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- Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:01 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: 325i sport water problem
- Replies: 24
- Views: 790
Re: 325i sport water problem
Your carpets havent got wetter recently?
- Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:23 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: e36racks ratios
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1823
Re: e36racks ratios
Is there a rack from an e36 perhaps a 318ti that comes off at the same angle like the e30 one? ie my e36 rack does not clear my v8s extractors that were designed around the factory e30 rack.cheers That's about the only downside of using the E36/46 rack. They all have a different pinion angle to the...
- Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:17 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: My Major Balls up of the Day!! Can You Beat It??
- Replies: 54
- Views: 2988
Re: My Major Balls up of the Day!! Can You Beat It??
maxfield wrote:I did once cross thread all the wheel bolts on a Chrysler PT Cruiser... Worse mistake I've ever made I would say...Best thing you could have done with one of those prams
- Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:15 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: durability of chrome?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 156
Re: durability of chrome?
Just a thought, looks like chrome cover then eh 
- Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:57 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: durability of chrome?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 156
Re: durability of chrome?
Why not strip the paint off and powlish it?
- Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:59 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Recieved my CCFL Angel Eyes, how do I fit them?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 311
Re: Recieved my CCFL Angel Eyes, how do I fit them?
So it looks like youve got to hot air blow the glass fronts to melt the glue ? to install these rings inside? 
- Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:35 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Head Gasket M20B25
- Replies: 25
- Views: 586
Re: Head Gasket M20B25
May seem bit oot but what we used to do in past with 6cyl engines was leave manifolds on, get your engine hoist find a chain wrap it round centre of inlet and exhaust manifolds. Find a balance point where it will hang at same angle as block and rest is ...........
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:45 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Seam sealer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 212
Re:
Always have used brushable seam sealer, but gone over to polyurathane stuff in cartridge, nice and flexible and hard job ever getting it off.
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:02 am
- Forum: Other BMW Chat
- Topic: Oh yeah minta!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 937
Re: Oh yeah minta!!
Come on he has had 20 bids on this, someone own up? 
- Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:58 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Wheel bearing prices? Are these right?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 567
Re: Wheel bearing prices? Are these right?
Just to let anyone know in future that e28 wheel bearing hubs really do fit an M3 as have just done it on my own car. however make sure you got a decent puller to get the old abs ring off............
- Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:46 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Uprated anti roll bar bushes and link rod bushes?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 175
Re: Uprated anti roll bar bushes and link rod bushes?
Oh yes that could be good idea to pull the inserts out 1st 
- Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:24 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: 318is 'M3'
- Replies: 45
- Views: 1816
Re: 318is 'M3'
I think its whats known as a "ringer" he says its an "is" but clearly the shell is an m3. love to see the serial numbers off the fenders etc as they all come with ids and find out where the m3 came from? 
- Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:15 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: What is so good about these 318is's
- Replies: 104
- Views: 3764
Re: What is so good about these 318is's
M tec suspension, nice little revs like the clappers 16v, 136bhp.............
- Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:19 pm
- Forum: Engine Swaps / Forced Induction General Chat
- Topic: manderal bends
- Replies: 23
- Views: 610
Re: manderal bends
Demon Tweeks?
- Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:26 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Uprated anti roll bar bushes and link rod bushes?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 175
Re: Uprated anti roll bar bushes and link rod bushes?
How about welding brackets on front struts and using M3 links?
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:22 pm
- Forum: Engine Swaps / Forced Induction General Chat
- Topic: Engine seized
- Replies: 7
- Views: 330
Re: Engine seized
Why has it seized? has it overheated, or lack of oil or oil pressure, or cam belt or chain broke?
- Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:20 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Wheel bearing prices? Are these right?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 567
Re: Wheel bearing prices? Are these right?
Cheap M3 front wheel bearings umm. believe that you can use 5 series and change over the ABS ring..........
- Sun Sep 09, 2007 11:14 am
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: M3 boot badge?.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 907
Re:
In ideal world defo back on, with thieving badge scallys about, leave it in glovebox....... :
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:33 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Getting the most out of an M42...
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1354
Re: Getting the most out of an M42...
How about removing that old barn door type AFM? and fitting MAF hot wire system. works a treat on my S14, had to get kit from States tho. SPLIT SEC was manufacturer......... 
- Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:09 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Z3 Steering rack
- Replies: 5
- Views: 190
Re: Z3 Steering rack
Yup you is right there, it should have been left as lhd, but was a sqweeky clean one so........ this manifolds quite good as it goes with nice gentle curves round the steering, although have seen what birds did omg looked like someone with bandy legs. Thanks for reply.
- Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:26 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Z3 Steering rack
- Replies: 5
- Views: 190
Z3 Steering rack
Anyone know if the steering stem bit is at same angle on a Z3 rack compared to an e30? reason is have a rhd m3 with normal rack and want a ratio close to the orig lhd one. got an e36 rack but the stem comes out of rack at a different angle to the e30 and things are well tight around exhaust manifold...
- Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:56 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: 318 IS, PERFORMANCE CHIP, NOT RIGHT!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1066
Re: 318 IS, PERFORMANCE CHIP, NOT RIGHT!
Yes it was Chipped uk before he knew what he was doing.
- Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:53 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: 318 IS, PERFORMANCE CHIP, NOT RIGHT!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1066
Re: 318 IS, PERFORMANCE CHIP, NOT RIGHT!
Went through this one myself, got a chip from guy in birmingham (chippeduk) seems he used a map from a usa chip and sadly they do not work over here in uk, in fact he swore blind that I had damaged the chip! after a few months he changed his advert on ebay. saying dont confuse these chips with ameri...
- Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:03 pm
- Forum: Members' E30s
- Topic: some photos of the heap
- Replies: 16
- Views: 655
Re: some photos of the heap
Lose the shiney bits round the windows, sell the wheels to a vauxhall owner and put the 15" bbs on it.
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:07 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: starter help
- Replies: 15
- Views: 276
Re:
Sounds a bit of a mechanical problem rather than electrical one, as would agree that for starter to spin the soleniod would have had to make the contact?
