Newbie in shropshire

RickRob · Post by **RickRob** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 2:17 pm

Hi and welcome.

Car looks good

Enjoy

stevespg · Post by **stevespg** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:57 pm

well, my first post on this thread said I wouldn't tinker..... failed so far, but only a little fail

joined the stubby brigade after 4 days (a whippy nearly had my eye out whilst loading the boot)!
fitted a mesh wind deflector
bought some freshly painted ellipsoids, and promptly sold them after deciding the colour wasnt quite right
bought a aux cable which needs to be fitted sometime soon - my old CD collection just doesn't "cut it" according to my daughters
bought a set of 224 wheels - good condition but i might recolour.......
bought a dash cam after nearly getting wiped out in my daily the other day, still got to fit that too
looked at a set of lowering springs on amazon....I've no idea what the hell I'm thinking about there...I like the stock ride too much - was a "whisky fuelled moment"....
cleaned it every weekend so far - that IS a first

also wifey (who has never used my toy cars) took the Z yesterday for a run...WTF!

I'm kinda liking the Z though ......

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:26 pm

Great move on the 224s Steve , they sit so well on non M Z4s & for pics on a silver grey E85 like yours look up forum guy "swiftly" but ignore the aero cills on his car or its another £600 you will just HAVE to spend

chapeau · Post by **chapeau** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:43 pm

Thanks for the ellipsoid wheels Steve. Good to meet you the other day, you have a very nice Z there. I wish mine was anywhere near as clean too.
I'll put up some pics once I've put the wheels on, but am waiting until at least after Christmas and letting my 103s take the brunt of the winter first.
I have an aux cable run alongside the side of the steering cowl and then plugged a kitsound myjack into it so that I can play music direct from my phone over Bluetooth and also make calls (the car didn't have Bluetooth). It's probably not as fancy as a full system but does the job.

Marlon · Post by **Marlon** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 2:21 pm

Call that a 'little fail' - very impressive mods

I agree with Mr Wilks regarding 224s - good move

stevespg · Post by **stevespg** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 2:49 pm

thanks all, the new wheel colour combo will be more like this, thanks mr wilks for the pointer....... maybe i'll settle then...though i do like the aero side skirts.....

aux cable arrived so ill have a crack at that at the weekend,

Carol M · Post by **Carol M** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 4:03 pm

Nice zed Steve from another salopian. I'll keep an eye open for you

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 4:57 pm

Welcome on board. A fine looking Z4.

kis · Post by **kis** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 5:52 pm

mr wilks wrote:Great move on the 224s Steve

+1 great set of wheels you chose there! Oh and welcome!!

stevespg · Post by **stevespg** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:46 pm

Thanks all. Popped into the garage this evening to "battle" the radio and dash for the aux cable.....was somewhat disappointed that tinker time was just 15 minutes..... had to fiddle a little and remove the little pins from the connector block on the cable I'd been sent as I have sat nav, cd changer etc, but it was pretty obvious by a little trial and error which connector blocks stopped either sat nav or cd audio working when you removed them, so just refitted the pins into appropriate holes in the connector blocks and voila.... aux appeared as an option, and the iPod now works along with everything else . Chose not to fit a fancy type system as I'm quite happy to just use the iPod playlist....

Fitted 2 of the 224 wheels just so I could compare offsets etc. The rears sit somewhat wider than the old ones, but just about flush with the arch so all is well.

The wheels came with what I guess is m size tyres as the rears are 255/40.... not sure if I need to swap them or not yet..... but I might refresh the wheels so can do that with the z4 size tyres 255/35 I have currently.

Happy days !!

Jollyjoiner · Post by **Jollyjoiner** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:57 pm

Tidy looking motor, good to hear your enjoying it too

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:57 pm

I found 245 40 tyres a perfect fit for 224s on non M Zs

stevespg · Post by **stevespg** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 10:09 pm

Rears probably need replacing in 2000 miles... and have 2 sets of virtually new 255/35.... really can't buy any more ....

stevespg · Post by **stevespg** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 5:34 pm

Soooo

After a couples miles have a tyre pressure light with the new tyres

Popped them up to 30 psi (one was under 20). No change

Pressed the tyre button near the ashtray for a couple seconds and the light went out.

Is that correct? Have I reset tyre pressures point...

I should read the book but it's not with me.

maxman · Post by **maxman** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 7:19 pm

stevespg wrote:Soooo

After a couples miles have a tyre pressure light with the new tyres

Popped them up to 30 psi (one was under 20). No change

Pressed the tyre button near the ashtray for a couple seconds and the light went out.

Is that correct? Have I reset tyre pressures point...

I should read the book but it's not with me.

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