fatjoez

Woolf fitted the exhaust I bought elsewhere

Quite hilarious

Both times I went there they were telling me how half their business is from asians bringing in M5s m6s AMG Benzes and Audis to cut out the exhaust cats/resonators and make them louder LOL

and they all sound absolute crap afterwards too

strongly recommend not simply cutting it out.

pay some money and get an aftermarket replacement

so worldwide the highpressure fuelpumps on the 135i, 335i, 535i on like roughly 2006+ models have been failing.

Being the second owner of the car, am I still eligible if a recall is issued for this component or even any components of an affected car?

How do you check if there are any recalls on your vehicle do you just call a local dealer?

Slightly off-topic but still about the car... How much would an exhaust mod like that cost?

remus quad exhaust is around $1000USD

So you convert that to NZD, add shipping to NZ, add taxes on the goods + shipping, gst, customs duty etc

Probably be looking at around $2500 NZD

Then you also need a bumper change or if you want a cheap crap job, cut a hole in the right side of the bumper to fit the exhaust

But if you want the new bumper probably another $200+ at least on top

so yea not the cheapest

edit: LOL didnt even see the post above by the previous owner before making my post, good to see I was on point with my estimates

60,000KM + 2007 (3 Years Old) so should be like what 2/3 the price now ?

Brand new its like 120grand?

If you got it down to 59grand you'd have a bargain lol

lol @ rjs how many times man, once a week for weekend fun yea?

in general, bargains don't come along often

I've followed Mercedes CLK coupes in the 2004-2006 range for the past 6 months and there was only one true bargain which was a Black CLK 320 with low mileage that was on trademe a few months back for around $36,000

It sold within 2 weeks

Anywho give it time, the longer the dealer takes to sell it the more they'll be inclined to talk bizness

LOL dejay how do you feel now knowing that RJS has had a test thrash of the car

wow im suprised the actual previous owner would be on the forum let alone another person with a 2004+ bmw lol

for reference my 135i averages 11L/100km, same engine, lighter car

check with the previous owner what exhaust modification he's done on the car

you better hope its not a chop shop job

Oh is that over the phone, thought it was on their website, i found the performance grilles on the bmw nz website but no pricing.

Oh well no biggy I guess

Piece of plastic in the end

lol dam. served.

whered you grab that pricing from?

yea black metallic

yea

plus some people mix n match puttn black outer rims & chrome inserts

might experiment n see which looks best

problem with black on black is the risk of seeing nothing at all lol making it effectively pointless

looked into that a few months ago when I was still deciding

but last I heard he was overseas so I didn't look into it this time

regarding price, wrapping gloss black would come out more expensive but has benefits

will see how this goes anyway

fabulous. good advice amigos

I went ahead and bought one off ebay.

Should be here by the weeks end

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...sid=p2759.l1259

Came to 119USD, Grille 69, Shipping 49

So 168NZD

Probably still cheaper than BMW Performance from dealers

looking for black grilles for the 2008+ E82 1series Coupe

anyone know where I can gettem.

not interested in paying megabucks to get it from the dealers BMW Performance range

bangin

lol who buys exhaust from the dealer?

Best 3 options are

1. Buy from the online OEM websites if you want brand new

2. Find someone selling on a forum and get it even cheaper

3. Buy aftermarket

Someone should invest in it seriously.

Just got back from australia.

It's like numberplate heaven.

They have Gold On Black, Silver on Black, White on Black, Black on White,

Shape wise they have Slim plates, square plates (eg 2 letter size), normal plates, Euro plates

It's crazy. They have such a wide selection they put new zealand to shame

Anyone wanna start a plate business

Just thought I'd open a discussion on insurance and some of the common points the insurance companies try to void your insurance on (in order to avoid paying out claims in a crash etc)

If you have a story on a voided insurance / non payout feel free to share

leave it to vag boys? lol

Think even BMW disagrees with you guys on this one

thats harsh dude

i worked in an insurance company once, not in claims, but i was seated near them haha

they were always discussing ways to cancel peoples claims / strategising

heck I even heard a story about a 70 year old man who's wifes health insurance claim or something was denied.

He was so distraught he showed up at the company office ready for a punch up lol...

debadged here. don't like advertising for car makers personally

On another note

Has anyone actually read the laws on number plates?

I had a decent read and couldn't find anything about plates having to be issued by LTSA or anyone or having to have a hologram

All i recall was reading that it needs to be black on white, reflective plate etc etc..

If someone would care to confirm that'd be nice

loooooooool instantly reminded me of bimmersport

What happens in an Internet car forum

loooooooooooooooooool

why couldnt he make a Zenvo

anyone recommend a car wash spot in auckland?

Car-fe have hand wash/wax + vacuum for $30

Any others

here's another in white

don't think white'll go well on a black car though.

Might just go with a darkish blue, next step is figure out who to take it to..