kiwi535

you just need to go to jeff gray in chch and give em the chassis number...you will get a list like thisLook carefully under the seats you may find the original german build sheet...they were suposedly under the rear seat but mine was wired under the front passengers seat.Its a small paper tag,dont rip it off like i did(i didnt realise what it was.) I dont think the numbers(in NZ) are sequential.My car was built in december 89 and its chassis number is 01045.maybe they are 1041 535 manuals sold in approx 1 year in NZ...??I dont think so All the BFxxxxx numbers are manual 535s.(well all the numbers that i checked) Bf02163 was the last 535 HD12 BF02164 is a dn52 e39 540 manual Order options No. Description 200 KATALYSATOR - ENTFALL (no catalytctic converter) 209 LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL (25%) . 226 SPORTS SUSPENSION SETTINGS 291 BMW LM SCHMIEDERAD/KREUZSPEICH (alloy wheels) 302 ALARM SYSTEM 320 MODEL DESIGNATION, DELETION (no model badge) 335 M TECHNIC SPORTPAKET (mtech body kit, front spoiler skirts,rear wing, aero rear bumper cover) 339 SATIN CHROME (matt black finish around windows instead of chrome) 401 SLIDING/VENT ROOF, ELECTRIC 458 SEAT ADJUSTMENT, ELECTRIC. F DRIVER/PASS 481 SPORT SEATS F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER 498 HEADRESTS IN REAR, MECHANIC. ADJUSTABLE 500 HEADLIGHT WASHER SYS/INTENSIVE CLEANING 534 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING 548 SPEEDOMETER WITH KILOMETER READING 560 CO-PILOTS IN RR COMPARTMENT (reading lamps in rear ) 563 BEL.MAKE-UP SPIEGEL (make up mirrors(or lights for make up mirror) 571 BOOSTED POWER SUPPLY (140 w alternator) 676 HIFI LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 687 RADIO PREPARATION 708 M-SPORT LEATHER STEERING WHEEL II 806 Neuseeland Ausfuehrung 847 erweiterter Kabelbaum 850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT 925 SHIPPING PROTECTION PACKAGE

it also depends on the type of driving you do....stop start driving is terrible and if thats the sort of driving you do then a small manual would be best imo(if economy is king otherwise a small auto).A diesel would be better again as they are more efficient and dont seem to suffer from stop-idle- start as much as petrol engines

yep the takas are very busy most times now,lots of passing lanes deleted,double yellows the whole way many many intimidated drivers and a few selfish ones makes for a boring trip even on a bike

at one time southland motor group in invercargill were bmw service agents.

make sure you know what you are doing re the O2 sensors if you removing cats...

I am sure this is not news for most wellington people. if i have to go north(and am by my self) i will go north to levin then to shannon,and north to just east of manawatu gorge,ashurst,colyton,chelttenham,vinegar hill,...if i have less time pressure the first lap will be through the rapa turn left woodville,carry on from ashhurst...the takas arent what they used to be tho.....

based in Wellington,Page European.

why nogst sureky you still have to do thr prpaerwork.....ird can assess income e includin there estiamate of wjat the bartercard transcaction would have been wirth.

dont think so brent look at the title of the thread

i reckon the public would be even more incensed with 100 000 dollar holdens than so called 200 000 BMWs.i wish people would just live there own lives.....all the media hype about celebrities and "human interest stories" make me vomit.if people took half as much interest in their immediate circle of influence/interest we would all be much better off.

The 520 may be a bit underwhelming.The e39 is a heavyish car...heavy cars,auto trans and small engines are not a good mix in Wellington.

Blitzkreig

e 34 rhd mats also NLA.You can get good ones from the UK for quite a good price but the postage kills it.I was gonna get auto dec to do some,do they have allowance for retainers?

80x80! they would never fit under a seat rail!

go and see ray,he had cains car didnt he,cains car had an extinguisher mounted on one of the front seats

its a dark blue one

i wouldnt be surprised if the v12 was almost exactly the same fuel economy on the open road than the v8,they are torque monsters

fixt

make sure said mate is a witness to what ACTUALLY happened!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-350672958.htm pretty good value i woulda thought...look good with a drop and 17 or 18 in wheels

mr e34 did a map_ecu which replaces the old butterfly valve and reported excellent resuslts

whats the easiest way to bump the compression on a e34 engine?

it will be different but it will still be BMW (and good).One only has to drive one of the newer diesels to realise that BMW very surely have the turbo concept well in grasp. I may have to grab a BMW v8 while i still can.

as above, iam sure the Ak guys will point to the right guys

just make sure they know what they are doing....the hole MUST be hubcentric