E30 325i Rag-Top

Ahhh, I see. This is exactly what I get, the digital signal is fine until the Sky box is turned on, then the signal breaks up badly, I guess this is due to "cross-talk" interference from the Sky decoder to the digital TV signal. Unfortunately I found no way of solving this, and in the end I seperated the digital signal from the Sky box so I could watch both at once, but only on certain TVs.I'm not sure if the cores supplied with the TV will work for that kind of interference, maybe try putting them on the out cable from the Sky box? Before buying the other leads, I would talk to the guy in the TV shop as they have probably come across this before.

That wouldn't be ANDYnonymous would it Jack??

Must have been a good Christmas if the shackles have come off the old wallet Stevo! I hope you had a good one. Have you replaced an existing TV with this set, or is this an extra TV in the house? Sounds to me like there is a bit of a problem with how the aerials are running through the house. How have you got them wired should be something like: aerial in to Sky decoder - out to signal splitter - splitter then runs to the various TVs around the house. Check all the aerial connectors are still good, might have dislodged one in the change over?

Been trying to find a PDF version of a workshop or sevice manual for the E46, tried searching here and googling in general, but to no avail. Anyone have a link or know where I can find one to save me opening more spam PDF sites that DONT have what you are searching for... grrrr

Did the bits needed to put the E46 wagon back in for compliance checking: - new front fog light (thanks Mike @ Mosens for the part) - new OE front brake rotors (thanks Matt @ Jeff Grey BMW) Back for re-check today, then rego after Christmas and all on the road an legal - whoop, diesel power!

Dear Santa, if you are wondering what to bring me this year please look at Ray's photos above and choose something from those, I'm not fussed what you pick as it's all good. Thanks, JTP

I got a set of Powerflex ones from Repco, reasonable price, once the manager agreed that the $1095 showing on their system was wrong! And they got them into Palmy overnight from Aucks, so you should be OK for tomorrow morning at the latest? I haven't fitted them yet, so I can't tell you how good / not they are!!

At the current exchange rate, the Welly street race winner on racecarsdirect is going for a shade under quarter of a million NZD. Without full details on either car, this one has to be about the same, possibly slightly less (as near as makes no difference).As this is going to Aussie, I think we as the bimmersport community should have a collection to buy the Wellington car from the Oz-straaaalians and bring it "home", I've got 5 bucks and some change I can throw in to start us off, Ollie can hold the collection Makes the JPS 325i seem a relative bargain at only $145k!!

Please, please, please do that. Knowing conrod and his high standards from the previous M3 this new car is going to be truly something special I can't wait to see and hear it in full flight.

Hmm, an interesting read there, just goes to prove a few things... 1) The internet is NOT the place to get into a slanging match. 2) There are idiots out there who take things too far without thinking where it could end. 3) Those Mercedes owners sure get their knickers in a knot over very little. I'll stick to Beemers and Bimmersport thanks, makes you realise what you've got.

A good question, it would have more value locally due to the Aussie / NZ history. A quick browse found this Group A E30 M3 for comparison.. http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/3350...BMW_E30_M3.html What does $185k aussie work out at in Kiwi dollars?

My personal choice? I wouldn't have to think twice about it, the E30 without the slightest shadow of a doubt. How many E90 M3s are built each year? Thousands. How many genuine Group A E30s were built? Less than half a dozen. Value of the E90 M3 in 3 years time? Half the current price. Value in 10 years when there is a new model M3? Next to nothing. Value of the E30? Allowing for general market trends and no further financial melt downs - possibly more than the current price! Driving the M3 on the road (possibly tracking it now and again) - pretty good, but would soon get over it. Racing the E30 in historic events - always an amazing experience! Yes the new M3 is a great car and I would love to have one for a daily, but that E30 is soooo much more than just a car.

That is truly my cup of tea, no real outward signs of the mods, rims and a slightly tell-tale muffler outlet but under the bonnet - wow! I bet he has surprised a few people with that car....

Have a good BDay in the 'Naki mate!

Sorry Foxy, it's in Palmy so I'll get there first...

Exactly, it's a historic race car, just look at those stamps in the log book - Amaroo, Bathurst, Calder Park, that is what you are paying for it's racing history. Yes you can probably buy a faster, better handling more modern race car for less money, but not with that kind of pedigree! I even have a video of a race featuring this very same car, it's worth every last cent I would say, and when my numbers come up on lotto I will be straight around to buy it!

I've got a spare set of rims & tyres and need some cash, just wondering what they might be worth. Full description: Genuine BMW E46 M-Sport 18" Staggered MV2 Alloys + Bridgestone Potenza RE040 Tyres. - Front 18 x 8 ET47 with 225/40/18 - Rear 18 x 8.5 ET50 with 255/35/18 All tyres have very good tread, both rears 8mm and one front, other front has slight wear on inside. Slight curbing on most wheels, one front slightly worse but all straight and true 4 x BMW centre caps in reasonable condition and 4 x M badges present Haven't seen any staggered sets of these for sale, and only a few sets of genuine BMW. They are off a face-lift wagon, but I believe they will fit on a sedan or coupe as well, plus possibly other models. Any ideas?

Not a bad assembly plant, but not the best by a long shot. It seems to be trying to sell the process as something special, but it's underneath all the bling it's no different to any automated line in the world. For the price of the Phaeton I would have thought they would have gone more for a hand-built angle. As getting the customer to build their own car - what a great marketing ploy!!Unfortunately the Phaeton has been a big flop for VW and has cost them a lot of money - wrong car at the wrong time i'm afraid.

I must be getting old and sad, I found myself thinking "I wish those tarts would get out of the way so I can see more of the M3" when viewing Polleys post

^^ Nice one Nath, top fella! Got any other stuff lying around you want to give away ??

Some excellently taken photos of a very, very nice car.

That is a good price, will be interesting to see how they go.When you had the wheels off for the check were the existing rotors the thin ones or the thick ones (from DRTDVLs photos)? If they are currently the thin ones you MIGHT have trouble getting the caliper to fit over the new vented (and hence thicker) rotors... that MAY be the problem you are having Andy, especially if the rotors and pads are new-ish and have the full thickness on them.

I only had two things to worry about for my wedding - suits and the cars. So I went for a pair of E36 convertibles, one borrowed and one rented (this was back in 1999 so the E36 was current). They looked really good in the photos and were good fun to drive to the wedding and reception with the tops down. It all depends on how far you have to travel to and from the wedding - bride may not be too happy arriving for the photos with hair all over the place after a half hour 100kph thrash!

I would say that you can pick them up for about $100 the pair, maybe less for a set that need seals etc, I might even have a ropey pair in the shed that you can have for a box of beers! I would suggest you do it before you get your new rotors, otherwise you would have to buy a vented set when you change the calipers to get any real benefit of the change.I defer to the wisdom of Foxy on what models they came on, the regs say something about "you may fit the vented rotors and bigger calipers from the 325i" so that was where I got that from .

Slotted brakes are different - they have grooves machined into the "faces" which move past the pads, vented discs have holes through the middle, which are visible around the outside edge, between the two faces. The original 320 rotors are "solid" they have no venting holes between the two faces and as a result are thinner, the 325i rotors are vented and so are thicker, which means the calipers which hold and push the pads need to be wider also to fit over the rotor. This is a simple bolt-on upgrade which can be found on TradeMe or from a wreckers for not too many $$$s and would make a difference in terms of the braking, especially for fading at the end of a race.