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Cant decide on changing all the gearbox seals (input/output/selector) when ive got the box out of the 130, or just leaving them. Cars at 230k, no leaks... If it aint broke, dont fix it Vs. Im balls deep already, whats a lil deeper. Thoughts?

Great old Mexican tuning house, personally I like the works of Jalalpeñia in making the ultimate tacobahn stormers

Even Tiff says buy one

I have E8/9x bushing removal/install kits, happy to hire etc to members (may even sell in a month!) Schwaben Silent Block/Bushing Tool Set Remove and install rear ball joints on E38, E39, E60/61, E63/64, E65/66, and E70's Removal and installation of ball joints and bushings on rear control arms on E36, E46, E39, E60/61, E63/64, E65/66, E70, E83 and E85/86 Z4's Removal and installation of rear subframe mounted differential bushings on E36, E46, E83 and E85/86 Z4's Removal and installation of rear differential mounted bushings on E36, E46, E9X, E60/61, E63/64, E65/66, and E85/86 Z4's BGS Technic Rear Trailing Arm Set For replacing the trailing arm bushings and trailing arm in wheel carrier bushing suitable for BMW Models 1 and 3 (2004 - 2012) series: E81 / E82 / E83 / E85 / E86 / E87 E88 / F20 / E90 / E91 / E92 / E93 includes the following tools: split bush compressor to be used as OEM 334450 camber arm mounting extraction / insertion tool to be used as OEM 334460 trailing arm mounting extraction / insertion tool to be used as OEM 334480 German Specialty Tools Rear Subframe Set E87/90/91/92/93 This tool set used to remove and Install front and rear bushings in the rear subframe. Applicable: BMW E87 and E90/91/92/93

Do you do retaining walls?

Interesting article by Tiff needell and co in latest Modern Classics mag - BMW to buy now (as are predicted to appreciate significantly) E46 M3/E39 M5/635Csi/Z4M/130i ... No mention of the 1M? weird. Any idea on the number of 130s sold new in NZ? UK only has 1000 left (1/4 the number of E46 M3s!)

130i owners, havent seen a RTFM/wat dis lite mean/etc post yet. https://www.facebook.com/groups/526409061074147/

Decided to blow some money at the old girl - Birds B1 Dynamics full kit - Bilsteins/springs/swaybars/quaife LSD (about time on the LSD front!) SuperPro Bushes on everything, including rear subframe, new spring pads/tophats/bumpstops/shock mounts/Meyle HD links etc etc and everything inbetween E92 M3 LCAs etc New SMF and Clutch, deleting the SAC and CDV, new centre bearing and guibos New Waterpump and thermostat (232k on the clock of the original, and got a canbus com error with it last week) Upgrade/Rebuild shifter And decided to say F work for a few weeks and do it all in the carport Might be a lil bit interesting pulling the gearbox with the car on jack stands. The only thing left to order is the tool for the subframe bushes, still screwing around with either just buying it (and probably selling it) or just making something. Pics to come!

Want to stick a quaife LSD in it and rebuild if necessary, so I can quickly swap into car instead of screwing around with existing diff. If its an option can replace/restock with perfectly fine (serviced) stock diff out of my car Possibly same unit is in a few e90s/X1s

Had Gunship cranking through the fog on SH1 yesterday morning. Retro 80s Synthwave epicness.

When I did mine used a Renault Clio unit (plastic finned flavour from rennojag for around $100), all the 944/VW units I could find were rusty piles of crap. Renault unit bolted up fine, used a 1/4" HSS drill bit cut in half as spacer on the shaft to the master cylinder. Worked mint and looks OEM (and new)

Shout out to ECS Tuning. Fedex are still fluffing around around with my smashed clutch & flywheel, and how they will deal with it, and how many pictures of bent steel they need... ECS Tuning stepped up instantly and are reshipping the order and taking the hit on NZ GST/Duty! Buy sh*t from these guys https://www.ecstuning.com/ they are GCs.

Ive had Post haste drop card to call pick up forms in my letter box, go to pick up the item and its not even for me, or even someone in the same suburb. Couriers are up there with Wilson parking....

Fedex outsourcing delivery to NZ couriers. So now you pay Fedex prices, but with the added bonus of total ineptness and the ability to smash your goods beyond recognition. New clutch kit from ECS took 3 weeks since paying duties to finally arrive, took 3 goes of asking them to hold it at depot to pick up for them to stop driving it around Auckland everyday in the van, finally picked it up today and it looks like its been dropped from a few meters, a few times.

Got an error code popping up for back up battery on the alarm (e87). Normal practice seems to be to replace the whole unit, has anyone simply replaced the cell? Seems crazy to spend a couple of hundred when the battery is a couple of bucks...

Worth a watch, some slick fabrication around the front end.

Cut/Polish/Wax/Sweat/Beer. Shiney.

Some little car park dents, window rubbers cracked, air con controls dicky, and a leaking rear shock... not that it matters now as sold

Scariest thing about N52s is the water pump, the failure point of them seems very random (my 130 is on the original at 230km, some fail at 40km). Its also kinda the only thing that just goes pop and leaves you on side of road. That car had no antifreeze in it, the anti freeze is what lubes the pump. Also magnesium/ali block with no corrosion inhibitor in the coolant... It might be fine, no idea on how long its been running straight water, too much of unknown to risk it for the wifes daily car.

going to have a look at this 2mo, anyone else checked it out? if anyone wants the PPI report of the silver msport e91 at zip pm me, might save someone the cost.

Good to hear, the fedex man has mine at the moment.

100,000k's on F1 Assy2s/3s with a can of tyre fix in the boot, never had to use it.

Its running no anti freeze, straight water, and the rocker cover gasket is all siliconed up.... 60k on the clock and abused.

Thanks for all your help over the years Glenn, appreciate it! Its a shame the business is closing, legit mechanics are few and far between Enjoy the fishing!

Yeah the backyard mechanic thing put me off a bit too, I guess with so many 3 & 5s they probably have some sort of idea of what they are doing though?! (maybe haha). There are so many shitboxes being flogged on trademe with pretty pictures and BS Japanese auction ratings.... Havent come across one yet without a crazy japanese headunit (most seem to have the original unit rigged up in the boot to stop canbus errors?, so retrofitting shouldnt be a major provided can find the fascia) Taking that silver Msport touring from zip in for PPI today, hopefully its all right, sick of looking at em. It drove well, had a swag of historical errors logged though.