My 2003 BMW 325ti M-Sport
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eezeh said:
The top up bag sticks nicely to the carpet with some velcro on the backside. Looks quite tidy tucked away on the R/H side of the boot. There is also a see through flap on the backside to store bits of paper in?
All is not good however, the car recently has decided that after turning it off the car will not start again unless it is left overnight and no attempts have been made to start it since turning it off.
This meant the battery left me stranded, had to go and buy a new battery today at the trade price of £96 for a Yuasa 12v 70aH battery with a 5 year guarantee. I believe the BMW battery in the car was original which makes it 15 years old when it finally croaked.
The top up bag is really handy - my Z4 Coupe came with one of those. All is not good however, the car recently has decided that after turning it off the car will not start again unless it is left overnight and no attempts have been made to start it since turning it off.
This meant the battery left me stranded, had to go and buy a new battery today at the trade price of £96 for a Yuasa 12v 70aH battery with a 5 year guarantee. I believe the BMW battery in the car was original which makes it 15 years old when it finally croaked.
You say all not good with your battery, but if it managed 15 years I wouldn't say that was too bad! (Mind you mine seems to have made it a bit longer as it's a 52 plate).
But I needed a bit more practicality, so I bought an E91 325i Touring last Wednesday.
And as a result sadly someone else drove away in my E46 325ti Sport this afternoon - cracking car. I'll miss it!
But yours is looking really good - enjoy!
Discovered the car has heated washer jets, surprise, they are not working! My passenger mirror heater seems to have packed it in as well. Waiting for it to be a bit dryer before I go pulling it apart to diagnose the problem.
Managed to bag a bcables diagnostics cable w/ diagnostics & coding package for a tenner.
In the meantime i've been having a play around with coding the car with NCSExpert & NCSDummy to activate some features normally only a dealer would be able to activate.
Still looking for an Alpine HU!
Managed to bag a bcables diagnostics cable w/ diagnostics & coding package for a tenner.
In the meantime i've been having a play around with coding the car with NCSExpert & NCSDummy to activate some features normally only a dealer would be able to activate.
- Doors now lock above 16km/h (can change the speed at which they lock)
- Activated double flash hazards - May change back to single flash hazards
- Enabled the 'Panic Mode' alarm
- Enabled high beam flashing w/ alarm
- Enabled low beam flashing w/ alarm
Still looking for an Alpine HU!
Mr Tidy said:
Your work on the parcel shelf has certainly paid off - that looks great.
In terms of headlights, the most popular option on a Z4 forum for those of us without the optional Bi-Xenons are Osram Nightbreakers.
Thanks! Still needs a few more coats of black, unfortunately it feels rather crispy now rather than the fluffy (if you can call it that) texture it had before despite careful application with a sponge. Suppose it doesn't really matter but it would have been nice to retain the original texture.In terms of headlights, the most popular option on a Z4 forum for those of us without the optional Bi-Xenons are Osram Nightbreakers.
I have read into the Osram Nightbreakers and phillips supposedly last longer than them. What are your thoughts?
daniel-5zjw7 said:
Wow those lights are bright!! Personally i like the stock lighting especially the orange lights in the interior light that shine down on the gearnob/trays, such a cool idea.
Your interior just needs a steering wheel retrim and it'll be very tidy!
Agreed, spent too much this month already Your interior just needs a steering wheel retrim and it'll be very tidy!
Orange lights are still there, kept the original bulbs because I have a feeling ill change them back at some point
daniel-5zjw7 said:
Lol I know the feeling.. how easy were the droplinks to change btw, any issues?
No quite easy, just need a thin enough spanner to get in there & stop the ball joint spinning. May require a bit of grinding down depending on what's already fitted. Dont even have to take the wheel off if you don't want.
Spray some wd40 or I used aerokroil spray to lubricate the threads.
Podie said:
eezeh said:
Anyone reading this? 
I've been meaning to get one of those 1 liter oil bags, i used to keep an unopened 1 liter bottle laid down under the boot carpet with the tool kit. Until one day i needed to top up and then realised it had emptied itself and the battery box was full up, it had been running out of the battery drain hole and under the car
Just a thought, have you popped out the front arch liners and checked the inner lip on the arch for crud build up? i never thought to check mine....going to need new arches at some point now
amc_adam said:
Haha, i think most people are!
I've been meaning to get one of those 1 liter oil bags, i used to keep an unopened 1 liter bottle laid down under the boot carpet with the tool kit. Until one day i needed to top up and then realised it had emptied itself and the battery box was full up, it had been running out of the battery drain hole and under the car
Just a thought, have you popped out the front arch liners and checked the inner lip on the arch for crud build up? i never thought to check mine....going to need new arches at some point now
You mean this arch? Found it quite a while ago I've been meaning to get one of those 1 liter oil bags, i used to keep an unopened 1 liter bottle laid down under the boot carpet with the tool kit. Until one day i needed to top up and then realised it had emptied itself and the battery box was full up, it had been running out of the battery drain hole and under the car
Just a thought, have you popped out the front arch liners and checked the inner lip on the arch for crud build up? i never thought to check mine....going to need new arches at some point now
IMG20180825140018 by ee zeh, on Flickr
Those look like sanding marks to me, the supposed bumper off respray has extended a bit further past the bumpers..
By chance I came across a tin of 2k base the same colour code at work so have myself a little bottle. Just need clear now to do the arch and the bonnet shut line.
2018-09-20_09-51-42 by ee zeh, on Flickr
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