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Installed F8x front subfame brackets. Large case 3:46 M Factory LSD Fabricated F8x front section with F20 M135 rear section exhaust. VRSF downpipes. Stage 2 Bootmod3 tune.

There are kits on Trademe. $$$$$. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/gear-boxes/listing/5206865568 Nearly as much as an entire car.

Fresh https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/5209530666?utm_source=tmm-savedsearch&utm_medium=email&bof=B1TvunlG

I've no idea what these people are playing at with their deluded price expectations. Just because a car is "low mileage" doesn't negate the fact it's riddled with 20+ year old crusty rubber and plastic that'll need significant investment to overhaul. Let alone it's not even that well spec'd - cloth non-heated seats, no steering wheel controls, no auto lights-wipers, automatic, plus it has spent 20 years of its life in Japan so could be more susceptible to rust. Who in their right mind pays 3 x the market price for this? Still, probably better value than these two grandpa spec specimens: 2001 325i - 7,500km @ $19.5k & 1998 328i - 23,500km @ $13k Do these people know we're in a recession?

Thanks, i did find a BMW TIS system too which specifies a procedure for welding in the exact reinforcement plates! I have passed it on and am waiting on feedback on whether that will be acceptable. I intend to come back and post a resolution when / if i get to one.

Doesn't state what material it is but it does say it is weldable. Not sure if the cert man is asking for a lab grade spectrometer to check what the material is.

All right thanks for the advice! Wasted no time and made a start on looking for rust this evening. Pulled seats, glovebox, under dash trims, carpet, sound reading out. Dash I still in, didn’t have that much time. Firewall looks perfect from the inside. Some minor spots in the floor, mostly around the accelerator pedal mount, there was some water in the sound deading foam so must have a leak somewhere which is mostly likely what caused the rust by the accelerator pedal. Only wet on drivers side and only on the door side, thinking maybe sunroof drain as it’s pretty near by. passenger side: drivers side: not too bad overall from the inside. Will see what it’s like from the outside. Will most likely need to remove the dash to get the blower motor out to fix the rust near there.

Relatively easy mechanical swap, it's just nuts and bolts at the end of the day. RealOEM is a good reference for finding all the manual specific parts that you need or grab a kit like linked above. Pricey but Roland makes sure everything is clean, complete and good working condition. My next swap I'll get the bits from him. Wiring and coding required though, it's all pretty straight forward and well documented but there is a learning curve. If you're not DIY'ing you're better off buying a factory manual.

If you can remove all the rust down to shiny clean metal then a 2k epoxy and top coat(brush on) is going to give the best long term results. You'd probably need a die grinder etc for those tight spots though.

I'm sure some of you fellas might be interested - 1988 Coupe 320i coming up on Manheim auction. Looks real tidy apart from some front end damage, which doesn't even look too terrible. Those seats alone will be worth a fair bit. Happy hunting!

Looking for a dual mass flywheel to suit an m52 and getrag 220.

Bloody nice work on the oil turbo lines! Going through this saga at the moment and they're an absolute bitch to even get to in order to inspect. Do you know what brand your replacement AN lines were? The Whitbread AN lines aren't much more than a complete set of new lines from the stealer, so I might have to go that route. How was the return line from the top turbo back to the block?

WTB: Euroweaves or BBS RS's 4x100 If anyone is parting ways with theirs or upgrading, please drop me a DM

I thought the font on those looked a bit off. I'm assuming they're not NZ-issued? Just a word of warning, I had a colleague that got himself a set made overseas for his E36, looked to use a similar font and had German colors on the side. Soon after got pulled over and got slapped with a fine for running illegal plates, $200-300 iirc. Yours don't stick out as obviously as his did but just takes one picky cop to land you in trouble.

I’m extremely saddened to say a dear friend of mine and great contributor to bimmersport suddenly passed last week. To me he was Sanjay but you will know him as ssbmw. He had a wealth of knowledge on bmw stats in nz. He would eat, drink and sleep the brand and love to talk with anyone who shared the passion. Bimmersport was a great outlet for him to share his knowledge for which he was regular contributor. A huge loss to all.