My black 35i ESS

[Swervd]

looks awesome! That is dropped on H&R springs or coilovers?

[heilars]

Wintersetup is 19"? looks really good.. now i'm even more exited about getting my H&R's on) How did you remove the badges?

[bmwZ]

Originally Posted by Swervd

looks awesome! That is dropped on H&R springs or coilovers?

Great, thanks It is dropped on H&R springs since I have Adaptive M suspension. I had KWv3 on my last E85 and was satisfied with that. But on the new one I still wanted to have original Adaptive damping

I think the ride height on the H&R springs is just perfect for the E89.

[bmwZ]

Originally Posted by heilars

Wintersetup is 19"? looks really good.. now i'm even more exited about getting my H&R's on) How did you remove the badges?

19" yes, its the cars original wheels I removed them with I thin plastic piece (Kjile på Norsk). Then I used a Tar and glue remover for the last glue that was still there after removing the badges. After that I quick polish
Thanks.....

[comar1979]

really, really nice Cars and Pixx!

[GeneticX]

What a car!! congrats.

1.What winter tires do you have on 19" wheels? (Brand&specs?)
2.How did the ride quality changend after lowering with H&R springs?
Big difference in harshness?
And does the variable dampers still work fine with the lowering springs?

[BMWZ4RIDER]

Excellent mods. Alcantra fits nicely with the painted rear roll bar covers. I too am going to paint my rear covers Roll bar covers the body color- Space Grey, this spring.
H and R Springs- I too want to keep close to the stock ride/variable dampers but I need to drop the Z. Do you lose any functionality of the suspension with the new springs?

[bmwZ]

Originally Posted by comar1979

really, really nice Cars and Pixx!

Danke

[bmwZ]

Originally Posted by GeneticX

What a car!! congrats.

1.What winter tires do you have on 19" wheels? (Brand&specs?)
2.How did the ride quality changend after lowering with H&R springs?
Big difference in harshness?
And does the variable dampers still work fine with the lowering springs?

I have Nokian Hakkapelitta 7, they are supersoft for Nordic winters. Really good grip on snow. Dimensions is 235/35-19 front and rear.

I will change back for summer wheels in the weekend, but its still a lot of snow in Norway

The H&R springs got the best out of my Z4. They stiffened the car in bends, but ride quality was approx the same. The car feels more settled now I really recommend this mod on E89 with original adaptive M suspension.

My variable dampers are greater than ever

[bmwZ]

Originally Posted by BMWZ4RIDER

Excellent mods. Alcantra fits nicely with the painted rear roll bar covers. I too am going to paint my rear covers Roll bar covers the body color- Space Grey, this spring.
H and R Springs- I too want to keep close to the stock ride/variable dampers but I need to drop the Z. Do you lose any functionality of the suspension with the new springs?

Thanks....
Yes, I think the Space grey Z will look really nice with painted roll bar covers. I did that with my last Z4 E85. That one was sterling grey:

[GeneticX]

Originally Posted by bmwZ

I have Nokian Hakkapelitta 7, they are supersoft for Nordic winters. Really good grip on snow. Dimensions is 235/35-19 front and rear.

I will change back for summer wheels in the weekend, but its still a lot of snow in Norway

The H&R springs got the best out of my Z4. They stiffened the car in bends, but ride quality was approx the same. The car feels more settled now I really recommend this mod on E89 with original adaptive M suspension.

My variable dampers are greater than ever

sounds good..
My biggest concern is the lifetime of the original dampers in combination with the lowering springs.

[BMWZ4RIDER]

The E85 roll bar covers look fantastic. I can't wait to get mine off and to the paint shop along with my front lower grill parts. That sealed the deal.
I have been considering chroming my stock 18" 293 wheels BUT the gloss black looks great against the Sterling Grey. I may need to re consider.
Then the drop with a set H & R Springs is necessary.
2nd cat delete for some straight pipes.
And then, and then, and then, and then, and then more and more next.

[bmwZ]

Then I have retrofitted a M footrest on my Z

There is one problem with retrofitting the original M footrest, it`s not possible to buy for the Z4 E89 I think it is because the dam footrest is glued to the floor.

So, this is what I did. I bought a F10 M footrest on ebay, the footrest looks the same but the F10 one is wider. So I had to split it to get the shape that would be possible to fit in the Z4

So here it goes:

The old one goes... Its really hard work to get it off


The mark shows how much that will have to go


Cutting away the extras from F10


After cutting, a little rough on the edges


So some grinding had to be done to get it all even


After grinding


Glue on footrest


Glue on carpet


Final result

[bmwZ]

I spent 28hours in the weekend detailing my Z4. I will do a own thread later with pics of that. But for now I show the final pics of the car in the used car department at the company I work for :-)

The pics show Summer wheels on, New velour floor mats with custom beige leather edges and retrofitted M footrest...

[GeneticX]

Amazing...

What brand are those nice blue LED's from? Lux?

[bmwz4pr]

Very nice!. Same question as GeneticX, which LED are those?

[bmwZ]

Originally Posted by GeneticX

Amazing...

What brand are those nice blue LED's from? Lux?

Thanks, yes they are Lux H8 V3. But the camera got them more blueish than in real life

[R1andy]

Sexy looking z as always
Breyton wheels suit the black much better than the red.
Funny how the colour can make a difference
Cheers

[bmwZ]

Originally Posted by R1andy

Sexy looking z as always
Breyton wheels suit the black much better than the red.
Funny how the colour can make a difference
Cheers

Thank you sir

Is it possible that mine sits even lower with the H&R springs than your red one do? Maby it could be a difference between cars with M adaptive and non adaptive M suspension! Weight of 35i vs 23i. Because I do not think its just the colour!!!

[Vintage]

what an awesome looking Z

[VailM3]

I, as I have postoed many times, love this Z. Maybe just me but I believe there more fitting wheels for your car. Besides that nothing short of brilliant and top notch custom jobs on it.

[bmwZ]

Originally Posted by Vintage

what an awesome looking Z

Great to hear, thanks