What have you done to your car today?

Taxed her this morning. Removed the cover & Ctek, checked oil & water then fired her up. Started first time :thumbsup: . The clock was showing ----:--:---- again, it did that last year too whilst parked up. Easy enough to reset though, no idea why it does that :idunno:.
Reversed her out from the garage & then set the tyres back to the right pressures & then took her out for a spin. Ran as sweet as anything, down to Costco & filled her up with premium before taking the long route back home :driving: . Roof down of course :thumbsup: .
 
Ilogik said:
raven said:
Got it cleaned in between rain and snow storms, It looked clean for about an hour :)
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Wow love the colour! What’s the new Z like?
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Thanks :)
Apart from some minor problems with the sat nav (only in the dutch version as far as i can tell) i really love it, all the creature comforts you need for daily use, and when you put it in sport plus its a totally different beast, a little bit stiffer suspension and very responsive when you push on the gas pedal :)
 
Had the front wheels refinished
Here are a before and after pic

bottom pic is how I acquired it
Top pic is new tire/caliper cover gone/Wheel reconditioned

(both fronts were done - both were in equally bad shape)
 

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Migizi said:
Had the front wheels refinished
Here are a before and after pic

bottom pic is how I acquired it
Top pic is new tire/caliper cover gone/Wheel reconditioned

(both fronts were done - both were in equally bad shape)
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Huge difference, nice :thumbsup:
 
Finally got around to tackling the fuse box. Found some odd sized fuses in there!

Replaced them with the proper sizes and now have a roof that works and a cig lighter that has power. Phew.

Used the cig lighter to power the tyre pressure pump. Boy were they low. Took her down to Dublin for a few days. Traffic absolutely crazy. Hammered down with rain on the way home, pitch black, the Z4 performed like a champ. :driving:

Still have some nasty brown stains from washer fluid all over the front end of the car. Bought some concentrated screen wash that should dissolve the mess. Also picked up a clay bar.

Still need to sort the rear boot leak and fix the blown tweeters. :headbang:
 
steve_naive said:
Finally got around to tackling the fuse box. Found some odd sized fuses in there!

Replaced them with the proper sizes and now have a roof that works and a cig lighter that has power. Phew.

Used the cig lighter to power the tyre pressure pump. Boy were they low. Took her down to Dublin for a few days. Traffic absolutely crazy. Hammered down with rain on the way home, pitch black, the Z4 performed like a champ. :driving:

Still have some nasty brown stains from washer fluid all over the front end of the car. Bought some concentrated screen wash that should dissolve the mess. Also picked up a clay bar.

Still need to sort the rear boot leak and fix the blown tweeters. :headbang:
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Wow, sounds like youhave a bit of work with yours , You need some tape to hold it together too ? :)
 
Hi guys .
So over the last few days I've been talking to a car Matt company about the drivers side Matt not being long enough , and so there is a gap from the back of the Matt to the seat runners .
They sent me some paper samples , the p/side fits ok but the drivers side is short . :roll:
I've cut the Matt sample and added a few inches taped it all back together and company is going to do me a Matt to my sample :D
 

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steve_naive said:
raven said:
Wow, sounds like youhave a bit of work with yours , You need some tape to hold it together too ? :)
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Yes please!
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Sounds like fun though, would love to tinker with a car like that, but i have 2 left hands and close to 0 patience, so i try not to do too much to it :-P
 
New front brakes this week. New rear discs appearing tomorrow with any luck and get those done at the weekend. Need to bed the handbrake in as MOT is imminent :driving:
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Cut open and replaced the rechargeable battery in one of my keys. A bit fiddly trying to glue it neatly back together. But works fine. I tried to get it to recharge in the ignition after the cars winter break. It wasnt having it. All good again now though.
 
R107 Allow Wheels (refurbished in Grey/Silver)
Drilled/Groved Front Disks
Lower
Black Kidney Grills
Smoothed Front
Respray
Leather Seats
Sports Exhaust
Intake
Standard Engine Jobs: DISA Valve, Seals, Gaskets, Oil housing Gasket Etc. Etc.
Probably loads I've forgotten!

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MOT day: woke it up from it's winter hibernation - nearly 106K miles now and it sailed through no problem :thumbsup: As the weather was so nice I decided to use the right foot to drain the fuel tank this afternoon.. :driving: roof down - wish I'd worn a hat :)

Now it's going back in the garage: I have some replacement rear mids coming on Monday and I need to pull the interior apart to get access to the speakers :x also thinking about adding a sub for a bit more bass so I'll have a good look when everything is out for fitting/wiring options.

I now remember why I can't bring myself to sell it - It would cost me a fortune to upgrade it for something else and I'd probably only get marginal benefit - it's provided really cheap fun motoring over the last 5 years.

To do this year
To the paint shop for a few minor touch ups as my OCD can't take them anymore

Maybe to do but I'll probably bottle it
New exhaust system - it would be nice to unlock a bit of that straight 6 noise
Replace the roof (water tight - but looking a bit past its best in a coupe of spots).
 
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