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Car is currently stripped out. Engine / transmission, full wiring harness, interior, dash etc. Car came non aircon from factory and has the horrible dealer fit aircon system where they just cut into the heater unit and stuff in a condenser and add an extra blower along with ugly wiring in the engine bay and extra holes cut into the fire wall instead of using the factory stamped cut outs that cars with aircon would use. Overall a useless / ugly system that doesn’t blow cold anymore and can’t be recharged (R12 gas). Managed to find a new unit for a non aircon pre facelift car and promptly pulled it apart and reapplied new foam to all the vents along with giving all the plastic a thorough clean and the wire cables a good greasing. All the foam in the unit (like all units of this age) was disintegrated and don’t create any form of a seal so good to get this done while the car is in bits. Fitted new o rings and resealing the pipes the come out the side of the heater core as well. Wiring for the unit got stripped of the old loom tape (along with the rest of the wiring in the entire car) and new loom tape applied. Doing a huge amount of other work to the car at the moment so more of that to come.

Used this stuff for the internal vents: https://a.aliexpress.com/_msIlXjh got a bunch of foam from AliExpress / Temu including the thick low density stuff that seals between dash vents that clear the windscreen mist and heater unit. Had to draw the line at a $50 piece of foam from FCP. Just made stencil out of paper and transferred it to the foam and cut out.

Yeah I get people spend a lot on their project car but unsure how much of that cost you can tack on to the sale price... Might be just getting old and grumpy though 🙂

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.

Drivers seat all done. Welded lower base as per previous post, welded one of the tabs that the backrest screws into and recovered the seat in brand new fabric. Still need to put in the new seat shocks but the seat feels fantastic. Hopefully the passengers seat doesn't involve too much welding!