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Yep I'm booked in for February for airbag and the heater valve recall. Also got my car back from the detailer today 😍

Bit of an update, bought a bunch of detailing supplies after Xmas to give the car a good going over and clean. I've wanted to give the car a good detail since buying it but fixing up the mechanical side was the first priority. Now that has all been done, or I have the parts in the garage, it was time to work on getting it shiny. I've kept it relatively clean since buying but really wanted to clay bar and cut/polish to sort out the multitude of fine scratches and get the headlamps clear. I had previously attacked the headlamps with a turtlewax headlight kit, to remove glue from the previous owners "eyebrow" install. This somewhat helped but they definitely could be better. Last week I started with mag monster on the wheels and then G3 detailers cleaning spray, rinsed off and then washed the car again. Once it was really clean I started with the claying and did most of the car before leaving it for the next day. I came back to it and found I'd managed to scratch up a few areas worse than before 😥 but mostly it felt much smoother and used a tar and bug remover to get everything else off the car. I pulled out the polish to attack the scratched up sections but hand polish wasn't enough to remove the new scratches nor some older scratches. It did take out a lot of fine scratches but not the finish I was optimistically hoping for. I'd also exposed a fair few stone chips and at this point decided to seek professional help 🤣 Booked it in with Final Touch to get a two stage machine polish, headlight polished and their stone chip paint touch up. Went in today and it came out brilliant, exactly what I was after. Car looks absolutely phenomenal even though it was very clean already before going there lol. The dent on the back corner is still there! If anyone knows a dent guy let me know. The front end is a massive improvement with the headlights being crystal clear, de-aging the car. No stone chips on the bonnet looks much better too! It had been bugging me that the car didn't look as well cared for as it was, but now it really reflects how much work/parts have been put into it over the last year. Super happy with how it all turned out, it was what I was initially after(taking it to a detailer) before deciding to have a go myself. With this I did a lot of the groundwork and was able to get the stone chips taken care of too. So a better finish than just getting a standard detail. At least I have all the gear to keep it nice and shiny now Engine mounts and sump gasket hopefully going in within the next month, dependent on time and space on the lift. Will be 100% mechanically buttoned up then 🤪

Been doing my own 'detailing'. Removed all the swirls of light scratches in the clear coat. Touched up a couple of chips, etc. Found some sparkle in the paint I didn't know was there! Approx 2 days work and $70 of consumables with a borrowed supercheap $150 buffer. Good enough when compared to the $500 I was quoted.

Looking really good now, well done. That dent will be a bastard, even for a pro just because of the swage line. Its possibly the worst place for a dent. We used to use Bevan at Dent Magician a lot at my old work and he always seemed to do a good job.

Come see me. think I scanned it for you last year and said what was needed. A good mechanic should know how to bring up live data on their scan tool and check sensors. if you're out of luck ping me a message, definitely can resolve your issue with my tools and coding software. I work with a lot of workshops around wellington programing modules, ecu cloning, immo deletes etc.

He or his Mechanic needs to calibrate the DSC assuming the 2 faults listed are the only ones beside brake pad wear sensor or sensors. If the sensors need doing they will be the only faults remaining. Very rarely we have encountered the mentioned reductor fault due to the fact that we don`t have to deal with the rust issue like others. I mentioned that issue to point out the fact that it will throw a specific fault code assuming the sensors are ok. CALIBRATE the DSC including steering angle and all will be fine.

Now that Winston Peters is no longer in a position to block the idea through Parliament the Government have resurrected a revised version of the "clean car" scheme. Details are a little vague at this point, in terms of incentives to the consumer, and the emphasis is on the importers (new and used) to balance the numbers on what they are bringing in. In the immediate term, I would say this would impact mildly on the new car buyer and would take a while to flow through into the used car / classic part of the market. Interestingly the current 20 years or older excemption for emissions is looking to be extended out to 40 years and even then only for certain vehicles. This would have a more direct effect some modern classics, E46 M3 for example. Details of the proposal can be found here.. https://autotalk.co.nz/news/how-will-the-clean-car-importation-standard-work

I've put this up as an auction on Trademe. Can't keep her forever... https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2957432415?bof=cJFiMvuu Starting price is 10k And just between me and you lot, I've set the reserve to 14k.

I mean - is this guy something, or is he something? This crew is good. You know what they're looking at? Us. The L-A-P-D. Po-lice Department... We just got made.

Just needs a camo wrap and some blacked out 20's IMO

Hot water over the top and then use the suction cup end of the girlfriends "shower aide."

This should have been your first stop: https://www.babybmw.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=104227

Wheel speed sensor? tyre pressure warning you should be able to turn it off or run the recalibration through iDrive to tell the computer that the pressure is set correctly.

2019, Knives out, Captain America drives a 3.0 Csi, also a great movie.

Thanks to IMCDB.ORG 2016 mini series Nobel, never seen it, might try and find it though.

Haha if that's the car I feel sorry for the bike rider.

New high score achieved. Had fun with a sport bike on a closed road in the wee hours

Hi guys, My name is Kees and I have a 1994 BMW 540i. Her name is Floyd (as decided by the previous owner). Apparently she's played more pink Floyd than she has done kilometers. Now that must be a lot of Pink Floyd as she has done a casual 367,000km. She is NZ New and was not in the best cosmetic state when I got her. Photo with the roof racks is what she looked like the day I got her. Most pleased about the restoration of the heavily oxidised paint on the boot lid. New sunroof will hopefully be getting changed to the correct colour in the next few weeks. Has been a bit of a summer project that became a lot more expensive than I thought it would be. Other than that it drinks petrol like there's no tomorrow and blows hot air at my feet when the AC is on cold. IMG_2245.HEIC IMG_2404.HEIC

Not strictly my car, but I took a little bit of BMW history in NZ down to the Festival at HD. Good old school motoring.. most of the time looking at the temp gauge and wondering if you’re going to get there! Zero mod cons, not even a radio. Have to ask yourself if you really NEED all that stuff? Could have done with a 5th gear and some aircon though.