BMW Z3 2.8 - OEM+ long term project
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I do love induction noise though... better than a farty exhaust 
This Sunday i got a few more bits done to the Zed, its been too cold and wet to do any mechanical work and my garage really isn't big enough to do anything meaningful on jack stands.
First job was to change the brace on the induction kit, this solution is cheaper, easier and lighter but is still stainless steel.
After that i wanted to crack on with a job that I've wanted to do for a while. My car is a 1998 Pre-Facelift so comes with small rear speaker as standard, the later facelifted cars come with larger rear speakers.
I wanted to do this to avoid fitting larger aftermarket speakers in the panels themselves.
So i picked up some rear facelift trims with speakers from Andy and set about fitting them.
Here are the original trims, note the tiny speaker
The task is quite involved but not hard, lots of screws and bits of trim need to be removed as you need to remove the entire roll hoops and trims, along with the sub box / cubby hole.
Here it is all removed.
Next i cleaned up all the old and new parts and affixed Silent Coat absorber and Silent Coat mat where appropriate as the factory sound deadening measures aren't up to much.
Whilst the hoops were out i took the opportunity to clean and sound deaden the parcel shelf as its really hard when the hoops are in. This area was also coated
one that was done and i fixed a twisted seat belt it was time to reassemble
all back together and treated with some Poorboys natural look dressing
Sound quality is massively improved and it is 100% OEM which i love.
Next weekend i'll also be sound deadening to boot floor as ran put of time this weekend.
First job was to change the brace on the induction kit, this solution is cheaper, easier and lighter but is still stainless steel.
After that i wanted to crack on with a job that I've wanted to do for a while. My car is a 1998 Pre-Facelift so comes with small rear speaker as standard, the later facelifted cars come with larger rear speakers.
I wanted to do this to avoid fitting larger aftermarket speakers in the panels themselves.
So i picked up some rear facelift trims with speakers from Andy and set about fitting them.
Here are the original trims, note the tiny speaker
The task is quite involved but not hard, lots of screws and bits of trim need to be removed as you need to remove the entire roll hoops and trims, along with the sub box / cubby hole.
Here it is all removed.
Next i cleaned up all the old and new parts and affixed Silent Coat absorber and Silent Coat mat where appropriate as the factory sound deadening measures aren't up to much.
Whilst the hoops were out i took the opportunity to clean and sound deaden the parcel shelf as its really hard when the hoops are in. This area was also coated
one that was done and i fixed a twisted seat belt it was time to reassemble
all back together and treated with some Poorboys natural look dressing
Sound quality is massively improved and it is 100% OEM which i love.
Next weekend i'll also be sound deadening to boot floor as ran put of time this weekend.
5harp3y said:
Grant20V said:
I have some silent coat to stick on my car, heard good reviews for it!
so far it has made a difference and i haven't even started on the boot yet n3il123 said:
5harp3y said:
n3il123 said:
Brilliant, thanks for that, i'll now spend the summer looking for a set on e-bay, just in time to put it away in the winter!!
mine will be for sale when i get the wheels i want! 5harp3y said:
n3il123 said:
5harp3y said:
n3il123 said:
Brilliant, thanks for that, i'll now spend the summer looking for a set on e-bay, just in time to put it away in the winter!!
mine will be for sale when i get the wheels i want! n3il123 said:
5harp3y said:
n3il123 said:
5harp3y said:
n3il123 said:
Brilliant, thanks for that, i'll now spend the summer looking for a set on e-bay, just in time to put it away in the winter!!
mine will be for sale when i get the wheels i want! 5 minute mod today
replaced the e36 mirror with this mini mirror. Still auto dimming
going to mod the mount next to move it higher up to improve visibility
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replaced the e36 mirror with this mini mirror. Still auto dimming
going to mod the mount next to move it higher up to improve visibility
[URL='http://s255.photobucket.com/user/Gruppe_1875/media/Z3/DSC_0400.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/Gruppe_1875/Z3/DSC_0400.jpg[/IMG
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