Some great work there. Welcome to the forum from Cardiff.
New member - located Norway
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Great work, the armrest really does look OEM
Well it is kinda OEM, just one part that is from a wrong model
Thx a lot!
Thx! Yes, the Operation got bigger than expected. Luckily there is a lot of good alternatives to my solution, i.e. The armrest from leatherZ. Which are 'plug and play'.
The arm rest is a nice addition i have one in mine adds to the refinement inside
Good job, the console looks much better black also IMO.
Welcome from Belgium!
Welcome to the forum from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. You have a good looking car. I was in Oslo 2 or 3 times while working on a cruise ship for Caesars casino. It was a beautiful city..............................FrankieHi All!
New member from Oslo, Norway, although I'm new member here. So have I been a anonymous forum lurker for quite some time and member on other BMW forums for quite some time.
Last summer I spontaneously decided that I needed Z3 roadster. ( had just finished my dailydriver E53 project car, sold now) I was really lucky and just around that time a 97 2.8L manual roadster in right color combo appeared on the market. Together with a friend I went checking the car out and we decided it did need some TLC, but mechanically it was good. So I managed to get it for a very good price (for the norwegian market). I realize I've been extremely lucky afterwards, there has not been any manual 2.8 pre-facelift (or facelifted as well) on the market afterwards here in Norway as I know about. Just a few M's and Coupè's.
It's crazy to buy Roadster in Norway, we only get at max 4 good months to drive with the top down. I extended the season a little by using a proper beany
I had it for a year now and done some work on it:
- Repainted the car (checked everything for rust and fixed it)
- Made sure the car was mechanically in good condition and passed the Norwegian version of MOT
- replaced both mirror bases
- ZHP gear knob
- Fitted a E46 arm rest (retaining the lift/back functionality)
- Fitted Wind deflector
- Fixed seat bushes
- Fitted org. CD43 radio
- Painted interior trim to black
- New engine bay insulation
- Stone guards
- Replaced seat belt guides
- Supersprint exhaust
- New alloys - Replica Alpina Dynamics fitted with 225/275 (saving up for real stuff)
- +++ many more minor stuff
Maybe some pics might be of interest as well?
How it stood when I bought it:
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As it stand today:
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Last picture is missing Alpina center caps (they on now)
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This car is rolling project and I have a long list of minor things thats need to be done. And even longer list of things I want todo
Cheers!