JINGLES White Z4 progress thread (PIC HEAVY)

[JINGLE]

sorry i have not been active, heres some more progress..... hope you enjoy

EDIT - 02/09/15

added some fresh rubber boots to top and bottom of rear springs







EDIT - 07/09/15

after boring people on here for a few weeks about how im waiting to get my Aeros and rear //M bumper sprayed and on the time has finally arrived!! also after some annoying PDC loom troubles i managed to get a 2nd hand loom and to my amazement, it took me 5mins to unplug old loom(really thought it was going to be a mission) and plug in new bumper/PDCs and they only went and worked 1st time!!!!! so chuffed, anyway hers some pictures in case you want to see

sorry for poor quality as light was fading and i was in a rush to take it for a quick test drive and take a few pics

freshly sprayed


skirts before and after


new bumper next to old


and various angles





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EDIT - 11/09/15

update, new carbon outer grills fitted

before:



removed and next to new grills:



new grills fitted:



the before and after pic:



EDIT 21/09/15:
only something small, but my old ashtray lid had broke so it sprung up really quick and not slow and steady like it was meant to, so i got a 2nd hand ashtray compartment off the forum and swapped over:



EDIT 26/09/15:
next up was the dash cam, after i ordered the wrong converter (i 1st got 12v > 5v MINI USB) i then ordered a 12v > 5V MICRO USB converter i managed to wire in and install my brand new MINI 0806 dashcam seen below:




ignition live from this wire:


earthed here:



fitted:


view from drivers position:

 

[JINGLE]

EDIT 27/09/15
having replaced all 4 wheel arch liners, the drivers side front was damaged when installed (but was MUCH better condition that the original so fitted it anyway for the time being) managed to source a undamaged replacement so now all 4 corners are perfect:



EDIT 05/10/15
next up was a mod i have been looking forward to for a while, was a bit apprehensive as there has been a bit of bother regarding Quad conversions lately so after plenty of research and a recommendation from forum member ESP i bit the bullet and booked my car in at EMP Performance based in St Albans http://www.empperformance.com/

very friendly and nice people all round and the workmanship is amazing (i followed there fitters on instagram to get an idea for there work.. https://instagram.com/mad_dp/ )

not got many pictures yet but heres 1 i took and 1 from there instagram account where u can see everything..





better quality picture:

 

[DavidM]

Nice mods - great rear end!!

 

[andyglym]

Spot on

 

[EnthuZiaZT]

Really great thread, nice to see Z4s getting some attention on Z.org. Looks like a great car too, can't wait to see it in the flesh.

Mike

 

[Rha]

You've been a really busy Z4 owner and the car shows it, proper enthusiast no doubt, love your mods and Z. Come to a meet so we can all see it. Rha,Roy.

 

[JINGLE]

thanks for the nice comments guys, I'm defo up for a meet, based near Norwich (England) so most of them are so far away.
had the car nearly a year and never been to any type of meet in my life so really want to go to 1 and let others see my car and offer advice etc and check out other peoples nice cars

if there's any more lined up in the future please let me know and ill try and make an effort to come and meet some of you lot and can check out my Z

 

[JINGLE]

p.s thanks so much for making it a featured thread guess this means ill have to make more of an effort to update the thread with more mods etc.... watch this space

 

[TaffZee]

Great Post, Welcome to the Forum, car looking good, was the fitting of the Gaptech RCH easy? I want to add that mod to mine. need to get at the wiring at some time to fix a problem with seat heating and problem with the Multi Player so been hanging of fitting the Gaptech until I have time to address the faults at the same time.

 

[JINGLE]

Hi TaffZee, its pretty easy yea, hardest part is cutting that stupid felt like sticky tape from around the wire loom to show you the coloured wires seen in my pic. some people strip back the wires and solder, i was happy to use the provided scotch blocks (some people have reported they come loose over time, but mines been fine, just give them a wiggle and good squeeze to make sure its a solid connection through the wire coatings)

Tip: make sure to try the roof operation before you push all the wires and the ashtray console back in, the scotch blocks can be temperamental but once a connection is made it should be fine, removing and the checking wires is a little fiddly and time consuming when you can just check it quickly before putting it all back

 

[JINGLE]

both front lower plastic corners were damaged, finally managed to get some replacements at a sensible price. fitted new corners and also refitted all the brake duct brackets etc to stiffen everything up, and modified the lower corners so they dont foul the bottom rear of the bumper fangs and every thing sits perfect now and nothing fouls anything.

old corners off, and new corners ready to go on:


new corners fitted and modified ready for bumper to sit true:

 

[t-tony]

thanks for the nice comments guys, I'm defo up for a meet, based near Norwich (England) so most of them are so far away.
had the car nearly a year and never been to any type of meet in my life so really want to go to 1 and let others see my car and offer advice etc and check out other peoples nice cars

if there's any more lined up in the future please let me know and ill try and make an effort to come and meet some of you lot and can check out my Z

I'm really enjoying your thread as I've recently bought a Z4 3.0 myself. Just to give you a heads up there will a a meet at my local pub again next year as everyone who came expressed a wish to repeat it. Have a look back in the threads of Events. Not too far fron Norwich on a nice Septemer Sunday! I have acquired some bits and bobs for my car which will be fitted as soon as I'm able an no doubt will post some/all on here. Keep up the good work mate,

Tony.

 

[Jonno Bee]

Excellent work, well photographed.Far more interesting than England vs Estonia!
Thanks,

Jonno

 

[JINGLE]

sorry for slow progress guys, been really busy and funds are low and winter is on its way (no daylight after work so no time to do anything which sucks)

anyway, small update... ive decided on what wheels i want and have photoshopped them on to have an idea of what they will look like, hope you like!

 

[Shelly]

They look terrific

 

[EnthuZiaZT]

Love the wheels, @JINGLE, are they 18s or 19s? Staggered or not?

Mike

 

[JINGLE]

The wheels in the Photoshop are 19" AVA Memphis wheels (also available in 18"), but they are VERY similar to Ispiri ISR6 19" (also available in 20".... don't think they are available in 18" tho)

please note that its only a Photoshop so they will look different once actually fitted (i think ive accidentally made the rear wheel bigger in my poor Photoshop haha) and not sure on offsets or staggered yet but both wheels mentioned above have been fitted to Z4s before so they definitely fit

 

[TaffZee]

both front lower plastic corners were damaged, finally managed to get some replacements at a sensible price. fitted new corners and also refitted all the brake duct brackets etc to stiffen everything up, and modified the lower corners so they dont foul the bottom rear of the bumper fangs and every thing sits perfect now and nothing fouls anything.

old corners off, and new corners ready to go on:



new corners fitted and modified ready for bumper to sit true:

Got to do this with mine as well, had a sort of rubbing noise when I went over a speed bump, on investigation I found that the engine plastic under tray had been damaged and was loose and was not located into the bumper at all, done a temp repair using zip ties and stitched it back together, but as soon as I find a second hand under tray will be getting it done.

 

[JINGLE]

my under tray is currently off, need to source a replacement //M under tray as mine only had the standard under tray on it

 

[TaffZee]

On the E85 the under tray is part of the front bumper, and locates with push fit type pins without it the bumper lip is unsupported and on mine was loose Is this different on yours?