What have you bought for your Zed this week?

[petecossie]

What's it for?

It replaces this set up.

Much neater when not in use and I can use for my mobile phone also.

£7.99 off eBay.

 

[t-tony]

Do you have an eBay link, or item number please Pete?

Tony.

 

[petecossie]

Senior moment Tony, it was Amazon. Been ordering a few bits of eBay and Amazon lately so was bit confused. Price has gone up £2 to £9.99
Mancro Car Phone Holder Cradles, Universal Mobile Phone Car Mount Dashboard Holder Fit for 3 to 6.8 inch Devices Compatible for iPhone, Samsung S22, S21, Huawei, GPS Devices : Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

 

[t-tony]

Excellent! Cheers Pete.

Tony.

 

[Ianmc]

Thanks @petecossie
Just ordered. Have tried many phone mounts for the Z3 without satisfaction. This might just do it!

 

[Nodzed]

Word of warning. Several years ago I purchased something similar with the same type of ring sticky fastener and put it in my brand new daily, when I removed it 3 years later when the car was changed the sticky bit had damaged the dash material. Not ripped it but sort of melted it. I assumed the glue had reacted, maybe it was down to the dash material, but I doubt it. Not stuck anything to a dash since.

 

[petecossie]

Word of warning. Several years ago I purchased something similar with the same type of ring sticky fastener and put it in my brand new daily, when I removed it 3 years later when the car was changed the sticky bit had damaged the dash material. Not ripped it but sort of melted it. I assumed the glue had reacted, maybe it was down to the dash material, but I doubt it. Not stuck anything to a dash since.

Valid point, however I've just repositioned a none slip pad I purchased from Amazon back in April 2022 to put under my old sat nav holder shown above and there was no visible reaction to the dash surface where it had been for the last 2½ years. It proved very effective in stopping movement of the sat nav holder. See pics below

I purchased from Amazon see details below.

Ganvol (2 Pack Anti-slip Car Dash Sticky Pads, Heat Resistant Non-Slip Mats, Dashboard Holder (14 x 7 cm)- Leave no Residue Don't Melt under Hot Temperature - When Dusty, Wash and Reuse as New
Sold by: GanvolTech (Incl. 20% VAT)

£5.99
At the moment these particular items aren't available, but there will be similar items on eBay/Amazon.

I'm going to use mine to set the the new holder onto the dash top when I get car out the garage tomorrow.

 

[AntStark]

Having had a lot of mechanical work done on my Zed last year, I have decided to focus on getting some of the more cosmetic stuff done this year. Whilst my Style 78s looked pretty smart @Lee had noticed the inner sides were flaking and begining to corrode. ... so first job is a full wheel refurb. I like to support new businesses and had seen on socials a couple of young lads literally around the corner from me making a name for themselves in the local car scene. So..booked in and 24 hours later my 78s look brand new again. Highly recommend them to anyone in Hampshire/West Sussex https://www.cherishedautomotives.co.uk/powder-coating/ https://www.facebook.com/share/1FK1E4TtCa/?mibextid=wwXIfr
What was more interesting though was their slammed Volvo 740 estate daily and the fact they were busy trying to cram a Honda K Series Vtec engine into their tiny works van

 

[Jam03]

Is that fu

Having had a lot of mechanical work done on my Zed last year, I have decided to focus on getting some of the more cosmetic stuff done this year. Whilst my Style 78s looked pretty smart @Lee had noticed the inner sides of were flaking and begining to corrode. ... so first job is a full wheel refurb. I like to support new businesses and had seen on socials a couple of young lads literally around the corner from me making a name for themselves in the local car scene. So..booked in and 24 hours later my 78s look brand new again. Highly recommend them to anyone in Hampshire/West Sussex https://www.cherishedautomotives.co.uk/powder-coating/ https://www.facebook.com/share/1FK1E4TtCa/?mibextid=wwXIfr
What was more interesting though was their slammed Volvo 740 estate daily and the fact they were busy trying to cram a Honda K Series Vtec engine into their tiny works van
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Looks great! Is that full tyre off and back to bare metal?

 

[AntStark]

Is that fu

Looks great! Is that full tyre off and back to bare metal?

Yip, full strip back, scuffs and corrosion removed then powder coated

 

[Kenhayes247]

Yesterday I picked up a set of 78s for my Z3. Some very light curbing to all 4 rims but generally all in good condition. I paid £220, some people just do not know what they are selling!

 

[AntStark]

Yesterday I picked up a set of 78s for my Z3. Some very light curbing to all 4 rims but generally all in good condition. I paid £220, some people just do not know what they are selling!

You got a bargain there !

 

[Jam03]

You got a bargain there !

Just seen an add pop up with diamond cut 78’s. Not seen that before

 

[AntStark]

Just seen an add pop up with diamond cut 78’s. Not seen that before View attachment 327177

They look fantastic..love the black inserts. Thinking practically on UK salted roads I wouldn’t see them staying like that long though.

 

[bombur]

Replacement Sills from @spurs fan in a coupe. picked them up yesterday and was worth the trip, they are in great nick as described by Andy. Really pleased with them. When I took N/S panel off the indicator disintegrated Andy was kind enough to throw in a replacement - thank you

 

[Stevo7682]

New sidelight bulb holder arrived from BMW to go with the one i have now will get on with making the little connecting loom and get the headlights out and set about getting the blanking cover removed to get my quad sidelights conversion on the go .
Stephen.

 

[AntStark]

…quad sidelights conversion on the go
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What’s that then @Stevo7682 ?

 

[Stevo7682]

What’s that then @Stevo7682 ?

So early zed 3 have sidelight in main beam no marker lamps in bumper and everyone else has front sidelight in the bumper

First pic i could find.

But all Bmw did when they made the change to bumper fitted sidelight is cover the existing hole in the rear casing of the headlights.
So you get that off get 2 sidelight bulb holders £12 from dealership buld a connection loom job done quad sidelight.

Stephen.

 

[Stevo7682]

The other alternative is to find a pair of early headlights that have sidelight there from factory.
But as i want to do this to my Orinoco i need to do the blank cover removal as lights are clear indicators with black rings ( not the chrome ring of the face-lift clear indicator lamp) so hard to come by at the best of times.
Stephen.

 

[AntStark]

Another school day