Jimocles

31.7 I'm sad to say

www.bgworldwheels.co.nz

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.

i think route company do a similar one

try

www.bgworldwheels.co.nz

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.

I second Grants nomination on the Tony hawk books

very funny indeed

what brand is it?

could try putting on 225/45R17s

might narrow it just enough for you, will still fit on the same 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!

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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?

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)

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

I've got a E36 325i, with the mtech package

what has the M325i got to make it the M///325i?

different computer?

pontiac

poor old nigerian thinks its a cadillac

I feel funny

how much do they weigh?

not a fan of putting more weight in my car

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