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Many thanks Brian !

A great man to provide a prompt precise answer - a credit to the zone community

All the best,
Sharknose

Hi all, I have a quick question, Last time I did this I just tapped into the brown and blue wires at the back of the mirror motor and soldered on feed wires for the heated mirror glass on each side. This worked well. Last night I tried this and when I switch on the ignition the mirror motor runs con...

Hi there, If someone happens to have a 13 button OBC that was factory fitted to a UK E30 325i Touring without Catalytic Converter, I'd be glad to know which codeplug version was used. The codeplug is slotted into the back of the OBC unit The following table is referenced on the German E30 site www.e...

Hello,

Can anyone advise how best to connect up heated washer jets in a 4 cylinder car that doesn't have the connectors prewired?

Thanks,
Sharknose

Thanks a lot for the response, looks like there's nobody from Co. Antrim or Co. Down online. If I was at a stretch I might go to BMW (Border Motor Works) near Strabane which is closer than Donegal but since the job would mean leaving the car it would be better to find something near Belfast Regards,...

Hello, I need to have one if not 2 rear wheel bearings replaces in my tourer and would like to ask if there are any Northern Irish zoners that can recommend a workshop in the Belfast area or even elsewhere in NI that regularly works on E30s and isn't too flash and expensive. I've heard that replacin...

Hello,

What is the right price for a set of used tested headlight wash/wipe motors?

Also what should the bottle mounted controller relay cost?

Thanks a lot,
Sharknose

Brian, The wipers are both working now on every 5th time with the lights on. After scraping the contacts on the washer bottle unit the motors came to life. Just shows that electrical contact solvent cleaner can only do so much - sometimes you need to scrape the contacts clean. Do you know in which m...

Brian, After I finished cleaning, testing and refitting the motors I didn't realize the fun was just starting :? I am aware that the wipers should only come on ~ every 5th time the stalk is pulled back with the lights on. Found that in the owners manual. I removed the unit on the side of the bottle,...

Hello, I've been working on getting my headlight cleaning system working and have dismantled and cleaned up both motors & tested them with a bench supply, cleaned electrical connections to the washer bottle mounted controller, tried replacing the K10 relay but not sure what to test next I've used th...

Thanks a lot Essbee

Hello, The cylinder head on my late 1991 320i (with calalytic converter) has got worn rockers or rocker shaft and I want to just replace the whole thing with another head rather starting to swap out parts. Is there any difference between mine and the cylinder heads of cars pre mid 1991? GSF advised ...

Thanks Brian, will give this a try

Can anybody advise on this?

Lots of views but no replies,

Thx,
Sharknose

Hello,

Can anybody advise which recent twin tone BMW horn can be used on an E30 318i without extra wiring? Has anybody done this upgrade?

The horn on my car is on it's last legs and always sounded a bit meek - My 320 tourer, now sold, had twin horns that sounded great,

Thanks,

Sharknose

It could be worse - your car could be a Touring!

My ECU got water logged and it fried 6 actuators - 4 doors + tailgate + fuel flap

Sharknose

Thanks Brian, will give it a go

Thanks a lot Guy

Sorry to hi-jack the post but I seem to have a related issue in my '89 320 tourer. Fuse 10 keeps blows several times a week and when it does it takes out the heater, electric mirrors, windows and sunroof. Looks like the issues might have something in common. Even stranger is if Fuse 10 blows while y...

'Morning !

I have 2 Tourings, a 320 & a 318i and neither have LSDs.

What grade oil would be recommended for the Diffs?

The 320 has 150k miles and the 318i has 88kmiles in case that is relevant.

Also, what oil volumes do the diffs take ?

Thanks,

Sharknose

Brian,

Will wait a while in case anybody reports back and if not will try it,
If the spacesaver fits it looks like the hole centres match at least,

Thanks,
Sharknose

Thinking of getting my 4 hole - 15" BBS wheels refurbished, Anybody know if a set of Volvo S40 steel wheels would fit? These are available to use during the refurb, are 4 hole and have ok tyres. If anybody has tried this before and knows if the hole centres and offset would work it would save me the...

The following is another 8 second delay relay that I've tested on an E30 :

5HE 003 795-01 1369 417 (Zeitsteuergeraet 12V) [262]

Sharknose

I just heard back that a relay with soft-off for the E23 model was never availible,

Sharknose

It is not "Soft off", just "off" but I'm happy that it delays 8 seconds. I'll drop Michael in Germany an email to see if he has a "soft-off" relay with the same pinout as the one I just fitted. He specializes in E23s- here is his website: http://hometown.aol.de/xmichnowakx/homepage/automotor.html Sh...

gazza, Here is a Document on retrofitting Check Control from the German www.E30.de website. http://wp1016621.wp027.webpack.hosteurope.de/fotost/f01105/f01105.htm Even if you can read German it doesn't help a lot as it is complicated. The following is a problem with this retrofit: - no sensor for oil...

Here's an update on this, I fitted the thing this morning and it works perfectly - 8 second delay. Apart from the wire swap on the door switch I needed to scotch lock the Tg & Tk wires together as advised by Smithy318i Here is the clarification I got from the German provider of the part: The functio...

Smithy318i, Brian, I ordered the 61311373974 part from a guy in Germany and he sent me the following: 5 HE 003 79511373975.(Zeitsteuer-Geraet 12V) Looks like it came out of an E23. Can I assume that it is unusable in an E30? I've already asked him to take this back and send me the correct one. Thx i...

Thanks for the advice -

on offer is a set of front Recaro seats,

I've already got a set of heated comfort black leather seats in my Touring.

If I go for these I'll probably move the heating elements into the Recaros -another interesting project

Regards,
Sharknose

Thanks for the advice -

on offer is a set of front Recaro seats,

I've already got a set of heated comfort black leather seats in my Touring.

If I go for these I'll probably move the heating elements into the Recaros -another interesting project

Regards,
Sharknose

Have a look at these old topics:

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=17311

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=33837

There are lots of others I'm sure, you just have to search for them on the zone forums,

Good luck,
Sharknose

I've been offered a pair of these and they are in very good condition with no tears, rips etc.

My question is what are they worth?

Thanks,
Sharknose

Thx Brian, 'will pass this on,

Sharknose

Problem solved: I messed about with it over lunchtime and go to the bottom of it. I found a guide for the pins on the door connector on www.BMWE30.net Pin Colour Function ==================================== 1 GN/WT Fuse 19 PWR to mirrors + Interior light cancel 2 br Interior light GND door handle s...

Brian,

Can you give a bit more information on the "common and easily repaired fault inside the instrument cluster"?
A friend asked me about this recently and his brake pads and wear sensors are new and the brake wear circuit looked complete.

Thanks,
Sharknose

Search found 112 matches

Retrofitting Heated Mirrors on a 325i Touring !

OBC Code plug for a 1990 325i Touring

installing heated washer jets

Getting E30s worked on in Belfast or elsewhere in N.I.

Query on headlight wiper parts

Headlight Cleaning System - Troubleshooting

Cylinder Heads on 320i E30s

318i & Horn upgrade

318i & Horn upgrade

Electrical problem

Grade of oil for non - LSD diffs 75w90?

Steel wheels that fit E30s - to get me through BBS refurb.

Interior light delay

interior light delay relay

Check Control retrofit

interior light delay relay

Retrofitting Electric windows

Black leather Touring Recaro seats