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by dale325i
Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:12 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Hi Guys,sad day, but the cars up for sale, but how much
Replies: 19
Views: 553

Hi Guys,sad day, but the cars up for sale, but how much

WELL ITS A SAD DAY :cry: My Car will be up for sale on ebay next week, ive got a new born on the way and iam 40, time to grow up :lol: but how much should i price it at, ive spent about Ԛ£15000 on the car plus the 3500 it cost to buy, quick run down on the car, Dblais indivisual throttle bodies...
by dale325i
Tue May 03, 2005 8:47 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: anyone know SHRICK cam settings web page
Replies: 3
Views: 177

Cheers Andy your a star, karan your a rain storm cloud :lol
by dale325i
Tue May 03, 2005 8:57 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: short shift?? any good??
Replies: 15
Views: 588

Hi Giles, thats intresting about z3m, hell get it any shorter and you might as well drive an automatic :lol:
by dale325i
Tue May 03, 2005 8:21 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: short shift?? any good??
Replies: 15
Views: 588

if you want the daddy of all shortshifts then you want to get the B&M Shortshift, i have it fitted to mine and to be honest i forgot how good it really was until i was at the lakeside meet watching from outside my car at others playing with the shortshift, even someone who had done the z3 conversion...
by dale325i
Tue May 03, 2005 8:00 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: anyone know SHRICK cam settings web page
Replies: 3
Views: 177

anyone know SHRICK cam settings web page

Hi, anyone know or can paste a link to the Shrick camshaft settings page, my engine builder needs to know the settings for my 288/288, ive been on the shrick site, german and english, but i cant find there tech settings info page, anyone help cheeeeeeeeers
by dale325i
Fri Apr 29, 2005 12:17 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: www.Ca-Automotive - complete BANKERS
Replies: 29
Views: 1803

Hi Jhonno, loads of tasty stuff, a man could spend alot of money on that site :lol: Hi Fozzy (mark) yeah meet up soon mate, i might come to yours so i can get that miliage racked up :lol: Hi Booty(ben) Yeah we will have to meet up, i havnt seen your car in the flesh yet, hopefully my car should be r...
by dale325i
Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:12 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: www.Ca-Automotive - complete BANKERS
Replies: 29
Views: 1803

well lads iam really p!ssed of with ca automotive even more now, here are the facts, you make your own mind up,,, to phone and get through to ca automotive ive had to dial on average 10 times to get through to them once, and that wasnt a one of as ive called them 6 times, korman racing (usa) called ...
by dale325i
Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:04 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: www.Ca-Automotive - complete BANKERS
Replies: 29
Views: 1803

roy told me when i wrang him after 3 weeks that the order was put in to korman racing and that he had paid them, then 5 weeks after that i wring korman racing and they know nothing about the order, nor had they recived any money from ca automotive, now roy is saying that he didnt say to me he had pa...
by dale325i
Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:55 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: www.Ca-Automotive - complete BANKERS
Replies: 29
Views: 1803

Hi Adam, i was surprised when the cam shaft turned up after only 7 days, just imagine if my can kit had turned up a few days later, then i would be singing his prasies on here, but instead i was lied to on quite a few occasions, kept waiting for 8 weeks for something that should of taken no more tha...
by dale325i
Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:39 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: www.Ca-Automotive - complete BANKERS
Replies: 29
Views: 1803

i agree with you bootyman, iam not looking for a witch hunt, but i wont be using them again
by dale325i
Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:46 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: www.Ca-Automotive - complete BANKERS
Replies: 29
Views: 1803

why is it i can wring up korman racing and order it myself all in five mins and ca automtive couldnt get it in 8 weeks, We contacted Korman by e mail several times and got only two replies , asking us to remove the e mail stationery we use and re send , which we did . No reply back . We rang them , ...
by dale325i
Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:10 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: www.Ca-Automotive - complete BANKERS
Replies: 29
Views: 1803

Hi Sal, Must be getting bored waiting because of Roy the Tosser. you know him then :lol: yeah well bored, i was looking back at an old email from fozzymonster aka mark, tellin him the car would be finishes end of feb, now its looking more like end of may thanks to roy the tosser, thankgod i brought ...
by dale325i
Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:51 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: www.Ca-Automotive - complete BANKERS
Replies: 29
Views: 1803

Hi Bootyman, No bling for sale it all stayin put, and your more than welcome to come and nick the parts, first you got to find me, thats the easy part, but the car is guarded by 3 pit bulls with aids, land mines, i have 3 full time ex sas snipers placed on my roof, and when i go out i have a band of...
by dale325i
Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:24 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: www.Ca-Automotive - complete BANKERS
Replies: 29
Views: 1803

Hi Borderbmw, your right, why lie at the start, or if he had sent them an email with no reply why not try and phone them, it says it all really, there`s roy the tosser at ca automotive telling me what a nitemare and how hard korman racing are to get hold of, yet 3 times ive called korman racing and ...
by dale325i
Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:59 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: www.Ca-Automotive - complete BANKERS
Replies: 29
Views: 1803

www.Ca-Automotive - complete BANKERS

How to get messed around for 8 weeks, completely lied to for 8 weeks and end up with nothing afetr 8 weeks except high stress levels, all the above can be brought from ca automotive direct, but if its products you want, then i wouldnt touch them with a barge poll, 8 weeks ago i ordered a 288/288 shr...
by dale325i
Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:06 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Storm Single Wiper
Replies: 1
Views: 134

Hi Razza, ive done the single wiper conversion, thou i dont think it was a storm kit, but there all the same i would say, took me about 4 hours, but thats me :lol: you may do it a lot quicker, its an easy job, but you do have to take the bulkhead apart to get to the wiper system, once youve got to t...
by dale325i
Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:50 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Angle eyes?
Replies: 23
Views: 1146

http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421576723/1.jpg http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/421576723/0.jpg i have 1 made up set of angel eyes left at Ԛ£180.00 plus the return of your old headlights, or you can buy just the kit for Ԛ£140.00, these are the VERY best angel eyes out there, t...
by dale325i
Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:38 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: H 'n' R Springs
Replies: 8
Views: 299

why mix and match, better off sticking with h&r
by dale325i
Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:35 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: H 'n' R Springs
Replies: 8
Views: 299

i have the H&R coilover height adjustable kit on my 325sport and they really are the nuts, touring handling, the H&R cup kit is excellent as well, if your going for the H&R kit maybe you should think about anti roll bars front and rear as well
by dale325i
Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:04 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: This Is The Best Car Polish In The World
Replies: 19
Views: 1103

:lol: :lol: yeah i knew that was comming :lol: dam i wish i took some pictures of it yesterday, but trust me, i was a car cleaner for 3 year in my youth, and Maxx poer gave it 10/10, but point taken :lol: a picture would of been nice
by dale325i
Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:28 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: This Is The Best Car Polish In The World
Replies: 19
Views: 1103

This Is The Best Car Polish In The World

Well i really have found the daddy of all car polish, Maxx Power rated it 10/10 so i thought i would try it, i would rate it 11/10, and the name of the polish is SWISSOL - Onyx, it comes in wax form, thou very expensive, worth every penny, it cost about Ԛ£38 for a 200ml pot, i would say you wou...
by dale325i
Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:30 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: What markings does the standard cam have on it?
Replies: 2
Views: 142

ive got a standard 325 cam that iam looking at and i cant see any markings on it at all, oooooooooooo The K might stand for kent cams, :o
by dale325i
Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:37 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: whats the best way to run a car in and any tips
Replies: 4
Views: 319

this is a reply from jhonno, cheers, i put it up here as i didnt want to walk all over templ8se30 2.7 thread. this method has been recommended and i've seen it work on several cars.. one of which is running 250psi compression across all cylinders now!! i used the american method as per "4 stroke per...
by dale325i
Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:36 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: whats the best way to run a car in and any tips
Replies: 4
Views: 319

whats the best way to run a car in and any tips

my 2.7 should be ready in a few weeks, can anyone tell whats the best way to run a car in, how many miles should you have to do, whats the best way to clock the miles up, drive to scotland and back or not. cheers in advance
by dale325i
Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:58 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: The 2.7 is in and running !!!
Replies: 25
Views: 1163

Any Good Tips On Running a Car In. Cheers
by dale325i
Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:35 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: The 2.7 is in and running !!!
Replies: 25
Views: 1163

Nice one mate, should have mine in 2 weeks, what bits did you use to make yours, bet your well happy to have heard it all fired up :D
by dale325i
Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:42 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Does anybody Know this car ????
Replies: 6
Views: 462

it seems abit to cheap for my liking, it might be cheap to buy, but how much you going to spend on it keeping it running, but i can really see what you mean, it is bloody tempting :lol:
by dale325i
Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:33 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Got My HID Xenon headlights done today, full report, picture
Replies: 58
Views: 3217

Hi jhonno, great garage for mot`s, but i would never have any work on my car done there after they fcuked my 6 branch big time putting it on, snaped 2 studs and didnt tell me and i had to take it to get it re wealded, major cowboys working there
by dale325i
Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:20 am
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Got My HID Xenon headlights done today, full report, picture
Replies: 58
Views: 3217

yeah shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh mention no names,,,, Auto aid garage in eight ash green, colchester 8O i didnt know if to report him or pay him :lol:
by dale325i
Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:17 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Got My HID Xenon headlights done today, full report, picture
Replies: 58
Views: 3217

ok cheers Andy & Karan, maybe i will just leave the xenons in and see what happens, the last mot i had the hand brake failed on one side and some other minor thing, so it failed, gave the bloke a Ԛ£20 drink and it sudnely passed, so i will take it back there
by dale325i
Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:00 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Got My HID Xenon headlights done today, full report, picture
Replies: 58
Views: 3217

if thats the case then it looks like i will have to take my xenons out for the mot, sod putting the wiper head lights back in, cheers for the info andrew, Well i put my xenons on while the car was in the garage tonight and i face onto a woods and it lit the whole of the woods up in an amazing sky bl...
by dale325i
Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:43 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Got My HID Xenon headlights done today, full report, picture
Replies: 58
Views: 3217

Hi Andrew, Not quite. Its to do with the bulbs running at a lower temp, and if you have snow/ice on the lamp a halogen would melt this, but a Xenon bulb wont. Its impossible to produce glare with a Projector. whats that got to do with headlight washers , i would of thought that if you have ice and s...
by dale325i
Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:48 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Got My HID Xenon headlights done today, full report, picture
Replies: 58
Views: 3217

Hi Rusty, i think its something to do with keeping your glass lens clean to reduce glare, as they reckon that dirty headlight lens will cause glare to other drivers
by dale325i
Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:09 pm
Forum: E30 BMW Chat
Topic: Angel Eyes HELP !
Replies: 7
Views: 326

i dont think you need a special glass lens, i make and sell angel eyes and i use a standard glass lens, unless your glass lens is shaped in some way to allow for your angel eye, then if not you should be fine with a standard glass lens
by dale325i
Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:28 pm
Forum: E30 Technical Help
Topic: Quaife ATB diffs
Replies: 20
Views: 1523

i was looking at the quaife lsd, but i was told that you wouldnt really notice any difference unless your driving hard and pushing your car to the limits, how much this is true i cant say