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Seems like the same owner of this : http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-713053760.htm

Have you since tried to reproduce the behaviour of the hard shift at those speeds? If you can reproduce it every time then I'd say something mechanical, or valve body related. Otherwise more heat related. The ZF 5hp24 was used in a few different vehicles i.e jaguar, audi s8, x5. Should be some good info out there.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-713053760.htm looks decent, maybe a touch pricey?

Over it all ready?? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-713328244.htm

Been using them for over 2 years. Have never had a issue with them, very good service, great website layout.

Update.. Xenons installed and working as they should. Massive difference between xenon and halogen with the e39 facelift headlights. The units i bought had broken adjusters, and a broken adjustment screw on the low beam side. A Few hours over the weekend, involving patience, cursing, and some epoxy glue has done the trick. Any one needing to replace the headlight adjusters in their FL headlights in the e39, PM me and I will happy to assist with the technique to get the job done without the hassle of baking/heating the units to melt the glue holding the front lenses on. Told myself I wouldn't do any mods but have made one mod which will keep the power delivery consistent... Installed an air temp sensor in the corner of the front lower grill, just before the lower air intake tube on the drivers side. Disabled the stock temp sensor in the passenger side MAF. Sucked air temp is now much closer to ambient temp at all times where as before, eg after an hours driving, the sucked air temp was at least 40 deg c higher than ambient, which results in the dme retarding ignition, adding fuel resulting in power loss. The stock temp sensor is incorporated in the MAF, which is exposed to engine bay heat, causing an atrificially high reading of sucked air temps. Thinking about making up a proper CAI setup now, similar to the kit from Evolve automotive in the UK. Seems to be a significant flaw the factory CAI setup, as Evolve have seen gains of 8 - 10BHP just from a CAI setup alone - no remapping.

And now the internet knows his cell ph number too :-)

Hey the vb104w was free with the package right? She has a few bugs to be addressed. You should have had one connected using the first fw version haha... If you want German quality, get a Fritz box. Nothing useful in that syslog. You need to look at the dsl stats, check for SES (severely errored seconds) or screen shot it here. What's your sync speeds like? You get what you pay for with cpe.

Are the other 3 all good? You'll have to do some research to obtain the bbs silver wheel paint code. Otherwise the one wheel will look different to the others.

Bought a set of used fl xenon headlamps with broken adjusters, and with one of the adjustment screws broken off. Spent the weekend cleaning them up, replacing all broken adjusters (without separating the lenses) and used some 2 part epoxy to re-attach the adjustment screw.

I need the plastic gears that attach to the adjustment rod as the xenons I bought are missing them on the low beam side for f**k sakes. Can post up a pic if anyones unsure of what I mean.

There's got to be some mechanical problems at that price. Seems very good value if you're good at fixing these beasts yourself.

22000kms until the next oil change. That's a bit long to wait?

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Doubt it. The paint will not etch easily in to a polished smooth aluminium surface.

Get the lips machined. (There is a good engineering shop by the name of mac-weld in takanini where I got my style 5 curb rashes cleaned up) strip the paint, sand, prime, colour and clear coats. Buff out any orange peel and done. Wkends worth of work for not much money at all.

I called hella about 3 weeks ago... 2k ea for the xenons... and around 700 ea for the halogens.

close enough?

The plastic pig! nice.

Thought about getting one for my fiance, but after doing some research, the 4cyl petrol engines don't have a good track record....

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Parking wardens are like those annoying speed camera vans parked up on the mway. I see at least 1 person get fined everyday in the akl cbd. I swear the one guy gets employee of the month. He is ruthless and has rifle scopes for eyes. Im sure the reason why the council wardens have cameras on them is due to this warden getting punched.

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Recommend getting some poor boys branded wheel sealant. This stuff makes cleaning your shiny wheels a breeze, and protects from brake dust eating away at the glossy finish. Its around 50bux from a distributor in tauranga but the pot will last u ages. Can send u link to his site if u want.

Restoration project is nearing the end. Pretty good going for less than 12 months of ownership. Has been a very enjoyable, yet frustrating experience at times... Have learned a lot about the e39 m5 along the way, and overall i'm very happy with the outcome. Have considered doing some mods, but imo it's already a modded e39 by the M divison so will leave as is for now, and just keep her well maintained. Just a few little things to be done to bring it up to my standard (famous last words...) - Fix stone chips on bonnet (re-spray) - fix corrosion on window trims - Get a jack - New front inner door sill trim panels - Install genuine xenon headlamp units (awaiting arrival) Very happy with the wheel refurb, has cleaned up the appearance.