Gabe79 410 Report post Posted January 14, 2018 12 hours ago, sweetm3 said: When do you think NZ companies will wake up This won’t happen until someone becomes a FCP affiliate here. In saying that, I don’t know how well the notion of lifetime replacements will work here from an economic perspective. Maybe ECS Tuning affiliate would be the ticket. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2156 Report post Posted January 14, 2018 Cant compete with NZs small market, shipping costs, and the tax/duty smashed onto everything, its going to get worse for the consumer when sub $400 start getting duty stuck one em as well (which will be good for the local distributors...) Question - Anyone running a Valeo SMF conversion kit? Thoughts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Matt_ 42 Report post Posted January 25, 2018 When purchasing a timing chain with master link is does that come with the link and cir-clips to connect the chain? It might seem like a weird question but I can't actually find pictures or confirm if all is included without needing a special tool to press the chain etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydoogle 383 Report post Posted January 25, 2018 22 hours ago, deviant said: When purchasing a timing chain with master link is does that come with the link and cir-clips to connect the chain? It might seem like a weird question but I can't actually find pictures or confirm if all is included without needing a special tool to press the chain etc. All the kits I use have them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydoogle 383 Report post Posted January 25, 2018 On 15/01/2018 at 9:30 AM, Jacko said: Question - Anyone running a Valeo SMF conversion kit? Thoughts? Have run one on an m52 and I rate them. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2156 Report post Posted January 25, 2018 Good to hear, the fedex man has mine at the moment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 117 Report post Posted February 24, 2018 Does anyone know if there's any difference between 11231404819 & 11231317175 - both vibration dampers for E36 M3. One's S50B32, the othe S50B30. Can't find the B30 damper for sale other than through BMW Germany, but I can source the B32 one from a few places at a muuuch cheaper price. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, Toast said: Does anyone know if there's any difference between 11231404819 & 11231317175 - both vibration dampers for E36 M3. One's S50B32, the othe S50B30. Can't find the B30 damper for sale other than through BMW Germany, but I can source the B32 one from a few places at a muuuch cheaper price. Almost assured to be a difference, they're 'harmonic dampers' and are tuned to a specific crankshaft vibration frequency range. The change from 3.0 to 3.2 would almost certainly alter the range. What do they cost? There are heaps of aftermarket ones... http://precisionintl.com/Engine.aspx?ID=210&EID=41302&Category=54 https://store.vacmotorsports.com/vac---s50b30-euro-crankshaft-harmonic-damper-kit-by-ati-p2814.aspx http://www.atiracing.com/links/pr/BMW-damper/index.htm https://rossperformanceparts.com/product/bmw-s50-b30-euro-metal-jacket-harmonic-damper/ Edited February 25, 2018 by M3AN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 117 Report post Posted March 3, 2018 On 25/02/2018 at 8:29 PM, M3AN said: Almost assured to be a difference, they're 'harmonic dampers' and are tuned to a specific crankshaft vibration frequency range. The change from 3.0 to 3.2 would almost certainly alter the range. What do they cost? There are heaps of aftermarket ones... http://precisionintl.com/Engine.aspx?ID=210&EID=41302&Category=54 https://store.vacmotorsports.com/vac---s50b30-euro-crankshaft-harmonic-damper-kit-by-ati-p2814.aspx http://www.atiracing.com/links/pr/BMW-damper/index.htm https://rossperformanceparts.com/product/bmw-s50-b30-euro-metal-jacket-harmonic-damper/ Through BMW NZ new the 3.0 part is $4k NZD incl, 6 week lead time from Germany. Through other NZ retailers Ex Germany around $2.5k NZD incl. Vac won't answer any emails or offer any information on their product, for a part that's roughly $1700 landed you'd think they'd have a customer rep? ATI won't sell direct, also won't reply to emails about the VAC part, happy to talk about other engine balancers but not the VAC balancer?? Precision has that part listed but after contacting the supplier - Power Bond it's only for the M50+ range / US M3 and the likes. I've gone with Ross. They've replied to my emails and to any queries I had and were by far the cheapest - $1000 landed. Thanks for the links! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted March 3, 2018 4k? lolwtf?!?! Even 2.5k is criminal. 1k landed sounds expensive but relative to the others it's a right bargain. And you can be assured that the Ross one will be far better than a cast original. 360* timing marks will probably also come in handy. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted March 4, 2018 22 hours ago, Toast said: Through BMW NZ new the 3.0 part is $4k NZD incl, 6 week lead time from Germany. Through other NZ retailers Ex Germany around $2.5k NZD incl. Vac won't answer any emails or offer any information on their product, for a part that's roughly $1700 landed you'd think they'd have a customer rep? ATI won't sell direct, also won't reply to emails about the VAC part, happy to talk about other engine balancers but not the VAC balancer?? Precision has that part listed but after contacting the supplier - Power Bond it's only for the M50+ range / US M3 and the likes. I've gone with Ross. They've replied to my emails and to any queries I had and were by far the cheapest - $1000 landed. Thanks for the links! Call Paul at MillAnd. He may not have stock, but he'll be much, much cheaper (and probably faster) than it sounds BMW would be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe79 410 Report post Posted March 4, 2018 On 3/3/2018 at 5:03 PM, Toast said: Through BMW NZ new the 3.0 part is $4k NZD incl, 6 week lead time from Germany. Through other NZ retailers Ex Germany around $2.5k NZD incl. Vac won't answer any emails or offer any information on their product, for a part that's roughly $1700 landed you'd think they'd have a customer rep? ATI won't sell direct, also won't reply to emails about the VAC part, happy to talk about other engine balancers but not the VAC balancer?? Precision has that part listed but after contacting the supplier - Power Bond it's only for the M50+ range / US M3 and the likes. I've gone with Ross. They've replied to my emails and to any queries I had and were by far the cheapest - $1000 landed. Thanks for the links! Looking at the US sites, $1k NZD landed including GST is better than what you could get anywhere else online. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted March 4, 2018 Do tell us @Toast, how have you come to ending up actually needing one of these? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 117 Report post Posted March 6, 2018 @M3AN the old one is buggered so it needs replacing 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted March 6, 2018 56 minutes ago, Toast said: @M3AN the old one is buggered so it needs replacing It must take a lot of buggery to write off a lump of steel, well done, didn't know you lent that way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 117 Report post Posted March 6, 2018 @M3AN the poor thing's all bent out of shape now and the balancers not much better either! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted March 8, 2018 What's the best place to buy fuel hose? Ripco? Need a whole 50mm. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted March 8, 2018 27 minutes ago, Palazzo said: What's the best place to buy fuel hose? Ripco? Need a whole 50mm. me 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted March 8, 2018 Just now, BM WORLD said: me If I'd got it the other day, yes! Ripco is 2.5km, thanks to the Akld motorway, it took me 50 min to get back from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted March 8, 2018 44 minutes ago, Palazzo said: If I'd got it the other day, yes! Ripco is 2.5km, thanks to the Akld motorway, it took me 50 min to get back from yours. its called a $6 courier bag , easy az 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kepes 231 Report post Posted March 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Palazzo said: What's the best place to buy fuel hose? Ripco? Need a whole 50mm. Definitely not ripco. They charge something like $40 a metre, and they only sell it by the metre. Supercheap has it for $12 a metre, mind you they too only sell it by the metre. Might be worth trying somewhere like BNT if supercheap is too far away. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted March 8, 2018 14 hours ago, Kepes said: Definitely not ripco. They charge something like $40 a metre, and they only sell it by the metre. Supercheap has it for $12 a metre, mind you they too only sell it by the metre. Might be worth trying somewhere like BNT if supercheap is too far away. Turns out Para Rubber is the answer. SuperC didn''t have the right size. $10. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted March 9, 2018 7 hours ago, Palazzo said: Turns out Para Rubber is the answer. SuperC didn''t have the right size. $10. Para Rubber sell fuel grade hose? Interesting. My answer would have been: any hydraulics shop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted March 9, 2018 40 minutes ago, M3AN said: Para Rubber sell fuel grade hose? Interesting. My answer would have been: any hydraulics shop. Yip. Recommended by Super Cheap. Direct match at Wairau, I got the last of it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted March 10, 2018 Anyone know of any tyre places open tomorrow morning (Sunday) between Te Kauwhata and Albany? I appear to have a leaking valve on the near side rear wheel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
