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Thanks Andrew - were you successful in the end? Looking for a little hope...

Found the step motors here - motor Even with pliers I can't pull the needle off the pin... Might have to buy a second hand cluster and use it for parts.

Pixel fix time. Saw Sreten do it so ordered the parts and this hasn't gone well... Looks like someone has been in here before... Marked and ready to pull... The needle won't come off... So where do I buy the motor's from? I don't see them on pixelfix... Or should I just get a new cluster?

Michael Grant is in the news: Car yard...

Bridgestone often do a "buy one get one half price" deal. In fact there's one on now.

Odd thing happened yesterday. I was driving to Orewa last night. I looked down at the cluster because a "check brake light' message popped up and I noticed the temp gauge pointing to the red! Queue sudden panic! Light traffic so I slowed and pulled off onto the shoulder and as I came to a halt the temp gauge promptly went back to half way... I didn't smell anything and the BP station was just around the corner so I drove her back onto the motorway heading north. Temp gauge stayed at half way so I went to Orewa. Couple of hours later I checked the engine and fluid levels which were fine so drove home with the temp gauge staying at half way. Any ideas? Dodgy sensor perhaps or maybe fan clutch?

I don't see the pics...

Corinthian drive. Car sounds good.

Is this badged as a 337i? Think I just saw you driving sedately around Albany lol.

Yeah nah...

Lot of e30's been for sale a long time now...

Yes very happy. Thanks for the advice Eagle!

Some photos - could use a wash...

Had them fitted yesterday. - mechanic showed me photos of the existing setup saying it looked like a 5 year old had assembled... Springs weren't seated correctly and able to be spun. Scary! Haven't driven the car much yet but ride home was lacking the usual boat creak when steering and the wheel was more centered. No longer pulling to the right either. Next step is new tyres - or new(used) wheels and tyres.

Parts all arrived in a very timely fashion.

Had a similar start issue with my e39. Was the camshaft sensor.

For parts or resurrection?

Placed an order with spareto for springs and some misc parts - still shopping on shocks. Hopefully unrelated but fraudulent credit card transactions started turning up 3 hours later...

Yeah I'm in Browns Bay. Think you might have posted the listing originally so thank you!

This look about right then? Wow is approx. $500 shipping "normal"?

Not sure I'll like the result if I go back to standard ride height hence looking at H&R/Koni's... Also like sites that allow buying a 'package' instead of everything single - hopefully then I don't end up buying 3rear/1front etc... Also do I need to buy sundry items? Bumpstops etc in addition?

So suspension... I've never needed to do this on previous cars - I've usually just bought motorsport type versions and left it at that. So I "think" I need something like these: springs shocks or shocks But I'm guessing (e.g. US sites don't list 535's but I guess 540i is the same?) so help would be appreciated! Criteria: Lift the ride height so the wheels clear the guards, make it comfortable to drive.

Yeah style 32 or 37 would be my pick depending on cost but as you say need to sort the suspension first. MagnTurbo lowering special sadly. Originally came on style 33 (still has one as a spare) - butt ugly. I don't actually hate the wheels. Will look to find some sport springs and new shocks/struts. Then replace the chengshi tyres...

This will be a reminder (blog?) of the things it needs doing etc. Done so far: Replaced headlight adjusters to get a WOF Bellar's replaced the camshaft sensor to fix a start issue Things that need doing: Suspension... -done Windowscreen rubber has perished - Done No FM radio reception... Instrument cluster pixel fix - Done! Headunit replacement/Speaker refresh TYRES! Dent magician or similar Fix lower front bumper split - cable tie... Done for now. Clearcoat peel on drivers door Front seat refresh? Boot lid struts This list will grow...

So Christmas just past I dashed off to West Auckland to buy this - e39 535i with 3 pedals from factory.