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At my local supermarket yesterday. Oxford Green 2.2 -- very poor paint state, the clear coat is basically just gone. Mirrors are bubbling etc. Poor car! Interior is definitely less posh than mine, They parked in front of mine, and I waited a bit when I got back to see if they would come out...

So I've got my new wheel installed, I THINK I followed all the tutorial I could find, but the new wheel does a loud 'click' when I turn it, when passing the middle point... Video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6SUwVsTgyZfhzfps9 + Removed underneath screw + panel + Unplugged the connector for the...

Perhaps a coincidence, but driving back from having 2 new rear tyres installed, I noticed a rattle at the back, clearly exhaust or thereabout. Today I cleaned the car, so I jacked it up to have a look and I noticed a bracket that is completely loose. The thing is, i have no idea where it's...

My car has side airbags, but as it turns out, there is a permanent code for airbag problems on the passenger side. A previous owner obviously removed the lamp as well, so I never knew -- and it passes MOT like that!!! Anyway, i'd like to fix the problem of course, so if anyone has one of these...

Anyone has a good all weather sort of tyres for that size? it's for my MV1's rear tyres. I thought I'd get Avon or Falken, but bizarrely, I can't find them in /that/ size!?

Here's my new ride, September 2019 X5 M-sport 30d with all the gizmos... Alongside the Little Z, that is September 1999! Went for a new matching plate too ;-)

Ok, so every single day, I drive into the 'crescent' where I live, and some commuters to london always park in there, and there is that Z3 2.8, that is very very likely *exactly* the same age as mine (facelift, with tangoed signals but a 'clear' third braking light). It's been dirty all the...

I know many of us use these neat 'half cover' for the Z3, available on amazon etc -- I've been happy with mine for the last 2 years HOWEVER I've just discovered that some of the magnets have rusted, and are now severely marking the paint! Took me quite a bit of polish to remove the marks. I'm...

Wish me luck! Everything appears to be good and the car is ready, but as you know *** crosses all fingers and toes ***

I did put back the lock, but after a few use, the boot won't open anymore, I suspect I hadn't been convincing enough in putting back the latch arm for the lock! Anyway, I drilled the hole thru the panel, but I can't seem to 'shift' the piece of metal behind it to the 'left' as it's described in...

Just got the car back after a respray/change panels etc etc -- but there's a new noise from the rear (it seems) -- when I'm coasting, either Idle or in neutral.. It also happens when in drive but only at certain speed; best way to hear it is to just drive of an push the clutch in... Any idea...

"New" sport seats are overall very good, apart from a slight wear tear on the driver aside cushion (as usual) -- any suggestion to stop/fix/restore that sort of problem?

Changing my (facelift) seats for sport seats from a non-facelift car, there is an extra sensor on my old seats -- what is it for? do I need it?

Since the car is being repainted, I think it might be a good idea to get fresh badges! The front/back are easy enough -- but where do you guys get the side ones?

Are there differences in the front bumper between facelift and pre-facelift? I've read somehting in passing on facebook about different fog light setups. I'm getting a replacement bumper painted, and I want to make sure the bits I have on my facelift will fit!

We've had a puppy for the last few weeks. She's now 13 weeks, "fox red" labrador, and we are all smitten as she has us all positively rolled around her little paw. Here are completely gratuitous pics!

Sunday a King of the Road in his defender decided that he COULD take that icy blind turn, downhill too, at whatever speed, and slid all 4 wheels in slow motion straight into my poor, poor z3. I was stopped before the turn as I watched him slide, didn't have time to do anything really... Look at...

So, started to removed all four corners. Rear calipers were fine, apart that one of the brake copper line is /fixed/ to it's thread, so I can't rotate that part, I had to rotate the whole caliper to remove the flexi line from it, then uncrew the line from the copper thread... i have no idea how...

Ideally I'd love to put it under the bolts, but it's at an angle an I'm worried the jack stand 'prongs' will dig into the metal somehow... It's really incredible that you can google all you want, you get about 20 answer, and no picture...

Well a bit of an ugly sister, but it's the only oxford green I've seen in the flesh so... Bit of a funny story actually, I walked out of the supermarket and walked toward that car, then had a double take saying "WTH these are not my wheels!" and then realize MY car was about 20 meters away :-)...