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217,890km New shocks up front. I've gone with: Part #: SAC-556838 - these are the S704A shock instead of the S705A, I only figured this out after I had already put one in. All i'm noticing is the car is smoother now and my bank account isn't as far in the red as if I had of gone S705A route. I am abit annoyed i didn't figure this out sooner and as I've been sitting on everything but the shocks for almost a year. I probably would have gone the koni yellow route as it's kind of the in between price wise (still way cheaper than S705A though, but i really don't want it any stiffer). Now I'm in a bit of dilemma as to what I do with the rears....do I replace them with more S704A shocks or get S705A..? All i can find on the internet is that the S705A package is valved to handle the extra weight of the M62TU and designed for a staggered wheel set up....I'll wait for you guys to lash me for being so ignorant first ? BMW Strut bearing Part #: BMW-31331090612 Lemforder strut mount Part #:LEM-2180801 BMW bump stop Part #:BMW-31331138814 BMW spring pad lower Part #:BMW-31331096664 BMW spring pad upper Part #:BMW-31331091233 I did this over two weeks so have been driving for a week with one new shock and one old and to be honest the new shock side felt better..... Maxed out the spring compressors....man these things really turn your anxiety up.

Google Bmw vin decoder, I did yours before using the vin off carjam. It says S705A

Hi @hunter, random timing, I just installed the left shock this afternoon. I ordered fronts though, I went with Sachs as this is my family mobile so I didn't want to go any firmer than factory. If you decode your vin you will probably find that your car has mtech II suspension which is S705A not S704A....as far as I can tell there is different part numbers for the shocks, but mine being the V8 it gets M5 struts. Also, the USA didn't get the facelift I don't think till 2003, so your 2001 will show up as fitting the S704A instead of S705A. I'm not sure how much it really matters, someone more qualified could chime in here? My shocks have done 218,000 km so I'm loving the smoothness of the replacements.

Finally got time to clean it today.

Parked up behind this sparkling beast yesterday. So sparkly...well done @Jun

Thanks @Olaf , nothing like having a little stash of wheels in the garage eh ☺️ These are still available if anyone is keen?

haha yeah, school of hard knocks and all that. ?

217,500km CLUNK ELIMINATED turned out the engine mounts weren't torqued correctly....opps, my bad. The mounts were new.....guessing maybe they weren't fully loaded when i torqued them.....either way they are torqued now...they were out by about half a turn. The car is driving amazing..I am loving it. Gotta laugh at how much stuff I've replaced trying to solve the noise, not to mention the two shops i took it to who also didn't pick it up. Jon was on the right track though thinking it was an installation error as opposed to a failed part...expensive lesson in DIY'ing, don't think the car is worse off for it though. We celebrated with an oil and filter change ?

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Cheers mate, next step is to strip down the r/h side.

The car is so close to being in tip top shape, it's driving so smooth... Things still to do. Get rid of this clunk noise Re-spray Bonnet Door seals - they are well worn, not letting moisture in but look tatty Exterior window front and back window seals Celis rear tails. The pair I got off trade me are corroded and don't work...surprise surprise ? ) New floor mats - would freshen up the interior Facelift tri spoke multi function steering wheel

217XXX km the saga continues... Second hand steering box from @BM WORLD installed by Jon at Auto38. R/H strut orientated correctly wheel alignment Stilling pinging/clunking when front suspension is loaded up, coming from the RH side either when on the brakes or turning from left to right. Saw it's younger, beefier sibling too @Olaf

Here's some reference pictures of how good these wheel look insitu...

for sale UUC v3.0 "Big Boy" Clutch Stop part number: 1895840 "By simply replacing your stock clutch stop with this "Big Boy" clutch stop, you can adjust the amount of free play in the pedal travel. By adjusting this clutch pedal stop up off of the floor you no longer push the pedal further than you need to, allowing for quicker shifts. 61mm diameter. Some vehicles may require slight modification. Does not work on E46 or most BMWs after 2000." I didn't want to drill a hole in my E30 so this has never been installed. $30 happy to ship at buyers expense. More info here: https://www.ecstuning.com/b-uuc-parts/v30-big-boy-clutch-stop/cs/ located Wellington

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216849 km Has been in with Jon at Auto38. New TRW center drag link (ebay UK) $600 landed incl customs. New Febi idler arm bushing $74.75 Car feels significantly better....shimmy at 80km/h is CURED as is the shimmy under braking. Car feels so much more responsive and the steering feels tight, best it's ever felt under my ownership. I still have a click going on but I can live with that with the shimmy gone. Finally a mechanic who is enthusiastic about their workmanship and knows the car inside out. Jon diagnosed 5mm play in the idler arm and also found the clicking to be coming from the boots on the draglink. A way more precise diagnoses than the previous crowd I took it too.

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Is the scuba tank for sale? Is it off an E39??

Good deal, I paid $1200 for mine with out center caps ?

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$50 located in Wellington, happy to ship at buyers expense Brand new, turns out my car doesn't have one. FS E30 325i Oxygen Sensor - Walker 250-24024

Hi, I ended up replacing the whole arms so these are no longer needed. $40 located in Wellington. https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-upper-control-arm-traction-strut-bushing-e39-31120006482l OEM Lemforder 31120006482

Hi, I'm selling the original open diff from my E30 along with new drive shaft seal, bushing, gasket and output seals. It was leaking from the output seal so I was intending to refurb but ended picking up Johns refurbed LSD out of his S54 powered E30 wagon and this is just sitting on the shelf. It's done 110,000 km, Still filled with oil. Would prefer to sell as a package but might split it up if need be. The bushing thats in it now looks to be OK. All OEM BMW Looking for $500 for the lot. Located in Wellington

I had planned on putting these on a E39 Touring which I doubt now I am going to own, and looking to do more work on my 540 so needing to free up some cash. These have been balanced twice by Miramar bridgestone as I had a shimmy but I believe that is my suspension, not the wheels. These were originally @qube's which he bored out to 74.1 CB for the E39 but they will fit the E34 72.6 with hubcentric rings. 1 wheel (rear) has been refurbed by wheel magician. Two front tyres are new (maybe have done 100km on them if that) and the rears still have plenty of life. Asking $2000 ONO. Located in Wellington, tyres are currently mounted. Includes the BMW centers. Tyres are OEM sizes staggered. Fronts 235/40/18 Hankook Ventus V2's (new), Rears 265/35/18 Hankook V12 EVO (used but plenty of life left)