You have just purchased the finest Hardtop available on the market today. By following these simple instructions you will have many years of enjoyment and the Hardtop will last as long as your car. The following tips will be helpful if you are qualified to do it yourself. If not, we recommend that your Hardtop be installed and finished by a professional body shop.

A point to remember, automobiles are mass-produced and built with certain tolerance. Sometimes these tolerances are quite large. No two are alike. A body man is a skilled tradesman; a skill that is not learned overnight. A “well fitting” automobile is a series of adjustments and compromises. DO NOT paint until after initial installation. After this initial installation procedure on/off will be as easy as convertible up/down.
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This Z3 Hardtop Use & Install manual serves as a supplement to the owner’s manual for your vehicle. Keep it safely together with your other vehicle papers. Please refer to the owner’s manual for your vehicle or to the corresponding supplementary owner’s manual for on other items of vehicle. Your BMW service centre you with any queries engineering and high level of quality of BMW equipment is ensured therefore possible that discrepancies occur between this supplementary uni in! on-”* *^o er your vehicle. We cannot exclude a!! errors either and in this we would ask for your understanding so that no legal claims may be brought deriving from the data, illustrations and descriptions in this Read the rest of this entry »

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The New ELV-Directive
The European End-of-Life-Vehicles (ELV) Directive 2000/53EC that has been entered into force on October 21st, 2000, imposes specific rules for materials used in cars.
• art.4: prohibits the use of Pb, Cd, CrVI, Hg (with exception of the cases listed in Annex II) in vehicles put on the market after July 1st 2003.
• art.8: know the location of all hazardous substances (according to EU Directive 67/548) in vehicles when they are dismantled, available from October 2002 for each type of new vehicle put on the market.
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Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Lancia oil service and oil degradation reset tool. Compatible with the latest Fault Tolerant CAN vehicles. Designed to extinguish the oil service light and to show if there is a fault on the CAN bus which is a common problem with some vehicles.

▪ Compatible with latest Fault Tolerant CAN vehicles.
▪ Also compatible with Alfa Romeo Mito, Fiat Punto 05 , Grand Punto & 500.
▪ CAN BUS Fault indicator.
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Since its first introduction in 1971 the FIAT 127 has undergone a continuing programme of improvements concerned mainly with styling and trim alterations. However, in 1977 a new model range was introduced which included the option of a larger engine of 1049 cc capacity with a single overhead camshaft. In appearance, cars in the new range are broadly similar to the earlier models but they have a lower bonnet line, larger glass area and redesigned bumpers.
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General Guide – Setting & Locking FIAT TWIN CAM engines. Timing belt replacement on 1.6, 1.8 16v. and 2.0 20v. Fiat twin camshaft engines is carried out with the crankshaft at TDC, established by using VS1404 TDC Position Tool and a DTI (Fig.1), to determine the piston position in No.1 cylinder, and then by checking that all timing marks align. NOTE: To avoid kit contents duplication, VS1404 TDC Position Tool is not included in individual kits but is available as an Associated Tool. It is used on Fiat 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 multi-valve engines.
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Bumper removal and cutting is required for the Fiat Croma (see separate sheet), but not for the Vauxhall Vectra.
1. Lift the floor covering in the boot and remove the rear panel trim and the two side panels. Locate the dimples provided in the floor and rear panel. (Removal of mastic compound may be required to reveal the dimples and to ensure correct seating of Spreader Plates (E)). At dimples in floor drill holes of just sufficient size to insert Bushes (F) into the frame (top surface only).
Insert Bushes (F), position Spreader Plates (E) and Sidearms (D) as shown below – use Bolts (H) inserted from above to keep bushes etc in position.
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Positive control signal Front window driver side cut the WHITE RED wire coming out of the relevant original window switch Front window passenger s side cut the RED GREEN wire coming out of the relevant original window switch.
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Position the modular systems and the modules under the dashboard driver s side 30 connect to the 4 mm RED wire located in the 2 way white connector in the fuse box 31 connect directly to the car body 15 54 connect to the 1 5 mm ORANGE wire located in the wiring harness and 2 coming out of the ignition key alternatively.
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1 ) Set aside a couple of cups of the portland cement to be used for the final finishing stages of the repair.
2 ) Cut or chisel the length of the crack creating a notch 1” wide and ―” to 1” deep. Examine the edges of the notch – they should not be smooth. Roughen up the edges if necessary so that the repair will bond firmly to the existing floor.
3 ) Wet the notched area thoroughly.
4 ) Mix the portland cement with the terrazzo chips to create a consistency which is not runny nor is it thick like dough. A consistency you can hold in your hand.
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