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I got half a jar, make a good offer and ill throw the traces of olivani in for free

Why?

My e30 316i coupe manual may be for sale in the next month or so, or you looking for something later model?

Wow! Im in the camp where that stuff would be worth more than its weight in gold though i think!

Drain tank for a start and out some fresh gas in, you dont want to be sucking crap/water/etc into the fuel pump and injectors

i priced them for my E30 at Jeff Gray for a laugh, they were around $100, cant remember if that was each or for the pair, either way a joke! they are nothing special either, same as 90% of the cars on NZ roads. $20 at ripco and i was laughing all the way to the bank

Graham (Apex) does if i recall correctly

ginger coloured was it?

...and an inline fuse yep, about 10 amp, and use suitable gauge wire of course that can cope with that amps. remember you want the fuse to pop before the wiring melts. did that on a mates car a year or two back and still sweet as AFAIK

depends if you want to do it "properly" (as in the way its done OEM) or if you want to just make them work. to do it properly the whole front assembly valance and bumper and all come off as the wires tuck in behind the back of the valance etc. otherwise, if you just want a setup most people would do, pretty straight forward if you know that stuff, just dont forget to use a relay as the in cabin button isnt designed to carry the amps the foglights require

mine already smell like oil

happy birthday! and check your PMs!

Cheers will do!

Sorted. fyi $15.70 via BMW, ex Auckland, less BMW club

need parts 3 and 17 in the following picture 25111221849 25117571899 im guessing buying from BMW is my only option but if someone can save me a few weeks that would be great. im sure i could whorey it until then, but i dont want to do that ideally. 0273079322 http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=...hg=25&fg=05 e: even if someone local has them, ill buy you brand new BMW parts to replace the ones i steal from you....?

yep thats why i always recommend getting the frames for them, and they look better too, but its all of you alls choice!

i think mine had caps much like the back but its been so long since ive seen my E34 ive forgotten. should be obvious once you take the plate off though?

yep just winding you up. i saw a brand new Scania truck on the motorway today with no plates

I imported some extra BMW frames if those are the ones you are after, as have people ask for frames and not plates all the time, especially in the week or so after a group buy closes plus thought id see how they go on trademe at a retail cost. $45 shipped to bimmersporters, and the account is in the first post. just send me a PM when you've made payment so i keep an eye open for it.

No problem! dont forget to get some photos up of your car with them on! goes for everyone!

It IS Upper Hutt though, if you were a cop would YOU pull over a rough as guts 80s Falcodore with no plates on?

Yep, Chery though is the cars, but that brings up a good point.. Its not so much as how realistic my budget is, its more about what they are charging for basic car. The Toyota Corolla is still $35k+ for a basic car, the Focus above is a tenner under $30k, whereas a Chery is $16k with similar or better base spec and even includes leather seats (which is a $4k option on anything out of europe i might add). Despite Toyota and Fords economies of scale with not only the cars themselves but less overheads, why are they over twice as much? Ive driven the Chery, and its not a sack of sh*t. You get what you pay for, but thats the goal in the first place. And before it comes up who cares if the corolla lasts 25 years whereas the Chery may only last 5-10 years... how many original owner cars still have thier car 5 years later, let alone 25 years? The corolla would have lost $16k of value in depreciation over the same period. Not only that, but at $30-40k, you are starting to get into 2nd hand BMW and Merc teritory. Not having a go btw, just sort of stating where im coming from for a daily. Yes i can afford a new Corolla or whatever, but i dont think my E30 is going to need $30k-odd of repairs in the next 3 years, nor do i think the added saftey is worth that either when im in a 50kmh area in that car for 95% of the time i drive it. Then again maybe im off my rocker again

These flash looking but poverty cars would probably have a good market in NZ. Am looking at post-2010 cars for the last 6 months, but you just cant buy a basic car anymore no matter the manufacturer. I just want new car reliability, warranties, and safety but dont want to spend on things like power windows, multimedia cents and triturbo-engines that are standard on eveything these days. Think the spec of an E30 316i which has everything you REALLY need bar the safety of modern cars, and no frills at all. The only cars that have nothing are about two foot long and would struggle to hold the golf clubs that appear to be the standard unit of measurement these days let alone the groceries/pushchair etc. Nothing at a usable size.

Yes they arent blurry like that in real life. for all the hype about how amazing the camera on iPhone 4S is supposed to be, its no better than my old half-megapixel Acer lol im happy to say this is probably the best quality batch that has gone through me to date so thats a good sign too!