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that whole interior is lush AF, so much better than black. Would hoon.
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Things were going well. Until they weren't. My kingdom for 2mm.
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Another update on this, since I did it, it has flickered with LED lights on the stop lights, and thrown bulb faults on the indicators. Since I had wired the US receptacle in parrallel with our 7pin flat style one, I made a dummy plug with resistors on indicators and stop lights. This solved the indicator showing as bulb faults, but still had flickering stop lights, read somewhere this could be due to the test pulses checking the top lights on the car's bulbs (the trailer module takes the brake signal in through a wire connected to the brake lights) and that taking it from the high stop light is a better option since there is a filter on it. Sure enough, moving that wire got rid of the flashing stop lights. So now it works all good!
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Hey SWR (and Russell - sorry found your Part 2 thread, then this one!) - a similar question I asked Russell/replied to in his Part 2 thread, but did you use a Genuine Cam Position Sensor in your car, assuming it's an M52? Haltech has some interesting information on the sensors, namely that they're not a standard Hall-Effect Design, but a custom design where there's a base frequency fed to them, and then a cam/metal moving past it modifies that frequency - so essentially the result being anything that isn't Genuine BMW doesn't seem to work, at least from what I'm reading on the USA threads as well. https://support.haltech.com/portal/en/kb/articles/m50-engine https://support.haltech.com/portal/en/kb/articles/m52-engine
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Hey russell, apologies for bumping an old thread - thought I'd check however, did you use a Genuine BMW Cam Position Sensor when you replaced yours? Found some interesting information on Haltech's Site about the sensors - apparently the E36 CPS isn't a standard Hall-Effect Sensor, but a custom design. It seems even the VDO ones aren't the same sensor, and it has to quite literally be genuine in some (most? all?) cases unfortunately. https://support.haltech.com/portal/en/kb/articles/m50-engine https://support.haltech.com/portal/en/kb/articles/m52-engine At the very least, hopefully this is useful to some other weary internet traveller!
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Got the cooked box out and replacement in in about 4 hours today. Not bhed for an amateur lying on the floor. Off for a wof next week then do some cruising!
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Got the cooked box out and replacement in in about 4 hours today. Not bhed for an amateur lying on the floor. Off for a wof next week then do some cruising!
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Changed the rear bump stops on the F31 - first time wrenching on a newer BMW - was quite pleasant dealing with 10 year old bolts, rather thn 35 year old ones.
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Love the wood, but the beige is questionable
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Yeah I was thinking 8's probably worth starting at. Have put it on market place for $8.5k
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I got mine for 10 with 135k, maybe 8 or bit less ? Looks super tidy, jelly of that woodtrim
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Got my white one which I need to now sell, I'm seeing a wide range of pricing but what's a fair price for a 2006 white manual 130i with 220k on the clock? It's in good running condition with no oil leaks etc.
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CDV delete and new trans fluid today, easy job aside from rounding off the stupid plastic bleed screw a little..grrr What a difference !! Clutch action is just 100 times better, shifts butter smooth, what were BMW thinking with this. Interesting that my car was owned by an enthusiast without deleting it, crazy
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Poor car! Hopefully you can bring it back to life
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100% this, just trying to re-iterate the myths about imports to make his car look better. Imports got a bad name when the less scrupulous dealers used to wind them back to get more $$s and then they had issues. Not a problem with a recent M car that would have all the servicing data in the iDrive. There are not a huge number of recent imports of newish cars, due to exhange rates and increased transport costs, so not massive numbers around now as there might have been in the past. Just look out for the Aussie imports that were hail damaged, other than that treat each car on its own condition and specs.
- Yesterday
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235/35/19 were 450ish corner with N3 discount at advantage.
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Thanks @Olaf! Completely forgot I had this lol. Will $170 help anyone? With or without the ramps 😁
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What's a pair of PS5s cost these days? I have a VRS on PS4's which will need replacement in perhaps a year or so.
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Date: 20-?? Apr 2024 Distance: 211,112 kms 1. A whole lot of servicing getting done... We've owned this car 12 years now, so she's getting a bit of a birthday - second time round on stuff we did years back, and more. Starter Motor (the original one was starting to click so a precautionary replacement before it leaves my better half stranded), PCV Service (again), New accessory drive belts, pulleys, tensioners (again), A new rear muffler (ANSA Exhsaust pattern part) and mounts, and more. It should be feeling great when I get it back. Nothing like starting with a palindrome mileage eh?
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bump!
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First quarter of the job. Good box out
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I have gone though this same thing but with the m54 and m57 e53 x5’s gm 5 speed auto, but everything I found was pretty much hearsay, so no concrete evidence, apart from different gear ratios. Otherwise there was a full manual conversion on trademe with a six speed box
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Does it use the factory screen?
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All the BMW ive owned with factory LSD's were listed as a separate option. Easy enough to check regardless. Not sure about practical given the hassle swapping diffs? but certainly cheaper and you can have a track and street gear ratio too.
