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Was a month ago now but a weeping $7 mechatronic connector O-ring required my whole DCT box to be removed in order to get to it....i guess the plus side is the gearbox got fully serviced once again so is very healthy. 

So tidy. makes me miss mine

Awesome thanks! will order one tonight. 

That's great, where'd you get that storage tray? I'm wanting to try retrofit a wireless charging pad into one

Whoa 20k worth of work....Keen to hear what needed doing

17 hours ago, M3AN said:

I might try these guys for the 130 (paint has been punished): http://www.mobilecarspecialists.com/car-detailing.html - and they're honest about the benefits of ceramic coatings.

They come to you and charge less than $100 for ceramic "nano" coating after they've done a cut and polish. Which is the proper price point, not $700.

Looks like for $349 + $89 I can get a cut, polish, detail, wax and ceramic coating. For $440 it's probably worth a punt.

Anyone used them? Experience?

 

 

Redin through their website, it seems like they have quite a bit of experience in the industry. Might give them a go too for the golf

1 hour ago, M3AN said:

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.

Haha I'm actually contemplating changing it up to either piano black or the carbon trim. Got too used to it over the last few years

Installed F series paddle shifters, what a difference in look and feel. Thanks @Badical for the idea and links!

35 minutes ago, qube said:

 

thought you were selling?

Changed my mind for the near future, enjoy it way too much. Just going to make it faster now.

Installed a BMS 'hot air' intake ?

Actually really surprised at the improvement in throttle response. Huge difference. Sounds pretty good too

Pretty sure active steering was an option the original buyer had to tick when ordering. 

Great looking car! must be ridiculously fun with the manual

Used to use the Subaru upper engine cleaner on a lot of my older cars. Worked a treat, wasn't too badly priced from Winger Subaru from memory. 

5 minutes ago, M3AN said:

I don't think the 335i ones work, apparently you need the M3 ones... and the M3 ones don't work in the 335i. I would be great if they were all plug and play, they have such similar functions.

Well that's just bizzare! 

I wonder if the newer 135i paddles are a direct swap with yours.. I'll be upgrading to f80 paddles shortly so might be an option for you? 

Looks like a great score, should be heaps of fun. 

That looks like it has the standard hydraulic steering rather than active though? 

1 hour ago, Matth5 said:

Completely cooked my engine on track, it seized up, likely from oil sloshing around on the corners and running metal-on-metal ?
Plastic cooling system parts are probably all stuffed too, at least some hoses look discoloured. 
So anyone with a wreck that has what I need, please let me know. 

Car is a 2010 E92 335i with an N55. Located in Christchurch. 

Alternatively if you want to buy a heavily modified E92 335i with a stuffed engine, I might consider a reasonable offer. But probably not

Oh man sorry to hear.. Really hope it all works out for you.

If you do decide to part out some of the performance parts however... Let me know ?

12 hours ago, Badical said:

Swapped out my paddles to some F series ones, I much prefer the OEM look over the aftermarket paddles I had.

Also fitted a 1M strut brace, no real change in handling, but it looks nicer.

Along with that chucked in an E92 M3 front sway bar, nice subtle change there. Plus while I was down there, noticed my sump gasket is starting to leak, so yay, extra things to fix ?

Tell me more about this paddle swap, are the F series paddles a direct swap? Looks great, would love to do the same with mine

Bargain

This new Supra has really blown lots of expectations from what I've seen online lately

Pretty sure there's something on trade me for him but he has some photos etc on nzhondas. 

https://nzhondas.com/topic/186808-paint-correction-cut-and-polishing-auckland/?tab=comments#comment-2200638

Yup can recommend Scott too, uses proper gear

I like the v8 one. 

I've had literally 0 issues in almost 3 years of ownership other than the weeping sump which was fixed with a full trans service. It was a good idea to do anyway. Most reliable car I've owned which I really didn't expect when purchasing, coming from a long history of owning performance Japs especially. 

I considered the f20 too but just prefer the shape of the e82 more. In the end the DCT was the deciding factor for me after a test drive. 

Yep that would make it an absolute mission. Fingers crossed it's just the sump! 

Just got back from a 2 month trip around Europe. Highlight was certainly the south of France. Rented a car and drove along the coast up to Monaco. What an experience, highly highly recommend it. The Amalfi coast was cool too just a bit harder to get around.