Are all Zs meant to come with these as standard as a membrane between the door and doorcard?
Doorcard Sound Insulation
- Thread starter Scooblitz
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Part numbers. 51488410037 ( LH) and 51488410038. (RH)
They seem to be listed for all versions inc M and coupe on RealOem
I had a quote from my local dealer at 69.50 inc vat. ( each). And they are available
They seem to be listed for all versions inc M and coupe on RealOem
I had a quote from my local dealer at 69.50 inc vat. ( each). And they are available
Are they standard fit on facelifts or a special order part?
They are expensive to buy new - about £40 ea I think. Well worth trying to repair.
Totally standard on nearly all Z3s made apart from earliest cars. But may have been replaced with plastic sheeting previously.
This will be why i am pretty unfamiliar with these. Got a nice 97 and owned a 98. 97 just has plastic sheeting...the wish list is getting longer.
They’re fitted in mine and mine is a prefacelift,
......thats not to say they could have been a later addition of course.
......thats not to say they could have been a later addition of course.
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Never had to take any of the door cards off either zed in the time i have owned them 
So couldn't tell you
So couldn't tell you
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I have a couple of decent ones if you’re interested
Davyhoogy
Zorg Guru (III)
Worth just buying around proof insulation and using butyl strip to secure it
Davyhoogy
Zorg Guru (III)
Butyl***
I need a drives side one, mine is missing completely. That might be why my car ended up having a massive hole in the floor. Let me know if you still have any of these,
Same on mine.
Mine is a 12/97 production and has plastic sheet. Looking at real.oem it looks like the insulation was from 04/98 - unless your car is earlier.
| 14 | Foil | 2 | 04/1998 | 51488397163 | $11.20 | ||||
| 14 | Sound insulating door front left | 1 | 04/1998 | 51488410037 | $24.92 | ||||
| 14 | Sound insulating door front right | 1 | 04/1998 | 51488410038 | $24.92 |
I think @spurs fan in a coupe Andy could help out.
Has anyone found a reseller for these where they are not uber expensive?
I found that the last person to do some maintenance on the doors basically used cellophane and packing tape, the result is the door cards turned to mush. I have new door cards, but I want to make sure I get a proper vapour barrier when I replace them.
I found that the last person to do some maintenance on the doors basically used cellophane and packing tape, the result is the door cards turned to mush. I have new door cards, but I want to make sure I get a proper vapour barrier when I replace them.
You'll only buy them new from BMW.
Decent second-hand not easy to find. I repair them with thick neoprene self-adhesive tape. If the tape isn't very sticky you'll need to use some butyl to help secure.
If you are saying the originals are no longer there or are beyond repair it's BMW or a second-hand search.
Decent second-hand not easy to find. I repair them with thick neoprene self-adhesive tape. If the tape isn't very sticky you'll need to use some butyl to help secure.
If you are saying the originals are no longer there or are beyond repair it's BMW or a second-hand search.