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Your right. They can be a bit conservative at times.. lol

Andy, It was the other Bimmer-forums. Not my first warning there either. I had the audacity to say "crap" on another occasion. An excerpt from the message sent to me.lol that Profanity of any kind (including misspelling's like A$$, etc.) is prohibited.

Man we've got it good here. Mod's who don't mind using a bleeped out profanity every now and then. I just received a warning from the mods of an American based forum I'm on. I got asked to edit thread where I said "oh my god". Apparently, not only did I take the name in vain I also used it as a profanity. The warning came when I edited the post as they requested to "oh my Allah". Now I'm being inflammatory they say and deleted my entire thread..lol Some people have no sense of humor. To the Mod's and Admin here. You guys are friggin awesome.

I missed the auction but I'm told it went for $12500.

I just spoke to Turners in Christchurch. This would be worth snapping up if their auction estimate is correct. They gave me an estimated sale price of 2-3.5k. If you could get this for under 7k it would be worth it IMHO. If it goes for thier estimate of $3500 it's a steal. Auction is tonight at 6pm. If I could I would..lol

Given the condition of the interior it's probably not been a well cared for car. I wonder what the asking price will be on this one.. https://www.turners.co.nz/Cars/Search/BMW/M3/14370962

If I ever win lotto this one will be first on my list. The new M4 GTS. mmmmmm

Nice car you have there. Welcome to the forum.

Mmmmm, very nice. I do like the Yellow high beams. I think that button turns on your rear fog lights. I think once you get the manual in it all notions of resale will be long gone.. Welcome to the addiction..

Nice car Jooles and pics are awesome as usual. Desert Rd is a nice drive too. There's nothing like buying a car you haven't seen before and then driving it home. I picked up my 740i in Auckland after buying it of TM without seeing it in person. The drive home was awesome. Did the same with a Yamaha FZR Super Sport 1000. Flew down to Invercargille and spent a awesome week riding it up the South Island. Bet it gets lowered real soon and then those little things will need to be fixed before long like the rips in the upholstery. lol. You know they'll bug you till its done..

Your right. Bought time I let the sheep in..lol Been to busy working on cars.

Engines coming along nicely. Found a few on Ebay for 740's.I don't know if they will fit or not but you can contact the seller and ask if they have the right one for your engine. Looks like it could be a bit cheaper than getting one from Germany. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E31-E32-E34-E38-530i-540i-740i-740iL-840Ci-X5-Z8-Valley-Pan-Cover-Genuine-/111276792725?hash=item19e89d1b95#vi-ilComp http://www.ebay.com/itm/Valley-Pan-Gasket-Seal-for-BMW-530i-540i-740i-740iL-840Ci-X5-Z8-/371035612148?hash=item56637223f4

Thanks guys. It's getting there slowly..lol

Polished by hand. Couple of minutes each side and it was done. Have them all on the car now. Much improved from the colored lenses. Before. After.

Got the clear corner lights out of the donor car and giving them a clean up. Reverse lights seem to fade. Polished one on the right.

I'm using PlastiKote Chrome bumper paint and I'm going to put a hard drying crystal clear enamel over the top. I'm happy with the result and it's about as close to the original finish as I could get. I'm looking forward to getting it on the car and seeing what it'll look like. I saw a nice staggered set of these advertised recently for $1000 and sold. Considering these came with 4 new tires I'm counting myself lucky.

Couldn't wait so first coat of color is on.

The waterbalster I would have used wasn't available today so this one was done by hand. And I'm thinking along the same lines Mateja. It was a lot of work for one wheel today..lol

Started on the wheels today. Took a couple of hours but the first one is stripped of paint. First coat of etching primmer.

Got this stuff today and it's done the job nicely. Comes with a spray bottle for application. Scrape off after about 10 minutes. I applied a second coat and used wire wool to get into the corners. Way better than the Tergo.

And there I was thinking my TV modules were just a bit of useless extra weight to carry around. This is going on my list of things to do.

I gave the Tergo a go today with not so good results. Followed the instructions and applied with a brush. Waiting 10 mins and went back and it hardly made an impression in the paint. They had a stronger stripper there so I might give that a try tomorrow.

Yes, plug n play. Both 750 and 728i are Dual stage airbags. I need to find a Single stage for the 740i. Pre 2/99 build date are single stage airbags and 4/99 up are dual stage. If the build month of your car is 3/99 then there's a chance you could have either model and a visual inspection is needed to be sure what you have.

$750. But I also got a set of Style 32's and the rest of the car for that..lol

Replaced the old 4 spoke wheel with the M Sport 3 spoke. Much nicer.