C-130 Hercules

3 hours ago, Apex said:

Bargain. I can hear that accelerating up a hill from here. 

At the bottom it linked to this: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/318i/listing/4409852676

Am I missing something? 318i on fake wheels? 

"Accelerates, drives and stops as it should" - excellent, PPI done. 

3 hours ago, E63 said:

Right, so you’re telling us to gatecrash funerals and politely enquire about the plans for the deceased’s tools 😆

Yes, bit like first episode of 'Still Game'. 

18 minutes ago, E63 said:

Ctek MXS-5(?) is on the list too. Timm’s YouTube channel sort of showed me the ropes when I first got my car, and his recommendations stuck with me haha.

That's the one. On special at repco at the moment. 

On 11/7/2023 at 12:21 PM, Palazzo said:

That Quickjack was $2299 at Costco. 

It was on sale not long ago at well under 2000. Bargain. 

And did we mention the mighty c-tek battery charger yet? 

Some sort of half decent inspection camera can come in handy (followed by the magnetic pick up tool). Many hours have been spent finding and retrieving nuts, bolts, no. 10s

Buy the tools as you work on the car. There is always one thing you don't have. It fills the n-1 equation. n being the ultimate amount of tools... 

Crow feet, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 socket set and extensions. 

10 minutes ago, Palazzo said:

You just need to cross reference part numbers, easy enough for BMW,

Yes, and that usually gives you the right Spareto part but the lack of additional description always leaves me with a certain unease. I like to triangulate my selection. Time is of essence 😁

Yes FCP still use UPS which generally has longer delivery times. Pelican Parts is not bad. They give you the option to choose between different freight companies - UPS, DHL, FedEx. 

Spareto and Turners are good too. Garagistic if you are looking for heavy duty items or speedo gears. 

The part description on Spareto is not great but customer service makes up for it. 

Welcome on board! 

Dissapointed it is not a Toyota... What clouded the judgment to go with a Ford. 

Do you have an electric fan sitting in front of the radiator? In that case check fuses and operation of that fan... 

Welcome Casper! 

I am ignoring this post. I just bought some last weekend. 🤦‍♂️

Bit of a thread dig - can someone confirm what the factory size of style 32's were fitted on e36 318is, etc? 

Nice idea but it gets a bit annoying after a while...

Use a resistor that you know is good and swap it in. Still sounds like a bad resistor to me. 

... And you can always email BMW Classic classic@bmwgroup.com 

18 minutes ago, Allanw said:

Needs to be white, then it could have been Rosco P. Coltranes!

 

Don't park like Rosco! 

Bear spotted out East.... 

Yes sir. You'll need to get it to a shop. 

1 hour ago, Liiiam said:

Make: BMW

Model: 120i (really 118i)

Year: 2011

Chassis: f20

Hi guys, just failed my WOF. Was looking for the "Left rear bump stop" in RealOEM but am unable to figure out what exactly the WOF report is saying. Any ideas?

 

That's part of your dampener / shock. 

Salt. Water. 😭

Welcome Lee! 👋 Post a pic of your ride. Plenty of info here.