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Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

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Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by kjb1 » Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:35 am

Well it's arrived and work has commenced:

Changed pads all round as they were looking pretty worn.

Fabsil'd the roof after a good clean, fabsil is great stuff, beading is great.

Engine wasn't getting out of the blue on temp gauge.  Thermostat changed solved this.

New exhaust ( direct from Germany )

New wheel badges

rear brake light bulb

New oem gear knob

Sorted a couple of leaks at rear window and window areas, car now lovely and water tight, no misting up come morning with condensation, very happy with those fixes.

New bushes for seat-base ( common fault ).

New track rod end inner and outer £12 each side [emoji1]

New brake line ran at rear near side, cheap fix as it is jointed from new so only a small run.



And thats it so far, next job, liquid leather kit to re colour whole seats in dark tan, then a good paint correction.






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Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by kjb1 » Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:38 am

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Re: Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by gmc15 » Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:45 am

Looking great :) Just need some decent weather to enjoy it with the top down.
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Re: Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by kjb1 » Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:47 am

Ive had a few crisp dry sunny days already! been great, have just ordered a wind deflector to help with roof down days


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Post by kjb1 » Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:50 am

Few beading shots of re sealed hood:

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Post by Pinewood » Fri Mar 04, 2016 8:09 pm

Great pics,  loving the little lady ;-)
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Re: Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by kjb1 » Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:00 pm

Its fun motoring, especially for £1200 [emoji1] its so cheap to tinker with, really enjoying putting bits right on it.  Its ready for mot now.


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Re: Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by celica » Sun Mar 06, 2016 11:09 am

Mate had one with a custom exhaust and sports cat
Made some lovely pops and bangs :)

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Re: Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by kjb1 » Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:23 pm

fitted a set of mud flaps today, mainly to hide the only bit of rust on this 20 year old car!

Think they look great for £10, treated rust underneath, covered in silicone then fitted these.

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Re: Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by celica » Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:38 pm

Do the mudflaps use double sided tape at all?

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Re: Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by kjb1 » Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:55 pm

no, just fixed on the inner arch liner, how come?


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Post by celica » Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:29 pm

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no, just fixed on the inner arch liner, how come?


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My x5 has mud flaps but uses double sided tape but it has come loose and non sticky now so looking for replacement

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Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by kjb1 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:14 am

So, Ive been busy on the Z3, so far:

New exhaust
New brake pipe ran for rear near side
New vibration absorber for exhaust
New inner and outer track rod ends
Brake pads all round
New M sport steering wheel
New mats
New leather gators for gear knob and hand brake
New mud flaps
New gear knob
New wipers
New badges all round
New electric window switches

Jobs also done include:

Repairs to both vapour door barriers
Grease window mechanisms both sides
Fix inner door pull handle ( replaced )
machine polish DA to correct paint remove scratches etc
Full body PDR make over ( no dents atall now ).
Oil service
Cured leaks
Removed interior including carpets to dry everything out fully
New wind deflector installed ( top trims changed out to accommodate etc )
Seat bushes all replaced to stop a common fault.
Liquid leather refurbish of my seats.

Seats have come up fantastic!! £27 it cost, money well spent:

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After a few hours :

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First seat done and back in the car with original for comparison:

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All finished and replaced:

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Re: Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by chris.t » Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:15 pm

You have done a cracking job with those seats :thumbsup:
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Re: Cheeky little purchase for the summer.....

Post by tintinx5 » Thu Mar 31, 2016 6:58 pm

and heres mine.....went for a Z4 though....
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Present:-
BMW X3 2.0d Motorsport Carbon Black
BMW Z4 3.0i Sterling silver
BMW S1000RR
BMW R1100 GS....Proper Tosser
Past:-
BMW X5 3.0d Carbon Black Sports Exclusive E53
BMW 330 Ci Tatainium Silver E46
BMW 5 series E39 3.0d touring
BMW 5 series E34 2.0i
BMW 3 series E30 318i

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