Jingles White Z progress thread!! (PICTURE HEAVY)

[JINGLE]

Hi guys and gals, ive been a member on another forum for a while and have been posting on there mainly, thought id share my car for you guys to see also:

hope this is ok and not in the wrong section etc, enjoy



ok its about time! i keep saying ill start one so here goes, it will be a bit basic to start with but at least i can carry on and add stuff in the same place! here goes..

November 2014 I buy my 2008 Z4 2.0i in Alpine White.




one of the 1st jobs i had done was to fix a small oil leak with a rocker cover gasket replacement..



next up was new wheel arch liners all round as they were all worn..



front lower wishbone bushes were knackered so replaced with some poweflex poly bushes



discovered my roof shelf micro switch was bypassed so got a new micro switch and re-wired it all in..



after hitting a MASSIVE pothole and attempting to claim off the council (failed) i broke a rear shock so replaced with some Bilstein B4s at rear




main beam headlight went so replaced with some Phillips Extreme Vision and some new sidelight bulbs



got a ZHP Gearknob off the forum (sorry i forgot who off :headbang: )



new handbrake handle purchased off Jonny Essex



became a member of the stubby crew :P



fitted the awesome Gaptech RCH+ one touch roof control



numberplate lights needed britening up so changed them over to one series LED bulbs





3rd brake light broke so replaced with a clear 3rd brake light which suits white better

(also needed both boot handle inserts and a big thanks to Srhutch for sending me both for free and i gave a forum donation )



needed to ditch the RFT as they were horrible, full set of Vredsteins all round







after removing bumper realized rear crash bar was damaged so replaced with new
while bumper was off i replaced both broken rear bumper brackets ready for the new bumper in few weeks



front caliper seized up so purchased a full set of drilled/grooved discs, red painted calipers and pads off Jonny Essex (cant thank him enough for these, he sorted me out at a great price and even cleaned them up and gave them a touch up for me )

heres some pics of Jonnys work





and heres some of mine









fitted

(needs small tough up since fitting :headbang: )

and before and after



cleaned roof drains and replaced both splash guards while they were off




thats as much as i can remember for now, i will try and update more often now as it will be easier to keep everything in the same place!!


[EDIT 03/07/15]
door pulls carbon wrapped



hope you enjoy and please leave any feedback and comment!

thanks, Jamie

EDIT - 24/07/15

repaired sagging roof liner...



EDIT - 02/09/15

added some fresh rubber boots to top and bottom of rear springs







EDIT - 07/09/15

after boring people on here for a few weeks about how im waiting to get my Aeros and rear //M bumper sprayed and on the time has finally arrived!! also after some annoying PDC loom troubles i managed to get a 2nd hand loom and to my amazement, it took me 5mins to unplug old loom(really thought it was going to be a mission) and plug in new bumper/PDCs and they only went and worked 1st time!!!!! so chuffed, anyway hers some pictures in case you want to see

sorry for poor quality as light was fading and i was in a rush to take it for a quick test drive and take a few pics

freshly sprayed


skirts before and after


new bumper next to old


and various angles





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EDIT - 11/09/15

update, new carbon outer grills fitted

before:



removed and next to new grills:



new grills fitted:



the before and after pic:



EDIT 21/09/15:
only something small, but my old ashtray lid had broke so it sprung up really quick and not slow and steady like it was meant to, so i got a 2nd hand ashtray compartment off the forum and swapped over:



EDIT 26/09/15:
next up was the dash cam, after i ordered the wrong converter (i 1st got 12v > 5v MINI USB) i then ordered a 12v > 5V MICRO USB converter i managed to wire in and install my brand new MINI 0806 dashcam seen below:




ignition live from this wire:


earthed here:



fitted:


view from drivers position:


EDIT 27/09/15
having replaced all 4 wheel arch liners, the drivers side front was damaged when installed (but was MUCH better condition that the original so fitted it anyway for the time being) managed to source a undamaged replacement so now all 4 corners are perfect:



EDIT 05/10/15
next up was a mod i have been looking forward to for a while, was a bit apprehensive as there has been a bit of bother regarding Quad conversions lately so after plenty of research and a recommendation from forum member ESP i bit the bullet and booked my car in at EMP Performance based in St Albans http://www.empperformance.com/

very friendly and nice people all round and the workmanship is amazing (i followed there fitters on instagram to get an idea for there work.. https://instagram.com/mad_dp/ )

not got many pictures yet but heres 1 i took and 1 from there instagram account where u can see everything..





EDIT: 10/10/15

both front lower plastic corners were damaged, finally managed to get some replacements at a sensible price. fitted new corners and also refitted all the brake duct brackets etc to stiffen everything up, and modified the lower corners so they dont foul the bottom rear of the bumper fangs and every thing sits perfect now and nothing fouls anything.

old corners off, and new corners ready to go on:


new corners fitted and modified ready for bumper to sit true:

[bignosejim]

Wow, pretty nice! Looks great.

[Vanne]

Freakingly awesome mate, nice work. Glad to see you don't mind getting your hands dirty..

[JINGLE]

too right, its all a learning curve i used several online tutorials from all the forums which helps loads! to think, this time last year i had never used a jack or even taken a wheel off before!!!!

[IN10SS]

Very nice work getting your car into exceptional shape and some nice improvements too.

[deemo319]

That's some great work there sir!

[bmwZ]

Very nice done mr Z looks brilliant in white..

[Huz-Z]

Wow - that is an extensive list of very nice and well executed mods - great work!

[JINGLE]

thanks guys, love my Z and cant wait to finish a few more planned mods to finish her off (new suspension/lowered, wheels and hard top next)

[Zyal8r]

Incredible great Post, and what a nice car

[JINGLE]

thanks

i just cant wait to get my holiday to Egypt out the way so i can start spending money on my Z again haha!! more to come soon guys and gals!

[DEG]

Thanks for showing your build. Nice mods and great looking car. Love the color combo! Keep us posted on your progress.

[crfine88]

Great build journal! Thanks for sharing

[t0pless]

Any tips on repairing the sagging roofliner? It's terribly hard to access.

[Vanne]

I believe you can pull it out the boot...

[Sterling Roadster]

That interior.. mmmm... and those wheels ahhhh. Gorgeous car.

[JINGLE]

Originally Posted by t0pless

Any tips on repairing the sagging roofliner? It's terribly hard to access.

hi mate fixing the sagging roof lining is actually really easy and only involves removing a few screws (it really isnt that hard, you will see how easy it all is once you follow the tutorial)

not sure what the rules are for linking to other forums, but heres the link...

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewto...p?f=34&t=77459

hope this helps

[JINGLE]

sorry for slow progress guys, been really busy and funds are low and winter is on its way (no daylight after work so no time to do anything which sucks)

anyway, small update... ive decided on what wheels i want and have photoshopped them on to have an idea of what they will look like, hope you like!



please note thats an old pic as i now have Aero skirts and //M rear but I havnt got a recent side on pic

[SDCoupe]

I like your choice of rims. Looks great all together.

[Vanne]

geo looks awesome, esp with those coloured callipers, matches your seats nicely. very cool..

[JINGLE]

thanks just need to hurry up and get my holiday out the way then save for the new rims!

will look better than the photoshop as i now have Aero skirts fitted and a rear //M bumper with quad exhausts fitted

[rsutoratosu]

WOW ! I wish i had time like that..