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After 25 years it was bound to happen sooner or later! Even if its just a little baby one Anyone have any ideas how to get it out? I really really do NOT want to pull the guard off and break the paint seal Cheers!!! Andy

lol on most if not all my BMWs i would need to take the front bumper/lip iff to get up any kind of off the shelf ramp! low is a life style flatcap.jpg

Hans might be able to help, message him bmrmad

go on you know you want to swap for one with a decent boot lol

may as well swap whole drivers door over edit.... hmm i wonder if it is an earthing fault thats causing your lock and window on that door not to work..... does the mirror tilt etc?

possibly, not sure when my next trip up will be but some time in the next 6 weeks or so i would say.

there are plenty of E36 M42s kicking around The E30 M42 is a much rarer beast here the E36 engine wont fit into the E30, the sump is in the wrong place, the loom is back to front, and if i remember right the intake also fouls on the brake booster etc. its certainly a different intake manifold You could use an E36 block, head and ancillaries, but you will need to import the correct manifold, loom and DME to run it and the right sump. also possibly different engine arms too, the e36 type will most likley line line up ok but may be too short vertically, probably will need custom mounts and/or arms to suit. Jump on a UK based E30 page if you are serious about doing an M42 swap, those guys will be able to help, much more common over there. US based forums will also help, all thier 318i have M42, no such thing as a M40 over there. but bear in mind they are LHD not RHD so some things are different.

are there not pads on the bottom of the car like E36?

Shane Ill stand up for ya, I totally agree. The M40s, while lacking punch and typically the nice options, are much better handlers than the M20 cars, particularly with 325i suspension upgraded. post a picture of your muffler if you want, sounds like its not the original one.

have you seen if the NZKW ones etc will work??

please dont tell me that, i am holding out from Brent to decide he doesnt need his 34 racks so i can aquire

Brent has lots of stuff for the E34 Touring and is a good guy to deal with

i have but you only want it if you are pleading poverty

probably why. there are a couple V12 manual setups lying around unloved in NZ, plenty overseas. not too hard, just other toys and stuff now

you got to buy your car back first!

that would explain why my nz new patrol had massive reflectors where the taillights are on my old mans one same year etc but japanese

if it makes you feel any better my wagon is up for $8500 now and only one guy has come to see it, been up there for almost a year

52 10 1 927 000

as above, no need for cert if using OE parts, of course you will need to tell your insurance company. make sure its clear you describe it as automatic failure and swap to manual for availability reasons, rather than swapping it for performance reasons.

^lol vaders are comfy but ugly

looking forward to checking out that new wheel @Brent

lol i have a new signature half made on my desktop i should finish it off haha

my red coupe? yes it will be, i believe it has an M20 in it now. is it still on the 15" weaves i sold him?

that clock changed meaning several times over the years depending on model/age

Nah its sold, i was lined up to take it but someone else took it, its in Palmy now