B4's and a Whiteline rear ARB......next job is bilstein and whiteline for the front, that'll be in a couple of weeks.
Fitting the rear arb is also a complete pain in the rear and not a job I would relish again.

I also fitted AKG Motorsport rear shock tower reinforcement plates. Nice plates, stainless steel + 4.5mm thick! Plated to stop galvanic corrosion as well. I got them from automac.co.uk just £24 delivered.DSC_0528.JPGDSC_0532.JPGDSC_0530.JPG

Hi Davz

I’ve got the same ARB to fit but it came with no bolts. What bolts did you use in the end?

 

[Darren Slone]

cleaned ‘em

 

[ben g]

cleaned ‘em

Oh my 8) that's driveway porn right there!

Bit of an odd request, but are you able to measure the outside width of your garage, brick to brick? I have land on the side of my house and need something bigger than 2 rickety old sheds to put my man stuff. I stupidly didn't measure my old garage before moving, so wondered whether something like you have would fit in this space?

 

[Darren Slone]

cleaned ‘em

Oh my 8) that's driveway porn right there!

Bit of an odd request, but are you able to measure the outside width of your garage, brick to brick? I have land on the side of my house and need something bigger than 2 rickety old sheds to put my man stuff. I stupidly didn't measure my old garage before moving, so wondered whether something like you have would fit in this space?

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No probs