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Good day one and all. I am new to this forum but have been a keen admirer of BMW's for ever and have been on other forums. Originally from SA and have owned four BM's over there. Here in NZ I am the proud owner of a 135i manual with sunroof which has been customized by myself. Some mods : CDV delete Second cats removed and replaced with straight pipes Air box replaced with twin cone filters Disconnected the valve in the second exhaust tail piece so both pipes are in use from the start Both recirc blow off valves removed and replaced with one HKS BOV Angel eye light upgrade and boosted to 12V Carbon wrapped the kidney surrounds, mirrors, shark fin and boot spoiler as well as custom wrapped the side skirts Tinted to 35% Interior lights changed to bright white LED's Removed the CCC system and replaced with Sony double din touch screen with steering wheel functionality maintained Flip up motorised screen removed and replaced with a factory BMW storage compartment Replaced the battery with a 110amp/hr deep cycle Upgraded the original speakers and fitted tweeters into the door corners and rear deck Two 12" subwoofers powered by a 1200w RMS monoblock All mids and tweeters powered by a 200w RMS amp Smoked out tail lights Have changed many coding settings to my liking e.g the indicators flash 5 times after flicking the stalk BMW light up badges on the boot and bonnet Unfortunately i'm not finished yet. Would still like to get 19" wheels and a front spoiler fitted. Will post pics sometime as i've never taken any of my car. Unfortunately i'm not finished yet. Would still like to get 19" wheels and a front spoiler fitted.

Far from complete but you get the picture. Front seat inserts are just placed in there for the time being and I still need to clean up the fronts properly. Very different, very dark! But I like it. They need some use so that everything starts to settle into place but that'll happen over time.

the boss must wince when he walks past your car!

So here we go. I'll start by saying I'm not in a hurry to sell at all so I wont mind seeing it sit in my drive a bit longer.. 1999 E38 750i. There are only 113 RHD facelift 750i's in the world. Titansilber with fully optioned Marineblau interior. Heated front seats. Electric adjustable rear seats, picnic tables and vanity headrests. Inlayed woodgrain. Very rare leather center console. Sitting on 18in style 32's with near new tyres. Has done a bit over 250,000k but drives great. I have a spare set of front and rear bumpers should you want to delete the towbar. Will have Reg and new WOF for new owner. Sold Would like it gone to fund another project.

Just fitted a set of Style 193's to the E91 Touring. The original Style 194's were fine but wanted to go a bit bigger to 18s and these just finish off the nice factory look. So the style 194's will be up for sale if anyone is interested. Also I am looking for a spare one of these if anyone has one lying around. Either one front or one rear doesnt matter. Cheers

Yes, with the NZKW base and slider they bolt straight in. I need to raise them ~25mm however because they're too low. They're SR3's out of an Evo IV.

That's exactly what they are.

I also battled with seatbelts as I installed my rear seats... got there in the end.

a bold offer was made ... the car has been sold

Right, so I collected the start of my upholstered bits today, rear seat assembly and front seat inserts. Also dropped front the bolsters off to get fixed and recovered. Must get on to those door cards or it's going to look a little odd for a while!

and getting cheaper by the hour... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11662600

I've made the OP aware of that Grant.... by phone.... I'm sick of writing books.... so much easier to explain over the phone

FYI cover and speaker are a single unit so you'll probably need to get a hold of the entire thing.

Hey Guys, I was importing Auto Finesse detailing products and selling online for a while. I have since shut the business down, and have a bit of old remaining stock (under a year) These products are superb quality, a match for any of the more known brands in (Meguiars etc), and better than most. I have kept some aside for own personal use (I will be cleaning the crap outta my cars for years to come) and have the rest just sitting here for friends etc if and when they need it. Just looking to re-coup some costs is all. So offering up the following products at the following prices. You can check them out and learn more at www.autofinesse.co.uk or on their YouTube channel. Tough Coat 500ml - Long lasting paint sealant. 500ml will last you a few years, literally. RRP $75. Sale $45 Vision Glass Polish 500ml - Great for removing water spots. RRP $48. Sale $30 Revolution Wheel Soap 500ml - Strong soap for cleaning wheels. Amazing when used in conjunction with Mint Rims. RRP $28. Sale $15 Imperial Wheel Cleaner 500ml - Cleaner used for getting road grime and other nasties off. RRP $33. Sale $15 Gloss Tyre Dressing 500ml - Layerable tyre dressing. Build up to your desired gloss level. Very long lasting. This will come with a free handipuc and tyre spot pad RRP $63 (including puc and pad) Sale $25 Iron Out 500ml - everyone's favorite. Murders brake dust and brake fall out. RRP $38. Sale $20. Mint Rims - Hard wearing wax for wheels. When used, this makes cleaning wheels so much easier, while using less product. One tin goes A LONG way. RRP $45. Sale $30 Just to re-iterate, this is not a business listing. Just looking to off load some things I have too many of! Pickup from Henderson during business hours, Pt Chev after hours, or can courier nationwide. Please feel free to PM for more details. Cheers.

Thinking about selling my E30 and just want to see whether there is any interest for it. 1986 E30 325i PFL Cosmos Blue Metallic PRICE: $5k Bought it probably 6 months ago now for $6k, I've only put about 300 KM's on it. Always kept her clean, waxed, and garaged. Literally never drive her anymore, So she just sits in my garage and I take her out every weekend to keep the battery going. 256,000KM's, and the only real noticeable signs that she might of done that many is that the valve clearance/tappets tick is audible(especially with the stock exhaust). With a new engine and you wouldn't even think it had 100,000. The Bad: -I believe it still has original clutch in it, its perfectly drive-able but I have a replacement anyway, Just haven't got round to getting it put in. - Sticking with the transmission, From the research I've done it seems like either the input shaft bearing or throwout bearing needs replacing as after the engine is warm and the clutch is out(car in neutral) there is a tapping noise coming from the tranny. -Valve clearance/tappets tick after 3k revs is pretty audible(especially with the stock exhaust). Doesn't 'really' affect drive ability and you get used to it. -No radio or dome lights I am planning to get clutch replaced and the bearing replaced at the same time and I've been quoted around $450-510 for clutch replacing labour, not too sure on bearing replacement cost. With that in mind I'd consider selling it for cheaper as it is now with the fact that they would probably need to be fixed/replaced eventually. The good: -Lowered on Kings springs(looks much nicer, but its not too low) -Pretty much new brake pads -M-tech 1 Steering wheel -No dent's -Interior is pretty mint, all matching door cars and seats etc. -Chrome bumpers still all shiny and good condition. -No rust that I've found. -Paint is still pretty good, No signs of clear coat fade, Not one spot of rust on the car that I have found yet, The odd rock chip in the front in the clear coat but that's inevitable. -Tires have plenty of tread, and has bottle caps on it that are good condition other than the BMW logo/stickers in the middle have come off. -Has a sunroof which is always a bonus. -Starts first time and has never given me a problem -Crackless dash -Manual -It's a Manual 325i e30... isn't that enough.... Odd jobs I've done: Tranny oil change I did an oil and filter change when I first got it. Reconnected the heater core as it was bypassed(leak tested it as well) Replaced some fuel line that was getting dry/brittle. Painted valve cover Hoping to get somewhere in the $5-6K range ideally, And like I said previously, Could sell it to the buyer as it is now and reduce the price(around $5k) for repairs and give them the replacement clutch etc. Or get it fixed and try to sell it for around $6k in the future. Unfortunately don't have many interior/specific photo's(some of which are from when I bought it(ones with the basket weaves)) as I wasn't really thinking of selling it yet, but if theres interest I'll take some more. EDIT: ADDED SOME INTERIOR PHOTOS. - as you can see all that is really needed to complete the interior to make it perfect is the driver side under steering wheel kick panel and a radio/cover plate.