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  4. Posted · Edited by francoisv · Report reply

    The more i sanded the more i had a better idea of what i want, so I will be getting rid of the BBS Reps and replacing them with some other wheels (not the ones seen below, but they do look cool) I will also be doing some tints and other funky bits 

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    So last week, during the heavenly breaks of rain, I had an idea to do something different with the ol 28er, as running the Rust Patina look for nearly 4 years began to make the car look a little ordinary ? (too me at least) and after having seen 2 other euros with the same look on a matter of weeks, i decided to park it up and begin sanding it back to bare metal.

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    After 15 minutes and 4 sanding pads, i knew this would take longer than expected. So off to Mitre10 to grab a supply of sanding disks and a few more bags for the vacuum cleaner haha

    Over the last week, i have managed to get 90% of the sanding doneIMG_20190818_171731.jpg.6b8b3dcb62ce1f88ef6bcf4c256ab23a.jpg

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    On 7/18/2019 at 6:03 AM, hunter said:

    Any more progress on this @francoisv

    Hey Ben,
    Um yes and No, Engine conversion has been done, but im waiting for all the mounts and bushes to arrive. Some have been on back order, and unfortunately i cannot progress until they arrive. And still looking for a painter haha

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    On 6/8/2019 at 3:51 PM, NUSTAD said:

    Avatar looks good.....more pics.......

    Thanks ? Yep, will grab some decent pics soon and post em

    On 6/8/2019 at 8:29 PM, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

    Can relate to what you’re saying here, got a G30 530i at the moment and it certainly is a very comfortable drive.

    Oh yes, havent driven a G30 yet, but the F10 is amazing. Did the Waihuku back roads last week with the wife and it did not disappoint. The 550i is scary as hell tho haha

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    SOLD
    E46 M3 rep bumper - brand new ready for primer and paint.
    Have briefly test fitted to both coupe and sedan, seems to be okay on both but with some slight adjusting on the mounts.
    $450 ono Pick up St Johns

    Does not come with spotlights sorry.

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    8 hours ago, sobanoodle said:

    Yep those workshops will charge you through the roof for things like that.  Lack of information and then some disinformation lead people to believe that  this sort of stuff cannot be diy'd, requires expensive equipment etc etc. 

    Have you converted your navigation to NZ yet? 

    In the process, there are a few guidelines available on The Google, however, i need to figure out which one is correct. I also need to download the NZ Maps files. Will update this thread once ive figured it out ? 

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    So I've recently acquired an F10 550i ex Jap with CIC. Now as most of us know, them dealers don't like selling these with NZ Radio converted, its an extra option you need to pay for.
    So after a week of listening to 88.6 Mai FM, i had about enough and decided to contact 2 or 3 places to help with the some issues I had, Radio and Bluetooth.

    While making contact, i gave up my rego so they could grab the VIN and provide me with a quote. Quotes came in between $900 and $1200. Feeling the pressure of having to listen to Mai FM for any longer, i decided to pull the trigger and contact one of the places to book the car in, but before doing that, i decided to see how involved it was to re-code the car to fix the Radio and Bluetooth myself.

    Google helped along with YouTube and i set out to DIY-it. I pulled out my old laptop, install some software and built my own comms cable. The only thing i paid for was the resistor i needed for the OBD-II connector, it was 70cents. After everything was installed and built, i plugged the make-shift setup into the car and tested. Everything worked like a charm. I was able to read all the available modules and also code.

    Changing the radio to NZ and activating the Bluetooth for audio streaming, along with allowing multiple devices so the wife's phone could also connect, took about 60 to 90 minutes (most of which was spent reading the instructions from The Google and getting familiar with the structure of the software)

    I now have all available NZ frequencies and full Bluetooth streaming. I've also enabled the Bluetooth streaming on my mates F11, who was also quoted $800 to have this done. 

    Im not sure how the heavy prices are calculated, but if anyone needs the above done on their F-series that cant quite afford the $1k mark, feel free to drop me a PM and ill see if i can help ? 

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    As per the title - $1000 ono
    incls
    - g220 gearbox and mount
    - coupling
    - shifter
    - gear stick and knob
    - pedal box
    - drive shaft
    - starter motor
    - end links for clutch line, but no actual line
    - master and slave
    - brake switch

    Excl
    - clutch kit

    May be used for other models of E46 but with some additional parts needed such as drive shaft starter etc

    Pick up St Johns.

     

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