Allanw 1071 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, gjm said: Sold / gave away lots and lots of E30 bits. Can't sensibly take them with us to Hawke's Bay. ? WHAT? WHY? Just leave the furniture. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 Installed 2 thirds of my new Bavsound speaker set up in the E39 Rear deck drivers and rear door tweeters done. Will tackle the front door drivers and tweeters next day i don't have a 3.5 year old nipping at my heels 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 42 minutes ago, Allanw said: WHAT? WHY? Just leave the furniture. Apparently that wasn't an option! <Mutter mutter mutter mutter...> 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 Made my e36 too low. Now to raise it up so I can get out the driveway. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob HB1 90 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 8 hours ago, gjm said: Sold / gave away lots and lots of E30 bits. Can't sensibly take them with us to Hawke's Bay. ? Be good to meet up some time when you are installed in the sunny HB 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob HB1 90 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 7 hours ago, gjm said: Apparently that wasn't an option! <Mutter mutter mutter mutter...> My thoughts too 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 Transportation mode. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BozzaFC 300 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 New rims @hunter? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 1 minute ago, BozzaFC said: New rims @hunter? Some temp stand ins mate. Style 65 reps, unfortunately square offset (et18, I discovered on collection) but after a clean up should look ok for when I eventually get around to refurbishing the style 42s. I may sell them off after I clean them up lol we'll see. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucan 196 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, hunter said: Some temp stand ins mate. Style 65 reps, unfortunately square offset (et18, I discovered on collection) but after a clean up should look ok for when I eventually get around to refurbishing the style 42s. I may sell them off after I clean them up lol we'll see. Drove past you on the way up from the park down the road today as you were loading up? didn’t realize you were a member! Edited June 16, 2019 by Lucan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, Lucan said: Drove past you on the way up from the park down the road today as you were loading up? didn’t realize you were a member! Yep that would have been me, in Remuera. Loading up fast with 2 antsy borderline meltdown kids in the car ?? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breaker 980 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 Replaced the heater control valve hose lines and started it up, coolant still leaks. Looked deeper, heater control valve aux motor was leaking. Will need to get a new / replacement ie second hand one. In the mean time since the 750 is parking awaiting a new idler pulley, that lost its aux pump to donate to the 740. At least one working BMW now, ?♂️ And a whole lot less skin on my knuckles, PITA place on the fire wall to get to Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1662 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, hunter said: Yep that would have been me, in Remuera. Loading up fast with 2 antsy borderline meltdown kids in the car ?? That's why fold down seats are good, you relocate them to the boot easily when you need a break. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Eagle said: That's why fold down seats are good, you relocate them to the boot easily when you need a break. ....And huge roof baskets. Lol but only during summer months. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe79 410 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) Life's been busy lately, and I haven't had much occasion to post here, or even read much. Alas, fate intervened about a week and a half ago, on the day there was massive massive rain up here. Was driving off of Dairy Flat Highway, and during a minute period the rain got so thick I couldn't see. Thought something was in front of the car, swerved to not hit something, hit something else instead. There was a high curb and wall next to it. The wall the car might have survived, but the curb killed it... Damaged everything between the wheel and the engine, and from that oil leak, even the bottom end of the engine got it too. EDIT: That could be the transmission pan that got it, unclear. I didn't climb under to look. Edited June 16, 2019 by Gabe79 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 Bummer dude. Still, nobody hurt, I trust. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe79 410 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 22 minutes ago, Olaf said: Bummer dude. Still, nobody hurt, I trust. Nobody hurt. Car and pride only. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Young Thrash Driver 1020 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 21 minutes ago, Gabe79 said: Nobody hurt. Car and pride only. Dude... that's a real bummer. Is it a write off? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe79 410 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, Young Thrash Driver said: Dude... that's a real bummer. Is it a write off? It is. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 insurance pay out? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe79 410 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 2 hours ago, qube said: insurance pay out? Agreed value policy with Tower. Until now I was neutral towards them, at best. We use them for house, contents, and both cars. They can be annoying as anything, and disorganized, and such. They paid out without fuss here. Zero hassle, and whilst their admin department is horrible, their claims department was super helpful and effective. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1662 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 Damn On the positive side at least it can be replaced easy if required or you can change to something else 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe79 410 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Eagle said: Damn On the positive side at least it can be replaced easy if required or you can change to something else That's the idea. Wife is keen on a Toyota, and I might just have to go with that to save myself considerable grief. Her experience of my BMW ownership was not a positive one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1662 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 Haha, to be honest you didn't exactly pick a cheap to maintain model\chassis, but you could of done much worse. Many people would happily spend more on the purchase price to buy something newer or more reliable etc, even though buying something cheaper\older and having to spend money on fixing it to a decent standard could up cheaper in the long run. I think everyone hates dealing with cars now and again. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydoogle 383 Report post Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) Replaced a door handle because I own an e53. And fixed the loose window reg clip while i was in there, because I own an e53 Also got a e39 525 that runs and drives okay for $150. The owner said it didn't run but it ran pretty nice after I put some petrol in. And towed it home because I own an e53 Edited June 17, 2019 by dirtydoogle 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
