Jacko

Destined to sit on a caryard for awhile.. In saying that... remember when you could get a tidy E30 325 tech 2 coupe for under 10k and people said that was expensive for an old car

I immediately assumed this guys ethnicity. Pretty sure that makes me rascist

Doctor says - Go for a drive, find a nice road, windows down, stereo up. If still not feeling better, give a mate a buzz and shoot the sh*t.

Yup sorry, thats not the usual one to break. Ali one is the one next to that, otherside of oilcooler.

Im in the Wairarapa Wednesday (driving back north). Pretty sure I have spare aluminium fitting, if you want it happy to drop it off. Edit - looking at your pics on the big screen, rather than phone, if it the one with the two 10mm bolts or the one to the otherside of the oil cooler?

Very common failure point on N5x, there is an aluminum fitting replacement that solves it. Have done it on 330 and 130 The rest is just shitty workmanship..

Diff Rebuilt. Kayne commented the pinion bearing was shagged and I should be running 75w140.. This might have been my dentist drill whine under load? We shall find out. Diff looks new now..

Take two Much better! I think some people got yelled at. Looks new now, did a sh*t hot job the second time around.

Cant really think of any part that could be so busted couldnt fix an alignment like that, unless one of the eccentric bolts was stripped and the tech just made one match the other? Its normally the front tie rod ends that seize, not the rear end.

Low km, all the options, and manual.. (the only real option you want 😛 ) Be one of the more desirable 130s.. Probably be over priced, but not by huge amounts for the right buyer.

^ That car is stunning.

Itd be cheaper just do the job once Goes back tomorrow...

These bits out, so diff can go of to Kayne to do bearings and have a look at the backlash in quaife before Christmas.. (be rude not to get the resonator cut out at the same time as exhausts out)

Also be aware that friends dont let friends by 4 pot BMWs, not sure if this applies to VASK members or not...

Got it back from panel beater - http://panel.co.nz/ who have swapped a door off a wrecker onto it, without cleaning said door, and then plastered the wrong colour paint on... The big gouge in the lower sill of car hasnt even been fixed, which was the scariest part of the damage The door isnt aligned properly The paint blending job has put fish eyes into what was undamaged panels Inside is full of dust from sanding Its not even the right colour and metallic flick is uneven.... So it'll be going back to get fixed, I've never seen so many nibs and fisheyes on a single panel before.. appalling workmanship. I find it amazing so many players in the auto industry are absolute hacks, I could have done a better job than this myself in the shed.

BMW Performance wheels too, I had them on my car for a bit but wasnt really a fan. That looks like a Gruppe N intake?.. also its dripping in dealer silicon jizz. Wonder if they'd sell the intake separately

Tried it, industrial adhesive and clamped for over 2 days...it stuck for 6 months

12 year old thread revival - 5 stars.

Yeah factory/dealer option Aero spoiler, Maxton lip sits on it - https://www.maxtondesign.co.uk/body-kits/bmw/bmw-1-series/BMW-1-SERIES-E87/E87-1SERIES-FACELIFT/spoiler-cap-bmw-1-e81-e87 I think im going to think of a mechanical option to attach the Aero spoiler before installing the lip, better than the factory double sided tape. Im sick of retaping the edges down, Ive retaped and glued it twice now and edges keep lifting. A stealth self taper/pop rivet in each corner from the underside would solve it for good, with some rust protection.

Lack of downforce resolved

Seems to be output rather than input into box, or it'd do it at a certain rpm rather than just at one road speed?

Got a new noise today, which is curious... not to sure. Its not bad or very scary, its just new At about 110kmh and power on can hear a high pitched whine (its faint, like a distant high pitch drill), if I put the clutch in it goes away. Only seems to do it in 6th, and only ~110kmh (on the autobahn obviously) Bearing in the gearbox? It doesnt seem to be engine speed, but more the wheel/box speed and only when having load on it.

Id start with fixing the UV damage to the lens, bunch of products out there that do it. Cut the yellow off, polish, reprotect - will do wonders. Use realoem and your vin to find the right bulbs, there are a few changes throughout the model years/options. Water temp is looked after by the electronics, it'll tell you if its overheating or if the thermostat isnt working correctly as is closed loop control. Its possible to get watertemp readings out of the OBD2 port for apps like torque etc. Its also possible to get it to display on the dash LCD, but I forget how OBD2 is better.

Trying my luck, anyone got one or seen one at a wrecker?

AKA Italian tune up