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E36 spinning ignition barrel issue. Mine seems to do it some times, and the key just free spins. You wiggle it a bit and eventually it works and keeps working ok for a bit. I have googled and some people say there is a pin that just needs to be aligned, but has anyone here fixed this before and was it that simple or should i just replace the barrel?

sh*t yeah, sounds like someone hasnt scanned/diagnosed the car properly, and actually gotten to the root cause. Thats a lot of money they have just burned for probably no reason.

They're to suit an E36, without needing guard work so i guess something near +40 offset, and 7-8.5" wide would be good.

Hi guys, Looking for wheels for an E36. 17 or 18", no chrome, prefer either stock M3 wheels, or something BBS. In Wellington, can pay freight if needed.

That would be a gorgeous M3 sedan.... but its not

Great thread necro. My google appears to be working, but just in case yours isnt, https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/importing-a-vehicle/exceptions/special-interest-vehicles/

Even stage 2+ (which mine is on) doesnt pop and crackle without turning up burble tune. The stock exhaust does a good job of containing that.

Let me do you a favour OP and buy those nasty old DS1 wheels off you...

I have catless dp with standard exhaust on my e91, and without burble tune there are no pops at all. Has a nice sound to it.

Early m3 with the DS1 wheels were a square setup factory.

Is it an N54 or N55, obviously one lacking a turbo means a different downpipe. There has been a lot of discussion on here, so worth doing a search.

My car had no CEL, no codes. Just ran like a bag of dicks when cold, with the idle surging. Was also down on power when warm, but wasnt too bad.

I have nothing to add, except wow thats a great looking car!

Last I looked a set of BC gold weren't that expensive locally, and a damn sight better than those unknown Chinese things. Oh and what the hell is the point in adjustible suspension that doesn't have damper adjustment?! That screams cheap sh*t.

Still looks cool ?

I will also say, your cold start idle sounds exactly like my 523i before i redid the vanos on it. issue was gone after that

washer scum still happens here. My Mini had scum in the lines the other day, despite having all new tank/lines/pump/jets recently, and using tap water and wurth washer additive.

Whatever works man, ain't no judging here. Just as long as it will be replaced and isn't a permanent fix lol.

Must've put up photos for the wrong car, certainly wasn't anything special previously. Just a bog standard silver coupe. That wheel is an smg wheel isn't it? Can be retrofitted with some wiring, to any E46 iirc

Gorgeous car! Some nice photography there too.

i dont care what you guys say, that colour and interior combo is what makes it worth that money. Im a fan of (and one of few at that) PY/Kiwi, but it doesnt hold a candle to that blue with the ///M cloth interior. Swooon.

Uh wot? There's not a single ACS piece visible in the photos...

If only it were just leaks, but those hunks of junk N4x series engines also burn oil and smoke like nothing else, as well as having cooling issues. They'll make anything British look reliable.

Oh god, its like the SMG vs Manual arguments again. We get your opinion Dave, and no one cares. Some people like more doors, and some don't.