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- Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:10 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Rare 1990 320i (6) twin pipe exhaust front section
- Replies: 11
- Views: 362
[quote="essbee"] If your 320i has twin pipes all the way from the front to the back, AFAIK there is only one aftermarket supplier who makes the front half. A genuine BMW front section is somewhere around £200 inc VAT, so £450 may be about right for a genuine full system. You can replace the 2-pi...
- Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:02 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Rare 1990 320i (6) twin pipe exhaust front section
- Replies: 11
- Views: 362
Rare 1990 320i (6) twin pipe exhaust front section
My 320i project hit a snag. the front section of the twin pipe exhaust is blowin. Took it to a mate who runs a pipeshop. He reckons this is the type that were only fitted to these cars during a 9 month period - then BMW replaced the exhaust with a new design. As a result, nonr of the nromal pattern ...
- Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:02 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Removing the back seats
- Replies: 7
- Views: 227
Re: Removing the back seats
I had to do this yesterday...to get access for cable installations and pulling out the side cards for repairing a dodgy seat belt retractor. On the E30 there are spring loaded grippers at the front bottom of lower part of seat about 150mm in from the rear panel cards. If you slide your hands under t...
- Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:09 pm
- Forum: Members' E30s
- Topic: my new toy now with new pic with bbs's 14/6/07
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1161
- Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:12 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: 4 stud to 5 stud conversions...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 123
Re: 4 stud to 5 stud conversions...
OBs.....thanks for helpin out the newbie and I woulda looked up the link but every time I clicked on it...I get a message tellin me Im tryin to enter a restricted area....Any ideas?
Islander
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- Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:43 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: 4 stud to 5 stud conversions...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 123
4 stud to 5 stud conversions...
Hi, I have a mint 1990 320i 2 door.,,now virtually completely rebuilt. Has anyone out there done a 4 stud to 5 stud wheel conversion? I have a set of really nice 16 inch original BMW multi spoke...to swap out my exisitng set of (5 wheels) 14 inch bottletops...also in great condition... I have 3 solu...
- Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:56 am
- Forum: Care and Detailing
- Topic: whining 4:10 diff on an E30 1990 320i
- Replies: 1
- Views: 111
whining 4:10 diff on an E30 1990 320i
Anyone got any ideas how to cure a whine on a diff on my 320i 2 door restoration project... Im rebuilding an entire rear axle set up with discs (off the car - bought it off ebay) to replace the current drum version which is still on the car. If anyone wants the rear axle with drums when we do the sw...
- Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:12 am
- Forum: Care and Detailing
- Topic: Electric wing mirror body colour coding
- Replies: 3
- Views: 150
Re: Electric wing mirror body colour coding
Cheers Jim...i think the mistake I made before was not spending enough time rubbing down the likely 300 coats of 'Back to Black'...will try again and thanks for the tip.
Chris
Chris
- Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:14 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: 3.25i throttle body in a 3.20i - WHY?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 362
Re: 3.25i throttle body in a 3.20i - WHY?
will this TB go straight on a 1990 320i? If so...im up for it. Cheers!munky30 wrote:I have a 325 tb for sale, £20 posted, nice cheap mod....
- Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:54 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: how to remove a steel sunroof?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 192
how to remove a steel sunroof?
anyone out there tried to replace their sunrookf seal/strip? It requires the removal of the sunroof...which is a problem I cant seem to figure out. Im sure someone has done it..and much more easily than the pig of a job I am making of it...any ideas?
- Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:15 pm
- Forum: Care and Detailing
- Topic: Electric wing mirror body colour coding
- Replies: 3
- Views: 150
Electric wing mirror body colour coding
I have tried 3 times to spray these using plastic primer, topcoat and top lacquer...each time...the paint has failed to cured and ends up smudging and taking on any fingermarks etc.. If anyone has done this successfully...and can share how they succeeded... then bottles of falling down water will be...
