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I'll try get out there after work and get a video or two... looking foward to getting my 15's back, with some rubber left hopefully! My car looks abit rude with 17's...Had to take the 540i to work today lol

oh yeah you need a paid account like xtra, clear, telecom etc total pain in the ass, use your parents email account if they have one?

the guys on Toyspeed seem to get impressive figures from the wee engines, check them out there maybe?

has to be the best fail sheet! congrats sir!

I always do it, I drive up the main south road... too many idiots that are pass happy, I wanna make sure they see me rather than kill me LOL I do turn them off once im back in town though...can't explain those people that drive through town with them on... 800th post

Find a GC at a tyre shop/where you brought yours from, who will let you Borrow a set, gently drive around the corner for the check then back to the tyre shop...beer or cash will sort it

its something like 195 for a 7" 205 for a 7.5" 215 for a 8" 245 for a 10"? is it being enforced yet though?

Cheers guys! Worst part of Recompliancing for me was waiting for the fail sheet... then the 20 working days you have to fix it all...the money tree was dying from been abused haha ummmm I started on it in October 2008 just before I became an Apprentice so money was tight (gotta love 11.50 a hour)...straight off just started killing rust tidying it up, ripped all the interior out and cleaned it etc, then had some panel work done, then off to DCH motorsport for its new sump, then new belts, water pump, dizzy, plugs etc full service Then it went into the garage where all four corners were ripped out in the hope of coil overs...but apprentice wage didnt agree, and at this stage i'd hoped to have it done by early-mid 2009 so got some KYB's and King springs along with all front bushes (powerflex or something, seem to be ok) and the Race series spec Avanti's with RE001 bridgestone rubber... This is where it took ages...it was the age old "time or money" I had one or the other but never both, and its the first time i'd ever played around with cars so alot was dependant on the old man having time/patience to help me, got the suspension done bar rear bushes and it sat idol for 4-5 months... I then sold my E36 320iM and got a E39 528iA so that held me back abit... Then had my second wind, and had changed job so was now earning much better money, so got heaps of little things done (Bonnet release cable, ripped rooted alarm out, just heaps of odds and ends) got the Brakes done, New fluid, new discs, and pads, then exhaust was all done as the old one was rusted from the UK road salt, that brings us to about a month ago then decided to bite the bullet an find out what needed doing, took it for its first inspection, (brought my 540iA somewhere in here so that held me up afew weeks) It Failed, I had to replace Drivers headlights and adjust them, quieten exhaust, replace oil damaged front drive shaft flexi, replace steering rack, replace middle lap belt lol, over all it was a good fail list, except for needing a Repair Cert for the repairs a registered iCar approved panel beater had done on it in 2008/2009, threw a huge hate E30's wobbly for a week and was gonna part it out, mates talked me around so got all that done in the last 3 weeks and took it back and the hesistantly gave me the WOF and REGO So after that novel i've just written i'd estimate a year of work (wasnt solid everyday work like some projects get) and...money side...not sure if i want to know! but here we go Suspension I have three receipts totalling $1406 New shocks, springs, bushes, bumpstops, spring pads, ball joints, strut top mounts/top hats ________ Wheels and tyres $1426.00 ________ Sump replacement $299 (plus whatever I paid for the sump at the time? $100 maybe) ________ Panel incl Cert $1300 ________ Service parts; Timing Belt Intake elbow Distributor cap Tensioner $290.00 P/S belt Aircon Belt Distributor Rotor 2x4lt magnatec oil Genuine oil filter $ 100-200?? (lost reciept at this stage) ________ Brakes Front and Rear discs $250 Pads $ 100-150?? lost reciepts at this stage ________ Stereo JVC headunit and 6x9's $300 approx ________ Steering Rack Rack $150 Labour/fluid etc for fitting $280 ________ Exhaust $600.00 ________ Driveshaft flexi $100 Headlights $104.00 Seatbelt $30.00 ________ Battery $250 approx ________ Misc Tools, Jacks, Paint, Sand paper, Bulbs, Wiper blades, and everything else I brought along the way I stopped accounting for at $600 Im almost crying LOL! Puts it close to 8k plus the $600 for the car $180 for the test (got mis-quoted so they gave it to us at 180, ment to be $250) $267 for rego and wof Ticket I got the day it got WOF'd and rego'd $170 LMAO So with those added brings it to approx $8900 if my quick add up is right.... on a $3000-$4000 car, probably forgotten something aswell I learnt alot along the way, had alot of Bimmerpsorters help me with parts and advise, and it kept me out of trouble I suppose haha so all wasnt lost! If your reading this and thinking of buying a de registered car, DO NOT BUY A DE REG CAR AND DO WHAT I DID!! buy a donor shell or tags...save your self time and money and all the hassle!!! ...f**king E30's aye LOL all fun and games!

...awesome, you must be stoked with it!

REG and Wof from VTNZ yesterday morning (first speeding ticket that afternoon guts)....finally after more than a year I think it's been, and many..."F*cking E30, im selling you" Moments, its all road worthy Huge thanks to everyone thats helped! Mike/323e30/Synthe LTD for all the parts - you've been a great help mate! JK Southern Euro for their LEGENDARY service on Friday afternoon (2/4/10) for sorting me with some parts and getting them here saturday morning! cant stress how much I appreciated it guys! I also had this really helpful guy from BMW looking for parts on trademe while I was at work! AMAZING service, cheers for that if your on here mate! And everyone else im fotgetting! because I know im forgetting people... next Major update will be the M50 I suppose now I can just chuck the Rego on hold when the need arises lol does need rear bushes done though...been looking at Kerrys/Mosens 3 peice kit...will recover from all these rego costs first Roughest E30 out I reckon haha but way more fun to drive than my old E36 and more fun factor than the E39... Atta your E30V8 must be abit of alright! haha will try make the next track day i think Andrew

BUMP, mike parts still arent here and ive been emailing/PM'ing you to no avail, i need them yesterday sort of thing!, please text me on 027 465 2223, will try ring you altho im unsure the number ihave is correct... Andrew

in the boot, next to the jack well and battery well. take all the lining out of the boot and you will see a rubber hose running down either side,

back off, cage needs to stay in a pre facelift haha you flashy facelift peeps can stick to ya plastic bumpers and Tec-II stuff haha!!

where to buy in CHCH boys? want that, havent seen it at the servo etc though

niiiice! keen on the bolt in half cage for some chldhood dreams wank factor... if you read this Josh I emailed you thru trademe! on a side note if anyone else has one or know where to get these bolt in half cages let me know haha

shorting out or it has lost its constant 12v supply and it's forgetting all its settings...wouldnt explain the full on left balance though...hopefully someone that knows abit more can chime in

Good on ya, always thought of doing this, would still like to! just dont have the know how...or the money atm...save a lil spend alot haha too many toys

Are those wheels 18's or 19's? is it on stock suspension?

goto a panel shop and get some quotes...not always as expensive as you'd think. or ask around family friends for ex painters or people who do cash jobs...sick of seeing Facelift E30's with no front lips lol you all need to cable tie and superglue them on!

john/e30ftw is running one of the HD's above i think? im sure it was mentioned in his 2.7 turbo thread

my E30 was like that...CRC/WD40 it up real good, mines like new now!

All the big projects are getting updates, love it!

Mods should sticky this thread...gonna be a common occurance by the looks lol

Love those AC's Luke...was hoping you'd brought this with the 18's so i could grab them off Linden when i had some cash again.. the grey centres look awesome i think!

i love this E39! looks awesome mate! need those halo's for my 540i and facelift grills.