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Changed the title of this thread to be more reflective of what goes on in the shed... Been a bit busy with life etc, attended the Holden Nationals with a mates car I've been helping restore, then a brief visit to Australia, followed up by a BMW Car Club South Island road trip in the M5 which was just fantastic, cruising down and up the country with @hunter and 20 or so other owners. The 740 msport has been the focus otherwise. Bought a large chunk of a 735i msport part out with the same interior, and set about swapping out seats, parcel shelf, under dash trim etc etc to significantly lift the interior (sold the now second full msport interior seats / doorcards for a massive $1.50 on the open market...), replacement steering wheel I had in stock, wiring loom tidy. Also decided to replace the 4 shocks with genuine BMW msport like for like. It was the larger jar of vaseline... Also have done some suspension arms, ball joints, engine mounts, sway bar links and bushes, tie rods, brakes tidy up. A wider insert for the boot to accommodate the "BMW711" plates which have just gone on. The radio was playing up so I scored another C23 Oceania module which a member in our e39 M5 group was offloading. All sorted now and a bluetooth module is on the way to replace the CD changer. Ripped out all the old Nav gear as well. A bit of paint work went on before it got too cold, mirrors, top of passengers door. Next summer there will be more to come... But up next is the rear main seal oil leak fix, which means transmission out. There will be a bit of other "while you are in there" preventive stuff like driveshaft bits and cleaning. Not to forget a few engine gaskets and fluid changes. A power steer hose was leaking so a home fix was enacted saving a few hundred dollars for a new pipe/hose. Still lots to do but coming along nicely....

Thanks Brent for your time today. You were right on the money about the engine number being the same as the chassis. Turns out the motor is from a manual 1980 euro 635CSi. Done a little research and it does look like 0280001114 is the right ECU for the engine. The ignition module is missing as well. Perhaps I need to look at stand alone options to provide tunability. Cheers.

A nz new BMW 125d F20, had no idea such a thing existed. Neither does the owner as they fail to pay RUC.

Hi there !!! I'm from Singapore and have been living and working in Auckland since 2016. Was previously a long term member of https://www.bmw-sg.com/forums/ but have since left the forum after not owning a BMW for a few years. Last BMW was a Hamann-tuned E46 back in 2012. Not driving a BMW currently but planning to get one for the wife (and hopefully for me too!) Just checking out the BMW scene in Auckland and NZ in general! So a big hello to everyone out there... and of course, any form of advice and guidance is greatly appreciated! Cheers! Ash

Welcome 👋 I see you have a Mazda MPV ... my daily is the Honday Odyssey. Maybe we need a people mover sub group 🤣

Got the roof bow welded in which is a milestone task ... got very specific with the prep on the car body since this will be buried and generally speaking the weld through primer blows. Prepared the exposed side of the bow for welding ... will epoxy coat all of the welds and surrounding area. All done pending 1st inspection, then will do the epoxy and I'm free to mount the roof itself (after sanding the clear coat flat and applying a few more coats, then ... probably sanding it again and polishing)

Elias, I think Aliexpress for both. The sealant comes in a box curled up like licorice, so you just roll it out and shove it in, heat it for a while in the oven and push lens back in, repeat 2- times and its sweet. Getting the old hardened sealant out is the misery. Better to do this, some people use the old sealant or just lay over it, meh, rather try do it just once. Will get them ceramic coated to try and last as long as possible if the car ever sees the sun... Tefanball Factory Store 1Pcs Butyl Rubber Glue Headlight Sealant Retrofit Reseal Hid Headlamps Taillight Shield Glue Tapes Car Door Seal Accessories NZ$ 23.35x1 gouhuo Store For BMW 1 Series E81 E82 E87 E88 2004-2011 Headlight Shell Transparent Headlamp Cover Lens Plexiglass Replace Original Lampshade 2PCS left and right NZ$ 154.12x1