E30 Zone

Hi Chaps Haven't been on since around September last year on account of unbelievable amounts of work, and being a cabby owner the car was laid up for 6 months. Finally got the courage to give my little beastie a check over after she's stood in 3 foot of snow over winter, and has had to be left outsi...

even cheaper fix is to pick up an old front seat, take the back off, and you'll see two struts. Strip these off, and voila - they make a great set of horseshoe struts. Often FOC for those old knackered seats!

djk wrote:Not me.

Now thats just shameful 'number of posts' increasing....

(and so's this)

Do a search for garnish uk, theyre a company weve done work for, and do this stuff, even giving you mock tudor wood alloy wheels if you want. I bet its their system if not them themselves

£1200 for everything thats in/on the car...... Bargain!

z3i - unlucky. Seriously though, rather than take a £500 gamble on an original set of oxbloods. buy a £250 set of immaculate leather sports, and spend £120 on the furniture clinic leather colours, and come and see me. Ive got all the kit to recolour them with/for you, and itll save you a fortune and...

jelly - i'd be happy to help you with a cambelt/water change etc - that way it only costs you the parts, about £60 all in would cover it, only about an hour away if you fancy popping over when you buy one (and you know you will!)

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dalej wrote:up the side of the windscreen a pillar
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that nova 'pales' into comparison really, doesnt it? The 320 will feel sluggish compared, but unlike the nova, you won't look like a ****

You know it makes sense fella!

well worth it - did mine a couple of weeks ago, and it certainly makes for a better driving experience.

Based on that pic, the chassis will be totally bent, which has probably affected most of the items in the front/through the car. Bar the roof/rear & interior, I doubt there's much saveable, never mind ever re-using parts to rebuild. I'd be looking at a cash in, buy back, strip and sell. Add that to ...

cheers all, and cheers spook, those springs'll come in handy

See you over the weekend chris

hi all, im up for this if its a sunny day. The map link isnt working though - anyone got a new link, or a google maps link?

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pretty good results phatz - shame about the texture, but the deeper red does look quite good imo

alex - that carplan fine surface filler is pants (having just done it as you know)- Halfrauds have a tube at about £4 which sorted out all my car's minor nicks, cant remember what it's called, but it was the only stuff they had for fine stuff. Its a blue squeezy tube (like a tube of tomato paste) - ...

cheers brian. Ill grab the part codes from realoem as I need some other stealer bits as well

post facelift, sorry

Hi again - my warning system keeps telling me i've no windscreen fluid (when there's plenty). Presumably its the sensor? Any ideas what I can check/repair, or is it just a case of getting a new one? 320i single water bottle.

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Hi all - im fitting my front fogs - seems straightforward enough, but I cant seem to find the locating pins inside the front valance at the top. The bottom two are there (albeit are only about 5mm in depth). Are these the right size, or has something snapped off? Basically, it seems that the valance...

They're on - definitely need lowering though

Anyone got any lowering springs for sale????

Definitely fill the arches better. Think i'll get away with 20mm on the rears, maybe the same or poss 30/40mm on the front

lol charl - happy to help out anyone with advice and pointers to avoid.... ah what the hell, I enjoyed it all that much, id be happy to do it all again :mad: :mad: :mad: I've wanted deep dish for ages, and kept my eye on BB's, but @ 15", people want £100 just for the wheels with knackered tyres, so ...

Just as I finished typing, I spent another £125 on some deep dish momo wheels, 17". Thoughts?

thanks guys - Good luck with yours Alex - I know I should've welded, but to be honest, I wasnt sure at the time if I was going to see it all through. Glad I have though, I've learned a lot of what to do and what not to do. As its garaged, and will only be out in the dry, I hope itll last a couple of...

Hi everyone. As I'm nearing the end of my project, and having just taxed it for the first time since I started it in September, I thought I'd post up a bit of a recap of my efforts and cover the mini transformation for you all. It's not exactly a nut and bolt renovation, but I thought it would be wo...

about £3.50 including postage urfy - I'd recommend you get rid of it as quickly as possible to Phatz

that was evil urfy

good question, probably worth looking at the local DIY stores - I doubt you'll get a factory finish match, but you should be able to get close. As you're painting from dark to lighter, i'd suggest getting a colour that is ever so slightly lighter than the actual finish you need, and coating it very ...

I dont think anything will work to be honest, as the carpet is effectively 'plastic', and plastic generally cant be dyed, as theres no fibres to soak it up. I've seen small areas recoloured by spraying with canned paint, lots of light coats every 10 mins. Not sure how effective it will be, nor how l...

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Well, I can confirm to anyone wondering that they did it fine - no problems at all

All ready for Tuesday morning....

is that right DanThe? Is yours currently sorn'd?

yup, i wanna drive it to work on Tuesday, rain or no rain!!! Im astonished that the DVLA, what with their clever cameras, strict policing on us honest people, etc etc, can't deal with handing over a tax disc for 2 days in advance just because its sorned. Its not like ill be driving it pre 31/5/10 an...

Im ready to tax my cabbie after having it SORN'd since November 09. I've got my V5C, insurance and MOT, so im ready to go However I want to get it taxed ready for first thing on Tuesday 1st June, but obviously Monday is a bank holiday, so, my plan was to go to the post office, explain, and hopefully...

cool, cheers andy

hi all - can any headrests be used in the back of the car? Also, is any kit required to fit them to a cabby?

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Damn these things are bloody easy to own

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Project start to finish(ish). 320i Cabby. Pic heavy...

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