E30 Zone

Hi. Are the rear outer wheel housings for 2 door facelifts still available? I have a a 1988 325i. The last 7 digits of the vin are 2862145. I think the part numbers are
41141972591 l/h
41141972592 r/h
Jason

It's Xmas day and I'm on the internet looking at e30zone. How sad am I?
Merry Xmas!

Is it structural? I'm talking about the exterior join where the rear 1/4 panel folds back in, above the tyre and meets the inner arch/wheel housing. Hope it's not too structural seeing as most e30s are made of filler in this area.... Mine definitely was! I did some research and 3m do a 2 part panel ...

I'm hoping to fit my new rear inner wheel arch, (technically speaking, it's a rear outer wheel housing), this weekend. I was planning to spot/plug weld the arch lips together like they do at the factory but my experience with weld through primer is that it prevents a good weld. There is also the iss...

If that's all it weighs it really won't matter. I was just curious.

Just had a quick read. Think I'll give panel bond a try.

Thanks for the link. I'll have a look in a bit. I've been using upol #2. It creates soot when I weld near it and makes the wire explode rather than build up a pool of metal. I tried adjusting my mig settings and I've tried argon/co2 and straight co2 but there is no improvement. The primer is also re...

Looking for a bit of advice. I'll be welding in a rear inner arch panel this week. I plan on plug welding the arch lips together using a mig welder as I don't have a spot welder, but I'm concerned about rust coming back due to unpainted metal on the arch lips where they meet. I'd like to paint them ...

I don't want to take the bonnet off at all, that's the point. If I buy a lightweight bonnet I don't see the point in fitting it using the original hinge mechanism if it weighs a lot, but I don't want to fit and secure it purely using bonnet pins and have to remove the bonnet completely when I need e...

I'd forgotten I posted this enquiry. Hairyscreech, If I go to the expense of getting a lightweight bonnet I'd rather not have to completely remove it to gain engine access. It's easy enough, granted, but would definitely need good quality bonnet pins! I just don't want to put it on the ground where ...

Last night, I finished making the inner arch repair panel for the r/h/r. Needs painting before I fit it. I'm making slow, but positive progress. I will update my build thread when II've welded it in. http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad137/frodscrote/Beemer/IMAG0776_zpswyyjlmh_edit_1411900667735_zp...

One of the most characteristic and unconventional features of the E30 is the front hinged bonnet. Has anyone ever converted it to rear mounted hinges? Probably too much hassle to do, but would it save even more weight if fitting a lightweight bonnet for racing? It seems pointless fitting a lightweig...

I did this last night. http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad137/frodscrote/Beemer/IMG_20140909_201627_zpsviy8e5dp.jpg Made and tacked on a new wheel arch lip. Not perfect, but it'll do. Inner arch repair to be finished (eventually) this week. I posted this last night but the post disappeared. Wouldn...

Today I did this http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad137/frodscrote/Beemer/IMG_20140909_201627_zpsviy8e5dp.jpg I had to make a completely new wheel arch lip. It's almost fully tacked on and doesn't look pretty at the moment, but it will do. Will hopefully have finished the repairs to the inner arch...

A better spark plug socket would be the 1st thing to try, maybe after 10 mins of soaking with penetrating oil. Maybe not on a hot engine though. If not, knocking a slightly smaller sized long reach socket onto the spark plug or using a multi-size socket might work. Tapping it undone with a hammer an...

Anyone?

Anyone here use a swirl pot for the fuel supply on their 325i? I bumped into someone a while back who raced in the pbmw series who used one due to fuel starvation because he was using the standard fuel tank. I didn't get a chance to look at his set up. Any advice?

Why would it be insurance invalidating? Here we go again....

BMW don't sell repair or patch panels. You'd have to buy a complete rear 1/4 panel and cut off the bits you need. If you want just the bit below the bumper, there are plenty of places that will supply one but it will be a "pattern" part and may not be an exact copy. Also, there is a difference betwe...

Good answer! Will bear it in mind! Liking the idea of a side exit exhaust a lot though.

I have a 325i (not on the road at present and definitely not concours) and it's been lowered by the previous owner. The exhaust pipe runs underneath the rear subframe and I predict a speed hump to exhaust coming together issue occurring in the future. What do people do to limit the problem, apart fr...

My shell isn't too bad. I'm sure that a normal person would have binned it a long time ago. It's been sat so long that NASA use it as a landmark.

Yep, I'm still working on my driveway ornament. I did come close to breaking the car last month as I haven't had the time to work on it but as the weather has been pretty good recently I've managed to find some motivation and do some more fabrication of panels. I got fed up with trying to make a new...

Not necessarily, depends on how they were stored. You won't know for sure till you've tried them or had them checked.

Ez-out? Easy snap, more like. Only used one once and it snapped. Was lucky though, it snapped above the seized stud so I had something to grip and undo. I don't think you'll be able to drill it out as they are too hard. If you have access to tig welding equipment you may be able to weld a blob onto ...

Start it, run it at a fast idle speed for a minute, take the revs up to 3000rpm for a minute or 2 to run in the cam then let it idle whilst you set up fuel mixture and timing but not for too long. Idling for long periods is not a good idea. Switch it off and check for leaks. Check tappets and head b...

Start it, run it at a fast idle speed for a minute, take the revs up to 3000rpm for a minute or 2 to run in the cam then let it idle whilst you set up fuel mixture and timing. Switch it off and check for leaks. Check tappets and head bolts whilst you're at it. If it's in the car, go for a drive and ...

Thought this may be of interest to some of you. Technical Autotrim, a company near me in Poole Dorset can emboss interior trim with a BMW logo. They do all sorts of interior trim work and appear to have an excellent reputation. I am not connected with them, btw, I don't even know their phone number....

Yuck! That would be the 1st thing to go if I bought a car with one fitted. It looks dreadful.

ross_jsy wrote:I don't think there would be a market for them though.

I don't know about that.. It's a good idea. It means you could use the cheaper camber adjustment only strut mounts as well and have adjustable front suspension. Ok for track use but with a rose joint it might be a bit harsh on the road.

What are your opinions on engine oil flush/cleaning treatments? There are lots of companies selling flush treatments that you add to the oil before the old oil is drained and there used to be flushing oil that was put in after the old oil was drained out and then it was drained out before filling wi...

AardHawk wrote:The British alternative is Araldite, a Ford Cosworth DFVs cylinder head was made from it.

I've used araldite for bonding parts and mending bike cranckcases but had mixed results.

I found an American tuner website and the bloke uses it on all his race 'bike engines to modify inlet ports. He has apparently never had an issue with it and he has used it on a lot of engines, some of which have had several seasons of racing and his engines put out more power than some "works" engi...

Nobby_N wrote:Great, i heard its what held Concorde together during its later years!

Didn't work very well in the end then...

I want to reshape the inlet ports on my 325i (eventually) and I was tempted to have some welding applied but am wary of the head getting distorted.

How good is JB weld? I read that it's used to re-shape cylinder head ports. Has anyone used it for this purpose? Wondered how permanent it is.

Search found 164 matches

Rear inner wheel arches

What day is it?

Re: Rear wheel arch

Rear wheel arch

Re: Bonnet/hood conversion question

Re: Welding

Re: Welding

Welding

Re: Bonnet/hood conversion question

Re: Bonnet/hood conversion question

Re:

Bonnet/hood conversion question

Re:

Re: Fitting a medium case diff

Re: Rounded off spark plug

Re: Swirl pot

Swirl pot

Re: Keep breaking inner cv joints

Re: Rear corner body panels..

Re: Exhaust pipes and lowered car

Exhaust pipes and lowered car

Re:

Re:

Re: injector question

Re: the ezy out snapped @#$%^.

Re: Running in a rebuilt engine

Re: Running in a rebuilt engine

Custom interiors

Re: This is pretty cool

Re: Adjustable control arm mounts

Engine oil flush

Re: JB weld

Re: JB weld

Re: JB weld

JB weld