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yes ours has CCC and the pop up screen. Screen had been a bit glitchy recently so that sealed the deal with getting a whole replacement. Nothing as such to configure for NZ i just chose the CCC version (although it looks like you can change to CIC etc in the menu) Then its just what version of RAM, screen res etc you want. I added an external mic which i've routed up the drivers a pillar. seems to work well. wireless reverse camera works but their option didnt fit my license plate lamp hole. in the midst of fitting it into a cut up stock housing.

On the android upgrade question I just put this into my wifes 130i. https://avinusa.com/10-25-multimedia-navigation-system-for-bmw-1-series-2-series-f20-f21-f22-f23-f87.html android 12, 8gb RAM, 128gb storage,720P version. reverse cam. ended up being $880NZD landed. I looked around for ages, read forums etc where people say avinusa isnt really usa based etc but they still seemed to have the best deal. Only had it in the car a few days but just did a road trip to taupo and back and it worked great. It's large but doesnt really impair any vision. touch screen works great. all the steering wheen buttons work, didnt even have to hook up to the aux outlet. must do it within the wiring harness somehow.

I've been getting a few bits and pieces from either FCP or RockAuto. Watched a fair few m539 vids and he doesnt rate Mahle at all. What are reputable brands people use? I've brought Rein and Veico so far i think and they seem fine. Specifically this time I need to get new VANOS solenoids. Mine are throwing the odd code. I tried to clean them on the w.e and possibly swapped them round by mistake. Even though they seem interchangable the car idled super rough like it was missing half the cyls and was rattly AF when revved. pulled the solenoids and swapped them back and it runs fine. Figured i'd replace them anyway since it will be a 2 week wait. Also need some seals etc

Replaced the 55Ah with an 84Ah AGM and overcame my fear of bricking the car using INPA and NCS expert. Went pretty well. Confirmed with BimmerTools that its registered and updated the type. DId that Saturday morning and been checking the battery status each morning. holding in the low 80%s. Also found a place in christchurch to repair the CCC unit not displaying on the screen. $4-500 estimate which is a bummer but is what it is. I want to replace the tiny screen with android auto/apple carplay unit. Looks like Xtrons or AvinUSA are the best options in my budget and at around $8-900 landed its a bit more than i'd hoped for. On the plus side google did show me how to set the time using the indicator stalk buttons so at least it wont complain about that in the mean time. How/where did you get cruise control @Driftit? aftermarket or retrofit ?

Not having much luck so far today my wife said the screen for the idrive stopped working. I checked some fuses but no joy. Radio was still working and the steering wheel controls. i was testing the idrive rotary dial and the screen came up with strange colours like it was trying to show something then it went back to blank and no radio at all. Is it possible the CCC is toast rather than the screen? could that be causing the discharge warning? To top it off my e61 snapped the coolant hose connector from the thermostat to the head on saturday so this is currently our only car while i wait for the new hose to arrive.

just put it back in after charging it, starts fine, no error for discharge while it ran. 14.9 volts at idle so alternator is working. I'll keep an eye on it see how it goes. i'll get a mate to bring his laptop when he comes to visit in a few weeks and check the coding as well no stop start thankfully. you're not wrong. massive boot space

Picked it up for $7500. clocks reset and its showing "Increased Battery Discharge" message in idrive. had the battery on a charger for 2 hours so far. its a Century DIN55ZLAGMF, 500 CCA 55Ah seems under what ive seen on the internet so far suggesting 70Ah or more replacement recommendations?

Thanks for the info. I had a look under the car (again in a carpark no jacks or anything. Under tray didnt seem overly stained with oil. less so than my e61 which drips a bit on the driveway. I think its the oil pan which i cbf'd dropping the subframe to do so i'm leaving it for now. We sat the carseat in it with her on the test drive and shes fine for space. i sat in the back to have a look and luckily i'm not tall. As a comparison we had a honda fit for a number of years and did w.e trips with the 2 older kids and that was fine. Funnily enough I thought it was low in the back even for BMW. Do they sag just from worn shocks? i'd have thought that was a spring issue. I'm totally home mechanic. Done about 3 different coolant leak fixes on the e61 along with a starter motor (do not recommend that SUCKED) I do like the fact that its the same motor as the wagon so i'm somewhat familiar with it now and in a car 300kg lighter it should be more fun and nimble. I do love how planted the e61 feels though. Is heavy steering at low speed common on the e87? I'm thinking an offer around 7-7500 if we decide on it. Will cost a few hundred for a battery. I'll price up shocks as well and look at the PS res issue. The other comparison in the mix is an X1. we looked at one and it was top spec one so 5k more than our budget. I've heard not good things about the 4cylinders so would be more comfortable with the IL6

We've just sold my wife's Xtrail and looking at adding another beemer to the family. Have an 06 E61 530i so looking for something smaller as we dont need 2 large cars. We had a look at an 08 130i msport locally. 109k on clock and $8500 ono. Needs a good valet, new battery and has a leak from the PS res. Other than that it looked ok on a quick carpark look and test drive. Looking at TM that pricing seems reasonable. i'd like to get it for sub 8 to do the fix ups and maybe had a reverse cam with an android/apple interface. It has i drive. Does that seem ok money? How do people find them for space? will mainly be used by my wife and our 4yr old in a car seat but would be good if we were still able to do overnighters away in it without needing to take the wagon. Boot space seems ok? TM link - https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/130i/listing/3962166831?bof=YxFZ1R66 We're also considering an e90 330i but i'll be damned if there's no msport on TM and only one LCI. Are they rare at the moment?

Thanks for the tips. CBF'd driving 25 mins to the dealer so got a hengst one from BNT for $30 much appreciate the help

Hi So supercheap have 2 listings for a Ryco oil filter for my e61 N52. one's half the price of the other. I've done an oil change before but cant for the life of me remember which one i used then. I've got a plastic cap into an alloy housing so does that mean i need the one that says suits metal housing? R2673P Oil Filter Suits Metal Housing R2592P Oil Filter

Bumping this. Got it done. still yet to test drive it and make sure it doesn't throw any codes for stuff i forgot to plug in. But man does it crank and start so much faster now. Ended up getting the bolts from BMW dealership. $31 which is cheaper than amazon+shipping. used a double linked spanner to do them up and after some googling did them to just past finger tight (15nm) and then 90degrees. top back bolt is meant to be 180 degrees but thread said some can snap at that so i just did it a bit less and i'll hope it doesnt bite me later. Replaced 2 crank vent hoses. man those "quick release" clips are not that quick. Even less so doing them for the 3rd time lying on top of the motor cause I connected the plug on the wrong side of the fuel pressure hose. Plus side i found the passenger side cabin filter pocket where a bunch of wiring sits was 3/4 full of water due to the infamous blocked drains. must have had over 1L of water in there. drivers side wasnt as bad as it seems to have 2 drains and only 1 was blocked. I got the bosch motor, 2 hoses, intake and AFM orings from rockauto. all arrived in about 7 days. very good service and price would recommend and use again.

So my e61 decided it didn't want to start on the weekend. thought it was battery as its had a history of seemingly slow start/cranks. I replaced the battery about 14 months ago. But anyway i tried charging it off the charger and the old battery that had been charge too and nothing, Just a click and a buzz for a few seconds. Did some googling, decided it could be the starter motor, pulled the intake manifold out of the way (what fun that is) and removed the starter. Brushes are munted and big gouge marks and chewed up bits on the coil part. I'm about to order a bosch replacement and 2 crank case hoses. valve cover one snapped in half and the one to the crank case broke a clip. That one would probably be fine but i don't want to do this job again cause of a $60 hose. So anyway i read the the starter bolts are 1 time use. They are aluminium it seems. Rock Auto pricing is about $200 cheaper than FCP euro for all the parts. BUTTTTTT they dont have the bolt kit. FCP do for $7US but they want $80US freight if i ordered the bolts alone. So question. Do i NEED to replace them or can i get away with locktite and the old ones? There doesnt seem to be a way you could even get a torque wrench on the top bolt. IF the answer is yes you need to replace them would anyone local stock them> Part number is 12410392577 Appreciate any advice

Mate of mine in Palmy also recommends the engine room

So i've driven my e61 for a year now with no spare on tyres that arent run flats. Figured i was pushing my luck. Found a pair of 19x8 aftermarket alloys with 235/35 on them for a bargain so i grabbed them but they are slightly to wide a diameter to fit in the wheel well even with all the trim removed. What do other people do since spare's seem to be hard to come by these days. Do i hunt for a 16" with a low enough profile to fit ?

So the trans place scanned it, had a bunch of low voltage errors and the 1 relating to the trans which he didnt say much about. He said the fluid was filthy, overfull and the case connector was leaking a bit. recommended a trans fluid/filter change, replace the seal and get the trans module software updated by someone. Dealer approved the trans work which was done yesterday. i drove the car 20mins and no weird shudder from 2 to 1 like it has been doing on occasion. time will tell but hopefully all it needed was the fluid sorted out. Do people recommend getting the system/modules updated. I've read people saying that trans shifts better, more economical etc after updates. Is it worth looking into that or more a case of if its not broke dont fix it?

ok looks like thats what i'm in for. dealer said they'd pay a few hundred towards it but i'd rather get another key fob with that $ than pay for wiring that i can do. everything else seems to work except maybe the demister. so i'll just do the right hand hinge to the glass/spoiler and see what it looks like. Did you guys remove the rear glass or just pop the hinge bracket, pop the bottom rivet then pry the wire cover apart?

So the E61 i brought from dealer came with only 1 fob which doesn't work for remote locking. I've done a fair amount of googling on it but so far no progress. Checked the diversity antenna and while it had some light oxidization in places it wasn't rusted or anything. I've cleaned those spots with a toothbrush and contact cleaner but no change. Checked all the fuses are ok front glovebox and rear above battery. checked continuity on the red/white power wire from the fuse box to the antenna. it also has 12v. pin 2 has 4.5v odd. A test i read said to monitor the voltage when you push the key. if its getting a signal the voltage should change. mine doesnt. that then says to check the aerial. Not sure what i'm meant to do there? The fob is sealed so i cant just swap the battery without cutting it open. It's 315mhz so i tried a test i found of tuning my tv to analogue 315mhz then pushing the buttons. the static then shows lines on the tv so i believe the fob itself is working. Any one got anything else i can test before i dive into the hinge wiring ?

Hey so here i am within 4 days of BMW ownership asking a question. I brought an e61 sight unseen from a dealer in chch. Our only car got written off in the recent napier flooding and we needed something in a hurry. Anyway so I got it shipped to Wellington since i was planning to be there anyway and then drove it home. Seemed fine but noticed with town driving that when coming to stop sometimes it make a little lurch. My wife noticed it also then 3 days later it threw the following "Transmission fault" Possible to reduce acceleration. possible to continue journey. Have the problem checked by the nearest BMW service" It ran like it was stuck in 3rd. got home, turned it off then back on again it no error, drove around the block ok. Called the dealer who said he'd cover the cost of it getting scanned. Rang a local euro expert and when i mentioned it said a transmission fault they recommended i call the local transmission specialist. I called them and he seemed fine with it being bmw etc. Its booked for next week but just thought i'd ask what people thought it may be. The car has 143kms on it. unknown if its had a trans fluid replacement.

Thanks for the heads up Yea guys only had it 3 months and selling already with service due. I'm a little unsure on it. Still in talks with a guy on an 07 LCI 550i with 81kms and a sunroof that doesnt open.

oh is this the one from kapiti ? sold overnight ?

I've been using this, seems to work well - http://bimmer.work/

Very nice man, mind me asking where you got it? i've been looking for an e61 for months now and i hadn't seen this one.

Me again, 4months on and still without a wagon. Seen a few good deals come and go. Found my expectations on price are a little lower than what's being asked at the moment in most cases. I'm considering flying up to Auckland and having a look at a few This isn't too bad but I think i'd want to pay closer to 9 for it. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2806390929?bof=1KgtUF3G This is the same seller. Asked him a few questions and he said that the list price is his bottom dollar. I'd hope to pay around 11 max for it but it is pretty well specced. Not a huge fan of the colour https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2758084114?bof=yFplG427 Then there's this very nice looking 550i with a busted sunroof. Via text he said he'd go 13500. That's still a bit outside what i want to spend and doesnt leave me anything for repairs. ( I don't overly mind the sunroof not working as long as it doesnt leak. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2793443844?bof=sZhjcLCt Any thoughts on those ones and the pricing? Or just peoples opinions in general of a 530i/550i touring prices. Ideally after doing more research I'd like an 07 LCI but i can live with an 06 for the right price and condition. I've given up the idea of ever finding a 525,530d or 535d. Does anyone know of something fitting my bill for sale? I've scoured trademe, driven.co.nz, turners and facebook as much as possible. Is there another way to search all car dealers sites/listings? Appreciate any help. whilst i love riding my motorbike sharing 1 car with the wife is wearing thin.

This would be ideal. i just dont know how long im going to have to wait and riding a motorbike in winter isn't always fun