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akapjay

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About akapjay

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  • Birthday December 3

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  • Name
    Peter James
  • Location
    Auckland
  • Car
    E36 325i cab hardtop
  • Mods List
    ZF manual w 240mm clutch, 3.64 LSD, coil overs, purple tag, cupholders
  • Car 2
    E91 325d family wagon
  • Car 3
    E70 4.8 X5
  • Race Car
    Penny

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  • Website URL
    https://www.instagram.com/pjs_adventure

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  1. Hi team, I've bolted up a tow bar to an E70, and attached is an image of the wiring I have to connect things up. It all seems pretty cut and dry, labelled wonderfully. My biggest question now is, will this require any re-coding to the E70 or would this little widget possibly take care of everything? Cheers!
  2. Changed out the nylon motor gear in an E70 X5 transfer case actuator. What a c**t of a job on the ground, with basic home garage tools. 1. Move heat shields out the way to gain access 2. Drop cross brace as there's still not enough access to the E10 bolts 3. Remove worm gearing from actuator to remove E10 bolts 4. Curse a lot while getting to that last E10 bolt 5. Cuppa tea to cool off, and begin to disassemble actuator casing 6. Soak in WD40 to help split press casing 7. Curse more as pocket knife which would've been perfect to split casing is in E91 with your partner across town 8. Finally get it all apart, replace nylon gear and reassemble 9. Curse some more getting all the fiddly bolts back in their fiddly holes Highly recommend only going ahead with this if you have access to a hoist. Otherwise budget around 4 hours for as many cups of tea as it takes to not throw it across the room.
  3. All original BMW roof racks Made by Thule for BMW To suit E91 Front bar has wind OEM diffuser thingies to help with wind noise Compatible with BMW roof box systems (also made by Thule) Thule box pictured on top of our E91 (box not included) $200 ONO Located Helensville, can meet around Auckland
  4. Out of interest, which 4.8is sold recently? How much did it go for 👀
  5. Thule Vision 850 roof box in carbon look. Fits E91 well as pictured. $SOLD Located Helensville, Auckland. - Very quiet, aerodynamic design. Can easily forget it's on the roof until you lean forward and notice the nose up top of the windscreen. - Has scratches from use, but no cracks or breaks in the case at all. Some rivets replaced. - Fits guitar cases, snowboards, babies, golf clubs, baby prams, all the family luggage and the kitchen sink, and even a foldable step-stool for short Kings. - 510L capacity. - Dual side opening. - Safety central locking system means you cannot remove the key unless locked correctly. - Original Thule key included. - Internal adjustable straps. - Max load: 75 kg - External dimensions: L2325 x W900 x H370 - All hardware included to mount to your roof rack system. - 4x Heavy duty metal brackets. - 3x spares and 1x original clickable bracket. - NOTE: Roof rack bars need to sit approx 900mm apart for mounting. Only selling as have replaced with another style box. Please ask if you have any questions!
  6. I'm located in Helensville, Auckland if you'd like to view before auctions close. Vaders: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/interior/listing/4965649326?bof=NfEVWyca Grey Alcantara and fabric m-rain. Fabric and Alcantara hugs so much better than leather! (no sliding around). Originally from a coupe. - 2x fronts (can fit to any E36 - coupe, convertible, sedan) - 2x rear uprights, bolsters and rear bench (coupe specific) Door cards: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/interior/listing/4965622944?bof=ajfu6tNS Originally out of a convertible, front door cards fit both vert and coupe. Original speakers included with fronts Not in immaculate condition, but all parts included to restore IE: All plastic pockets, rear plastics for interior clips 7x new genuine BMW interior clips included also
  7. Reconnected the E36 battery to start the day. Went a little like this: E36 > Silverdale Bus station > CBD office > Wiri CDG Depot > X5 to Hamilton > Huntly > Epsom > Home > E91 to pick up E36 > cool wee pic of the midlife crisis mobile and family travel wagon together.
  8. I managed to snag a beast of a Thule box. It fit's all the kid's stuff in there, plus a guitar case, plus a set of golf clubs, plus a fold down step stool so my short ass can reach up to the box... And then some. Problem now is if it's off the car, it occupies a tenth of the garage - so I guess it's staying on the car for summer! 😂
  9. Dang, that's a great deal!
  10. Do you know of a decent sized roofbox available for sale? Can go pretty long 2+ m on the roof. We have OE BMW roof racks if that means anything. They're not slimline, or whispa or whatever the latest roof rack technology is. New/retail wise, any experience here with Hapro? They seem like a real good price point brand on paper. Any other thoughts or recommendations on what to consider, or avoid?
  11. Any E91 rear trunk roundels floating about by chance, inc grommets? P/N: 51147166076
  12. Very sharp pricing, interior looks lush!
  13. Bought new v-belt, thermostat, waterpump, and crankshaft pulley for less than €350. Febi, Meyle and GT Automotive (trusted UK brand).. Though to be fair, I did save a bunch on shipping as a mate is flying soon from the UK to NZ! 😄 Merry Christmas to the N57, may she live on another 200k kms!
  14. Yep I'm waiting nearly 2 weeks now for a replacement fan belt for the clothes dryer, via NZ Couriers from New Plymouth. Tis the silly season.
  15. Unfortunately lost crankshaft pulley today, but stopped the car as soon as battery light popped up on the dash to diagnose and saved her before overheating! I haven't found any new pulleys available via local channels, and this close to Christmas I don't expect to land anything in from overseas until next year so I'm putting this out there on the very rare chance someone has a replacement harmonic balancer/crankshaft pulley kicking about. Belt Drive-Vibration Damper: 11237800385 (click for realoem) New or used ok to get up and running in the short term. Thanks, PJ
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