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Hello.

I have got myself a 3.15LSD from a 750il and would like to prepare it for swappies into my e34 540is without pulling the diff in the car to pieces. Anyone got an input flange from a toasted or unwanted diff?

Also could be tempted on an entire 3.45 which I could swap the lsd into if there is one around for the right $.

Cheers

Logan

Love these purple E34's

Seen your old one around chch and in the carpark at ruapuna a couple times Simon..still wearing it's purple well!

Very strong likely hood thats my one since I do a lot of racing out there and helping out, actually put it the drags at the last speed event, but was a dissapointing result due to no traction, or total bog due to trc.

I usually thrash a certain yellow DX around ruapuna, street sprints and hillclimbs etc

Very nice

Good wheel choice too Logan. Reminds me of something

What can I say about the wheels? They just look "right", and yes I did see them on your car and think, "that'll do", plus I like the fact they they are a factory wheel from the right era.

Great photo of yours! Its dam low! Don't think I will lower mine further, but probably fit some bilstiens in the not to distance future. Next bit of maintenance is to fit the 3.15LSD on its way this week.

I understand your old car made it down to chch, but I haven't seen it around?

A quick car wash yesterday turned into a marathon may as well do this little bit with the clay bar to a full clay bar, clean, glaze, wax etc. All and all it came up pretty well for an old car.

Found the 17,000km unicorn:

This think looks amazing!

Very cool, thanks!

Even matches the build sheet I found stuffed under the drivers seat. And confirmation that the strange mags my 540is came with are factory and not throwing stars..

S274A BMW LM GUSSRAD/FLACHSTERNSTYLI BMW LA wheel/flat star styling

Hi All,

Look for options to get some sounds from iphone to factory head unit.

Some quick reserach has found the following options, just wondering pros/cons of each and if there is anything available locally;

1. Fm Modulator

Basically I ahve an iTrip and the Sound quality is rubbish, so not that interested, however would one of something like the following been any better?

Bestbuy isimple fm modulator

2. Take factory RDS headunit apart and do the tape mod. Details on this was abit sketchy, but something about installing a cable so can use TAPE as aux in. Once again dubious SQ maybe?

3. CD stacker aux in mod. Once again details sketchy but something to do with extracting the line in wires and leaving the rest connected, then having a dummy cd in place? Sound quality is supposed to be excellent.

3b. Install something like this beside the stacker in the boot rather than running a cable, however its expensive, and I just want a very simple version of this;

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What other ideas recommendations do the gurus have?

Cheers

Let me know what ratio you are after and I can work you out a price thanks

Thanks for the reply. I thought a 3.45 would have been easy, and from peoples impressions of the upgrade seem to be a good compromise, however anywhere 3.15-3.45 would be fine if the price was right.

Thanks

I have a 3.9x LSD large case depending on what you want to pay. PM me

Hello,

Thanks for that 3.9 is higher than I want to go.

Cheers

Anything around at the moment that would work in my 540iS?

Cheers

i have a 540is 6 speed, 299 on m pars in chch

anyone know who the seller of the following link is? And also is this the correct diff for my e34 540is? I missed the auction and was going to try and get in touch with the seller.

Thank you.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-...n-396785652.htm

A very good price - especially considering the relatively low-mileage.

Didn't it reach around $11.5k last time (on auction)?

i hope it sells for 15k. lol. helps the value of mine with 103k's on it Not sure what it got up to, but when its under reserve the amount it gets to is kinda irrelevant.

all true,but if i was in the market now for an e34 again it would prolly be for an M5.If it was for the "best daily" e34 it would be the nicest car i could find either a 535 or a 540.my experience is the 535s are somehow more appealing but the 540 is more about the engine

http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.asp?id=39574360...bc=&ct=link

back on, i reckon 11.5k is a good price for this car.

that what i meant

I think its a fair price also. Mine with now has 103k's on it, I had it valued for insurance purposes etc by grays at 17k. Its just as tidy as this one, if not slightly tidier. In reality its still an old car and the price is purely dependent on collectible status and desirability's. Anything around 10k is a good price.

Also of note is its only the second 540is I have seen with those mags, which are the same as mine, and they just look small and silly, hence why I am yet another rocking the 18" staggered m-pars...

Cheers

Make sure the actual tail light bulbs are identical (I always replaced bulbs as pairs,cos i theorized if one had gone the other was due)and that the tail light contacts /holders are nice and clean ,and free up the hinge wires again.

I just replaced all the bulbs with new identical ones, and it lasted all of about 3s before "ding".

I noticed when I took them out that they were pretty hot to touch....

Wiggled wiring again.

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Bah the dreaded tail light warning message has returned!!! arghhhh.

I recently had a brake light failure, which it correctly detected, and for a short time afterwards there was no messages, now its back again!

Which lights are sensed by the "tail light" circuit? Would it be worth replacing all the bulbs?

To recap I have unplug my head light dip motors when I first tried to solve this problem!

suggestions?

Thanks

What are you replacing it with Simon?

Don't worry, just saw on FB

New owner on bimmersport? So both the e34 540is technoviolets are in shakey town now!

thats verry cool. i would love to build one oneday.

love the jacking system! 1m36

arn't e34's great 265 tyres in the rear with out any mods.

had similer size on my old alpina kited up one , but it had 255 on the rear on 10" rims which looked a bit pinched in , should have had 265

Cool! Thats some big tyres alright. I have picked up some m pars and strangley pretty much making it look like a twin to your 540is!

Mags came with two 245/45/18's which are too tall to use, so looking at what tyres to get. I noticed that the factory e34 mpars where fitted with 245x40x18's all round, so was thinking to just get them all round, but staggering the wheels may be an option now knowing bigger fits on the rear.

Do you think 245's will be alight on the front?

Good luck with the sale, have you had much genuine interest?

Hello...

I am after some tyres in 245x40x18.

Mags came with 2 as new 245x45x18's but i ihnk they are abit big for the e34. They are ventus diretion i think.

After something middle of the road. Best value for money.

Anything second hand around or new pricing please.

Cheers

I can vouch for this been a kick ass track car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey what size tyres are you running? Did you have to roll the guards or anything?

they no longer have them.

from my 3 litre M3, after turn 2, hill is 19% gradient, i.e. it is very hard to walk up it is that steep, rev limiter is 8100rpm, enjoy

Sweet Vid! Not bmw, but here is one of my hillclimb vids from this year;