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Plot thickens. The factory retrofit tv module cable doesn't have the 9 to18 and 9 to 18 audio connections either. Will try a combo of nav audio to nav tv and nat TV to bm53 b connector 11 & 12 . If that doesn't work then will try Tv to bm53 connector c 5 & 11

Thanks for the info, will get some more pins and make up nav to tuner audio connection and make sure I have tuner to bm53 around the correct way.

It's clear from the comments that this site should be changed to www.beemersport.co.nz . Most likely comments where from informed Nissan March owners

Have used video retrofit cable between mk4 nav and video tuner / bm53 radio All video functions are working correctly However , the audio does not work from the tv tuner or nav. The retrofit loom splits the audio out via via separate lines rather than the mk4 nav audio out via the video tuner. Both bm53 radio b & c connectors have nav / tv inputs ( B has pins 11&12) (C has pins 5&11) My questions are Is it valid as per current loom to have the nav mk4 audio connected to B 11 & 12 and the Tv connected to C 5&11 ? Other wise if the nav mk4 audio goes via the tuner white audio connector inputs which connector / pins should the tv tuner audio out go to . ( the blue/white and yellow combo) I've googled and tried combos , but haven't achieved and sound output from the tuner of mk4 nav

they come in two sizes for oem paddles http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=...hg=32&fg=35

Got mine via Supercheap. They are similar to Allen key L style tools. Also brought one of their plastic trim removal sets which is great for getting trim apart without marking it. I like the idea of lumber support and was thinking of retrofitting to m3 seats at some stage.

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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ls the door glass dropping a about 1.5 cm when the door handle is pulled. If not this would make it harder to open and close door.

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

Have been getting "no disk" on cd stacker since recent trackday. Took stacker apart , re-lubbed and adjusted cd load worm gear. Reinstalled and all good hopefully for another 10 years.

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 ?

Nice cars , but I still cant get my head around seeing lhd 1m's brand new for $43000 usd earlier in the year.

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

Sound like a good price for first time setup considering the price of a normal alignment. Are you going to weight jack with or without driver ?

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.

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.

Good point After 700,000 kms of pushing clutches in every day for 25 years Im finaly over it. Thinks ..... Must be able to make the Mini club car into an SMG somehow ....

The Bostons were a two way , but I moded them with home made crossovers to roll off the mid bass to stop it competing with the lower range of the tweeter. It made a small but noticable difference.

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

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.

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.

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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