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Lads. It’s been a while. 8 years to be precise since owning a BMW that I elected to keep long term as a project car [E46 M3, Topaz Blue] But. V.3 is incoming. And if anyone that followed V.2 thread is still around, you’ll know how these threads turn out 😂 So, here’s to introducing V.3 Miss BM. 2020 M2 Comp, Hockeheim Silver, 12,000kms. After seeing and driving a 2016 M2 OG when launched, I knew then this wee machine would act as the true successor to the E46 M3, but due to my inability to win the lotto in a timely manner, it meant waiting around for an update (comp) and prices to drop. I will say they’ve held their value rather well over the last wee while… Have already gone into overdrive with ordering snazzy bits for the “pretty” factor, and of course sorting an exhaust… which should be done this week. Have opted for a Single Midpipe custom fabrication job by the team @ Hi-Power Performance/Fueled by Fab. Similar concept to the AA Single, but with more play in removing that twin turbo rasp… Eibach Pro-Kits arrive tomorrow - on the fence on lowering after an awkward scrape already just leaving the local sushi stop. and given the MISSBM plate has been inactive since 2016, it meant promptly ordering a Black/Silver to keep with the moving trends - arrives tomorrow but the OG is on for the interim. I’ve absolutely trawled the F87 forums but felt posting here was a bit more local and nostalgic 🤗

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I disappeared for a few years and it seems the old man took my place. Funnily enough, that 2000CC is sitting in my garage at the moment (hahahaha) Need to grab it out and do some photos of the two of them to be honest. Just waiting on parts to arrive. I'll head out one of these days for a drive, it's been so very long since I've been near the car scene... thats for sure

Fitted a new set of wheels and tyres to replace the factory Style 66's on the 540i BBS LM (rep's) in 19x9.5 with Maxxis VS5 tyres. Might need to look at some slightly lower springs now. Wanted genuine BBS LM's but they would have almost doubled the value of the car! Crap photos as everything jammed in shed currently.

@MISS BM Good things take time innit

Thanks team... taken a fair few too many years, that's for sure.

Good to see you back, @MISS BM might see you and this beast ona few club runs? or Will your dad be stealing it for those

Finally you're back where you belong Moxie ❤️

Welcome back!

Over the break I've been pretty busy working on the house and having fun times with the family. Since finishing the rear view mirror I've done a few bits and pieces on the car. I've pulled the 6CD changer and bluetooth module out of the boot. I have no need for them right now, and indeed I have to pull the CD changer apart and figure out what's wrong with it. I've therefore packaged them up and shelved them, along with the two big brackets. Might as well save on the weight while the car is not completely stock. Relatedly I've also been doing some CAD work to mock up some brackets for the OE amplifier. I could buy the BMW part, but it weighs half a kilo and would cost me $75, whereas if I 3D print some brackets they'll weigh next to nothing and will be free. I've done a first mockup to check fitment etc. and even at 3mm thickness it's held in surprisingly well. I'll make a number of design revisions and add a bunch of reinforcement and hopefully get a final design. I also took the passenger seat out of the car today to do a bit of work on the back seat. I've removed the ISOFIX fittings as they have surface corrosion and need cleaning up and repainting. While the seat was out I also took the opportunity to examine the tilting bracket. The CSL seats seem to have a tendency over time to develop a bit of a clunk, which doesn't really come up in normal driving but if you move fairly violently in the seat, or are driving very spiritedly then it can occur. From my investigations this seems to be caused by two things. Primarily it is caused by the catch on the tilting mechanism, this seems to wear a little over time and then allow some movement which causes the clunk. I don't know if there's already a community DIY fix for this as I wasn't able to find anything on CSLRegistry or the like about it, other than an acknowledgement that it happens. Anyway, I was able to come up with my own fix, a short length of fleece tape wrapped around the fixture like this: The second, more minor, contributor to this is the front pegs that the arms which attach to the tilting mechanism rotate on. The pegs are surprisingly small, and again seem to wear over time. This allows for a small amount of movement. In practice I don't think that this really contributes much to noise or felt movement, but thought I'd have a go at addressing it anyway. It's only a very small amount that it needs to be cylindrically shimmed. To address this I used a small amount of tin foil wrapped around the peg. This compresses when you fit the arm and takes up the gap. Being aluminium I expect over time it will wear as the tilting mechanism is used (which will probably only be once a year when the WOF man checks the rear seat belts). Hopefully though the aluminium wears away and the steel doesn't further. It seems like a fairly ghetto fix, but once it was all back together I gave it a good wiggle and it seemed solid. I did a few back and forths on the tipping mechanism and it still seemed good. I then put the seat back in the car and sat in it and jerked about and the clunking is gone! Mission accomplished! I'll do the same to the drivers seat when I take it out to do the wiring for the side mirror controls which should be imminent. Just waiting on delivery from Schmiedmann of replacement clips etc. for the drivers door, which I'll do at the same time to address the clunk in the door. Hopefully by the weekend I'll get the brackets for the amp sorted and the G7AT rear seat into the car, plus the wiring done for the mirror controls.

Hi all, Here’s my Topaz blue 2002 E39 540i M Sport. Picked this up from @hqstu three months ago and have since completed over 6,000km. The condition of this vehicle is a testament to extensive work completed by HQSTU previously documented on his e38/39 Central DHB post. Certainly surprises people when you tell them it now has over 296,000km on clock. With all the big jobs already completed by HQSTU very little work has been required. Replaced number 8 coil with genuine BMW coil but after another coil failed the following month I decided to replace the remaining 7 original coils with new matching Bosch coils, this time from FCP. Replaced the rain light sensor (RLS) to restore function of the auto wipers, $32 from Pick a Part. A few other things to sort. There’s always something to fix on a 20 year old BMW.

fyi, and for posterity

Ooop sorry team, copy pasted and didn't realise it didn't bring that across. Updated now.

Update: received my vehicles VIN number from the dealer this afternoon.

Garagistic order of speedo gears and rear shock reinforcements arrived today after 5.5 weeks. Well, the packing slip did. Parcel cut open and taken. Who sends parcels with “Authority to leave?”