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12v to 5v and logic relay arrived. Finishing mock up for Raspberry Pi Cd Stacker replacement

Well here you have it folks: Write up on ECC for those who want to read it all! Huge thanks to Ray, Daniel Kim, Work Wheels (Harvey) Precision Autowerk, ECC Crew, United Car Care. List goes on. Was almost in tears seeing it roll out after two months of work. Went with P Zeros.. and love them. All Photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.473028526229437.1073741836.433587906840166&type=3&hc_location=ufi Some here:

Now we're in the Naki we'll look to get to a couple of Wgtn meets with the m-sport

Realised how knackered the rear tyres have become! RE002's will have to be replaced with RE003's now. Perfectly even wear though - not super common on an E39, but rebuilt rear end (no worn joints) AND an alignment guy who actually knows what he's doing, and listens to what you want - I run way less camber than the Motorsport suspension specs say, and he set it up for even wear. Vuletich Wheel Alignment in Whangarei

milage data is recorded on the little black box on the back of the cluster. pull it out and put your one in = your milage.

Might be keen - my E53's LCD OBC display has lost heaps of pixels and I need to get it fixed...

or of course our forum sponsors such as Botany Motor Works, Glenn spends a good deal of time contributing to this forum, along with our other sponsors. Hey Mr 525ixtTourer, you should come along to the welly meet ups! Welcome along to the forum. #8 ) Big shout out to Page European!

If you're doing mostly urban and a bit of motorway probably around 15l/100km. All urban ~17l/100km. Plenty of figures on the web. My older E53 4.4i X5 is 15-17 with mostly urban use - giving it occasional welly but mostly cruising. You don't buy something like this for fuel efficiency (unless you do mostly long-distance open road travel )- you buy it because it is awesome and has 261KW! Price seems to be fair for mileage, condition and V8. You could spend ~$32K and get one with the 200KW 3l 6 instead which will certainly use less fuel (urban listed at ~13l/100km.

Sold, thanks for looking.

This looks mint http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1077459839.htm

New record for oldest thread dig!?!!!! Nearly 13 years Try looking in the meetings sub forum and there are different regions in there. http://bimmersport.co.nz/forum/26-wellington/

Just fitted a factory towbar to the e61, it basically replaces the rear bumper reinforcement bar, pull the bumper cover off, pull off the steel reinforcement, bolt on the towbar, replace the cover.On the e61 the cover comes off by undoing the screws into the inner guards, then at the front of the bumper it pulls away from the car, then slides back, the cover comes off by itself so no big bolts, there are 2 screws just inboard and below the tailights, yours may be similar.

I had the plan e53 petrol for aboutb 2 years and upgraded to e70 3 diesel about 5 years ago. It has been and still is an awesome beast in terms of power and economy. We average about 10.3 litres per 100 ks during this time and the e53 was averaging 15. Majority of it is urban. My cousin picked up a 3 si from buy right with some nice specs and its goes ok. He loves driving it and so much so has ignored the economy..make sure you get the Autosure warranty.

It is a good looking early example, especially for the kms. I think he had it listed at $8k ish earlier. I wouldn't mind it in my collection

Oh please dont start this again

Water pumps & thermostats Oil leaks Cooling system (normal) Valve gear Valve stem seals Timing chains Transmission oil leaks Transmission Mechatronic unit ABS Control units Plastic trim and fittings Tailgate wiring loom

You need to bring one from Japan Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Interesting colour, kinda dig that, the wheels really suit the 1 series, quite low mileage and just all around stunning ☺️ http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1078528363.htm Owned by a member?

Its a great looking car, remember looking it up when Ray was selling it, it's actually a June 2001 build but registered in NZ 2003, probably not hugely surprising with the size of the NZ market at the time. Would love to get one off the truely last E39s from an 03 build, bet there aren't many about.

And the sun decided to shine!With The Stones on the stereo, and not much traffic on the roads. Is choice bro!!

Have not used a flap disc but a 3m strip disc works really well and seems to do a better job of stripping paint + rust than a wire wheel

Plus he knows what he's doing, and is trustworthy.

and a bloody nice car it is too

I dunno if they're as 'cheap' as $20k. That was my extrapolated book value based on an assumed price, to be fair! #8 ) Hmmm, I think the vehicle of choice when our former PM denied ordering high-speed to the airport (and refused to acknowledge any sensation or awareness of the circa 170km/h speed of her convoy), was a Ford. So yes, these should have had a relatively easy life. The occasional speedy jaunt in a motorcade (I still remember seeing the Duchess of Cambridge whizzing past me on Oriental Parade one grey afternoon), mostly (in Wellington at least) cruising from the airport to the beehive, around the bays.

I sujest bm workshop in Auckland I deal with them alot as a bmw mechanic in Wellington Sent from my ALE-L02 using Tapatalk

Have to have a drive of one and then think some more.

https://www.energywise.govt.nz/tools/fuel-economy?gclid=Cj0KEQjwjIy5BRClh8m_9Zu64d8BEiQAtZsQf3T_OuoCh_f-9QAIxbJMHjPf7pVyJvJqQQcUXx8cr-0aApz38P8HAQ put your existing car in here and compare.

Nice install, seems you planned everything out well! cars super tidy too! You use the M30 engine loom? What driveshaft combo did you end up using?

so maybe in this new world of electrickery I guess Wide Open Throttle is no longer applicable. Wide Open Potentiometer (WOP)? #; )

Probably 10k worth of bog in that thing... Has been through a few owners over the years. Was listed for 15k last time I think. I would find a straight original car rather than this fibreglass fantasy.

You realise m325i's go for 12k + M3's are fetching 5x that

before you post stupid comments you should really research what you are complaining about.

Depends who you're married to these days.

I got the new rubber for the DS2's today and got everything fitted up. Looks way different and will take a while to get used to... Even without the tyres being run in yet they are light-years ahead of the old ones in grip. Once the shiney surface is worn through I'm expecting a pretty big difference. Here's some photo's of the car - it's a bit rough due to a shoddy paint job done about 5 years ago. It looked good for about 3 years but then the paint finish started going down hill. There's a lot of stone chipping on the front of the car too. There's also a supermarket ding in the passenger door. Now I need to save up for a repaint + I'm considering lowering it about 20mm all round. When it's repainted I'mm be putting on new trim all round + replacing the window rubbers.