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The car won't even manually lock...it's as if the drivers side lock is jammed...even when you press the door pin it hardly budges... I've ordered a new relay...and I am going to try the black/red wire mod...failing this I don't know what the next plan of action is lol anyone know any good mobile ele...

thanks for the reply.

So what exactly do I need to do ? Should that 3 pin plug remain unplugged? and how do I do the red/black wire modification?

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Hi everyone, I thought this would be the best place to ask for a bit of advice as I am currently pulling my hair out. Last week I replaced my drivers side door and the door I was replacing my old one in had no wiring in it so I took the wiring out of my old door and put it in the new one. I connecte...

Top bloke. Saved me a trip down to him by bringing the wings along with him when he was coming my way. thank you and hope to deal with you again!

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just a quick one. Does anyone know if the 2 door and 4 door m tech 2 side skirts are the same. I dont want to put the door pods on just the skirts.
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cheers for all the help lads! ahh yeah 3.64 is gonna be a bit long. I wish the 4.1 iS LSDs werent so rare that would be perfect. 3.91 would be alright too. It is currently an iS a 24v conversion is on the books though perhaps I should make do until then...

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just a quick one. I am looking to buy an LSD and someone is offering me one but doesn't no the ratio. The number on it is S3 64 0372 does anyone know what ratio this is? is it 3.72?
thanks in advance

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I have a facelift E30 (318iS) and I was just wondering if the M tech 1 rear valance would fit on my bumper?

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Hi folks My fuel pump is making an awful whining noise and I want to change it before it packs in an leaves me stranded somewhere. Ive been looking all over the place to find a fuel pump on the net but can't find anything specific. Could anyone point me in the right direction please? Are all E30s th...

i have the same problem lol Mines 60 mm all around rears fine but front needs to go down that extra 10-15mm to completely get rid of the arch gap. But the iS sumps are so low so not going to further drop it until Ive got a sump guard. average speed in London varies mate around town 30-40 but also 70...

you dont need a sump guard for a 60mm drop at the front. my E30s on 60mm apex lowering springs up front and I live in London which is pot hole and speed bump galore and the cars still very drivable. I however had it down 80-90mm at first and that was too low for daily use took the fun out of driving...

okay kool! I was well confused! lol cheers for that bud I will be changing tomorow

hi there folks Just wanting a bit of advice if possible about the fuel filter on my E30 318is. I would like to change the fuel filter but am a bit confused. All write ups seam to state the filter should be under the car but Im pretty sure mine appears to be in the engine bay on the passenger side. I...

cheers for the quick response mate...I will give it a go tomorrow

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I was wondering if I could get a spot of help. I would like to change the rear black panel on my front seats but am worried to jus yank them off incase I break something. Do these simple just pop off or is there a method? How are they fixed on?

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daymmm those look SICK! how much do those set a person back?

okay mate I will drop the car off again and tell him what needs to be done and fingers crossed this time it wont come back higher then the stock suspension set up lol I doubt shorter springs are gonna solve this dude the adjuster and spring just look like there sitting too high into the arch... Im d...

okay so the perch has to be completely cut off up to the point where theres a small rivot/bump

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and then the adjuster welded to that...

yeh the height adjusting bit just seams to be sitting a lot higher then it should be and thats whats making me think cutting off the round perch will make it sit where its supposed to. So if I did this would the adjuster have to be welded to the shock housing? or would it sit on there if i left a ti...

yeh Ive been keeping a lookout for second hand decent branded coilovers but they hardly come up and when they do people are selling them not a lot cheaper then new. ive brought some 16x8 and 16x9 wheels and they will look awful on the car with a fugly arch gap. This alongside my suspension and bushe...

cheers for the reponse mate! those arent proper coilovers though there the same sort of thing that I have but the guy who installed them cut off the top bit of the shock housing (the round bit below the adjusting bit) and then slipped the shock in put the rest on top. Although it sounds quite strang...

hang on a second is it because at the front your meant to cut off the bit of the insert at the top so it looks like this :

yeh but they claim that its a 40-65mm drop rear and 40-80mm front so it doesnt make sence how the front is 0mm when its wound all the way down lol yeh they were OEM before. Ive also seen other E30s on budget coilovers that are slammed on the floor. unless they gave me the wrong springs or shocks :? ...

I have had a look and the adjusting bit is all the way down. here are some pics...

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cheers mate i have just checked on ebay and on the picture it says Hot tuning with Ta technix in little writing below it...I have sent them a message telling them the problem aswell. That's what I was thinking 60-80mm of "settling" is not possible... ahh things are never straight forward... anyone g...

i got them from ebay. They were actually hot tuning coilovers that I ordered but TA technix ones came. I thought this is because there all pretty much the same thing. I had all my bushes changed to polyurethane at the same time too. Im quite stressed because the labour and parts weren't cheap and it...

Hi there Im in need of some help from people who have fitted coilovers to their e30s before. I have just collected my E30 318is from the garage where it was having its suspension changed to some TA technix coilovers and the heights is exactly the same! My mechanic said that the coilovers are wound a...

I had a rattle/chutter coming from the back of mine whenever it was cold but it would be fine when it warmed up. I put it up on a ramp and discovered I just needed to tighten the exhaust brackets and now the sounds gone.

hi there! Just got hold of some 16x9 ET35 and 16x8 ET 25 wheels and need a bit of help about fitment. From what I have read I will need spacers for the 9s because of the offset. What size spacers will I need to clear the struts? Will the fronts bolt straight on without issues? Im planning to role th...

Hi there I have my eyes on some leather bucket style seats to go into my e30 318iS but I was just wondering how I would get them in there. Does anyone on here know people who make or sell subframes as a solution to this? How much would the fitting or subframes cost me? Also once fitted will the seat...

cheers mate!
diameters sent now waiting on the package

thanks again

Hi there
I have just ordered a full polurethane bush kit for my E30 318iS but the seller is asking me for the size of my ARB.
Ive looked under the car but cant find the anti roll bar. Is there one or two and could anyone point me in the right direction as to where it/they are?
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Hi there
I have just ordered some new polyurethane bushes but the seller is asking me what size my anti roll bar is...
I was wondering if anyone on here knows the size of the anti roll bar on a 1990 E30 318iS?
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yeh i have tried doing some research on it but doesnt seam anyones done it before which means its probably realy hard or impossible. Im guessing front seats I would just have to change the runners but its the rear bench I think that would give the most hasstle due to different widths. hmm dont fancy...

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