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Glass don't rust!

I'll never understand why people want a plate that says what the car is.... just stick some ///M stickers on it for the same effect

This. But 'he knows what he's got'...🤣

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/exterior/listing/3397467617?bof=sSH3obqX Shameless plug of my own item. I sold my e28 without the kit. Someone come buy it

If you can put up the prices you are looking for on the major items, wheels, seats, diff, suspension, body kit, etc and pictures if not already up, that would meet the forum rules. Any smaller bits and bobs people can pm or ask on here.

I love to see these cars being used properly! Great stuff mate. Will keep an eye out for it in Welly 😃

Suppose I'd better close this chapter before embarking on a new thread. Long story short, after going on Christmas break, I spent the next 4 days doing 12-hour shifts meticulously cleaning and reassembling everything that I'd taken apart. All the brand new parts went on without issues and, no "spare" bolts left at the end of it all. She fired up first go with the only minor issue being the brand new coolant sensor turning out to be faulty. All that was left was this pile of ancient bits replaced with new ones: With new VANOS seals, spark plugs and cleaned throttle body, valve and MAF sensor it definitely felt more responsive and nimble, as well as becoming less thirsty by about a liter per 100km. Gave her a good thorough clean inside-out to top it all off. Straight after it took us on a grand tour around the South Island, all the way down to Milford Sounds, Invercargill and Dunedin before shooting all the way up to Abel Tasman along the West Coast, doing a few Great Walks along the way. All in all clocked up close to 4,500km along some of the best bits of road I've ever driven, falling in love with the car and the scenery all over again, wee Bambi behaving immaculately throughout, with the only trouble caused by a tired old battery that was promptly replaced. Sadly, after about a year-and-a-half of ownership and much deliberation, I decided it was time to part ways. I wanted to take the car up to a higher standard, which would involve investing increasingly unreasonable amounts of money into things like suspension and break upgrades, as well as possibly a full or partial respray. In the end I figured if I was going to go down that route, I might as well do it with a car that I was going to be able to justify keeping longer term, and unfortunately, I didn't see that car being a coupe. I was still very keen to stick with the E46 platform, so when a black 325i E46 Touring came up for sale, I went ahead and jumped on it. That car is a whole new can of worms deserving a whole thread of its own (which I promise to be more consistent with). Coming soon... As for Bambi, after a longer than hoped for sales process, probably drawn out by my "knowing what I've got", she found a new home with a couple from Wellington back in October, a day short of my 2 years of ownership. Never easy letting go of something you'd put so much effort into, but at the same happy knowing I left her in better shape than I'd gotten her for the new owners to enjoy. Hoping she's well taken care of in her new home. Give her a wave if you see her roaming around up there. Onto new ventures and adventures.

they call it the silly season

The sent from address shows up as “New Zealand Transport Agency” on the Mail but when you look at the properties it shows it’s not (can’t remember exact e-mail sorry). Didnt try the links to see where they went, just deleted them.

Sorry mate missed this one. We have trialed carbon PPF but not offering it as a service at this stage; best approach Dave and Marty at The Wrap Shop for vinyl colour change stuff

In the central North Island, they fix pot holes by dumping a few large shovel fulls of tar seal into the hole. They don’t flatten it or roll it, they leave it for you to hit with your car, like a small judder bar at 100km/h. Doing this in winter so the tar seal can quickly set into small solid mounds is an added bonus.

Surely that’s on some list for subtle traits of a psychopath. Just joking mate, GLWS.

Moon roof

Gahahahhaa it's funny that you say that. It actually appeals to me

Yes to both, I have a special tool but also have a 32mm spanner and rubber mallet that also do the trick. You can borrow either but I'm heading out of Auckland tomorrow for about a week, could leave the tool out somewhere for you to collect though if you wanted.

Geoff-related content incoming

Every time I see that back end I’m mildly annoyed by the off-centre slot for the exhaust. 😂

Haven't seen anything (sunroof cassette) come up in NZ for some time. There is a roof cut (non sunroof) for sale on e30 classified NZ (FB) for sale.

What flavor are you after ? I have a belt and rando orbital.

The worst one is the middle tube, you can see its also twisted where the flange is 😕 Otherwise they are probably 10-15mm out i guess ? Will install them into the car and see how it all looks as I hope for a Christmas miracle hah. Priority at the moment is to start on the other side's welding so I can use the remaining gas and get another bottle to complete things over the holidays. Should have my drive shaft back this week also which will allow me to start looking at the integrated transmission mount and driveshaft hoop etc.

looks like the 1 series is a real all rounder

Necroposting! Yeah, she's my baby. I had it repainted, and some work done (Camshaft grind, valves, polishing of Conrods, lightened Crankshaft & Flywheel, polished Cyl Head, Face & Cut Valve Seats, Bore Block, Oil Pump, New Pistons, Rockers, main & big end bearings, Clutch Set, Motec M48). Yes, unfortunately it sits (securely) in storage, and oddly I can't find a more recent picture than 2007 1st photo is after re-spray and when it went into storage. (back when taking photos was hard). The colour looks better in person. 2nd photo is pre-respray.

Its a guy on Instagram / IS Workshop who does them, from Estonia but checks out so will let you know when / if it arrives 🤣 You can have any 8 character custom text for the bluetooth channel / screen and a custom scrolling text when you turn it on - comes with an external mic for bluetooth calls etc. https://www.instagram.com/bmwradios/?hl=en https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/e30-classified-forums/for-sale-wanted/parts-for-sale/9978890-original-bmw-radios-with-bluetooth-hands-free-and-button-control

Yeeeaaauuuuuurrrp Here are the bank 2 headers finish welded apart from the flanges. Not sure how I am going to rectify the distortion caused by the welding just yet ... a real bummer and something the experienced header builder would expect. Should have build and welded one or two sections as I went. Still, they look good in a picture

why you do dis

I get this often, normal price x 10 is the answer.

I had that the other day. 4 days 13 hours from order being submitted. Amazing service! I've had local parcels take longer haha.

My wife has just shown me two e-mails she has received today, pretending to be from NZTA for a rego renewal. Luckily she told me about it and showed me, as I know I have just renewed her car. Pretty convincing e-mail: Posting up here as you are all likely to have cars needing rego and I’d hate anyone to be caught out by it.