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Happy to give you a hand but I'm a hundie away ....

Hi there, just did by rear drivers side it took about 90mins and I'm no mechanic that's fi sure. YouTube is a great help though and bought a replacement off trade me, delivered next day. Would suggest you try it but check out the vids on trim removal etc first

I've gone to Hamilton AC car specialist that have good reviews and have been in the business for 25 yrs. happy so far they have run a dye and refill through it and I'm back in a fortnight. Was only there 45min including inspection so can't complain at all

Great pics, sounds a lot of fun. Welcome to the forum. Should be heaps of help for your plans on here

Paid $7500, which I think is fair for a moderate mileage M-Sport version

Window regulator sorted, much improved

All that chrome and clean up, it'll really pop Dave, awesome job

Just a bit of extra work LOL, pull the whole front apart. Looks amazing though, big difference

I know, the curse of the timing guides, oh well probably have the E38 go at the same time, lol

Cheers Kyu, never fails to amaze me how badly people take photos for trademe and wonder why things don't move??

No mate, zero drone, nice rumble at start up and acceleration, then settles down, pretty damn near perfect for me

Oh dear ....

Looks better then an L300, I'll give you that Charlie. Needs a wash mate, but looks pretty damn good for the coin. Well done

Great to see Dave, the workmanship from xboss is something isn't it. The colour matching looks superb, to be honest probably better then OEM

Yeah full size m par spare in there, will wipe a few more pics out. As for the Merc. Yip it runs rings around

So picked this up from Dunedin and drove back to Morrinsville over a couple of days. Wow what a drive, 1500 kms with a mixture of boring straights, amazing scenery, mad hairpins, wicked roads, mental tourists and flickering traction control lights Special thanks to Mason in Dunedin for checking it out for me, LEGEND! Replacing the E500 as the daily driver. Will use this as a bit of a record of works etc. as they come up. So to the details: M62TUB44 540i, Steptronic box Production date 26.07.1999 , Jap export version, first registered NZ 2008 Colour: Biarritzblau Metallic (363) M-Sport Package, sports suspension II, told M5 rear bumper/ Mirrors and M5 exhaust (pic for ref) happy to be told otherwise. Be interested to know. Purrs real nice ! Mileage :152000 km's Summary: Well maintained engine, drivetrain, mechanicals. Stored outside for 3 years but cared for. Works completed by PO: Valve cover gaskets, PCV Valve, all cooling hoses, Valve covers blasted and powder coated, Various engine gaskets, battery replaced, plugs replaced, glass headlight fronts replaced, had three and half years did 20000kms. Avoided metal roads like the plague! Works to do: Aircon doesn't work, apparently not need in DUN (?). been to Hamilton Cool Air and searching for leaks, nothing apparent - refilled and returning for die testing in a fortnight. Clay bar paint surface. Polish and wax. Detail interior. Detail Exterior. Rear window regulator broke on the way down with putting the windows down all the time with no AC, lol. Replacement ordered arriving tomorrow. May put NZ 4:3 or 16:9 radio with RDS in as currently just Business Jap version with band expander, works really well though. Other then that looks OK. Just given it its first wash to remove 1500kms of grime, muck and bugs.

Yeah not that simple I'm afraid , problem is the jap market is very specific and cars heading there get the different modules

Been looking overseas for something similar for the E38, I'll give them a try, cheers

Module change unfortunately but you will get Nav as well sorted, about $750 from A couple of our sponsors. It's ultimately worth doing if your planning on having it for a while,

What Glenn said x2 ^^ Check out a few threads on E38/39 audio issues, all the same. They may help. Try get along to the monthly coffee sessions, lots of chances to learn and find out more, They are a great car, you'll be hooked soon, if not already

Peoples perception on what something like this would cost to replicate doesn't surprise me, general appreciation for what it truely s just isn't there

Bigger is always better, just gotta be big enough for a V8 I say, but then I'm biased as, live in the country and don't give a toss about gas

Go up to a 530, unless you really want the smaller car, the 530 will surpass a 325 every day of he week, IMHO of cause

Flying to Dunedin to get it, whoop whoop . Road trip home 1500 kms, update tomorrow , with pics.......

Hey there, welcome, sounds like a lotta fun