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    Pretty sure I have LED lights. I have both adaptive (swivel) and auto dip in the car (high/low beam auto). It’s probably about 1/10 cars if that who flash. 

    I’ll look at getting them aligned next service, although this should be check as part of WOF? That being said, if I manipulate the lights manually (with the lever, old school style) no one flashes me. 

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    Hi guys,

    I’m doing a bit of between city commuting at the moment. First time in 4 years of owning the car I’ve had the chance to use the auto dipping feature on the lights. 

    It appears to work, the lights swivel and when a car approaches they do lower in power and/or swivel to the side of the road. I can see them power up again when the traffic clears.

    Seems to work really well… except a number of vehicles flash their lights at me, indicating it’s too bright for them. Anyone else have this? I know it’s dipping down but perhaps it appears to oncoming drivers to be something in between full power and what a typical low-beam looks like? 

    Anyone else noticed this? Am I using the system wrong? 

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    31 minutes ago, Sammo said:

    Cheers man, this will be an outsourced maintenance car unless it’s something minor - got an Autosure ‘Extreme Plus’ warranty that covers everything but the kitchen sink (And DPF)

    Mine’s just clicked over 118k and I had a leak in the rocker cover and they ended up walnut blasting the engine as it was all gummed up - it made a noticeable difference to the diesel rattle and it feels smoother. 

    Oil leak would be covered under your warranty but you might need to bank on doing the blasting which is not too much effort for someone who knows what they’re doing. Guess you would have to read the policy wording. 

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    Hi everyone,

    We are moving house and I have these - sold the car so of no use.
     

    Brembo branded so good quality. These were purchased for a 2007 X5 - looks like the discs are good for models through to 2013 the pads seem to be anything from 2007 but you never know. 

    I think these set me back quite a bit bringing them in. In order to shift them quickly how about $250 to someone on here?

    Pickup is in Avondale, Auckland. I’ll probably put them on Facebook marketplace but thought someone here might want them. 
     

     

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    2 hours ago, TonyT said:

    Off the chart? Hilarious. My neighbour has a 1990s Prado which belches black smoke every time he starts it up. You run a race car. A small increase in emissions from my remapped 2l diesel are not worth your concern, just let people get on an enjoy their cars. For me, the remapping has been a thoroughly positive and enjoyable experience, and I would do it again in a heart beat. 

    I always worry that at some point there will be a “smog test” as part of a WOF and you’ll get picked up for that - I guess you could always remap it to stock. I also feel that the logic is like saying if others dump a trailer of rubbish on the side of the road, I can throw a hamburger wrapper out there - I guess it’s how you feel about it. 

    Really though, if you want a fast diesel I would just go for the 330D, that thing is a great driver's car. 

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    2 hours ago, Olaf said:

    Having done shocks on eight of my own cars since 1994 (in one case two sets in 2.5 years), you'd have to be flat-lining not to recognise the improvement over worn out/ailing/or just old shocks.  I've driven many, many cars in the mean time with shocks that are buggered or just plain beyond their useful life, and wonder why the owners haven't woken up and replaced them.

    And therein lies the root of the issue:  deferred maintenance passed on to the next poor sap. 

    I think at a hair over 110km the implication that I’m somehow passing the can is questionable. If you like putting money into depreciating cars as a labour of love because you are keeping them long term, that’s a choice you can make. To spend thousands on a car that you’re not going to see the money back out of or be noticed by the new owner, I can’t come up with a good reason why someone would do that. 

    The way I look at it is this: I’ve picked this car up at 3-years or there abouts, it’s now 6ish years. It’ll be about 8 by the time I move it on. You really think the 3rd owner is likely to maintain it that well, an 8yo 3 Series which will have about 140km on the clock? They’ll probably struggle to get it serviced or put good tyres on it - I’ll see if BMW recommend I change anything - given all the work done on the front end I’m sure they would have said something by now if they were concerned. 

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    This was one of the reasons I ended up with a SE vs M-Sport E70 X5. It meant I could at least rotate the tyres to get some more life out of them without the staggered setup. I got about 25k out of a pair if I recall, rears tended to get more inner wear despite being aligned and checked. 

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    16 hours ago, Olaf said:

    ^^ This!

    Also agree with @E30 325i Rag-Top's point about not bothering with the remap.  You can extract more HP, more Torque, better economy... but something's got to give.  How's the emissions or long-term reliability after the remap?  

    Shocks?  Yep, 100-125k kms and they're best replaced along with all the bushes, spring seats etc.  OE Sachs are great value, and where the genuine item is alloy bodied, the Sachs are too; Bilstein Touring usually close to price yet steel bodied.  Sorting the suspension provides long term enjoyment, better braking and steering, increased tyre life, increased safety - especially for the shopping trolley.

    I am surprised at that - my car has most of the front-end bushings done under warranty, I noticed very little difference. I doubt the shocks will get done unless I keep the car really long term, will have to see. 

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    1 hour ago, TonyT said:

    They can be prone to a leaky seal at the back of the transmission which requires the transmission to be partially dropped to get to. Mine was fixed under warranty, and I suspect most that were going to have an issue would have had it by now and been fixed, but worth checking the service records for. Everything else should be pretty good, just look for shock wear. I replaced mine at 75km. Oh, and they DO respond really well to a remap - you will release 50-60Nm, improve fuel economy, and most importantly throttle response. 

    Interested in the comment on shock absorbers - my understanding has always been these are one of the longer-lived items in suspension terms. Are you specifically referring to the touring or is this a general comment? If general, what informs your thinking on this and what did you notice after replacement, did you go OEM or aftermarket? 

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    2 hours ago, Michael. said:

    A these the low cost successor to the i3? The low rent interior looks even more basic than a prius if that's possible. I guess it makes sense you get what you pay for if they are affordable to most new Zealanders as an entry level electric car. 

    Are you one of these people who thinks BMW has done nothing right for the last 25 years?

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    8 hours ago, KwS said:

    Followed similar, except it hadnt advanced to sloshing water just oddles of condensation in the lights. Hard to be impressed when even my 13 year old Honda shopping basket has better build quality.

    You won’t be impressed with BMW then either! 😆

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    55 minutes ago, gofaster said:

    You should also call Basil at Autopassion, who has done 3 of my cars including the N54.

    Top bloke, knows his stuff. See link below for your car and expected power gains.

    https://chiptuning.co.nz/cars-bmw

    Contact details on their website.

    I could go from 190hp to 230hp on my 320D - that’s quite the improvement. 
     

    I don’t know much about chip tuning/remapping but I always see this claim of more power with less fuel consumption. How does that work? They seem mutually exclusive… 

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