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    Depends what you are after in a tyre. I went to re11's on 18 inch rims in the csl widths. (235 front 265 rear)

    Brought the re11 for the odd track day which they are execellent for. Heat up fast, corner grip and stable braking is excellent. Hard to spin with DSC off etc. Noise wise, seem to produce an even white noise sound. Roughly 550 b per corner via tirerack.com or cheaper if Bridgestone NZ stocks your size

    otherwise this link maybe of use.

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    Hi guys,

    I have the torch which plugs into the socket in the glovebox, but it doesn't work. Are there any common faults with them? Is there an easy way to change the bulb? It wasn't immediately apparent to a non-skilled/practical person such as myself if that could be done.

    Thanks.

    You'll get the idea of what's inside the torch here Visit My Website

    The rechargeable battery dies after a number of years.

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    What i assume to be a genuine E46 AC Schnitzer S3 in Courtney Place last night, massive wing on it almost looked DTM, 19" ACS wheels and huge AC Schnitzer decal up both sides, looked like something straight out of Forza

    Wasn't a M3 by any chance ? Parked next to one by kirks a while back. Had every ASC option

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    :rolleyes:

    Ever driven a 5 series V8 around a race track? How about a nice 540i vs a C6 Corvette, maybe a Camaro ZL1 or a HSV GTS? Seeming we are making silly comparisons.

    The LS series is perfect for a conversion, it has a lot of pro's vs a German or Jap V8, its lighter, smaller, more reliable and there are an abundance of parts available cheap for them.. did I mention its way more powerful??

    BMW E39 will make 200kw, a LS2 will make 350kw easy, 500kw with a supercharger.

    Was just a thought, a Chev powered E39 with a manual gearbox and LSD would be a beast!

    Too old school

    Put BMW's best Six into it, hpf treatment and you have possibly the worlds fastest E39 wagon.

    http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/partdetail...ts/E46_M3/11037

    Or replace it with a E60 M5 ?

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    Did this to a couple of Mini7's and a Touring Car. The touring car we did with the driver in the car. Can be good for .5 to 1 seconds a lap if you have height adustable suspension.

    I'd get it done, drive the car for a while and have it re-checked as we'd find the cars would settle a bit and needed further ajustment / fine tunning. See if the place is up for a quick recheck.

    Otherwise the scales have become quite reasonable with people selling them for roughly $600 a set on trademe. That's only four visits if you think about it. Also far better than using the old lever bar and cardboard method. Typically the guys would use me on the lever bar due to my weight advantage :(

  11. Posted · Edited by Neal · Report reply

    Ha who are you trying to kid. SMG change =3 seconds.

    Greg ,You must be getting sleep deprived with that new baby of yours .....

    Anyway ,

    Step 1 , See attached picture

    Step 2 , Push gear leaver right and enage manual mode (or leave it in auto mode just to annoy manual drivers)

    Step 4, Press switch thingie below gear stick on right hand side until dash display matches my avatar

    Step 5 , Put left hand leg on dashboard

    Step 6, Smash accelerator to the floor

    Step 7 , At redline move right hand pinkie 5mm

    Repeat 6 times .....

    Im prone to exageration .... Change time is 80 milliseconds , not 1/1th of a second as stated.

    edit , forgot to add , press the heated seats buttons somewhere in the process ....

    Anyway , I like the idea of putting a honda civic badge on the back like those real examples of M cars.

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    IMO Go with 18 inch rims for the track. Better range of sticky tyre options in that size. The oem rim is nice and strong but manybe not the lightest. I'm noticing in the USA many have changed from a staggered setup to a square setup and use 4 rear OEM 18's instead which is sposedly helps reduce understeer. I have a spare set of rear 18's so will try this next tyre round.

    Other thing to consider is just putting something like Re-11's or smilar on your current rims and use them for both road and track days ? I went up to 235 + 265s on the oem rim. They hang on well and don't spin up out of 2nd gear corners and hand on well.

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    Bugger ! Ive got an SMG and a "M" badge

    Must take the M badge off the car as it doesn't have a clutch pedal.

    Mind you, I never was able to change gear in 1/10th of a second with the foot flat on the right hand pedal on the old manual or rev match down shifts on a trailing throttle ..... what am I missing by not having a clutch pedal :rolleyes:

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    Focal and moral have great pedigree. I ran some soundstream sst4.0's 4 inch for rear fill in my e36 using the standard coupe ported speaker boxes. They sounded quite musical in their own right and can handle a reasonable amount of power. Mid base was lacking despite the ported box but wasn't too much of a problem due to front components and 10 inch sub.

    I'd try and see if you can get a good 4x6 for the front as they will run lower than a 4 inch and pull the image forward as a result. 4 inch speakers usually roll off quickly below 100 hz so will need bass reinforcement from elsewhere. I ran 4x6s on my old e21 a while back and was pleased with the results. Boston made some good sounding speakers in this configuration a while back. Boston are getting out of car audio so the speakers are been sold off at budget speaker prices. Worth a look otherwise focal or moral in 4 inch would be my choice in that size.

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    Been a while since an update. Been collecting gear , namely a Boston SPG555 and Pasive radiator and various electronic bits. Have a bunch of MDF in the garage and a box design software. Have mocked up a couple of designs , but they have failed the "Does the baby buggy fit in the boot if needed" test. Box was getting to 14 inchs deep to allow passive raditator to sit behind main driver and line up with ski port at a 70 degree angle to match back seat slope with a 28 litre internal volume.

    Probably will end up with a slimmer box going futher across the backseat.

    Also turns out my mid 2002 Bm53 tuner is pre - aux software and doesn't have Aux input. I've come across firmware for the eprom, but it's not clear if its for a bm54 or bm53. Rather risk turning the tuner into a teapot will go to plan B and go to an external aux source switcher.

    Plan B, Would have solved the issue with a Alpine H800 processer and connected the PC and CD changer via digital connections and tuner via RCA. However , our new arrival last month has changed "projects" income.

    Plan C, Go for a simple pre-amp crossover with AUX input. Have been watching out for the older Rockford Fosgate 3sixty.1 or 2 processors. There are two older versions (and a brilliant new version 3sixty.3). One with 1/3 octave eq and time alignment and one which is a basic crossover. Ended up finding a second hand 3sixty.1 which is the basic version which has high level and RCA in, plus Aux selectable via remote control switch.

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    I had a look at this site recently and BEWARE !!!!

    If the goods need to be cleared through Customs, they will do it for you at a cost of $150 per parcel plus the cost of GST and the fees !!!!

    http://csc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/569/kw/customs

    I then looked at Prezoom instead ....

    Must depended on goods and that $400 nzd gst threshold. Brought a Iphone/ipad smart baby monitor for the little one. 190 USD via ebay usa only shipper , rather than $600 NZD locally via apple Istore.

    Had no issues and came in around $260 NZ after shipping. Also below NZ GST threshold. Transaction took 14 days door to door.

    However , best shipment method so far was car audio gear via ebay / fedex in 6 days including customs clearance.

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    Nice rig Mspec , Built an HTPC as well (HT Case, temp controlled fans , 4 TB of onboard eco drives ) I like the UI you're using. TV looks great as well.

    I'm currently building a speaker cabinet to re-house some speaker drivers for a centre channel (8 inch 3 way system). I'm using some oldschool wharfedales to replace my energy speakers which work well on home theater / music video.

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    The thing to remember with e30 imports was that the industry was riff with cars coming in with altered speedos at the time. Many had done far more KMs than stated. Remember looking at a 325i where they'd left the next oil due sticker at 195000 KMs . The car was advertised with 76000 KMs .

    Having said that some of those SA cars had nice up specs such as 2.7 l engines and most options ticked for the extras.

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