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Thanks for all your advice and ideas guys.

Regards

Derek

Anyone know where I can reasonable commercial insurance on my slightly modified 1990 318i touring which I use as a painter and decorator ? My current broker just doubled my premium because I failed to inform them that I had gone over my mileage allowance and had forgotten to inform them ! A sizeable...

Thanks alot for that.

I bought a £200 gmax kit with shocks for my last 325i and it handled just as well as my previous C22.7 with all that £1,000 plus Alpina monobloc etc etc, so I can attest to GMAX quality.

Best

Derek

BTW, I didn't mix them up and put the same springs back on in error ! The coils on the lower ones are tighter wound at the ends and wider in the middle making them ultimately the same length as the 40mm ones - just pointing that out for interest really ! I never thought of letting them settle though...

Any ideas on this ? I just repl;aced the 40mm springs on my 4cyl touring with 60mm ones from the same company (GMAX) and the front has not moved ? The codings on the springs definately reflect the 40 and 60 codes on the site for the respective drop, so I am wondering what could be the reason. I am s...

Anyone bought one of the stainless back boxes from Fastlane Styling on ebay ?

Ã‚£48.99, seems quite cheap !

Any advice - I have a standard 325i 2 piece system

Thanks

Derek

How do I send Pacerpete this message, can't work out how to find his profile ??

Hi Guys,

Anyone know if the propshaft doughnut on this would be the standard one from the 3.5 litre engine that this conversion is based upon ?

Thanks

Derek

Anyone got any links to some good sites showing modded Compacts ?

Thanks,

I will see how it looks and then look out for one maybe

Best

Derek

Thanks alot, what a great club this is !!!

I have an MTEC 2 Front spoiler.

Anyone know if I fit this straight to my touring, or do I need any other MTEC bits ?

Thanks guys

Derek

I have a set of King 7J x 15 et12 Alpina copies on my e30 touring with lowered suspension. I had to modify the rear arches slightly to smooth out that strengthener on the inside of the arch/wing; they only have 195's fitted, so I feel Simon is basically right, they are not designed to fit e30's. Min...

Thanks bud

Hi Guys,

I have one of these rear parcel shelf blinds, anyone know how to attach the hooks through the head lining at the top of the rear screen ? Are there locator holes already in the c post and if so how do you find them ?

Any help

Thanks

Derek

Thanks alot guys, really helpful

Can anyone direct me to a good and hopefully cheaper than I have insurance company for mt modded e30 ?

Nice,

That's about how my touring sits n 40mm springs, but it is always full with my painting and decorating gear. This is why I want to drop the front by another 20mm - to level it up

Best

Derek

Thanks alot

I am no expert, but I have a feeling that the very first e30 Alpinas in Germany may have had the 7j x 15 inch versions ? I have a set of copies on my touring and the offset is a bit extreme, I had to do some work to the rear arches even with 195's, but actually I think they look just as good as the ...

Mine has 8j's all round with 205's front 225's rear - all badly in need of a refurb mind you, must get some pics to post.

That Sport of yours Simon is a beauty

Best

Derek

Thanks bud

Anyone know whether or not a 60mm set of springs for a saloon 4 cyl will give the same ride height on a touring ? Particularly at the front as my touring needs lowering at the front and so far I have not found a cheap set of 60mm springs for the estate, only for the saloon. Thanks anyone who has inf...

Is there a hair splitters convention on soon - you'll all be at it !

Instead of loads of people arguing about stuff that never has any resolution - hmmm !!

You know the trouble for me is that you all take this stuff so seriously. Who cares ? If people want to buy a genuine sport and pay alot for it, why not ? If others don't think they are worth it great ! If like me you enjoy modifying cars, who has the right to criticise me for fitting a sport body k...

I can see why you might want a break after the 332i !! My thinking on the RHD M3 is just that I personally don't like left hookers and I also would rather sit behind a small pot six in an e30 and sacrifice a little handling any day rather than have the 4 cylinder original - I am not a purist on thes...

Don't suppose you have a cam suitable for a 2.7 conversion knocking about ? Like the original Alpina one, was it 264 or maybe 272 ? What about building a rhd e30 M3 lookalike with a 6 cyl in it ? Just a thought ! Or my mate down here has a square tail light tii I think he needs to unload, a partial ...

You sold the tii as well as the monster m3 touring ? All that work you did - amazing !

Those BBS's look 15's ?? Hard to get under standard arches if they are - well done, and that's a real beauty you have !

I will dig around for some more pics and see what I have.

Well guys I am not working on it currently as I am so busy and funds are short. A mate of mine has a tii from which we are supposed to be installing the engine at some stage. The engine in mine has some problem, not sure what it is but as it has only about 60k from new I doubt the head has ever been...

Gonna try to get along there as a newbie for an hour or two - looking forward to seeing some ace motors !!

Am located in Guildford - who was that who said "are they a classic" !! We wouldn't be driving e30's if weren't for 02's; in fact BMW was almost bankrupt, and were saved by the introduction of it's forerunner, the 1502 I think (anyone know)? The engine was used in the e30's almost in its original fo...

Thanks alot, she is a beauty but in need of quite a lot of work at the moment, so is in my garage awaiting tlc !

Hello all,

Anyone into 2002's ? Here's mine when it was on the road !!

Regards

AAXX

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