Haggisman

SOLD SOLD SOLD Hi - For sale a brand new set of front and rear sway bars for the E46. They are not adjustable but none the less a good upgrade at a good price (IMO). New retail now around $748.00for the pair, selling for $500 including freight to main centres. Looking at using Mainfreight depot to depot. Can be collected from Upper Hutt in which case I'll lower the price.

Front - 27mm

Rear - 21mm

Bought these for my Z4 but decided to keep it standard plus have now sold the car.

E704AE78-7EB5-4485-BC68-DDD1B62FE7B4.heic A5986288-156F-4B91-8B27-05D997663EF1.heic

I’ve just sold my Z4 manual, the sport button only changes the throttle response. They are under rated cars. GLWTS

Quite a difference in presentation of the cars !,

3 hours ago, First Timer said:

I buy parts from eBay. problem is that there is some sort of deal between NZ and the US that when you go to buy the parts the purchase doesn't go through. so buy the eBay parts from euro countries.

I have bought various BMW parts for my Z4, original BMW or OEM from ECS, Pelican and Turner Motorsport at a cheaper rate than here without any problem. USA BMW dealers will not send anything from the US to NZ as it would break their BMW agreement.

7 hours ago, nowool said:

the whole point of the forum is for advice............the brit forum amswer is about attack

My experience of the UK Z4-forum.com site has been quite different to yours. I searched for posts made under nowool and it came up as 0 posts so can’t comment. 

Anyway, I guess things are as we see it and regardless you are enjoying your Z

6 hours ago, nowool said:

i've been looking over that forum. still yet to find a manual for a s-line 2.3

If you haven’t done so already worth asking the question on the uk forum, someone may have one or know where to look.

9 hours ago, nowool said:

 

Nice car, worth looking at the UK Z4 forum -  www.Z4-forum.com

heaps of info and help on that site. Have fun.

On 12/10/2021 at 11:43 AM, jon dee said:

While the "landcrab" may have been widely despised for its unconventional (for the time) features by those who never drove one, it actually handled better than pretty much anything else on NZ roads back in the day. Thanks to its Hydralastic suspension, once it got up to cruising speed (and that did take a while) it stuck to the road, cornered well and handled rough surfaces in a manner similar to the Hydropneumatic suspension on the Citroen CX.

Unfortunately, extrapolating the virtues of "a wheel in each corner", "float on fluid" and FWD from the Mini to the 1100, 1300, 1800 and beyond, proved to be less successful as the cars became larger. But they are still a reminder that Britain once was a leader in automotive technology

Cheers...

I remember they did a rally version of this called the ‘Landcrab’. It actually did quite well

On 11/8/2021 at 9:24 PM, E28E30 said:

Lol @aja540i just noticed!

Yep, leave a note, my neighbour bought a motorsport E30 325i that way last year. Nice car.

I bought a set direct from apex, shipped them to kiwi shipping in the states (mainfreight) who shipped them here. Very happy with wheels but took an age to get here. 

Welcome to bimmersport and Z ownership. Great motoring for the summer.

1 hour ago, Blackie said:

Pretty sure there's more than one. M54B30 or N52B30 ?

I have the M54, the facelift SI had the N52 with a few more horses

1 hour ago, Blackie said:

9 minutes ago, gjm said:

I like Z4s. Great cars, in my opinion.

Just not very practical in rural Hawke's Bay.

Yep, be hard if it was the only car in the household. Do like these 190E ‘S, great seeing them race in the DTM classic races

1 hour ago, The_Real_BruceWayne said:

Awesome! Is the FB group called 'Strictly BMW NZ' or something like that? I found a Z4 owners page but last post seems to be almost a year ago.

Have you ever done very long road trips on your Z4? Keen to hear how it handles those.. I'm planning to drive my down to South Island once things are back to normal

Also, I've seen some beautiful places in Wellington for car photo shoots, there's was a coastal area but I forgot what the name was.. I had to ask a Trade Me seller for the location

There doesn’t seem to be much activity with Z4 owners here in NZ compared with other BmW models. The majority of owners IMO buy the roadster for a bit of summer fun and then move on. I’ve found the Z4 roadster to be quite practical for me and also (touch wood) very reliable. The 3.0 litre straight six is a great engine which easily gobbles up the miles and economical if you want it to be. Done a few wellington to Taupo trips and no issues. The UK forum is well worth a look with lots of info on Z4-forum.com

The BMW club down here is good with at least another Z roadster in it, also a couple coupes around the area. Anyway, They are great value cars and you’ll have heaps of fun with it.

10 hours ago, The_Real_BruceWayne said:

Hey, thanks, will check them out!

I did a search of 'Z4' on the forum, it didn't return any search results or I might be searching wrong, haha.

Wondering where the Z4 owners at

Haven’t come across many on here, there is a nz group started by someone on Auckland on Facebook, certainly 3 or4 I know about down here in Wellington. IMO a very under rated car. I’ve had a variety of road and race cars and the Z4 is great value, handles well on the track as well with reasonable running costs.

Welcome, I run a 2003 Z4, great fun cars. Should check out a UK forum,   Z4-forum.com Well worth a look for technical help and how too do stuff.

The UK Z4 forum I’m a member of report many cases of not only cracked wheels but broken springs. In fact, they have a broken spring club within the forum with many owners using suplex, eibach or similar replacements. Some of the roads in the UK leave a lot to be desired, potholes etc. re wheels, mainly the 19” ones on the newer model Z’s are the ones that are cracking

Saw this being driven a couple weeks ago, very well done. The wheels and the front disc gives it away it’s age but very cool imo 

Great product, used one for years. Bit annoying that deal as I bought another one for my son at the normal price. Just out of interest, the NZ importer of these told me repco parallel import these. If that’s true i feel a bit sorry for the NZ importer that I bought from in my effort to support an NZ business.

Welcome to Z ownership and bimmersport. I have an E85 Z4 as well and great fun cars. A great forum in the UK called Z4-forum.com has heaps of helpful diy links and info, worth a look. Also in Wellington so may see you at one of the meets. 

Nice looking car Stephen, I was in that exact spot today. How many garages do you have again !!!

I went with Star with an agreed value policy and found them great to deal with. As I have a few mods on my car and an expensive set of apex wheels my valuation exceeded their valuation initially but I sent photos and a description to Star’s approved valuer in Christchurch who came back with a satisfactory valuation and job done. Star’s premiums are competitive and service great so far.

Welcome, very nice looking E46

5 minutes ago, Moupe said:

Where were you when I needed you lol. I actually ended up going PS2’s. Older spec aren’t too far off the PSS’s although due to availability I had to pay a bit extra for Porsche spec 😕

Exactly, life seems to be about timing doesn’t it. All my research told me these tyres would be fine but they sit fairly square on the wheels to maximise grip. C’est la vie.

13 hours ago, M3AN said:

Damn, if these were the correct profile for me I'd be all over them, I need 225/40 and 255/35.

Sharp price for the right car, GLWS.

 

I was in a similar situation to Moupe on my E85. Bought new PS4’s 2 weeks ago for my new Apex wheels but rubbed ever so slightly under compression. Intended lowering the car so the problem would have been exasperated. Did about 30 K’s on them so as new. Fitted 225 x 40 x 18 and fit perfectly. 

If 235 x 40 x 18 worked for you can do a decent discount on new, getting them to you is the only issue as I am in Wellington though could drop them at Mainfreight depot if you arranged freight.

Just deliberating if the new 255 x 35 x 18 rears are going to be replaced as well as they will be close to the arches when lowered. 

Will advertise the tyres shortly to the market.

Cheers