A good number of you have PM'd me and made comments about the work I've been doing over the last few months so it might be worth pulling it together to conclude.
Basically I purchased my Z in April last year and decided I needed a series of Mods to make 'my car' and perfect for what I want and I'm there, bar one item and perhaps a few bits and pieces.
I took the already 'fully loaded' Z4 with 3.0i SE steptronic, sat nav, ellipsoids, heated seats, sports button, M suspension, clear lenses side and rear and many other goodies and set about a plan to customise it. I didn't want a track car, just something respectably quick, nor an armchair on wheels, but lots of toys and still practical. Fun and flattering to drive and sort of stylish and dare I say headturning beyond standard.
Therefore I have:
Added hardtop (and built a hoist/storage for it)
Retrofitted a 2007 facelift front end and narrowed licence plate holder for a personal reg.
Unique custom built clear lens xenon lights and angel eyes
Dream red ///M style seats with memeory and electrics
MFSW and paddle shift to the steptronic
Remote Reinhold roof module - 'cos it's just cool
and many more minor items like the Mangowalk Stubby aerial, brake caliper colour coding, ally pedals, etc. etc.
All that is outstanding is a retrofit of bluetooth that can come anytime now the MFSW is in place
I took a the £17,000 car and have spent something around £2,000 (a chunk of which is in the hardtop) and if I priced this up as a current car would cost me a little over £42,000. Sure it's a 4 year old car, but with <30,000 miles and a fanatical previous owner looks showroom new and is in effect as good as new.
I've created my perfect practical and fun car that I wanted and am happy. I hope the write ups gave you some inspiration and you enjoyed them half as much as I've enjoyed doing it.
So that's it I'm about done.
When I get back from a short family break I'll pull a photo record of it together and then perhaps fade away somewhat as I simply drive it, and drive it
Basically I purchased my Z in April last year and decided I needed a series of Mods to make 'my car' and perfect for what I want and I'm there, bar one item and perhaps a few bits and pieces.
I took the already 'fully loaded' Z4 with 3.0i SE steptronic, sat nav, ellipsoids, heated seats, sports button, M suspension, clear lenses side and rear and many other goodies and set about a plan to customise it. I didn't want a track car, just something respectably quick, nor an armchair on wheels, but lots of toys and still practical. Fun and flattering to drive and sort of stylish and dare I say headturning beyond standard.
Therefore I have:
Added hardtop (and built a hoist/storage for it)
Retrofitted a 2007 facelift front end and narrowed licence plate holder for a personal reg.
Unique custom built clear lens xenon lights and angel eyes
Dream red ///M style seats with memeory and electrics
MFSW and paddle shift to the steptronic
Remote Reinhold roof module - 'cos it's just cool
and many more minor items like the Mangowalk Stubby aerial, brake caliper colour coding, ally pedals, etc. etc.
All that is outstanding is a retrofit of bluetooth that can come anytime now the MFSW is in place
I took a the £17,000 car and have spent something around £2,000 (a chunk of which is in the hardtop) and if I priced this up as a current car would cost me a little over £42,000. Sure it's a 4 year old car, but with <30,000 miles and a fanatical previous owner looks showroom new and is in effect as good as new.
I've created my perfect practical and fun car that I wanted and am happy. I hope the write ups gave you some inspiration and you enjoyed them half as much as I've enjoyed doing it.
So that's it I'm about done.
When I get back from a short family break I'll pull a photo record of it together and then perhaps fade away somewhat as I simply drive it, and drive it
