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Look good. Sand polish and clearcoat will look like new. Usually wheels that have been used to wheel around a project car dont come with worn tyres Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

Do you mean underrated? Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

economics isnt quite that simple. or sinister. lets look at exchange rates. 5 years ago 100USD = $198NZD today 100USD = $117NZD see where the discount is coming from? Buying with foreign currency in the us is now great unfortunately buying with USD is now terrible because its not worth anything. SO you might think hey who cares we dont live in the US so we dont buy in with their money, problem is many countries like china will only accept payment in USD as their currency is to unsteady. so anything we own that comes out of countries like china or india or south America have gone up in price massively. That would be ok but guess where the factory is getting alot of their OEM parts from now days? bearings, rubber, glass, plastics. alot are asian even on high class cars. local costs more than foreign but both are a sh*t load cheaper than they were a decade ago. And again economics of scale. if you are buying brake pads that every car goes through reguarly then its likely that repco or supercheap will do tem at a good price. if you want a thermostat housing or similar that isnt common then dont expect them to have a great price. #1 complaint about euro parts in big stores is "why dont you carry stock"??? answer. someone suggests an item. big company has 70 stores, decent stock levels dictate two per store as the restock time is 3 months. So you have to buy 140 units. 140 units might cost you $6 each. add your freight and overheads. $14 each.total outlay $2359 add Margin $19 each. Add gst $21.85 each sale price good business dictates that you should sell cost price worth of goods every 12 months at the absolute minimum. so you must sell 108 units every year for it to make economic sense. and you still havent turned a profit. full profit of you sell them all? $700 VS online supplier. Buying 500 units. $4 each. Has their own container so freight per item is possibly $0.05, overheads are for a single warehouse vs 70 stores so maybe $0.20 each. outlay $2125. Sell price is $17 . to break even in 12 months 125. full profit if all sold? $6375 So each will have to sell similar amount of stock to break even. both taking similar risk but one is earning almost 10X what the other. And then theres the target market. bmw usa sold 347,000 new cars in 2012 bmw NZ sold 1646 new cars in 2012. and if you want to include it 2180 bmw imports in 2012. and then people say but why dont you keep this little part i need. even the dealerships dont bother anymore. If the consumer insists on buying cheaply overseas, they have to recognise that they are getting a discount in exchange for. . no consumer guarantees act. . no same day supply. . no face to face knowledgable service (i.e. no one to say you might actually need a different part from what you are ordering.) . no warrenties if the part fails (many overseas will exchnage it but you have to pay $50 to send it back on a $30 part, plus another month wait) . expect the gst threashold to come way down (aus is already dropping theirs to $50) . expect our tax dollars to pay for the $10 of labour it takes to enforce a $2 gst charge . and most importantly if the exchange rate goes back up and the online price doubles what happens if the little nz retailer has gone bust in the mean time. its the same story everywhere. feel free to go into the "ray from hell bm is amazing" thread and explain how the guys at the local polytech charge less, see how that goes. its apples and oranges. every purchase buys you a range of things, try not to focus on the physical ones.

Also i wouldnt be to hard on repco and the like. They may buy 1 or 2 of a part vs 1000 wheb a big us company gets then Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

Old story. Short answer yes they are cheaper overseas. You can get things relativly cheap through our forum sponsors though. Down side to the usa is high freight costs and wait time for parts. But its hard to compete with a country that has litterally thousands of times more bmws on the road. Also overseas you have little chance of a refund or replacement with some sellers. You may have to pay gst on arrival. And many ebay oem parts are far from oem in reality. So less cost but more risk and wait. I go to pelican parts.com but only ecconomical if im buying lots. Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

M20 can get corrosion on some loom plugs near the injectors that can lead to richness. But thats usually all the time rather than just when cold. Did you swap looms too? Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

Might be worth looking at the options list. My 740i had a purple tinge to the leather in the right light. Turned out they had optioned water buffalo leather which coat an extra 10k. Has very different care and cleaning requirements and easily absorbs water. Easiest way to tell is water buffalo seats dont allow seat heating pads. Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

i have always done mainfreight depot to depot. on larger items

Just remember sometimes turning traction control off helps get moving in loose or slippery surfaces. Especially when towing. Look under snow in.the users manual Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

They gave away 120 spots and had a couple of thousand applications. Seems their marketing is spot on. Dont refuse their marketing then moan about not knowing details. Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

Not sure about spline but v8 e39 have a steering box instead of rack. But the 6cyl should be similar but probably slower lock to lock Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

Have had bendix ultimate. Great on track yet no squel when cold. Cost like 240 for a set though Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

Sexy Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

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Wipe it with a white paper towel. Usually it will hold some amount of red tinge despite all the dirt under there Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

I had a tmrocker cover gasket leak end up with most of the oil dripping off the box. Wipe it clean and when it comes back see what colour or smell it is Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

When i had my 750 the engine was warm to the touch when i left work. Thats after 8 hours or so. The engine bay was so well insulated. Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

Got annoyed with check brake light warning. All.bulbs fine and sockets clean. Out of boredom.replaced.every single bulb in the rear lights with new ones. Then occured to pull out the high stop light. Low and behold a melted socket replaced that and all is fixed. Also fitted the new heater control panel i got off juggernaught. Turns out e39 fl and pfl have different panels. They plug in but dont work. Didnt matter as my one just needed new buttons. Swapped over face plate and i can now control temp again. Yay. If anyone wants a fl heater control unit to fix theirs if screen has gone let me know. I have no use for it now. Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

Thickness is a big one. I used the calibre fan from.sca but it fits by a hair in the space the factory fan used. So in front of the radiator will be even tighter Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

I used one of the thermostat kits from davies craig and put a 16" puller in an e36. Replacing the factory fan completly. Their kit has a dial to set temp on. And like you say it doesnt turn off until about 5,c lower than activation temp. This saves constantly turning on and off . In practice it comes on after a hard drive for 20 seconds every two mins or so while stationary. You could run duel stage with a resistor for different speeds but i wouldnt bother if its an additional helper rather than the only fan. Usually i avoid putting a switch in that can cause you to accidentally switch it off entirerly though not critical if its a secondary fan. Only other option i have seen is hard wiring it to power. Downside is it can run the batt flat if it has the relay stick on. But upside is it can continue to cool after the ignition is off and the system is soaked with heat. Mini coopers run this way without issue I did see a guy hook one.up to a turbo timer so he could leave it running for 5 mins after a track session to keep air flowing through the engine bay. Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

The warming lotion might expand the arms and are designed to penetrate the bush easily Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

Usually one big one works best. Big pusher 16" will do it. You can get a thermostatic switch and relay setup. Which is good because you can then add a switch override. Square radiators dont fit well with dual fans. Older style ones fit two sude by side ok.

Love a decent stance on an e46 Welcome Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

I have found my volume sensative. I usually use the steering wheel. So that is likely unrelated. Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2

Might be worth keeping as a set. Even if you get door cards exchanged so you can keep some. Sent from my GT-I8160L using Tapatalk 2