Mikan

So much pollen. 

Bought a new diamond key for the e39 - had a miserable 'won't start at all' situation that luckily was resolved by trying the spare key. Ordered a new one to safeguard against the spare (same vintage) dropping off too. Not a purchase I relished, but the fear of being stranded in a parking building for two weeks was too strong to ignore. 

Wonderful! Cool project, can't wait to see the updates. 

Beautiful! Great job. 

Sure is mate. 

I'd be more put off by the silent-auction-masquerading-as-a-classified-listing than the rust. Did the vendor go into that at all? 

I guess if you've been thirsting for a red 2.5 touring for ever then it could be worth the punt. I can absolutely see the appeal. 

@Young Thrash Driver is right, it is beautiful. Maybe easier and cheaper to make a solid car pretty though, and at least you know you get to drive it! 

Garage it for a couple of years and those wheels alone will be worth the asking price the way prices are going. 

Hang in there - Tom Cruise is about to heat the market for you:

https://jalopnik.com/mission-impossible-fallout-is-going-to-ruin-the-old-bm-1827841847

Absolutely love a clean prefacelift e30.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/1697765736

This one has been taunting me from my watchlist for days. If I hadn't already gotten way too deep with mine... 

Only thing I can think of is spiked in a pursuit, the driven on flat tyres until they tore off? Looks like it has been driven on those rims at least a bit. Have come off clean though... 

A couple of random treasures I had salted away that need to go as I slowly come to terms with never owning a 2002. Wellington based. 

NOS air cleaner housing. Comes with seal and bracket, all fixings/fastners. Slight marring of the paint on the top of the housing, but I imagine this is still an uncommon part to find new. To suit the later twin barrel solex carb. $250.

Electronic ignition setup. Used, removed in working order from a 2002tii. Includes Crane XR700 unit, bosch coil, HT leads and distributor cap. Could be useful for other m10 setups. $100.

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Yeah it was compelling reading. I can't find the fb linked post either, but it is reproduced here. 

Yeah, I thought the same (with the proviso that I know nothing about anything).

Given 30ish seems to be 'market' for the tiis I have seen go on trademe in the last couple of years, and they have been extremely tidy, there is not much to play with to stay in the envelope. Plus the incident and a re-cert in its history. 

Still. A roundie tii. Doesn't get any better. I wish the new owner an affordable and simple repair. 

Just over an hour left and already 11k - fun could be about to start. 

Have to wonder

a) how much it would cost to get that straightened out, and

b) what the agreed value was if the insurer decided it cheaper to write it off. 

I really hope it gets back on the road. As @E30 325i Rag-Top says, it looks a lovely car. 

Late to the party here, but is this what you need? Happy to post for you to use if so (realise it was probably more time sensitive than this would be useful for). 

Hey Jonny! Nice looking wee car, and great photo. More of that please! 

What a shame Milan! Hope you get a good result - GLWS. 

Plus this... https://touch.trademe.co.nz/motors/listing/view/1656535155 

7 hours ago, Allanw said:

Try to find a set of Contour seats

Use her pregnancy as an excuse to spend the extra, but hurry up! You don't have much time!

Ahh. The fabled contours! They sound wonderful, but rarely seen in the wild? 

5 hours ago, qube said:

The sports seats in your car is one of the most comfortable sports seats imo! the leather is softer than any other and had more padding/cushion than most others. The sports seats in my E39 sedan were much harder leather and less padded despite being NZ new.

Comfort seats will be good though!

Those sports seats are indeed wonderful. I am viewing this entirely as a temporary move. Partial, even, but I don't rate my chances of just getting a passenger seat. 

14 minutes ago, Breaker said:

https://www.trademe.co.nz/trade-me-motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/interior/auction-1638270103.htm

take the whole interior

Yeah, saw these. Would probably be perfect (if I lived in Auckland). 

Looking for some comfort seats for my e39 touring. My wife is 34 weeks pregnant and the sports seats just aren't going to cut it anymore. Need something with less bolster and more lumbar. 

As I understand it, e39 or e38 seats will do, as long as they are from a post 2000 model (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). 

Prefer black, prefer wellington (or someone happy to ship) but just looking for a solution here!

Heh. Was just looking at this. Moonbeams. It does look in top condition, but... some serious haggle room built in I guess. 

Still. Good luck to him. A rising tide and all that...

I used Jochen's method to change mine over - should work for you!

Hi Gordon

Congratulations! Looks great mate - a minter.  Can't have many kms on it?

Card carrying, but yet to show up at one of the many appealing events. I'll make a real effort to get along to one soon and you can have a go and see what you think.

I've found it hard to quantify that difference - it's clearly much better now, and certainly smoother, but because it took a few drives (Jon reckons up to about 500km) to settle in the change has been gradual enough as to not be stark. 

Those old seals were absolutely rooted though. Shrivelled, brittle, broken - a real feel-good replacement

Yup, went to cheapest-to-priciest down the trail of potential fixes. Vanos seals was very near the end, right next to 'source a low kms replacement engine'. Which I may also have done.