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Just getting all nostalgic and wondered if my old 318iS is still alive and kicking. I sold it about 3 years ago today to someone from this forum, but I can't remember who. So anyone on here own it? or know what has happened to it. MOT Check says its SORN and has no MOT so I'm guessing it may be park...

What car are you looking to put them on? do you have a picture.
I prefer the Azev's, they look great (in 17's - which i'm informed they no longer make) and they are really easy to clean, no multi spoke madness...

If you go for one, go for the TI.

Shame to see another accident, in and around West london the only one i can think of is Dips @ CustomCars sure there will be others that will tell you about others too.

Bloody hell, thats some serious hail stones and a fair amount of damage.
Main thing is that your ok, but still that's a hell of a lot of damage.

Speedtouch wrote:Why not just change the locks over from the new doors onto the originals?

Then you could sell the two straight black doors to pay for the arch repair.

The vandals destroyed not only the locks but also the metal that surrounds them, hence why i changed the doors in the first place.

I'd say there's no point repairing the paint. The rest of the car is looking fading (not rusty, just sun-bleached) so it'll be a proper ballache to blend in. You might as well go for a full respray if you're going to be picky about it. If the car isn't actually rusty, it would be better to sell it ...

The guy at opi oils strongly recommended Fuchs Titan Race Pro S 5W-40 Ester Synthetic Engine Oil ..Has anybody had any experience with this oil ? :cool: Jon, I have used Fuchs Titan Semi Synthetic 10W-40 and found it to be a pretty decent oil. (although i cannot remeber if this was what was used th...

Thanks for your inputs guys. will need to think about it. The car is diamond Schwarz in colour and is pretty dull hence why i thought get it painted and mopped, but considering its a 318iS i don't think its worth spending too much on, even though it does have some nice bits on it. Pictures of the ca...

What colour is the car? Blending panels is not easy. I would think more like £700 for a quality job. You could try and haggle and do the prep work ie window trim, door locks out etc to cut down on labour. One thing with paint is you get what you pay for. Find someone with a good track record. Am in...

The £60 was the cost of the rear arch, not fitting or spraying. So in short looking at (approx figures) £130 x 2 = £260 - Doors Spraying £60 - Rear Arch Panel £60 - Rear Arch Fitting £130 - Rear Arch Spraying Giving a grand total of circa £510. Think it might be an option. I was hoping for circa £35...

Recently i have changed the two doors on my car due to vandals destoying the locks on my car, however after fitting them it became clear that the colour was not right. As such i'm now considering getting the two doors sprayed and the car mopped. In an effort to keep the costs down i'm only looking t...

Can you please give me a price for the above.

Its a 1990 registered Car

Thanks

Loving this car, but for me it does need lowring a little.

In line with all the positive posts met steve today to pick up some fogs, great bloke and straight forward gent to deal with. The fogs were in great condition.

Thanks again mate.

Don't know yet mate, will probably be a while, keep your eye out for it.

looks awesome

So I did some further work on the 318iS Over the course of the day the doors were changed over for an other set with the help of a friend (John, big thanks). I do however have two problems: 1. The electrics in the passenger door do not work :( 2. The new doors really shows up how dull my paintwork c...

spbt1 & djsimmy, see you guys at Xscape, i'll be leaving mine in 30 mins (4:20pm) see you guys there. (G-Reg E30 Black)

Update - Location confirmed and updated attendees list. Date: 9th June 2012. Time: 6pm Location: Castleford - Xscape Yorkshire (WF10 4TA) Meeting Point will main car park, but at the back near KFC (which would be accross the road). This will be a cross forum meeting if it goes ahead. So who would be...

Shall be keeping an eye on this as i'm going to be slowly sorting my 318iS out too.

That hole

So with me having the week off work, I made a start on the E30, today I fitted a Battery Isolator. :-) http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/sharabi_ji/E30%20-%20318is/Isolator.jpg I also began a little bit of a clean, cleaning under the bonnet. It really needed it. Before... http://i21.photobucket...

So the work has now started.... As the Mrs was out i thought i would start with clearing and cleaning out the boot, clean the Boot Shut (think thats right) and other odds and sods.. So what happened... :twisted: :twisted: Door Cards off all doors.... http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/sharabi_ji...

Great, any more?

In all honesty i think it will end up being at Xscape as big car parks and lots of places to eat / drink.

E36's are terrible breakers because a) the cars are worth ****.all and b) the scrapyards are full of them. A 1994 318iS Coupe is here tomorrow to be relieved of it's engine and gearbox, battery, cataclysmic perverter and fuel. The rest is Bridge bound - panels, lights, foglights, half leather, inst...

Small update... So the next step is to start to sort out the car”¦ 1. Get the MOT sorted out. 2. Replace the doors (with ones I have already purchased) 3. Sort out the locks on the car using the lock repair kit I bought. 4. Trial fit the second set of Azev Alloys that I bought 5. Much more”¦. 1. Ca...

Assume its a saloon, tbh nothing much unless it has sport kit, wheels etc if bog std car then weigh it in and be done with it.

Some pictures might help identify other things...

Well I have been back in Leeds now for a few months now and have got my BMW back too, so I thought i would see if there was any interest in a Meeting up here. The last meeting I organised was many moons ago (2007) in Derby @ Pride Park (Football Ground) - Few pics of my car from that meeting below. ...

I'm liking that

much better than the 14 inch BBS wheels.

Off the top of my head i think on my 17 inch Azev alloys i'm running 205/45/17, but can check / confirm when i get back home.

If 1995 it will have a Nikasil block unless it was changed by BMW under warrenty. Mines was a 1996 car and did over 120k and was fine. TBH given it has done 140k i dare say it should be alright. I would just get a compression test done on it for certainty. If that comes through ok i would not worry....

diable wrote:What year is it and did the 2.8 have a nikasil engine? Check for mayo

Ditto,

I know i will probably get shot, but i don't like the 14's, much prefer the white alloys you had on it.

That said when you get some 15's on it i'm sure it will look better....

Thtas shockingly low, but as mentioned already insurance companies don't look at sites like this. From your previous post i take it that you have already passed on a number of adverts that illustrate what it would cost for you to replace your car with something like for like. I would go back to them...

I would assume the latter, as your car is a 1990 model, but not 100% sure as i'm still learning with the e30.

So the next step is to start to sort out the car”¦ 1. Get the MOT sorted out. 2. Replace the doors (with ones I have already purchased) 3. Sort out the locks on the car using the lock repair kit I bought. 4. Trial fit the second set of Azev Alloys that I bought 5. Much more”¦. Small update on my li...

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