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Ouch, I didn't realize it was that much. Congrats on the first kid!

How about a s54 swap? Comes with ITBs, members like George H has lots of experience with the conversion, too. s54 sedan is pretty sweet.

That's good to know, t.er.

Avoid the Uro trunk struts. I tried them and I thought they were going to rip the trunk off the hinge; opened far too forcefully. Only took one opening for me to toss...

I'm not sure, but user "nextelbuddy" on nam3forum.com has a great example of what you're talking about. Maybe he has a build page in his post history (link).
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If the car has >150k miles then it's prob worth it, in my opinion. The upsides are the injectors will be balanced and spraying as it should be, and the performance maximized. The downside is you...

Maybe this place, Maniac Electric Motors, has applicable parts (link). I don't have experience with them, but might try one of their rebuild kits.

Same. My zhp has Textars on the rear. No complaints. They're good quality OE replacements, imo.

Update, I swapped the leather covers on the armrest tonight.

The new armrest lid on the left and the old lid on the right ...

Thanks, Mark! Great resources.
I'll be doing that this week / weekend.

Thanks for that thorough reply, Mark. That upholstery work looks fantastic, and great idea to use the inside surface of the rear armrest!

Initially I was thinking of buying a cheap Chinese one...

Does anyone have experience with these Chinese made center armrest lids? Link

I know the leather quality will probably be crap, but the plastic hinge / "ears" on mine has broken.
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I had the Akebono ceramics on my m3 for a few thousand miles, ended up replacing them with Jurid fronts and Textar rears (OE combo). Loved the fact they don't dust, but the trade off in lack of bite...

I'm about to change front brakes and I see various options on FCP Euro.

Wondering if anyone has experience with the various front pads:

Textar: $69.99
ATE (607155) : $55.99
ATE (34113404362):...

wow, 226k on original clutch? maybe it's simply time for a new one.

Don't forget the crush washers for that VANOS hose, even if you're reusing the hose.

Has any of you had experience with one of these eBay center arm rests? The plastic hinge on the lid broke and I'm looking for a low priced replacement.


Many sellers on ebay selling them,...

Here's the heated seat retrofit instructions, perhaps it has the info you're looking for.

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I've used both. I'd like to say they helped, but I can't say one way or the other.

When Costco used to sell Techron I'd add a bottle every oil change. I can't say it did anything either.

I've...

I recommend Stabilus, too. I once tried Uro for trunk strut and thought it was going to rip my trunk off the hinges. The opening force was too violent. After 2 openings I removed them and chucked...

Can't remember if you've replaced the coils, but that thumping noise (if I heard correctly) kind of sounded like a coil going out.

Beisan VANOS and rattle kit are good preventative services...

LOL!

Looks like you might have to access it from underneath, maybe need to take the reinforcement plate off and have many extensions.

I think 13-62-1-433-076.

Wow, 10 layers of fiberglass. ...So ZHPizza building airplanes and you're building boats.

That looks like part of the screw clamp for securing the battery cable terminal to the battery post.

Nice work, man. Glad you caught it relatively early and got it addressed.

Damn that sucks! Yeah, that thread on nam3f for battery tray was pretty good; time for wire wheel, weld, POR15, and some chassis sealant (or just get some bedliner material).