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Got the vanos seals done. Idles very smoothly now, and hopefully I have seen the last of this jingly little fellow.

Protrusions wider than the car and/or forward of the front bumper I think. I'm not complaining but it may pay to check if you're going to keep them on in case some 'too cool for school' cop tries to rip them off on the side of the road.

Blue line is without power button, red line is with power button.

Condition is a big factor as mint ones are so rare. m3 ones can range from $200 for ones needing restoration to $800+ for mint ones. Here are some in very good condition; https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/interior/auction-1578138334.htm?rsqid=8ff738e911e74b61af40514223e48f2a Obviously non m3 ones are cheaper.

for two fronts, so $600 - $1000 is the total. Other factors apart from condition are what fabric they are covered in, whether they are electric or not, and whether they are heated or not.

Nice one. e36 door cards are very expensive new. Depending on the look you are going for you could consider aluminium or abs plastic ones for the 'racecar' look. Both can be bought or home made pretty easily. If thats not your thing you could consider recovering your door cards - again pretty easy to do at home. For seats are you considering race type with harnesses (will require cert) or more stock looking bucket seats with a normal seatbelt? Maybe someone can advise if removing the airbag steering wheel, for a non airbag aftermarket wheel requires a cert?

Absolutely its way cheaper. I have very rarely found an item cheaper in nz, even when including shipping and taxes - 99% of my stuff comes from overseas, and I always shop around for best price both here and overseas. If you divide up your purchases into sub $400 orders, you dont pay gst or customs duties either. Of course that isn't always possible with very expensive single items. What e36 items are you after, and I can point you in the right direction?

I am not sure how you are lifting that whole right side of the car, but I wouldn’t do that on that rear jack spot to lift one full side - the rear jack spots are known to collapse into the chassis when you do that. Use the front jack point if you want to lift one side with the wheels off the ground like that.

Sadly not.