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The cigarette lighter in my car wasn't working either but it turned out to be just the crimp connector had fallen off the socket. If you're getting enough power through to light an LED then it's probably just some surface corrosion or a poor connection somewhere. Roughing up the surface of the metal contacts with some sand paper might be enough to fix it.

Well this might have answered my question: Stage2 F1 on the left 7-9kmiles. stock exedy on the right50-60kmiles.

It does look pretty easy to turn on a lathe, given the right dimensions. I'm sure there must be other members who might be interested in one too, it's a nice easy mod to do when changing a clutch and it would be a lot more durable than the OEM version. http://www.rogueengineering.com/rogue/D/RE-CLU-PIN.html If only they didn't censor the dimensions on this haha.

Awesome, that would be far better than spending >$40 to get one shipped from the US haha. I was thinking about a CSL style spoiler originally, do you have a picture of the one you have?

I've got a 5 speed ZF box out of an M3 ready to go in. Planning to get a metal clutch pivot pin which apparently can be adjusted by adding in a washer to help with clutch actuation.

Has anyone had experience with this flywheel and clutch kit? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/gear-boxes/auction-995134776.htm I'd rather not reuse my current dual mass flywheel in case it has issues once reinstalled so I'd like to go single mass. I am worried that it will be easy to stall with a lightweight flywheel since I've never driven a car with one but I'd probably get used to it anyway.

Not quite sure what springs it has but I'm fairly happy with the ride height as it is, already rubs a bit pulling out of driveways. The manual conversion kit sitting in the boot in those photos probably made the front rise a bit too. Has anyone tried installing an angel eyes kit in these headlights? I know some people probably think they are tacky but I think they suit.

I've been looking for a project car for a while and I liked the shape of the E36 M3 but decided I'd go down a more unique route and start with a 325i since they were relatively inexpensive and turbo it in the hopes of achieving comparable performance. This was what I got, it's fitted with a motorsport kit, the interior is in good condition (aside from some ill fitting panels and custom made door cards) but I like the wheels on it so visually I'm pretty happy with it. The only problem is it was an automatic and I wanted a manual, since they are so rare I thought it might be a good opportunity to upgrade to a ZF 5 speed transmission anyway. For now I'm not worried about turbocharging and just want to get the basics sorted out, transmission and brakes (planning on using 330i brakes front and rear). It has Monroe shocks fitted so I'm hoping I will be okay in the suspension department but will see. I would like to stroke it with a 328i crank and a decompression plate/ARP bolts at a later point. I have an almost complete manual conversion kit currently and an M3 flywheel/clutch, only got as far as switching the pedals over so far though so it's probably one of the only automatics with a clutch pedal right now. I've had a few small issues so far, sometimes it doesn't start until the positive battery terminal is reattached. Not sure if this is something to do with the factory immobilizer or what. The cigarette lighter was disconnected but this was an easy fix. Had to fix the sun roof switch panel with some velcro. I also discovered it's slowly leaking fuel when filled above around 57L, wondering if it's the fuel sender unit. The leak originated from what looks like the top of the fuel tank but has stopped now. I have two other issues at the moment, first is deciding whether to use the M3 clutch pressure plate and flywheel with a new clutch disc or upgrade to an aftermarket clutch and flywheel if it's necessary (don't really want to go lightweight as it will be daily driven). Second issue is that I need a clutch pivot pin and I would like to get something more durable such a brass or stainless option but I'm not sure where to get one from in New Zealand.