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Kiwi_Mike

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Parts are hard to come by over here in NZ, especially down south. I can order from local dealers but the prices are crazy, basically European prices plus 35%.

I’m putting through an order from a German BMW website and a mate who lives over there is going to forward them onto me.

I need a few internal parts to spruce up the interior, will get the updated side indicators (LCI I think they are called) and the Salmon relays.

I’m wondering if there are any other original parts that I should add to the order. Maybe spark plugs or cabin filter.

Anyone got any suggestions of parts you’d order if you don’t have access to decent priced parts locally?

Cheers
 

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Kiwi_Mike said:
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yes LCI lights and salmon relays are sensible parts to request (and a stubby of course! :rofl: :fuelfire: ) I can't think of anything else other than service parts, unless you're going to need need more expensive things like HPFP. Check out the list on the forum of things that go wrong.

We have relatives in Christchurch and we know how expensive it is to send things to NZ.. Fortunately those things are all relatively light.
 
Have a look to see if you have any trim coming away, we had a rubber trim coming loose in the driver side skirt just under the door that needed replacing and a little plastic screw cover from behind the interior door handle. It would be worth just doing a once-over of the interior for small things like that.

On the bigger things list: have a look at your rear lights for any condensation or slight misting, this would be indicative of water getting into the light, and may require you to repair the light or replace eventually. Your climate is a bit different so it may not be as much of a problem over there.

Get hold of 2No. coil packs depending on the number of miles your engine has done. The front-most coil pack undergoes the most cyclical temperature changes and is the first to fail (mine at 70k miles), and the second is for the next one back, so it may be worth picking up as they're relatively cheap over here.

The LCI is a great upgrade for the small price, same with the salmon relays.
 
If it’s difficult to get genuine parts I’d be tempted to replace all 6 coils for piece of mind, I would imagine oil, filter and spark plugs you can source locally
 
Marcoose said:
Windscreen wipers would be good to have.
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does it rain in CA? think of the extra acceleration with the weight reduction :rofl:

Obviously NZ South Island has considerable rainfall... especially so recently!
 
clarker63 said:
does it rain in CA? think of the extra acceleration with the weight reduction :rofl:
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What is this rain thing you’re talking about? :lol:

If parts are hard to get, gaskets and belts would be good to have handy. You certainly don’t want to keep a storage centre, but if you have means: water and fuel pumps, window regulators, that trim under the front bumper, washer pump and nozzle. More parts will come. Pardon the piecemeal.
 
clarker63 said:
mcbutler said:
Which model is your car? 3.5 - 2.0???
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he's got a ‘10 e89 35i as per his "newbie" post.
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Yep, its a late 2010 35i with 130km (80k miles) on the clock. It was imported from Japan so I don't know much of the history. Seems to be in good condition apart from the usual worn out buttons and the passenger door is missing the plug behind the door handle plus the trim on the arm that you use to pull the door shut is messed up. However I dont know anything about mechanics so I'm just going on what I can see and how it drives.

I also want to replace the start/stop button as it looks worn, I'm hoping it will pop out using a trip tool or similar and I don't have to get in behind it. Has anyone done this?

I also don't have run flats so I need to find a solution for if I get a flat in a remote area. I'm guessing a small compressor and a can of foam is best. Need to visit the NZ version of Halfords this weekend.
 
clarker63 said:
Marcoose said:
Windscreen wipers would be good to have.
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does it rain in CA? think of the extra acceleration with the weight reduction :rofl:

Obviously NZ South Island has considerable rainfall... especially so recently!
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Yea, we recently had 3 months of rain in 3 days which caused a few issues. Lots of sheep got wet and a few bridges and roads were washed out.

Are the wiper blades model specific? Does anyone have a model number? Cheers
 
Beeacon said:
Have a look to see if you have any trim coming away, we had a rubber trim coming loose in the driver side skirt just under the door that needed replacing and a little plastic screw cover from behind the interior door handle. It would be worth just doing a once-over of the interior for small things like that.

On the bigger things list: have a look at your rear lights for any condensation or slight misting, this would be indicative of water getting into the light, and may require you to repair the light or replace eventually. Your climate is a bit different so it may not be as much of a problem over there.

Get hold of 2No. coil packs depending on the number of miles your engine has done. The front-most coil pack undergoes the most cyclical temperature changes and is the first to fail (mine at 70k miles), and the second is for the next one back, so it may be worth picking up as they're relatively cheap over here.

The LCI is a great upgrade for the small price, same with the salmon relays.
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I'm at 80k miles so this is great advice. :thumbsup:

You wouldn't happen to have the part number or a link to the coil pack you are referring to?
 
Kiwi_Mike said:
I was asked for photos so always try to include a photo with each new thread.
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thats the rule in the newbie thread, but dont stop, we love seeing Z4s! :thumbsup:

look on realoem.com with your vin number, you'll find all the part numbers you need..
 
clarker63 said:
Kiwi_Mike said:
parts you’d order
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yes LCI lights and salmon relays are sensible parts to request (and a stubby of course! :rofl: :fuelfire: ) I can't think of anything else other than service parts, unless you're going to need need more expensive things like HPFP. Check out the list on the forum of things that go wrong.

We have relatives in Christchurch and we know how expensive it is to send things to NZ.. Fortunately those things are all relatively light.
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We are also in Christchurch. It’s a nice place to live.

What is the deal with the stubby? Was it an option? Or a LCI update? My car came with one, not sure if it was factory fitted or added by a previous owner.
 
Kiwi_Mike said:
What is the deal with the stubby? Was it an option? Or a LCI update? My car came with one, not sure if it was factory fitted or added by a previous owner.
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The stubby was amongst the very rare 'devaluation' options: available only to a select few who could not see the inherent beauty of the illustrious whippy and insisted on chavifying their otherwise perfect Zs. :poke:

You may find other opinions that differ somewhat. I can only apologise in advance for that. :roll: :D
 
The parts issue is in part (pun) a question of how much downtime do you want to risk when/if things go wrong?

if you look at these couple of examples you may want to pre-emptively buy some gaskets etc..

You can never have anough spark plugs /oil and air filters...

https://bmwtuning.co/8-most-common-bmw-n54-engine-problems/

https://blog.fcpeuro.com/the-definitive-guide-to-the-bmw-n54-engine
 
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