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Pretty sure the software fixes just change default WG position more open so it wont rattle. It then takes longer to close when building boost so increases lag. 

14 hours ago, Matth5 said:

Try to enjoy it stock before you go all out on the mods, 300hp is still a hell of a lot for a street car. You will easily fly past "loss of license" territory when overtaking on the open road and not paying attention to speed. I've set my iDrive speed warning to 120kph to stop me getting into too much trouble, makes the car chime and flash a warning on the dash when you hit that speed. Useful feature in this car

Consider the N55 if turbo reliability is more important that pure power to you (it is to me), it's not as easily tunable. Also it can make better noise with a few mods

Yeah agree 400hp makes the car unmanageable and twitchy and before you know it you are spending more money on suspension upgrades. Its a good car but the power overwhelms the chassis so harder bushings and shocks/dampers are needed to make it handle better. Unless you are a point and shoot kind of guy then yeah go full bolt on and up the boost to 20psi. 

On 06/08/2016 at 6:11 PM, Herbmiester said:

If that works for you then fine, but it's not a solution to the problem especially if you want to grab the extra HP that is on offer with a tune and a few bolt ons. 

Well at least you are now fully aware Ron. 

It is the solution for all rattling wastegates unless they are too far gone and no more room to adjust. Even a rattling wastegate doesnt necessarily mean HP is being lost or none that you can notice. You will know if you are having a boost issue because car goes into limp mode and you get a code. I have done a lot of logging and my actual boost and actual load follow targets near perfectly. You will  lose more hp from degrading plugs than a wastegate issue. 

51 minutes ago, 3pedals said:

So the waste gate rattle is really a poked bearing and adjusting just disguises the problem - the real fix is replace the bearing and probably the shaft.

5 minutes of silly video for a 5 second  diagnosis.

Spend 2-3 days pulling turbos apart to replace the actuator rod mechanism. Or spend a few minutes to tighten a rod to get rid of the dreaded rattle and fix 95% boost leak. 

I got some WG rattle in the rear turbo which is quite common. Its easy to fix though jack up remove wheel and reach in with small spanners to tighten the rod. Apply vacuum to WG so you dont under/over tighten it. 1 hour max from start to finish. 

52 minutes ago, hybrid said:

3rd party software is no longer compatible with the new forum software. IPS now supports several form factors so the requirement is now obsolete.

Using a browser on a phone blows. Its an app solely for viewing/posting to forums with a small footprint so seems a bit still to say its obsolete. 

Still wondering if tapatalk is going to be fixed

Tapatalk not working

Went to JC for a wheel alignment and was pleasantly surprised it was on special for $79. Thats cheaper than the last specialist shop i went to that did a lousy job. And I would place more trust in their machines which they claim run tighter specs than what other shops might use.

A few things that need fixing were also pointed out to me which was handy. On top of that they washed car and rims which were filthy. And vacuumed the interior!

It took a long time and need to book about a week in advance but it was worth it. Dealers can get bad mouthed a lot online but some things you are better off just going to them for.

I diy everything I can and was considering having a go at the alignment myself as i thought it was only the left tie rod that was out. In this case it wasnt worth the effort and time and glad i did as it wasnt just the tie rods out according to the print out of the before and after.

Another biker checking in. Welcome.

Ok so you dont know thanks for clearing that up. Because you seem to make it pretty clear in your first couple of posts they can do this.

Anyone else that actually knows this? Without having to drive there to confirm?

Thats helpful. Could you give me a yes no or you dont know?

So they can code a new key for comfort access?

I have seen production data before if you search you should be able to find it. E91 335i manual thats the rare one. The unicorn.

This?

Nice ride! Did you use a white marker on the rubber or do they come stock like that?

Someone should OIA it

Well that still doesnt mean it was a good deal. They retail at over $200k. Its a bit rich for people to be calling out stupid if they are basing their opinion on a rumour.

Depreciation on 7 series is atrocious. I would love to see some numbers backing up claims this was a good deal.

Supercrap has castrol 10/60. Might not be exactly the same as the bmw one unless your racing doubt it would make any difference. Dealers would say otherwise but they do need to justify their mugging tax somehow lol

You paid nearly 1k for an oil change? Hory shet

Jo M do you know where from? I'm hunting for a set of tyres atm and tossing up between buying locally or importing

Could you post pics of the interior wrap? I considered doing this as the oem piano black trim is stunning.

I have second dibs on the one in that link. Missed it by about 10 minutes.

It sold? Still on trademe

http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/55707-2008-550i-bargain-on-trademe/