They do look the nuts Gaz. And the steering wheel.......well the little things! 
#ZedShed Project Sasha - 2007 BMW 3.0si Sport Carbon Black
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Watch you don't catch it with your knee now Gaz
Err, yeah, that. Of course...No more coffee on the go now?
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Quick update. MOT passed today, no advisories. To be expected as she's already had a bit of work done, and given the #ZedShed seal of approval. Really nice guys at the MOT centre, both BMW addicts.
OSRAM Night Breaker Unlimited replacement headlight bulbs. The current ones are little better than candles, so hoping these will make a difference. £18 a set of Amazon.
Shouldn't do, a well documented upgrade for the Z3 & 4 I think.
Or the Z4, I put these in mine last year. Definite improvement but thinking of fitting a HID kit.
Tony.
Tony.
Got them.in mine, absolutely no problem
BMW Z4 3.0si Induction Kit - Forgot to update the thread and link to the induction kit I made and fitted - https://zroadster.org/threads/bmw-z4-3-0si-induction-kit-self-build.15313/
I've now owned the Z4 for 8 months & covered 13,500 miles so far. Have to say I'm really loving it now I've ironed out a lot of the kinks like the harsh ride. The induction kit has made a difference as I seem to have lost the intermittent lumpy idle. She still needs a lot of work cosmetically, and I am accumulating a pile of parts ready to take to a body shop to get sorted.
I no longer miss my Z3, which is comfortably tucked up in my mates garage still. She will definitely be sold next year now.
I've now owned the Z4 for 8 months & covered 13,500 miles so far. Have to say I'm really loving it now I've ironed out a lot of the kinks like the harsh ride. The induction kit has made a difference as I seem to have lost the intermittent lumpy idle. She still needs a lot of work cosmetically, and I am accumulating a pile of parts ready to take to a body shop to get sorted.
I no longer miss my Z3, which is comfortably tucked up in my mates garage still. She will definitely be sold next year now.
Boge (Sachs) shock absorbers all round! The car has just reached 88k on the (original I'm guessing) shock absorbers. We've already changed the OEM springs to Eibachs about 10k miles back, so this is just finishing the suspension off.
I chose Sachs (from GSF) as I ordered Bilstein from a company off eBay who didn't actually have them in stock (idiots). So GSF got the order and they got them in same day. Just needed to wait for the chance to fit them today.
Once the fronts were off it was clear to see that they were completely shot. No rebound at all in them, could push the piston in with little effort and it stayed where it was. The rears had some life in them still, but it looks like one of them had been replaced previously.
Didn't take too many pictures, so here are the few I did take.
Assembled new front. We didn't bother replacing the front top mounts as we don't see much in the way of deterioration on them. Visual check confirmed this, bearings still nicely coated in original grease and free moving.
Made in Germany!
Now for the rears! The manufacturing dates are printed on the stickers, and in the picture the top on is the drivers side, and the bottom the passengers side.
When we got to the top mounts the foam covering was damaged on the drivers side, which suggests that shock had already been played with. You have to rip the foam to access the top mounts. The date of the passenger shock is around the time of manufacture, but the drivers side is 2 years earlier. This is why I suspect that the drivers has already been changed, as I can't see the dates not matching from the factory.
It has to be said that access to the rear shock top mounts is pretty ridiculous, almost more so than on the Z3. You access them from inside the boot, but have to remove the adjustable "shelf" first. This is on the whole pretty straight forward to do, but a little fiddly at times due to access.
We've seen someone post elsewhere that the rear shocks are a 3 hour job, but we managed all 4, and sorted my badly sealed headlight in that time. Clearly we didn't have enough tea breaks then...
I can confirm that there is plenty of room to work in the boot of a Z4 though.
I chose Sachs (from GSF) as I ordered Bilstein from a company off eBay who didn't actually have them in stock (idiots). So GSF got the order and they got them in same day. Just needed to wait for the chance to fit them today.
Once the fronts were off it was clear to see that they were completely shot. No rebound at all in them, could push the piston in with little effort and it stayed where it was. The rears had some life in them still, but it looks like one of them had been replaced previously.
Didn't take too many pictures, so here are the few I did take.
Assembled new front. We didn't bother replacing the front top mounts as we don't see much in the way of deterioration on them. Visual check confirmed this, bearings still nicely coated in original grease and free moving.
Made in Germany!
Now for the rears! The manufacturing dates are printed on the stickers, and in the picture the top on is the drivers side, and the bottom the passengers side.
When we got to the top mounts the foam covering was damaged on the drivers side, which suggests that shock had already been played with. You have to rip the foam to access the top mounts. The date of the passenger shock is around the time of manufacture, but the drivers side is 2 years earlier. This is why I suspect that the drivers has already been changed, as I can't see the dates not matching from the factory.
It has to be said that access to the rear shock top mounts is pretty ridiculous, almost more so than on the Z3. You access them from inside the boot, but have to remove the adjustable "shelf" first. This is on the whole pretty straight forward to do, but a little fiddly at times due to access.
We've seen someone post elsewhere that the rear shocks are a 3 hour job, but we managed all 4, and sorted my badly sealed headlight in that time. Clearly we didn't have enough tea breaks then...
I can confirm that there is plenty of room to work in the boot of a Z4 though.
Well done Gaz and co.!! That should definitely improve your ride and handling for years to come, JIM
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It sure does make a difference with a new battery having said that 10yrs out of the old new the cars had it's money's worth out of itNew battery time! Original one did well to last 10 years, but it was incredibly weak.
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GSF Car Parts sourced replacement of suitable oomph! Turns over a treat now
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It's been a while since there has been any exciting posted since I bought my new wheels. I've been conflicted for a while as to which Zed I should keep, but last Saturday Rosie found a new home which made the decision for me.
Now for some pointless bling, I saw this private plate about 2-3 years ago and had to have it. Couldn't really justify it at the time but have managed to save up for it over the last few months.
Even better that it doesn't need tinkering with, or spacing to make it work! There are no prizes for guessing what it means. Just gotta wait for the paperwork to arrive from the DVLA and get some nice gel plates made up. Plan will be to ditch the number plate holder and sticky pad the front one on to make the front look a little tidier.
Now for some pointless bling, I saw this private plate about 2-3 years ago and had to have it. Couldn't really justify it at the time but have managed to save up for it over the last few months.
Even better that it doesn't need tinkering with, or spacing to make it work! There are no prizes for guessing what it means
. Just gotta wait for the paperwork to arrive from the DVLA and get some nice gel plates made up. Plan will be to ditch the number plate holder and sticky pad the front one on to make the front look a little tidier. 
The good old E85 had a huge Boot, just as well if your going to sleep in there Gaz!!!
Mike
Mike