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this problem has been on my head for some time and i keep putting it off so other than taking every thing out what do i need to look for the car has been lowered by 40mm as far as i can tell all looks installed correctly only odd thing is on the drivers front side which its leaning on the the spring...

hi all got a problem on the car which i have been letting go but i can not any more the drivers side of the car sits lower first i was thinking shocks but every one i asked said the height is the same only how wide the tube is makes the differene the car is lowered on eibach springs(40mm) here is so...

thanks for the reply and the link it helped just got to find one now

hi all my diff needs changing and i was thinking of not doing a direct change but putting something else in that would drop the rpm a bit the car is auto with a m40 all else is good i did ask the qustion before but got side tracked on other stuff sorry all info most welcome o and what cars i can rob...

hi all i want to convert my rear brake lines to flexable type from the t-bar to the small flex pipes i have read and had a look it looks like a nightmare fuel tank axle all have to come out doing it the normal way by going flex it sorts this all out plus could you let me know where i can get the kit...

i think i know what your asking so here goes on a car fitted with drum brakes the hand brake cable acts on the shoes that are used for normal braking, on a car fitted with rear discs the cable is acting on 2 small shoes that press on the inside of the disc itself so the connections are also different

little qustion is the car a uk spec as far as i recall m10 engine never came in a 316i or 318i but was fitted with a carb in the uk or do you have a m40 which did come in 316i and 318i if you have a m10 then you need a m10 head as on the head is also the pump that supplys the petrol if you get a 316...

hi all this may sound wrong to some but hay what the hell right got a 318i auto i was thinking what diff can i change to lower the engine speed when its on the motorway as i think the rpm are high for the speed it is going at i know my pick up may suffer but as long as its not too bad i can live wit...

i 2nd that eibach springs are good 40mm is the most i would drop a e30 any more and you run in to tyre wear issuses wheel problems and get some weight in the car and new back box middle box needed so for me eibach springs bilstien gas shocks powerflex bushs where i could fit them and all other bushs...

i 2nd that the rad by the time the car has done 100,000 will be on its way out may last longer if well looked after but still it will not be as good as when it was new

as above yep no probs done it myself the only thing you may notice but you will have to look hard to see it is on the back seats lower section there is a gap and the seat over hangs a bit but this causes no problems reason is the rear bottom section on 4 doors has a curve on the conners but the 2 do...

first join the club every one i know who had a 316 had this fault all the above i have tried i even got a manual on the carb and kit as well i got it going ok but not 100% perfect the main problem is as others have said no one really knows how to fix or understand how the carb works i even went to b...

thanks that info will help alot once again you have saved me time

quick one the oem tweeters that fit behind the door mirrors are they wired in to the multi plug that leads from the door to the body the same one that carrys the central locking wires etc if so what pins are used thanks in advance

worn bearings cause noise thats it really this is some thing you can check is the car moded lowered etc any way get under it check wheels are they all the same in every way check for any worn bushs check front struts are the same in every way measure if you have to the reason why i say this is there...

this may help first was the whole setup working before if yes then it is some connections gone wrong or amp+head unit blown if not then try this i needed to switch a amp on once i had a sony head but the amp would only come on when the radio was switched on in the end i got my self a switch put it i...

a quick one which could save me alot of hassle how many types of strut were fitted to e30s and whats the differance between them i know about one being 45mm thick and 51mm thick but the thing that i am interested in is height ie were some taller or shorter than others and if there is any marks signs...

i may be wrong about this but from all the info i got there is a few things you need to check out first do the bolts from the box align with the engine the box being a eh type i dont hold much hope even if it did you then have to refit all the electrics over plus i think there is some connections to...

well in that case any alarm from a decent company should do install will be easy connections needed will be live,earth,2 wires to flash lights,2 to the central locking thats it unless it comes with other features having one is better than not having one at all may even help with insurance good luck

your in luck i had this problem last week but now the window goes up and down like a dream what i did removed the door card plastic sheet etc greased all moving parts also all the rubber around or that came in to contact with the glass i treated to wd40 and the felt strips hope this helps

depends on what kind of alarm your fitting basic not hard but stuff like auto closure auto lock etc is a real pain either way lots of panels to remove wires to check but basic one when done right should not take you more than a day key word take your time

quick one are all struts the same length from the bottom to the top where the threads are or are they different this could solve my problem cheers in advance

just thinking how hard is it to refill a auto box that is sealed for life and how to go about it and the best oil to use i have read it on some site plus books but before i go ahead was thinking gets some views on it thanks in advance

haynes is not always right it is best to cross check it with other books sites etc i put a alarm once in a 316 and the central locking wiring was different to the one in the haynes book i have about 3 or so books just on the e30 you can never be 100% plus some one may have been doing there own wirin...

looks like some hunting around is in order but still info is helpful see what happens on the week end cheers

interesting point about the pads will look at them this week end do you if different pads were fitted to different models or were they all the same thanks for the info

i hope some one can put some light on this the drivers side of my car sits lower than the other side from the rear i have changed all springs shocks and all the bushs at the front and the rear beam mount bushs also i was thinking could worn out trailing arm bushs cause this any info will be helpful

i have to say the same the e30 dash is not only functional but it sits at the right height also the heater is a mission to do i saw it once in a mag i think total bmw even the guy who done it said no heater was fitted any way it is a part that makes a e30 the car it is to take it out is to kill the ...

this may help your problems the lights inside are 1 circuit just bridged as are the door pins so no matter what door you open both lights come on as long as the switch on the lights is set to on 2nd check the ultra sonics are connected to the correct trig wire some ultra sonics have there own box ma...

i agree of all the alarms i have put in they have the most wires, messed up programing oh and they cost too much

if you get one of the auto boxs that are eh etc then you will need the ecu the wirng etc plus the size of the boxs is different i can not recall if the drive shaft has to be changed also but you have a 1.8 so m40 or m10 engine early versions of these engines the gear box was not eh just a normal 123...

yes you can do this first you need the said module plus a switch/relay that can take the signal from your alarm to make the module work but the light will go out after a set time also it will not be a simple plug in and play setup as far as i can tell

funny this i once read in the e30 bible on how to do this so if you can get a copy it may help you out

had this once it was a blocked and leaking rad but the problem would only happen when the car hard been driven hard or in traffic

had a problem like this on a 323i turned out to be two things 1st there was a bad earth once fixed sometimes would turn over but then one day dead turned out to be the starter you can try this it worked get some one to turn over the engine as normal then hit the starter with a hammer if it fires up ...

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