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Don’t think so, they looked fine When I get some spare time I’ll look to test/rebuild the old unit. Looks like a fun project.

229,xxx km Picked up the car from storage this week (12 months). WOF & Rego and then things went a bit pear shaped. Started with central locking issues, moved into abs, handbrake, battery light trifecta and ended with a dead flat battery in the middle of CBD. New battery, new alternator and I think everything is ok. 2 hours waiting for AA. Old one New one overnight via A1 auto electrical. Looking very clean in a not so clean engine bay. Real sweet DIY replacing one of these...it's been a while since i have done any wrenching but i was quickly reminded how DIY friendly the E46 is. I did locate some GM5 relays from chch via get connected however I think* the battery and alternator have cured the locking issue so have ordered relays from overseas at a lot lower cost and plan to replace those in the future, cause man it's a real pain in the ass when only the drivers door unlocks.

Hi all. Just picked up my car from being in storage for 12 months and after 50km the key no longer unlocks the doors. The lights flash but no unlocking, the Central lock button also doesn’t unlock them. Have tried both keys to no avail. the keys will lock the car but not unlock. anyone know of a GM5 module repair in NZ? cheers.

Car is looking very sweet! Great work.

Very nice! I've been mulling over replacing my headunit but havent been able to really find enough reviews to make a definitive decision. Where did you get the relocation bracket from? Are you planning on installing a reversing camera too?

I know this feeling. On par with upgrading to an msport wheel 😃

Just think how much you saved on all the labour you did yourself 😀

from memory it cost me roughly $800 (hutt automatics @95 an hour) to drop and reinstall the same box on my 540 which i assume will have gone up since that was 3 years ago. I remember as I was quite insensed by it. I think AAAutomtive quoted $650 for labour for Lyall Bay service center to drop/reinstall but then additional cost to freight it to Auckland and back to be repaired. With such a problomatic box unless you are planning to sell the car ASAP for the sake of your own anxiety surely it's worth getting Zane to drop it and take a look, knowing it's had a tonne of stuff replaced already. Real sh*t/expensive scenario though either way. Sorry to hear man.

Great photos! I agree that Queenstown - Glenorchy road is amazing. What a shake down 😎

She's looking bloody tough 💪 lots more photos please.

I came across these replica bumpers here in Straya. https://marsperformance.com.au/products?status=1&cid=231 https://marsperformance.com.au/M-Tech-M-Sports-Style-Front-Bumper-Bar-BMW-E46-4D-Sedan-Wagon

That is insane. 4 x the price and double the shipping time. Classic. The double stacking can work ok, I did it on my E30 while some bigger ones turned up and didn’t have any issues.

Yeah they are ridiculously priced. Think I paid $100 from FCP. Could be worth trying the dealer.

Great job! Did you put thicker spring pads in the rear? I think i put 15mm in mine, more for aesthetics than anything, but that would also be a very easy fix.

I watched this recently, was a nice practical review of real world pros and cons….not sure I consider the prices of these vehicles very real world though.

I have B4’s up front, Sachs in the back. Done 17,000km and apart from having to replace 1 because it ate the dust boot I think they are ok. I did want the expensive konis but was trying to work within a budget at the time, no regrets though.

Ah yeah Zane is VERY thorough. Fingers crossed it's a battery!

Geez that is rough mate. Those ZF5hp24’s eh.. Do you know if they put a new pressure regulator in it when they rebuilt it last?

Wow, huge effort. Epic stuff! Always looking forward to the next update. Love that you are taking the extra miles on the small details.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-4362652422.htm not much info, but handsome touring none the less.

Signing off this thread, hopefully an owner carriers it on down the line. Sold the car back in July 2022. New owner drove it to Auckland and sent me some photos at the start of the year.

Fantastic! Love how fast you have executed this project. Also thanks for supplying such a detailed thread for others (but mainly myself) to follow. Has been great to follow and looking forward to the future progress.

Epic spec! What a beauty.

Loving the rapid progress!

228,000 km Not quite the same angle but pretty close.