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Put this up on TM. It's free selling today

I need help with finding the right bonnet latch cable. The latch mechanism finally gave away and it looks like the wall holding the rear cable ring is broken in the junction box. I tried putting some epoxy around it but it worked once and then the epoxy broke off. I wanted to try swapping the front cable with unbroken junction box so I picked one off from 116i in Pick a Part but it's a lot shorter than what I have in my car. I looked up RealOEM and part number 51237184603 is shared across all 1 series so I'm not sure why mine is different to the one from 116i. Has anyone ordered bonnet latch cable (or Bowden cable) for 130i?

I reckon it's already pretty cheap for a manual 130i.. how much is the quote for the sump gasket?

Did anyone here drove a black 130i through Ormiston Rd and Chapel Rd junction at around 5.30pm today? Your exhaust sounded pretty cool 😎

I had the OFHG done by P&S Auto last year. I did supply the gaskets to save some money. I ordered the gaskets from Spareto. You may as well as order other stuff while you are at it. Just don't make it over 1000 NZD (incl. Shipping), otherwise you'll be pinged with duty & gst charges. I learnt it the hard way.

Just a random question, there was a silver 130i with manual box on sale in Auckland with lots of mods on sale years ago. I think the car never got sold. Is the owner here? Just curious whether you sold the car eventually.

Priced reduced to 85. Just want to clear my garage.

Maybe have a read about N54 engines?

Oil filter housing gasket job costed me about 450ish. I heard it's easy to DIY though.

Any details? Just curious 🤣

Don't you need to polish it and add some UV coating?

Hey guys, I'm keen to hear your thoughts on this. I'm starting to wonder if I should keep spending money on my 130i or sell it for something else. Seems like everything that breaks cost so much since I don't have the time & skills to do it myself. My car has done 135k and I've spent close to 5k over the last 12 months. I'm worried that this trend (spending 2-3k annually) may continue on. It could've made sense back when this car was 30-40k car but if I crash my car today, the insurance will quickly write it off and the pay out is going to be far from what I've spent. On the flip side, no other car in the similar price bracket can tick all the boxes like 130i(safety, practically, comfort, manual, fun to drive, etc). I'm sure some of you went through the same dilemma so keen to hear what you did in the end.

Congrats! Was this on TM? I don't remember seeing this one 🤔 What made you to pass on the black one?

He says he's got cheaper material for $240 if I drop in the headliner. I'll see how the materials compare and decide. I've actually had few quotes now all around 200-300ish mark for drop in service. Don't know what sort of fabric they are using though.

Did yours have sunroof?