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Good to hear - I hope that I'm in that bracket - mine have packed up and the new switch is due to arrive in the post tomorrow. Fingers crossed, as fitting it is about the limit of my car electrics knowhow..!

Ben just to say that I ordered the exact item from your link and it fixed the problem, all plugged in nicely, so perfect response and thank you very much. Of course, the radio doesn't work, didn't light up or show any signs of life, and seeing as I hate car electrics I have not explored whether the ...

I weighed up the same issue end of last year, ended up getting a 318i Touring. The 316 felt slow, to me, whereas the 320 felt barely faster than the 318. The 318 felt the best combination for me of reasonable pace and reasonable economy. Mine has a nice quick gearchange and feels plenty nippy on the...

And if you are also asking whether your car is currently lowered (I think you are, apologies if not) then I would say that it certainly looks as though it is, it is certainly sitting noticably lower than mine, which is standard and currently wearing 14'' bottle tops.

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You just need the O ring supplied with your stat from bmw. What's your rotor arm and dizzy cap like? A good time to do it if they're ropey. Thank you very much for the response. I have not checked them, but if they are anything like the rest of the car (I have only had it a month) then they will be...

I have an M40, this link was sent to me by my American friend Wouldn't expect a Yank to know very much about a M40 motor - they never had it in the US. I would, however, expect a Yank who claims to know about them to know about them! He was stationed in Germany with the Air Force for a few years, w...

sorry where does it say m40 ?? In his sig. An assumption, I know, but we often get posters on here who think we're psychic. Ouch! Yes, apologies, I have an M40, this link was sent to me by my American friend, I had not noticed until you raised it that this is for an M20 in any case. So you have ans...

Sorry for the continuing public advertisement for my limited knowledge of these cars but could someone please tell me what this is, in context of the above discussion: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-GASKET-THERMOSTAT-HOUSING-M20-E12-E21-E28-E30-Lot-10-pieces-/120738718915?_trksid=p3286.m7&_trkparms=a...

And he wants two and a half grand?! He's not wrong that it will make me proud - it makes me proud to own an E30.

lady-lumps wrote:They don't have one matey,

The gasket is on the thermostat

Thank you very much. This will teach me to listen to Americans lol.

Really? I thought there were two, one on the thermostat itself (the round rubber ring) and then a larger one that helps the housing get a decent fit? I was told that by someone who claimed to know what they are talking about! So I'm guessing they actually didn't? Well, thank you for the response, ap...

Sorry for the really lame question, I'm sure there is an (embarrassingly) obvious answer, but I have failed: I need to replace the thermostat on my car, I have a new stat with the round gasket/seal for that, but I obviously ought to replace the thermostat housing gasket while I have the housing off ...

Sounds as though the vendor has paperwork to back it up - the mileage is noted on the MOT, for instance - so assuming that it is on the original engine (which can be checked from the number, presumably) you should be able to establish whether it is genuine or not, wouldn't have to take the dealer's ...

Inspirational stuff, thanks for posting!

Agreed, we have put a number of old cars with them over the years and they have always served well. Have had to use the recovery thing a couple of times, too, once from the continent, and they were spot on, so cheap prices don't always equate to poor service.

So now domkolo changes his name to, say, Kevin Stephens, and job done?

Always a fantastic moment when something turns out much cheaper than you expected!

But fun to bring back to life over time. And if he has his dream plate on it he'll stay committed until it is mint. We're talking a difference of a few hundred pounds overall, what price happiness lol?!

They are good - I'm with Footman James, too.

Many companies immediately class a convertible as a sports car, so on paper they will have you down as owning a convertible sports car, which is probably the reason why the premium went up. I have a group classic car policy, and was not allowed to add my E30 ('93 Touring) to that as it was too moder...

Depends how bad the rust is, but as it is rusty and nowhere near original spec don't make the mistake of thinking that if you paid him £2500 you'd be getting the plate for £500 and the car for a reasonable amount!! A 1960s Ferrari GTO that placed at Le Mans is around £10m, an identical car that did ...

Following richard300's post above, it's also technically illegal as currently spaced, although in practice unless the vehicle is involved in a crime you would be very unlucky to get pulled up on it.

Just depends how much you want the plate, I guess, and how much the money means to you. It isn't worth that money for the car - but anything is worth what someone is prepared to pay, so if the plate is that important to you then it could be worth it to you. Private plates and all sorts of collectabl...

I would certainly say that if you are negotiating/discussing options with someone, opening up the detail of that discussion to a wider, public group risks complicating your life too much to justify any benefit you might get from canvassing others' opinions in here. My experience is mostly older cars...

I recently fitted fog lights on my Touring, I had to fit the fuses, dash switch etc but the relay was already in place. Don't know why - my car has never previously had fogs - so perhaps some of them came out of the factory with the extra relay already fitted.

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Sorry to be the new guy with dumb questions. E30 Touring, came with a broken and not very nice momo gear knob. I took that off, was held on by three grub screws, and on Ebay bought what was described as a brand new, leather gear knob manufactured by BMW. It is plain black with the shift pattern in w...

Hi Ben,

That's really kind of you, it really is, thanks so much for the helpful link. I had found the aerial adaptor on Ebay but had distracted myself from the main radio issue with other jobs on the car - I'll investigate the link you provided, so thank you very much for that.

ST

Yes, the two rusty heads at the bottom, and two at the top. The fitting holes for the brackets are about 8mm square, into which plastic lugs fit, into which the screws screw into...... Thank you very much - and with hindsight apologies for calling them rusty lol. Don't suppose you'd have a view on ...

Thanks very much for that, guys - my kit didn't come with any self tapping screws, though, so guess that's a purchase for next week! Will pop outside and have another look under the car to try and see where the screws would go. So there will be four predrilled holes in the car on each side, then, pr...

Before I ask this I will say that I have searched through the technical thread for an answer to this, so I'm not just being lazy asking again. I might be being stupid :o: , but I'm not being lazy. I have a 318i Touring, a '93, it has no front fog lights, so I picked up a set, plus relay etc. and wen...

Thank you very much, both of you.

And (with apologies for the slight hijack) windscreens are identical across models - I have a Touring with a chip in the 'screen, needs replacing ideally, but a 'screen from any E30 would fit, presumably? I can't imagine that there would be a difference, so this probably appears a daft question, but...

And let's not even start on 'shooting brake'..!!

That's absolutely brilliant, thank you so much for posting that, will have a poke around and see what I can see.

And 'socket board' works for me lol.

pacerpete wrote:The rear headrests pull straight out.

Lol yes, but I am a bit precious about my leather so don't like them rattling around getting scuffed, and particularly wouldn't with bikes in there...

But completely take your point!

ST

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