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There was one more recent, about 5 or 6 years ago I think. I threw it out when I moved last year.

There is at least two that i have seen in Welly, and there was/is one at Southwards too.

IIRC the M3 headers are a hell of a lot more involved than M54 ones.

Wow, I didnt even know there was an issue with the subframe when I had it! Glad its being fixed properly, thats pretty ugly.

I seem to recall something about the E90/91 having an extra muffler?

Car came with them fitted, but they were stainless downpipes, not gutted stock ones.

Pretty sure that isnt stock? My decatted E91 wouldnt pop and bang without turning it up in MHD. Standard exhaust other than decats.

I found stage 3 in my E91 was far too aggressive and harsh when shifting in anything but D mode. Sure, it was damn quick, but it got tiring after a bit. I went down to stage 2 and liked it much better, and didnt lose that much shift speed.

Oh hai @leonf

I have a brand new bare pedal here if that's what you're after?

Jesus that kitted one is ugly.

Agreed on grounding kit. Causing no harm leaving it in there as long as you stop it melting. Also probably causing no benefit leaving it in there too though. Very common on jap import stuff.

I cant get over that horrible kink in the window line at the rear door. Having one in your hands, can you tell if there is a reasonable reason for it? Would be interested to know what your long term opinion of the car is. I like the premise behind them (BEV with extender, in small body with decent handling), but they're quite a way out of my price range atm.

A better option is to fill with a diesel oil as it has far more detergents, run it for a bit, drain it and then fill with preferred oil. I wouldnt use a kero based engine flush, they're pretty aggressive.

Wait, you have a B5? How did i miss this?

Long gone. owned by another bimmersport member now.

Did you sell this in the end? Been seeing it out and about a bit recently. Looks good, and sure sticks out being 3 door and all.

Yup, sold it back in June before i went overseas on holiday, to someone that randomly contacted me after I had stopped listing the car. Nothing I did fixed the idle issue, and the new owner wasnt bothered by it. Sold for 12 or 13k, as is with no reg/wof/cert. Should be up in Auckland again, and getting a widebody.

Lol, I would if I hadn't already sold it. Gotta get on that price train!

What, you not going to try and sell it for 30+k like the other dreamers out there?! Seems like a sharp price for a rare car, in a lovely colour.

I hate to say it, but without a cert its basically only worth scrap value, as the chances of anyone that buys it being passionate and committed enough to get it through a cert, when they haven't done the majority of the car work, is almost nil. At least with a cert the hard/technical part is done, and then its just finishing touches, which anyone can do and then reap the benefits.

If you're just painting the calipers you don't need to remove the pistons. Only remove the pistons if you intend to rebuild them with new seals. Just thoroughly mask the inside of the calipers, and the mounting flanges, you don't want paint on there.

I use a rubber glove palm stretched over the top of the res and a rubber band around it to seal it. This creates a vacuum in the system to stop it completely draining (the cap has a vent so won't do the same). Just clamp the lines though. You don't need to hulk clamp them, just get the plastic clamps that look like big scissors and you'll be fine.

Ouch, bet that was an ugly fine. One thing I liked about the late model cars I rented overseas was that they could say the current speed limit in the nav or cluster. I believe waze can do this too, but who needs nav in nz?

LVV for braided lines? Uh nope....