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Jimocles

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  1. Jimocles

    Ages

    31.7 I'm sad to say
  2. Mine just has a tab which you pry open (gently) with a flathead screwdriver and the indicator just slides out easy peasy, I've done it ten times this weekend cos my indicator keeps deciding to stop, prolly a dirty/loose connection.
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    M3 Mags

    i think route company do a similar one try www.bgworldwheels.co.nz
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    oil leak

    you need a rag a pillow and some beer wipe down all the areas you suspect the leak is coming from lie down under car (see pillow) open beer and wait, when significant other gives you grief you can say honestly that you are doing vital trouble shooting on your pride and joy.
  5. I second Grants nomination on the Tony hawk books very funny indeed
  6. could try putting on 225/45R17s might narrow it just enough for you, will still fit on the same rims
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    E30 rims

    just as an aside, I was just having a look around our stock and you can now get a 215/40R16 GS-D3 goodyear bloody good tyre too!
  8. aarrrgh, came racing home at 10 and I bloody missed it I was really looking forward to that as well. doesnt sound like I missed a helluvalot though
  9. Big ups to UPS they were awesome. I had a cheque sent over from the states and I wasn't home when they tried to deliver it, I had to be in AKL the next day and they sent it up overnight so I could get it there at the airport. after checking if any of their staff lived out my way to see if they could drop it off. very impressed
  10. Why not just twin charge supercharger and Turbo I believe it can be done best of both worlds, and my motto is anything worth doing is worth overdoing as any one who has seen me drunk will agree with
  11. had my keys go missing in Palmy along with my cellphone 6hours and $400 later I had a new key and could finally go home all in all a really crappy day on the plus side, it took a locksmith 3 hours just to get into the car short of smashing the windows, you can't get into these bad boys easily so the Moral is Have a spare key, dont just keep thinking "oh I must get round to that"
  12. I cant remember the name of the place but it was in AKL city up near the top of hobson st somewhere a specialty tool place got a 17mm allen key only cost about $20 from memory
  13. if you need any overall diameters worked out just drop me a line its surprising what you can squeeze on handy reference point 195/60R14 is only 5mm smaller than a 205/40R17
  14. the auto electrician at Auto point or Auto Stop on Grant Rd in Thorndon worked for BMW over in europe, its where shelly take all the cars they cant fix he's a bit of a whiz
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    more advice...

    I just got mine for 14,995 exactly the same body but its a 325i and I got it off a stealer, to give you a comparison ppl expect to pay less on a private sale
  16. and I didnt even hit anything front guard rubbed on the tyre so hard it pulled the lip right down and bent the guard a bit slightly irritating, folded it all back and now need someone to make it pretty again any recommendations?
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    Tyre Placement

    The only right answer is..... best tyre's go to the back and here's why having the good tyres on the front (on a RWD) will give you better turn in and front grip no question but, most of your feel comes through the steering if your fronts start to slip its easy to button off and regain control but if your rears are more worn than the front you will be tempted to turn in to corners faster than the rears will be able to handle resulting in loss of traction at best, hideous spin into a lamppost at worst granted loss of traction at rear is quite fun, but for better control of your car put the goodies at the back The Proof "shameless name dropping bit ahead" 1. I was having breakfast with Jim Richards this morning and asked him that and that was the answer he gave me, so I'm willing to take it as gospel especially seeing he's a slightly better driver than I dream I am. 2. I work for Dunlop Motorsport, and see every tyre placement theory under the sun, and have yet to see any thing to make me change my opinion. 3. I couldnt care less about FWD cars so sorry no words of wisdom there (although its the same, best to the back)
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    Hrmm...

    Beaurepaires, then you can get fly fbuys too! they all buy from the same companies, so go for the bigger companies as they get better buying prices
  19. I've got a E36 325i, with the mtech package what has the M325i got to make it the M///325i? different computer?
  20. pontiac poor old nigerian thinks its a cadillac
  21. how much do they weigh? not a fan of putting more weight in my car
  22. you might as well leave the fan off replace your thermostat and apparently you can find a few horsepower http://www.geocities.com/e36rulz/DIY.html
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