Huttey

I can empathise, I parked the 540 at Royal Wellington golf club, finished my round to find passenger window smashed, took my phone and smokes checked, advised Vodafone but they had still downloaded over $100 worth of music, Vodafone were good about it, still finding bits of glass. Car park has cameras but no video in the recorder, duh

Hi the car is 1986 E30 manual.

I'm after the white widscreen washer valve that sits in the bonnet structure and splits the main water feed to two feeds that go to the sprayers. Also after the gear stick boot that covers the gear stick.

Whoops should be 1986, well spotted

Thanks all Newtown here I come.

Can anyone advise where in Wellington you can get either aerosal or a paint pot to match a BMW 1986 320I colour

Petition signed and I will send a letter to parliament, we all should.

and the Americans are still bitchng about the price of oil, 540 down from 160 a fill to 115, significant savings

This is an informative and fun thread

Interested in how you get on, I wouldn't mind doing this on my 99 E39.

Don't want to hijack the thread but does anyone know if getting the lights to flash with the remote open and close is a DIY on an E39 without alarm or needs the dealer to reprogram something or just isn't avaialble.

I managed 6.5's in mine

Beautiful colour and great paint job. You could start a trend of newly coloured bimmers, I've got a E30 and E39 that need painting, I could create a father and son theme

Ummm ive got a set of blue recaro upholstery in a box that came off when i replaced it with the houndstooth.

$50.00

Photos

Here is the place

Powerstop Engineering in Tauranga for all our pump repairs. Comes with warranty, pump flush, bench tested and fault codes cleared ( for those without a scanner or reset tool )

Ring Rob (07) 5788909

My E39 had this problem it turned out to be a dry joint in the ABS pump, I had it fixed overnight by sending it to Tauranga I think, I will look up the details.

Who needs a car to go on holiday

Do they fit an E39 and what is your price expectaton

Needs new wheels. Horrible

Just walk away

It's gotta be a mates bid, it is so overpriced

I found this on Bimmerfest, for those who want a DYI Ipod integration and keep the CD stacker.

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=314968

Glad you got it back Huttey!

For your info: all BMW E39s have a built-in factory immobiliser that CANNOT be bypassed.

No car thief can start the car without a key.

and if you have the CODE set, then he cannot start it even with the key.

The immobiliser is very sophisticated - it cannot be hotwired or bypassed. The only way to start the car is with an original key that is registered to the vehicles immobiliser system

Also, the E39 has 90% of the BMW alarm system fitted as standard - just add bonnet switch, tilt switch, siren, and interior sensor - the interior sensor is the hard part (head liner!)

and change the mirror to the one with the LED in it :-) - however any LED will do.

Adding an extra alarm only adds a flashing light and a siren. It offers no further drive-away protection

I would guess that your car was moved on a transporter.

Thanks Jochen, how is Switzerland?

Is adding the extra 10% a Dick Smith DIY job or do you real BMW bits and a professional. Is there a posting you know of for doing this?

Actually it is interesting talking to the cops, they're saying there are thefts happening (more in AK) of prestige cars where they're pretty sure the burglars are pretending to be towies, it looks legit and no one questions the towie and off they go with there prize.

Sure you weren't drunk and forgot where it was parked? We have all done that.

Glad you got it back though mate.

Twas the wife, talking to the cops I am not alone, there have been 2 other cases like mine on the Terrace, they think it is workers doing the roadworks getting the cars moved but no one is owning up. A mystery it is.

Good News, car has turned up, it was about 1/2 a kilometre up the Terrace from where it was parked, nothing taken and no one (council, towing companies) owning up to moving it. A mystery but good to have it back.

Thanks for all the kind words and offers to keep an eye out for it, maybe it's time to get an alarm.

Hi sorry to hear about your car, it was probably lifted away that how they do it, i work for vtnz so will look out for change of ownership or plate changes for you

Thanks most appreciated, details are:

Registration "606"

VIN long WBADN620X0GF10026

Type code DN62

Type 540I (EUR)

Dev. series E39 ()

Line 5

Body type LIM

Steering RL

Door count 4

Engine M62/TU

Cubical capacity 4.40

Power 210

Transmision HECK

Gearbox AUT

Colour TITANSILBER METALLIC (354)

Upholstery STANDARDLEDER/SCHWARZ (N6SW)

Prod. date 1998-09-02

That really sucks, sorry to hear Pete, I hope it turns up soon. Was it the stock BMW security system?

Whatever the jap builds come with, no alarm but double locking and immobilser. Must have had a key or no some tick to bypass the double locking other you have to climb through the window.

That sux, Sorry to hear Pete. Will keep an eye out.

Was this done in the afternoon and in daylight? Was it parked on the road?

Early afternoon just up from the James Cook outside Radio New Zealand, I thought it may have been towed because of roadworks nearby but the tow companies deny all knowledge.