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Hi Guys,

Wondering if anyone could shed some light, or have struck this issue before. I have a 2009 320D and I had noticed an accumulation of road dust in the boot. It started off slight, but is progressively getting worse (to the point where if I now drive through road works I notice a fine mist of dust) does anyone know what could be causing this?

Thanks in advance.

Hey Guys,

My air conditioning blower motor as been playing up the last few months. Did the whole wd-40 trick which got it going again back in January but now has stopped again, and its been 3 days!

Wondering where I can go for a replacement or part? Seen a replacement tutorial online that looks do-able but would prefer to go somewhere that can do it quickly as I find the car/seats in the heat unbearable!

Can travel to Auckland etc, but Hamilton preferred!

Thanks for any help in advance.

looks sweet. what colour is it actually? silver or silverstone2? 320d good power and good economy, nice pick! and facelift too. i think black wheels look good.

Thanks guys. Yeah I'm quite impressed with the 900kms I got from the first tank! The colour is Bluewater metallic

Hey Guys,

I've seen the light. I Had a 318is a few years back, then went for an Altezza Rs200, then went a 2008 Mazda Atenza, now I've gone a 2009 LCI 320D M Sport.

Here's some pictures excuse the front pic, for some reason the phone made the colour seem very blue. I like the black rims but I think it's attracting the wrong type of attention. Feedback would be good

Hey, Been a while since Ive been on here, went Toyota, now Mazda and now contemplating changing my current car to a E90.

Just a quick question - I saw somewhere online that the 320i E90 had two different engines - one around 150hp and the other 170(ish) and that the 170HP one came out in 2009? is this the case? I would like a 323i or 325i but don't want the fuel bill (read online around 12L per 100km). Not a biggy for most, but I do around 1000km per week.

Test drove a 320d and love it - but would only buy a diesel if it was near new, its on the wish list!

If all the imported 320i's are only 150hp I dont think I will go there - had a 318is years ago and found it was quite gutless. Another option is to always jump to the Audi 2.0T or 1.8T - but i'd rather the BMW!

hey,

My car (e36 318is) has recently started having a temperamental starting problem, occasionally happens every now and then.

Put the key in, turn, and the dash lights etc work, but the car wont crank...

If i leave it for a while (sometimes 30 secs, sometimes 20mins) it will start again.

Does this problem sound familiar?

I have pretty much got a brand new battery, so thats not the issue.

Cheers!

Ive got a e36 318is (auto) and started having transmission problems a couple of months ago. All gears work fine when cold, however, when its hot (after 20min of running) it slips. Runs fine when taking of from a stop, but slips when crawling, then accelerating. Obviously annoying and being a student im on a semi tight budget. Changed the oil, the old oil smelt burnt. So guessing the trans needs replacing

Options I can think of is converting to a manual (would rather that anyway) - does any one know any where in Hamilton/Auckland areas that can do a drive in-out conversion? I know SD european do- but been told they charge quite a lot?

Or anyone know of any where that can replace with a second hand box for a reasonable price?

Not considering reconditioning the trans

Cheers for any help!

As some one said before, its not the company name to blame, i think each individual branch's performance depends on the fitter at the time. My olds used morrinsville S&S for a screen replacement ten years ago (in a 18 month old car at the time) and its leaked ever since, when ever it rains the carpet under the drivers footwell gets flooded! took it back to smith and smith and they couldnt figure out the leak, just basted the foam filler all round the joints which looked terrible. Eventually they pretty much said its not their problem so had a leaky run around car since. However I got a crack repaired in matamata few weeks ago, did a good job, was pretty happy with it. So depends on the branch. I only use smith and smith because insurance deals with them, when ive had to pay for windscreens etc ive used other firms, way better prices.

Just wondering if many people have much experience with HID's. Brought my car with them fitted aftermarket, But over the past week the drivers side has been abit reluctant to work, if you turn the switch on/off numerous times eventually it will work. Any one have any ideas what this could be? or if bulbs ever need replacing?

Also, Just wondered where i could get my airbag sensor reset in hamilton? I know coombes is there but i didnt really want to pay their price if i don't have too? as ive replaced the broken sensor so the problem should be rectified.

Cheers in advance for any help/advice

Nice! Isnt a 10.5 - 11.5k estimate quite lite?

It looks like its missing a side indicator on drivers side, pretty rough bumpers, and got a few dents over it. Prob cost abit to fix it up. Yeah id say repo, for some reason repo cars are always mistreated. Shame, someone should buy it and bring it back to life.

Haha, of course I threw the can out. Hopefully someone else will have a can lying around. *crosses fingers*

Nick, Did a search on the satin black today, and Henderson Repco have 2 cans in stock.

I've been looking for this for weeks. I've half sprayed my parcel shelf but ran out, all the Repco's I've been to have been sold out. Soo freakin annoying as this works better than any others I have tried.

whats the part code???? should be around the barcode on the can?

I resprayed my door cards with some vht black vinyl dye. Went back the next day to repco and was told that there was no more stock and they were not likely to be restocking them anytime soon.

What other brands will do a good job? im assuming the vht quick dry paint isn't as good?

Get repco to grab stock and transfer from another branch... they can do that really easily you just might have to pay a small freight fee. whats the part code on the can? and where abouts are you from?

We sell them at work, Blueant was a good option until Uniden released there model. We would sell 10 unidens to 1 blueant, uniden has good reviews. Looks nicer with the screen too.

Bringing this old topic back up. Jerry Clayton quoted me $350 for the parts... Team McMilian appears to be way cheaper

I rang coombes johnston BMW in hamilton and got the 340 exc gst quote last week too. Does anyone know it Mcmillan still have those aforementioned prices?

Repco sells dins... so should Supercheap. The repco (re-baged century) ones are 250 maybe ten or so bucks less and come with a 3 yr warranty too. You could get them to test the old bettery, see the health of it to see whether its stuffed. But a decent charger is over 200.

ok so a power fowarded emails of to trademe wreckers, and Brent said he had one for 50. So where abouts can i get this reset once new part fitted? any one know how much BMW tend to charge for this?

How the hell did you do that?

I'd give Glenn a call in the morning. Those units aren't cheap if I remember correctly.

I think it must have been brittle!

Ive got a E36 318is. Well, i got sick of seeing breadcrumbs etc stuck down the side of seats, and had to run wires under the rear carpet to boot. So I took the seats out and then realised there was wires under the passeneger, so to cut a long story short the sensor internals came apart (see photo) due to me getting pissed of with it. Now my air bag light is staying on, and WOF due in a few weeks so better get onto it. Is it easier to replace than repair?

that does look mint, the upholstery dye think its duplicolour is pretty good for doing the purple faded rear parcel trays too - mat black not satin black.

are you selling off your old door cards?

Hamilton city council are pretty stinge with letting people off parking tickets, Similiar thing happened to me, and they said i still had to pay it. I got a ticket for no current WOF (even tho it had been earlier that day and failed on and indicator light bulb)

A Honda Prelude? Man who would want to steal one of them, by far the ugliest Honda. The only good part is the H22 in them. I would have thought the Mitsi lancers wouldve been right up there.

nah my OBC is just the basic one, with time and outdoor temp and date. unfortunately, doesnt have the 18-button one only signal i get is the temp gauge rocketing!

Well about 8,000k ago my radiator neck snapped off and replaced with a new radiator, while i was there the garage replaced the hoses, however today the hose just blew off coolant went everywhere and car temp rocketed, so i stopped, waited to get some more coolant delivered and bled it and topped it up, got home all good. But why would the hose blow off, would it be because it wasnt tightened done by the garage properly? or is there too much pressure buildup? I just dont want this to happen again, as one day i may not notice the temp rising and cook it!

Very nice!

I do like that green M3 on M-Pars

+1 missing the vaders tho, isnt it a 328?