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How good are cold n flu tablets now with the extra special sauce in them. Got a bit of energy on the weekend at night after kids went down to make progress Front shocks all done. Was expecting this to be a dick but all went really smoothly. Yet to get the car on the ground to check toe. Old Monroe fronts, look to be the standard suspension variant as the new b4s’s are considerably shorter. Got the revshift 80A poly gbox mounts in. Started the car up on stands and went through the gears, no vibrations or sequential race box sounds, verdict when on the road and track. Waiting for the other koni rear ‘additional damper’ to show up so not quite done with the rear end. Someone loved this car over the years as the rear shocks were AC Schnitzers paired with AC springs. Old vs new rear bumpstops, significantly shorter. I will likely do rear subframe inserts after next trackday on 31st as I’m keen to feel the incremental improvements all these treats will make, plus they’ll probably turn up when I just cbf putting them in the day before the track.

Did over 400k's tooling around the Wairarapa with the JDM boys

Found a BMW Car magazine calendar from 1997, you would have been the sh*t with a Sony MD player in your Hartge H23

Finished up the brakes, installed new handbrake shoes, rear brembo discs to match the fronts, and new hella/pagid brake pads all round, along with new brake hoses too. next job is going to be to figure out a solution for the rear shift carrier mount, to make the e36 item fit the pfl e30 shell

Just an update on the water leak issue. After cleaning the rear light gasket and reinstalling, I noticed that the passenger side was leaking instead of the driver side this time. I've tightened the bolts further and the lights are not leaking anymore

It is free listings weekend again. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-5477092330.htm https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-5475444885.htm

Looking for a M135i to turn into a track day car. Complete car or project with panel or mech issues Prefer black I've looked at everything on Facebook and Trademe. They're too nice/expensive for what I'm after. Alternatively, if someone can give me a price to convert a 116 / 118 to N55 that isn't ridiculous I'll look at that too. Thanks

Why don't I swap the rotors for for the lights when we meet Tuesday, then I can drop the light off when I pick up my wheels off @Jacko on Wednesday and he can give me the $125.

Bunch of shopping around, getting nowhere, LK03s made most sense at 270 odd a corner. If anyone asks, they identify as Hankooks.

Yeah, just plug them in. The filter is in the loom to the tweeter. I havent seen an E87 yet that actually has tweeters in the pods factory Japanese and NZ markets both seem to have got the absolute trashiest stereo options. The stock underseat subs are actually really good, they are just driven by the front door speaker channels though so sound limp as sh*t. Running them off their own amp completely changes the way all the speakers sound.

They do their best to hide the BMW pn but, BO/BW/HK are fairly straightforwards These are the doors and rear parcel shelf units for E87. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002297903313.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001544037965.html

IIRC it was a silver MT1, $27.5k?

Fresh can of Malachite Green courtesy of Car Colors.

Royal steering wheels in the UK is one option. https://royalsteeringwheels.com/

Would have been easier to tell if we got photos of it on its side.

Did the oil Cooler and Oil filter housing gaskets today on my runabout. I should not have left this so long. I made the mistake of thinking no drips on the ground no major leak. Just spent 3 hours cleaning off the caked on oil and dirt.. She was thick.

Upgraded to Pro Nav screen and controller - actually quite straightforward, lifts the interior quite a bit. A shame native CarPlay isn’t possible with NBT EVO Business Nav

Sold pending payment

Was a previous owner of this 130i from 2020 to 2023 - great car - enjoyed every minute of it

https://www.pickapart.co.nz/webpage/WebPage.asp?Ref=10381&VehicleID=217388&SeriesID=4248 For those in Welly.

I’m sure they’re not 50% worse than the P Zero 4’s I’ve just paid 550 a corner for in 19” flavour

Im not sure, I put a focal monoblock 350W amp under the boot floor and ran new wiring for them (subs are 4 ohm, but theyre running in parallel). Not going to be doing laps with cap on backwards and number plate shaking, but its genuinely one of the best most balanced car stereos Ive ever played with, compared to the murky mess that BMW sold them as.

Changed the regular paddle shift steering wheel for a M-Sport one, DCT paddles had to have some wiring changed to get it to work. Also changed the hand brake handle to a M-Sport one and swap the hand brake boot as well as it seems lci 135i got a nicer leather that more soft and doesn't dry up and crack, I also have the same one on my 130i. Also did and oil change, the filter was very collapsed which I was expecting from the sound of was making and the cage had separated from the cap, luckily I had a spare cap with cage which was the old one off my 130i. Change the diff fluid as well however it was pretty fresh by the looks of things, unfortunately I think I know why as the diff is leaking out of the right side axle seal. I will probably swap my old 130i one in as the 3.64 will be more practical with a manual swap compared to the current 3.73. only thing is I will have to change the drive shaft but that's no big deal.

1990 E30 320i M52B28 swapped $26.5k https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/320i/listing/5487200497

Are front tweeters as easy as plugging them in to the spare connectors on the door mid bass’s? Not sure what spec is in my black 130 but it’s got the fr door and rear shelf speakers and 2 “subs” under the front seats.

Could you share the part numbers? Keen to order some.

@Mark D if you don't want to wait for @Jacko's Silver lemon

I had my full set of 335i brakes for sale but I am now keeping them since I got the 125i

Sold sorry.

How's the engine start/stop button? If it's a scummy as that old steering wheel and needs replacing I've just found a brand new (Ali) one I can send your way for zilch. Edit: it's black.

Got a N55 Backbox available for anyone that wants one. Asking $500 for it. Can deliver to Auckland this Tuesday or Wednesday free of charge. Will upload some pictures soon.

Hah, Im from one of those European countries and lived it. We had an E34 520i and family had a host of different BMWs of the era (including e34's). The 518i is 112HP in a heavier car than the E36 so your comparison is kinda pointless. The 518i, depending on options, is between 50 and 75hp a ton. IMO, they only get balanced properly at the 525i level (around 120hp a ton) and in our familial experience, fuel consumption is better on that mid point than on the entry level engines, in the real world. I think we can probably agree the designers of the e34 did not plan the 518i as an optimum or efficient idealised example of the product. Its a symtom of tax regimes, not good product design. Is it functional? Yes. Is anything more competent a capitalist luxury? In my opinion, no, thats a tad extreme lol.

I recovered my own, using the Redlinegoods kit (leather cover and thread). Looks really good, although the thread for lacing it on is a little harsh on the fingers- could be softer. The terminations/seams behind each spoke were a challenge(the leather doesn’t stretch well) and needed some pretty ugly lacing/stitching. I may revisit these. Well priced though.

I think the 518 has the dubious distinction of being the only e34 with a front mounted battery as the little engine messed up weight distribution.

Have a M135i reg/wof available. Also Coilover kit available. Give me a call Thanks Ray 0212435526

i have a msport 125i with broken n20b20 engine if you want a project reg on hold have the 18" original alloys too can sell partly stripped etc ? call to neg 021 433600

Manual conversions sell for 3.5k+ by themselves. Is that the BMW Performance backbox?

It was masked out unfortunately in the photos @Neil McCauley

I bid on this, but at $16.5k got too rich for me. I might just hold off for an S54 engine at this stage. There is another E92 M3 wreck on Facebook, guy wants 15k but its in somewhat worse condition (rolled) and has no service history of any type (including no info on rod bearings) and the seller admits to running it with the oil cooler smashed up and leaking oil, which seems stupid.

Well I know the guy quite well and he was pretty disappointed about it. Going off the extensive and detailed ad you wrote, he thought he was buying a much nicer rust free car. I guess he didn’t see much point in going back to you as the deal was already done and he had the car. I’ve been into E30’s for well over 20 years so he asked for my input, and I was shown the ad on TradeMe. It presented the car as a really nice example with no mention of rust at all. I told the buyer to go for it based off the pictures and the description you provided. Once I eventually ended up seeing the car though, I couldn’t believe it was the same one in the ad. No need to even get under it to see the corrosion with actual holes and bubbles around the place. One thing I know the buyer had been really excited about and was a must have for him, was that you mentioned it had a sunroof. It turned out, it was all rusty and sealed shut with some kind of sealant and there was a massive rust bubble in the roof you couldn’t miss, all never mentioned by you. I would have expected an enthusiast to have been more up front and disclosed all this. Saying all E30’s have rust after the fact isn’t good enough. You blatantly misrepresented the car by choosing not to mention any of the serious corrosion issues it had. The buyer is now having to spend a large percentage of the purchase price having it fixed. Good luck to the poor bugger who you manage to flog this S85 off to.

You do you but $9k for an engine plucked out of a puddle is f**king wild. Would hate to be the guy that shells out even half that only to find out of its origins after the fact. Was always going to happen though, wasn't it?

No longer required

Looking good, really good. Isn't it so much more fun, and so much less frustrating, when you're assembling something with clean/new parts.

Got a little bit more work done recently, been busy making a plan for all the suspension stuff and figuring out which direction to go for the clutch/flywheel. Decided to keep it oem and stick with a dual mass flywheel and oem 240mm luk clutch kit. Got all the underside parts taken apart and sandblasted, in the process of getting painted at the moment. gearbox is back from kayne Barrie now with fresh detents. More or less just need to order the clutch kit now and then can put the engine and gearbox into the car. picked up a e90 325i auto front half driveshaft and a e36 medium case rear half from @Toast which so far seem to work together, will see if they end up the right length. Paid $80 for the front half instead of the $700 people charge for zf 5 Speed Front halves nowadays. will need to swap the carrier bearing over to an e30 one as well. Fuel pump is back in the car too now ready to start replacing subframe, trailing arm bushings etc now and reassembling the rear end.

a long term project pal, the tile of this thread is 'the latest daily E30' implying i'd be a relatively quick project - started the thread 9 years ago FFS , had the radiator and fan replaced last week, surely everything has been done now, its like painting the forth bridge, as soon as its all done, it'll be time to start again .. never ends.. good job I love it

I did wonder, Not many with that interior. I drove it when @NZ_InFerno had it and it was a really well sorted car, didn't feel it's mileage at all.

haha yea thought this guy would never follow through with his dream in its past life flood line about the height of the radio took a me about week(off and one) , but got most things going

130i that fell over...

Same workshop... they must use a lot of cable ties.