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by Dveight
Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:34 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: CHECK LIGHT HELP
Replies: 7
Views: 634

Re: CHECK LIGHT HELP

you need a resetting tool its a little computer that resets them, go on ebay should be bout £10

heres one
by Dveight
Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:50 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Front Fog Lights. "WHAT'S THE BIG PROBLEM ???"
Replies: 133
Views: 5679

Re:

i cant be 100% sure, but doesnt the new mini have lights in the bumper that are always on if other lights are. they are small and not particularly dazzling. but look alot like someone with fogs on.
by Dveight
Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:13 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Where can I find a rear bumper?
Replies: 13
Views: 500

Re:

they arent that much from main dealers i replaced all the black trim and the both indicators on my front bumper and got change from £100, be bout £20 at a guess
by Dveight
Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:55 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: owners,age
Replies: 175
Views: 7776

Re: owners,age

21, living with dad :( , 87 Tech 1 sport
by Dveight
Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:44 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: What's the fastest you've been.............
Replies: 245
Views: 11864

What was the rev counter reading at at 140?? Was the car stable, any lightness at all? I'm curious as the book suggests 137 top end and I've seen 120. The car was stable and smooth and I'm sure I could have gone more but bottled out. Ive hit the indicated 140 on the clocks and i felt the car was st...
by Dveight
Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:52 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: 190mph? Possible?
Replies: 126
Views: 6266

Re: 190mph? Possible?

My Calculations say with a frontal area of 20 square feet and a Drag Coefficient of 0.45 which are correct for a vauxhall nova, i assumed it was pretty close. you need 420bhp to reach 190, but how long it would take and how much of the car is left i do not know
by Dveight
Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:49 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: How to Remove Front indicator Tech 1
Replies: 1
Views: 109

How to Remove Front indicator Tech 1

As the Title Suggests i need to remove the front indicator on my Tech 1, as some pigeon felt the need to commit suicide my flying into it destroying pretty much all of it, ive looked for screws and tried tugging a bit but i cant fugure it out. any one know what i need to do. im sure its easy when yo...
by Dveight
Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:40 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: What's the fastest you've been.............
Replies: 245
Views: 11864

Re:

ive driven high 190's (indicated) in my dads ruf ctr yellow bird. and gone 200+ in the passenger seat. Unfortunately has been sold now. was an awesome piece of kit, 0-60 little under 4 seconds
by Dveight
Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:23 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: standerd exhaust is to loud!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 520

Re: standerd exhaust is to loud!!!!

nor me, standard on my pre-facelift 325i is nigh on silent, but when my center box went it sounded just like that. if not louder,
by Dveight
Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:12 pm
Forum: Meets, Events & Shows
Topic: Santa Pod. Who's Doing the Quarter mile?
Replies: 137
Views: 8174

Re:

yeah if you cross the line over 100, ive seen people brake just before to get away with it. for the person that asked bout standard 325i times my standard tech 1 did a 15.8 full to the brim with crap.
by Dveight
Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:56 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Another tech 1 thats been abused
Replies: 84
Views: 3858

Re: Another tech 1 thats been abused

ill fix what i can, but im no good with making things straight bodywork wise, im more of a mechanical guy. anyone on here work in a bodyshop north birmingham wise, need someone sympathetic to the e30 cause.
by Dveight
Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:18 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Another tech 1 thats been abused
Replies: 84
Views: 3858

Re: Another tech 1 thats been abused

i only went hospital cus my neck hurt a little, and having never had whiplash and a fairly high pain threshold thought it a good idea, the doc barely looked at me and said i have whiplash, even gave a copy of his notes, so i guess i thought i would get the third inquisition but nothing, my neck stil...
by Dveight
Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:25 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Another tech 1 thats been abused
Replies: 84
Views: 3858

Re:

a few hours after the crash my neck did hurt, wasnt stiff could still move normally, just a little sore, thing is even the hospital gives you a no win no fee claim leaflet its stupid, but ive got a hospital record now with whiplash on it so if they try and screw me on the price of the sport ill be t...
by Dveight
Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:10 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Another tech 1 thats been abused
Replies: 84
Views: 3858

Appropriate number plate you have! Feel sorry for you though; hope you at least get a good whiplash claim from it...
How so? is it Hate or hyatt, cus ive always thought of her as a little luxury that costs more then it should lol
by Dveight
Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:54 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Another tech 1 thats been abused
Replies: 84
Views: 3858

Re: Another tech 1 thats been abused

yeah its def all her i know it for a fact, i could of kicked my tail out to drift the island she has to keep a correct stopping distance its not only liable it illegal not to. i know from experiance from when some other bint cut me up once then crashed causing me to crash into her and i ended up wit...
by Dveight
Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:11 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Another tech 1 thats been abused
Replies: 84
Views: 3858

Re: Another tech 1 thats been abused

cheers for support guys, not matter what happens im keeping it e30, been to the hospital for some whiplash, so hopefully that might bring some money even if the car doesnt make a decent amount, ill be straight away giving them particulars of similar cars sold to ensure good money
by Dveight
Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:59 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Another tech 1 thats been abused
Replies: 84
Views: 3858

dunno if its bad really its been pushed in a good inch, heres a foto


Image
by Dveight
Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:16 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Another tech 1 thats been abused
Replies: 84
Views: 3858

Re: Another tech 1 thats been abused

im definatly fighting for a load, i was really making progress with it, all i needed was the rear outer arches doing and it was going to be mint, im buying it back no matter what they give me
by Dveight
Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:55 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Another tech 1 thats been abused
Replies: 84
Views: 3858

Re: Another tech 1 thats been abused

the annoying thing is that shes bent the rear panel so no doubt be a write off and a rediculous payout of bout £600 cus thats all most insurance comps think these cars are worth
by Dveight
Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:42 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Another tech 1 thats been abused
Replies: 84
Views: 3858

Another tech 1 thats been abused

Some old dear has just driven into the back of my tech 1, i was just about to enter an island by where i live and some bitch in a renault megane didn't deem my car as worth stopping for so just drove into the back of me, i think she was actually accelerating. she came to the conclusion that it was m...
by Dveight
Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:46 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: FUN WITH DICK AND JANE - has an E30
Replies: 7
Views: 468

Re:

i was sure it was a e28 or e21

Image
by Dveight
Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:53 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: FUN WITH DICK AND JANE - has an E30
Replies: 7
Views: 468

its a standard facelift 325i http://www.imcdb.org/images/027/781.jpg for more 325i's in movies, http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-BMW_model-325i.html?PHPSESSID=fb2530b2e14bd49e37930e6c79c3f6c9 all e30s http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=bmw&model=e30 This is one of the funniest http://img441.im...
by Dveight
Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:13 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: wasted by a fiat marea estate in the M3
Replies: 31
Views: 1333

Re:

strangely quiet, eerily quiet more like especially when you compare it with the panoz and Corvettes that were racing, there is an advert for peugeot where that have made the 908 sound louder then it actually is because its actually so quiet
by Dveight
Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:47 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: 325 auto touring vs a Porker 911....
Replies: 68
Views: 3232

Re: 325 auto touring vs a Porker 911....

i take it you cant see the pics, they seem to work for me, can anyone else see them,
by Dveight
Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:50 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: insurance
Replies: 16
Views: 708

Re: insurance

ive just tried Norwich union, heritage, and performance direct, all bout 1500, i was only paying 800 last year, why has everyone doubled it, the lowest i can find is 1100, guess its my own fault for having a tech 1 sport, annoying thing is i bought the car because the insurance was reasonable
by Dveight
Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:39 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: insurance
Replies: 16
Views: 708

Re: insurance

i was with lancaster my premium has just expired and they want nearly twice as much this time and cant tell me why, im 22 now, so cant really get classic from else where.
by Dveight
Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:54 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: 325 auto touring vs a Porker 911....
Replies: 68
Views: 3232

Re: 325 auto touring vs a Porker 911....

the flat nose 911 is a 935 and was a special race breed turbo and was seriously fast, not ruf they all look like 911s with avev as' on and are stupid power fast http://www.shanghaif1racing.com/index/2006%20Essenclassica/img/027.JPG This is the 935 Power of this was 895bhp (link if Pic Dont Work for ...
by Dveight
Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:33 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: BHP & 1/4 mile times on YOUR car
Replies: 22
Views: 1354

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1.standard tech 1 sport in every way. with half a nova and a full tool kit in the boot.
2.Wish i knew
3.1/4 mile 15.6(santapod)
by Dveight
Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:13 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Premature fuel light?
Replies: 20
Views: 539

Re:

surely those with a working obc will know how much fuel is left, the light should come on about 40miles from empty, i usually let the light come on, as to not let old fuel remain in the tank, and have even tested the acuracy of the obc down the engine cut out, and can say the obc doesnt read under b...
by Dveight
Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:48 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Le Mans..... Any one go?
Replies: 46
Views: 1433

Re: Le Mans..... Any one go?

i was there in my dolphin grey tech 1, was in the beusanjour campsite, don't think i saw you dunno if you saw me, i did a couple of runs down the road to the grandstands and start straight where everyone was stopping traffic to let people piss around,
by Dveight
Wed May 23, 2007 1:19 pm
Forum: Other BMW Chat
Topic: 4x4 e21
Replies: 6
Views: 240

4x4 e21

Just seen this abomination on motorcities, some guy has put a e21 shell on a chevy blazer chassis

Take a look
http://www.motorcities.com/contents/07/ ... 25490.html
by Dveight
Wed May 02, 2007 6:49 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: fuse blowing
Replies: 3
Views: 148

fuse blowing

while driving home today, my rev gauge, stereo and obc turned off, got home and looked in the bentley manual, and took a guess at the fuse that might have gone, but now everytime i touch a fuse on it, it blows it, its no 21 fuse, it controls alot, not just the 3 aforementioned so im baffled where to...
by Dveight
Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:01 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: G-power car tunning
Replies: 4
Views: 220

G-power car tunning

Has anyone seen these guys before, they claim to offer some pretty nice stuff for the e30, havnt seen any prices anywhere but i would imagine they aint cheap
link for those intersted
by Dveight
Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:51 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Next number plate to yours
Replies: 25
Views: 1381

Re: Next number plate to yours

Yeah if you look on these dvla lookup sites you can see what car has a determined plate

Im d509 hyt
501 is a 316
503 is a 325 se
504 is a 316
506 is a 525i se auto
507 is a 320i auto
508 is a 320i cab auto
by Dveight
Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:04 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Next number plate to yours
Replies: 25
Views: 1381

Next number plate to yours

has anyone ever seen another bmw with a number plate the same as yours bar 1 number e.g if you have c123 abc, and then see a car with c124 abc, im only saying this because i know for a fact all the cars with similar plates to mine are bmws and have always wanted to see one