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New old stock GKN made in Germany CV boot kit. I think these were OE parts. Bought these decades ago but they didn't fit my 535i with a large case diff. Seems they were more from 3L and below engines. Kane Barrie says these also fit E30 inner CV's joints. You can check the part numbers etc. $100 + shipping

What engine? Scanning it would be the first step.

Should of read 'want' rather than like but either way paying a dealer premium on a unknown 25 year old import is heart over brain logic. Unlike the E36 i found no reference of these E46's ever having a factory fitted LSD. E36's had factory LSD's unlike the E46, only the M3's had them with their completely different subframe.

You'd have to really like them to pay M3 money for one. They seem to be sold for 20-30k overseas. Never heard of these having a factory LSD either.

Yeah pricing can be odd. I run 245/45R18 fronts cost about the same. PS5's retail fitted\balanced in 275/40R18 were $820 vs $589 for Potenza's. Trade on the PS5's was $570 by itself. Importer is probably the one making most of the money. Current advantage tyre retail Michelin pricing is a 20-30% markup on trade price all things being equal. I find a good special\sale seems bring the retail price to around the trade price lots of consumable items. The saving in trade is being about to fit them yourself and save $200 on a set, most places seem to charge $~50 per tyre for fitting and balancing.

I recently looked at those for my S55 as they were the only good in my sizes along with the PS5's (both around $1900 trade). Upon reading reviews they didnt have the characteristics i was after for the car so i went with the PS5's. That pricing is insane in this day and age though, buying power that good or tyre shops got big markup, maybe both. Would of been interesting to see what the PS5 cost in the same sizing. May have to drive to Auckland for future tires.

Yeah i agree they can be some what convenient at a certain time, basically a Sunday if you messed up. My point was more directed at them being your typical multinational company with share holders - focus on growth and increasing payouts while reducing quality and costs. There was a time not too long ago that they actually had supplied decent quality stuff for a reasonable price, not cheapest stuff they can slap their name on with a big markup. They have gotten to the point where a significant amount of branded products they on sell are vastly more expensive than average retail price(even with trade discounts), go look up Loctite 243 for an example. They are actively trying to buying smaller companies who actually have a good rep and supply better parts at cheaper prices, doesn't take a expert to figure out how that would turn out. If they went under tomorrow the country would keep running no problem and there would be plenty of others to take their place. f**k GPC.

Didnt know they made a 323i, i feel like it would be a bit lacking in the power on this. Worn interior, cheap wheels, chopped muffer and 10 owners dont give the best impressions.

Well it was imported in 2013 while they were still making them, lots of the flaws and wear related issues probably weren't common back then. Either way they are money pits like most petrol 4 cyl N series engines.

Tyre reviews tested the Primacy 4, PS4s and PS5's

Don't want PS5's?

My main issue when ordering bulk vehicle parts in NZ(more so as retail customer) is the lack of online ordering systems. Ordering from overseas is so much efficient for anyone accustomed it. Sending big parts lists to the dealership for pricing\availability creates too many issues unless you dont care about pricing and\or delivery schedules, not to mention extra work for the parts guy.

Yeah good point, usually got away with a bit of wood on the light BMW manual boxes. You could make you own cradle easy enough with steel and access to a welder, the tilting mechanism adds all the bulk which probably dont need.

Ive got a Wayco 2.5t which does but im not sure on sizing or how those adaptors mount. Ive also got the older std version of the powerbuilt 3t, lasted me 20+ years before the seals went and which i need to rebuild. The saddle depth is much deeper than the Wayco and just better built\designed. Otherwise lots of older Wayco's etc that have removable saddles if you keep an eye out on used market.

Repco are miles worse than any dealer and supply mostly garbage. Rip every poor c**t off is no joke. Dealerships seems hit and miss as far as parts go, some stuff is crazily prized compared to the same thing overseas, but sometimes it's actually cheaper.

That's the valuation he retrieved from his a**hole. 20,000km in 25 years with 6 owners who likely have done next to nothing on it, what a chump.

They dont physical fit in each others casing but there are measurements listed here

188k. 188 is for older models up to E36. 188L is newer models after E46,

I could write a essay about parts and suppliers in NZ but the basic points have been covered. Goes for euros in general, but being about to source parts at reasonably prices with ease is a big part of the reason i stick with BMW. The car owner going to the average workshop has no idea they are getting diddled on all the Chinese\Taiwan stuff being pedaled, bit of a race to the bottom when customers choose sorely on price or don't\arent given the options to choose something better if available.

So it has spark and fuel pressure? What sort of crankshaft sensor did you use?, some aftermarket ones have issues. Check camshaft and crankshaft sensor wiring at the plug connector as it can loose its insulation. You can also test both sensors with a multimeter.

Those were great

Only really used it back in the day when their prices were noticeably cheaper than Repco with different\better products. Now days their stuff is largely average quality at best, specials arent even that great besides oil (which can be stocked up and goes on sale plenty) and everything priced the same as Repco, typical shareholder business model. Anything else you get cheaper at other local suppliers or overseas. Some of the markup these guy put on retail products is absurd, id rather support overseas companies directly than middlemen Australians.

Assuming you going to cert it then doing adjustable toe\camber brackets could be a good idea while everything is out,. Bit of a hassle but could well pay off if the arms arent perfect and you are lowering it.

Did you happen to get a wheel alignment before all this work? E30's trailing arms aren't strong and bent especially given their age

For starters the 3rd photo shows a missing torx screw on the LHS, don't know where that is gone, are you sure there is nothing stuck on the in between the horn plate? Failing id re-seat all the connections and the ground, then there should be a connector under the lower steering wheel shroud the goes to the clock spring, if you disconnect that and it stops then its clock spring, wheel or wiring issue in the steering wheel area.