E30 Zone

The-Bear wrote:Tell me more

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gazza325cab wrote:Anyone else?.

Me. And if anyone is looking for an Alpina, I may be open to offers.

If only I could spell 'next', you'd actually know where to look...

Nexy to the base of the dipstick, bottom of the block.

What I mean is, I'm getting power through both the wires when operating the switches - if that's correct then fair enough, it must be the motors.

Which is terrific news.

When operating the windows, should both wires be getting power at the motor end? i.e. they operate by reversing polarity?

I ask because both motors seem to have failed simultaneously.

Entirely possible though, they've been dodgy for a while.

Still bloody freezing here too.

Driving me potty, it is. Gets warmer next week though, with any luck.

I got mine from GSF too, only issue was that it didn't come with the connecting pipe between the two halves.

Simon13 wrote:Alex the V5 won't tell you anything apart from the base car model and chassis no.

Indeed, but the V5 engine number starts with 225 as you'd expect, whereas the block number doesn't...

Must have been a coincidence.

old_skool_2002 wrote:Would Sytner themselves know the answer any more?

They're cagey about giving out info these days, though I have a letter from them from the early 90s confirming the spec of mine.

old_skool_2002 wrote:Maybe it's a prefacelift thing?

Mine is equally confusing, it doesn't match with the V5 either. It's got the four numbers in the head, though.

The dark art of Alpina identification, eh?

Well, the bodyshell on mine was new in 1999...

You'll probably have to have them made. I know that badges for my C2 are no longer available, and yours is the same year.

If they were still available, they'd have been Ã‚£86 each too.

Here's one from a quick Google:

oakey wrote:"Quality work" is useless without a sense of design, style or good taste

Exactly. The means do not justify the end.

Imagine how much worse it would have been if it was one of those crappy plastic bumpers?

cozmic wrote:yo dudes springs here

Not round here it isn't.

Not fit for man nor beast out there.

It'll be stupid money, whatever it gets.

Alpina stuff can make people lose their marbles anyway, but these gauges always fetch ridiculous money.

A good tip is to leave the steering lock on until the nut is loose.

Of course, by then I always forget I've left it on and spend ages tugging and swearing at it...

You could spec a four-door 325i up with all the sport extras, I think. Still wouldn't be called a Sport though.

You can fit them, as long as you don't want to drive it afterwards...

I fitted a Viper2 chip to my old iS, t'was excellent. As Sharabi says, make sure you get the right one (it depends on the numbers on your ECU).

Opening up the ECU to fit it takes patience, though.

The power gains were minimal, but it gave a smoother response throughout the rev range IMO.

227k on my Alpina, plus the E21 323i I had was at 240k when I sold it, and was still pulling like a train (despite having virtually no valve stem oil seals

).

Cheers Smithy, I'll be having a dabble at that myself (my key doesn't work in the boot lock).

Probably works on the fuel pump?

re the brakes; bear in mind that early E30 brakes were crap to begin with - an overhaul might not be enough if you're used to modern brakes (mine are scary, but I know they're working correctly and anyway I'm used to them). I know of someone who was doing a E28 brake upgrade on one, which if I'm not...

Can't remember whether these are on here anywhere, but this is as good a place as any: http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8223/ksalp1uo7.jpg http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3249/ksalp2jpgvm2.jpg http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/994/ksalp3fz2.jpg Taken not long after I bought it, and before I added th...

Two cylinders.

M20 = 2.0, 2.3, 2.5L straight six.

M40 = 1.8L four cylinder wrongness.

Anything up to a D reg, I think.

Could just be a dodgy connection. Check connections to the starter motor and the engine earth-to-chassis for corrosion/looseness.

Oh aye.

The last time the show was held here there was a large indoor space for the show itself, but there was plenty of parking space just outside and in adjacent barns which were, like Donnington, more interesting than the show itself. Stuff about the BMW Golfer's Club Spot on. Champagne runs? Trips to Bu...

jaffro wrote:what or wher is gsf

If you're in Stockport, there's a branch in Trafford Park.

e30_singh wrote:I know its a bad pic but can anyone tell what splitter that is on the front and where i can get one from?

Same as my sig pic (more or less; mine's an early one but the differences are minor visually). Expensive from the stealers, but they do turn up on here and the 'bay, etc.

tailoutcharlie wrote:dont the genuine alpinas have the valves in the centre of the wheel?

No, that's a more recent developement.

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