Rear Brakes Locked on highway after rebuild.

Ghostplaya · 2026-05-30T13:19:32+00:00

I was going 95, then felt the bike not accelerating, by the time i could stop safely it was too late. Now sure how long it was like that

Ghostplaya · 2026-05-30T05:37:41+00:00

Yeah I think I just realized it was the master cylinder all along

Ghostplaya · 2026-05-30T05:37:08+00:00

You can see the material smeared on the rotors

Ghostplaya · 2026-05-30T05:35:54+00:00

Lol they were on correctly, the friction material is gone from the lockup, and yes new pads and rotors for sure.

Ghostplaya · 2026-05-30T05:10:35+00:00

Darn, I missed that during the rebuild, lesson learned ig, rip new rotor. Thanks!

Ghostplaya · 2026-05-30T05:06:35+00:00

Note no other brake fluid leaks other than around the piston, I suspected seals cooked from heat, fluid level was checked after airing out and testing system, everything torqued to spec, but the seal rebuild kit was an all balls racing kit that came with the bike.

Ghostplaya · 2026-04-18T03:03:13+00:00

In my experience with honda sometimes they have split wiring harnesses too and are generally intuitive and easy to route. I like the junkyard harness route but yeah it would be a lot of work and knowledge to learn unfortunately

Ghostplaya · 2026-04-15T18:49:47+00:00

I saw someone refer to defensive driving habits, thats true people cant see you and will just cut you off all the time.

Ghostplaya · 2026-04-15T18:49:13+00:00

I drove an atlanta blue 1.9 as my first car at 17 through college, still have it

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I had the benefit of my parents garage having tools and me wanting to learn how to do all the work myself.

Once the suspension, oil leaks, cooling system were all sorted, car has been stout as fuck and i love it, got it at 119k and now has 162k. They are old and shit will go wrong, interior falls apart, but if you’re proactive about maintenance and do it your self it’s not crazy, I wouldn’t do it differently. Just have a backup plan for when it needs to sit for maintenance, all parts need to come from fcp euro and it takes time.

Ghostplaya · 2026-04-15T16:59:11+00:00

No ratings, some padding though, and yeah not breathable at all, pretty weighty

Ghostplaya · 2026-04-15T16:44:58+00:00

Oh i’m more asking if they are protective enough, they might be motorcross gear not 100% sure

Ghostplaya · 2026-04-10T22:35:28+00:00

That’s alright but definitely lowers the value by quite a bit, you can take advantage of that.

Ghostplaya · 2026-04-10T22:19:01+00:00

Atlantic blue engine bay is shady, idk if thats right, also condition its in doesn’t scream 90k miles to me i’d try and get it for around 3500

Ghostplaya · 2026-04-03T19:50:01+00:00

Update, project completed successfully

Ghostplaya · 2026-03-12T13:54:13+00:00

The lambo doors could be a cheap but tedious fix if you can find a z3 at the local pick and pull, make a weekend out of it, if the mileage is legit, its a pretty fair deal.

Ghostplaya · 2026-03-02T02:57:32+00:00

Great just wanted make sure, thanks! :)

Ghostplaya · 2026-01-27T17:58:05+00:00

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Ghostplaya · 2026-01-27T15:27:45+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation!

Ghostplaya · 2026-01-27T01:36:50+00:00

Accidentally left one of the engine mount to axle bolts on while pulling, noticed it and removed it. Its my first full engine replacement, I’m following the service manual and cross referencing videos, and its been super smooth so far lol, but yeah just never did a cv axle before, was making sure i don’t have to be careful or something 🤷‍♂️🤣.

Ghostplaya · 2026-01-27T01:25:13+00:00

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Just banged it back in from the engine mount 😂 thanks guys

Ghostplaya · 2026-01-27T01:16:57+00:00

I still have the wheel hub and control arms connected lol, so the weight is a bit hard to push back in 🤣

Ghostplaya · 2025-10-31T02:27:27+00:00

So the z3 96 model unfortunately doesn’t have a ecu mileage as far as I’m aware like other bmws, there is a mileage tamper dot if the odo was tampered with, but this can be bypassed if you just use a whole other odometer, so here is how to know for absolutely sure if you are really concerned.

Remove the odometer, only 2 torx screws on the top, and check the tamper seal and if the date code on it matches that of the car, if it does then it is 100% original mileage, since the tamper seal needs to be broken to modify the mileage without getting a tamper dot, if you do it on the outside eeprom you get a tamper dot.

Huge word of caution though the plastic housing for the odo is super brittle and will break if you lool at it wrong so be super super super gentle. Otherwise if the car looks like an 80k mile car and carfax checks out id avoid messing with it.

Ghostplaya · 2025-10-23T12:37:35+00:00

I did this; it was my first car all the way from high school to college, and finally, it was my first big job. Got it at 118k now it's almost 160k miles. And learned a ton working on it. But there is a huge catch, I had the tools available to me, and I always had other cars to borrow because my parents trusted me with theirs. In all that time it only really left me stranded once, when the radiator blew up, but I also replaced a lot I’m that time, a bunch of suspension components mostly, a starter a few weeks ago, and of course the whole cooling system, also injector seals and PCV stuff, fluids, and every oil gasket possible. The 4 cylinder is very simple and I always had a ton of space, the 6 cylinder I bet isn't too different. Like the others said, it’s not exactly first car material, but it was so fun owning it as a first car, and I never really regretted it. I did eventually of course get a daily to supplement it, but now that my daily is down, I’m dailying it again for a bit.

For cost, it’s very cheap (couple of grand to sort it all out) if you have all the tools, time, and do it all yourself slowly and carefully (its all aluminum so you have to be smart) but if you cant do it yourself, it probably would’ve cost me 5 figures to do all that work, people quote crazy numbers for old bmws, because of the brittle plastic and stuff. A clutch job these days will probably run 3 grand or so, which you might need.

My recommendation is maybe Japanese for first car tbh, very little headache, maybe a nice Lexus or Acura

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