12/28/2001 - Glove Box Light - By: Tom Biklen
Instructions for converting a keychain LED flashlight into a tilt activated glove box light.
06/06/2001 - LeatherZ MK2 Armrest - By: Carter Lee
In this reviewer's opinion, the perfect Z3 armrest has been found. With the LeatherZ Mk2 Armrest installed on the Y2K cupholder, all criteria have been met with overwhelming satisfaction. Versatility, usability, comfort, aesthetics; it's all there.
06/06/2001 - VDO Oil Pressure Gauge - By: Shawn McCurdy
The BMW M coupe comes with a warning light for oil pressure, as well as an oil temperature gauge in the center console. I'd like to know if my oil pressure drops below normal without waiting for the oil warning light to come on at 7 PSI, so I decided to install a VDO oil pressure gauge.
02/10/2001 - Momo Race Air Leather Aluminum Shift Knob - By: James Bennett
11/22/2000 - LeatherZ Shift Knob - By: Robert Leidy
LeatherZ just keeps coming out with new ideas and products for the Z3. When I first heard that LeatherZ could recover the stock BMW shift knob with their higher quality leather, I knew I would want to have one
09/05/2000 - Custom Seats - By: Robert Leidy
During the downtown Greenville party at 2000 Z3 Homecoming I noticed this really good looking black and gray 1.9 Z3. These custom seats appear to have originally been gray leatherette seats that have had custom black inserts added to them. The two tone look was very striking with the black exterior paint.
09/05/2000 - Custom (Z8 Like) Speaker Grill - By: Robert Leidy
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07/17/2000 - Skaggs Pedals - By: Shawn Fogg
I have been wanting to install a set of aluminum pedals for quite awhile on my Z3. Most of the sets I've seen I don't really care for the looks of. A few months back a friend sent me some pictures of the pedals that John Skaggs builds, installed on his M Coupe. After seeing them they were the ones for me.
05/09/2000 - Pro-Road Racer Pedal Set - By: Leroy Cubicciotti
A popular after market accessory among Bimmer owners is a racy looking pedal set. Most offer a cosmetic advantage only, but a pedal set I saw in BMP Design's catalog, called the Pro-Road Racer Pedals, offers real practical benefits to drivers who pride themselves on their expert high-performance driving techniques.
05/02/2000 - BMW Aluminum Shift Knob - By: Fredric Esteves
Aluminum shift knob to replace the ///M illuminated shift knob.
05/01/2000 - Black Wood Dash Kit - By: Robert Leidy
To my knowledge this is the only black wood dash kit made for the BMW Z3. It is an evaluation kit made my a company in Korea. However just after developing this evaluation kit the model year 2000 Z3s showed up and it was apparent that this kit was already out of date so the manufacturer decided to cancel the project.
04/02/2000 - Leather Covered Z3 Console Valet with Universal Transmitter - By: Robert Leidy
BMW Part number 82-11-1-470-399 is a console valet universal transmitter. It replaces the rear lid on the (optional) Z3 center console and provides three programmable buttons. Jon Maddux of LeatherZ worked his magic on the plastic BMW part and covered it in leather.
04/02/2000 - How to build a dual arm rest - By: Ed Bansch
With a trip to your local BMW dealership for one $25.00 part and a visit to your local Home Depot for another $20.00 in hardware you can construct a dual arm rest for your Z3 with simple hand tools
01/12/2000 - Titanium 130R Shift Knob - By: Leroy Cubicciotti
Titanium Cavallino offers an attractive shift knob which they call the 130R knob. The 130R is beautifully presented in polished titanium, and is 9/16" shorter than the stock BMW knob
12/14/1999 - Headlight Switch Options - By: Robert Leidy
Two parts make up the headlight switch, and BMW has several different versions of each part so a lot of different looks can be created.
12/14/1999 - Chrome Lock Pulls - By: Robert Leidy
Here is another simple and inexpensive upgrade for chrome lovers. The stock Z3 lock pulls are black, but BMW makes it easy for you to change to chrome lock pulls
12/14/1999 - Chrome Hand Brake Button - By: Robert Leidy
Here's a real easy upgrade, that doesn't cost much, and looks good... Change the black hand brake button to chrome.
03/03/1999 - Padded Leather Armrest - By: Robert Leidy
If you want a leather covered armrest for your Z3 this one is superior and cheaper than the previous leather armrest reviewed.
02/10/1999 - Chrome Stereo Trim - By: Robert Leidy
Ever since I first saw the chrome filled M dash there was one part that seemed to be missing
01/03/1999 - Chrome Lighted Shift Knob - By: Russ Caslis
Since you can never have enough chrome in an M Roadster (open to debate, perhaps) I decided to add the BMW chrome gearshift knob. However, if I did that I would loose that cool lighting effect from the stock gearshift knob. I decided to try and make a chrome lighted gearshift knob.
11/25/1998 - Top Liner / Inner Cover for the BMW Z3 - By: Robert Leidy
Adds an inner layer to the standard BMW convertible soft top. The extra layer reduces road and wind noise and functions as an additional layer of insulation.
11/17/1998 - Chrome Ringed Shift Boot - By: Robert Leidy
Drop-in replacement chrome ringed shift boot designed for the 1.9, 2.3 and 2.8 Z3 interior.
11/16/1998 - Chrome Ringed Speaker Grills - By: Robert Leidy
Chrome trim that surrounds the triangle shaped speaker grills in the door.
10/25/1998 - Footwell Lights - By: Robert Leidy
They fade in and out just like the overhead dome light, The Z3 interior is now very well lighted when I'm getting in and out of the vehicle.
10/16/1998 - BMW Parcel Net - By: Carter Lee
Installation instructions for the BMW Parcel Net.
09/21/1998 - Volt Meter - By: Robert Leidy
Not that I had a great desire to monitor the voltage, the best feature of the volt meter is that it fills in the blank area on the dash.
08/29/1998 - Padded Leather Armrest - By: Robert Leidy
I Gave my armrest to a local upholstery shop and let them see what they could do, I'm pleased with the results but after completing this project Jon Maddux (Z3 owner) made a better leather covered armrest for less money.
04/29/1998 - BMW Wood Steering Wheel - By: Bruce Heersink
Bruce had the opportunity to swap the stock steering wheel for a wood steering wheel.
04/11/1998 - Aluminum Gauges - By: J.Mike Colclasure
Replace the stock black Speedometer, Tachometer, Fuel Gauge, and Temperature Gauge with other colored dials.
09/10/1997 - Chrome Rings in the Instrument Pod - By: Robert Leidy
BMW offers a chrome kit, but if didn't order it you can still add the chrome rings in the instrument pod (but it will cost you)
02/14/1997 - Robert's Wood Dash Saga - By: Robert Leidy
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Robert runs the gauntlet trying to install a wood dash