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Also, where did you get those lines?

but you don't have cruty old lines so, it's not gotten any worse and will last for ages to come ?

How do the breakes feel after the change? Wanting to refresh my lines also

Cleaning up the M3 wheel with paddles I bought aaaaaages ago and kinda forgot about. Intent is to add this upgraded wheel to the e39 with cruise control, stereo control and paddle shift for the steptronic auto. Cleaning made easier by chemguysnz citrus based all purpose cleaner. Works like magic as you can see on the M colored stitching.

Busy week this week. Car went into Mosens for a shifter swap to one that doesn't clash internally, works perfectly so happy there. Finally found an excellent condition auto dimming mirror from Ebay. took 4 weeks to get here but worth the wait and 1/3rd the cost of new one here. Old vs new.

today I discovered the adheive wasn't strong enough / didtn have enough coverage - whatever, it didn't work and the broken piece came lose again when shifting into Tiptronic.? I had a close eye on it with the shift boot up and caught the ring beofre it fell inside the lower mechanism.

Today I have used some strong adhesive to mend the broken spindle. It's a snug fit and is in nicely. I will leave a day or so to cure. The true test will be if it sticks when moving between auto and steptronic modes as that usually when the boken piece stays on the little shaft pictured above.

After some more searching I found this old thread https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1636607-Transmission-hard-to-put-into-quot-Drive-quot Which explains exactly my issue. So looks like the white plastic spindle broke....and I either need to bodge it or replace the whole thing.... More pics from my car with shift boot off. That white ring should he attached to the middle of the gold metal peice.....

Damn was hoping it wasnt a potential replacement - will see how long the grease holds up and add itto the things ot kepp a close eye on list

What are they worth Brent?

Came across an interesting but annoying issue this week, where the car wouldn't go into Drive. it felt like the something was stopping the gear stick from moving backwards into Drive. I removed the auto gear lever boot, nothing looked broken or missing. and have verfied this with youtube videos and RealOEM diagrams.....highly technical! I tried shifting the can into drive with the boot up, so i could see the mechanism. I noted the little metal prong that engagees into a plastic slot was hitting the side of the plastic slot. With a jiggle, Drive was engaged, i repeated this with a little pressure towards the drivers side of the car and drivewas engaged successfully. Without the pressure applied, the prong still hits. ive applied a little grease to ease the insertion and its doing the job, but the areas didnt appear to have been greased previously.... Has anyone encountered this before and keen to hear how to resolve or, if this is simply a wear issue with a 20 year old car.

Today I refitted my black kid eyes grilles, they needed some jiggling and clips re inserted. They now sit much flushed to the bonnet. Also received a package from a facebook group member in sth island containing a full back seat of msport fabric. Bargain really at 30$ I will be using the material to reupholster the drivers seat side bolsters in the future.

Check this series out Pete vid 2 and 10 for the restoring of the iconic V10 E46 M3 where they discover bearing isues (vid 2) and what was done and root cause in vid 10

Car visited Supreme Panel and Paint Works this week to have a dent in the side skirt removed. Totally my fault it was the when I knocked my roof rack over, and it struck the car. Being sealed to the under body meant proper attention from the pros was required. Massive thanks to Murray and the team.

Trade me has a few options both from those wrecking car and new 3rd party options

noice, what cosmetics do you have on the cards?

i must admit, its grown on my (not like a fungus) but i think it's realy agressive. the front end design wont be for all models i'm sure so as a distinctive design queue it really works, and that booooty - ohh wee

bump...still looking, hoping i dont have to go e bay

would u mind taking a pic of one, the stadard and dimming look wquite simialr in good ocndition. tell tale sign is the little tab on the bottom for releasing the glass locking mechanism , and the extra plugs on the back.

Mpsort 2 Suspension is the shizz and agree, sell as a package

does it havethe auto dimming mirrors? im after a passengaer side one.

Took the car, and the Family around Hampton Downs international circuit this past weekend, as part of the BWM Festival, sponsored by the BMW Car Club NZ and Coombes Johnston. It was a cool event and the kids (4 and 11 months) loved going out on the track, for 1 lap, then they both fell asleep with 3 to go... Car handled well, with no sign of spongy brakes of the past. I manged to wind 3rd out a few times despite the crowded cruise session. With radio off (and kids asleep) its nice to hear the 3 liter sing. onlything i can think of that would make it better (it is a family car in M Sport trim after all) is better tires. the Altrenzo (yuck) and old Eagle F1s offer different handling characteristics and once they are up for replacment i'll be looking at all 4 - something sporty yet quiet.

Thanks, trying to avoid 4 and 5 - i had doscounted them for now as last resort. given texture of the trim and coverage of paint option 2 and 3 might be best

Hi Team, I have noted some silver overspray on the textured black bumper trim from a previous respay on my front bumper. What is the best way to remove this? Spot light covers also had some, have cleaned those up wit ha clay and re-spray. The textured surface of the trim needs a different apporach....

Removed spotlight covers last weekend to give them a clean up and remove some overspray from a previous masking miss. Front bumper has been repainted at some stage. After a degrease and clay bar most of the silver had gone. At this point I decided to respray in black as I'd found a can of duplicolor in my recent garage clean up. This has worked well and they are all black again.