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    On 1/27/2017 at 3:04 PM, KwS said:

    Customer dropped into work in his E46 M3 CSL..... oh my; first time seeing one in person, they are a cool car. This one obviously sees some hard work, wheels caked in brake dust, lowered with stoptech big brakes, harnesses and a big extinguisher on the floor. No photos because privacy and all that.

    Snap

    saw this in the city on way into work. Very nice with cool plate.

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    Used a broker for my motorcycle. JB insurance which are now ion.

    Was a race kitted Ducati and got quoted $2800 for $34,000 cover from State and a few others. JB was like $1200 . Had a great conversation with JB. Policy was also great as it cover items such as getting home , gear cover and funeral cover.  

    Saw them replace a mates bike ( MV Augusta ) that was a couple years old at the time .$39k payout quickly settled. 

     

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    On 1/6/2017 at 11:18 PM, NZ BMW said:

    I'm with state and can't speak highly enough of them. Had a claim a few years ago on my E39 and they insisted that the repairer used BMW parts. Was all pretty painless. 

    Didn't seem to change my premium much at all, I think given that I've been with them for 10 years plus I locked in some kind of lifetime discount or something. 

    To counter this my wife had a 318 e36 that we brought fior $12500 a number of years back.

    The car got rear ended and shunted into car in front . Wife suffered neck injuries as did the driver in the car she hit.

    Damage was extensive to the point of the tyrewell being buckled and rear door gaps had closed up.

    aurgued car should be written off. Policy was to repair the car even if it came to 80% of market value. They repaired the car and it went back a couple of times for overheating and sir con radiator According to the smash repairer the total bill ended  being $11,800.

    I wasn't happy with the outcome as to me the rear crumple zone was now weaker. Car was put on a chassis straightener and crumpled boot area was pulled out by welding a block and tackle method. Wasn't convinced the car still had its full strength restored.

    A combo of new and second hand parts were used.

     

     

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    28 minutes ago, 3pedals said:

    Neal,, my mate was out one day riding through the Waitaks on his race tuned H2 750 Kawasaki two stroke , had it fully cranked over  having a good scratch and a certain top production  rider passed him on the inside on a  stock GT185 Suzuki which belonged to his sister. Mate  was Ferkin shitty for weeks.

    That's a serious performance differential !

     When I first competed in the Cliffhanger hill climb (748r)I was humbled by a 16 y/o on a RS125 who put the same time down. At this event you can enter on a road registered bike.

    Ironically the Rossi weekend look alikes on 1000 il4s where never to be seen at this event, Too busy sipping soy latees at some alfresco cafe navel gassing at their chicken strips and exchanging bus ticket bitch slapping tales of how fast they are.

     

    then you get a pro on a il4 doing it !

     

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    53 minutes ago, 3pedals said:

    Coop there is bugger all in it we are talking about machinery where the biggest performance modifier is the operator - but the word from many more experienced than me  is the BMW wins on the road/track and in the numbers but the Duc gets the emotional vote . but on any day it can go either way.

    Not talking race bikes.

    I reckon. I've had more favourable nods and waves from the fairer sex on the Duc than any other bike I've owned bike put together. Should have been the gsxr1000 from a performance pov . 

    No wait... I'm off topic .

    Agree on opperator. Quite humbling when you thing think your a good road rider and attend a session where the Bernard team fly passed and are at the point of getting elbows down.

     

    anyway, thread is reminding me that my a series turbo project needs dusting of. Not a performance engine, but certainly built to push the power to double the factory tags.

     

     

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    On 12/7/2016 at 6:09 PM, _ethrty-Andy_ said:

    Spotted Neil in his M3 going up SH2, I was driving the blue on blue e46 cabby. Have your wife stand on the brake pedal and look at the back of your car some time ;)

    Is this where I say... i wish my wife was this dirty ?

    Car overdue for a clay bar and three stage wax session.

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    http://stores.ebay.com/WoofersEtc/_i.html?_nkw=Morel&submit=Search&_sid=709899467

    ive brought speakers via these guys and they are good to deal with (woofersetc)

    the space behind the door card and door metal is the limiting factor for some of the choices. If you will to cut an opening then more of the morel range will fit.

    sail area is better location for tweeters than m3 door location. Makes the distance between right tweeter and midbass more equal to the right ear.

    Consider going active on your speaker by getting two 4 channel amps. 4 channel upfront ( just use amp high and low pass filters)

     

    use another 4 channel in tri mode .2 channels for rear fill and two channels bridged for sub. Put a y rca lead in so the sub gets its rca feed from the front speaker amp. That will keep volume in check.

     

    back to the morels. So check  the morel car series prices with the individual drivers available parts-express.com.By buying from parts express you may find you can go the range for a similar price by dropping the crossovers.

    eg tweeter

    http://www.parts-express.com/morel-mdt-12-1-1-8-neodymium-tweeter--277-060

    mid bass if these can be made to fit ( see Zeros door build)

    note, one of these look to be the drivers in NZ image speakers

    http://www.parts-express.com/cat/midrange-midbass-drivers-full-range-speakers/16?N=21631+4294967118+4294965095+4294965077+4294964893+4294964980&Ne=10166&Nrs=collection()%2Frecord[endeca%3Amatches(.%2C"P_PortalID"%2C"1")+and+endeca%3Amatches(.%2C"P_Searchable"%2C"1")]&PortalID=1

    sub wise I'm guessing a hidden box . There is a new 8 inch sub on the market that might fit the bill. 

    http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-um8-22-8-ultimax-dvc-subwoofer-2-ohms-per-coil--295-508

     

    Speaker wiring.

    looking at wds the midbass wiring is 1.5mm2 or roughly 15 gauge. You can run new wiring via the door connector but u found this to be a high labour low reward experience. BMWs tyco / amp connector is licensed hence you don't see many aftermarket looms.

    i did come across this guy who mad the amplifier connector from scratch. He offers a range of plug in harnesses for BMW audio

    https://technicpnp.com/shop/

     

     

     

     

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  17. Posted · Edited by Neal · Report reply

    Sub'd..

    I'd also do a few things differently if I'd started over. Keeping the factory HU does limit the sound. I did trace it down to the last "output stage" as the sound quality taken straight from the op amps after the Dac is quite good.

    speaker wise I'd either find a better off axis Tweeter or pillar mount the tweeters. I'd also get morel drivers via parts express as my $k plus PPIs dont deliver sq to the price paid. I'd also go 6.5 or 8s on mid bass.

    cabling wise I'd use factory speaker wiring via technic harness adaptor as not convinced that my single run 14 gauge wiring has delivered.

    Sources are fickle. Sq in my car is best by raspberry Pi with $60 optical USB dongle, then iPhone 5s or 6 via analogue and last the factory system. All of these sources connect to a dsp / preamp. Some of the top comp car systems are iPad based now with optical into dsp so iOS streaming can be done well.

    Dsp wise, time alignment seems to have given good gains but I've had issues with two brands of dsp having some kind of failure.

    Id also check out some newer class d Amos as they run cold and are smaller for the install.

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    Car park buildings in wgtn that are open then closed then open again.

    Did they actually check the building when I asked if it had been checked and safe ..... yes sir , people are parking in it now ....only to be closed 2 days later for "48 hour inspection"

    Wft, don't lie upfront , instead say something like , looks ok but park at your own risk , inspection later in the week.

     

     

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