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Old 12th January 2010, 00:01   #591
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Must be nice to have a little warmer weather...

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Must be nice to have a little warmer weather...

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I know it is all relative but , I was freezing my rear off in the 18 F temps. I should never of lived in the Caribbean for as long as I did as it ruined my cold weather tolerance level....
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Over here it is 20 below(Celsius)...

So what are we talking about?
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Now we're talkin! -4F with a stiff wind .... a walk in the park in my 'hood!

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Changed on saturday a member's beast to 545i SSK outside at -15°C...

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wow, bump for being probably the longest thread ive ever seen. I also thought I had the coolest 540... 8-( I love the idea of this build though. No one ever mods 540's. I cant wait to see some vids.
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wow, bump for being probably the longest thread ive ever seen. I also thought I had the coolest 540... 8-( I love the idea of this build though. No one ever mods 540's. I cant wait to see some vids.
My only weak attempt at a video.Yes boy do I know it is a long thread , I have had to pay for all this stuff done to the car a few times or so.....SHORTRUNDSCON_0001.flv video by BMW_540i_2003 - Photobucket
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Oil Temp Sender
Works now that I [placed the sender in the oil pan drain plug.Just a temporary fitting to see if it was operational...
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Excellent thread. TOTALLY AWESOME car. Sir, you have the mental toughness of no one I have read about that is not a fictional character. To get through your illness and keep your life and all it entails on track shows you are blessed. One item I did not see, how did you get shot with a .45 (and live)? If you don't want to answer no offense would be taken. Here is to an even keeled twenty-ten!
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