adro 1081 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 212,756 km A while back I picked up @qube's Mpars. Today I finally got around to getting them fitted and balanced. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
str8_6 275 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 17 minutes ago, adro said: 212,756 km A while back I picked up @qube's Mpars. Today I finally got around to getting them fitted and balanced. Why haven’t you sold this to me yet? Looking great. MPars always look great on e39’s 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2421 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 Oh lordy that looks good. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3309 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 looks superb, Adrian. My photography took on a particularly nocturnal phase while our bairns were young, that was the time I could get out without impacting domestic situation. Ready to shoot with you whenever you like. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 honestly one of the best BMW wheels ever for me. Looks amazing man! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1081 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 (edited) A few day time pics yes, that is the baby in the baby capsule in the back seat .. @Olaf super keen to shoot photos in the future. At the moment it's pretty hard for me to lock in a time but that will change...eventually.....i hope! Thanks @qube! Edited September 1, 2018 by adro 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3309 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 5 hours ago, adro said: A few day time pics yes, that is the baby in the baby capsule in the back seat .. @Olaf super keen to shoot photos in the future. At the moment it's pretty hard for me to lock in a time but that will change...eventually.....i hope! Thanks @qube! I thought you were a full-on Canon shooter. is the nikon your personal kit? ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1081 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 43 minutes ago, Olaf said: I thought you were a full-on Canon shooter. is the nikon your personal kit? ? Yeah, could do with an update but I’m holding off as long as I can. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3309 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 Ha, as you know the glass is more important (along with the nut behind the lens); D700 is still a great bit of kit with lovely colours. Only sold mine a few months ago, trying to shift my 3rd D3 which is taking some time. D810 on the horizon, for me, I'm no early adopter. We'll get to shooting when you find opportunity. I'll IM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1081 Report post Posted September 4, 2018 And a couple more....I’m pretty stoked with how the 18’s look and feel. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted September 4, 2018 its really the perfect fit!! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hqstu 780 Report post Posted September 4, 2018 I need to learn how to take a photo... great shots and a noice vehicle... 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1081 Report post Posted September 9, 2018 Quick clean yesterday, and for once it didn't rain overnight so it's still clean today! 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kepes 231 Report post Posted September 9, 2018 Unreal work man! Ran by your driveway last night, looks like new ? New tyres too? Didn't you get bridgestones just recently? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1081 Report post Posted September 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Kepes said: Unreal work man! Ran by your driveway last night, looks like new ? New tyres too? Didn't you get bridgestones just recently? Thanks man. Yeah I had to get a couple of new ones on the front....been sitting on these rims for a while waiting for some spare money to come round. Went for the cheaper option of hankooks @ $215 a corner. My tyre guy wasn’t very impressed that I was swapping out the 10,000km old RE003’s and S001’s for these. I’m just going to hoard them for now. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted September 9, 2018 next time go with some quality laufenns for like $150 ea. its good enough imo for normal daily driving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1081 Report post Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) Warrent time today. Took it to VTNZ as I was confident there weren't any issues. Turns out the orange film on the rear indicators had cracked off and they failed it because they were white. A quick trip to Repco and it's all sorted. ? Edited October 17, 2018 by adro 5 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aphexic 35 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 This looks goddamn gorgeous! I've always regretted selling this car, should've just kept it ? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted October 19, 2018 yes the E39 is fine looking automobile Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1081 Report post Posted October 20, 2018 14 hours ago, Aphexic said: This looks goddamn gorgeous! I've always regretted selling this car, should've just kept it ? Thanks Kasey, it's been a great project...nice step up from the E30 too. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1081 Report post Posted December 18, 2018 Have had a balance issue with the Mpars vibrating (similar to thrust arm vibration) @80km/h so have gone back to the style 66's. Took them back to the shop which re-balanced them however said there was nothing more they could do. Style 66's back on and no vibration @80km. Will save the balancing issue for a rainy day, unless someone wants to buy them off me...yours for $2000 located in Welly. I'm still chasing an intermittent front end clonk, it comes up through the steering column when suspension is loaded up or with a sudden change of direction, but isn't consistent with the steering...seems more a load issue. You can also kinda feel it through the floor panel too and it's significantly more noticeable once the car is hot and has a full tank of gas. centre drag link + tie-rods + pitman arm bushings were replaced at around 170,000km according to maintenance records. I've replaced the strut mount and have sway bar links on the way. Sway bar links are cheaper than drag link so figured I would try this first. I have re-torqued everything to spec and have got in with a pry bar to try find some play but can't find any weak point ? If the sway bar links don't fix it, it might be time to take it to a specialist. What do you guys think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BreakMyWindow 1874 Report post Posted December 19, 2018 Checked the steering box and front subframe bolts? My old 540i had a random clonk and it turned out to be a loose steering box mounting bolt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1081 Report post Posted December 19, 2018 32 minutes ago, BreakMyWindow said: Checked the steering box and front subframe bolts? My old 540i had a random clonk and it turned out to be a loose steering box mounting bolt. Thanks Martin, I'll have a look. I would love it to be something simple Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hqstu 780 Report post Posted December 19, 2018 The sway bar links were my knocking sound but I think yours may be different. I could hear mine at low speed on smooth tarmac with neutral suspension. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1081 Report post Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) Little Christmas present Happy New Year! Edited December 31, 2018 by adro 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
