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that'd be interesting did you make any enquiries or anything?

does anyone know if such a thing exists?

not mtech kit, fg copies of the original chrome bumpers?

if you want them 100% perfect then you could spend as much time looking for perfectly round tyres as wheels

also don't bother what model it's off. they fitted them to all sorts - compacts, 330s etc, its just the purple label and number you need.

another vote here for the e46 067 (purple label), i run one 'manual-ed' and really like it.

you won't, i think you'd need to have the mount modified to take a different bearing - although then you still very well may find it's the same situation. i came to the conclusion that due to the angle of my topmounts it doesn't matter what bearing i used it would bind with how it's loaded - if you ...

i cant see that it would hurt seeing as the piston is constantly moving up and down on the seals, so a small rotation (it only moves a few degrees, not like it spins round and round) shouldn't kill things.

get a pair of needle roller bearings to sit in between the spring and the top cap - i got told by a guy who rallied mk2 escorts its common with this type of topmount apparently. thats what ive done with mine and i have the same topmounts - no issues now - steering is lovely and smooth. these: http:/...

the rack doesnt matter. i had an e30 rack, then got an e46 purple label, ordered new e30 inners and rod ends, which fit fine and do the job just the rod ends are bigger - so from a bit of looking round i suspect theyre actually e36 ones

yes they are - i had oem trackroad on mine, schmidt ml fitted no issues, changed the rack and got new rod ends - i *think* they were e36 ones cause theyre a chunk bigger and the schmidts no longer fitted

How much is too much? It's not obviously ruined but I can move the prop about 8mm so is this likely to cause issues?

after a price on a prop guibo and centre prop bearing/bracket for a 1985 325

also diff pinion bearings for a 318 small case diff 4.3/4.1 ratios - both bearings, crush washer and seal. would be interested in prices for output bearing prices as well

thanks in advance

i dont mind making tools etc just cant get my head around how you measure the preload does this need to be done before the diff comes apart and then rebuilt to the same?

looking for some advice on my options with a diff with a dead pinion bearing, half of who i speak to say its no biggy, half say dont touch it - anyone know exactly whats involved? or is there a diy i've missed somewhere?

diy coilover the struts, then get a pair of gaz adjustable inserts and whatever 2.25 spring rate you fancy. job jobbed.

apex are bang on - if you're just getting springs to go with standard shocks i think you'll be impressed with how they ride and handle.

if its looks brown and burnt it wont be performing properly so change it - in a good system should still be red so you're going to notice a change.

yeah heres a pic, there is a spacer between the top cap and the topmount as the spherical bearing sits slightly inside the top mount.

diy coilovers will run you to about 50 for the weld on sleeves and top cap and about 60 for springs. i know on mine i have to run a spacer to allow enough space for the spherical bearing to articulate without hitting the coilover top cap anyway.

i've got some of those on mine, seem ok (not amazing quality but good enough) although it seems that the spherical bearing doesn't like to rotate freely under load so i've bought some needle bearings to fit inbetween the spring and top cap - a la escort boys.

as said, rear arches are structural - so any repair must be fully welded for safety - if you bodged it as suggested above you'd need to hide the bodge with lots of sealer and underseal so the mot tester couldn't tell - which is obviously a stupid thing to do. no part of the car body shell is made of...

gun gum should hold it for the mot but it wont last long so dont bother, just get it welded - any decent local garage would probably do it for beer money if you take the box off and drop it in

you can't really safely fit harnesses and keep the rear seat usable as the best place (in a standard car) to anchor them is at the base of the rear seat back. some people anchor the harness to the floor behind the front seat but this is NOT safe.

5) could be an option i suppose!

jamie - sorry i just forgot about it, was busy over weekend. and is your car on the road yet? if so bring it down for a demo!

i'm currently doing the 067 e46 rack swap onto a manual rack e30, and it seems a bit of a mish mash as to how people manual the rack, i THINK my options are: 1) just drain all the fluid, and dust seal (but not sir seal) the pipe unions - supposedly can make the rack jerky and possibly stiffer. 2) pi...

really helpful bloke, no problems in recommending him!

just found out the ones i was looking at are from a 1990 320, so definitely would be no good for an 85 325?

ah ok that's good, looks like i have a spare set in that case then!

there doesn't seem to be much reference to the really early ones for some reason so i got a bit paranoid ha ha.

cheers for that mate, it confused me a bit cause realm lists it as 13641734776 but then googling it seems to show that part number being for a 1989 (so facelift). i thought pre and post facelift would be different injectors?

anyone help me out with this? trying to find out a part number for the above. it's a c plate (1985) 325. if someone has access to this kind of info that would be a huge help.

didn't take it that way mate don't worry!

i assumed so, just wanted to check, cheers!

what exactly is the stamped number along the bottom then?

are all purple label '067' racks the same regardless of what model they came off of?

i've seen them off 330s, 320ds etc and the label is the same (apart from the stamped numbers across the bottom), so are they still the same no of turns etc?

cheers in advance.

it seems that the handbrake mech is a bit fragile unless the backplates are perfect anyway. i've ended up welding washers into my backplate so i can put bolts through to hold the shoes instead of of the twist pins as they kept falling to bits.

you might be lucky and it's just dislodged something so possibly get away with taking it apart and rebuilding.

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