Hi from me & my Z4 in Brighton!

[heavymetalthunder]

Hello! A bit about me - I live in Brighton and have only had my Z4 since last September - but loving it! Prior to that I had an R53 Mini Cooper S (a lot of fun to drive!) and before that an E46 320ci Coupe, but this time I wanted a 2 seater convertible with RWD and 6+ cylinders. It was between the 986 Boxster and E85 Z4, but finally settled on Z4. Funnily enough my mother decided to get a Boxster shortly afterwards which I have driven and it is a great car, but I prefer my Z

Anyway, my car is a 2004 Z4 3.0i manual roadster in Sterling grey. It took quite a bit of searching to find the right one, and although I would have preferred black with red leather, this one was a great spec with the heated M Sport seats, Carver 10 speaker hi-fi system, sat nav, xenon headlights and seemed well cared for.

Modifications so far:

• 18" CSL Reps (I had them on my E46 but kept them when I sold the car as they had nearly new Rainsport 2 tyres all round). The Z4 originally had 19" BBS CH reps but the tyres didn't have much life so I sold them on. I believe the car left the factory with style 108s and although I would love to get another set (IMO they are the best looking wheels for the E85) they are notorious for corroding which puts me off.
• Roof motor relocated to boot
• GapTech RCH+ module
• Multi function steering wheel added (retrimmed with extra padding)
• Cruise control stalk added
• ZHP gear knob
• Intravee for iPod connectivity
• Hard wired USB charging port + aux input (with bluetooth handsfree adapter)
• Hard wired dash cam
• Brodit phone mount
• OEM Wind deflector
• Stubby aerial
• Chrome & black kidney grilles (the previous owner had fitted matte black ones, and I wasn't too keen on the original chrome & grey)

I'm pretty happy with the car at the moment, no mods planned for the future apart from possibly changing the wheels once these tyres wear out - not sure what with yet but it won't be for a while as I don't do big mileage (10 mile round trip to work, which is also shared by my motorcycle!)

Here are some photos - the first one was taken shortly after I bought it, and subsequent ones are more recent - after a wash/polish/wax at my parent's house which has a driveway for proper car washing (I live in a flat with communal parking which makes washing cars a bit difficult!)

 

[GazHyde]

Welcome

Nice looking Zed with a comprehensive list of tweak!

Gaz

 

[Jack Ratt]

Hello from Truro

 

[andyglym]

to the forum from West Cumbria. Looks great.

 

[raymond]

Hello from East Sussex. Great mileage shows she has been used!

 

[Low Rider]

welcome

 

[Gail]

Welcome

 

[DavidM]

Welcome from Ireland!

 

[pgunter]

Hello from along the coast at the other end of the South Downs.

Look forward to maybe seeing you at one of the many meets.

 

[Redline]

Hi and from Warwickshire.
Agree with the 108s. I bought a set recently. It's totally transformed the car.

 

[t-tony]

Hi there @heavymetalthunder welcome from another Sterling Grey 3.0i owner near Lincoln. Mine's a 2003, had it nearly 2 years now and my "mod" list is nearly identical to your own. have a look at my progress thread "My Z4 ......... my way". Enjoy .

Tony.

 

[oldcarman]

Hi from Canada ! JIM

 

[FRANKIE]

Hello! A bit about me - I live in Brighton and have only had my Z4 since last September - but loving it! Prior to that I had an R53 Mini Cooper S (a lot of fun to drive!) and before that an E46 320ci Coupe, but this time I wanted a 2 seater convertible with RWD and 6+ cylinders. It was between the 986 Boxster and E85 Z4, but finally settled on Z4. Funnily enough my mother decided to get a Boxster shortly afterwards which I have driven and it is a great car, but I prefer my Z

Anyway, my car is a 2004 Z4 3.0i manual roadster in Sterling grey. It took quite a bit of searching to find the right one, and although I would have preferred black with red leather, this one was a great spec with the heated M Sport seats, Carver 10 speaker hi-fi system, sat nav, xenon headlights and seemed well cared for.

Modifications so far:

• 18" CSL Reps (I had them on my E46 but kept them when I sold the car as they had nearly new Rainsport 2 tyres all round). The Z4 originally had 19" BBS CH reps but the tyres didn't have much life so I sold them on. I believe the car left the factory with style 108s and although I would love to get another set (IMO they are the best looking wheels for the E85) they are notorious for corroding which puts me off.
• Roof motor relocated to boot
• GapTech RCH+ module
• Multi function steering wheel added (retrimmed with extra padding)
• Cruise control stalk added
• ZHP gear knob
• Intravee for iPod connectivity
• Hard wired USB charging port + aux input (with bluetooth handsfree adapter)
• Hard wired dash cam
• Brodit phone mount
• OEM Wind deflector
• Stubby aerial
• Chrome & black kidney grilles (the previous owner had fitted matte black ones, and I wasn't too keen on the original chrome & grey)

I'm pretty happy with the car at the moment, no mods planned for the future apart from possibly changing the wheels once these tyres wear out - not sure what with yet but it won't be for a while as I don't do big mileage (10 mile round trip to work, which is also shared by my motorcycle!)

Here are some photos - the first one was taken shortly after I bought it, and subsequent ones are more recent - after a wash/polish/wax at my parent's house which has a driveway for proper car washing (I live in a flat with communal parking which makes washing cars a bit difficult!)

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Welcome to the forum from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Nice car, great polish job.......................lFrankie

 

[billz]

Welcome from another Z4 owner from Derbyshire

 

[Bazza]

from me a great looking Zed

 

[Stevo7682]

Hi and welcome from me in Scotland

 

[Kit]

Hello. Great car, similar to mine but with all red seats.

 

[g8jka]

Welcome, nice looking zed with some good mods. I think I prefer the look of the 19's but the CSL's don't look bad either. Has the steering wheel been for the Royals treatment? Looks thicker and it has the perforated leather.

 

[Lee]

Welcome to the nut house! that's a very tidy zed.

 

[heavymetalthunder]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I will keep an eye out for the meets and hopefully see some members soon

Hi there @heavymetalthunder welcome from another Sterling Grey 3.0i owner near Lincoln. Mine's a 2003, had it nearly 2 years now and my "mod" list is nearly identical to your own. have a look at my progress thread "My Z4 ......... my way". Enjoy .

Tony.

Thanks, I will check out your thread when I get a spare moment. It's always good to add little touches to make your own car slightly different - not too keen on major visual mods but more "OEM+" style

Welcome, nice looking zed with some good mods. I think I prefer the look of the 19's but the CSL's don't look bad either. Has the steering wheel been for the Royals treatment? Looks thicker and it has the perforated leather.

I agree that the 19s did look better but the tramlining was pretty bad (the tyres were good quality - Ultrac Sessantas on the front and Pilot Sport 2 on the rear, but all around 3-4mm which may have been the reason?) Also the rears were stretched slightly - perhaps to avoid rubbing - but the wheel rim protruded from the tyre and I was so nervous about kerbing them as they were almost unmarked! But if I did go for a set of 19s next, it would probably be some style 230s - quite unique but I have seen a couple of Z4s with them which looks good!

And yep it was a Royals wheel, makes a massive difference and looks so much better!