Newbie!

[Ally]

Morning my name is Ally from Norwich. I have a fab "R" reg Z3 1900 automatic in black and I luv driving her with the top down.....roll on the warm weather! (Im also a bike rider so cant wait for bike to be back on the road).
Im here to gain information on Z3s and I also need a new rear screen fitted so will be trying to rack your brains to find somewhere near to me that does this without me having to take out a mortgage!
Hope to speak with you soon thanks for tuning in
Ally

 

[Gail]

Welcome Ally....I wonder how long before someone asks for pics of your Z...not long I'll bet.

 

[pgunter]

Hello from Hampshire and welcome.. and I expect the EAC mob will be press ganging you to attend a few 'Eastern' gatherings.

 

[Grumps]

Welcome Ally....I wonder how long before someone asks for pics of your Z...not long I'll bet.

PICTURES!!!! . from Mansfield. Zeds are ace, the forums ace, the people? Thats another story altogether! . May see you at some meets. Duxford may 3rd maybe?? Not far from you.

 

[hard top]

Welcome from me too. Yep, The 'Egg And Chip' mob will come out in full force on this thread.

 

[GazHyde]

I can give you an official welcome now!

The rear screens can be bought aftermarket reasonable cheaply for around £150. Fitting isn't the worst procedure either if you have someone to help you - although you may get offered a hand by someone on here, you never know!

Process is document here so you can get an idea if its the sort of thing you might attempt - https://zroadster.org/articles/bmw-z3-rear-screen-replacement.61/

Oh, and pictures

Gary

 

[Tim@Prestige]

Hi & welcome!
I hope you enjoy your time on the forum.

 

[Ally]

Hi I have been looking around and found an article on screen replacement and it looks easy (haha famous last words!) Do all the screens have this zip feature as obviously I haven't removed old screen as yet

 

[Ally]

Oh and thanks everyone who has welcomed me here. And I would like to thank the forum for my trophy ...its a little like being on the Oscars I may start crying!!

 

[Shelly]

Hi and welcome to the forum @Ally
Yeah got someone close to us
We're from Bradwell near Great Yarmouth
We're from the EAC look out for our meetings , should be one coming up soon
We're all going to Duxford soon 3rd May
Have a look at forthcoming events

 

[DavidM]

Welcome from Ireland!

 

[GazHyde]

Do all the screens have this zip feature as obviously I haven't removed old screen as ye

All original BMW hoods will have a zipped in rear screen, so unless the hood has been changed on yours to a non-BMW one you should be good. If you feel particularly keen you can see the zip from inside the car with a bit of contorting while kneeling on the seats.

 

[oldcarman]

Welcome Ally from Canada! To answer your question, no they are not all zip in. Only original BMW tops are the rest are a permanently sewn in piece. You can pick up a factory quality zip in on EBay UK for under £100 but they use different methods of finishing with most using contact cement which can make quite a mess or a German co has one utilizing two sided tape which is my preference.
Hope you enjoy the forum and it's always a pleasure to have another female on board to put in their perspective. JIM

 

[billz]

Welcome from over here in Nottingham

 

[Jack Ratt]

Hello and welcome from Truro

 

[zedonist]

Welcome to the M44 Massive Ally. @GazHyde please.

Any questions please ask, I would check your hood to make sure it has a zipped window, some after market hoods have a stitched window, but if it is the Oem hood you will be ok.

 

[Grumps]

Welcome to the M44 Massive Ally. @GazHyde please.

Any questions please ask, I would check your hood to make sure it has a zipped window, some after market hoods have a stitched window, but if it is the Oem hood you will be ok.

Are you calling Ally massive! Bit rude considering you've never even met her!

 

[zedonist]

You just, would not understand Dave...

 

[t-tony]

Hi Ally and welcome from a little further north, near Lincoln. I came across someone doing a rear screen fitting service on eBay last night while was looking for something else.

Tony.

 

[Mint]

Hi Ally, from me too in Staffordshire. Also the most westerly member of the East Anglian Crew. Did anyone mention pics?