E30 Zone

Read, learn and enjoy. http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Suspension Well that's a very daunting link! I'll have a read through it, although I don't know if its worth mentioning that my car just went through an MOT and Inspection 2, surely if there was anything severely wrong they would h...

the old mismatched part worn's which were completely shredded/bald on the insides.........The Proxes make the car feel like its gliding over everything Does it not occur to you that there may be some connection between these two statements? The first shows that your suspension set up is way out of ...

Toyo Proxes T1-R seem to be a popular choice, I've just had a set put on my car. It's only been two days so too soon to give a proper comment, although the old mismatched part worn's that were on my car since I got it (which were completely shredded/bald on the insides) felt grippyer. The Proxes mak...

If I turn the sidelights on with the ignition on the check light for dipped beam comes on by the sunroof. Also the brake check light comes on but that resets as soon as I touch the brake pedal. I have exactly the same issue, but then I haven't even attempted to fix it as it all seems to be working ...

I'll happily add to that list good things about him, he also kindly offered to help me out with a lot of other things on my E30, not to mention spotting a good few things wrong that I hadn't noticed!

Great guy!

All sorted for now; popped down to see Zaust, thanks everyone!

Ah right, sounds like you know your stuff, the car really shows that.

What was your previous car, did that get similar treatment in the detailing department?

I'm looking to purchase a Wet Vacuum to give my interior a thorough cleaning. I'll only be using it on the carpets as I have leather seats. I'll probably remove the front seats whilst using it, but leaving the carpets in. Any recommendations? What soaps should I be using? This one has a lot of good ...

Good stuff, nice car, thought aren't you supposed to avoid using washing up liquid on car?

Thanks Grrr, I'll have a go at it tomorrow!

Also learn to use engine braking when approaching stops; Motronic cuts off all fuel if the accelerator is at idle but revs are over 1500rpm, which helps eke out a few more drops of motion lotion. Could you explain this please? I usually down-shift into corners, but I thought that there was no fuel ...

Hi Brain, I've had a read through the wiki on how to test this; To test the TPS, remove its plug and connect a resistance meter to pins 1 and 2. You should get a short circuit ( 0 Ohms) with the throttle closed, going open circuit with the throttle just off its stop. Pins 1 and 3 should be open circ...

Recently the needle on the little MPG clock (under the Rev clock) has started to occasionally get stuck all the way on the left where it would sit whilst idling. It randomly happens, usually whilst I'm in 5th, sometimes it sorts itself out and other times I'll have to change gears. It happens when I...

Also learn to use engine braking when approaching stops; Motronic cuts off all fuel if the accelerator is at idle but revs are over 1500rpm, which helps eke out a few more drops of motion lotion. Could you explain this please? I usually down-shift into corners, but I thought that there was no fuel ...

Bought a set of wheels of Gus, they were in immaculate condition as described, collection went quick and smoothly. Really kind guy, hope to meet you again.

PS. I owe you a pint!

Cheers Gus

~ Max

Guess I'll leave the HVAC panel in, I didn't realise it was such a pain to remove.

Zaust thanks for the kind offer, I think I'll take you up on that. I'll drop you a PM.

Cheers Sanchez!

Personally, I think all the wiring back there needs a good sorting out, I don't think using what's been left behind is a good idea. So that's what that thing is at the top left? The car used to have a Clifford system fitted, I guess all the parts weren't stripped out when the new alarm/immobilisers ...

If it is a fuse then possibly 28? Worth checking to see if the Fuse looks blown.

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Fuse_Box

Sorry about the delay, I manged to get the HU keys today. I took the HU and cage out completely and saw what a true mess the wiring really is. I took some awful pictures, it's really hard to get a good shot of what's really going on inside there. The wiring is cable tied up on the glove-box side whe...

Oh right.

Currently I'm not running an amp, although I have a pair of 6x9's on the shelf and some tweeters bodged into somewhere which hang loosely off the dash which desperately need removing. I believe they are powered instead of the stock door tweeters.

Ah ok I know exactly what you mean know. I'll get some pictures up hopefully tomorrow in case there's anything else I'm missing. One thing to mention actually, the end I circled in red in the picture earlier, would I just let those hang loose as I don't think there is anything for them to connect to...

I don't have the HU release keys on me, had to borrow from a friend which I gave back, will be collecting them again tomorrow so I will upload some pictures then. ISO connectors aren't universal are they? I thought each manufacturer produced one to fit a certain HU to car. I wouldn't have thought th...

Sterling or Granite Silver.

At first I preferred Delphin Grey but after seeing the above two in person I quickly changed my mind. Not much a fan of bright colours like red on cars. That being said, I haven't seen the majority of E30 colours in person.

I'd like to change over the Sony headunit that's currently in my car. After taking it out yesterday, I was expecting to see a mess of spliced up wires, which I did see. Below is a picture of my new Alpine CDE-123R headunit. I've circled in red the connectors which my Sony headunit seems to be connec...

Impressive history and car, would be a shame to ruin it with aftermarket modifications.

Not too far away from me, I've yet to meet another Zoner, might have a serious think about coming to one of these meets. Little bit scared of people noticing my strangeness though. To those who are from Southend, I know there are a lot of (E30 unrelated) car meets regularly down there, where abouts ...

I'm about 98% sure it is a genuine 325i Sport. I've used VIN checkers and most of them show it having "S335 M Technic Sportpaket" which I believe is what make it a Sport? I also found this in the heaps of paperwork I got with the car. http://i.imgur.com/I114r5L.jpg The 'go missing' reason is why I c...

Where is the windscreen washer tank?

Whips, I'm pretty sure the car did have an LSD, unless its incredibly easy to spin the car about without one? Brian, thanks, should I replace the fluid and/or bleed out the air? Diable, no I didn't check the wiki or anything, it was a stupid spur of the moment thing. Blitz, I actually knew about tha...

I've been curious for a while now about if my E30 actually has an LSD and if so what condition it is in. I've heard of people saying a quick and easy method to test this is to put the car at full lock and floor it. I tried this, got a little bit carried away and about after 5 minutes of actually sli...

I much prefer the Jimmy Hill, makes it look sportier.

SAP1 wrote:I can't seem to find the car, where do you paste the number above?

http://www.autobidmaster.com/carfinder- ... _ROCHFORD/

Pretty sure that's it.

My E30 was lowered by what I believe to be 60mm by a previous owner, its so impractical and annoying. Going over speed bumps or any raised surface in the road most of the time I scrape the mid section of my exhaust (well, I think that's what it is). Sometimes I scrape my side skirts or valances goin...

So how much BHP did the illuminated gear knob add?

I haven't noticed a single fault other than this apparent fault in the short amount of time I've owned it. There may well have been some issues recently that the previous owner didn't tell me about though, which wouldn't be too surprising. I was referring to the engine temperature (although not the ...

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