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I took both under trays around to @aja540i place this afternoon to get them cut to measurement with his plasma cutter and the results are fantastic, I couldn't be happier. He made short work of it too. Thanks Andrew, you're a legend! ? I got one cut back by 30mm and the other by 40mm to allow for a few variations in sway bars. I'll hopefully fit the one I want to go with before Bathurst kicks off tomorrow.

That's a poorly written article, for a start her autism has nothing to do with it and shouldn't have been mentioned, if she has a license she's held to the same standard as the rest of us. Now, I don't condone ramming somebody but let's dissect this paragraph… she's in the right hand lane and has inadequate situational awareness, car's don't travel at 800km/h so it didn't appear out of nowhere. her first reaction, in the right hand lane, whilst being tailgated, is to slow down? Talk about inviting aggression. why did she even need to slow down to indicate? She'd just passed another car, slowing down is counterintuitive, if she needs to do that for any reason she should never be in the right hand lane, it's a danger to all those sharing the road with her. The driver of the "massive truck" was/is a tool but her driving did nothing at all to help the situation, only to make it worse. And she also won't have to pay her excess because the cops have already attested that it's not her fault. Shitty situation, very poor article. But still, the other driver is a tool.

Thanks. My 130i wheel is fine but I want my M3 wheel redone and since it's the M3 and I want it perfect, I'm prepared to pay. You should also get your VAT back too, it's not due on goods shipped outside the EU. In fact you shouldn't have been charged VAT in the first instance to be fair.

And where did you get it done? Looks sweet. ?

"Not for the faint hearted" says enough.

Cross check FCPEuro with Schmiedmann.com, prices can go either way and FCP doesn't have some Euro specific parts. I just picked up some rotors from here: Spareto.com as they had the best total price for heavy items.

$10k manual, that's more realistic. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2817307647

Almost guaranteed I'd say. ?

I have a square (7.5") set of polished genuine style 24's that will be available soon. Not everyone's style but they are what they are.

Removing the rear shelf is easy enough, getting it back in is a pit of a faff. I had mine retrimmed at the same time as my headliner, many people just use black fabric spray paint.

Indeed it is, nice one.

The Turner undertray - I've measured up the required cut and, as you can see, this is not a trivial or marginal fitment issue. With the bar set to the softest setting (rearward holes) I need to shave 30mm off the tray, with the bar set to stiffest (forward holes) I'd need to shave a whopping 40mm off the tray.

How does the tap attach? I'm not sure what's in the box to be honest.

Yes, it went offline at about 8pm last night. ? Never fear, there's a cabal of Bimmersporters that know better anyway. Fortunately it's still embedded in DIS/ISTA but much more of a PITA to access. First the VIN checker, now TIS, I bet BimmerGeeks or RealOEM is next. $3,800 per annum. ?

You'll love this one then Dan @ $18k: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2816014666 ? I like how "Fully Optioned" doesn't include: sunroof, F/R PDC, Hi-Fi, 18's, Aero kit, lumbar adjust, reverse camera or cruise control... what else is missing for 18k?!?

Yep, that's what I run in the M3 and no complaints... I wonder if the anti-hydroscopic properties of 5.1 are worth the cost?

So, like many of us I imagine, I have no idea what brake fluid is in my imported car (130). I'm assuming it's standard Dot 4. I want to do do a flush/replace, I realise I can't used Dot 5 if the car already has Dot 3 or 4 but I understand Dot 5.1 is fine because it's backwards compatible with everything. Given it's beneficial properties, even if I don't need them, is conventional wisdom to got with 5.1? Is cost the only disadvantage? $100 for a full flush every 5+ years doesn't concern me.

It's minor but notifications are now received from "https://bimmersport.co.nz" as opposed to "bimmersport.co.nz", outbound alias could probably be set for both as "Bimmersport NZ" or similar natural language format.

Hi there, I've got two sets of these for sale, both are genuine BMW with 4 x LED bars. The first set comes with bulb holders and bulbs, the second set is the lenses only although all come with the LED that lights up the four light bars (it's fixed in the lenses). Both sets are in great condition with no cracks or other damage. First set w/lenses, bulb holders, bulbs, gasket and LED: $250 ono Second set w/lenses, gasket and LED, no bulb holders: $150 ono (E87 pre-LCI bulb holders do not fit in these lenses) These are regularly advertised for $250 each and BMW NZ want over $500 each. ? These are plug-and-play on any E81 or LCI E87 equipped with Xenon's, if you have a non-Xenon LCI or any pre-LCI you need a simple DIY to wire them in and activate the LED strips by following these instructions with pictures: https://www.babybmw.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15081 and there's further description here if needed: https://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=730693 If you buy either set then any coding you need to set the lights up as you like them is free if you drive to my place (Ellerslie). Can ship at buyer's expense. SET #1 Set #2 All are Genuine BMW

Prices might have rebounded a bit but I'm surprised Turners is asking nearly $12k for 130k pre-LCI automatic! ? https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2815091123

Castrol and Penrite with some serious discounts at Repco this weekend (maybe longer). Castrol 5w-40 50% Off - https://www.repco.co.nz/en/oils-fluids/engine-oils-fluids/engine-oil/castrol-edge-5w-40-engine-oil-a3b4-5ls-3421235/p/A1331904 Penrite 5w-40 40% Off - https://www.repco.co.nz/en/oils-fluids/engine-oils-fluids/engine-oil/penrite-hpr-5-5w-40-engine-oil-5l-hpr05005/p/A1030655

Front end? Harmonic balancer?

There's very few of those, my understanding is that white was special order ("individual") on the 3.2.

And that's about it! My principle reason for doing this is that I've always wanted a BBK, they look cool, I don't particularly care if they don't perform any better than stock on the street. ?

No, that's a 340mm rotor, stock is 330mm. Here's the equivalent for stock but "perforated" (holes I assume) rather than "slotted" which are the ones in my picture (which are actually slotted and dimpled as you can see). The small diagram on each of these pages is accurate Stock size: https://spareto.com/products/zimmermann-brake-disc/150-3428-52 Mine: https://spareto.com/products/zimmermann-brake-disc/150-2906-20