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A valve cover gasket set (there are two gaskets) isn't going to break the bank regardless of where it comes from. Try BMW? Bear in mind that there are two possible gasket sets - one has a 2-hole fitting centre gasket, the other has a 5-hole fitting centre gasket. They are not interchangeable.

I’ll try, the aim is to keep it below m235i money but make it just as fun

Just try not to spend E30 M3 money on your E30 😂

I also have spent 1m money on my 135i

H Shantelle, Andrew and Ollie are pretty much hands off these days. i`ve been giving thought to reviving some of our events, namely the Dyno Day`s we used to have. Would be great to amp up the Bimmersport site and facebook Page. Give us a call sometime to discuss. Thanks Ray Hellbm

Hi Ray, I'd be keen to help out with trying to drive more activity on the Bimmersport site - and facebook page, I'm finally back in the BMW game (as a passion, not just a daily) after a long hiatus - having kids, selling the pride & joy, building a house, getting screwed over by the builder going into liquidation! Lol - long story there. But I'm back in the hot seat with a 135i, and plans for some minor mods. I also work at Meguiar's NZ (Smits Group) as marketing manager - so would love to support the Bimmersport community with a club discount code, and all the car care knowledge I can offer (been in that game 15 years) I also have graphic design, digital design and marketing experience which could come in handy. I'm also on the Ellerslie Concours committee, and would love to be associated with a 'club' as committee members, are not paid for their hard work, but their clubs can benefit from having an appointed committee member.

Well yesterday and today I tackled a job I've long been putting off. Yesterday I took the headlining out of the car, and dropped it (along with the sunroof cover, etc) plus the BM-134 fabric off to a professional headliner upholsterer. The dude was a legend and had it ready for me to pick up this morning (think he was grateful that I'd done the hard work of taking it out of the car!). He was very complementary of the BM-134 fabric - he said it's a quality fabric with quality foam and was lovely to work with. I'll tackle pretty much any job on the car, but this is one of those few things I'm very happy to leave to a professional - the work is flawless and it looks incredible. For those wondering about the fabric match - I took some photos of the re-wrapped headliner against one of the interior trim pieces which has the original BMW fabric on it (non-foam-backed): It's a very close match and certainly once it's in the car you can't tell at all - the slight difference really only shows up in photos. Likewise it matches well against the new A/B/C pillar trim I bought (which fortunately all match each other as well - as that was a problem for a while): While the headliner was out I took the opportunity to pull out the wiring a PO had put in for a radar scanner - I removed the T-Tap connectors, insulated the wires and wrapped in Tessa tape: In order to remove the sunroof cover to retrim it I also had to remove the sunroof glass - I took the opportunity while it was out to give the frame a good clean and re-lubricate with graphite lubricant: I reinstalled the headliner and then got on to installing the new pillar trim - shiny new B-pillar covers: Then the C-pillars, along with the foam insulated clips: And lastly the A-pillar trims and inserts with the airbag logo on them. Notably the A pillar inserts are a significantly different shade to everything else. (which is hilarious given this is all new OE parts). If it annoys me too much I might order replacements and hope for a better match. I'm very happy to have this done - it's not a particularly fun job but very satisfying to have everything refreshed and like new. You can see the huge difference in shade between the new a-pillar and the insert 🙄.

If anybody needs it, this is the tyre bays email: [email protected] Got a price on some PS5's as below, fitted and balanced: 235/40/18 $319 255/35/18 $423