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  1. Ordered some cosmetic parts for the car recently, first one was something I'd been after for a while and it showed up the other day. Replacement strip on the roof in white, my one was missing the flap that covered one of the roof rack mounts. 

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    Hard to find part so getting one in white was a great find and at a nice price shipped. 

    Missing tab which you can't replace ?

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    New strip fitted really tidies up the car. 

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  2. 5 hours ago, M3AN said:

    Nice one Brian, Dan put it out there for a sharp price, I'm glad it stayed in the BS "family" (although it feels a little too "tribal" at times!).

    Do you have any plans for it other that just drive?

    I knocked a few hundred off since it's gone to a good home, probably the cheapest one in the country. 

    Glad it'll still be on the forums receiving plenty of love ?

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  3. 3 hours ago, Jacko said:

    Teflon bushes require trimming, wondering if they fixed the kit or not? Its a night and day difference aye :D

    Yeah they require trimming still ? 

    We weren't sure which part of the bushes needed doing until it was pulled apart. Had to take about 4mm off each one using a bench grinder, they slotted in nicely. 

    Big difference, feels very nice now. Quite amazing what a relatively inexpensive part/s makes to the driving experience. 


  4. Installed the shifter upgrade kit from ECS Tuning plus new transmission mounts. Also installed new front and rear driveshaft couplings/guibos since the driveshaft was coming out to get to the shifter bushings. 

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    Forgot to take photos but here it is all together(minus exhaust) with new trans mounts and front guibo fitted. 

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    Exhaust with SuperSprint back box removed to access the Driveshaft. 

    All parts taken off the car were original and in pretty decent condition, old guibos had a few cracks and not as flexible as new, but still ok for near 180k kms. Trans mounts were fine too. 

    Main upgrade was to the shifter. Original bushings were all slightly worn but fine, except the back rubber bushing that the shift arm? pivots off. That rubber had loosened and seemed to be the source of the loose shifter feeling. Special Turner Motorsports poly bushing went into the slot and the change was immediate. 

    Gearshift is now super precise and feels so good. Very happy with the upgrade and no slop makes the car feel much more cohesive. While thing took less than 2 hours on the lift. 

    The next mechanical thing on the car will be engine mounts and sump gasket. Not urgent, there's a slight weep from the sump and mounts probably need replacing at the kms. Both are in the same area, need to drop subframe, so makes sense to do it all at the same time. Will need an engine stand/holder to do it. 

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  5. 4 minutes ago, M3AN said:

    I don't think there's any avoidance necessary, at least I don't practice any. I'm pretty sure the pins would push aside any wires rather than pierce the sheath.

    I used the ones in the link below because they were cheap and readily available, if I had more time I know there are ones with more suitable heads available (like plain matt black or charcoal).

    https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/hillman-upholstery-pin-pack-of-16-clear/p/277799

     

    Cool, cheers man. I'll keep an eye out for some colour matched ones to pin mine up before I get it redone properly in the future. 


  6. 1 hour ago, eliongater said:

    Interesting how an R32 is now more expensive than a 130i, though on par with a 135i

    Rarity most likely. A lot of imported 130is, being low kms and cheap for what they are if you browse the Japanese car auctions. 

    Edit: looked it up and not huge numbers of 130i in NZ, still R32s much less common. 

    https://www.carjam.co.nz/nz-fleet/?order_by=count_desc&make=BMW&model=130i


  7. Wanting $6000

    Bimmersport thread

    Black Top LCI model - 220k Kms. Fresh Wof and Rego. 

    Has been my daily and the most reliable BMW I've owned. I have 3 130is so need to reduce the fleet as I only drive the manual one now. 

    Has extensive service history from previous owners. Major items in last 40k kms include: Transmission Service, Rocker Cover/Oil Cooler/Inlet Manifold Gaskets, Belt, Tensioner, Crank and Idler pulleys plus Starter Motor. 

    In my ownership I've put in a new battery, Vanos solenoids, replaced coolant temp sensor, spark plugs + coil, fan blower motor and had a professional cut and polish done. 

    Drives well and looks good. There are normal stone chips on the bumper/bonnet for its age but otherwise externally is really nice. Tyres have good tread too.  Inside is also nice, except the floor mats have stains that wont come out(have cleaned them several times). 

    Has a Parrot bluetooth system installed, good for music, and legal tints. Also had the flap in the rear muffler opened full-time, gives a bit more noise as flap normally opens fully under more throttle, can be returned to normal by plugging the vacuum line back in.  Otherwise totally stock. 

    Currently the rear wiper doesn't work. Was that way when I bought it and hasn't bothered me.

    A few recent pics:

     

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