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Trigger pulled! After spending the last several months flicking between the older and newer generations BMW's I've settled on this gem. 1990 BMW E34 535i - Some of you may know the original owner - Don. He's had this beauty for 18+ years and has shown it nothing but love and attention. Can't wait to bring the E34 out on some drives, rather than being @Phatmuffins Co-Pilot. First order of business - New wheels! (Currently leaning towards some BMW Style 37, though still exploring options)

Cert scheduled for tomorrow. Wish the ol boy luck...

and the fan is LEFT HAND THREAD. Don't sit there for 20 minutes trying to tighten it! Big spanner, tap with a hammer - don't wedge the pulley - it's most likely plastic!

plenty here

I run RDA slotted dimpled rotors and Hawk HPS pads on my E46. They work well as an everyday setup but have very good fade resistance. Trying Stoptech pads on my 335i.

you had to ask?

Got it out easy with pliers and a rubber mallet. Thank you all.

Paraparas is always a nice drive in a god car. Did Sport mode come into play at all?

I've been thinking about Jon's idea of under-seat mounting for a while now. Or a variation of it at least based on the e46 where they still have underseat air ducting so directly underseat not an option. When I did my m3 install I found the e46 has two deepish cavities that sit between the sill / seat / and heal space. The area has a hard foam insert that just comes out. Looked like enough air space for a 6.5 to 8 inch woofer.Was thinking of something like a Gladen woofer (shallow) and a fibreglass enclosure using a e60 woofer cover or similar. Would bring more mid bass to the front. Having seen the de-evolution of the wife's car audio system (started with Sony hu with good preamp specs, 6.5 comps , ribbon tweeters, 10 inch sealed sub , 60w and 300w amp to just HU powering and front comps) you quickly release that space becomes the driver and anything that takes boot space has to come out :-( Anyways Olaf, I see this been the evolution of my system so thought id share. I'm not going to cut the M3 doors, but for your install could solve the bass question without giving up the rear cargo space. Anyway .... got to stop these day dreams and finish the damm Mini ........ On the sub front its personal taste and so many factors in cars. Sometimes you want that perfect bumph out of a kickdrum ...other times you just want to pulverise the living s..t out of your senses and re-live being 10 meters way from the W bins at that Faithless concert.

AC Belt missing - Easy, but could mean that your AC has something else wrong with it Dash back light - Easy, probably $5 to replace a couple of bulbs Temp gauge fluctuating - Depends on what it goes to... because the main issue is if it's overheated at some point. But otherwise, its probably a $20 thermostat, or tightening the ground nut on the back of the cluster while you're replacing your dash light bulbs. The temp gauge is what I'd be concerned about, it depends on what exactly is going on with the needle and when.

@raewyn22 you sellin', then?

D day tomorrow. Car made it to Waiuku. Should make for an interesting wedding car and awesome photo shoot