E30 Zone

Thanks guys, will be attempting this at the weekend so very helpful.

Around the £550 mark is as cheap as you'll find in my experience. I'd be very wary of £200 e30 coilovers, like you say, they will be crap. The reason they're more expensive than say a VW coilover is because of the strut design of the e30. The stub axle/wheel hub assembly and the front strut are one ...

Good to know, thanks

Looks like I have some dismantling to do this weekend (if it stays dry

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I hardly ever have rear passengers but today my mate mentioned he was sat really high in the back. I have standard comfort interior though, wierd.

Dont think you can get them seperate. At least TRE's are fairly cheap tho

Ok here's a pic of what I mean:

Is this normal?? And am i better off peeling it all away from the bumper and starting again?

Thanks for the advice, the dimply surface does look like stone chip, but its peeling away at the corners which I why I think there's a gel coat under there. I'll try and get a photo so show what I mean....

My front valance (facelift) appears to be coated with some sort of plastic/gel coat type finish. Is this common to all facelift e30s?

I want to respray the whole thing, can I sand and paint/prime straight onto this stuff or will the paint just crack off?

Thanks

Brilliant

Thanking you sir!

Depends on the offset...

Mahles! I've got a set FS, but theyre 14" and 5x120 so not ideal e30 fitment...

They look ace though and nice bit of dish, I think they suit the e30 better than those Fondmetals.

Any one know the p/n's for these, or where they're available from?

Ta.

Awesome 8) I was gonna import a set of these in Jan but found Diamond really shitty to deal with, just my experience though, may have got their act together now! :) (I ended up going for banded 15's) What are the tyre specs of the one in the pics u posted? They look like 16's to me(?) This is gonna ...

I voted yes cos they do look like sexier RA's... depends on price tho, wouldnt spend mega bucks on them.

Why would you need adapters? look like golf fitment to me, good to go... spacers maybe?

staley_turbo wrote: Went all out german, who cares if thet pull me.

You, when some jobsworth traffic cop smugly hands you a ticket for it...

Dont listen to me tho, im just bitter cos i got nabbed! Keep rockin the plates guys 'F**K DA PO-LICE!!'

Be careful, i got stung for mine and its a £60 fine... can't complain tho as i knew i was breaking the law by using them. Needless to say its back to boring old uk plates for me! (get caught twice and you lose your reg. no. - very costly) Having said that i still think they look sweet :cool: strictl...

Look like 16's imo

Yeah adaptors, 4x100 to 5x130 is what you need. Expensive new but look around on ebay you can probably get hold of some for around £50. Not seen teledials on an e30, good luck tho!

Nay wrote:Sumps are bitches for the home mechanics to replace... unless you have some form of engine winch or crane, or a lot of brute strength.

Piece of piss on an m40... but then thats the only good thing about the m40

Mines supposed to be -60 but looks lower to me? must be my cheap-ass suspension kit

Morat wrote:I bet it isn't a LOT lower than -60! Pics or ban!

+1

Ah ya, thats what i've got. No probs with mine, and its taken plenty of stick. Solid bit of kit

The good old days of HUUUUGE tyres

Shame theyre not 4 stud or i'd be tempted to get some big rubber for the e30

Good man! Out of interest what type, the BMW one?

If found them hard to come by tbh... bought mine off a zoner, one-off steel jobbie. Try sticking a post up in the wanted section. All the ones ive seen people have had them made specially. I dont think there's an off the shelf solution unfortunately.

Get a sump guard. I'm lowered 60 all round and went through a couple of sumps in the first few months. The sumps made of really soft aluminium so every time you hear a scrape thats a little bit more wearing down. Eventually you get this: :D http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d189/tristram85/Photo0114...

Many thanks chaps, been buggin me for ages that, just never got round to takin pics before!

Cheers

Haha thanks!

must have been standard fit or option on some 70's era model i guess, but which!!!

They've been in my garage about a year, been bugging me what model theyre off. They're 5x120 pcd, 14x7J, centre bore is about 74mm, and have 'BMW' and 'BBS-MAHLE' embossed on the lips. Anyone know what model they might have come with? Pics: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d189/tristram85/SDC11694....

Very smart Whats the Supersport suspension like? Does what it says on the tin. definitely cant complain for the money. Only criticism is abit on the soft side, but thats down to personal preference, im used to coilovers! I like the german flag badge on the grill. Where can I get that, and how does ...

My favorite, really cool shot:

225/40, on a 14" though so et0 and no arch worries

:o Thats impressive. Got a buyer sorted for my current wheels now so should be getting the ball rolling soon :D ...My thoughts at the moment are to hell with making them fit standard arches, go for the offset thats going to look best and then make the arches fit the wheels :twisted: And yes, there s...

Thanks, i realise im kind of answering my own questions here, always gd to have a 2nd opinion tho.

They're not RM's... will be brand new and hopefully very

Ah i see your point with the bbs. Ive been running some 9J et0 on the rear which sat pretty much perfect. So am i righth in thinking (working from the table below) a 10J with an offset of -12 would give the same inner arch clearance (backspace), but stick out of the arch by an additional inch? http:...

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