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Hi Guys, Anyone have one of these for sale or know where I can them within NZ? Its for the radiator fan on my 318i 1989. It's located in the front of the car, just in front of the radiator fan as below: My one currently doesn't set the low fan speed, only high and that too when I jump the wires. Looking online it says that if you jump the fan and it only works on high, then it's a faulty resistor. Thanks.

I have inhex sockets of all sizes, along with equipment to lift & work on cars, bikes, etc. Come out to the wild west & we can have a look-see

OMG. They have all their cennies.

I wouldn't pay less than $1000 for them.

Hold up, found the perfect set of wheels for you https://www.trademe.co.nz/2531264410

Not if I get there first as I’m back in the Hutt next week ?

Better off getting them out of the US. I saved about 600. And made money when I sold them a year later.

Read away to your heart's content... https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e90-323i-lim/repair-manuals/00-maintenance-general-note/

It might be the same. A lot of the issue is unique M parts that are prone to fail so that every little issue costs a fortune. A lot depends on the roll of the dice too. Some cars will have no faults during 3 years of ownership and some will hardly leave the dealership without the CEL saying hello. Should it stop you from owning one? Not if it's something you WANT. Just go in eyes open. If it's just going to be something fancy to get you around and impress your friends then yeah you probably should look elsewhere.

Set of apex arc8s 17x9 on tm. big $ tho

Just checked pick a part nothing at the moment but the toolbox gloves and overalls are ready to go.

The one I got for my car, someone had already pulled the engine, just spun it off the tie rod ends and gave it a wash

You'll be sweet then, they'll only need to take the foot. ?

Best looking set of M Pars ever.

it's been a long time since I saw it. I buy little on trademe these days, and sell even less due to their outrageous fees.

or it get it custom airbrushed like a hotrod

Finally, after letting it all dry / cure for 5-6 days, I reinstalled the interior (not much fun), gave her a good groom and a photo shoot. I'm stoked with the colour and quality, there are a few tiny areas where I would have liked to do a better job but you would only notice by having it specifically pointed out and eyeballing from 6 inches - for day to day use it perfect and my wife thinks I'm crazy to think otherwise. The colour is a great, classic navy / tan combo with the orient blue and IMHO has enough wow factor without getting into 'marmite' territory. Only issue I've run into is my airbag light is now on, I believe due to switching the passenger and driver seat bases with the passenger occupancy sensor no longer in play. Hoping I can clear that and get the sensor delete thing from Ebay / TradeMe. I'm a little anxious to see how this wears - supposedly should be good for years (we can but hope) - at least this car rarely see's passengers and I now have the perfect colour match for any driver seat touch ups that may or may not be needed in the future. Its been finished 3 weeks with daily driving and several beach trips (i.e. wet, salty bums) and looks perfect. Final pics once completed - looks and feels better than most new cars inside now.

If you go Subaru or similar you are probably going to need adaptors to fit which can be a pain with a cert. BMW replacements should be easier to get certed. Not sure what car you are trying to upgrade by an E46 M3 rear end is a good call. Hubs are usually ok for taking more power, it’s usually the half shafts that fail - so they could do with beefing up.

Aha!! Thanks Glenn.. If you have a working key you will want to do the procedure (as described by Glenn) with the WORKING key first. Once you get to step 9. (with the working fob) the doors should lock then unlock, at this point you need to repeat steps 4-9 for the non working key. This worked for me! Note: This proceedure changes the rolling code which means you must repeat steps 4-9 immediately with any additional fobs if you want them to work with the new code. Only thing I would mention is the first time I attempted this (with the working key) it didn't work on step 9. and afterwards my working key no longer worked. But after cursing loudly I tried the procedure again and it all worked as described. Glenn also suggested that before starting the procedure it might pay to start the car and turn it off again. I did this as well. Thanks again!