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Been wondering about the Adrenalins, what are your impressions so far Grant? And how's the pricing?

7kW at the wheels? That's a hell of a lot for a muffler.

Ah I see. Just keep it, you've done so much to it, it's got a personality of its own!

Yeah, if it's ///M then it's part of the kit and it's supposed to be there. But if it's ///M3 it means someone swapped it. You can actually buy a badge of your choice and replace it. They have a few types.

Are you keeping the car Chris? That's going to be some stretch! FWIW I had 225/45/17 Hankook Ventus HRII H405 on the ACS wheels... they were pretty good value for money to me at 160 ea, I used them on the track, and they held up well. Thanks everyone for your input. Guess it's a no brainer then - I am going with the Direzzas. It will be interesting to see how well they work as a higher profile tyre.

For what it's worth, I had 17x8.5" ACS Type IIIs, ET43 all around, on 225/45/17" tyres, and there was no rubbing on my E36 320i with M-Tech Springs.

I have played around with that adjustment knob and also based on info from some other forums it is not a true LHD to RHD switch. The knob just turns the flare on or off. I believe it's to enable compliance when Europeans move between RHD & LHD countries but a true RHD beam will be the exact opposite of a LHD one.

^ Great post. Note that if you get lights from a LHD country, make sure they are, or can be switched to RHD beam pattern. I am not sure if it can be done on the E39 Hellas.

Done, good luck!

Haven't gone to a tyre shop to ask about the warranties yet, but on the phone with a shop that sells Toyo tyres, I asked whether they had a warranty (Toyo NZ's site said 5 years), and they said there is no way, and told me the warranty was much shorter, covered less km's (something like 10000) etc etc. So I wanted to find actual documents to make sure other shops don't try to BS me. Cheers Gus. Thanks Ron, you have a point about the non-directional, nowadays many of us get caught up in the hype, I do like the non-directional for rotation purposes (left rear wheel had some camber wear when the 17"s were on but it seems to have disappeared after I put the 15"s back on). Tread Designs: Falken: Direzza:

Nice car! Saw it on TradeMe awhile back I believe, thought it was a good deal, it's awesome that it came with a Supersprint exhaust. The pictures do not do it justice!

Yeah, nice garage!

Cheers Nick, but those only apply to US/Canada, I haven't had luck finding an actual document for NZ.

I am about to get a new set of 205/60/15 tyres for the 15" stock wheels on the E36 320i. Currently running on Dunlop LM701. I can get Falken Ziex ZE-329 for $520 fitted, or Dunlop Direzza DZ101 for $596 fitted by Discount Tyres in Glenfield. Differences: Falken is all-season tyre, and non-directional. Direzza a summer tyre, and directional. Which one is better for NZ roads and weather? I need a set of tyres with good grip in the wet and good tread life. The Direzza should be better for performance but I don't expect too much from 15" which would probably have a fair amount of sidewall flex anyway. Also does anyone know the type of manufacturer's warranty Dunlops or Falkens come with? Cheers.

Those were a really good deal.

Not necessarily... the fact is just that it will create more understeer. Whether that's good or bad depends on the driver. Some people run staggered setups to create more understeer, some to put down more power at the rear wheels, some for looks as you said.

Looking forward to the pictures. They will make a big difference to the car!

Contacted you Ashkan.

Hot. IMO Black cars don't look as good with black grills because the chrome grills give it that contrast it needs. How many KMs has it done?

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Welcome!

Heard of people doing that before! It's not for everyone though.

www.understeer.com. H&R also does sway bars, perhaps you should consider those as theoretically they should be testing their springs with their sways.

Are yours hazed up from wear and tear? You might want to try going at it with some polish. IIRC, the outer lense of the E39 Hella Angel Eyes headlights is made from plastic. I'm assuming your pre-facelift ones are as well? The cheapest option for you is to open up your headlights and polish the plastic outer lense, and remove the inner lenses and wipe them down. This makes a significant difference. Other options are: 1. Pre-facelift headlights with Xenon 2. Hella Angel Eyes with Xenon 3. Hella Angel Eyes 4. Aftermarket - ie: Depo (Projector39 is a Depo with some changes made) All those options won't be cheap. If you upgrade from pre-facelift to Hella Angel Eyes, you'll also need the adapters to hook everything up. These are available from Hella. Furthermore, if you upgrade from a halogen to a proper xenon system, you'll need: New headlights, as the projectors inside are different Xenon ballasts and bulbs A module so you won't get an error from the OBC The Hella ones will be the best quality. But also the highest price. If you want to upgrade to xenon at a cheaper price you can do so, but that's with aftermarket xenon 'kits' that will plug into your halogen lights. The cutoff and light distribution will not be as good compared to using a headlight with projectors made specially for xenon. This may also result in glare to oncoming drivers. You've probably experienced that on the road, lots of people just plug kits into their halogen headlights. Do note that the Hella Angel Eyes look great, but they have a fundamental flaw. The headlight adjusters inside the Angel Eyes are not sold as a part. They're made from plastic and get brittle after a while. When these break you will essentially have to buy a new headlight. There are a few aftermarket sources available but I have not tried them yet. They are also not cheap. However the pre-facelift lights have adjusters which are sold at the dealer as a part, so you're safe there.

Glad you got it back. This really discourages me from even thinking about importing cars. Is it really that bad? Sounds like an NZ New one is the way to go. Now I wonder my car came without a torch in the glovebox...