Interesting. So when did you get your first one?mr wilks wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:32 pm
don't keep a diary longest have been the first E86 almost a year then each of the 2 ZMRs approx 10 months .
The others have ranged from 3 - 6 months & at times ive ran 1 whilst another Z was on SORN .
Some may see the switch & change as negative , i don't i get a lot of enjoyment from searching , finding , buying , sorting , selling & of course driving appreciate my style may not suit all but works for me
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July 2012 black , 89K E86 auto , sale was enforced due to needing the money to finish a renovation project , hence why i returned soon as i could with minimal investment in a 2.5seAndyO wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:56 pmInteresting. So when did you get your first one?mr wilks wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:32 pm
don't keep a diary longest have been the first E86 almost a year then each of the 2 ZMRs approx 10 months .
The others have ranged from 3 - 6 months & at times ive ran 1 whilst another Z was on SORN .
Some may see the switch & change as negative , i don't i get a lot of enjoyment from searching , finding , buying , sorting , selling & of course driving appreciate my style may not suit all but works for me
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So that's 10 Zeds in 5 years... excellent
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2011 E89 Z4 sDrive23i M Sport Auto. Black Sapphire. 19" 326M wheels. Purchased May 2017 (for pleasure).
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Fast turning into a 35i "modded" thread a busy week discovered the original battery was not holding charge so new AGM one ordered .
Midweek the custom backbox tips were done , Thursday private plate was switched , Friday black grills fitted ( though i think the silver ones edge it for me ) & new Veemann alloys / Michelin 255 35 19 - 235 35 19
Midweek the custom backbox tips were done , Thursday private plate was switched , Friday black grills fitted ( though i think the silver ones edge it for me ) & new Veemann alloys / Michelin 255 35 19 - 235 35 19
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So what's next well ive ordered a set of H + R springs to lower 30mm & also got very lucky on Ebay with finding a 35is rear bumper valance / diffuser so my thinking there is the enhanced moulding around the tailpipe outlets will suit my new tips better ?
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Really liking the new alloys Andy, I agree regarding going back to the silver grills. I'd need to see pics side by side to judge the rear bumper mod.
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You need the full gloss black grills without the chrome outer!
Was it a Valencia Orange rear diffuser by any chance!?
Was it a Valencia Orange rear diffuser by any chance!?
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Really like those new wheels, did you notice any difference in the ride as I think they're lighter than the 326 wheels?
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Nope Its a white one , , think i saw that though , was it missing the centre black part ?SteveSmith wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2017 4:44 pm You need the full gloss black grills without the chrome outer!
Was it a Valencia Orange rear diffuser by any chance!?
Grills ? Silver ones back in already once the 326s are redone in dark smoke chrome i'l probably switch back to the black ones
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Honestly drove like a different car , fit them late last night , still dark when i was up & out this morning 90mins on my usual roads & its a transformation for sure , the Michelin tyres against the Bridgestone runflats will play a big part but in general it felt more positive & dare i say for a E89 " nimble " anyone who is running their E89 on 19inch runflats really should give serious consideration to a tyre switch , they really are appalling & the few hundred or so miles ive covered with the runflats have been sketchy , unnerving & unpleasant to say the least there is no way on earth a flagship 300+bhp sports car should ever have left the factory on them
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Car looks great with the new wheels and exhausts,e c done ,Andy
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Another week , another tweak the 35is diffuser arrived Thursday , dropped it Friday with my bodyshop guy & collected it today this to my mind is how the 35s should have left the factory , i was never keen on the colour coded "is" diffuser finish so i went opposite with black for the main & body colour for the centre piece ( the other way around is factory finish )
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The sculptured exhaust outlets surround the new pipes to perfection , debadged the boot & the rear is now is complete
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Is the Msport rear bumper starting to grow on you then?
I thought you might have changed it for the SE bumper and had it modified to accept the other pipe.
I thought you might have changed it for the SE bumper and had it modified to accept the other pipe.
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To my eye its very colour dependent , a black or dsb is hard to actually define what front or rear bumper is onuntil you get close up .
Silver , white or grey i think Msport is the only way .
My beef previously was the seemingly large gulf in used car values between the Se or Msport bumpered cars , , now that isn't there to the same degree .
As for changing out a Msport for Se & modifying i want the car to hold value not drop like a stone
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