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I had one done in my e39 a few years ago and from memory it was around $800 for a drive in / drive out job with genuine part. You should be able to get it done a bit cheaper than that now. Not sure if it makes a difference but mine are leather comfort seats.

M5 mirrors! Should bolt straight on / plug straight in.( you probably have bigger things to worry about now though!)

Totally!!

The oil is probably just a spill, i keep spare oil in the boot and it has been known to spill!! The cracking looks like it is just the sound deadening cracking, nothing to worry about.

What makes you think it was damaged in japan? It could have been damaged and repaired in NZ by a previous owner, in which case there is no requirement for re-compliance. If it was imported as a damaged vehicle i believe a carjam report will show that.

The sensors will onlyneed replacing if they have worn through enough to activate the warning light on the dash, no light means the sensors can be re-used. As above replacing the fluid is a 2 yearly job, regardless of kms.

Worn tyres can have quite an effect on bump steer, also tyre pressure. Check the easy things first!

Old gearbox with some kms on it, take it racing, almost inevitable it will pack a sad! Could be worse, second gear could be lying on the side of the track somewhere! love the shopping list btw!

I managed to seperate my lenses using a hot air gun, but mine had the butyl seal not the epoxy. Sounds like going in through the bulb housing is probably easier though!

3.5 k sounds reasonable, i spent 7 on mine including timing chain, tensioners, etc, but it had done 270km and i was planning on having the car for a long time. There are other things that it would make sense to do at the same time, timing chain guides etc, but it all adds up! Any second hand motor you get will eventually have the same issues, so might not be cheaper in the long run.

A Chinese judge threw out BMWS lawsuit, said there werent enough similarities!!!

Its great seeing a really nice e21 pop up on TM every now and then, it inspires me to get my arse up off the sofa and go do some work on mine!! Not usually a fan of gold wheels but love the jps colours!

Mine only did it on start up, only when it had been driven then left to get cold. I think it is something to do with hot, oily air from the crankcase getting into the manifold, then cooling, condensing, and making its way down to the valves. Im not sure if there is any way to test the oil seperator, its basically a plastic venturi that spins the fume and seperates out the oil, when it falls to bits the oil gets sucked into the inlet with the air. It can probably be done in the car, but i did everything at the same time so it was easier to pull the motor out!

Sounds like the oil seperator, just whip the engine out, pull off all the timing gear, and put a new one in! The part is only about $60 from BMW.

I think she learned her lesson too!

For bodywork you will want approx a 180 amp mig, solid wire with gas is best, but gasless wire will do in a pinch. Needs to run a 0.8 or 0.9 solid wire. I have bought cheapy chinese welders off TM and had no problems with them, but spare parts can be a problem.

Hi Graham, i work in Silverdale and am familiar with the e21, happy to have a look if you still want.

Correct, but mine were factory hid lights with aftermarket ballasts, and they had passed them 2 previous times!!

I have stopped using VTNZ since they failed me for having aftermarket hid ballasts in my headlights, and tried to tell me the wiring for hids was different because the high voltages would damage the switch etc (their words not mine) you can wait until the 28 days runs out and then take it somewhere else and start again.

Be carefull removing the small vacuum hose from the side of the plate behind the throttle body, i snapped mine off when doing this and had to find a replacement!!

Its probably just from being overfilled, but mine did this when the oil seperator fell apart, if its that it will just keep getting worse until you pull the engine out and fix it. Have you taken the throttle body off and had a look for oil in the inlet manifold? If it was valve stem seals it would do it all the time, not sometimes.

Why has it got lvv cert? Probably to do with the power increase over stock, whatever it was! Anyone know what it is registered as?

Mine was a drop in panel for the standard box, didnt make any difference to performance but means i dont have to keep buying filters! Might make a slight difference to the sound.

Got mine from repco, they may have to get it in though.

It hurts my brain having 2 different colour wheels! Not for me thanks.