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Sunroof on my Touring is having a slight paddy. It closes up OK, and seals correctly, but there is a slight mismatch (4-5mm at the centre) between the final position of the sunroof and the main roof skin. Is this common and/or easy to remedy? I know it's not letting water in but it's untidy and I'm ...

Symptoms: Fuel gauge under-reads. Anything below half a tank just registers as zero. Occasionally seems to read right but will then settle back either to nothing or a fraction of what is actually there. Reserve light appears to be functioning correctly. Is this a sender issue or something else? Car ...

Guys, I'm looking to upgrade the suspension on my 318iS as there's just a bit too much air between the tyres and the arch, and I'd like to banish body roll etc. for a more sporty feel. I don't want the car to feel compromised in any way though - i.e. not bone-jarringly hard in the ride department. A...

standard M-tech at the moment.
H&R adjustables coming soon.

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oooh! the cunning gits!
I'm on the case...thanks matey!

Please feel free to rip the piss out of me for asking such a twattingly simple question..... but where does the ECU live on a 318iS?????

I've looked in all the places I thought I might find it, but to no available.

What a plonker, eh!?

Not sure yet - hence the "theoretical" bit - will be black with polished rims though!

Either really - just like to know what other peeps are using to get brighter illumination. I have standard cheapo bulbs in at present - obviously I can upgrade these fairly easily - I didn't know if there was some kind of aftermarket unit which had better reflective surfaces or shape to make things ...

Headlamp upgrades? Any advice??

Main beam blinding - dipped a bit poo!
A cose of better bulbs needed or are there off the shelf units that wil help illuminate things a little?

Lot's of talk of late about these "smoked hellas" - of any benefit??

OK guys, theoretical question:

If I wanted to paint the centres of some Alloy wheels, how would I go about it?

Is it the same as any other metal surface? I.e. clean, rub down, paint, cut back, polish?

Time for a bit of head scratching.... Last night was driving down to London for work when my 318iS developed an odd fuel problem. Firstly I noticed the economy gauge swing suddenly down to 15mpg for no apparent reason. Then the car spluttered momentarily, like a slight misfire or something. It felt ...

You need to think about what you want to achieve by fitting alloy wheels. Looks or performance. IN MY OPINION those ones will probably not have either...... A decent set of steel wheels will actually be lighter and stronger than cheap alloys which may be prone to cracking..... ....BUT the steelies w...

Am I the only person in the land who doesn't like the iS lip spoiler?? I think it just looks a bit odd, the front of the car having that lip so close to the ground when the rest of the bodywork isn't at the same level

Simon13 wrote:looks good made and it's still red which most are not!

Hey! No pink-ness here either!

Sooty - NOTHING from the speedo at all??? That's odd. What had been happening was that it would kick in after the car had been running 5 minutes or so. I'm surprised it didn't kick in on the drive back to P'boro from mine, as it was working OK on Tuesday which was the last time I made a long journey...

Guys - I've always been a bit wary of chips as I've heard far too many sob stories of zero improvement / knackered engines / poorer performance etc......but speaking to Sooty the other day it would appear that there is one sort of chip that you guys are using above all others.... What is it? Is it a...

Jesus325iTouring wrote:I don 't mean this to sound patronising,but are you aware of the dash light adjuster on the light pull switch?

ha ha! Yes, found it straight away - I'd had a diet of Vauxhall for several years before beemer-dom and they have the same system!

Sooty - sounds fine!

I have noticed that the instrument backlighting on both my 316 and 318iS is pretty pants. Is this a general e30 thing??? If yes, what can be done to improve? Alot of my driving is done at night (I work engineering shifts on the underground and it a 100 mile round trip) and it would be nice to have s...

Good to see situation normalised! Got very worried earlier that I'd offended someone and had been booted off when I couldn't log in!!!! Seriously though - what IS the root cause of all these hassles on the new (and old) forums??? I spend alot more time on 3 or 4 other sites (Volkszone - Retro-Rides ...

Welcome along. That M3 looks sweeet.

(PS. Where's that pic taken - looks like a hotel in Leeds I stayed in....)

I've always had good success selling motors through the Autotrader, but have always used "supersize" ads - its not cheap - that's why MY 316 carb is being offered round the forums, and on the infamous eBay - MUCH CHEAPNESS!! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4519283521&ssPage...

Such a difficult choice. The BBS I used to have were nice and progressive in slide with no vibration. But kinda didn't look very special. With the 'Pina reps (ex-Simon) there's waaay better grip in the dry, but it comes at the expense of boominess and tramlining. But they do look soooooooooo sweet.

Sadly not my car....

Can't even find the source pic now....

BigPower wrote:I changed from E30Gumball too ChippedUK then onto Bigpower.
I guess this means i`m gonna get banned again for no reason but hey, thats life.

What did this guy do to get banned?????
Sorry, I ain't here all that much so must have missed it....

Used to be NickB e30

Now known as pogweasel

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[electric] Sunroof not closing flush

Inaccurate fuel gauge

Suspension Upgrades?

1990 318iS - pog-mobile!

Thickie ECU question....

Headlamp upgrades?

How do I...?

Mystery fuelling hiccup on 318iS?

318iS chips?

Dim instrument lights?

Sick Photoshopping!