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if i recall, yeah it was one in the middle of the unit. Like dis, http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E36-CLIMATE-CONTROL-ILLUMINATION-BULB-LAMP-1992-1993-1994-1995-318i-325i-M3-/391234004788 http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?417779-e36-Climate-Control-Light-Replace-(analog)

back in the 90s though. Its bit of a stretch to make such a big deal of it. Apparently he is the sort of creep that likes getting his willy out at work "for a good laugh". I was kinda hoping Harris or Rory would take the reigns, i like them. Joey has the energy of a dead fish and as much personality.

Good. He was utterly terrible. Hopefully now the rest of the presenters can get together and bond so they stop being so frigid to each other. Without evans there is potential for a decent show.

Just please dont go buying chips off ebay lol.

guess thats why its still around then. hate useless sellers.

This is how mine looked when i replaced the bulb. IIRC there was only one in the middle, when it was blown the whole thing was dark.

Anyones guess whats wrong with it, but its damn cheap now. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1101052781.htm Buy it use for parts. Would be awesome to transplant all the flash bits into a standard 740i

i believe its also the one that had serious clutch/flywheel issues discussed on here a while back (with potential discussion of hellbm not doing the job correctly).

Gotcha. Would hope its had a lot of suspension refreshing in that time. Was bloody tidy though.

What style climate control does it have? The dual zone one in my M3 had a couple of bulbs in the back. I dont recall if the dial lit up, but certainly the area around the dials did. I think i have a photo of mine lit up at home, will have a look.

it was 12k, wasnt it?

Oosh, do you take limbs as payment?

Awesome looking car, love all the Alpina touches. IIRC these even have tiptronic buttons on the steering wheel too. Flash.

Damnit guys, youre meant to be driving the prices DOWN so i can afford one!

That looks so much better than that ugly white leather. Really like the recaro. If you dont mind me asking, what sort of money is the work to recover the seats costing?

A quick google tells me it may be a vacuum canister for the vacuum controlled exhaust valve. see item 13 http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=BG13-USA-08-1996-E36-BMW-328i&diagId=18_0236

i'd rather the E46 than an E30 M3. What a beast.

How did he not see you...?

lmao, "no mtec cars made this early, so this is the top spec"... uh, forgetting the M3 are we? Bet it feels as tight as my 80,000km jap import E36 did, just before i replaced the flogged bushes and dying jatco box. KM dont mean sh*t.

Its not unheard of for older evos to have fibrerglass kits on them as the original bodywork has been obsolete for a while and was horrendously expensive. Yes, the area around the chassis stamp is usually a bit haggard, not sure why. Some of them even have a weird stripe of orange paint over the chassis plate too. The lack of bracing is what would make me think maybe the shell isnt an original Evo shell. Its an old car, most of them will have crap, cheap mods done to them and most have had a real hard life. At the end of the day, if he didnt pay too much for it, the running gear is all evo, he enjoys it and whats been done to it, the difference from a GSR shell to an EVO shell is piss all and can be fixed with some 3 point braces and things. I wouldnt worry too much.

Wow, i absolutely love how standard that looks. Amazing conversion.

well yeah of course itll have suspension and some swaybars.... most cars do.

Can you get at the back of where the chassis number is stamped and see for any signs of cutting and welding? I cant imagine people would bother painting up behind the dash on the firewall. I wouldnt be too worried about the vin and spec tags having been removed in the past, the engine bay may have been repainted? If you can provide the chassis number i can have a nosy and see what the chassis number should be (in terms of spec, options etc) and see if it matches up?

I agree with Ron, the quality trumps having a sticker/stamp. Ive had a couple of services on various cars at dealerships that have been very substandard, but the book was stamped anyway.

I'd love to read your thread but it takes so damn long to load the first page i cant be bothered.