325_driver 422 Report post Posted May 30, 2021 @Jacko haha I remember when I had a black car. Was constantly buffing it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2544 Report post Posted June 1, 2021 Straight through a VTNZ WOF with no advisories - what I had hoped, but always disconcerting watch men in overalls prod and poke your car for 30 minutes muttering to each other. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2157 Report post Posted June 2, 2021 Went and got two new tyres for a wof, discovered all four wheels buckled....$#&@ ... bolted them back on and went straight through a VTNZ wof. Now jacked up and all wheels off to be made round again. Too much dukes of hazard I think. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2544 Report post Posted June 2, 2021 10 minutes ago, Jacko said: Went and got two new tyres for a wof, discovered all four wheels buckled....$#&@ ... bolted them back on and went straight through a VTNZ wof. Now jacked up and all wheels off to be made round again. Too much dukes of hazard I think. VTNZ huh - on Tuesday they commented that they checked my oil level and it was fine - my oil light came on about 30 minutes later 🤣 needed almost a litre (M54 life...) 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3318 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Friends don't let friends go to VTNZ. Find a good independent, develop a trust relationship with them instead. VTNZ commented on my WoF sheet that the oil was low. The oil was in fact perfect - they didn't know how to read an M54 dipstick. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3318 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Jacko said: Went and got two new tyres for a wof, discovered all four wheels buckled....$#&@ ... bolted them back on and went straight through a VTNZ wof. Now jacked up and all wheels off to be made round again. Too much dukes of hazard I think. shame your tyre shop didn't mention the buckles! +10 points for Dukes of Hazzard action, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GorGasm 563 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 It sounds like it was the tyre shop that found they were buckled? VTNZ wouldn't be geared up for that unless they were really kaput. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2157 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Yeah tyre shop found em when went to balance. VTNZ is close... I did look at the tech when he was looking at the 3kg of balancing weights on the wheel though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 All four wheels buckled? I wouldn't bother repairing them, they're obviously poorly made. Get new wheels... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, M3AN said: All four wheels buckled? I wouldn't bother repairing them, they're obviously poorly made. Get new wheels... Legit ACS wheels arent they? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2157 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 stop smashing into potholes probably best bet 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Its almost unavoidable with 19” wheels and 30 profile tyres on akl roads. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Really? They're that fragile? Genuine or not, I wouldn't be interested. If they can't live up to NZ roads then they're simply not suitable for NZ roads. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 The “better” quality wheels will “bend” or “buckle” and you can get it fixed whereas cheap cast wheels will crack and harder to repair. (Generally) Combine the factory bmw 19s with runflat tyres (hard sidewall) that come on some 3 series and youre guaranteed for your wheels to crack if you go over a pothole at speed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3318 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 but the runflat rims are stronger and heavier - made for that extra demand RFTs place on them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leichtbau 525 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 AC Schnitzer wheels made by Ronal were well known for being notoriously soft. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2958 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 11 hours ago, qube said: Combine the factory bmw 19s with runflat tyres (hard sidewall) that come on some 3 series and youre guaranteed for your wheels to crack if you go over a pothole at speed. FWIW My experience is very different to that, I have whacked a few pot holes on the poor roads we have to put up with. Worst one was circa 100kph on the Napier-Taupo road into a big hole in the dark. Hell of a bang, I was surprised the shock hadn’t punched through the top of the strut mount. Still drove fine, no loss of pressure. Wheel was buckled, but repairable, on the inside due to the big off-set. No cracks or splits. Tyre was toast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2958 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Wife has a three line whip on for house Reno’s at the moment, so garage has been taken over with paint tins and stuff. However, I did manage to clear all the stuff away from the race car and start to pull out the rear sub-frame for swapping in the 5-stud Ti rear end. Also ordered 5-Stud adaptors for the front end from the US. Fingers crossed I can get away with finishing it off. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3318 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 ^^^ this post needs PICTURES!!! 😀 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2157 Report post Posted June 4, 2021 What is curious is ive done 160,000km on these wheels and never bent them before, only real difference this time around is RE003s Vs F1 Assy 3s... coincidence or stiffer sidewalls? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted June 4, 2021 Put the back seat of the E39 back together in a freezing garage.🥶 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2958 Report post Posted June 5, 2021 On 6/4/2021 at 11:03 AM, Olaf said: ^^^ this post needs PICTURES!!! 😀 I guess you don’t mean of the house rennos? 🥺 Dropping the rear end on an E30 is pretty simple, most people have probably seen / done it.. Came out pretty easily and stripped down, the usual one stuck bolt was absent today which was nice. Now to push out the Delrin bushes and swap into the new beam.! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breaker 980 Report post Posted June 5, 2021 Put a Apple CarPlay Multi MMI box in, improves the NBT and brings the tech up to pretty much current or close enough. easy enough, hardest part is find enough space in the dash for the looms and box, that’s a total PITA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freaknout 47 Report post Posted June 5, 2021 16 minutes ago, Breaker said: Put a Apple CarPlay Multi MMI box in, improves the NBT and brings the tech up to pretty much current or close enough. easy enough, hardest part is find enough space in the dash for the looms and box, that’s a total PITA. Sounds interesting. Got any more details? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breaker 980 Report post Posted June 5, 2021 17 minutes ago, freaknout said: Sounds interesting. Got any more details? there’s a few you tube videos on it, have had it in i3 for about 6 months, works great. Just connects perfectly between the display and head unit. Have to play through Aux though, but the F01 has great sound so no issues, little noticeable in the i3 but perfectly fine. Once in you can jump back to OEM anytime. Search NBT CarPlay on trade embargo, about $500 for the kit and module 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
