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Following on from last years event, I'm once again arranging a run through the Peak District. This year it will be on Sunday 8th September. As with last year, we will meet somewhere mid-peak district, this allows those in the North West, Midlands, Yorkshire all a reasonable chance of...

One of my front shocks is shot so I am about to replace them for Bilstein B6 to match the rears that i replaced a short while ago. Ive ordered the new shocks but they dont appear to come with the spring perch at the top of the shock? The part looks exactly like the following link (I didnt...

Opening up the bonnet a few weeks ago, I noticed much of the plastic covered in white spots, almost similar to salt drying but its over the top of the engine cover so unlikely to be that. On closer inspection i noticed it was concentrated around the coolant top. I put it down to the cap not...

Yesterday, after driving on the motorway for about 15 minutes, I was stationary at lights when a plume of blue smoke came from under the bonnet, it last a few seconds with the typical oil smell and then stopped. Nothing else wrong with the car, continued to drive with no further issues. The car...

So after a recent visit to DLV, it turns out one of my rear shocks is leaking and so needs replacing. Im wondering what people recommend for both shocks and springs? I cant really go down the lowering path as theres far too many potholes and speed bumps near me, not to mention the bottom of the...

Following on from another thread, it seems a Peak District/Derbyshire/South Yorks meet would be popular, so I've set myself the task of arranging one. Sunday 23rd September is the date for the diary, the weather usually plays ball in September and hopefully an indian summer will mean its a...

Evening all, Car decided it didnt want to start today and after various tries of jumping/charging the battery etc I have put it down to a faulty starter motor. Given it a few 'taps' and it tries but doesnt want to start the car. Reading through the forum it seems a fairly simple task, looks...

Anyone any experience of the above tyre? Im looking at ditching the runflats and changing all 4 in the near future. Spoke to my local garage today to get a price for PS4's and he recommended the above tyre, he said its A-rated and he uses them on his Z3. They are about 25% cheaper than the...

I bought the car knowing the PDC wasn't working, however, I've been determined to get them working. After reading some very useful posts on here i found one of the sensors wasnt 'ticking' and so bought one off ebay and swapped it out. This cleared the long beep when selecting reverse but still...

Long shot i know, but wondering if anyone has a hardtop stand they are looking to get rid of? Have seen on ebay for about £65, metal frame universal thing, nothing special but will certainly do for storing the roof through the summer. Thought I'd ask on here though first, just in case anyone...

I was getting the long beep when i put the car into reverse and the PDC was not working. Following on from a search on here, I located a sensor not working and so purchased a new one from ebay and spent this morning replacing it. Beep has now stopped when putting the car into reverse, so i...

Hi all, Looking to reenter the zed world in the coming weeks. 2011/2012 i owned a 2.0l Z4 (due age and insurance couldnt get a bigger engine) snd had to reluctantly sell due to moving abroad. Having now been back in Blighty for a couple of years im back in the market for a Z4. Im looking at...

Hi all, As you are probably aware, the air ambulance is a charity and works off donations to operate each year. One of their main costs is the fuel which has 5% VAT on. Air ambulances are not exempt from the VAT on the fuel they use, a strange anomaly compared with the RNLI who have been for...

It looks like I may be moving to Spain in the very near future so the Zed must go... :( Ill put some pictures up tomorrow... 2005 (05 plate) 2.0i 75,000 miles Titanium Silver Heated Red leather interior 19" M6 alloys (these need refurbing but i will do before sale or discount price) Clear...

Hi all, i want to do some advanced driving and maybe some drifting lessons. Advanced driving i'm looking at more day to day type driving stuff for when i go out for a blast down country roads etc but also want to do some drifting lessons (although this is more for when the back end decides to...

Hi all, For the past few weeks my front drivers side suspension seems to make a knocking noise when travelling over uneven surfaces/speed bumps etc. It also looks to be sat about 1 inch lower than the passenger side? any ideas what this would be? Ive debated a dodgy shock, broken spring...

Hi all, i want to change the brake fluid in my car as I doubt its been done in the past few years. It looks like a fairly simple DIY task, is it? I've read that I need to empty the brake fluid through the reservoir under the boot (with a syringe or something similar) and then top it up with...

Hi all, I'm thinking of putting a big brake kit on my zed. How much do these cost? Is it a DIY job or does it need to be done by a professional? Thanks

Is it possible to get a section where people can put down some great driving roads and routes they have come across. Possibly with sub sections for North/East/South/West? Hate not knowing where to go on the sunday drive out when the weather is nice and ive noticed some other forums have similar...

I have the 19inch M6 alloys on my Z4. They were refurbed just before i got the car but were dipped so they lost the shiny outside, dark inside etc. The quality isnt great and ive curbed them a couple of times as well so am looking at getting them refurbed at some point. I want to take them...