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      11-22-2008, 09:36 AM   #1
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brand new car, couple of concerns already :)

So I have a brand new Z4 M Roadster, and the cigarette lighter port has some black rough stuff at the bottom, doesn't wipe out with my finger.

I can get it swapped out for a new part, but my friends identically new M Roadster also has this stuff. Both of our cig lighters do not power up accessories

Has anyone else seen this black stuff on the cig lighter power ports on their bmws?

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Also, still learning about the car, and I don't see this info in manual:

Does passenger side rear view mirror not go down when you put car into reverse? This would be the first modern BMW that I've seen that doesn't have that feature.

My headlight washer nozzle cap flew off on the highway, does anyone know the fuse number for the headlight washers? I'm going to deactivate them as they don't seem to do much to clear the headlight anyway.

Do any Z4s come from the factory with an alarm system? My friends and my cars both only have prewiring. (strangely his rearview mirror red LED light flashes when locked, mine does nothing).

Obviously there are many many things I love about the car so far, but these were a few things on my mind that I couldn't find answers to by RTFM!
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      11-22-2008, 09:45 AM   #2
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So I have a brand new Z4 M Roadster, and the cigarette lighter port has some black rough stuff at the bottom, doesn't wipe out with my finger.

I can get it swapped out for a new part, but my friends identically new M Roadster also has this stuff. Both of our cig lighters do not power up accessories

Has anyone else seen this black stuff on the cig lighter power ports on their bmws?

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Also, still learning about the car, and I don't see this info in manual:

Does passenger side rear view mirror not go down when you put car into reverse? This would be the first modern BMW that I've seen that doesn't have that feature.

My headlight washer nozzle cap flew off on the highway, does anyone know the fuse number for the headlight washers? I'm going to deactivate them as they don't seem to do much to clear the headlight anyway.

Do any Z4s come from the factory with an alarm system? My friends and my cars both only have prewiring. (strangely his rearview mirror red LED light flashes when locked, mine does nothing).

Obviously there are many many things I love about the car so far, but these were a few things on my mind that I couldn't find answers to by RTFM!
The mirror does not tilt down on the Z4. The BMW alarm is optional, but I believe it is pre-wired so it's quick to do at the dealer. My LED flashes when the car is locked, after a minute or so, I also have no idea what it does except to tell you it's locked. The headlight washer cap is very common to have them fly off, I have no idea why, maybe they get stuck to the area where the rest when they are down, then the motor forces them up, loosening the adhesion material. I'd like to pull that fuse as well as I can see those things creating a huge mess on the front end.
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Thanks for the detailed response! Anything on the cigarette 12v port?
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My headlight washer nozzle cap flew off on the highway, does anyone know the fuse number for the headlight washers? I'm going to deactivate them as they don't seem to do much to clear the headlight anyway.
check out this thread:
http://http://www.zpost.com/forums/s...d.php?t=187621
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Great car! Congrats!
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Thanks for the detailed response! Anything on the cigarette 12v port?
You and your friends are the first I have heard of having issues with the 12v power port. Sounds like maybe they were overloaded. Have you checked the fuse to see if it is blown? As it isn't working from what you said, this is the first thing I would do. If that is the issue, change the fuse and the socket and I would suspect you will be good to go.
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Great car! Congrats!
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Haha, yeah. I saw "brand new Z4 M" so the first thing I did was check the date of the post. I never check the date either, so I don't blame him (chickdr). dshawg on the other hand, I have no idea how he dug up this old thread based on his response.
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Great car! Congrats!
Congrats on your first post - 7 years in the making!
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Lol ;-) was jyst about to give the guy one of my washer caps.. lol
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