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    Note to self, little less air next time.


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    Quote Originally Posted by rf900rkw View Post
    Note to self, little less air next time.


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    Eh, just flip 'em on the rims and you can start wearing on the other side. I'd say at least 30k left in them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cdn View Post
    Supersprint mufflers, BMW Short Shift knob, LeatherZ armrest. Mufflers are being installed Wednesday. Shifter and armrest are in the mail. This new M Coupe is hard on my bank account!

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    You'll love the sound of the mufflers, at least after 500-1000 miles. Mine got quite a bit deeper, and finally set off a car alarm leaving my office parking garage last week! I hear you about the bank account; I've spent more on my Z3M than I bought it for.
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    Got some matte black kidney grills, upgraded the LCABs to AKG Motorsports (big difference!) and fixed the handle gaskets.
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    Quote Originally Posted by potxoli View Post
    Got some matte black kidney grills, upgraded the LCABs to AKG Motorsports (big difference!) and fixed the handle gaskets.
    Try color coded kidney grills, looks way better than matte black on black car!

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    Quote Originally Posted by potxoli View Post
    Got some matte black kidney grills, upgraded the LCABs to AKG Motorsports (big difference!) and fixed the handle gaskets.
    Surprised how many don't bother with the handle gaskets. They're so easy once you find the locking mechanism!

    I love the black on black too.

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    I got my lighted ZHP knob in the Roadster, and attempted to add a chrome sunroof switch surround to the Coupe to complement the Chromeline interior, but the switch exploded upon removal and I gave up. Due to the failure rate of sunroof kinematics, probably best I don't open it anyways. Now I think my train horn button should live up there. Hmm.

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    Not Z related, but also installed an entire Energy Suspension poly bushing kit and coilovers on the Lemons car. Hard to see, but there are BMW wheels on the rear of the car (E30 bottle caps). Now I have to rework the exhaust; the new ride height puts the tip about 1" off the ground. Doah!

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    Nathan in Denver

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    You can move the wiring around on the sunroof switch to make it illuminate at night.

    Also looks like you pried from the button cover? Pry from the outer trim, pops right off. The cover should also pop back on

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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmerBreaker View Post
    You can move the wiring around on the sunroof switch to make it illuminate at night.

    Also looks like you pried from the button cover? Pry from the outer trim, pops right off. The cover should also pop back on
    No, I pried between the switch and harness (that gap in bottom of photo), just put that back in for a joke. It made it about 90% of the way off, the switch housing cracked and pieces flew everywhere. Found everything (I think), but not sure where that little steel spring/jumper thingy goes.

    Found that wiring swap for lighting...looks simple enough.



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    And as I recall thats a special switch even though it looks like a normal window switch...

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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmerBreaker View Post
    And as I recall thats a special switch even though it looks like a normal window switch...
    Luckily it's the same as an E36 sunroof, but yes it is different from the window switch. $10ish on eBay if I don't get it back together. That steel piece doesn't seem to want to go in any way I try.

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    RealOEM only says up to 9/96, but that's definitely the switch that came out.
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    Ordered April 5th and was delivered a few minutes ago from Latvia.

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    Nathan in Denver

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    Nothing crazy, just a few little things that make driving more pleasurable:

    V1 mirror wire tap kit (I used sunroof switch harness for power...brown is switched hot and red is ground; go figure that one out)...

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    Added a check valve to the rear wiper line...no more dribble and the spray is much more vigorous actually hitting the window now....

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    Added a couple spare M gauges I had laying around. Still finalizing placement of an interior fuse panel and deciding exactly where to tap oil temp...have a VDO sender that fits the drain plug for now. I might tap a VANOS bolt for a fitting. I ran gauge bulbs off the headlight dimmer wire so they act like the rest of the interior lighting...

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    New keychain that's a perfect match to the Coupe...

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    OEM keyless entry with a siren (I like the chirp!). Since I was the last one left at the office, it really echoed in the parking garage...

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    Catless eBay headers for the coupe... Took some tweaking to get just right, but in the end all is well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim95M3 View Post
    Catless eBay headers for the coupe... Took some tweaking to get just right, but in the end all is well.

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    Nice! How was the change in feel? My 2.8 came with headers so I had no baseline to compare against.


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    Quote Originally Posted by s8ilver View Post
    Nice! How was the change in feel? My 2.8 came with headers so I had no baseline to compare against.


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    They made quite a big difference even without any sort of software change. I was pretty impressed. Top end power feels a lot better now. And I have a Dinan muffler that's pretty much as quiet as stock, so these added a bit of rasp that I like.
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    Picked these up today!
    Waiting till next week to put them on, though. The resistance is real.

    Current tires have about a track day left, so I’ll burn those out before I put NT01’s.




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    And installed without heat wrap? Why?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tim95M3 View Post
    Catless eBay headers for the coupe... Took some tweaking to get just right, but in the end all is well.


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    Quote Originally Posted by deni2s View Post
    And installed without heat wrap? Why?
    Because this is a sub-200hp car and I think that's silly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim95M3 View Post
    Because this is a sub-200hp car and I think that's silly.
    So installing catless headers is not silly, but heat wrapping them is. Ok

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    Heat wrapping is really to keep the exhaust headers hot, but where I live, it's never cool enough to really justify that...

    Plus header wraps cause all kinds of problems. The correct solution is a header coating, but that costs big $$$. On cheap ebay headers there is no point. Stock headers are not wrapped or coated, so ebay headers that are not wrapped or coated are still a big upgrade.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmerBreaker View Post
    Plus header wraps cause all kinds of problems.
    More on this please? Have my SS headers wrapped for 2 years now, what problems should I expect?

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    What did you buy your Z3 this week? v3.0...........

    Thanks to Ken’s estoril blue Mcoupe for giving me the motivation to get these wheels!





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    Quote Originally Posted by z3m.casey View Post
    Thanks to Ken’s estoril blue Mcoupe for giving me the motivation to get these wheels!




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    Looks awesome. Which offset/fitment did you go with? These are the arc-8s?


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