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by jb81
Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:41 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Is it your tec2 stockport
Replies: 0
Views: 80

Is it your tec2 stockport

A tec 2 no spolier in black may own a blue cabby as well. Liking the car
looks well
by jb81
Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:36 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: what "mim" finish "now refurnished"
Replies: 37
Views: 1472

Re: what "mim" finish??

No 4 a save bet it will look good, No 1 will look really good or really chep, would have to see them on your car. Make sure you get some pic's when fited
by jb81
Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:06 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Nurburgring sticker or not?
Replies: 27
Views: 1147

Re: Nurburgring sticker or not?

Take the tipper that would be a chalange. M.A.N should take one of there units unlimeted of corse. wear you sticker with pride
by jb81
Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:45 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: ways to prevent your car from being stolen?
Replies: 47
Views: 2181

Re: ways to prevent your car from being stolen?

By tuneing the wheels and leaveing it in gear makes it harder and noisyer to drag, a good alarm with antilift, the prick that stole you can will do it to the wroung person one day and he'll get what he deserves what go's around come's around
by jb81
Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:54 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: why is there an MSA tag on my engine?
Replies: 8
Views: 449

Re: why is there an MSA tag on my engine?

Well looked then good to see you lagh about it
by jb81
Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:20 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: E30 IS History
Replies: 19
Views: 643

Re:

Nice looking clean car hope its a good one for you cant wait to get back in an is. Sorry dont now any histery on the car
by jb81
Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:51 pm
Forum: Feedback
Topic: EKO
Replies: 311
Views: 11761

all the above and best of all he drives 318is top man
by jb81
Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:49 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: 318is or 320i which to buy?
Replies: 26
Views: 1007

afer haveing owed 2 320ise and now a 318is i would say go for the 318is its a much better car and costs a lot less to run for a lot more fun, service costs are a lot less as well and the e36 318is has the same engine so engine parts are still ok to get hold of, 320 about 60miles for £10 318is 80mi...
by jb81
Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:21 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: runing temp of a 318is
Replies: 2
Views: 126

thanks just needed to no for peace of mind
by jb81
Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:32 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: runing temp of a 318is
Replies: 2
Views: 126

runing temp of a 318is

can any one tell me the runing temp of a 318is and if the nidle is ment to be below half cos my temp sits at half way all the time when left runing or when your driving

thanks for any help

john
by jb81
Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:08 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: rear drums to discs
Replies: 10
Views: 299

or you can just swop the swing arms, if all the wheel bearings,discs and pads are ok and your beam bushs are ok just bay new hand brake cables and 2 new steel brake pipes, remove hand brake cables and brake pipes, undo the shock bottom bolts and the 2 bolts holding each swing arm to the beam, then j...
by jb81
Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:25 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: s.i board
Replies: 3
Views: 138

ive just found out that you can bay the batterys in the clocks ill tri and find some waer that sells them tomorrow

thanks anyway mate
by jb81
Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:42 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: s.i board
Replies: 3
Views: 138

Anybody now of anythink i can try befor i spend Ԛ£80 on a board, as this fault is starting to bug me as id like my car to be 100% rigth, any advice i would be gratfull of
by jb81
Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:31 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: s.i board
Replies: 3
Views: 138

s.i board

Hi all, ive not long got a 318is, the fuel guage sometimes bounces about and when you tune the heaters on to full blast the fuel guage and temp guage move up a bit, ive been told this might be the si board, is the si board the the printed circuit board that the service lights are on, behind the cloc...
by jb81
Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:02 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Which spoiler for an IS?
Replies: 19
Views: 544

m-tec 1 all the way :D
by jb81
Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:40 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: engine
Replies: 5
Views: 232

thank for the replys, so the pre face lift cars can have the engine bay loom removed without the rest of the loom, witch is wot i should have asked the first time

thanks
by jb81
Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:15 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: engine
Replies: 5
Views: 232

anybody
by jb81
Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:10 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: engine
Replies: 5
Views: 232

engine

Hope you all had a good christmam, just befor chistmas i kill the engine in my 320 so its 2.5 time and i need to now if the pre face lift 2.5 engine will run ok in my face lift 320, id be useing the ecu tb and inlet manifold from the 2.5, thats if the ecu will plug in to the 320 loom

Thanks

John
by jb81
Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:43 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: e36 steering rack
Replies: 9
Views: 306

ive got to take the engine out now so i might as well put it in then, if i need any advice can i ask you if thats, i wonted to put a 2.5 engine at some point so its not all bad news, it just means ill have to do without the car for a bit, the bad news is ill have to use a astar 1.7d :cry: fwd :x tha...
by jb81
Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:16 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: e36 steering rack
Replies: 9
Views: 306

any improvment cant be noked, anyway the bad news is i killed the engine in my car about 2hr ago :cry: wich is a bit of a bummer, ian have you put an e36 rack in yours
by jb81
Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:08 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: e36 steering rack
Replies: 9
Views: 306

thanks for the replys, it looks like the e36 steering rack is going on then,
has anyone on hear do this with a non m3 rack and is it worth doing, i wont be doing it tell after christmas but when its done ill let every one now what i think,


thanks agen
by jb81
Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:36 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: e36 steering rack
Replies: 9
Views: 306

e36 steering rack

hi all, can anybody tell me if a 316 e36 steering rack has less of a lock to lock than the e30 rack and is it worth doing the conversion, i have a 316 e36 rack already, ive read the article on the conversion and i am willing to give it ago but the article is for the e36 m3 rack thanks for any help o...
by jb81
Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:00 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Just bought a 318 iS
Replies: 41
Views: 1262

as long as all the i.s stuff in good nick :thumb: hope its a bargain and alls ok for you
by jb81
Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:31 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: full exterior respray
Replies: 60
Views: 1400

only stip the car (f/r lights, door handles, locks, rubbers and seals) alot of painters wont like working on cars that thay havent prept them self
by jb81
Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:24 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Any zoners got an e21?????
Replies: 13
Views: 472

performance bmw are doing up a e21 there getting someone called frits bits to do all the work thay should be ok to sort you out for all your needs www.fritsbits.co.uk (01823669425) thay deal with all the old bmw cars hope that helps you out
by jb81
Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:33 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: tommo-320
Replies: 1
Views: 104

tommo-320

ive sent you a pm
by jb81
Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:05 am
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: knocking from rear
Replies: 7
Views: 302

check your rear beam bushs, diff bush, and rear swing arm bushs, thay can all make knocking noises from the rear when seting off, swing arm, and diff bushs are ok to do but beam bush can be bad as the beam can be hard to remove from the car, hope this helps and good look sorting it out
by jb81
Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:13 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: From this _ to this :)
Replies: 25
Views: 808

your car looks sweet on the 15bbs, looks a lot better than the 17s, how low is your car it looks cool, thats how mine gona look soon
by jb81
Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:14 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: engine numbers
Replies: 0
Views: 74

engine numbers

how can i tel a gen 2.7 alpina engine thanks for any help
by jb81
Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:15 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: it soon will be back
Replies: 6
Views: 241

your car looks cool as mate, just like to now the size of the wheels, thay look about 18in or is it just my eyes not working, anyway nice car
by jb81
Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:01 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: e30 lowering clearance??/
Replies: 4
Views: 188

ill have a look later for you, did you mean 325is as in sport
by jb81
Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:00 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: e30 lowering clearance??/
Replies: 4
Views: 188

witch e30 is it the sport/318is (m-tec) is lower than the rest of the e30s, about 15-20m i think, my 320 has m-tec suspension so if that helps ill cheak for you later to day
by jb81
Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:11 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: 325 sport interior
Replies: 2
Views: 120

should have look on there first :oops: thanks
by jb81
Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:38 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: 325 sport interior
Replies: 2
Views: 120

325 sport interior

i was thinking about an interior out of a late sport the stripy one, dose any one now how much it would set me back, thanks for any help :notworthy:
by jb81
Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:37 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: tailight tinting
Replies: 8
Views: 290

looks very 80s, im liking them,