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http://bmwspecialistreading.co.uk/why-we-dont-recommend-runflat-tyres/

Yep, that translates to about 100 BMWNZ dollars. Each.

Nice one Nick, good to meet you and chat. I'm glad the car has gone to a worthy and suitable new owner and that you're someone that can appreciate the handling... because it cost me a bucket-load ? also a shout-out to @sweetm3 here for his contribution to the mix, thanks as always mate. And holy crap, you moved fast on the 'box... I understand your lack of enthusiasm for the slushy though! Not the best... ? Looking forward to the thread updates. ? Edit: I'm rating the new wheels!

The 130. I have 3 #11 bolts and 1 #11 key. I'm not attached to #11 but I have what I have and don't fancy buying a whole set (I'm assuming the BMW price is, hmm, 'challenging')...

At least your oil is clean... tells you you're not losing your coolant into the engine. Silver lining and all... ?

Naa, dealers are cheap once you've swallowed the mandatory $500 commencement fee... ?

I need a few... do you have an approx cost for: Normal wheel bolt Security wheel bolt (#11) Security wheel 'key' (#11) Yes, I can call the dealer and don't want you to go to any trouble but I thought I'd ask in case you know off the top of your head (approx)...

Yeah, I don't reckon it'll happen.

Bargain is right! 21k just seems wrong for so much car. And people reckon an e36 M3 is worth 30+? ?

DSC light has never come on in my ownership... I'm not particularly merciful... good sign. Well it's certainly not a 3.07! If anything it's shorter than the other 130's I've driven but I wouldn't bet on it being different from stock. And no, I'm not going to take it apart lol. I still have a cw&p to put in the M3. Priorities.

Yeah, that's where that test fails. If traction is close enough to equal left and right then the circumstances may allow an 11 even with an open diff.

I'm not convinced either way but given the actual housing is not from a 130 we can assume something has been done... and the wheel spin doesn't rule out a LSD, that's all we know. If they'd spun the other way, as you'd expect them to, we'd have a conclusive answer. I didn't pay for nor expect an LSD so if it's there it's a win. FUN"WON" may end up being prophetic after all. I'm still (mildly) convinced it's had an ECU or trans flash... I'm not sure BMW would push it out the door as it drives, it's pretty aggressive. The perfect daily lol... ??? If anyone can provide more info on these numbers I'd be grateful, best I can do is an uncommon housing from a 120d?

If the market is such, that an e36 M3 can command 32k and an e46 10k more, then it's also a very, very narrow market. And with a population of ~5M that means only one or two a year will sell at those levels (edit: dealers excluded). tbh, I think they're all being unrealistic. But if they're not, I'm sitting on a pot of gold. However irreversible conversions will never hold their value. I'm not sure if the changes made to the CSL can be cost effectively reversed?

? If you do change it out and don't want to store the alu then tap me on the shoulder.

Cheers, it looks like mine is all three sections... better pics below. No resonator. As for the diff, I'm not sure about the 120 but I suspect it's only the casing (same size) because the 120 never came with a LSD either. I should be able to work it out? Revolutions of wheel to driveshaft? Maybe somebody smarter than I on these things can inform me - might be a project for another day to work it out.

Looks good, I wish it was this easy for the slush boxes (that aren't all the slushy actually). Can I have your brushed aluminium trim? Me likey.

Well you've learned me something today, I did not know that, thanks!

At this stage I'm suspecting an LSD because the diff housing is an E87 120d housing (based on part numbers) and there's no tag anywhere so it looks rebuilt. And an LSD seems consistent with the other mods. I don't know how to do 1/11's in an auto! ? Will have to YouTube it. ? Wow that CPM bit is an expensive bit of aluminium! Hey, is this picture of yours of the stock exhaust? I'm trying to work out which sections on mine are aftermarket...

Chassis reinforcements...

Uno momento, por favor! https://www.davesanthology.com/public/images/automotive/e87/130i/Diff/FUNWON_Diff_Action.mp4

Good, quick sale! As a matter of interest how did you get such a long duration WoF? Or is that a typo above (18/07/2020)?

Interesting... I'm in two minds. I prefer manuals but should you mess with such a revered, limited edition car? He's certainly taken value off the car but that may not be a consideration (also has a BBK). And who specs a CSL with PDC FFS? Having spent hours with the CSL the SMGII with the CSL software is really very good but it's not dual clutch and never will be so you need to factor that in. I think the proper answer is keep the CSL with SMGII and buy an E46 M3 with a 6 speed to keep it company.

Collected today. Farewell black beauty, may you serve your new master as well as you served me. ❤️

Sweet, you can grab them on Sunday if you're heading over for coffee.

If you don't get a better offer you can use mine... they're easy enough to take off. When's the training day?