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its always wild to me when PAP gets cars like that. Like, someone could've sold it privately for parts (or even to a proper wrecker), for way more than PAP would've given them... but no, they dumped it.

you can always spot a 4 pot E9x in traffic. When it pulls away from a stop it'll leave a nice blue cloud of oil smoke. Avoid like the plague.

https://www.repco.co.nz/know-how/engine-oil-go-off

That's what every customer that supplied wrong or crap parts said to a workshop

Having worked alongside workshops for years, profit margins are certainly a factor, but in my experience the biggest factor for workshops not wanting to deal with customer supplied parts is as mentioned, the risk of wrong parts, inferior parts, time wasted, tied up hoists, angry customers etc. Never underestimate the cost to business and reputation from customers buggering things up. It's all well and good saying "i got the parts from FCP, they're good and the right ones" but unless the workshop is going to check each and every part, how're they to know they are the right ones for your car before the car is in bits on a hoist? It makes it really hard to warranty the work too, when they didn't supply the parts. Do you expect them to get the car back in, diagnose the failed bush you supplied, and tie up a hoist/parking spot waiting for you to order a new bush from FCP?

I had similar with my last B30, tried a bunch of things, but never sorted it before selling the car. In my travels I came across a couple of others that had similar issues and at the time there seemed to be no answer. Among other things, I rebuilt my vanos, replaced the FPR, vacuum leaks, replaced idle valve, checked DME and VNC for solder issues. Everything in INPA checked out fine, it ran and drove fine, it just had that idle stumble.

Already sold? It was a lot cheaper than they usually are, but you'd still need to de-ugly it

worth getting some clear PPF or something on the new lenses to protect them?

My E91 used to do that, maybe its just a BMW thing from that era, Could even be FL/PFL difference?

Doesn't stop them breaking into them, and vandalising the interior when they can't drive off with it. Happens a lot with NZ New cars that have immobilisers, they tear the ignition to bits, find they can't hotwire it, and start smashing headunits, gauges, cutting seats and headlinings, dumb stuff thats a real pain to replace. Little shits need a damn good smack.

Thats the latest method of breaking the glass to gain entry, using a screwdriver in the frame/seal to break the glass where its weakest, on the edge. It really pisses me off because it usually causes damage to the seal and/or frame, particularly when they do it to front door windows. This method sort of popped up out of nowhere about 2 years ago, so i suspect it was shared on tiktok or something and its what the kiddies are using.

lol, i love the sport alcantara interior on the E39. If i got another it would have to either have it already, or i'd swap it in. So much nicer than leather.

Oh man, hard disagree there. Old man green with a tan interior (caramel would be better though) is a great combo on the E39. The wheels can get in the bin though, they belong on a commy.

Yeah i reached out to sulco for a quote a while back and remember they werent cheap for two bent bits of steel (compared to the USD MSRP anyway). I just zip tied the casters on, they've held fine so far.

Yeah i really should get around to ordering some of those. Did you get them through Sulco?