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I think I'll probably look at getting new seats sometime if any cheap ones come up. I don't have any doubt that disabling the passenger detection mat will still make all the airbags fire (my wife or me will be sitting there after all). But the passenger side is missing it's back board which annoys the heck out of me.
I actually really like the rental car spec fabric seats in convertibles as they wick away sweat rather than sitting on the surface. However I've never seen fabric seats on any Z4 before. Must be incredibly rare.

 
As the weather is so stonking nice today, I made an effort to put the car back together. So I popped the resistor pack in to test that the fan now works properly. Then put the case on. 
The crimp contacts I cleaned the insides of with contact cleaner and a set of carb jet cleaner wire. 
It all works fine but I'm not convinced the contacts will not fail again. However it does prove the resistor pack does work before permanently soldering it in. 

 
I hoovered the pollen filter area out as much as I could. I have a new filter coming but it's not arrived yet. So hoovered the old one out and stuffed it back in as a short term measure. I don't want leaves and other crap to jam that fan up. 

Gave the interior a good hoover out and wipe down with interior cleaner.
Then took it for a spin.

Don't be fooled by the photo making it look tidy. Definitely a 10 footer car and stuff like this is noticeable closer up.

 
Anyway gave it a quick blast then probed the discs for their temperature.
Rear left (new caliper)

Rear right

 
Fronts were both 62c.
 
Hmm. That rear left is still much hotter than I'd like with quite a temperature difference. Could either be it's braking better than the other side or the flex pipe is causing a flow restriction.
I did jack each side up and they still both spin freely and about the same.
I think I need to put some more miles on it first and let the pads bed in a bit before doing much more. I do suspect the pipe might be causing a bit of restriction too and compounding the issue it had. 
Right now though as the wheel still spins when in the air with not a lot of drag, I think I'll just put some more miles on before going further. 

Amazing work Si, wish to fuck that I could understand a single word of what you typed though lol.

Amazing work Si, wish to fuck that I could understand a single word of what you typed though lol.

Amazing work Si, wish to fuck that I could understand a single word of what you typed though lol.

Amazing work Si, wish to fuck that I could understand a single word of what you typed though lol.

On the last leg of the collection journey. Just left Chester.
Poo count remains at zero. Wee count zero.
Fall count 1
Weather remains pleasant and Spring like. Nice.
Refreshment status: hydrated via Oasis Citrus Punch. Very refreshing.
Passenger cheerfulness rating a disappointing 5/10. Miserable bastards.

Landing at Crewe at 17.17hrs.
Poo count nil. Fall count 1
Weather is a little cloudy but still nice.
The female see it, say it announcer has a pleasant, light Welsh tint to her accent.
Nothing else to report.
Chester train station is a bit rubbish.

Lovely AS buying experience!
The to sort out list isn’t major and consists of:
Fit missing door check mechanisms, one is kindly supplied 😊
Replace the gear lever gaiter as worn
Replace the O/S door mirror
Replace the Ripspeed special window winder on the passenger side
Maybe do a clutch change at some point as it is a bit high and heavy, we shall see.
The EML is on and I knew this, could be EGR or, in conjunction with an intermittent EPC warning, could be a TPS issue.
Engine Power Control unit….
Anyway, it didn’t go into limp mode but trundled along quite nippily, so happy face.
Its a cute little buzzbox 😊😊😊

According to the MOT manual:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/8-nuisance#section-8-2-1-2
 
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You need to inspect MIL fitted to:
 - petrol vehicles including hybrids with 4 or more wheels, not more than 8 passenger seats in addition to the driver’s seat and first used on or after 1 July 2003
 - petrol vehicles including hybrids with 4 or more wheels, more than 8 passenger seats in addition to the driver’s seat and first used on or after 1 July 2008
 - gas and bi-fuel vehicles including hybrids with 4 or more wheels, not more than 8 passenger seats in addition to the driver’s seat and first used on or after 1 July 2008
*****************************
 
So given the age, it shouldn't fail an MOT on that engine management light. The tester should know this but might need reminding of the section if they're not used to older cars. 

They all do that
They all do that too
Yours is possibly an early one like our auto, think it's OBD1 rather than OBD 2 - my scanner won't work either

Trying to get hold of a useful person at virgin media is nigh on impossible. Useless twats.

Trying to get hold of a useful person at virgin media is nigh on impossible. Useless twats.

Lovely AS buying experience!
The to sort out list isn’t major and consists of:
Fit missing door check mechanisms, one is kindly supplied 😊
Replace the gear lever gaiter as worn
Replace the O/S door mirror
Replace the Ripspeed special window winder on the passenger side
Maybe do a clutch change at some point as it is a bit high and heavy, we shall see.
The EML is on and I knew this, could be EGR or, in conjunction with an intermittent EPC warning, could be a TPS issue.
Engine Power Control unit….
Anyway, it didn’t go into limp mode but trundled along quite nippily, so happy face.
Its a cute little buzzbox 😊😊😊

Lovely AS buying experience!
The to sort out list isn’t major and consists of:
Fit missing door check mechanisms, one is kindly supplied 😊
Replace the gear lever gaiter as worn
Replace the O/S door mirror
Replace the Ripspeed special window winder on the passenger side
Maybe do a clutch change at some point as it is a bit high and heavy, we shall see.
The EML is on and I knew this, could be EGR or, in conjunction with an intermittent EPC warning, could be a TPS issue.
Engine Power Control unit….
Anyway, it didn’t go into limp mode but trundled along quite nippily, so happy face.
Its a cute little buzzbox 😊😊😊

Lovely AS buying experience!
The to sort out list isn’t major and consists of:
Fit missing door check mechanisms, one is kindly supplied 😊
Replace the gear lever gaiter as worn
Replace the O/S door mirror
Replace the Ripspeed special window winder on the passenger side
Maybe do a clutch change at some point as it is a bit high and heavy, we shall see.
The EML is on and I knew this, could be EGR or, in conjunction with an intermittent EPC warning, could be a TPS issue.
Engine Power Control unit….
Anyway, it didn’t go into limp mode but trundled along quite nippily, so happy face.
Its a cute little buzzbox 😊😊😊

Lovely AS buying experience!
The to sort out list isn’t major and consists of:
Fit missing door check mechanisms, one is kindly supplied 😊
Replace the gear lever gaiter as worn
Replace the O/S door mirror
Replace the Ripspeed special window winder on the passenger side
Maybe do a clutch change at some point as it is a bit high and heavy, we shall see.
The EML is on and I knew this, could be EGR or, in conjunction with an intermittent EPC warning, could be a TPS issue.
Engine Power Control unit….
Anyway, it didn’t go into limp mode but trundled along quite nippily, so happy face.
Its a cute little buzzbox 😊😊😊

Lovely AS buying experience!
The to sort out list isn’t major and consists of:
Fit missing door check mechanisms, one is kindly supplied 😊
Replace the gear lever gaiter as worn
Replace the O/S door mirror
Replace the Ripspeed special window winder on the passenger side
Maybe do a clutch change at some point as it is a bit high and heavy, we shall see.
The EML is on and I knew this, could be EGR or, in conjunction with an intermittent EPC warning, could be a TPS issue.
Engine Power Control unit….
Anyway, it didn’t go into limp mode but trundled along quite nippily, so happy face.
Its a cute little buzzbox 😊😊😊

Lovely AS buying experience!
The to sort out list isn’t major and consists of:
Fit missing door check mechanisms, one is kindly supplied 😊
Replace the gear lever gaiter as worn
Replace the O/S door mirror
Replace the Ripspeed special window winder on the passenger side
Maybe do a clutch change at some point as it is a bit high and heavy, we shall see.
The EML is on and I knew this, could be EGR or, in conjunction with an intermittent EPC warning, could be a TPS issue.
Engine Power Control unit….
Anyway, it didn’t go into limp mode but trundled along quite nippily, so happy face.
Its a cute little buzzbox 😊😊😊

Lovely AS buying experience!
The to sort out list isn’t major and consists of:
Fit missing door check mechanisms, one is kindly supplied 😊
Replace the gear lever gaiter as worn
Replace the O/S door mirror
Replace the Ripspeed special window winder on the passenger side
Maybe do a clutch change at some point as it is a bit high and heavy, we shall see.
The EML is on and I knew this, could be EGR or, in conjunction with an intermittent EPC warning, could be a TPS issue.
Engine Power Control unit….
Anyway, it didn’t go into limp mode but trundled along quite nippily, so happy face.
Its a cute little buzzbox 😊😊😊

Lovely AS buying experience!
The to sort out list isn’t major and consists of:
Fit missing door check mechanisms, one is kindly supplied 😊
Replace the gear lever gaiter as worn
Replace the O/S door mirror
Replace the Ripspeed special window winder on the passenger side
Maybe do a clutch change at some point as it is a bit high and heavy, we shall see.
The EML is on and I knew this, could be EGR or, in conjunction with an intermittent EPC warning, could be a TPS issue.
Engine Power Control unit….
Anyway, it didn’t go into limp mode but trundled along quite nippily, so happy face.
Its a cute little buzzbox 😊😊😊

On the last leg of the collection journey. Just left Chester.
Poo count remains at zero. Wee count zero.
Fall count 1
Weather remains pleasant and Spring like. Nice.
Refreshment status: hydrated via Oasis Citrus Punch. Very refreshing.
Passenger cheerfulness rating a disappointing 5/10. Miserable bastards.

Landing at Crewe at 17.17hrs.
Poo count nil. Fall count 1
Weather is a little cloudy but still nice.
The female see it, say it announcer has a pleasant, light Welsh tint to her accent.
Nothing else to report.
Chester train station is a bit rubbish.

Chodspeed. I hope the fall count doesn't increase.

Landing at Crewe at 17.17hrs.
Poo count nil. Fall count 1
Weather is a little cloudy but still nice.
The female see it, say it announcer has a pleasant, light Welsh tint to her accent.
Nothing else to report.
Chester train station is a bit rubbish.

On the last leg of the collection journey. Just left Chester.
Poo count remains at zero. Wee count zero.
Fall count 1
Weather remains pleasant and Spring like. Nice.
Refreshment status: hydrated via Oasis Citrus Punch. Very refreshing.
Passenger cheerfulness rating a disappointing 5/10. Miserable bastards.