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Good on you Jason & great write up. Well done! You be up for nav retrofit next

Hi Ian, welcome Kenwood nav unit? Not factory fit unit? Factory fitted Jap nav unit is Alpine. This can be converted - I have done heaps Can do Jap phone to Euro Bluetooth conversion - I have done one - at a cost though:- Ipod - a couple of options PM me for rundown

I guess nothings impossible but it will certanly not be straight forward & hardly feasible - they are two totally different cars with totally different front profiles. If you want that look - i suggest you go back a model & get an E12

Got all four original keys too:- Now thats rather a rarity with a car from Japan. I thought ours was the only one that did. As above - lose the M5 badge & it's a nice car

Yep, BUT you need nav - it's a modified nav splash screen And yes - you can fit nav to your car

1 definitely

Yep, they are indeed

HB Mike

Ashkan - would say you're prolly a little optomistic to get S/H - these tyres normally get raced till they are f**ked Nationwide Wholesalers in Hamilton supply them Edit -sp

Thanks for replies, went via Nathan's link where it said to open a new linear link & close the one I was in. Now back to normal Funny how now - I remember that thread & the frustration others were having - hadn't affected me till now

Excuse my ignorance Nathan , can you expand? Me not very literate with this Looked in help & followed what I thought to delete cookies - but no fix

Funny how the obvious things get forgotton/ignored. At least an easy fix

May be me being dumb but from last night threads went into tree a format. I can't open the options menu at the top corner of the thread to change back to standard format Ideas please:-

Battery may be good but - dirty connection inside terminal?? - Have you tried starting on jumper leads? If this was the problem - jump starting would bypass that problem. Could be as Nathan said but I would doubt the ign switch to all of a sudden fail - never to go again. My hunch is a connection issue somewhere in the main supply/earth. Using a test light or voltmeter to confirm where voltage is or isn't is the easiest approach

Two responses to the top statement - so true Why the hell do we have any laws/ rules if not to create a benchmark?

Yea Foxy, whatever Welcome & great choice of car you are looking at

HB Graham, have a good one (whats left)

Jap cars still do come with leather, maybe not as many. They certainly do offer multi funtion wheel too - can't say I have noticed numbers specifically with E46 but certainly have seen Jap ones with it. I am on the fence with import/NZ new. Yes, I have a Jap E39, I bought in myself with a documented (& genuine) 24k, service history matching, got all manuals, all four keys & a car without a single stone chip. A high specced car too. I have no problem with a Jap car as long as I can be happy with it's history. Being in the trade, have seen some horrors over the years with ex Jap cars & plenty of people been burnt with dishonest & Tokyo traffic, non serviced cars. Yes, there may "generally" be more transparency with NZ cars but equally there are plenty of kiwis who don't look after/service their car properly either. Bottom line - a car with specs to suit (Jap BMW's are generally higher specced - never seen a NZ E46 with TV/Nav or from memory - heated seats) BUT also as above - regardless of origin, have it checked by a BMW specialist. With BMW - The origin normally reflects the buy & sell price - a Jap car cheaper than NZ version to buy initially & possibly/probably conceeding on sale price at other end. With a good one though - you can end up with more bang for buck.

Could think of several members on here that could find that useful

I have done zillions (not quite) over the years. Brushes are cheap - about $6 -10 or so a set & while apart about 5-10 mins to fit. It depends entirely on the problem with the unit - straight forward worn brushes, noisy bearings or an electrical problem - regulator/rectifier/rotor/stator - all of which require testing accordingly.

Regards Q 2) Does your bonnet open to near verticle? No simple adjustment to my knowledge - the hinge stay arm dictates the opening while the gas strut holds (sometimes)

Guys - watch out for Glenn!!! Sorry to go OT

Switch, stalk - same thing - likely yes

Regulators are solid state - either work or not & can last 5 mins or forever. No reason to replace them as of routine - they are not consumable as are brushes/bearings

Not too many E12's floating around now. Kerry on here (Mosens in Hamilton) said he had an E12, check with him