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One thing I did notice on my Japan imports was they seemed to have more options than NZ equivalents. My e46 almost had every option available. On the other hand. British ones often have a lower spec such as low end stereo amp/ speakers , no HUD or high beam assist, speed sign recognition but ironically it can self parallel park

Only thing with Jap import M2 is the idrive and connected services takes a bit more programming to sort. Make that part of the sale process or get either local company or these Guys to do the usual NZ maps and change country code , FM tuning etc. eg https://bimmer-remote.com/products/region-change-for-bmw-nbt-evo-id5-6?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=f83b476b8&pr_rec_pid=6269099049134&pr_ref_pid=4480593395767&pr_seq=uniform

My old e46 m3 was a Japanese import. Owned that one for 11 years. Needed the usual M3 servicing. Wasn’t any better or any worse that my NZ new counterparts owned. Brought it at 48,000km and sold it at 189,000km My F80 M3 is a UK import. Seems normal, done 22,000kms E36s were a different story NZ New 325i , no issues, just needed servicing to 220,000 km Imported 328i , auto transmission issues at 120,000 km Imported 318i aka the lemon. Auto transmission issues , most things actually. Suspect the dealer had had the speedo reversed and the car was built by British Leyland workers on a Friday after the pub.

Need to find a motorcycle mechanic that’s use to shimming bike engines and has worked on s54s 😀

Must have a steady hand . Not a lot of room for heat near those neighbouring surface mounted components

Try the kicker amps with a HPF of 60hz on the focals . You may have a dip from 60hz - 100hz range as often boot subs will start rolling off at an acoustic 60hz when set for 80. The 8 inch focals are a good size to get down a bit lower and match the transition point of the sub bass. I think you said the TA on the kicker was automatic. Perhaps redo the auto eq and Ta with the mic held at drivers seat position in front of your nose for the focal channels. Phase alignment of the bass from those speakers will maximise their combined output and bring up the spl on those mid bass frequencies. This can be done with time shifting one side. Here is a phase chart . If speakers are in phase you get a summing effect which is louder. If they are out of phase they have a cancelling effect and the spl drops ( graph from audiofrog )

Good work on sim swap ! 435d gets good diesel mileage 😀

Which BMW charger ? Is it the cteck made unit with lifepo4 setting ? Was thinking about getting one of those 5 amp versions. Havte a Ctek MS5 which has been good and a small motorcycle version . No issues with either but also would like a lifepo4 for the M . I’ve used the MS5 ctek on the M that in lead acid mode but only for charging and stop it manually at 13.3 volts mark.

Other than Dave’s True Story that’s 10 mins of my life I’ll never get back ! BMW should be making elevators to go with it …..

Thanks, thinking I’ll go down a similar route. Was reading that for a non comp f8x the CS edc shock update becomes too harsh with its different shocks so will skip that. Would be good to improve on steering directnesses. Only real complaint with the car have come from an E46 M3 with it’s sublime steering. Use comfort/ sport settings only.

How’s the GTS / CS software now ? I guess you’ve been running it for a couple of weeks now ?

That’s quite good for a 20 y/o. No doubt the recent heat and humidity hasn’t helped.

But equally similar with Turbo gen models F80 with 425hp stated, but dynos at 460 -470 Stage 1 to 500hp , 600 nm stage 2 to 625hp 680nm single turbo build to 1000hp Tyres to 295 / 305 mm respectfully Already has high end cooling Carbon ceramic brakes if not optioned Underbody aero already Extensive chassis / subframe bracing F90 , mods to 900 hp Carbon ceramic brakes etc

Details here . https://silodrome.com/custom-bmw-e9/

Lol yeah , but BMW haven’t made an analogue car since the 2002 ti. Think my old e46 m3 on that list had something like 15 ecus. Even the throttle bodies were fly by wire, DSC between right foot and rear wheels, independent wheel braking , smg had various levels of shift speeds levels etc, three stage butt warmers etc. I think BMW have been slowly fooling M car owners into thinking they are analogue cars 😏 If anything the newer cars enhance the user experience, total customisable damper , steering , engine aggressiveness and gear change settings , brave mode ( all safeties off ) and MDM mode which we all know the D is for drift. Better seats, stiffer chassis etc. Quite a handful to drive compared those older listing. Which is the real drivers car ?