Low Mileage Z4M Coupe

[JimBob0047]

Can someone please tell me what's going on with the front fenders and fog lights on this car?


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[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by JimBob0047

Can someone please tell me what's going on with the front fenders and fog lights on this car?


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The fog lights and fenders are part of the Japanese sci-fi-jet-pak option, available with moon leather seats.

[JimBob0047]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

The fog lights and fenders are part of the Japanese sci-fi-jet-pak option, available with moon leather seats.

Joking right? 😁

[KevinC]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

The fog lights and fenders are part of the Japanese sci-fi-jet-pak option, available with moon leather seats.

[pungo]

I remember those fender pieces that replace the side marker (hamburgers) can't remember who makes them, but I think they were expensive.

The fog lights just look like some aftermarket ones just stuck on there.

[Jsinghzzzz]

Originally Posted by pungo

I remember those fender pieces that replace the side marker (hamburgers) can't remember who makes them, but I think they were expensive.

The fog lights just look like some aftermarket ones just stuck on there.

Looks like it says AC Schnitzer, so if real ACS piece probably expensive.

[JimBob0047]

Originally Posted by Jsinghzzzz

Looks like it says AC Schnitzer, so if real ACS piece probably expensive.

Yea I was thinking they were either crazy rare and expensive or really ricey and cheap.

[JimBob0047]

Also the M badge is on the wrong side of the trunk. 🤔

[racerbruce]

Or as my brother used to say when he saw a "hot-rod" with all kinds of cheap stuff bolted on....

"looks like it entered the front doors of Pep Boys and drove down Aisle 4 and everything stuck to it".

[garz747]

Fugliness option mod?

[KevinC]

And who puts a shark fin on the roof of a car that never had one? Even if they wired it up and made it functional, still just doesn't belong there.

[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by KevinC

And who puts a shark fin on the roof of a car that never had one? Even if they wired it up and made it functional, still just doesn't belong there.

And what's the shark fin thingy for??

[Emmrbee]

A real yukmobile

Not as nice or priced as well as this (not mine)


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[XMetal]

Originally Posted by JimBob0047

Also the M badge is on the wrong side of the trunk. 🤔

Most would argue that is the "correct" place for the M badge and would actually move it. The Z4 is the only M car that has the badge placed on the left. All other M cars have it on the right side of the trunk.

Originally Posted by racerbruce

And what's the shark fin thingy for??

Depending on the car, it can house AM/FM, 4G LTE, GPS navigation, and Satellite Radio antennas. So, theoretically, if that car has Satellite Radio added aftermarket, the antenna could be legit

[Willy Sea]

Pretty sure as one of the other posters mentioned , its either been AC Schnitzer ed or Harmann wing flutes. Never seen a 4M with the shark fin, although quite common on the E46M cars.

Specc'd with the phone. Those would be LED daytime running lights surely? Low miles but up there in price.

[KevinC]

All of that fluff only detracts from the value. The older your M car is, the more original you want it to be, IMHO. Certainly true for resale value.

[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by XMetal

Most would argue that is the "correct" place for the M badge and would actually move it. The Z4 is the only M car that has the badge placed on the left. All other M cars have it on the right side of the trunk.



Depending on the car, it can house AM/FM, 4G LTE, GPS navigation, and Satellite Radio antennas. So, theoretically, if that car has Satellite Radio added aftermarket, the antenna could be legit

Is the Z4 the only M car with the M badge on the left side of the trunk??

[XMetal]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

Is the Z4 the only M car with the M badge on the left side of the trunk??

Yes.

Can you find another M car that has it on the left side of the trunk?

[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by XMetal

Yes.

Can you find another M car that has it on the left side of the trunk?

I've never noticed.

[XMetal]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

I've never noticed.

Post it here if you ever run into one (other than the Z4, of course)

[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by XMetal

Post it here if you ever run into one (other than the Z4, of course)

I shall -

[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

I shall -

....on Wikipedia, but no mention as to left or right side trunk placement for the M badge:

M-Cars vs. M-badged cars
Apart from the pinnacle M versions of each model, BMW Motorsport also offers “M Sport” (M Tech / M Paket in German) accessories upgrades to cars in its lineup. This single purchase option, which is superior to the standards Sports Package, includes a more sporty suspension, sports steering wheel and gearshift, fully adjustable sport seats, sports wheels and a sports aerodynamic package. Cars with the “M Sport” option, while not being the pinnacle M model of each series are considerably more sporty than the stock model.

Vehicles with the “M Sport” upgrade feature smaller "M" badges on the wheels, front fenders, steering wheel, gearshift and door sills, whilst fully fledged M cars have larger "M" badges on the grille and/or trunk, wheels, steering wheel, gearshift and door sills with the model number (e.g., "M4" or "M5"). Two exceptions are the M Roadster and M Coupe models, both Z3, Z4 and 1 Series variants, which only have an "M" badge with no number displayed on the trunk. These cars are however, fully fledged M cars.

BMW has offered these 'M Sport' options on their standard vehicles since the late 1970s which explains why these vehicles carry 'M' badges straight from the factory. In comparison, vehicle maker Audi also employs this same type of nomenclature. There are fully fledged 'S' models (S4, S5, S6, S7 and TTS), as well as an optional 'S'-line package that can be equipped to their standard vehicle lineup.[24]

An example of 'M'-badged vehicles in recent times include the E60 BMW 550i and E63 BMW 650i. The standard BMW 5 Series and 6 Series only had a choice of either a manual or automatic transmission, but the 'M' Sport package had an optional Sequential Sport Gearbox (SSG) (a gearbox similar to M5 and M6 (SMG)[25] until after the 2007 model year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M