What have you bought for your Zed this week?

[Vinny]

Drove through a large pothole yesterday which puntured the side wall on my front nearside . Decided to replace both front tyres as they were getting a little low on tread and I am using the Z all year round

Always wanted to try Michelin Cross Cimate so had them fitted today £132 each 225 40 R18

It has made a massive difference in terms of lighter steering and reduce tramlining

Cant weight to see how they grip in cold wet conditions

Ordered a pair for the rear 255 35 R18 £150 each fitted & balanced

I wonder how I will get on with my claim against the local council?

 

[John_B]

Drove through a large pothole yesterday which puntured the side wall on my front nearside . Decided to replace both front tyres as they were getting a little low on tread and I am using the Z all year round

Always wanted to try Michelin Cross Cimate so had them fitted today £132 each 225 40 R18

It has made a massive difference in terms of lighter steering and reduce tramlining

Cant weight to see how they grip in cold wet conditions

Ordered a pair for the rear 255 35 R18 £150 each fitted & balanced

I wonder how I will get on with my claim against the local council?

It has taken me 6 months, but I finally got a pay-out for replacing a tyre on my 5 series after hitting a pothole on the M25.

My advice is definitely do claim, persevere with them, and appeal *when* (not 'if') they reject your claim.

Their reasoning for rejecting my claim essentially boiled down to the fact that I was the one who reported it, and so they did not know about it and therefore were not liable.

i pointed out that that excuse was complete horsesh*t and that their own report said the pothole was twice as deep as required an "emergency repair" within 2hrs.

I also replaced the axle pair, although they only paid out for one. Worth a shot though, eh?

Good luck with your claim!

 

[AntStark]

Is that Swedish Tony?

I was thinking...it must be one of those DIY Enema kits. Zedshed certainly has branched out recently.

 

[bombur]

Trim under glovebox. Old one was bent in middle, think someone didn't realise there were plastic screws holding it in. Anyway @spurs fan in a coupe came up trumps yet again!

 

[Duncodin]

Trim under glovebox. Old one was bent in middle, think someone didn't realise there were plastic screws holding it in. Anyway @spurs fan in a coupe came up trumps yet again!

"Someone"? wasn't that you climbing into your glove box fixing the hear controls?

Yup. That spurs fan is a national treasure. Although it is a sad to think of all the poor unloved zeds he must have seen off to that big track day in the sky.

 

[bombur]

"Someone"? wasn't that you climbing into your glove box fixing the hear controls?

Yup. That spurs fan is a national treasure. Although it is a sad to think of all the poor unloved zeds he must have seen off to that big track day in the sky.

Honest gov...When I took it off I noticed it..I would admit my error..how dare u doubt me sir!

 

[elky]

Just fitted a new subwoofer because my previous one had a completely ripped cone (perhaps I'll re-cone it one day). The subwoofer holes didn't match but fixed it with some 3M double-sided tape.

And finally finished the Turner power pulley kit by fitting the alternator pulley which I had postponed for some months

 

[bombur]

For my spinning door lock fix, door panel clips incase they break. I'm still not 100% I'm going to do this fix.

 

[Oddly Godly]

A few detailing brushes off ebay. Very good at getting the annoying bits of dirt and dust from all the little crevices and air vents etc

 

[Peter53]

My Z3 came with only 1 master key, but found a very helpful specialist in Bristol who cut and coded this

 

[t-tony]

A price would be helpful too.

Tony.

 

[Peter53]

£170

 

[t-tony]

Not for me but for other Z3 owners.

Thank you.

Tony.

 

[t-tony]

I had some M-Tec drilled and grooved discs on my previous Z4 and as my E89 will want some fronts soon I decided some more of the same would fit the bill.

I got front ones with a discount voucher down to £88.19 a couple of weeks ago.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303891850853 ( with another voucher these can now be bought for £70.00)

Then thinking about the so called Black Friday sale I had a look for some rear ones, which strangely are almost double the price.
However with another discount voucher these also came down, to £127.00 from £159.59

Replacement BMW Z4 E89, sDrive 18i 20i 23i 28i 30i 2009-2017 Rear Brake Discs | eBay

Our discs are machined using state of the art CNC machines which ensure all designs are cut with precision. Rear Discs Specification Key Benefits of MTEC Discs. The holes help to keep the discs cool and dissipate heat!

www.ebay.co.uk

Next I'll get some new pads ready, which just leaves some Stainless Steel flexible hoses same as the old Z4.

These will be fitted in the coming months, no rush.

Tony.

 

[Delk]

82mm DBW throttle body and adaptor for 76mm silicone hose.

 

[Newbieowner]

Ny name is Newbie and I'm a Zedaholic ..... I have redeemed myself somewhat by recouping funds selling the hardtop and fittings (dont need it as car is going off to Spain with us), stock stereo and CD changer, old alloys and tyres, and the black leather seats - which brought in £1700, so all in all I've pretty much broken even - well thats what I tell the husband anyway!!

1) Replacement leather seats - changed my black ones for red and fit new bushes
2) Retro stock looking bluetooth blaupunkt stereo
3) Tonneau cover
4) Vanos upgrade kit
5) fun little lighter plug
6) Acrylic wind deflector
7) seat mounted cup holders
9) Brodit Z3 custom phone holder and mount
10) Veepeak OBD2 reader
11) New MAF sensor
12) Upgraded NGK sparkplugs
13) Rear windscreen fold cover
14) Replacement alloys and tyres in larger size - plus all new wheel bolts and caps
15) and finally a full valet, roof waterproofing, paint correction and cermaic coating

oopsie

 

[Newbieowner]

It has taken me 6 months, but I finally got a pay-out for replacing a tyre on my 5 series after hitting a pothole on the M25.

My advice is definitely do claim, persevere with them, and appeal *when* (not 'if') they reject your claim.

Their reasoning for rejecting my claim essentially boiled down to the fact that I was the one who reported it, and so they did not know about it and therefore were not liable.

i pointed out that that excuse was complete horsesh*t and that their own report said the pothole was twice as deep as required an "emergency repair" within 2hrs.

I also replaced the axle pair, although they only paid out for one. Worth a shot though, eh?

Good luck with your claim!

we had the same - first claim rejected as "they did not know about it" so I requested under Freedom of Information Act all their inspections of that road in the last 3 months and voila - there it was, marked as needing to be repaired within 12 weeks as directly in traffic lane! Broke our alloy wheel and burst tyre so was worth fighting it. They straight up lied to us to try and avoid paying out.

 

[bombur]

we had the same - first claim rejected as "they did not know about it" so I requested under Freedom of Information Act all their inspections of that road in the last 3 months and voila - there it was, marked as needing to be repaired within 12 weeks as directly in traffic lane! Broke our alloy wheel and burst tyre so was worth fighting it. They straight up lied to us to try and avoid paying out.

Well done on the FOI !

 

[Nodzed]

I had some M-Tec drilled and grooved discs on my previous Z4 and as my E89 will want some fronts soon I decided some more of the same would fit the bill.

I got front ones with a discount voucher down to £88.19 a couple of weeks ago.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303891850853 ( with another voucher these can now be bought for £70.00)

Then thinking about the so called Black Friday sale I had a look for some rear ones, which strangely are almost double the price.
However with another discount voucher these also came down, to £127.00 from £159.59

Replacement BMW Z4 E89, sDrive 18i 20i 23i 28i 30i 2009-2017 Rear Brake Discs | eBay

Our discs are machined using state of the art CNC machines which ensure all designs are cut with precision. Rear Discs Specification Key Benefits of MTEC Discs. The holes help to keep the discs cool and dissipate heat!

www.ebay.co.uk

Next I'll get some new pads ready, which just leaves some Stainless Steel flexible hoses same as the old Z4.

These will be fitted in the coming months, no rush.

Tony.

I've been looking at these too Tony for the e89, I have fitted Black Diamond 12 grooved discs and Red Stuff pads to both Ms and found them excellent but very noisy, I would be interested to know how these are when you fit them.

 

[Newbieowner]

Well done on the FOI !

They hate it when you legally challenge them - especially when they hide it!!