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got a freshly recovered MTech1 steering wheel off ebay - was located in Ireland, cost around $200 delivered, bargain as its mint, found some 15" basketweaves under someones house, had been there years another bargain, had seals and all belts replaced in 2016 so no more leaks anywhere .. had it converted to manual as posted previously with new bushes, clutch etc .. found a couple of Sport Seats in a wreckers year thanks to WYZEUP giving me the heads up that there were some available, they were rough but mechanically sound. Sourced the factory material to match the originals / rears / doors etc - from LeMans Auto Fabrics in Welly - and got them reupholstered last year, got a back seat from a sedan and got the rear headrest mechanism out of them and added rear headrests again in matching material, currently in the shop getting new suspension at the front and dropping it around an inch and a half, should be done later today, added an IS Lip and sprayed up in SterlingSilber to match up. Fitted a new Speedo to the existing cluster and changed the gears in it - sat on 130000km for 6 years - put a speedo in with 163000 kms on it - figured if not dead accurate its closer to the real milage, painted all needles red (I know .. but looks great), shadowlined all windows (used a car wrapping guy to do that), Serviced regularly, brake master cylinder replaced and system overhauled: to do Air Con needs sorting, Passenger side rear panel needs respraying due to imperfection and my terrible attempt to sort it which has made it more noticeable and maybe remote central locking - then we're about done, Longer term a full glass out respray, all factory stuff and mostly cosmetic but the spec is now a bit higher than what it was .. I've got other pics at home so will post later

ok Olaf, here we go .. heres the interior when I got it .. standard wheel, seats etc - usual E30 rips but generally I bought this car due to its potential as I wanted a straight unmolested example, there were a few oil drips but nothing terminal, the body was straight bar a small bump on the passenger side and the engine purred so I figured that was a plus straight away

it was beautiful alright. Just had a few days away down there (live in Auckland) decided to take the E30 for a good run as the weather looked good , best decision I made. Left Taupo to see what was around the area and realised very quickly that there was a great road to follow so just kept on going round the lake until I got back to Taupo a few hours later, quality time with the young 'un and the old girl. My lad commented that it was like a scene from a movie, great landscapes in an old car .. loved it

cheers Olaf, car ran like a dream, am very near to finishing it now, bit of cosmetics and air con to sort then she's finished - a great way to spend a day alright

Hi all, sort of by accident had a fabulous drive around Lake Taupo on saturday in the trusty E30 with my youngest . Took a couple of hours and some of the views were breathtaking, very little traffic and glorious weather - heres some pics and the GPS tracking for the day - didn't take anywhere near enough of them.. cheers

2005 Alpina B5 - 20 mins ago Newmarket Auckland

Give Nad at 027Alarmed a bell - done a lot of buisness with him recently, mobile, fast and a good guy .. https://www.facebook.com/027alarmed

I dont think the E46 had the M42 motor, had the M43 and N42 I believe ? , the M42 was in the E30 318is and E36ti I think.. anyway there was a thread regarding the M42 swap ..

some come up on Tardme - need a bit of work https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/interior/listing-1814053267.htm?rsqid=36acea805e2b4c56be2bc4e0729c34b9

Go Euro were advertising a set not long ago , just had a look and they've sold now unfortunately - give Ed there a shout they get stuff in all the time - https://goeuro.nz/

Hi guys, a bit of a punt but will ask anyway - am after some iS or similar skirts for my E30 coupe - can get from CATuned but a bit pricey when the shipping and potential GST landed is taken into account, will go that way if there's nothing available locally - Auckland preferred but beggars can't be choosers, cheers Al https://catuned.com/e30-bmw-factory-is-side-skirts

same name, different specs in differnt markets.. very confusing, certainly no expert just google a lot - for eg the South african 325is Evo2 as on TradeMe at the moment had a lot of Alpina influence, 2.7ltr (probably a better name would have been 327is) and M3 bits such as 5 stud wheels, some had and Aluminium bonnet / doors ... https://www.alpina-archive.com/?page_id=7678

.. strange place to list it under 'specialist cars' listed in excess of a month and I've never seen it searching for BMW-latest listings

.. not an is .. its a beaut but 'just' a 325i - there is a 325is Evo2 on TM at the mo.. north of $60k https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1797945988.htm?rsqid=e549e0db10c04da0a04185f863a0b22d

not quite collectors but looks in decent nick, you;ve seen this one surely ? https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1713185030.htm?rsqid=ffe9cb7770b546d192a2dfd122ea3a64

i used paint solvent on a bit of rag, then a good soapy clean to remove anything left, left no marks on paintwork whatsoever

$10k for the mtech sides ?

.. done

Spotted St Johns/St Heliers Auckland yesterday - looked absolutely mint, great plate too

eventually got my ass into gear - seats being rebuilt over next few weeks ..

I had a Mitsi Outlander a few years ago with wood internal trim, turns out they didn't do it as a factory option and it was an aftermarket kit that someone had put on, never knew until I came to sell it - they can be very good if put on right - have a look here https://www.dashkitspecialties.com/dash_kits_bmw.html no X4 listed as yet on this site though

Z1 spotted yesterday, parked up behind it and got a couple of pics - Remuera Auckland, not my personal fave but don't see many , if any around

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/center-cap-priced-each/36132225376/ very pricey here, US$

u a member of the E30 facebook pages ?, best place to start : https://www.facebook.com/groups/e30ownersnz/?ref=br_rs https://www.facebook.com/groups/935587709854090/?ref=br_rs https://www.facebook.com/groups/1293538293995670/?ref=br_rs

wasn't quick enough with the camera but a Z1 on Remuera Road on saturday - looked to be a black or dark blue/green colour. First one I've ever seen in the fleash, not a big fan of them TBH but a rare sight nonetheless