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Originally Posted by Black5

T-Wak can supply at a better price than this.

Dealer is the only option, and the key has to be ordered with turnaround approximately 1 week.

A maximum of 10 keys can be made for each vehicle is what I was told.

As already mentioned, that price would be for the full remote immobilizer key. There are other less expensive options such as one without the remote functionality or a service key.

So... my e30 was off the road as the connector pipe failed, luckily I was local and drove the car home all the while keeping a vigilant eye on the temperature. I took this opportunity to delete the throttle body heater plate and the mess under the intake and also do some other minor things while waiting for parts.


Some wheel studs... next time I'll get black, but for now it's okay since they're hidden by the wheel caps. I used three per corner ...

Some parts arrived today from Pelican which took about a week to arrive (they were all in stock parts) so I decided to
attach a normal non IS lip that I got off a parts car. It's a bit of a shame because in the past I've always disliked the IS
lip but it has really grown on me lately except of course the price. Some lip's better than no lip as they say; which
of course... they don't...


No lip

...

Finally found some time and nice weather to change out my damaged passenger guard.

I went to a dent specialist and they quoted me $600 to iron it out and $400 to repaint through one of the paint/panel shops
they do business with so $1000 all up- made me cringe...

Tried another panel shop and they quoted $400 to straighten and paint and an additional $100 to blend the door in, which
I thought wasn't too bad seeing as though the passenger door is surface ...

Was cleaning out some old boxes in the shed and found this...



Bought ages ago and forgotten about and now resurrected!

The engine spins more free now and the needle breaks 6500 rpm no sweat *woot*

Once again I have broken more tabs; this time on the e.c.u., seems I have a penchant for braking tabs- metal or plastic.

Unfortunately after reconnecting the battery and off for the maiden I became ...