My Z3 has an aftermarket JVC radio/CD player, but when bought, the front footwell speakers and the door tweeters didn't work and the rear speakers were wired left to right, right to left.
Initially, I thought the problem with the front speakers was the amplifier relay, which many online posts...
The plastic sill cover (kick plate) is held on by a push-in black clip at the top (visible), one clip at the inside rear and about 6 along the inside bottom. The door rubber sits on the top of the vertical inner part of the sill cover.
When refitting the sill cover, I found that by first...
I bought a Z3 with a broken passenger seatbelt guide (the one mounted on the seat side). The break was about 1cm from the bottom of the guide. This is how I repaired mine.
The broken parts could have been glued together, but since these are a weak design I figured some additional reinforcement...
One of mine was missing from the trim panel next to the alarm LED. Rather than pay high prices second-hand, I decided to make my own.
I bought some 2mm black ABS plastic sheet to do the job, however at the same time I bought a laptop lithium battery pack to use the batteries inside for a job I...
I have just added LED dipped lights replacing the old Halogens and the difference is amazing. The off Side is dead easy but the near side is a pig as the air filter gets in the way. Although I could touch the light I couldn't turn it, so had to remove the air filter. This involves removing the...
I have a feeling that the original design of the Z3 air intake system was dictated more by the space available, rather than engineering considerations. For example, the air filter is smaller than even that of the 8-valve Volkswagen Golf GTI, which is known to be obstructive on even a 1.8 litre...
Hi everyone,
I have now completed the general overhaul of our 2000 year 6 cylinder 2.0 ,only48000 miles from new Z3 ! You may recall the pictures of the mice living in the inner cills when I started the strip down. Well I attach (hopefully !) the completed car, it looks stunning with a new coat...
Before you undertake changing the Auto transmission fluid in you car you will need to do a little home work.
1. Find out what type of oil your car's gearbox runs on. Mine has a sticker on the gearbox telling you it is filled for life, but then goes onto tell you what type of oil it is filled...
Here's my step by step guide to fitting parking brake cables. You can see in the pictures that both of the outer sheathes of the cables had completely split in half.
Whilst this isn't a reason to fail the M.O.T. it is sensible to change them as water can get in and the corrosion of the wire...
I have seen quite a few methods of repairing the seat belt guides on our cars. Here is mine, not as pretty as some but definitely less expensive.
Requirements:
All you need are 2 pieces of copper brake pipe cut to 5mm long and de-burred at the ends
2 counter sunk headed self tapping screws...
Hi there - I'm after a Z3 seatbelt tensioner buckle assembly for drivers seat, bonnet badge and a dashboard clock (I have the digital one but the pixels are gone) - if you can help! Thanks George
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