E30 Zone

Hi,

Have been told you can still get SE side skirts from dealer.

Can you help?

Thanks

Makes sense . .

Amazing car and restoration btw!

I am dreading the rust behind those skirting when I finally get round to doing mine.

I notice you didn't put the side skirts back on?

Not a fan? (I dont particularly like them either)

I have the same ones on my standard 325i. That is the first time I have seen another car with them!

Did it come from Synther Nottingham originally?

I had a set of Uniroyal Rainsport 3 on my 14 inch BBS.

Were decent.

If it was anything like mine pretty much every rubber fuel hose will be perished and cracked or will crack once you start driving it!

Check the rubber intake boot too.

Make sure you change the fuel filter.

If fuel is coming out of the vacuum pipe at the top of the FPR then it is shot.

You have missed the boat in my opinion.

They did the big jump about 5-10 years ago. They will steadily rise now but no more than any other classic car.

Thanks for the reply. No panic then.

I recently changed my fuel filter and noticed I seem to have an extra hose from the photos and diagrams I have seen online. It is about 5-6 inches and comes from the tank and goes nowhere just sits next to the fuel filter. Is it some kind of breather pipe or something? All seems to be working fine j...

Pull the vacuum line off the FPR and see if any fuel comes out. If so, the diaphragm inside has gone. This will leak fuel into your manifold. Also, leaking injectors. Get them refurbished or replace with new. If they haven't been done before they will want doing anyway. Made a huge difference when I...

I had Uniroyal Rainsport 3. Decent.

Now got Falken ZE914, no issues at all wet or dry.

I have it on my early 88 facelift

Update . . . Fitted new injectors . . . . . . . . what a difference! Would recommend getting them refurbished to anyone! However, didn't solve the problem. Changed more fuel pipes as were all brittle and perished anyway. Finally found the issue. Big split in the underside of the gallows section of t...

Me too please.

Jon Forth

Thanks

Ordered a replacement blue plug anyway as only a tenner.

It runs perfectly once started, no smoke from exhaust, smooth acceleration etc

I have had several splits in hoses, a couple that were very bad but I have checked them over and not noticed anything. I have noticed them pretty quickly before just by the smell!

Thank you.

Will start with the injectors as they probably need doing anyway!

Hi, I have had my 325i a little over a year. It has recently started being troublesome to start when warm. It starts perfectly when cold but if i use it for a short trip and then try and start it again it will struggle and take 4-5 attempts to start, also chucking a load of raw fuel out of the exhau...

Walked past my car last night in the street and noticed a very badly parked white Nissan far too close to the rear of my car for comfort. I made a note of the reg plate. Walked past again this morning and the Nissan has gone but there are a load of scratches to the corner of my nice colour coded rea...

Cars looking good man! You sure that was only a 35mm drop? I've got H&R 60/40mm and its sitting nowhere near as low as yours lol I think my stretched tyres don't help though lol Keep up the good work! Cheers mate! Yeah they are only 35mm drop. It is actually sitting a little lower than in those pho...

Don't bother. I wasted hours trying to separate them in the manner Brian suggests and whilst I am sure it would be possible in the end, they are a pretty inexpensive part. Just replace the lot and have peace of mind its all new.

mattmk1 wrote:I think i may have saw this on the A127 southend bound the other morning??

Not me I'm afraid, must have been an imposter!

I may end up painting it at some point. I just dont really like the side skirts. The joint in them by the door hinge annoys me. It looks like it has come appart and needs pushing back together. Nearly everyone who looks round the car points it out! I have a set of M-tech 1 skirts that I might stick ...

Finally got round to fitting the iS lip I got from fellow member Moza15.

Don't think i am going to bother painting it right now, think it looks quite good in black. Might when I get round to replacing the side skirts.

car_gal_jenni wrote:
jonathanyeah wrote:Good work!

How did you go about dying the headliner?

Did you mask up and spray it whilst still in the car?
We masked it and sprayed it while in the car, using a product called Duplicolor Fabric & Vinyl dye. Worked great! I love the new look.

Thanks!

Another job to add to the list!

car_gal_jenni wrote:
jonathanyeah wrote:Good work!

How did you go about dying the headliner?

Did you mask up and spray it whilst still in the car?
We masked it and sprayed it while in the car, using a product called Duplicolor Fabric & Vinyl dye. Worked great! I love the new look.

Thanks!

Another job to add to the list!

Good work!

How did you go about dying the headliner?

Did you mask up and spray it whilst still in the car?

Looks nice mate. Looking to do the same suspension wise with mine, can you tell me where you got the springs from? (Completely new to the scene! ) Ade Thanks mate. I actually got them off ebay. Was the cheapest place i found them. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-3-Series-E30-3-Series-2WD-6Cyl-1982-90...

One word . . . . . . RUST

As per my PM

I have got 205/55 R15 on mine.

My car is also lowered 35mm. They are not even anywhere near rubbing.

They are great wheels!!

Brianmoooore wrote:Had the injectors rebuilt?

I haven't yet no. Probably do need doing.

It coughs a bit when cold.

daboy3000 wrote:Nice looking car. Are you south London based, i'm sure I recognise those roads?

Cheers!

I'm North London mate, do you want a fight??!

Finally got round to doing some work on the car. Worked out the fuel smell was coming from two split pipes so they got replaced, that probably didn't help the poor MPG figures. Also fitted a mild ECU chip. Nicely surprised by the difference that makes! Got rid of the 14 inch BBS and stuck on a set o...

1998, I was 19, my third car after two 1.3 Astras (1st one went into a tree, 2nd one engine blew up). 1986 D-reg, 318, lowered on springs, 17 inch TSW Hockenheims and a big sub in the boot, I think paid 900 quid for it. The insurance on it was about a grand TPFT. I had it about a year before I decid...

Thanks.

Best deal seems to be on rimstyle. Will avoid Zettiworld.

Tyres size?

205/55/15 or 225/50/15?

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