Newbie to the forum from Auckland

[roony86 4]

Hi peeps, I just decided to make a leap back into the beemas world since my last e65 740i

Due to the petrol taxation, I went for a more cost effective option in the form of an imported F10 523i 2011

Still haven't had the chance to give it a decent clean but here it goes:

 

Just wanted to say hi and will be great if anyone can point me to a decent place in Auckland where i can get the standard Jap to NZ (radio/maps) conversions for some mate rates

cheers

[sobanoodle 45]

Welcome!

42 minutes ago, roony86 said:

where i can get the standard Jap to NZ (radio/maps) conversions for some mate rates

Can do this yourself as long as you can read how-to's and have a bit of spare time - all you need is a laptop, Enet cable off ebay (cheap) and some freely available software. PM me for some hints if interested. 

[Contrails 317]

Black with tan leather, nice.

[roony86 4]

On 9/22/2018 at 7:24 PM, Contrails said:

Black with tan leather, nice.

Dirt magnet but looks great when clean  

[qube 3570]

really needs some 18" wheels but otherwise all good!

[TermiPeteNZ 1318]

Welcome Bashar - nice 5 series!

[roony86 4]

23 hours ago, qube said:

really needs some 18" wheels but otherwise all good!

Totally agree, that will happen probably next year cz the tyres on the car now are new ?

[qube 3570]

Are the tyres really new (that you bought recently) or new (looks new but actually dated 10 years ago but just never used) haha

 

[hugo_nz 166]

Welcome! I can help out with the coding ?

Away on a roadtrip for two weeks but happy to have a look when I'm back in Auckland.

[roony86 4]

9 hours ago, qube said:

Are the tyres really new (that you bought recently) or new (looks new but actually dated 10 years ago but just never used) haha

 

lol they do look old aye haha. Still really can't justify replacing them yet with 7.5 mm thread all around u know. 

[qube 3570]

I can justify it for you because 7.5mm tread means nothing if the tyres are from 2010. its your safety

[Olaf 3318]

10 hours ago, qube said:

 its your safety

... and that of other road users or pedestrians...

[roony86 4]

On 9/26/2018 at 7:59 AM, qube said:

I can justify it for you because 7.5mm tread means nothing if the tyres are from 2010. its your safety

Fair point mate, you would think they checked that when the car got WOF I guess

[qube 3570]

They dont check tyre dates for wof

[roony86 4]

2 minutes ago, qube said:

They dont check tyre dates for wof

I meant checked that the tyres are safe (no cracks, damaged etc.)

would you happen to know where do they write the production dates on the tyre?

Edited September 27, 2018 by roony86

[balancerider 758]

5 hours ago, roony86 said:

I meant checked that the tyres are safe (no cracks, damaged etc.)

would you happen to know where do they write the production dates on the tyre?

they should have a 4 digit code on the sidewall i.e. 0716 

first two digits are the week of production, second pair are the year.

[Allanw 1071]

The 1972 Beetle I sold last year, had a spare tyre from 1972 Still had the nobbies on it!

It turned out to be a really advanced tyre: It was a run-flat! Even when it was fully deflated, it was hard enough to hold the car up

[roony86 4]

On 9/27/2018 at 9:46 PM, balancerider said:

they should have a 4 digit code on the sidewall i.e. 0716 

first two digits are the week of production, second pair are the year.

thanks mate