Mikan

Hi all. 

Took this hose off to clean the idle control valve and discovered it had a giant tear in it that had been smothered in sealant. 

It looks past repair now - does anyone have one from a parts car or engine around? 

Thanks! 

Have you tried Murray? 

He has been helpful in the past for me for 02 and e12/28 stuff. 

He knows what he has, but it's cheaper than Youshop ping something from the UK! 

Good luck. 

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@Secniv this is your specialist subject matter right? 

Hi team

Unearthed these during a tidy-up the other day. Never installed in my e39. 

Aerosus airbags/springs. 

On 8/9/2020 at 2:31 PM, KwS said:

Spotted a stunning purple E30 wagon with an intercooler in Masterton today. Cant be many of those around.

Saw it today too. Looked great. Almost tooted til I realised I was in the prius. 

Ah well done! I knew this wouldn't last long when I saw it come up. Glad it's landed on its feet! 

Thanks mate! 35% tint. It was $480 from Window Magic (opposite Spotlight, just off Hutt Rd). They turned it around in a lunchtime.

I have had great results from Wrap Innovations in Grenada North too, but they couldn't fit me in at what was reasonably short notice this time. 

3 minutes ago, modz said:

What’d you use in the end?

@adro with the hook-up

Bit of a round-up, so apologies for any continuity errors. 

To drown out the creaking I decided to do something about the stereo. Went for a modern (but middle-school looking) blaupunkt and some tweeters inside a pair of premium sound tweeter pods. Thanks @Rob HB1! Keeping the original kick-panel and parcel shelf speakers for now - I want to get the premium rear speakers in too, but need a better condition parcel shelf to house them. 

A couple more appearance things - popped on a mtech 1 steering wheel (cheers @Contrails) , and got it tinted to make it bearable for the two year old who faces directly out the rear window. 

The tint was about 20 years too late to save the poor sunfried interior, so I replaced it with a lovely set from an SE courtesy of @BMTHUG

I replaced the lollipop bushes (as they were polyurethane) in the hopes of curing the creaking, but it wasn't til my swaybar bushes finally arrived via the dealership that I finally achieved blissful silence. Not surprised they were complaining - they were pretty munted. 

Sorted. 

Sorted

Exciting times! 

#4: Terrible impulse control 

Haha poor SJ. Never rains but it pours. 

I'm often commuting alongside JJS3 in the mornings. Striking car. 

Cassette holder pls! 

On 5/28/2020 at 8:05 PM, BMTHUG said:

She's got some character I'll give her that. I need one more car to complete my collection. I got the 3 and the 5 now I need the 7. E23 

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To suit 318i.

Cheers

Thanks, it might come to that. 

I have one on the way from (I guess) China, that has been stuck in transit since March. 

There seem to be universal gaiters readily available in the country, so might have to try to bodge it in the meantime. 

Including the plastic clip-frame. 

Cheers. 

Love it @Olaf! Your updates are as meticulous as your maintenance. 

PMd

Absolutely love this SJ. What an awesome colour. What's the interior like? 

I'm keen to swap an m42 into my m40 e30, but am very keen to hold on to my aircon. 

Will it be possible to bolt the original compressor onto the m42, or is there zero chance the belt tracking will line up? Or is the pulley different or something maybe? Failing that, would a compressor from the donor car work with the rest of the e30's aircon setup? 

I appreciate any knowledge/thoughts/speculation. 

Cheers. 

Lovely - looking very tidy!