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I will just leave this here http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1031064194.htm

Day 5 with no internet. I have discovered CDs and actual radio. And books. I am beginning to learn things. It scares me.

Had the same thing over a long weekend... so do what I did... Told hem if they weren't here within 24 hours then they could pick up their decoder from the skip outside my house... Bloke turned up three days later and pulled the decoder out of the skip and left!

lost the old logo and silly me I didnt save thinking I had it .. will hassle ollie for it .. for now here is an prototype logo I did before site change over.

Been a while since I updated. Have now expanded into other areas and I can also now do the following: E46 LCM firmware reflash - update from CI35 to CI36 or CI37 - these give extra functions to the light controls - most notable the triple blink feature. I also own brand new units of CI36 and CI37, meaning I can flash these into brand new units ready for coding with any cars. Of course not entirely necessary to turn these into brand new units, but helpful as CI36 and CI37 firmware locks out odometer and VIN number tampering. Also in the works at the moment is the infamous E38/39 727 airbag module - I can now flash these modules also and fix the dreaded 240 internal ecu error (under testing, awaiting confirmation that these repairs are software related).

Exactly as I thought. There isn't a lot of space in there. Don't know where my noise is coming from, can only assume it would be like yours. There wasn't a lot of it to begin with really. I'm quite happy to forego that madness for the sake of a little [healthy] rattle.

$7000 in warm, sticky coins *shudder*

My girlfriend has a Passo and I've driven it, same thing I believe. Yea it's ok, but that 0.9l engine is hilariously weak

i love it when people offer "$xxx.... IN CASH" or "COLD HARD CASH IN HAND" lol.. how else are you gonna pay? warm soft cash? smh

And then they offer lower than that.

Burn it. That interior doesnt deserve to survive.

Wow what timewasters I have had tonight. I never tell people that I am a mechanic and quite a pedantic one at that when I sell a car but the bullshit they come up with to try and lowball is hillarious. Haha

Wow, that was quick. But I could see why. It was stunning. Not a E30 guy but even I felt a twinge of WANT.

Obviously sold. Didn't last long!

Not sure how long it will be there, might want to hit it this weekend if you're interested. I can check for you if its still there Sat morning if you are genuinely keen.

Is this a single or dual mass flywheel?

What a stunning piece of kit! Now only if I had the M3 to put it on... GLWS!

Does this count?

m50 (and 325i rear subframe, zf gearbox) swapped my friends m44 e36 318is

Intake clamp letting air in! Plug gap was way off also, but not an issue.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do-yourself/154445-diy-inexpensive-home-made-car-ramps.html

Books. I like books.

Foaming

E30 fans boys will be foaming!

those are some unripped chairs! Astounding!

Your use of the workshop space would also compromise Insurance, public liability, personal liability and OSH for that business

Sure are, e46 m3 rotors, e46 330i front calipers, M3 pads. Was previously running pads and rotors from e46 330i. Still running e46 328i rear rotors/caliper/pads to keep the brake bias right.

Which is why it saddens me that new drivers now are just taught to mash the middle peddle and rely on ABS... modulation is no longer taught. Driving standards are falling because we're apparently no longer teaching how to drive under all circumstances (if we ever were). My friend's daughter's driving instructor insisted she left the traction control on during every lesson. In a 120 hp car... :-/

^ I forgot what I was told on Sunday, are they E46 rotors Dion?

No, I can't sorry. Something along the lines of 'you're wasting bait on a hooked fish'... But I do know that for almost all large companies the retention team is reactive and under-resourced and the acquisition team is proactive and highly incentivised.

Gutted the old cd stacker. Raspberry Pi based system will replace the CD stacker function. Control will be via factory Nav controls. Kit list Raspberry Pi 2 b ..... edit Now Raspberry Pi3. P-Ibus custom board with onboard Ibus interface and hifi components Wifi dongle Bluetooth dongle 128gig thumb drive Asus USB Bluray player for cd/DVDs duties Mini sata extension cable Powered 7 port USB hub Logic relay to send power to usb hub Modified video loom to BMW video unit for reverse camera and system video Old pc 3.5 inch system rack trimmed down. Sabre based USB Dac 96k/24 bit with optical out.This will feed audio directly to car stereo processor via optical interface. Cd stacker emptied ( got one for $40 off TM) Usb Bluray drive. Case removed and sides dermalled to fit stacker opening. Usb hub and raspberry position mock up.

nothing whatsoever to any of the cars, spend the whole weekend with the grand kids, and now I am totally stuffed.

Made some more progress on the e21, got the bonnet fitted properly, got the heater fan sorted, changed out the coil so there are sparks, and powdercoated the rocker cover, also fitted the alternator, and discovered an oil leak in the sump gasket! Gotta love old cars.

ZF 5 speed manuals from E36 M3,E36 328,Z3 2.8,E46 3.8 & 330 and E39 528 & 530 : 12 available from $850 each Getrag 5 spds from E36 and E46 :8 available from $ 400 each 6 speed Manual boxes from Evo E36 M3 E39 M5 E46 M3 E46 330 / E39 530 E88 130 E90 320 E90 320d Pedal Sets with Master cyl. from E46 $250 each In-house conversions for E36,E46,E9x andE8x POA

Got anything that would fit on up with a V12, Ray?!

got a brand spankin new wof for the e36 at SJ's (EUROHO above) shop apex automotive! checked out to be A-OK which im very happy about. always a pleasure to chat with one of the nicest guys i know. if anyone needs any work done be sure to check him out in the north shore @ apex (shameless advertising for ya)

Audio System Source / Control Going for Netbook rather than building in carpc , Andriod device, Tablet / Ipad Thinking behind this has come down to open source software that will communicate with BMW ibus system and easy to add 1 TB+ of disk as media collection grows. Easier to run windows derived software at this stage. Netbooks also have lower power consumption and you can manage the startup / sleep modes easier with having in built battery rather than timers and relays. Source Acer Netbook , Atom Procosser, 250 gig drive (will change to 750 gig when full) , wifi , 3g data via USB vodem Windows 7 & Winamp for audio playback Riderunner software with skin by "Reborn" http://www.mp3car.com/rr-released-skins/13...-5-17-12-a.html Isus USB Blu Ray player Jaycar VGA to Video Converter Bluetooth 2.1 (100 meter standard) dongle and bluetooth Keyboard Rolf Resler IBUS to USB adaptor and driver software ( http://reslers.de/ ) 7 port USB Hub 12 Volt 40w netbook power supply Will add freeview USB Tuner at later date (Looking to do BMW diversity Aerial intergration)