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Hi, I'm after an e39 540i motorsport in the $7,000 to $12,000 price range. Not too worried by high kms or repairs requred. Anything considered, but must have the sports seats, m-sport steering wheel, and motorsport suspension

I would be keen on front and rear e39 motorsport style bumpers. Do they come with the rubbing strip inserts , and also the mesh (or similar) grille part (on the front one) Any rough indication of cost on all of this? Cheers, Paul

On an e36 325i: - door cards and exterior door rubber strips held on with large self tapping screws (the bright zinc poz-drive type_ - Fog lights glued in with RTV - Sunroof glued shut and sunroof motor missing - Head lining held in place with thumb-tacks and dabs of contact adhesive (laid out in an almost straight grid for a deep-buttoned hot rod effect) (The previous owner was a builder / farmer type obviously keen on applying a bit of kiwi ingenuity to his vehicles) I knew it was a s*%T car when i bought it, but thought I could turn it into something nice. 200 hours and $2000 later it was still a s*%T car, but i've learnt my lesson now, and will only buy low owner NZ new cars

Yeah, as part of the "pimped out" package they probably fitted a subtle blue LED back-light to that sport / economy switch. And a boot full of Fusions...

it gets heaps of looks, eh! http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=298245894 linky

The auction was "withdrawn by seller" so I don't think asking for a fixed price offer is an option. Someone propably offered him a good price behind the scenes

Hi Ray, Are you parting out that 740i in the photo? - If so, how much for the front and rear seats please?

There seem to be a lot of automatic M3s and M5s that come up for sale. The owners are usually pretty gutted when you gently try to break the news that the $25 "M" badge stuck on the boot does not match up with the 1.8L motor, velour comfort seats and 14 inch wheels...

Hi, I'm after a complete or near complete good running engine. Prefer in Christchurch area as I don't want to pay too much and would like to avoid the cost of freighting. Please PM me or reply on here with price and condition... Will also consider a good , complete cylinder head - no cracks etc or reconditioned Cheers Paul

One guy trying to sell me a 325i said (when I questioned him about the 2500rpm idle) that "they all do that when they're cold" As it was an automatic, it would make for an interesting driving display trying to select gear and discreetly reverse out of the garage in the morning... On another occasion I was questioning a car dealer about the worn out leather on the steering wheel on a Subaru Legacy - he said that "yeah, all the Jap import cars have that - those Asians have funny sweat"

...with or without tyres to fit an e36 must be genuine factory type - eg "radial" (style 32) , Style 44 , Style 65 (M5) Style 67 (M3) or BMW "tuner" type wheels such as AC Schnitzer , Alpina or BBS. Not wanting to spend too much $300 - $600 depending on wheel / tyre condition. Cheers Paul

Thanks Jochen -you are a true legend!

Thanks for the instructions, jochen - I'll give it a try when I get a chance.The radio is BMW BUSINESS 65.12 -6 900 402 PH705011118512 KW 31/01 INDEX: 01 9022 217 05239 03 003 0131 1118512 22DC705/23 WA030131 on the other label it says: KOMMISS RADIOLAGER DAT: 04.08.2001/05-14:50 LFD.NR.S3:0013 AP32 318I RL A TO M43 JP 661 807 6 900 402 BAL: KLEINE JB43601 It was out of a jap import, but with the date of 04.08.2001 I am hoping that it is the world tuner type that can be set to "Oceania" mode. Do you know if it will require a security code? I think there are some web sites that can decode based on serial # , but if you happen to have the software to work out the code then that would save me a bit of research time! PS< it has the small aerial plug on the back - don't know if that is relevent or not - I guess I can obtain an adaptor if I end up putting it into an earlier e46 with the standard size euro socket? Many thanks for your help!

Hi, I've got a 2001 e46 bmw factory head unit that I want to power up and test to see if it picks up nz stations. Problem is I dont have an e46 to try it in. (thinking of getting an e46 further down the track, so want to keep the head-unit 'till then) I've connected it up to my e36, but get a "disabled" message on the display, presumably because it cant see the "i-bus" system that the e46 has. Does anyone know of a work-around for this? My e36 is 1994 pre OBD2 - would it test out OK in a '96 -'97 e36 with OBD2, or is the i-bus specific to e46 models. Cheers Paul

I have the injectors and throttly body , but not the manifold itself.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-262513192.htm

Hi, I'm after a pair of white / clear factory style front corner indicator lights. Genuine BMW or Depo aftermarket brand OK, but must look like the factory ones. Only want to pay around $50 for the pair. Cheers Paul

Hi there, I'm after some parts for an e36 sunroof - the parts within the tracks - that slide and lift the roof - they are the bits that apparantly break quite readily, but the car's not really worth paying the $100++ that the dealer charges. Would consider a complete sunroof cassette unit. Also need frontal body parts : grille panel - (the steel panel, not the kidney grilles) front bumper (or just the steel carrier in behind) and bonnet. All in Hell Red, of course! Actually any colour would do, and Christchurch location would be great for the larger parts. Cheers Paul

Hard to tell from the crap photos, but it looks like the only motorsport part is the steering wheel. The bodykit looks aftermarket.

With that sub box thing, there's not much room left in the boot for ya boots and ya 'board!

Hi there, I have a 1995 Compact with a broken passenger side headlight. I'm struggling to find a direct replacement, so was wondering if a sedan light would fit. From what I gather, all of the front end parts on a compact are the same as a sedan, although the headlights have a different part number. I'm guessing that the only difference is that the compact doesn't have the electric adjustment feature, and I think the lens is slightly different (sedan has vertical lines running across lens?) I have an option to buy a cheap PAIR of sedan lights and fit them up to keep LH and RH looking consistent. The question is, will they physically fit the compact? Are the connection plugs the same? Any help apprecieated, or if anyone has a cheap Compact light for sale , please let me know. Cheers Paul

535i NZ NEW 2000 MotorsportWhat about this one - 5-speed manual and the small v8 option...

The same vendor sold a very similar one a week or so ago for about $12,000 Had less Km's though. Still a lot of car for the money even at $12K 2001 728i recently sold http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-235924737.htm

Have only witnessed this when the engine was relatively cold. After several attempts over 1/2 hour (running for only about 30- 40 secs each time) the engine was mildly warm and still displaying the same symptoms. Will be making more extensive checks tomorrow...

I have bought a replacement engine for my e36 325i. The previous owner had it runnng nicely about a year ago, but then started to disconnect wiring etc in preparation for pulling out engine + trans for a v8 transplant, but project got put on hold... He reconnected everything back up again a couple of days ago, so that I could hear enging prior to purchasing. On start-up, the engine alternates in speed between about 800rpm and 1200rpm about 6 times (about 1 sec. at each speed), then raises to about 2000rpm, and it will sit at that high speed. Sounds to me like the ecu is compensating for something (air-leak??) or looking for a signal that isnt there, as it definitely sounds like a controlled modulation of idle speed. We have had a quick check of obvious hoses and connections, and have disconnected battery for about 10 min. to try and reset ECU (O2 sensor was discovered off, but didn't make a difference when reconnected) Catalyst light is also on, but from my research on the web, that does not necessarilly mean a catalyst / o2 fault - it may represent another fault. Any help would be appreciated!!