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Is this where I say... i wish my wife was this dirty ? Car overdue for a clay bar and three stage wax session.

There are also kits similar to Bavsound using Dayton Rs drivers on eBay. But focal / morel in different league . Bavsound have used a number of branded drivers over the years. Issue going that way is it still uses lower power factory amp. Won't meeting the dynamics wanted above

I like what you've done with that

Merry Christmas Been great to meet some of you in person in Wgtn and Auckland this year. hope Santa has treated you all well

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/

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.

Interesting view on blue printing in my car I'm picturing a series engine where the manufacturing process leaves plenty of room for improvement in pistons, rods and crank and breathing comes via porting. i guessing manufacturing tolerances these days are so close it's not needed unless you want that 10000 rpm plus s14

Anything that's been ported and polished, balanced and blueprinted, has bigger carbs, headers or extractors, raised compression ratio with 1/2 race cam or better. or modern stuff where most of this is in base build... or anything with a Honda badge simple !

Went to replace rear left fog light bulb on m3. Slight problem....see photo. Also added analogue lighting adaptor to 3D printed iPhone ashtray dock.

Stunning project. Post more pictures please.

Should be moved to rant section. thoughen up sweeties.... or by a I3

The USA video on the SS was very complimentary . Mentioned a few of the design engineers were also across the e39 M5. Sounding like a very good car.

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.

Tunnels and s54 engines. ?

Remember reading an article about him and his personal engine dyno in his basement at home. Shows the level of dedication.

Don't get a tiltadoor unless it's sectional.Made that mistake with my first one. It occasionally would hit a car or guest car if parked to close. Not good with kids either. also limits how much height you have to play with an engine when using an engine hoist if door open.

Slightly off your topic but this was my favourite garage in terms of ideas for a garage workshop. Has really well planned spaces and I like the drop down wall benches. http://www.12-gaugegarage.com/photos/index.html

Can't speak on which company to go with but I have spent far too much time on the site below looking for ideas. Has everything from well planned basic to money no object sublime . Might help you decide on which way to go or what features you may want . http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=a02d1fe059b832c2269d740e66f804fc&f=7

Roads behind Masterton (east side) widens into some of the best roads down this way. Know it well from motorcycle rides in the past. Noticed the windscreen as well

Another way other than the iPhone generic tray is to mod the Nokia tray. I modded my Nokia one to fit a iPhone 5 but didn't include a passive aerial. No issues with reception I noticed at the time. End up getting an iPhone stand and used the iPhone mount from it. used ULF for Bluetooth.

Interesting position if true. Consumer protection website says to call BMW. Guessing this could get quite political for BMW NZ and damage the brand as a result. Where do BMW stand legally if a large group of jap origin owners grouped together and legally went after BMW on the grounds of a world wide recall. Would the group go after BMW NZ or BMW Ag ? Thoughts anyone ?

Watching with interest. My car seems to be going down in power. first hub dyno at 48,000 km saw 230kw at hubs. Car was one of the quicker M3s I'd tried going by butt dyno at time of purchase . Second Hub dyno at 90,000km saw 210kw at hubs Third roller dyno engine run at 122,000 saw 183kw at tyres (Running Mobil blended 98 which causes pinking on the M3) Running SMG so thinking about csl software for subframe longevity and restoring power.

Post more pics of cooper s as well !

Surname starting with K. same Wellington car ? Orginal owner had passed away and the car had 97,000 kms in 2014. Was immaculate then and still looks as good. Isn't 210 kw enough ?

Changed phone again so now running iPhone 7 which no longer has 3.5mm jack. But if a pain as can no longer charge and listen using old kit. Will try and get airplay working with Kodi media centre but really need to sort out hands free calling again