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    What have you done to your E89 today

    Did a standard wash at the petrol station wash bay (since I live in an apartment and don’t have a driveway to do it properly). Used Meguires Alloy Wheel cleaner on the wheels. Dried them then sprayed them down with Meguires Hybrid Ceramic spray (no rinse, just wipe off - gives a more robust...
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    What have you done to your E89 today

    Spent a long time yesterday detailing, cleaning, claying, and waxing the car up yesterday and got it shined up nicely.
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    Good, Reliable, Trustworthy BMW Indie Garages in Scotland?

    What it says on the tin. I'm fed up of being scalped by the stealers. £170+VAT per hour to investigate an issue that somehow magically only started after they did some work to my car. They're claiming it's nothing to do with that, but can charge me for the privilege of finding a new problem...
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    Drive Shafts

    Wondering if I could get some opinions as I'm hearing conflicting ones from different mechanics on this. Took the car into Peter Vardy BMW in August to have the roof wiring fixed when it got stuck open and as part of their health check, they advised me of a number of things they recommend that...
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    CarPlay Upgrades

    So my Z was in the stealers for the last 4 weeks and they gave me a 2024 X3 while it was away, and I really liked having CarPlay, so I want to get upgraded. I've read through the various threads on the topic, and know of the Mr12Volt and Android screen options. BUT, has anyone taken the plunge...
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    Calum's Z4 35i - new Chinese rear lights...!

    My lights finally arrived. I ordered the Clear/Red ones as I felt that would be the best fit for my Z. There's still a slight tint to them but I think they look good. The tinted ones and the black ones would've been too dark for my tastes. I've left the scrolling indicator on for now. Easy to...
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    Calum's Z4 35i - new Chinese rear lights...!

    I ordered a pair of these today. Have been going back and forth about which colour to order for an Alpine White Zed, was close to ordering the smoked ones, but then saw these on Instagram that convinced me. These are the clear & red version on a mineral white Zed. I think they look much better...
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    Remove wing mirror caps?

    There are 4 large clips holding it in place behind the mirror. Tilt the mirror down as far as it’ll go and you should be able to get a trim removal tool behind and see the clips. Push each one out and the mirror cap should pop off easily.
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    Roof Error - Code A68D

    Sorry to start yet another thread about roof problems and microswitches, but I can't find anything that definitively answers my question or refers to my specific issue. SimpleCarGuy had the same problem, but when he did his video halfway through found a broken wire and so didn't deal with fixing...
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    FRM Module Corrupted?

    How do I know for sure if my FRM module is corrupted or bricked? I've noticed a number of issues developing with the car since retrofitting LCI headlights and I'm trying to get to the bottom of what's happening before I do anything. I've coded the car with Carly in the past to enable things...
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    LCI Headlight Retrofit help

    I've got my hands on a pair of LCI headlights and would like some advice on retrofitting them from someone who has done it before or knows about it please. Have searched the topic widely but mostly just found people giving opinions along the lines of "its so expensive why bother" which is of no...
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    Are BMW about to announce a new Z4 coupe…

    There’s been a few attempts in the last couple of years to design a Z4 Shooting Brake, all of which were more successful than the BMW designers were. The official BMW rear end is disgusting. Concepts... Vs BMW official Z4 Touring…
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    Ultra Car Mats

    Have considered and also interested in others' experience with it.
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    Full Respray - where to start?

    I'm looking for some advice/guidance, please. The last time I gave my car a good clean, I noticed that the paint work is in need of some care and attention. The stone chips to the front bumper and bonnet are many, and the top coat has started to peel off thanks to an over-zealous hand car wash...
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    Exhaust tips

    I got these off Amazon for about £18. Just pull the old ones off and these slot on over the pipes. Link here: https://amzn.eu/d/6UQwAIs
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    Looking for a decent Low-Profile trolley jack & jack stands. Any tips?

    I need to put my car up on some jack stands to do some work to it, but having a little trouble shopping around for a decent trolley jack as many of them seem to be accompanied by some nightmare reviews of them dropping the car on the folks using them. Can't be sure if they're using them wrong or...
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    Never noticed this before (interior mismatch)

    They did that with the G29 concept too. Chickened out with the real thing though. Shame really as I think this is a really interesting design choice and definitely makes the interior a bit more of a luxe place to be than it ended up being.
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    CMWheels

    Anyone know what's going on with CMWheels? Used to have a really great selection of decently priced replica wheels but looks like stock is dwindling and there's not a lot of choice left. Have they fallen victim to Brexit import fees?
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    326 Alloy alternatives

    +1 for the 437M alloys. The only other alloy that looks really great on the E89 imo. I couldn't afford to spring £3k for a set of genuine ones plus tyres, so I got some from cmwheels a few years ago. They set me back about £500 for the set. 19" staggered 8.5j/9.5j. Not forged as far as I would...
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    Dog seat

    Perhaps bit of an odd one, but I'm looking for a dog seat that fits in the front passenger seat of my Z. Amazon has loads of basket style seats that buckle in and you can buckle the dog into the basket, but dunno about size/fit and how sturdy they are? It's for a miniature Dachshund and I was...
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