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Welcome to Bimmersport, Ron! Great to see you here, mate. And good luck with your sale ?

Today, @Autoglym and I gave Grey Thunder a clean before Mega Meet. Thanks Barry, it looks super - if I say so myself!

Potatoshop.

I found "listing withdrawn by seller". My point of view differs slightly from yours, Kyu. I'm buying, and I want to know what brand they are selling me. I make my own value judgement on whether it's a reasonable price. We don't rock up to the supermarket for a packet of peas, and get given their choice of plain-pack per; we have a choice and if we prefer McKain or Watties, we choose for ourselves. We can choose to buy from eBay, or the local BMW dealer, or even Aliexpress. This vendor's behaviour is more likely to drive those behaviours, IMHO. Who's to say the vendor wasn't selling OEM? We don't know, as he won't respond to anyone. I'd not buy from anyone evasive of the origin of their wares.

inspired by the Holden Sandman?

To be clear: I'd buy an commercially available off-the-shelf specialist system from someone like magnaflow, borla, remus, supersprint, eisenmann et al. And you can get some idea of how they'll sound from Youtube clips. I think the custom-made thing is a crap-shoot, you can't really predict what you'll get. HTH

I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of a question to the same end. Nor would I encourage others to - singly - ask a similar question... though I wouldn't suggest they shouldn't, either.

Visiting Mecca. Auto 38, Newtown, Wellington

M40 316i Cloning School - one of my images.

I'd be going for stock, or a reputable zorst as per Kyu's list above. I've experienced the 'get a local exhaust specialist to build one' (that turned out bloody noisy, a little quieter, and then choked), and seen many others take this approach with a variety of quality, and usually the kind of noise they weren't hoping for. I've also experienced buying a full cat-back system from a specialist that sold them commercially, and was very happy with the fit and finish, and the sound to boot. More predictable results with the off-the-shelf system made for your car by a reputable manufacturer. HTH

Over to you, @allan. I'll need to know before Friday morning if you need my assistance.

I have a mental image of Kyu opening his greatcoat to reveal... all the wheels you ever wanted! ? @allan there'll be a bunch of e30-heads coming down from Auckland to NPL this Friday for e30 Mega Meet, perhaps Kyu - with his extensive network - can find someone coming down with a little space? I'd be happy to take delivery of them in New Plymouth for you and bring them down to you in Foxton on my way back to Welly on Sunday, if that helps. edit: hmm rims with tyres. @qube would the two rears go in my back seat (e30 coupe), and two fronts in the boot?

... don't forget, you'll want wear sensors, and quite possibly new slider pins and (at least) slider boots/bushings as well, to ensure your calipers are floating nicely.

Meyle gear *can* be good; the Meyle HD stuff is usually worthwhile as they've improved spec over any particular failure-prone kit. Plain-old Meyle, I've stopped buying after some failures across different parts/vehicles in my fleet. EDIT: note I've never used Meyle brake rotors or pads. Genuine: have you tried Winger for parts pricing? I've heard their genuine parts prices for brakes are pretty reasonable. Don't discount before contacting them for a price! Time to ship? It'll only take you a week to get your gear from FCP, if you specify FedEx. About 5 days from Mick's Garage in Ireland via DHL. Schmiedmann are usually fast, though you have to be lucky that they're not on another national holiday! FCP: If you were bringing in kit from FCP, you're looking at around USD200 for freight for four rotors and pads. Given your Zimmermann sport rotors with Jurid (OEM) pads come in under USD400; take exchange rate and GST into account and you're looking at about NZD1100. Mick's Garage: If you're looking for the low price, www.micksgarage.com will be very competitive. Perhaps Textar pads front and rear (OEM), Mintex rotors (front), Textar rotors (rear), freight included: NZD571.12! Sorry they didn't have ATE, and the best could do on front rotors was Mintex. EDIT: OMG, if you ordered pronto, you'll get their BLACK15 15% discount code, bringing it down to NZD520.38, plus any taxes here. Blimey. Schmiedmann... (Hella) Pagid front rotors EUR172 for the pair (I'd be happy with Pagid), (Hella) Pagid front rotors EUR69.69 for the pair; Hella Pagid front pads EUR41.66, front Hella Pagid pads EUR25.41. ... but freight might be a tiny bit costly at EUR500. How is it that Mick's Garage can freight the same gear from Ireland for free?! I'd be putting Hawk HPS pads on, and considering Genuine rotors, or Zimmermanns (having good experience with both of these), or possibly Stop Tech rotors (I've run these on my e46 since 2013). HTH.

I was about to say, there should be a part number on the backside. WTF with the amount of weights stuck on? Cheap tyres, or are they well-buckled?

yes indeedy they're beautiful @Cammsport, alas I need to buy a new camera body pronto ? I'm sure some will come up next year ?.

I’ll be formatting this post later and adding photos.... Date: 25 Nov 2019 Distance: 260740kms 1. Tested stereo with USB stick and .WAV files - works fine. ? First up: a blast from the 80's: Love, by The Cult. Playing 'Rain' by The Cult, from USB stick. 2. Replaced Clutch master cylinder and feedlines, bled clutch. It's now super-smooth, sweet and light. Not expecting a clutch failure now! Shiny new (Febi) Clutch Master Cylinder featured. 3. Reset Service Indicator (first green LED is faulty) 4. Replaced missing water pump bolt (Jon spotted that last time it was in). 5. Drained gearbox oil, mixed in 25mls of MBL8, refilled. (this oil is the Penrite Full Synthetic that was installed earlier this year. It's nice and clear. Gearbox is smoother. 6. Checked exhaust hangers. Will replace after Christmas. 7. Inspected and pressure tested cooling system. Found leaking heater matrix. Replaced heater matrix with good used Behr OE item, pressure tested and bled system. My e30 bleeds blue! Genuine BMW coolant sopped up by rags. 30 year old Behr Heater Radiator during removal. 8. Lubed antenna Auto 38 in Newtown, *THE* place to go for top quality servicing on your BMW. Thats it for me, the other stuff can wait. A clean and wax is all that’s left before e30 Mega Meet. And a bit of duct tape to secure that drip-rail trim ?. Maybe if I get excited, clean up the HT lead connections. My lesson is that I should have assumed the heater matrix would need replacing, given I'd already replaced the rad, thermostat & housing, all the hoses. I'll order a water pump, and a matrix for future use.

4 sleeps till Megameet. Here's my final list. Not sure if I'll fit all of this in today, but I'll give it a lash! Test audio - a 32GB USB stick with 80's albums in .WAV format Clutch master cylinder replacement [Parts list incl Feed line (21521163714), Feed line grommet (21521156082), master cylinder connector (21521154163), master cylinder (21521156000), clutch hose (21521154163), Clutch pedal to MC Fit bolt (21521151447) and nut (7129906196), clutch line clip (34341163565)]. Not much said quickly, eh. Reset service indicator (for Thursday's oil change) Add MBL8 to gearbox Check exhaust hangers Clean HT lead connections Secure gutter trim, driver's side Sound deadening under rear parcel shelf Replace parcel shelf and install premium rear speakers Lubricate antenna Replace tail light seals (this may have to wait) Wash and wax. Have another crack at the wind roar Investigate remote mirrors not working

21 November 2019. 177039kms 1. Replaced lower oil pan, gasket, oil level sensor seal, 20 x pan bolts. New oil filter and oil. N62B44 with it's pants down. Check out that aluminium subframe. 2. Annual Service to keep current for MBI. Brake fluid flush & pressure bleed, cleaned and lubed all caliper sliders Genuine BMW coolant and demineralised water Replaced air filter and cabin filters. Replaced LF indicator and RH failed bulbs. Checked belts, hoses, underbonnet fluid levels. Lubed all hinges and catches. Tyre pressures checked. Scanned and reset service items. She's going like a bought one. A new one, even! As ever, craftsman work from Auto 38 in Newtown!

OMG. 5 sleeps till E30 Mega Meet.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire! Google "Ford Automatic Transmission issues"

It's nice. Mind you, if I had my hand on my wallet for $33k, I'd be spotting things like: paint chips along the bonnet leading edge and a very deep stone chip near the badge, bonnet alignment off, a worn-out gear lever, worn-out pedal rubbers, no caps on the wiper arms, very poor alignment of the bootlid left to right (where it meets the tail lamps), gash at bottom of rear bumper/apron at right side, poor paintwork on the valve cover, dashboard cracks, no aircon ... and I'd be thinking "hmmm, I know what one of these looks like in primo condition. And how much they go for. I'll try at $25k and spend the money to eliminate all of those points". I've a lotto ticket for tonight. Let's see how it goes!

whilst we're rivet-reviewing colours... https://www.e30zone.net/e30wiki/index.php/Paint_Colour_Codes ?

Today I worked on a couple of smaller items: 1. Steel Wheels water-blasted my old steel wheels, if only to make them cleaner for handling. 2. Alloy Wheels no's 5 & 6 Washed, Scrubbed, and water-blasted the two additional alloys. They'll need dressing, as they are corroded inside the barrels. I figured I'd need more paint, so I went to the paint shop to buy etch primer, more primer surfacer, and more colour. They suggested I visit the sand blasters, and pay to have them stripped. One of them needs welding, so they'll go to the wheel repairers next week. I don't expect to complete in time for E30 Mega Meet Additional basket weaves getting the green snotty kiwi wheel cleaner treatment before water blasting. "Here we go again". "Will the circle be unbroken". Detail shot showing gash on the inner rim, and some of the lighter corrosion. Rim Repair specialists next week, after sand blasting. 3. Rocker Cover Breather Hose My christmas present arrived from Germany. p/n 11151727851 So I fitted it. 1/4" drive set a boon, here. The old one was completely baked, 30 years of temperature cycling. 'ere's the new one fitted. Nice supple rubber; the old one was essentially thermosetting plastic. Viewed from above (from left side of motor, front of car to left) - Breather clip is closest to bottom of frame. It's a bit bloody tight in there. You get the idea. I may have over-tightened it.