Z4 question for novel I'm writing
 

Hey -- I'm writing a piece of fiction, and in it, an '06 Z4 is involved
in an accident. I was about to have a piece of evidence left behind at
the scene -- a piece of the turn-signal lens -- but it occurred to me
that I'd better make sure that's practical. Could it happen?

What I mean is, I know some lower-end cars have an amber plastic
turnsignal lens that could easily shatter in an accident. What about
the 06 Z4? Is there ANYTHING on the front end of the car that might
get left behind at an accident scene (hit-and-run) that could be traced
back to the make and model?

Many thanks!

Z4 question for novel I'm writing
 

On 6 Aug 2006 03:52:43 -0700, wrote:

>Hey -- I'm writing a piece of fiction, and in it, an '06 Z4 is involved
>in an accident. I was about to have a piece of evidence left behind at
>the scene -- a piece of the turn-signal lens -- but it occurred to me
>that I'd better make sure that's practical. Could it happen?
>
If the car is a US model, those have a small circular reflector on
either side of the front bumper, added in 2005 when the headlights
went clear.
epbrown
--
"Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car;
most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus
2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black

Z4 question for novel I'm writing
 

There's a knockout plug on the front end that would provide a paint match. There is also the grill or in this case
piece thereof. Or on each side there is also the roundel light. The foglight lens is pretty unique to the Z4 also, I
think.

I just got my Z4 and accidents aren't really what I'm thinking about. Shudder - why not wreck a Boxter instead? :)

--
....Carl Frisk
Anger is a brief madness.
- Horace, 20 B.C.
http://www.carlfrisk.com


"E Brown" > wrote in message ...
> On 6 Aug 2006 03:52:43 -0700, wrote:
>
>>Hey -- I'm writing a piece of fiction, and in it, an '06 Z4 is involved
>>in an accident. I was about to have a piece of evidence left behind at
>>the scene -- a piece of the turn-signal lens -- but it occurred to me
>>that I'd better make sure that's practical. Could it happen?
>>
> If the car is a US model, those have a small circular reflector on
> either side of the front bumper, added in 2005 when the headlights
> went clear.
> epbrown
> --
> "Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car;
> most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus
> 2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black

Z4 question for novel I'm writing
 

Thanks for the suggestions.. The knockout plug should do it. But a
coupla follow-up questions:

What's the knockout plug made of?
About how big is it?
And, uh, what's the knockout plug covering up?

Many thanks!
Ken

Carl Frisk wrote:
> There's a knockout plug on the front end that would provide a paint match. There is also the grill or in this case
> piece thereof. Or on each side there is also the roundel light. The foglight lens is pretty unique to the Z4 also, I
> think.
>
> I just got my Z4 and accidents aren't really what I'm thinking about. Shudder - why not wreck a Boxter instead? :)
>
> --
> ...Carl Frisk
> Anger is a brief madness.
> - Horace, 20 B.C.
> http://www.carlfrisk.com
>
>
> "E Brown" > wrote in message ...
> > On 6 Aug 2006 03:52:43 -0700, wrote:
> >
> >>Hey -- I'm writing a piece of fiction, and in it, an '06 Z4 is involved
> >>in an accident. I was about to have a piece of evidence left behind at
> >>the scene -- a piece of the turn-signal lens -- but it occurred to me
> >>that I'd better make sure that's practical. Could it happen?
> >>
> > If the car is a US model, those have a small circular reflector on
> > either side of the front bumper, added in 2005 when the headlights
> > went clear.
> > epbrown
> > --
> > "Everybody wants a normal life and a cool car;
> > most people will settle for the car." Chris Titus
> > 2003 BMW 325i Black/Black, 2003 BMW Z4 Black/Black

Z4 question for novel I'm writing
 

"Ken" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Thanks for the suggestions.. The knockout plug should do it. But a
> coupla follow-up questions:
>
> What's the knockout plug made of?

Plastic

> About how big is it?

About an inch.

> And, uh, what's the knockout plug covering up?

Same thing it does on all cars - the towing eye.

---
Sam

Z4 question for novel I'm writing
 

Sam Smith wrote:
> "Ken" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> Thanks for the suggestions.. The knockout plug should do it. But a
>> coupla follow-up questions:
>>
>> What's the knockout plug made of?
>
> Plastic
>
>> About how big is it?
>
> About an inch.
>
>> And, uh, what's the knockout plug covering up?
>
> Same thing it does on all cars - the towing eye.

More specifically, it covers a threaded hole into which the towing eye
(from the toolkit) can be turned.