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I don't believe that your tape player has aux in. ( can anyone else confirm ?)

The tidy way is to get a audiovox dice device that sits between the Cd changer. It gives you iPod, aux in , sd card and optional Bluetooth connectivity. Steering wheel controls work etc. you'll need to run the wiring from the boot to your console.

The other way is as mentions above which is to mod your tape player. http://jcrowell.info/bmw-aux-in.html

Need a bit more infor on your system. Do you have a cd player / stacker / Nav sat , or head radio / tape / Cd.

depending on what is install will depend on Aux input (normally late 2002 devices on)

At a guess your best option maybe a device that plugs in where the CD stacker connects which gives AUX / Ipod.

Congrats Greg , hopefully mum is doing ok after large boy ! Love the buggy, you've got to get in early before the boy starts thinking "One day I'll be driving a Ford "

Nice car. Checkout USA firm Dinan for some ideas and costs.

http://www.dinancars.com/shop/index.aspx?s...rt-Wagon#page=1

It's got the correct acs body kit. Not a fan of the dtm exhaust. Mint e36 m3 money though.

This thread is worthy of a sticky for e46 M3 suspension options. Must be one of the best on the interweb I've come across

Same here. Got an e36 aircon hedgehog resistor via him. Part was on my doorstep within a day of payment clearing. No issues with part either. Buy with confidence.

Would have to be OEM CSL Wheels for me

Plus 1 !

Probably hard to tell from pic. She's facing the rear of the car which they recommend these days. Five point harness and all with the capsule.

Thanks for the response Hybrid. I don't want to buy a new second hand system and find it didn't fix the problem. Sort of a catch 22 haha! I'd like to find the issue. If it is the head unit then I'd rather spend the money and buy one of those new dynavin?? ones. They look cool as hell. Will try source one local to test.

Hopefully it's just a common fault like the volume thing zeroing out.

Any locals got some working e39 amps or dash units I can use to test?

Would be worth putting an coder or similar on your ibus to see if the screen is sending commands to the tuner which does the majority of the switching.

I'd do the following.

Work out where your amp / tuner / video / amp modules are. Disconnect the battery. Take off and put back on all connectors on the modules.

Reconnect battery and leave the system for 10 minutes to self work out what modules it has.

Confirm that nav screen is sending commands to tuner module via nav coder . Someone in Chch should be able to help you with this. I should be able to find the hex data codes from the controls for you.

If it does then more trouble shooting of tuner module required. If it doesn't then it could be the screen or the work on the car has disturbed the wiring.

Unplug the video module , power off everything and disconnect the battery for 10 minutes. Power back on and see if the screen works via the tuner unit ( it should take over)

If nothing works then its likely to be an issue with the tuner module at this point.

If you do get something on the screen but still no sound then either the output stAge on the tuner is not working or the amp is not powering on.

Does your system have the dsp option ?

Btw. If it works out to be the tuner there are a number of repair companies in the uk that advertise on eBay that will fix common electronic component failures on the tuner. Roughly 100 pounds to do so. Many are regular posters on other bmw forums so you can check them out before hand

Been a long week ! Our new arrival got her first BMW ride today. I've probably never been so careful with my driving.

Great feeling being a dad !

If your factoring labour then a trade for a 530 / 540 would probably work out cheaper for performance options.

Having done a turbo build It gets very expensive quite quickly. The 2.5 is a relatively high compression engine to start with which will limit boost without spending a fortune.

I'd enjoy the car for what it is and perhaps do the bushes / shocks to make the car feel fresh again. The e39 Motorsport is a nice drive regardless of engine power.

Pretty sure the M3 has a different pressing under the floor of the boot. There isn't room for this type of muffler, but you can fake it, which is probably why they look a little odd with the spacing.

That is correct, half the tyre well is gone on the m3 to allow for the muffler to fit high up and sideways across the back behind the bumper.

Have used shipmytrade a number of times. Have a wrapping service which I used on shipping some alloy doors. Very good door to door service.

Ironically 9x6 offer great mid / high bass and offer a punch that most 5 & 6s speakers can't match. In the old days (before decent front components) we'd mount those on the rear parcel shelve via 12mm MDF parcel shelve overlay (or in my case alpine 2 way Ib 8 inch speakers years back)

On the e30/e36 the rear parcel shelve needs either reinforcing or dynamating to stop the ratles and resonance.

You could try making MDF adaptors to replace the plastic ones. It may make the shelve ridge enough stop the rattling as even the factory 10 watts via a 6x9 will do it.

Otherwise , sound upgrades can become quit expensive quite quickly and the gains get less and less as the dollars go up.

Personal perfs for BMW's, Clean sounding source unit, CD or lossless digital music, 4 x matching componets in factory locations , skipass/ ski hatch Sub setup , 4 channel amp and 1 channel class d sub amp . DSP for time alignment of speakers to listening position.

Been thinking about next tyre round. Have a spare rear set of rims.

Seems popular in the US for track days but not sure if it would improve grip / handling

Anyone running a 18x9 square oem setup on their E46 M3's ?

Was rapid and thirsty, oh so very thirsty!

For sure now the weather is turning on and daylight savings is here. I'll have a lot more free time in about 3 weeks so perhaps we can sort something then?

November sounding good. Up for a run to Lake Ferry for a pub lunch ? Could do a combo run, Bimmersport and BMWCC Wellington ?

Hartge H1 850 Spec ?

Another altenative is 1 part dynamo to 3 parts warm water put into a spray bottle.

Spray on and leave for 5 mins. Rinse of with lower pressure water.

Works well on the Ducati to remove road grime off the engine and chain oil off the swing arm. Also brought the M3 engine bay up to scratch.

PH natural and breaks down better after than most car cleaning products.

I'd get a new scanner , cos we all know that V12's don't come in E34's

Well done on a very cool project. Sounding like we should do a Wellington drive soon for a closer inspection.

Got a couple of sheets of 18 mm MDF for ski pass sub build. Working out volume for SQ sub box build.

Wifes car. E36 fuel sender wire re-solder. Fuel gauge now working.

My car. New rotors and front pads.

Awesome thanks very muchly for that information, much appreciated. I tried searching the forum, but I think my Forums skills are a bit rusty as I couldn't seem to find anything

Either the wire comes off at one end or the insulation breaks down on the wiring. Either replace wire with similar wire that is suitable for sitting in petrol or replace sender / fuel pump .http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/other/auction-517184179.htm

This is located in your RH tank under the rear passenger seat. If your going to repair it , google how to do it and be very careful not to blow yourself up !

Otherwise check out this clip to test cluster gauges to confirm fuel gauge function

No sarcasm at all. I'm quite a fan of the e21. Stuble exterior with slightly flared guards, rollcage , all good. A very light body to start with as well.

If I saw that car I'd be thinking , M20 with tripple webbers, but certianly not the ultimate Q ship with a 1000hp hammer under footr. With traction control off I find with a standard S54 will spin up 265's on the rear. 1000 hp plus turbo torque on 235's must just smoke.

Have a nice poster with an S14 powered E21 ...... One day !