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  1. 3 points
    330 km for a nearly 30 yr old car is only 11000 ks a year .A well looked after car will be exactly like this one.The mileage becomes almost irelevant as everything that wears is replaced
  2. 2 points
    Hi there, New member here, Christchurch based, first ever BMW and a realization of a dream of sorts. Been on the lookout for a good honest straight-6 3-series for a while and ended up snapping up this tidy 2003 (2002/05 produced) 325ci, full leather M Sport. Have been in love with it since, but definitely needs a decent amount of love to get up to standard. Came with comprehensive service history up to about 4 years ago, but didn't get any records from the previous owner, who'd had it for 3-4 years and having now spent some time under the hood, I see that a lot of preventative maintenance is long overdue, which I will be trying to address in the coming weeks and months. This is the first car that I've owned that I'm in the position to keep long term, and being an unapologetic perfectionist that I am, I really want to take as good a care of it as possible, with close to no expenses spared. I haven't done any major mechanical work on cars up to this point, but am generally good with tools and with the increasing amount of resources widely available on places such as this board and YouTube, I reckon the E46 is a perfect platform to learn, and I'm really keen to start going deeper down the rabbit hole. So far I've replaced the valve cover gasket and both front headlights and indicators, with the old ones being absolutely molested in order to facilitate some cheap sh*t LED "angel eyes", which is a whole catastrophic story for another day. I yesterday received my 3 big packages from FCP Euro with close to $2k worth of maintenance parts and am also waiting on a VANOS rebuild kit to arrive in order to get properly stuck in. The immediate plan: Cooling system refresh (expansion tank, auto trans thermostat, all radiator hoses) Oil filter housing gasket Replace auxiliary and clutch fan with electric fan (as seen on the manual models) Replace all belts, pulleys, tensioners and water pump Rebuild VANOS with new seals, bearing washers, gaskets and give it a good clean (was a bit shocked by the state of it whilst changing the valve cover gasket, but didn't want to take it apart without having the necessary parts on hand) Further down the line: Replace CCV/PCV system DISA valve Whatever other issues will inevitably crop up in the process Lower priority objectives: Get some kind of AUX solution sorted (current CD player is not AUX compatible but don't quite feel like abandoning the original look yet, waiting on a compatible head unit to become available, although patience is wearing thin with the current FM transmitter approach) Re-glue the A, C and possibly B pillars Doing up the paintwork - see how far a decent cut & polish would get me Other aesthetic stuff like getting the banged up front bumper resprayed, black out grilles and replace faded hood emblem Get a set of 18" wheels on to fill the fenders a little better, not a huge fan of the current style 68's That's about it for now. Wasn't sure whether to post it here or in the Projects section, but seeing as I'm mostly going to be addressing maintenance items and not any serious mods or rebuilds, I thought I'd just say hello and have the thread moved later on if need be. But anyway, happy to be part of the Bimmer fam, looking forward to getting stuck in and learning from folks on here! Will try not to repeat problems addressed in older topics, but would definitely welcome all tips, advice, warnings, cautions and criticisms Cheers
  3. 2 points
    One sold in the UK a while back for more than £60K. Only had around 15K miles on the clock though. But it is silly for what is just an E30 with some nice clothes. Glad I had fun in the E30's while the prices allowed you to have fun in them. If your E30 sits in the garage you're doing it wrong. (Unless it doesn't go. Jon.)
  4. 2 points
    Even if the van was exceeding the speed limit you are still not allowed to reverse into it, option 2 seems like a pretty good outcome considering.
  5. 1 point
    Asking $300 o.n.o Came with a car I no longer have, current car has original Alpine unit from Japan. Located Auckland, also have E30 factory fog light blanks $120.
  6. 1 point
    I'm not allowed this time sorry.
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    Date: 21 Nov 2019 Distance: 260672kms More items off of the list today. Less than 2 weeks to e30 Mega Meet. 1. Pinch Bolt for Power Steering Reservoir This had been missing since before I bought her. My sincere thanks to Jon at Auto38 for letting me scrounge through his spare fasteners (from dismantled/parted out vehicles). I found the appropriate 10mm bolt and secured the PS Reservoir. No more Cry Freedom for you, Mr Reservoir! 2. 14" Basket Weaves installation They weren't as straight as expected. We opted to move the tyres across, and see how they'd balance up. In some cases it was the old 'chasing 5g around the world' game. They look terrific, really giving the car a boost. Here's some 'leg shots'. Something's up here... (Steelies to be cast out) Left front brake detail (Zimmermann Sport z-coat rotor) Right front brake detail (Zimmermann Sport z-coat rotor) Even the paint shop guys were impressed. I also installed the security bolts I sourced last year, to (hopefully) ensure the wheels stay on the car. 3. Dash mat Keren at Auto38 was right. My dashboard was letting the side down. It was an easy decision to say "yes please" to one of their smart black dashboard mats, and reasonably priced too it was. Smartens things up. 4. Stereo Installation I went to Streetsoundz, I was short on time yet high on expectations of quality. Krishna and his team certainly delivered. As supporters of the BMW Car Club NZ, I was keen to experience their quality and service. It was also unknown territory, as I'm a former technician and would normally have done this myself. I was not disappointed, and very impressed with the care taken. I've got more setting up to do. There are so many options on this deck it's mind-blowing. Also need to get that faceplate colour 'just right'. The proper hands-free is exceptional, as is the bluetooth integration with 'hey Siri' etc. Kenwood's KMM-BT305 Head Unit (playing one of my Spotify playlists) This was Audio Stage 1: simple replacement with a mechless head unit. I now have cool (modern) sh!t like bluetooth handsfree and Spotify. Tomorrow I'll try it with .wav files from my NAS. The amps and sub, and power distribution to go with it, will wait for now. And a decision on whether to revert to Cassettes with mods (eg pre-outs and line in). 5. Oil Change with Filter This time a Hengst filter (Hengst E88H D24); the last was a Mahle (OX91). 4 litres of Penrite HPR5, with 75mls of MBL8. Trusty drain pan, Orsome Orange gloves, MBL8, old filter Mahle filter detail (old, though just 1200kms) Hengst filter detail (new) 6. More Wheels Two more basket-weaves to refurbish, as I should have more-thoroughly checked the state of mine before I stripped and painted them. I should have had them straightened first. Oh well, live and learn. I went to Union Hardware and had more of my Wheel Silver made up, and picked up more primer-surfacer, U-pol Clear Coat, and two grades of Scotch-Brite. Tomorrow: Stripping down two more wheels and painting them Reset service indicator Sound deadening under rear parcel shelf Parcel shelf & rear speakers Clean HT lead connections Investigate remote mirrors not working Next week: clutch master cylinder replacement MBL8 in gearbox More 80's than a Razor Cut, Winkle-Picker Boots, and a copy of Power Corruption and Lies.
  8. 1 point
    Not sure if anyone who's looked at this has seen my thread in the "off topic" section, I can probably bring this from Auckland anywhere to Invercargill (along the main route) in mid December for nothing if that helps.
  9. 1 point
    Hate to be the bearer of bad news, car park speed signs are actual legal limits. When companies or local governments build them, they have to apply to the NZTA (or local governing body for roadways/motorways) for planning permission, once NZTA is involved and speed limits are included in their Traffic Management Plans (TMP's are required for local government consents), then the speed limits become a legal limit that is technically enforceable. Few years spent working as a manager at Fulton Hogan, I had to sort a few plans out to comply with what NZTA wanted, which included speed limits.
  10. 1 point
    SOLD Lens are in good nick but adjusters need replacing. Can supply wiring for PFL car conversion. $150
  11. 1 point
    It's hard to give way to something when they've exceeded the posted speed limit. But yes, thanks to everyone for the advice. Will get back to them option 2 ?
  12. 1 point
    magnaflow, borla, remus, supersprint, eisenmann, all depends on how much some $ is
  13. 1 point
    Brilliant choice of BMW to get into the brand, and a lovely example too! Keep the updates coming. You should replace that nasty (probably faded) m badge on the back with a nice 325ci badge too.
  14. 1 point
    Tech 2 M325i, just listed on TradeMe at $33k, it's very nice, but that's getting up there. Thoughts? https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-2409215881.htm?rsqid=27f895a083bc4854be2ded008a3d898e-002 I have heard of M325i getting into the Mid-$20ks so this would be a raising of the bar.
  15. 1 point
    sh*t happens, I'd opt for the second option and move on
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    The waterpump? When it starts throwing errors. They normally cough out a few spurious errors before dying. Mine did 230,000km before throwing an intermittent canbus coms error. Some die at 40,000km, some at 300,000. The motor is brushless, the whole thing is cooled and lubed by the coolant itself (wet rotor), so provided coolant is regularly changed they dont really wear as such.. (and its not swimming in green supercheap crap) its more likely heat cycles on the speedcontroller FETs etc that kill em.
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    Changed the thermostat........ wasn't anywhere near as hard as I was lead to believe. Just went for a 20 minute test drive, KTMP according to the BC sat around 87°-88°, reaching a top of 91° (outside air temp of 11.5° at the moment). Before, the KTMP would sit around 65° on the average day, getting up to around 72° on a long drive, and only reaching 91° when the outside air temp was above 20°. I believe that's another problem sorted, and better economy will follow with it now reaching proper operating temperature. Manifold swap yesterday has made a big difference, no diesel smell at all, and definitely feels stronger and smoother down low, especially with a cold motor.
  21. 1 point
    FCP Euro the whole kit, with fluid and thermostat and bolts (Pierburg is solid). Cant go wrong, its not a difficult job either. It wouldnt be a bad idea to replace the plastic fitting next to the oil cooler with an ali one while you're there, Ive seen a bunch breaking recently and you want to do it with the cooling system drained. https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-aluminum-coolant-hose-flange-rein-chc0609
  22. 1 point
    Buying: @zero - purchased e46 parts. Would trade again! @TermiPeteNZ - would I buy a used car from this man? I did, and have no regrets! @Barryn - Autoglym... can't beat this! @Lewis91 - straightforward, great comms, a number of transactions. @Family Wagon - Hagen is superb to deal with, exceptional communications, accommodating, patient. @Rob HB1 - brilliant to deal with @modz - outstanding. great comms, item as described, easy to do business with. @Mikan - accommodating, great communications, a gent.
  23. 0 points
    Wof and rego all on today buuuuuuuut unfortunately I won't make the meet ? work and all that jazz ?‍♂️
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