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  2. Posted · Edited by NZ_InFerno · Report reply

    It wasn't cheap, $50US for fedex international, but I've ordered smaller stuff from other US sites and paid about the same so figured it was ok.  

     

    I paid $36US shipping for about 3/4 of the amount of parts a couple of months ago

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    1 hour ago, qube said:

    ahh makes sense then i guess.

    so to summarize:

    He paid for most of it, then forked out a good $3-400 on ppi and tints, damaged the bumper another $500 or so and decided to walk because of a leaky shock? hilarious. best story of 2019 so far.

     

    I think you are allowed to keep the deposit but im guessing you returned it minus the total cost of the above? good guy..

    Just found the receipt for the tints too. Also unless I'm mistaken he's also put a usb into the glovebox, I'm sure it wasn't there before lol

    I don't really know the deposit rules, but I use one if I want to buy a car and the seller will hold it for me, so its usually not a big amount, or if I want to get a ppi done. It's always refundable except if something goes awry, and differs on circumstance.

    Like in this case where he basically had paid for the vehicle, in terms of the deposit amount, because he would have it for a couple of days and I was away. I did return most of it, but kept enough to cover the estimated cost of the bumper.

     

    1 hour ago, BlackrazorNZ said:

    Sounds like there could be a profitable business venture in the offing :D

    Take deposits from potential purchasers, allowing them to apply various upgrades before causing minor damage and paying for all of it, then returning the car in exchange for the balance of the deposit.

    Perhaps hand them a wish list? ?

    'If you're going to apply some unauthorised upgrades while you're testing it, an Eventuri air intake would be my preference. Failing that, some cross bracing? Thanks mate!'

     

    He could have at least put some wheels on it lol

     

    1 hour ago, Jacko said:

    Probably good to be honest, E81s are rare. Dont want to sell it to a numpty who isnt prepared for basic maintenance things like changing shocks (which isnt expensive, nor difficult)

    Yeah he didn't seem like he thought it through that well,  but to be fair he's been reasonable to deal with so far. 

     

    13 minutes ago, qube said:

    I would be all over it if it wasnt for the interior.. and the price is a bit high for me when E87's are going for 5k

    The cheapest comparable E87, so LCI and lowish kms (70k) on trademe is $12k. Someone is selling one supercheap on here for 7K which is a steal if you want one. I'd buy it if I didn't have two atm. 

    Next cheapest would be my E87 which is 6k, but that has done over 200k kms.

    So if you have a secret source for E87 130i for 5k I'd be super interested.  

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    7 minutes ago, qube said:

    why did he have your car in the first place to get it tinted and damaged the front bumper? surely that didnt happen on a 5 min drive around the block..??

     

    He had it for a couple of days to do the ppi because I was away. Took most of the asking price as a deposit. 

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    42 minutes ago, Jacko said:

    E87 and E81s have different shocks up front, looks like E81s are shared with E82s in some specs (like the US 128i coupe)

     

    http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/partxref?q=31316782857 - The sachs p/n is the "old" p/n for the same shock you listed, and interchangable retrospectively with the 23/24

     

    B4s come in both "Motorsport" valving and stock. Its very likely many of the shocks are all totally physically interchangeable from E8/9x but will have different valving. 

     

    Sorry those linked Bilsteins are E81/E87 130i in the sports suspension spec which I assume is their jargon for M-sport suspension. They are dearer than the models for stock suspension. 

     

    Ah ok, that makes sense. So they work out about the same cost then between the Sachs and the bilstein b4. 

     

    Edit with Shipping B4s for sport suspension are under $300NZ, and the sachs are about $380

     

    ok on amazon I can match the old part number to the B4 bilsteins, so they're correct for the E81! They've got them even cheaper hmmm

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    35 minutes ago, Eagle said:

    Is it just me who's really struggling to understand this situation. Getting the car tinted when you dont even own it yet?

    Yeah I was super surprised when he returned it and it was tinted. He wanted me to pay for the tint and I told him no, he's tinted my car and I told him it's not yours unless you buy it. Then told me he had damaged the bumper, and I was like wtf man. 

     

    3 hours ago, qube said:

    after all that hes not buying it? lolwut?

     

    Yeah, because it needs new shocks(a shock is losing fluid) he doesn't want it if it needs work done. So far its cost him whatever tinting costs, ppi cost and the bumper cost to fix :shrugs:

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  11. Posted · Edited by NZ_InFerno · Report reply

    23 hours ago, Jacko said:

    Just got a full set of bilstein touring shocks from FCP euro for like $200 a corner on the 330.

    Check p/n but likely -

    https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-strut-assembly-front-left-128i-135i-313-254

    https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-strut-assembly-front-right-128i-135i-313-255

    Looks like the part numbers are different, checked real oem and they came up with:

    Front left is 31316786023

    Front Right is 31316786024

    Found a couple of genuine bmw parts on fcp euro but $200US a corner 

     

    Bilsteins website gave these two for front shocks with sports suspension on E81/E87 130i:

    Front Left https://www.bilstein-shop.com/bilstein-bmw-1-series-e81-e87-130i-b4-gas-shock-absorber-p-231455.html

    Front Right https://www.bilstein-shop.com/bilstein-bmw-1-series-e81-e87-130i-front-b4-gas-shock-absorbe-p-231453.html

    Searching their p/n found they're available at a few places and about $100NZ each plus shipping

     

    Are B4s suitable replacements for M-Sport suspension, these say they are but wonder if anyone has fitted them before?

     Do I need to order anything else? 

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    To be fair the buyer has agreed to pay to fix the damage and I have money from him already, just unfortunate. It does fix a couple of cosmetic issues but will mean it's in the shop for a bit. 

    He was so keen on the car he got the windows tinted lol 

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    Back for sale, but not available for a bit as potential buyer put some damage on the car parking it(after I told him it was low) :facepalm: so will be at the panelbeaters shortly for repair work. 

    Will have new front bumper and new undertray fitted. 

    Pre purchase inspection showed a new shock was needed so will be fitting new front shocks too. 

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    7 minutes ago, Jacko said:

    Slow market at the moment, I wouldnt drop your price TBH, starts to look "broken" to prospective buyers. Lots of cheap 130s at the moment, too cheap, I dont think anyones buying anything. 

     

    I kinda want the interior :D... (but am hanging out to find the red leather from a tardme wrecker...) 

    Yeah definitely a slow market. Haven't dropped the price, still same as listed previously. I've just fixed the check engine light vanos issue and really don't need two cars lol

    Will be on trademe in a day or two and I'm sure it will move on there. 

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    So after checking the car yesterday it turns out the the check engine light and intake vanos error codes were because I didn't connect the intake vanos connector properly when I put the new solenoids in and it was sitting loose ?‍♂️

    Plugging it in and driving the car around for a couple of hours yesterday and it feels way better(surprise) and no codes. 

     

  20. Posted · Edited by NZ_InFerno · Report reply

    Bump, still for sale!

    I have had the codes read and the Vanos was the culprit! Intake vanos to be precise. Check engine light has been cleared. I have the original solenoids so will clean them and return them to the car after checking all the connectors are up to scratch.  

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