New member saying hello
- Thread starter Telsheds
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Hi and welcome from near Lincoln. Please post up some pictures of your car.
Where are you located?
Tony.
Where are you located?
Tony.
Hi Tony, Hi Jim
So a bit about my car, it’s 21 years old and therefore called my baby, my pervious car was 49 years old and called my Cougar (mk3 triumph spitfire). I am based in Benfleet, Essex to answer you question. Bits I've done on z3, replaced front kidney radiator grilles for chrome ones, replaced front bonnet badge, installed some led side lights and put a bee sting aerial in place of the dated oem aerial.
Jobs to do include, removal and refit a new throttle cable as pedal is very stiff and put on a pair of front Powerflex bushes as the car tends to track a lot. I’m still in two minds (mostly because of cost) as to wether I will install a pair of led halo angel eyes headlights....see pics
Or......
I’d originally bought a headlight restoration kit to clean up my existing headlights, however the fog is on the inside of the lenses, parting the lense from the body is the issue, I’ve read (on forums) that if you put the headlamp/s in an oven for 5 mins this will heat and separate the silicon/adhesive that secures the lense to the body, however my lady is less than enthusiastic on me doing this...lol so that’s why I’m leaning towards the angel eyes.
As a matter of opinion, which ones do you think I should go for?
So a bit about my car, it’s 21 years old and therefore called my baby, my pervious car was 49 years old and called my Cougar (mk3 triumph spitfire). I am based in Benfleet, Essex to answer you question. Bits I've done on z3, replaced front kidney radiator grilles for chrome ones, replaced front bonnet badge, installed some led side lights and put a bee sting aerial in place of the dated oem aerial.
Jobs to do include, removal and refit a new throttle cable as pedal is very stiff and put on a pair of front Powerflex bushes as the car tends to track a lot. I’m still in two minds (mostly because of cost) as to wether I will install a pair of led halo angel eyes headlights....see pics
Or......
I’d originally bought a headlight restoration kit to clean up my existing headlights, however the fog is on the inside of the lenses, parting the lense from the body is the issue, I’ve read (on forums) that if you put the headlamp/s in an oven for 5 mins this will heat and separate the silicon/adhesive that secures the lense to the body, however my lady is less than enthusiastic on me doing this...lol so that’s why I’m leaning towards the angel eyes.
As a matter of opinion, which ones do you think I should go for?
Sorry not a fan of the angle eye units as the circles seem to small.
I do like the the halo lights that you fit in the existing units by heating and taking apart the exiting lights.
Link to these - http://www.diyspareparts.net/bmw-1.html
Half way down the page.
Great photos of your car
Like the MV2 wheels
I do like the the halo lights that you fit in the existing units by heating and taking apart the exiting lights.
Link to these - http://www.diyspareparts.net/bmw-1.html
Half way down the page.
Great photos of your car
Like the MV2 wheels
Hi, I fitted similar headlight units to my Z3 a few years ago complete with the "chromed" indicator bulbs giving a really fresh look.
You can split these light by using the oven method but, it can be risky, I won't mention any names D.............
but also @Sean d used a heat gun to separate the lights on his on going build recently. So there is an alternative to the dreaded oven.
Tony.
You can split these light by using the oven method but, it can be risky, I won't mention any names D.............
but also @Sean d used a heat gun to separate the lights on his on going build recently. So there is an alternative to the dreaded oven.Tony.
Hello and welcome from Surrey, I fitted the aftermarket angel eye headlights and find that the beam is much better than the OED lights but the angel eyes are not very bright. Whether you go for the black or chrome background is a matter of personal taste. I went for the chrome finish as the car had the chrome pack from new. It is easy to split the orinal lights by heating in the oven, a few minutes at 100 deg F.
Mike
Mike
to the forum from West Cumbria. Love the MV2's, my next fave wheels after mine.
Hi and welcome from London
Hi from Mansfield. Nice looking zed.
Hello and welcome to the forum
Hi and welcome from Warwickshire
Lovely looking car you have there.
Someone mention headlights and ovens in the same sentence?
There is a post on here that tells you how not to perform this delicate operation
Lovely looking car you have there.
Someone mention headlights and ovens in the same sentence?
There is a post on here that tells you how not to perform this delicate operation
It only takes a few minutes with a hotgun to split the lights, then reheat to put them back together
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- Maybole , South Ayrshire
- Model of Z
- Z3 Individual Dakar / Orinoco Individual
Hi and welcome from me in Scotland
Hi to you all and may I say what a friendly bunch you all are.
Thank you for all the nice comments made.
I bit the bullet as it were last night and bought the black style led angel eyes.
So, once fitted, I’ll get to work on separating the originals, the heat gun route looks like a winner to me, my lady is worried about the
carcinogenic smell it may cause....lol can’t be arsed to argue that one, pick your battles right
Thank you for all the nice comments made.
I bit the bullet as it were last night and bought the black style led angel eyes.
So, once fitted, I’ll get to work on separating the originals, the heat gun route looks like a winner to me, my lady is worried about the
carcinogenic smell it may cause....lol can’t be arsed to argue that one, pick your battles right