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Ive had personal experience with Precision Autowerks on the shore with my e46 project and other cars. The other is Evans European in the city. Both insurance approved and have the whole top tear thing going on. Qaulity is second to none. There are some others around that do great work such as Judd and Charles, have seen their work on some very compicated stuff (full chassis rail repair and rear end refit) and again top notch.

NZ Agents http://www.broomfish.co.nz/ Shop located in henderson AKL EDIT: Apex is onto it

there is facebook under that AIM screen... I can smell it.

-38 for normal fitment tires. going illegal you'll get -20 to fit.

nice! .. congrats fella

hmmm have been a bit unimpressed by the skinny tires theyve put on it so people feel more on edge because of the lack of power. I think you can do better dylan.

Down the bank huh ? .. haha Was that you behind the wheel. Dealership test drive ?

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f**k some people are hobos. Good job on the rescue mate, hope you enjoy that little gem you have there. PS .. nice shed

Does it thump gears when the RPM drops? Does it happen from 3rd to 2nd Does this happen on a down hill gradiant? Get it scanned as other have said but I think youll find nothing will come up. In my circumstance I had the whole gearbox over hauled / fluids and filter changed and it turned out to be a worn valve guide caused by the piston. It was a very expensive lesson that not all gearbox shops know what they are doing and unfortunately I was their pay-to-learn guinea pig.

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Nice looks like mine when I first bought it (things changed over the years quite a bit haha) Youll really enjoy it Welcome.

7k is a lot of money for a do up. But I get the whole rare thing I guess.

Welcome dude

Mine is a bit more motorsport/track day inclined. But yes similar. I'm waiting for some hardware to finally become availible, its been holding me up unfortunately but nearly finished the prototype. Will get into testing and production very sortly. Wanted to have it ready for the race season for some real punishment but dates slipped.

An e36 doesnt have true IBUS. It only has IBUS in later models for the headunit, Not a whole network like the e38,e39,x3,x5,z4,e46 have.

Vorsteiner do what you're after. Qaulity on it is really good (best around even) but theyre NOT cheap. http://www.vorsteiner.com/bmw/3series/e92-aero-bootlid.php Looking around 2kUSD + shipping and tax

I remember when you bought that thing and it was near new! Good to see you putting it back together

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The old man had one from new and it was pretty bad as far as cars go. Just a bit to gutless. Ended up going for a Renault Koleos AWD after having a Territory and hating the fuel economy.

Would have to be OEM CSL Wheels for me

If it helps, I sold my old e39 TV 16:9 screen and nav system to a person on here. They already had the screen so it was just going to sit on the shelf .. he probably still has it. If not Im sure HellBM might have a couple laying around.

Firstly, I agree with what everyone is saying and the brands or otherwise suggested by all. The thing to keep in mind is the car is his daily driver so going to a full race setup probably isnt the best option, however wanting some 'more' than stock (remembering stock is while in the m3 better than m-sport still built for the road) Knowing the car and what youre probably looking for is something that gives you that "that was a dam cool drive" after some open road twisties or no wollowing when you go to the track for the odd track day. For this something around the KW v1,2 or 3 road range would be perfect. This will still stay in the normal realms of price range (sub 4k) Just going by experince for a daily driven e46 with modified suspension running the same wheel and tyre combo hes running and the experiences I had going to hard or too expensive can wear thin after a while. But getting something that you feel like that 3-4k youve just spent was defanitely worth it and continues to deliver and suprise you for years to come. Things I wouldnt recommend for your daily. Thicker uprated sway bars with 19inch wheels and 35/30 profile tires. Makes open road driving a challange on B-roads Linear springs .. cant adsorb whooops or fast bumps in the road well (again partly a low profile tyre thing) front strut braces, same thing as the sway bars .. the tower really need to move .. it effects steering a little to much and removes the small dead zone you have which means on long trips your always having to correct the steering wheel (gets old real quick) Going anything harder the poly bushes .. makes for harsh ride .. cats eyes rattle your bones Too much or two little camber outside of spec. Tire wear and can increase the darting feeling on corners. Shocks wound up too hard compared to spring rates, will cause your bones to rattle for no reason. Too soft, getting too much bounce going on, Anything more than one rebound for the shock is too much. think that covers it ?

Stock e46 suspension is good but if your after something that will make you go 'wow' then going with what 3pedals and myself have suggested will defanitely give you that. You can keep your ride height with a hieght adjustible front struts and rear spring perch. Great thing is you can even go higher if you want and just get a full wheel alignment done afterwards along with checking the chamber settings front and rear. My suggestion to you is go for around 450-500 pound progressive spring and keep the stock swaybars as going to a harder / bigger sway bar front and rear can make driving open road more of a chore. This spring rate for your car weight will be a great road upgrade and entertain you well if youre ever wanting to attend the odd track day. Also make sure your shocks are top adjustible. When you have to get under the car for side adjustible shocks, it just gets to be a pain in the ass. Linear springs are really for track racing and dont adsorb inital small bumps that well. Another worthwhile upgrade is replacing any worn bushes. This can also help amazingly with handling.

I would be happy if people just kept up with replacing tyres not soley based on tread wear. There should be a tyre age cut off.