PDC front and rear

[SwissTone]

Keen on the Pilsner, I get the Country music too pretty sure if I lived the other side of the pond I’d listen to it more.

Btw another reason to move the other side is the space you get…that man cave is probably as big as my house lol

Enjoy the theropy

[AnubisZed]

Keen on the Pilsner, I get the Country music too pretty sure if I lived the other side of the pond I’d listen to it more.

Btw another reason to move the other side is the space you get…that man cave is probably as big as my house lol

Enjoy the theropy

Some very good reasons for living there indeed
There's normally country music playing in my Z4. Would love a nice house over there, but would probably need a truck as well, but the question would have to be RAM 1500 or Ford F150?

[Christopher72]

Depends on the model year... just don't buy them new. New prices for trucks are obscene!

[simnew]

Wow - how did you get the car up on those wooden structures ?

[Christopher72]

"cribs". Just a few intermediary steps, but it's a cheap way to get the car up high safely for work. Essentially every level except the chocks on the front and back is screwed in upwards from the layer below.

Apply e-brake
-- Assemble 4 layers of wood, then set the front of the Zed on that, then raise the back 4 layers and set it on the cribs.
-- Return to the front, raise it, and set it on jack stands on the side points, pull out the cribs, and add the remaining layers.
-- Go as high as your jack supports. I have access to a taller jack that can be used after my low profile gets it off the ground.
-- Once its up and level, release and reapply the e-brake to remove the tension from torquing around the car on the cribs. (important)
-- Getting it back down is the same in reverse.


You should use decent Torx or Robertson screws that are easy to remove and won't cam-out. The screws cost more than the wood These are assembled with GRK 2-1/2" Torx screws. 14" x 19" and 15" tall, width is really only for extra stability.

I have 4 kids -- there's no way I'm leaving any of my cars on jackstands without me there -- so I use cribs for work that can't be completed in an evening -- using cribs is just cheaper than buying a lift and has a much higher WAF.

[simnew]

Wow - I was hoping to do this this summer but UK weather in July wasn’t great band I was away and August has followed a similar pattern so far. Hope I can get to it before winter comes. How did your install go ? I see you disassembled things even more than when Dave did it…. Maybe you did some other stuff as well…

[Christopher72]

Here's some pictures of punching and installing the fronts... I think the outside ones I accidentally swapped, but it shouldnt matter since I dont have headlight washers. I used an 18.2mm punch which created nice relief in the cut - it is very snug. I used a razor blade or sanded the raised markers on the back of the bumper after the holes were punched to prevent them from setting the sensors back a half mm. The front mounts and wiring harness are OEM for the z4, so they included the cable management clips to attach to the bumper at appropriate locations.