Rot and neglect are the biggest challenges today – engine issues are minimal with the KV6 and BMW diesel, and…
all about MG ZT and Rover 75 cars
This “blog” contains information, motoring news and reviews, modifications and maintenance, repairs and servicing the MG ZT and Rover 75…
Car Roadwheel Terminology …. FYI
I’ve never been quite sure when reading about wheel specifications on exactly what was meant. I found this on the…
SAT NAV UPGRADES
The road network of UK and Europe is changing approximately 15% every year. Therefore it is very important to have…
Redex fuel additive trial: the verdict | The Car Expert
Given that your engine creates dozens of explosions every single second, there’s a lot of combustion going on under your…
Carpenters Arms | Stanton by Dale | May 2022
There have been regular classic car meets here for a long time but this was the first time we have…
Nottingham Classic Car Show May 2022
A great day out at the car show. I went with a pal who took his MG Midget. Perhaps not…
MGCC Registers
I joined the MGCC a couple of years ago and compared to the MGOC is a very different club. The…
Pride of Longbridge 2022 | some of my photos
Door handle finishers
A place that suffers from scratches especially from people with rings on their fingers is the external door handle cups.…
Upgrading to voice control – trying to!
I am now searching to find out how to activate voice control. Not sure if this is really possible as…
H&H Auctions Buxton April 2022
Pride of Longbridge 2022 – report – AROnline
After a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the Pride of Longbridge (POL) rally made a return to Cofton Park in Birmingham. It’s…
For Sale – MG ZT SE 260 V8 46k miles £9995
HK53 FGF MOT Until 10/04/23 46,000 Miles This is an incredibly rare opportunity to acquire an MG ZT 260 in…
Great British Car Journey | April 2022
We joined as a member to gain free entry for a year as the museum is quite close to us…
Rear Windscreen Leak Repair – MG ZT / Rover 75
It is a common problem for leaks around the lower edge of the rear windscreen. The usual reason is that…
MP3 Changer with ID tags – Part 3
The trickiest part of swopping the CD changers over was swopping the mounting brackets where a special type of screw…
For Sale – MG ZT V6 4WD | Summit Garage
An original PROTOTYPE MG ZT-T 4X4? This car started out at the MG factory in Longbridge as the first ever…
TOAF Facebook Page
A good place to ask questions about the suitability or any problems with using the TOAF software on your car.…
CD to MP3 Changer Adapter Cable – Part 2
You need to have the plug cut off the cable from a non working mg rover cd changer and the…
Which CD changer plays MP3s – Bimmernav Online Store
Which BMW CD Changer supports playing of MP3s, and WMA files. Plus, Itunes that can be saved as MP3s and…
Has your car been in any movies or TV series | IMCDb.org
Welcome to the Internet Movie Cars Database. You will find here the most complete list on the web about cars,…
CD to MP3 Changer upgrade – Part 1
Unfortunately this upgrade is not a plug and play like so many bmw type upgrades ….. an adapter plug is…
Bimmernav Online Store
Upgrading the older generation BMWs to the latest technology is our passion. Operating since 2003, our staff has owned a…
Mustang Idle Air Control Restrictor Plate
I’ve not actually fitted this device but based on reviews it makes the revs drop quicker when releasing the accelerater…
Featured Car – Austin Garages
A page on the Austin Garages website all about how a customers ZT was upgraded with media and communications systems…
Common questions, problems and how to’s ….. | MG-Rover.org Forums
A mass of useful information and “how to’s” worth checking out …… https://www.mg-rover.org/threads/mg-zt-rover-75-common-questions-problems-and-how-tos.160038/
BMW MP3 Changer Installation Instructions – Bimmernav Online Store
As of Feb 2006 Production BMWs, the factory installed option of an Original BMW CD changer that will play MP3s,…
MGZT Drivers Cup Holder
An excellent “how to” is provided at ….. https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=645 as to removing the original blank and adding the cup holder.…
Spunagain’s MG ZT 260 Heater hose page
This is a good article from the spunagain website about the vulnerable heater pipe that has a tendency to split.…
Pairing and using the ULF phone – part 5
Pairing was a bit tricky but once I fully understood the instructions then it worked no problem. To pair the…
ULF telephone system installed – part 4
To support the ULF module I shaped a piece of aluminium sheet to look like a short length of angle…
Loom installed ready for the ULF Module – part 3
I put the loom I made separately ….. this was to check that the original wiring circuits were still working…
The bluetooth ULF telephone loom for the MG ZT – part 2
The made up loom tested and ready to fit in the car. I am using the replacement bm24/bm54 adapter loom…
Last Chance Saloon: MG Edition
Initial impressions of the Rover 75’s rebellious younger sibling. All images: The author. Regular DTW readers may by now recognise…
Parts to make a ULF loom for the MG ZT – part 1
Managed to get all the parts and a ULF loom which will be modified to fit to the ZT ….…
Water Leak Alarm
I’m pretty sure I’ve fixed the leak coming up from the bottom of the spare wheel well in the boot…
MGZT Spare Wheel Well Leak!
I know I have a leak from one of the rear windscreen fittings but surprised that accounted for all the…
HISTORY and COMPARISON of BMW ULF Modules – Bimmernav Online Store
This article refers to the ULF that BimmerNav supply with their ready made kits but the information is still relevant…
Ford 4.6L 2/3/4-valve V8 Engine Specs, Problems, Reliability, oil – In-Depth Review
The Ford 4.6L V8 engine, the first member of Ford’s Modular overhead camshaft engine family in the production, was introduced…
E39 Very Affordable Bluetooth Retrofit | BMW M5 Forum and M6 Forums
The same should apply to the bmw units installed on the MG ZT and Rover 75 of how to make…
Rover 75 V8/MG ZT260 Exhaust System | Rimmer Bros
I had to replace no5 as the original was rusted and leaking. This was done by Austin Garages at the…
My MG classics|Facebook
This Facebook page is a selection of articles that I have posted on my blogs relating to my 2 classic…
For Sale – MGZT 260 66k miles
Manufactured in Birmingham at the Longbridge car plant this rare V8 4.6 litre Mustang engine is in excellent condition. It…
Secret Menus of the Widescreen Navigation Display – Bimmernav
Advanced Programming and Secret Menus of the Widescreen Navigation Display A good place to start on understanding the BMW Widescreen…
Carphonics – Car System Repairs and Upgrades
Carphonics proudly presents the original Hands-Free system, which will let you use the phone buttons on your screen/stereo and steering…
Drivers Cup Holder
A rare accessory in the UK but considering its the passenger side on a left hand drive motor then i…
Rover’s last chance saloon | Stuff.co.nz
Designed and created under the aegis of BMW, the Rover 75 is nonetheless as English as an uncle’s favourite sports…
MG ZT 16:9 Widescreen Head Unit
The finished project now with 2020 maps, working TMC and perspective map view. The only thing I haven’t got is…
For Sale : 2006 MG ZT 260 39k miles £7k
2006 MG ZT 260 39k miles £7k ……. a great price but a previous insurance write off! Looks good but…
TMC – traffic message channel – Wikipedia
I’d always seen a red coloured “TMC” on the bottom of the sat nav screen and wasn’t really sure what…
Sat Nav “Perspective”
Go to the main menu and then select settings. Press and hold the menu button for about 10 seconds until…
Upgrading to Mk4 Sat Nav computer
After much deliberation i thought that it would be useful to have up maps on my sat nav. Newer maps…
Watch “The Last Hurrah – 2005 MG ZT 260 (Rover 75 V8)” on YouTube
See …… https://youtu.be/43LDD7RFA5I
Glovebox Flashlight LED Conversion | E46 Fanatics Forum
I have tried several different LED bulbs to improve the brightness of the torch but none of them worked –…
MGZT 260 / Mustang 4.6 SOHC Harmonic Balancer Replacement
I was a bit concerned how rusty the harmonic balancer / vibration damper was and the rubber bonding looked dry…
Classic Car & Restoration Show | 18-20 March 2022
The event brings together 1000+ cars on display; 150+ car clubs representing a wide variety of marques and models; 250+…
Watch “MG ZT-T 260 4.6 V8” on YouTube
Great British Car Journey | Classic Car Museum, South Derbyshire
The heroes of our journey are the cars: NOT a random selection of old vehicles but a carefully chosen selection…
SAIC Motor : MGR’s surviving test cars are finally sent to the crusher – AROnline
It seems that the final MG Rover test and development cars have been sent to the crusher by SAIC Motor…
Carbon Offset Our Cars
working with Tree-V, the FBHVC has put together a simple to use, but highly effective, way for any historic vehicle…
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