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01-20-2024, 11:50 AM | #155 |
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I learned this from needing a new mirror for the Z3. My wife (her car) decided to remove the mirror without tools...
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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01-20-2024, 01:28 PM | #157 |
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01-20-2024, 01:43 PM | #158 | |
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I remember the day when she walked into the garage and saw the entire interior of the Z3 spread out on the floor while I was building a new audio system for it and she completely freaked out. God, that was hilarious!
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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01-21-2024, 08:35 AM | #160 | |
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I had run flats and came out and had one low. Put the "spare" on and drove to a place to have it fixed. Screw in the tread. It took the manager to correct the repair guy that you can fix a run flat if it hasn't been driven on while flat. |
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Got to a few of the things on my backlogged to-do list today. The big one was finding the leak in the windshield reservoir. I took a chance that it was the main pump, and got lucky as that was the only part I ordered and had on hand! Pretty straightforward disassembly, something I haven't done before but NBD after getting the front end up.
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Final job on the front end was installing the under-hood insulation I picked up at the wrecker: All that was left was swapping out the very weathered rear roundel. Went from this: To this: I need to get a new front cowl piece (they have TRIPLED in price since I last did one!!!). Spray some clearcoat on the front bumper and rear fairing. Find a front right fender in Montego to bolt on. Then do a suspension refresh. None of those things are pressing, just my to-do list. I'd like to get some sport seats at some point, sport steering wheel is ordered and in the mail, eventually some 17" wheels although I really like the 193 18" ones! So a few maintenance items, and the rest are mostly cosmetic. Last edited by StradaRedlands; 01-28-2024 at 11:52 AM.. |
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01-27-2024, 05:59 PM | #164 | |
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Regarding the hood insulation: was this from pre-LCI? I don’t think mine (2010) came with it. Does it make much of a difference sound wise? |
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I don't recall what year the donor was... just a random car on the lot that had one in the best condition. It makes zero difference at speed IMO, but it makes a lot of difference when I slam the hood shut... that's the only reason I wanted it LOL. Oh yeah, I need to replace the three little fasteners holding on the rear wheel liner. They just fell to pieces when I pushed the pins through. Quote:
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01-28-2024, 01:09 AM | #166 | |
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I have a spare sport steering wheel (no airbag or trim) that I could have given to you. It's collecting dust in my garage. I wanted to install it on my 335 because it has the bumps/cutouts for the thumbs which I prefer, but then I'd lose the paddles; I rarely use them however. Ideally I'd get a LCI wheel with the bumps and paddles. |
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01-28-2024, 01:18 AM | #167 | |
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And THANK YOU for the offer on the wheel! I wanted one that had heating as well, as I don't want to give that up. So sport + heating coming up hopefully. You never quite know what you're going to get used... But again, thanks for the offer! |
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01-30-2024, 09:10 PM | #168 |
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Ordered it from the U.K. (where it is referred to as a wing!) for $200 shipped! Will know in a few weeks if it is as represented, but it has to be better than the one I have now! A small but not insignificant chance they'll try to throw some additional costs or fees at me, but fingers crossed it all works out! |
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Yep, wing/bonnet/boot = fender/hood/trunk... I'm sure there are more
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01-31-2024, 07:16 AM | #170 | |
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01-31-2024, 07:33 AM | #171 | |
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Let me see if I get this right: - NS = nearside = passenger side in the UK (so left side of the car) - OS = offside = driver's side in the UK (so right side of the car) 😀 One thing I still don't understand is the "plate" system jargon. 05 plate this, N plate that. I need a reference guide. |
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I had to repin the connector when I broke the wagon clock spring and I haven't had a rear window wiper for a long time. I occasionally look in wrecking yards for a heated wheel car to get a clock spring from but tough to find in fl. |
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01-31-2024, 12:16 PM | #174 |
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That’s what I’ve read as well. Normal, normal with heat, or sport/ msport no heat.
Though I haven’t looked at m3 wheels. I’ve oft wondered if you could get one recovered amd have the grid layer included, or if you’d have to strip and cannabalize it from a heated regular wheel for the leather guy to include during a refurbishment. It was one of those convenient luxury features I loved about my msport f31. That and rear heated seats for cold mornings.
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01-31-2024, 12:34 PM | #175 | |
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I took a Sport heated wheel and covered it with perforated leather cover to mimic M Sport look. It gives it a nice thicker feel and heat still works well. |
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Hey, there's another one; we have 'number plates', you have 'license plates'. There probably is a reference somewhere, but the numerical ones at least are quite simple: AB05CDE would have been first registered in the first half of 2005 (or very late 2004) AB55CDE is 2nd half of 2005 AB10CDE is 1st half 2010 (or very late 2009) AB60CDE is 2nd half 2010 And so on... 20 is early 2020, 70 is late 2020... My car is YD57CMV. It's a "57 plate". That came in in late 2001, I think? Can't really remember now. Because we ran out of letters in the previous system, where the first letter of the registration referred to the year. And we skipped a few, for clarity; I, O, and Z, I think. So my old car was H638UGK, which was a 1990 VW Jetta; "H reg."... Which I transplanted a VR6 engine from an R reg Golf into Before that, the format was the opposite way around, but the system the same; UGK638H would be an "old H reg". I have no clue what year that would be |
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