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Topic: New member

Posted By: pangster
Subject: New member
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 18:59

Just signed up so thought it'd be rude not to post an introduction! - I've got a 1998 BMW Z3 2.8 (M52B28) which I've had for a little over a year now - it was stock when I first picked it up, but I've made some changes to it over the last year...

:: INTERIOR ::
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Custom Lockwood EL dials
M-Tec steering wheel
Optional Chromeline interior pack

:: EXTERIOR ::
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Staggered 18" Beyern Multi (18x8.5 front and 18x9.5 rear)
Falken FK 452 all round (225/40/18 front and 255/35/18 rear)
Clear lenses front
Clear side repeaters
Red and clear rear light clusters
Chrome bulbs for the above

:: PERFORMANCE ::
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SuperSprint stainless steel exhaust
FK Silverline Plus Coilovers
Camber adjustable front mounts
E-Tech strut brace
Powerflex bushes throughout
Meyle HD control arms
Meyle HD rear shock mounts
BMW M3 OEM front shock tower reinforcement plates

:: ICE ::
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Stock upgraded HK system and sub
Pioneer AVH P6650 single din DVD player (now removed for Alpine below)
Alpine CDE 9880R with full speed iPod control
Mangowalk stubby aerial (had S2000 but it broke!)

/\ that's all I can remember off the top of my head just now!.. probably missed something though?..

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Replies:

Posted By: nero
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 19:08

Oh - ho here comes trouble

Welcome pangster

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Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 19:14

nero wrote:

Oh - ho here comes trouble

Welcome pangster

I honestly have no idea what you mean or what you're trying to imply nero?...

BTW what happened to Zed Cars?

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: Cambell
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 19:44

Nice motor mate except for one thing, your radio appears to be tuned to talentless crap, retune it to Radio 2 and you'll be set.

Nice motor and mods, welcome to the forum

Cambell

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Posted By: stevie53
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 19:53

Welcome along mate, nice motor you've got there with some
nice mods too!

now get yer backside along to some meets so we can retune
your radio for you

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///2000 E39 M5 Imola Red/// NO MORE

una volta lei ha avuto l'italiano lei non andr� mai tedesco di nuovo haha

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 20:02

obviously not many Radio 1 fans on here then!

to be fair.. and in my defence those pics were taken the first day I installed it and were taken on whatever had been stored at the time..

I mostly listen to my iPod - although some of the music on this could be equally questionable!..

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: Pete330
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 20:07

Welcome

Nice car

Nice intro

Lovely Pics

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Previous:

E36 318is coupe, E36 323i coupe, E30 316 saloon, E30 318 saloon, E46 330ci Sport Conv
E92 325d M Sport(3.0),With Loads of gadgets

Current:
116i Sport F20

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 20:10

thanks very much for the replies and the warm welcome!

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: sailorbaz
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 20:42

Welcome mate and I have to say, I'm loving the Dials. Bring
the car bang up to date, would like to do that to mine but
the whole dash. Would be some job and I'd be scared of
fcuking it up if I'm honest.

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http://www.bmwccscotland.co.uk/cars/e46/m3csl.html" rel="nofollow - My Car

2004 M3 CSL and 2009 E90 M3

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 20:50

sailorbaz wrote:

Welcome mate and I have to say, I'm loving the Dials. Bring
the car bang up to date, would like to do that to mine but
the whole dash. Would be some job and I'd be scared of
fcuking it up if I'm honest.

LOL!!! - I should have it all finished and installed this weekend (weather and time permitting!) and I'll do a write up so you can see what's involved once done!.. not too difficult if I'm being honest.. just fiddly - but it was one of the things I wanted to change on the car when I got it as the stock lighting is frankly woeful!.. almost as bad as my old MK2 MR2 (although not quite!!

)

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: johne46
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 20:56

Welcome, nice car and nice pics

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 21:19

johne46 wrote:

Welcome, nice car and nice pics

thanks!

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: nero
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 21:33

pangster wrote:

... and I'll do a write up so you can see what's involved once done!..

I've seen some of the write-ups Paul has done, they are well written and have loads of detailed photos - they're almost foolproof

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Posted By: Issy
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 22:34

Welcome to the forum!

Well done on the intro thread..............they like lots of pictures on here!
Dont listen to the 'Radio 2' gang............. ipod is the way forward!!

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Posted By: Nigel
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 22:37

pangster wrote:

obviously not many Radio 1 fans on here then!

to be fair.. and in my defence those pics were taken the first day I installed it and were taken on whatever had been stored at the time..

I mostly listen to my iPod - although some of the music on this could be equally questionable!..

Radio two is horrid now we've got the ginger whinger on brekfast, and somebody I cannot even remember on drivetime (also horrid, far to modern).

I listen to smooth radio (used to be saga .......yes THAT saga lol)

Anyway, I may just be getting old (not as old as Nero though)

Welcome to the form

P.S. ..... what's an ipod ?

I was told off by my teenage daughter the otherday for saying I'd downloaded a record from I tunes, she says they aren't records anymore !

Sounds like a record to me !

She was also horrified to know that she had this "record" on her I pod, but has removed it now, as it just isn't "on" to be listening to something her old dad likes lol

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Best Wishes

Nigel

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 07-June-2010 at 23:12

nero wrote:

I've seen some of the write-ups Paul has done, they are well written and have loads of detailed photos - they're almost foolproof

thanks mate!

Hopefully if I can understand them.. then most people can!

Issy wrote:

Welcome to the forum!

Well done on the intro thread..............they like lots of pictures on here!
Dont listen to the 'Radio 2' gang............. ipod is the way forward!!

Thanks!!! - I can be a bit of a pic whore at times so I'm trying to refrain from posting too many! LOL!! (ipod IS the way forward!)

Nigel wrote:

Radio two is horrid now we've got the ginger whinger on brekfast, and somebody I cannot even remember on drivetime (also horrid, far to modern).

I listen to smooth radio (used to be saga .......yes THAT saga lol)

Anyway, I may just be getting old (not as old as Nero though)

Welcome to the form

P.S. ..... what's an ipod ?

I was told off by my teenage daughter the otherday for saying I'd downloaded a record from I tunes, she says they aren't records anymore !

Sounds like a record to me !

She was also horrified to know that she had this "record" on her I pod, but has removed it now, as it just isn't "on" to be listening to something her old dad likes lol

thanks Nigel!!!

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: gary
Date Posted: 08-June-2010 at 13:12

Love the car mate very nice and tasteful mods. Get to some meets and let us see it in the flesh

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http://www.bmwccscotland.co.uk/cars/e30/sportevo.html" rel="nofollow - E30 M3 Sport Evo III

Posted By: Shamus
Date Posted: 08-June-2010 at 17:20

Totally agree with Gary.

Nice car but would be better in the flesh.

Love the stance of the car.

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Gone but not forgotten..

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 11-June-2010 at 20:04

Eventually got round to installing the dials in the car - here's a sneak peek just now - I'll take some better pictures when it's dark tonight. Overall pretty happy with how they've turned out, not bad for a first attempt! - I'll get round to doing a write up over the weekend if I get a chance - some quick pics just now:

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: Shamus
Date Posted: 11-June-2010 at 20:09

100x better mate.

Well done that man.

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Gone but not forgotten..

Posted By: sailorbaz
Date Posted: 11-June-2010 at 20:12

Tidy mate, very tidy.

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http://www.bmwccscotland.co.uk/cars/e46/m3csl.html" rel="nofollow - My Car

2004 M3 CSL and 2009 E90 M3

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 11-June-2010 at 22:27

thanks guys!!

It's starting to get dark out so I might get some proper pictures up!! :)

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 11-June-2010 at 23:41

it was dark here (almost! at 11.30 p.m.!) so I went out and took some more pictures to try and give a better idea of what they look like at night (they actually match the stock lighting pretty well... I think so anyway! :) ):

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 12-June-2010 at 16:28

here's a link to the 'How To' guide I pulled together for the EL dials:

http://www.bavarian-board.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=46829&am p;PN=2

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: bluebro
Date Posted: 12-June-2010 at 23:24

Welcome to the forum pangster.

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F22 Estoril Blue M235i

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 12-June-2010 at 23:32

bluebro wrote:

Welcome to the forum pangster.

thanks Bluebro!.. nice artwork in your Sig!

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: bluebro
Date Posted: 13-June-2010 at 12:31

LOL. I'm not a vandal mate, it's Photoshop.

And all the windows were broken when i got there, HONEST!

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F22 Estoril Blue M235i

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 13-June-2010 at 12:59

bluebro wrote:

LOL. I'm not a vandal mate, it's Photoshop.

And all the windows were broken when i got there, HONEST!

LOL!!!!

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 18-June-2010 at 18:09

had my MOT today....

car passed through it with flying colours - not even 1 advisory!! :)

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 29-March-2011 at 18:00

I thought it was time to post some updates showing progress over the last few months...

EXTERIOR UPDATES:

I always wanted to retrofit the official BMW roll hoops and when a complete kit came up with all trim pieces - I couldn't turn it down:

I then invested in a BMW hardtop and hardtop fitting kit to get me through the winter months! (this has now been removed and in storage - hopefully I've not jumped the gun a bit! LOL!):

This weekend I also painted and installed the ///M side gills that I've had sat here for about 8 months+!! LOL!

I've also got ///M mirrors sitting here which I need to paint and install when I get a chance and get more paint!! as I ran out and the Halfords paint I bought was a terrible match!!

INTERIOR UPDATES:

I received and installed my Storm Motorwerks weighted brushed stainless V1 short shift knob, Storm Motorwerks handbrake cover and button and Storm Motorwerks lighter blank:

I'm also in the process of getting custom beige leather gaiters made for the gearknob and handbrake.

Today I received my re-padded and recovered MTech steering wheel which I've just installed:

SPEC:
(*) Padded
(*) Black perforated leather sides
(*) Black plain leather top and bottom
(*) Beige stitching

PICTURES:

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Some installed pics of the new wheel:

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OTHER UPDATES:

Was sick of the garbage radio reception on the Mangowalk stubby aerial I had - so decided to invest in a BMW Sport Antenna - not cheap, but looks a lot better and is better at picking up stations!:

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I also decided to install an ITG Pro filter drop in panel filter:

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I then got round to amassing all of the parts required for my brake overhaul - in the end I decided to go for:

BRAKE PADS = EBC Yellow Stuff (front and rear)
BRAKE DISCS = Brembo HC vented front and Brembo HC OEM rear
BRAKE HOSES = Goodridge stainless steel braided lines

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And I've also got all of the parts needed for a cooling system overhaul I have planned in (waterpump with metal impeller, thermostat, thermostat housing, gaskets etc) as well as all of the other parts required for a major service including all fluids, spark plugs etc and have also decided to fit an Earls Performance braided stainless steel clutch line.

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: muppet 2
Date Posted: 29-March-2011 at 20:51

shiney Zed with shiney things... Muppet like shiney things

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I have been diagnosed with ADHOtS. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Ohh that's Shiney

Posted By: pangster
Date Posted: 29-March-2011 at 21:17

muppet 2 wrote:

shiney Zed with shiney things... Muppet like shiney things

thanks muppet!

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1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster
1998 BMW 316i Compact (E36)

Posted By: Shamus
Date Posted: 29-March-2011 at 23:07

Good work mate love the dials, brings it more up to date.

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Gone but not forgotten..

Posted By: malgt2
Date Posted: 30-March-2011 at 12:57

Very nice mate and welcome

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Imola Individual 9/50

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