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What are folks using to do a VIN check nowadays? The link now seems to be a paid service. Thanks! Rich

Nice job Tim!

The bottom rear brace is attached to the Subframe studs via spacers and a special extended nut. The body braces are attached at the front at the Xbrace, with a longer bolt and at the rear, it attaches to the required rear strut brace via nuts, bolts and washers. Took it on a mountain run this...

Looking forward to your results. While I am not thrilled about the reduced ground clearance, my butt meter feels that the car is more solid and planted as I spiritedly zip around twisties and stays a bit flatter without a sway bar upgrade yet. Yes, the setup has some heft to it and I’d...

Oh, it gets used a lot... I just make it a point to run through each car I own when I acquire them to clean the areas I have to service as I look for any leaks or damage. Plus if I have to crawl under, I don’t end up emerging as a grease ball. 90 minutes or so well spent for me. Funny, the...

I have Mason front and rear strut brace and a stiff rear sway bar on the TI. I can stay pretty planted but still break the back loose if I want to throttle steer a bit. I was lifting the front wheels actually on hard turns on track days. For the Z, I only have braces at this point to control...

Haha! Someone thought there was some value in the bracing...

Yup, the three pieces are hefty pieces of steel for sure...

Hi Tony, trouble uploading photos from my iPhone. I did manage to load the photo in my first post.

A 1997 Z3 1.9 with a top rear brace, the lower Butt Strut and Body Brace and a Turner front strut brace and the stock front Xbrace. Newer stock struts, shocks and springs. Pros: Corners flatter, more stable on rough roads/railroad tracks. Feels more planted. Some protection for...

Greetings all from Sunny California again! Just sharing a recent mod to try out overall. In an effort to get my Z to handle as well or better than my Track TI (Compact), I decided to try out the Butt Strut and Body Brace from Strong Strut in Arizona. Figured I’d post in case anyone had...

Sorry you’re having an issue with that screen. Mine seems to be holding up, but I know my seeing is off slightly as I have to help the screen fold properly to not crease it on it’s way to folding. More of an alignment thing rather than a screen issue I believe. I found an excellent...

One other way to repair the hood is to just get a hardtop. Got one fitted to Tessa yesterday.

FWIW, from inside looking out, my tinted one looks clear, not dark. Do take off your sunglasses at night tho...

I think I got mine from this company, but it looks like the price went up. perhaps a year and a half ago. http://www.ebay.de/itm/BMW-Z3-Cabrio-Heckscheibe-schwarz-getont-mit-Reissverschlus-NEU-black/141352990555?fits=Make%3ABMW%7CModel%3AZ3&hash=item20e94b775b:g:QrsAAOSwQiRUlAna