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by Chris00
Wed May 02, 2018 7:05 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Sunroof Rust
Replies: 1
Views: 157

Sunroof Rust

I've just purchased an e30 and it has rust in the sunroof panel and in the cassette. My plan is to remove the whole cassette and sunroof panel to prevent any further issues. What have others used to fill the hole? I don't want to have to paint the roof so welding is not an option. My plan is to take...
by Chris00
Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:47 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: 325i Manual Conversion Wiring
Replies: 4
Views: 184

Re: 325i Manual Conversion Wiring

Thanks I found other threads on here and now it runs! All I did was plug the two yellow/black wires together and it fired up. Do I need to remove the inhibit relay and loom or can I just leave it in there???
by Chris00
Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:07 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: 325i Manual Conversion Wiring
Replies: 4
Views: 184

325i Manual Conversion Wiring

Hi, Ive carried out a manual conversion on my car and I cant get my head around the wiring on the neutral safety switch. Everything I have read has told me that I need to join the green/yellow wire to the two green/black wires and just tape the brown one back. My issue im having is I dont have a gre...
by Chris00
Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:18 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Very, very early bit of chrome. Oldest 320i in the UK?
Replies: 39
Views: 1836

Re: Very, very early bit of chrome.

Ive got an 82 323i e30 here in New Zealand. No side repeaters, No power steering, No air-con
by Chris00
Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:34 am
Forum: Engine Swaps / Forced Induction General Chat
Topic: E30 Cosworth project
Replies: 18
Views: 927

Re: E30 Cosworth project

Are those rx7 batty seats in the caged car?
by Chris00
Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:49 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: 7x17 et42
Replies: 4
Views: 110

Re: 7x17 et42

Tourings have 51mm ones but they could have been changed at some point. Just measure them
by Chris00
Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:27 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Instrument cluster not universal?
Replies: 16
Views: 346

Re: Instrument cluster not universal?

So the old ones and the new ones arnt interchangeable? What abot the fuel guage coding plug? ive got a cluster out of a S.A e30 with the long range fuel tank and the guage reads the wrong amount compared to the U.K guage
by Chris00
Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:09 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Instrument cluster not universal?
Replies: 16
Views: 346

Re: Instrument cluster not universal?

What one is the coding plug? :?
by Chris00
Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:56 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: 7x17 et42
Replies: 4
Views: 110

Re: 7x17 et42

They will fit if you have 45mm struts. I have them on my E30.
by Chris00
Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:44 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: What's in your e30 garage?
Replies: 39
Views: 2604

Re:

Ive got


1987 E30 320i race car- Inka Orange

1985 E30 323i Daily its abit rooted but it gets me from A to B haha

1958 BMW Isetta 300- Under resto at the moment
by Chris00
Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:10 am
Forum: Engine Swaps / Forced Induction General Chat
Topic: Ews? What is it?
Replies: 3
Views: 231

Ews? What is it?

Can someone please explain what it is and why its a hassle when doing an m50/52 convertion?
by Chris00
Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:19 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: gear box rattling
Replies: 5
Views: 145

Re: gear box rattling

Clutch Release bearing mate. Nothing to worry about
by Chris00
Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:27 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Fitting Tech 1 spoiler
Replies: 11
Views: 249

Re: Fitting Tech 1 spoiler

Im keen to hear how this goes
by Chris00
Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:15 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: 320i engines
Replies: 16
Views: 448

Re: 320i engines

In the New Zealand e30 class i compete in the best engine package is a p/fl bottom end and the f/l top end. This gives you the best compresion and the best injection setup
by Chris00
Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:55 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: 320i engines
Replies: 16
Views: 448

Re: 320i engines

The p/fl uses jetronic injection and the f/l uses motronic on the 320i. All 325i's use motronic though.
by Chris00
Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:55 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: E30 323i Misfire
Replies: 1
Views: 76

E30 323i Misfire

My e30 has developed a misfire recently. I replaced the distributor rotor about a month ago as it got a hole burnt through it and that fixed the problem. But the misfire came back so i pulled the dizzy cap off again ind it turns out that the point that gives power to the rotor arm has been burnt awa...
by Chris00
Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:38 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: 316 misfire at 4500rpm
Replies: 16
Views: 572

Re: 316 misfire at 4500rpm

My 323i did the same thing and it was the distributer rotor..