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With the csl widths the other ones I considered as Bridgestone Re71 and Yoko ad08 with has been superseded by the ad09 . These are street legal semi-slicks that don’t mind wet days.. They are higher dry grip option. Best tyre combo I had on e46 m3 was the Bridgestone re11. Really good on driver days on the track and better than the PSS and PS4S I ran after. Re11 were replaced by re71s. Only issue was with Bridgestone nz it was going to be an order and wait process so I went with another set of PS4s. I briefly had ps5 on the front of the f80. They are a bit smoother and quieter than PS4s with a nice steering response. A bit less road feel. Didn’t get to explore front end grip though.

I used to run 235/40r18 and 265/35r18 ps4s on my e46 m3. Would get mine via tire rack.com and brought about 4 sets of tyres for the e46 from them. Prices imported were similar to nz prices. I think I just needed to register for importing goods more than $1k. It’s a good alround combo. Hardly ever got traction light flashing. Found the rears would last no more than 40,000 kms. scroll down to ps4s. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?zip-code=13489&frontWidth=235/&frontRatio=40&frontDiameter=18&rearWidth=265/&rearRatio=35&rearDiameter=18&performance=ALL

Drove from Wgtn to Auckland for one of those Dyno days. Great fun ! ( e46 m3 day ) Would be interested is seeing how an s55 with stock and GTS tunes does 😀

Thats looking great !

Lower pressure could also be a result of the 90s e30 cap recall. There was concerns around pressure build up and scolding an unsuspecting owner.This one was for m20s and I remember being sent a new cap for my 84 323i https://bmwtechinfo.bmwgroup.com/sib_attachments/B170293.pdf and https://charm.li/BMW/1984/318i (E30) L4-1766cc 1.8L SOHC (M10)/Repair and Diagnosis/Technical Service Bulletins/All Technical Service Bulletins/Recall - Coolant System Overheating/

Probably a 20 -30k install in its day. Looking like Alpine F1 components, IE scanspeak made speakers. Seen those at $1200 usd a pair second hand not that long ago. That system is very much top end alpine stuff from the day. Other than the soft top , great platform of excellent 3 way front stage. Still has kick panel mid bass position which is great compared with door locations.

Speaking of 80s still have some Alpine gear. Few amps and equalisers from my e21 install circa 88. And have this set which is NIB from early 80s

Almost , but air intake to low on those. Needs to be a e90 m3 with bonnet level intakes to make it through that

M2 looks great with the M decals.Welcome to s55 ownership! Neither thought you’d replace the e36!

Cool fix to sort rattles. Also good on door card clip mounts 😀

There’s also the odd single din unit with carplay / android auto. At the pricey there is the Porsche high end single din , at the other end there are a number of headless CP AA units on AliExpress

Very cool and welcome. F80 is phenomenal car… but I might be a bit biased on that 😀

Not so sure about that one , same challenge with my cruise control with mine also having a UK VO. All roads lead to a replacement cluster. Got to remember setting it for 62 mph rather than 100 😀 But it would certainly solve the default Map location as well rather than asking dealer for a manual download of NZ/Aus. Also stop BMW UK dealers asking if I’d like to have car serviced.

On the Speed Limit Detection retrofit using the process earlier my car has since been in for a service in the last week. As a result the 8TH option is now showing as an official factory option. I did a online BMW vin lookup today so no chance of it being wiped during any future servicing 😀

Great you see the positive out of it with how the medical team worked to stabilise you. There are some phenomenal people that fix us up when we get broken. One of those life events, happy to have survived …. But fu$k, that was a bit close. Speedy and progressive recovery.