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Ive been reading through some of the other US forums too and they all seem to have someone who has problems with the Umnitza lights which is a surprise. Also several of them that have used the PIAA lights have had issues with them being virtually invisible during the day and they only come into their own when its completely dark. I think the only issue I have with the lights is whether or not they have the self-levelling motors in them. I would have to assume they do but Ill check first. Im buying them from eurolights on TM. A friend has done it and they were superb in terms of support and help. They have sent me the details now and it looks like the xenon upgrade is all done for me, all I have to do is plug them in and find somewhere to install the balasts. Oh and decide on 6k or 8k. I am right in thinking that HID and Xenon are the same thing?

The links are great thanks Nick. Doesnt look like the PIAA ones are any good during the day though, no matter how bright they are at night. Im leaning towards leaving them as yellow but having the xenon bulbs instead of halogen.

Im looking at buying a set of angel eyes for the touring and Ive been offered a set with a xenon upgrade of ballasts/bulbs etc. Now there are too options. One is 6000K (white apparantly) the other is 8000K (blue). Does anyone know anything about these things? To be honest I hadnt considered doing a xenon upgrade but as they are offering to do all the work I might aswell look into it. The only other thing Im not sure about is that whilst the xenon will be white/blue the angel eyes will be yellow. Its a look Im not sure about to be honest, so is there a way to get the 'eyes' be white rather than yellow ? Im happy for people to add their opinions on what they think about white vs blue and white/blue with the yellow vs staying with halogen and having everything be yellow.

Nice one, but dont tell everyone your out. I need all of you big boys fighting it out for me

Now the bloke is asking questions on my basketweaves auction. Expect to see them painted black and for sale at $2k next week !!

hahaha you can still see where the paint has run on photo 11 just above the bumper. What is this guy playing at to go to all the trouble of hand spraying and re-registering this car ? There must be something going on here.

Gold

Bump, Get your bids in people, money will go straight back into the touring so its for a good cause !

Have a great day Glenn.

Never mind the camera, I wish I had a car like that !

Hahaha, haven't the pair of you missed the whole point !!

It was when I came over four years ago. Why bring it over?....it was my baby, isnt that enough!17' Alpinas, suspension all fixed up, sump gaskets all taken care of, it would go for another 20 years and still scare the pants off of most modern day cars. I miss it

Now Ive read a bit more about it I can see that now thanks 3pedals Looks like its muchos dollaros to do anything, so I guess I'll stick with the aesthetic mods for now.

So how is it that I couldnt bring in an absolutely mint e32 750iL and yet the bloke here reckons this piece of sh!te will get in no problem ? Yank Tank Have the rules changed in the last couple of years or is there something I dont know ? I mean look at it....its falling apart.

And then there was none. A little more rangi-tape just to see what it looks like. I think Ill be going to a few paint shops to see what they would charge to paint it because it looks much better now.

HB Graham, have a good one.

Here's the 530 thats been at Turners for ages. They have finally given it a clean ! I love spending other peoples money Heres the manual wagon. Its quite a looker if you ask me Linky link

Cheers Tony, thats what I thought. Ive seen a few people reckon they have 220bhp, but the proof would be in the pudding I guess.Sorry Josh, as you were mate

Keep it authentic on the weaves but go to 15' Just like this Assuming yours are currently 14'

Did I hear someone mention Style 5's

I also did this last weekend, although Ive been hesitant to post the pictures because you cant see anything ! I 'taped' over the chrome on the bumper and door strips to see if I like the 'all' black look or want to colour code them instead. Personally I prefer the black but Ill leave the tape on and see what I think. The chrome definately has to go though.

Only a minor modification this one, but one Ive been keen to do from the start. My 740 had the leather armrest with the whole lot of it padded whereas the touring has one like this. Unfortunately with the cubby in the middle it makes both sides relatively stiff and I keep finding my elbow in the hole which is uncomfortable. So I picked up a new one off Brent and five minutes later we have this. It also does this which allows me to have stuff in the car that cant be seen. Im happy

I dont want to hijack your thread Josh, but I was wondering if any of you lot know anything about swapping the inlet manifold and remapping the 528 engine? Ive started reading a little bit about it, but mostly all I can find it people putting either 325/525 inlet manifolds onto their 328's with either modified throttle bodies or just a remap. They appear to consistently get 220bhp from the 190 starting point. Ive found a couple of sites saying you can do the same with the 528, but nothing specific to my M52TU (or whatever its called!) If there are people who know then Ill start a different thread.

Do we want our youth to go to higher education or do we want them leaving school at 16 because they cant afford it and so dont see the point in staying on at all?The cost of a degree is more than ever as are living costs. Lets not forget that the vast majority of students get no allowance at all. I was lucky. I got $90 a week, but then my rent was $95 a week so even if you get one its worth sod all. My parents were just over the threshold and they couldnt afford anything, so I was stuck with taking out a loan with National hiking the fees every year and hiking the interest every year. Im sorry Simon, but I strongly believe that higher education should be for ANYONE who is capable and not be based on whether you can afford it or not. Besides, Labour have been talking about a universal allowance for some time and if it takes an election to get it, then Im all for it.

Have you seen this Mike ? e36 328 touring There was a 328 manual recently too but I cant find it at the moment.