new Z3 owner from Hertfordshire

[mRd]

Hi guys,

My name is Marty, I live in Hatfield, Herts.
I accidentally bought Z3 from a guy who sells the tyres. I was thinking about getting one in the future and I completely didn't expected to get one just like that. I couldn't say no as it does have Ac Schniztzer splitters and I paid 500 quid for a running car. It does need TLC, but I'm very happy about what I got and I hope you guys will give me a plenty of information and advises bringing my Z3 to it's former glory.

About myself I can tell that I'm a BMW fanatic, I own a few BMWs like E46 325ci , E46 330ci track/drift project,
E30 325 mtechnic 2 I do know BMWs very well, but not much about the Z3 lol.

There's a few things I need to get like a steering wheel and the rear window coz it's cracked. So hopefully someone can help me with that. And how hard it is to retrofit a dual airbag? Because I got M Sport steering wheel from E46 and I got another steering wheel from Z4 which I would love to fit in my Z3

Thanks

 

[BMBabe]

Welcome from Aylesbury you have landed in the right place
You will get plenty of advice and help from us fellow Zedders

 

[andyglym]

to the forum from West Cumbria. Good project and looks in good nik. I used;

www.softtops.org.uk

Great service. £240 all in including a load of stitching. Based in Coventry but a few other good ones about. Nice history.

 

[BMBabe]

@Rha and @Tracy Dee are your way

 

[t-tony]

Hi Marty, welcome from near Lincoln. Looks a nice base to start from, given some tlc it'll soon be looking really good. I like those style splitters, had some on my Z3.

Tony.

 

[Jack Ratt]

Hello and welcome from Truro. You've done well for £500. The bodywork looks ok, and it's even got it's own lawn.

A workmate of mine bought an MGF for £400 on Autotrader and it went straight through an MOT with only a few minor advisories. Hope you've done as well too

 

[Shelly]

Hi and welcome from me too

 

[Low Rider]

Hello and welcome to Zroadster.org

 

[Gail]

Hi and welcome

 

[Tracy Dee]

Hi welcome from Hertfordshire Broxbourne.

 

[Rha]

Hi and welcome from me in Hertfordshire(Hemel), looks like you've done well for 500 notes. Good luck.

Rha, Roy.

 

[GazHyde]

Welcome

 

[DavidM]

Welcome from Ireland!

 

[mRd]

Thank you guys that's a nice and warm welcome!

 

[Nodzed]

Welcome from Gloucestershire! Looks like you had a bargain there, though its easy to get carried away and spend spend spend..(avoid the bling do the basics first!) This is definitely the place for good advice, its been invaluable to me. Enjoy doing your Zed..

 

[t-tony]

avoid the bling do the basics first!)

Very good advice there too.

Tony.

 

[mRd]

Thanks mate, Next week Il take the car home and I will give it a deep clean inside out. I will order driver's side window regulators and I will have to fit a new exhaust back box. After its done Il book my Z for an MOT. Il keep you updated guys with all my progress on the car and I think the best thing to do is create a new thread about my Z somewhere on this forum instead of posting everything on here?

 

[GazHyde]

@mRd - there is a section called "Progress Threads" to keep a running diary. There's a few hundred others in there as well for inspiration.

 

[ZTec]

Hi and welcome from South Wales.

 

[oldcarman]

Hi from Canada! @spurs fan in a coupe and a couple of others here are breaking cars presently. JIM