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7 minutes ago, gjm said:

N46 2.0 engine. Price seems a bit high...?

Nice enough car, but having recently missed one with less distance, fBMWsh, (black, red leather) at a smidge over $10k this looks a little pricey. 

Price is about 8k too high lol 

Pretty sure the N46 was the most unreliable engine you could get in an E9X chassis too

Serious money for a serious car 🤑

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2924727710

21 hours ago, M3AN said:

$17k for a 2006 manual with 126 kms and absolutely nothing special, might not even be in NZ yet. 😣

Seriously, they probably paid NZ$5k for it FFS.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2909759058

 

I've noticed in the 130i fbook group there has been chat about prices going up, from all over. After seeing this I had a look at prices in Aussie for a reasonable comparison. No idea what they've been for the last couple of years but their 130is for sale rn are certainly in a higher price bracket. NZ must be one of the cheapest places to buy one atm. 

Yep that's the airbox mount, changed mine a few months back. 

I could be keen on one of those aluminium replacement parts, I'll have a look at my car tomorrow and see if it's been done and what the hoses look like. 

Waterpump has been done already, would you normally change the fitting when doing that? 

It's keeping the manual prices high, let it sit on the yard another 3 years. 

E90 wheels? Be a good buy if its had all the usual mechanical stuff taken care of. 

Mirror is also ultra wide so you get a great field of view on it. 

Turns out I was very keen 😀

Install was very easy after a quick Google. New stuff looks way better than the tired and worn original factory bits. And being proper bmw parts was guaranteed to fit 🤣. Shout out to @Matt for hooking me up and providing install advice too. 

Alcantara goodness. Bonus pic of existing fauxcantara mirror 

Have been driving round with the BMWP pieces fitted for a week or so and it's definitely a much nicer place to be. Only thing is the BMWP shift knob is way, way too small for my hand. Knew this going in but thought I'd give it a try for a bit. 

So will be looking to swap (or buy) for a different gear knob, keen on a zhp one if anyone has one. Or a factory Msport that isn't worn. 

Also have another interior piece to go in, assuming I can make it work 😅. Once I tidy up the idrive plastic(probably scratch off the soft touch stuff that's peeled away) interior will be looking really good and refreshed  except for the steering wheel. Will be doing something about that! 

Hopefully will get engine mounts and sump gasket done in the next few weeks. All parts still sitting here. Just waiting on lift space. 

Cfibre grills, vvt gasket and undertray are spoken for ?

We probably need a 130i general thread ?

Anyway I went through the garage/shed and these are all the spare bits I have, free to a good home. 

- gloss black grills, the rounded version(likely face-lift) with 6 tabs. Brand new, aliexpress special. Quality is good, just doesn't fit my car. 

- "carbon fibre" grills, brand new. Pointy ended but with a thick lip on them. Possibly E90 but may fit a pre face lift. Have 4 tabs, which is similar to my pfl Kidneys. 

- "leather" gear shift gaiter but it's LHD, may just be throwaway. Brand new aliexpress special. I've got to stop ordering parts at 2am lol

- manual shifter bushing, the one the shifter sits in. Its brand new from fcp

- 130i undertray, non official one. Was fitted to my e81 for about a month. Is an abs replica of a real tray, which I did not realise when ordering lol. Wasn't cheap. Pretty sure it needs matching holes drilled into it for the front screws (2 or 3)but otherwise all the holes in it have been pre-drilled. Definitely more solid/durable than the factory tray. 

- Wiring I bought which goes between the valvetronic motor and the electronic relay. It has a bmw part number. I never used it as replacing the motor and the relay fixed my issue. Brand new from FCP 

- Valvetronic motor gasket for a face-lift N52, black top. Will not work on the silver top engine, that's a different gasket ?. Brand new from FCP 

I also have a set of BMW roof racks for E87 but I'm undecided if I want to keep them or not. They won't be free. 

I can ship most of these, except the undertray possibly. Buyer pays. Pm me if interested.

Yep mines the same, I need pointy corners too. Only place I found was schmiedmann. 

Double slat grills were on the newer 1 series, are their grills the same size/shape?

The front one under the engine, the big one lol

Also I've got some E87/E90 bits that will be free to a good home. Will make up a proper post soon but off the top of my head:

- gloss black grills, the rounded version. Brand new 

- "leather" gear shift gaiter but it's LHD, may just be throwaway. Brand new 

- manual shifter bushing, the one the shifter sits in. Its brand new 

- 130i undertray, non official one. Was fitted to my e81. 

Other things that I need to check on. 

If you're ordering some pointy cornered grills from schmiedmann let me know, I want to get a gloss black pair from there but shipping is horrendous 

Damn that's looking good! She's getting pampered big time. I really like the 1M look, and all the Alcantara. I'll be looking out for tweeters for mine now, decent sound upgrade there and plug and play! 

Wish I'd known about the gauge pod ? would have bought it to go with the other matching Alcantara interior pieces.

Hope you got a good price, needs at least 3k in thrown at it 

Top man @Jacko

I'm also watching it ?

Don't know why it's just appealing for a rescue, up to a certain price. 

Someone offered him 12k, interested to see if they follow through with the auction sale. That was a steal at just over 7k. 

1 hour ago, Matt said:

I've just replaced my bmw performance shifter boot and knob with something else. Was thinking of selling it, if you're interested?

 

Could be keen, pm me pics/price 

41 minutes ago, M3AN said:

Hmm... ? shifter or handbrake boot?

Shifter. Mines in good nick but keeps falling off the gear knob attachment.

Think I'll try ebay next as they look decent quality and can get some nice stitching on there. 

Have a parts order sitting with schmiedmann for other cosmetics but I bought a PS5 ? so not wanting to spend too much atm. 

Another cosmetic part arrived but its for a LHD car lol. Managed to get a refund on it, will have to source from elsewhere. 

A week or so on and the gearbox is super slick now, feels liquid smooth and really enhances the driving experience. Such a difference for a relatively minor piece of work. 

Since the 130i people are hanging about here, where can I get some black kidney grills from? 

Aliexpress I've had two sets turn up of the wrong type/size. 

Found some on schmiedmann that seem to be the right shape but it's 80 euros shipping ?. Anyone ordered off them know how to get cheaper shipping or recommend a freight forwarder? There's a couple of other genuine parts I'd like to order from them. 

I also had a part of a cosmetic bits order arrive, some new kidney grills, went to fit them and they're slightly the wrong size. Luckily weren't too expensive but that's the second pair I've got which don't fit. Going to be a bit more particular when looking for grills now. 

Have been receiving various parts and goodies for the car over the last couple of weeks. 

Engine mounts, Sump gasket and various parts for the job all arrived courtesy of fcpeuro. Various oils from local stores. Still need to grab a new sump plug and then find a time to drop the subframe as it's a big job.

Changed the gearbox oil and diff oil over the weekend and also looked at the mounts and sump. Sump was still leaking like last time I looked at it ?. It seems to be a bit wetter than previously so is definitely needing a new gasket done. 

Drove about 500kms over the weekend after the oil changes and the gearshift notchiness, which has persisted since I purchased the car 11 months ago, is now totally gone. Really much smoother and cleaner and with the shifter bushings upgrade(and new trans mounts) its now exactly as it should be.