Mein 2009 Z4 35i ESS

[BmwZ]

Hi!
I`m a Z4 owner from Norway I can understand some German, but have a hard time writing it, so I go on English.

I have finally bought me a E89 Z4 after owning two E85s. I picked my 2009 35i up in Germany and drove it back to Norway. It is Black uni with Canberra beige leather.

The Z4 is pretty good equipped, but has not the full list. It has adaptive M-dampers, Sportsseats, Comfort access, Servotronic, 19" 296 wheels, lightpackage, exterior mirrorpackage, black rooflining, bi-xenon and the most important, a manual gearbox.

I testdrove a car with DKG and it was nothing for me, so I`m really happy with my manual. The manual cars was really hard to find in Germany so it took a while to get me a E89.

I have some plans for my new Z4 of course ink:

-M bumper with 35is grills Check
-M rear bumper with 35is diffuser (painted Maserati grey)
-M steeringwheel Check
-M gearknob Check
-M doorsillsCheck
-ESS flash software with 1M torque settings Check
-H&R lowering springs Check
-20" Breyton Race LS Check
-35is exhaust Check
-Delete the rear catalytic converters Check
-BMW X5 35i exhaust tips Check
-LUX V3 angeleyes Check
-Stubby Check
-Coulour the brakes
-Detailing job Check

It will be more than this, this is only a good start

Pics of my first Z4, a 2004 2.2 with some light mods :)

Pics of my second Z4, a 2004 2.2 ESS Supercharged with a lot of mods

Pics of my third Z4, a 2009 35i original at the pics :|

 

[BmwZ]

Did some detailing on my Z. Have allready painted my bonnet because it had some stone chips, started to wetsand the whole car to a better finish. Since my hood was painted with a lot of clearcoat I could really get a nice finish, the rest of the car was sanded to a ok finish. The only thing not wetsanded was bumpers. I since I will replace them

I have also mounted my new 20" Breytons, but it looks like a SUV at the moment Have ordered H&R springs, so more pics of the wheels when they arrive

Heres some pics:

Finished pics:

 

[BmwZ]

And then the 35is exhaust was mounted. It sound louder in general, but not too loud. So very happy so far Thinking of deleting rear cats for a little raspier soundtrack and approx 10whp. Milltek have straight pipes for doing this :)

Also my new M-bumper have arrived and allready picked up by the paintshop

 

[BmwZ]

Some nice new parts mounted. M-front bumper with 35is silver wings, M steeringwheel, H&R lowering springs, BMW X5 35i exhaust tips and change of leather in the seat.

Difference of a non-M and M-steeringwheel:

And then some pics of changing the leather in the seat. I wanted to change it because of the discolored leather cushion

Before:

The work:

After:

 

[BmwZ]

Then another load of parts was mounted

A stubby antenna, K&N intake filter, M shortshift gearknob, Lux V3 angeleyes and rear decat with straight pipes from Milltek.

After mounting the Milltek I could not only hear but also feel the difference. Using ESS flash and with the exhaust upgrade I felt more power on the top revs.
The sound is awesome also, with popping sound all the time, especially when I shift gears :rofl: I think the sound got around 20% louder as well

 

[BmwZ]

Done a caliper mod as an Christmas gift to my Z The colors picked where, Ferrari Scuderia gold wheelcolor (named "Oro") and Maserati grey wheelcolor (named "Grigio Mercury").

As much as possible was taken apart for paint without taking the brake lines off.

To make the gold details also be a part of the rear caliper, I modified the spring of an Z4 23i front caliper and mounted it to my rear caliper

So this was the process:

Before front:

Before rear:

Cleaning with acid:

Primer:

Painted Maserati grey with matte clear coat:

Parts taken off:

Center of brake disc before cleaning:

Center of brake disc after cleaning with a brush and drill:

Before painting brake disc center rear:

Ferrari gold painted in a professional paint shop:

Front finished:

Rear finished:

With the winter wheel and a M badge:

 

[BmwZ]

I have thought about this mod for a while. The idea came after buying me the M-steeringwheel. When it arrived it was without the black panels around the multifunction buttons. So I had to use the silver high gloss panels that was fitted to my old steeringwheel. This looked a little strange because of the 3rd spoke being black. After checking price on these parts (Crazy), I decided to go with a alcantara wrap that look even more nice than the original plastic black panels . The steeringwheel is not finished yet, I have a idea of how I could get the 3rd spoke to look nice

This is the pictures so far:

M steeringwheel vs sports steeringwheel

This is how it looked like with the silver bits

One down, one to go :)

I had to grind the edges down a little to make space for the alcantara

Two of Two

How it`s wrapped

One mounted

Both mounted

I will post more pictures when I do the 3rd spoke

 

[BmwZ]

I promised an update when my steering wheel was finished, so here it is

I got the last alcantara piece trimmed with beige stitching to match my interior. Also the gear gaiter was custom made in alcantara with beige stitching. So this is now a little different steering wheel that I am very satisfied with :)

Here`s the pics:

This is the original lower spoke of the M steering wheel.

I twisted off the original leather.

Then I glued on the new alcantara piece and then the M badge.

This is the result, but some bad quality pictures :| :

 

[BmwZ]

Then I got my instrument cluster back from Germany :) Since there is no E89 Z4m, there is not a M instrument cluster either. So I have now got mine in M colors. They have changed the needles for red ones and mounted leds. So here it is :


Before

After

 

[BmwZ]

This is how it looks like at daylight :) With red needles...

And some new mods coming

 

[BmwZ]

After removing some parts last week, I have now sent them to be sprayed in a paintshop. The grills for the M bumper shall be Maserati grey after cutting the mesh away Then the front grills will be glossy black with chrome surroundings. The covers for the rollover bars shall be in car colour.

I bought a used rear M bumper with some painting problems. This one is also sent to be resprayed with some brand new 35is diffusers. The smallest diffuser will be Maserati grey as my brake calipers.

I have already done the front parts of the rollover covers in alcantara. Here is two pics that show original vs alcantara.

More pics will come when I have mounted those parts

 

[Kinofan]

 

[roadster4ever]

Hello BmwZ,

you really love your car, don´t you .

Great job .

Greetings from northern germany (Husum) to Norway

from MaXXX

 

[spone]

TOP!

 

[Didigraz]

Perfect so far...

 

[Josta]

WoW ... great job !!!
... would love to hear the Milltek sound :)

 

[torlok]

Nice Car, great Story...have fun!

 

[OPC]

 

[Merlin]

Yezzzz. Look here, so you have to paint your break calipers. Not with your girlfriend, but like the professionals do it.
Great job.

 

[katzenschrubber]

After removing some parts last week, I have now sent them to be sprayed in a paintshop. The grills for the M bumper shall be Maserati grey after cutting the mesh away Then the front grills will be glossy black with chrome surroundings. The covers for the rollover bars shall be in car colour. Also esch mos jo sahn dat hasche jo gutt gemach ,on eh haufe awed eh ren gestegt

I bought a used rear M bumper with some painting problems. This one is also sent to be resprayed with some brand new 35is diffusers. The smallest diffuser will be Maserati grey as my brake calipers.

I have already done the front parts of the rollover covers in alcantara. Here is two pics that show original vs alcantara.

More pics will come when I have mounted those parts

 

[Altenburger]

Your 2nd Z4 was amazing!!!

 

[BigBlack Z]

Very nice car you have. A lot of work! But I think the car is now unique!! Thanks for the pictures! Send more if you have!

 

[BmwZ]

Thanks a lot for the comments

I will post more pictures when the new parts comes back from the paintshop

 

[BmwZ]

Hello BmwZ,

you really love your car, don´t you .

Great job .

Greetings from northern germany (Husum) to Norway

from MaXXX

Thanks, Oh yeah I like my car a lot Just waiting for spring now, so I can use it again....

 

[Fazerfahrer]

Not too much words need for that, just perfect.