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What a great post Colin enjoyed the read, nice one
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Love what you have done with your Zed Marlon, the car is immaculate and a credit to you
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Great read, and some very tasteful mods. The Ram Air Scoop is the one that I've not heard of before...might add it to my list now.
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An interesting read all of that. I have the exact same Royal steering wheel that you had, but always wanted an M wheel. Is it that much better-worth the extra cash?
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I know what everything has cost individually, got all the receipts including labour costs - just daren't add it all upbrightonbimmer wrote:Took the words right out of my mouth. Do you have a total of all your mod. expenses, Marlon ? So far, on my red zed, I have switched to the stubby antenna, but do not have any other mods planned.indeep75 wrote:Great post Marlon. Tasteful mods, all of them.
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In a word - yes.Deddi wrote:An interesting read all of that. I have the exact same Royal steering wheel that you had, but always wanted an M wheel. Is it that much better-worth the extra cash?
Of course, it depends on what you're paying for the M wheel. I was lucky that Jamie_Z4 text'd me as soon as it went up - it was a bargain at £200 (you can easily pay double that for tatty eBay ones). Then I sold my Royal wheel for a decent amount so the upgrade to the M Wheel didn't break the bank
Keep a lookout for the M wheel, they do come up occasionally and you will easily sell your Royal wheel as they are a quality refurb and a huge improvement over the standard one.
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Thanks again for all the wonderful comments everyone
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Great write-up Colin!
Must feel very rewarding @ each mod.
I know i've felt hugely rewarded at resolving each small issue on my own zed in order to get it to base-level enjoyment. Mods, inc roof motor relocation, hard top and other minor mods have contributed hugely to the experience.
Enthused by ur m wheel and zhp knob mods and these will be next on my own list....
Must feel very rewarding @ each mod.
I know i've felt hugely rewarded at resolving each small issue on my own zed in order to get it to base-level enjoyment. Mods, inc roof motor relocation, hard top and other minor mods have contributed hugely to the experience.
Enthused by ur m wheel and zhp knob mods and these will be next on my own list....
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Any plans for any more mods (beyond the fore mentioned back box mod) or do you think your done now?
It's an interesting comment that you think there's such a noticeable difference between SE and M Sport Suspension. I wonder how much of it was the SE/M Sport springs/dampener specs themselves and how much was down to the M Sport being a 100k car and your replacement being on 35k. Done a good few of these mods myself and can certainly recommend the ones I have done. I did the spacers specifically from your recommendation so thanks for that.
Keep up the good work Colin!
It's an interesting comment that you think there's such a noticeable difference between SE and M Sport Suspension. I wonder how much of it was the SE/M Sport springs/dampener specs themselves and how much was down to the M Sport being a 100k car and your replacement being on 35k. Done a good few of these mods myself and can certainly recommend the ones I have done. I did the spacers specifically from your recommendation so thanks for that.
Keep up the good work Colin!
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Where did you get the 'top down side covers' from. Never seen them before.Marlon wrote:Thanks again for all the wonderful comments everyone
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They are rare and you dont want to forget you have fitted them as they fly off if you hit the roof up switch!DMC63 wrote:Where did you get the 'top down side covers' from. Never seen them before.Marlon wrote:Thanks again for all the wonderful comments everyone
I don't think they are still available from the dealers and if memory serves when they do come up second hand they cost a small fortune.
They do look nice though, but if you have the roof up and down a lot they can be a pain I imagine.
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As Mack has said, they are quite rare but second hand ones do come up for sale from time to time. I bought mine again off a forum member who wasn't using them. Not cheap - I paid £130DMC63 wrote:Where did you get the 'top down side covers' from. Never seen them before.Marlon wrote:Thanks again for all the wonderful comments everyone
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No more plans for any more major or expensive mods MACK, I've ticked off everything now apart from getting a better exhaust note. I drove with the M Sport suspension for 6 months and noticed a big difference swapping to the SE - its definitely easier to live with in a daily drive.MACK wrote:Any plans for any more mods (beyond the fore mentioned back box mod) or do you think your done now?
It's an interesting comment that you think there's such a noticeable difference between SE and M Sport Suspension. I wonder how much of it was the SE/M Sport springs/dampener specs themselves and how much was down to the M Sport being a 100k car and your replacement being on 35k. Done a good few of these mods myself and can certainly recommend the ones I have done. I did the spacers specifically from your recommendation so thanks for that.
Keep up the good work Colin!
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You've done a grand job Colin...top bombing there fella
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