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Ps meant to say she also has navigation and Aux in the spec and I meant the rear brake pipes haven't been replaced. Any mods reading this thinking this is a cheeky advert fear not it is not. Thanks

Evening all! Baby number 1 arriving in November and I am trying to justify keeping the 330d touring sport. 53 plate 204bhp manual leather bluetooth cruise I've owned her since Dec 2007 and 92,000 miles and now registering 182,000 miles She has a full BMW service history with BMW having serviced and ...

Worth opening the access panel to the pump 4 x Philips screws and making sure the plug hasn't worked loose - it happened to me once.

Front shock absorbers for 51mm struts for my 325i............ £400 +VAT !! EACH!!!! Ridiculous when one can get a pair of Bilstein B4s for £150! I ended up swapping the front struts for a good secondhand pair which made sense as one of the wheel bearings was shot. I was quoted £175+ VAT for MSport f...

You should also change the bolt. I had a rattle from the front suspension on my car for ages and I eventually tracked it down to the drop links being worn and the bolts that link them to the anti roll bar and the bracket you've replaced on the wishbone as well as the bracket. Since replacing them al...

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My '89 Convertible has failed its MOT on a leaking rack. This is the second time it has in my ownership the last time was in 2004. At that time I had it replaced it with a GS&F refurbished rack. Looking to put a secondhand rack on myself to keep the costs down and was wondering what the difference i...

A pleasure to deal with fuel pump arrived next day.

DanThe, if you want someone to fill in for one set to get the order through. I'd be happy to. Thanks.

Hi, I had some rust up above the glovebox area behind the servo etc. Was yours nice and clean? Worth checking out the bulkhead carefully.

Great post. If I ever get some time I'd love to do this to mine but fear its a bit more tired than yours!

Factory fitted alarm & immobiliser which works by way of a magnetic key inserted into the door and amazingly still works 23 years after it was installed. There's also a Motorola immobiliser that has been in it for well over 15 years and still functions correctly.

Blanking plates where the bumper bolts on. Seems they've been painted to match the valence.

I have used distilled water / coolant mix ever since buying my E30 in 2002 as I read that it was less likely to cause corrosion of the head. Haven't had any problems other than it running a little cool since I changed it last time as I followed the 60:40 rather 70:30 ratio.

I found that by changing the rear bushes the big large ones eliminated a lot of transmission noise etc

Right as the owner of both an '89 325i cab with recaro leather sport seats and a '04 E46 330d with sport seats I can say you'd be mad to fit the E46 ones. The ones in E30 are by far and away more comfortable and offer much better support, the only E46 ones that come close are the M3 ones but I still...

We have done this with a front seat out of an old Saab 900 turbo for the office - very comfortable.

I've done the LED conversion just needed the correct resistor between the leds. Got all the bits from Maplin for about £4. A bit of a fiddle but now works very well. I've previously replaced with a genuine OEM bulb pack which lasted about 5 years and 40,000 miles......

I've recently replaced all the anti roll bar links at the front including bolts and bracket with BMW OEM one which has finally sorted the clunking from the front suspension on mine. Worth starting there.....

I've got a swan neck one like the one in the top picture sitting in the garage which I bought for my cabriolet but wouldn't fit easily due to there being much bigger chassis rails on it than a saloon or touring. Might be persuaded to part with it if anyone was interested?

Bearing will have gone so it is spinning off centre and therefore fouling the cover...... Not too tricky to fix.

For E46 330d touring Msport 2003

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It will be interesting to see if you prefer them to the original sports seats...... I've got leather sports seats in my E46 touring and they are certainly not as comfortable as the ones in my E30 cabrioler...... I don't think I could drive to the south of France in the E46 and get out without a sore...

I've managed over 400 miles a couple of times in my 325i cabriolet. Once cruising all day to the south of France on super unleaded at circa 80-90 mph. The other time in the uk on 95ron cruising on the motorway at 80 mph (very little town driving). Best MPG I've ever recorded was 34mpg when a mate of...

Did these engines have problems with Nikadsil bore linings..... remember a mate having big problems with his similarly aged 740i.......

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The brake input is picked up out of the panel behind the glove box the only switch you need to install is the clutch switch. If you don't have the correct bracket for it (like I didn't) you can simply cable tie it with two strong cable ties to the steering column has worked perfectly for the five ye...

Have had 400 miles on a long run at steady 80 mph on French Autoroute out of my 1989 325i cab with 2 up and luggage for 2 week holiday. Must have a 55 litre tank in it.

It was running on super unleaded as well.

I siliconed mine on as one was a bit loose! Whilst they are now a bit of a pig to get off when changing wheel etc. I haven't lost any or had any pinched since I did it.

I replaced mine three or four years ago with one from German & Swedish. Make sure there are no leaks when you buy it and make sure that it remains upright in it's box (sounds silly) until you fit it....... Still working fine. The only difficult bit is getting the old one off as it is a reverse threa...

I had one shear and simply banged a torx bit into the hole in the nipple as the metal is quite soft and then undid it with a rachet was quite effective.

It is original BMW and mine still works although intermittently as the deadlock needs adjusting again. I'd had the car for 4 years before I worked out that it still worked. It will only work when the car is deadlocked and if you forget to disarm it when you've unlocked the door it sets the alarm off.

Just managed to get your picture up.... my switch doesn't look like that it is plastic....... so that might not work.

I have simply cable tied the switch with two cable ties to the steering column and the switch is activated when you move the pedal (if you listen really carefully you can hear it click on and off) Had mine mounted like this for 3-4 years and only occasionally have a problem. It is also totally safe ...

Try Arthur Brotherton who is at Ellar Ghyll near Otley - not sure how far they go to collect but worth a go.

Number is 01943 874 388

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