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- Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:46 pm
- Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
- Topic: Electrical connectors
- Replies: 1
- Views: 94
Electrical connectors
I have a late 320 and need the connectors (male and female) for the injector loom. Is it possible to get these connectors with 'pigtail' short lengths of wire? Thank You.
- Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:44 am
- Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
- Topic: e34 brake parts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 100
e34 brake parts
Hi I need thr threaded bar (deflection rod?) from an e34 which connects the pedal box to the servo linkage. Think pn is: 35211156454. If I can get a price I'll call back. Cheers.
Re: magpie
Bought a front bumper (a while back now !), received in good condition as described. Will continue to deal with. #
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:02 pm
- Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
- Topic: Headlight parts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 219
Re: Headlight parts
Also I need the screws and clipnuts (captive nuts) which hold the lights and grill into the front panel. I'd be very grateful for anyones help. Cheers.
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:33 pm
- Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
- Topic: Headlight parts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 219
Headlight parts
I need 2 adjuster screws with the white plastic heads and black plastic nuts and 4 of the black clips which the adjusters push against (they clip into the back of the lamps).
They're the smiley headlights which did have the adjusters inside the car, I'm doing away with the fancy adjusters.
Cheers.
They're the smiley headlights which did have the adjusters inside the car, I'm doing away with the fancy adjusters.
Cheers.
- Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:05 pm
- Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
- Topic: Facelift Front Valance Clips
- Replies: 5
- Views: 218
Re: Facelift Front Valance Clips
No not on the front, just the facelift steel valance.
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:39 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: I HATE my car
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1117
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I had a problem with the same symptoms but no real pattern as to when it would occur. Bit of lateral thinking (in general how does the ECU work out its fuelling, TPS, AFM etc.) Took the AFM off when it was running badly and found it had jammed wide open making the ECU think it was getting shit loads...
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:13 pm
- Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
- Topic: Facelift Front Valance Clips
- Replies: 5
- Views: 218
Re: Facelift Front Valance Clips
They're male clips which plug into green plastic sockets in the valance. There are 2 on each side. Cheers.
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:09 am
- Forum: Genuine BMW Parts Dept - Cotswold BMW
- Topic: Facelift Front Valance Clips
- Replies: 5
- Views: 218
Facelift Front Valance Clips
Hi, I need the clips for a facelift front lip spoiler (full set) and also the clips for the brake ducts. Cheers.
Re: magpie
Very quick and easy to deal with. Next day delivery, parts came intact, Cheers. 
- Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:45 am
- Forum: In Car Entertainment
- Topic: body coloured door handles
- Replies: 14
- Views: 535
Re:
Lovin cabs ATM.
- Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:30 am
- Forum: In Car Entertainment
- Topic: body coloured door handles
- Replies: 14
- Views: 535
Re:
I say yeah, especially on that cab because it cleans it up and modernises it (in a good way!) but then the black roof breaks it up just right. Too much colour coding ruins a car, grill, rub-strips, wheels, bumper inserts..... any of these except for the grill can look good depending on the look you'...
- Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:10 am
- Forum: In Car Entertainment
- Topic: Head unit that suits an E30
- Replies: 70
- Views: 3056
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:16 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Colour coding gone mad!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 825
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A lot of things were acceptable in the eighties, few of them stood the test of time. Also depends on the colour. Completely black cars or any very dark colour can look pretty cool. I've got a Zender kit for a mk1 Golf; it may of looked ok then (probably not!) but I'm too young too remember - 24. One...
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:09 pm
- Forum: Other BMW Chat
- Topic: Interesting old 7 745i twin turbo
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1390
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Didn't know that, sounds better with odd numbers on the end though.
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:43 pm
- Forum: Other BMW Chat
- Topic: Interesting old 7 745i twin turbo
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1390
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Think it really took off with e36's, 323's being de-tuned 325's etc.
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:41 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Colour coding gone mad!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 825
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The grill and B pillars are big no no's for me when colour coding an e30. Black B pillars make the side windows almost blend making the car look longer and lower.
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:34 pm
- Forum: Other BMW Chat
- Topic: Interesting old 7 745i twin turbo
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1390
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Interesting how it's called a 745 when its a 3.? I know the numbers don't mean much nowadays but they did then.
I read somewhere that they called it that cos it made 4.5 na kind of power.
I read somewhere that they called it that cos it made 4.5 na kind of power.
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:09 am
- Forum: Engine Swaps / Forced Induction General Chat
- Topic: Scooby STI Engine in an e30
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2703
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Anyone seen Chop Shop London Garage? They put a Sub motor and running gear in a mk2 Golf. They cut the chassis legs off and fitted the Subaru legs, made a gearbox tunnel and jigged it with lasers before welding it. Made for a proper car until they murdered the bodywork.
- Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:08 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Best way to get a donor car home???
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2322
Re: Best way to get a donor car home???
I've also had cars trailered by a local bodyshop, towed by rope and put on a hiab by a scrap merchant (other names apply here!).
- Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:04 pm
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Best way to get a donor car home???
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2322
Re: Best way to get a donor car home???
I took a mate with me to buy a donor car from a scrapyard (cat c), only I'd seen pictures, his face dropped when he saw the OSR had been caved in giving serious 'toe in'. When I told him he was driving it home he nearly punched me. He drove the 25miles home 'crabbing' down the A64 at 40mph. I wouldn...
- Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:41 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Megasquirt won't communicate!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 812
Re: Megasquirt won't communicate!
Thought I'd leave a couple of under bonnet shots, its a bit messy I know. One of the fuel rails is disconnected theres leccy tape on the cam cover and the loom needs wrapping. I've yet to make a plenum for it, smaller servo etc. http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8713/dscf0443xu0.jpg http://img117.i...
- Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:51 pm
- Forum: Engine Swaps / Forced Induction General Chat
- Topic: ITB Throttle Cable
- Replies: 2
- Views: 200
ITB Throttle Cable
Just wondering, all you running ITB's what are you using for throttle cables? I'm building an m20 on bike bodies but the slot for the nipple on the spindle is quite small and the original (m40) cable is no good.
- Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:53 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Megasquirt won't communicate!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 812
Re: Megasquirt won't communicate!
Well I don't believe it, changed the VR circuit, sorted the stims power supply and still nothing, it wont communicate again. Removed MS2 jumped pins 12 and 13 and got comms using hyperterm. With MS2 fitted it just won't communicate. It can't be the firmware because MS2 downloader won't connect to up...
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:23 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Rear Battery Conversion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 241
Re: Rear Battery Conversion
Yeah IIRC 3 and 4 come crimped together. I'd like some pictures of where they come through the bulkhead because I can't see anywhere, unless they come through where the loom mets the ECU. Is there a blank to punch through?
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:07 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Rear Battery Conversion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 241
Re: Rear Battery Conversion
Pics on RealOEM look like the cable clamps to the bulkhead #4 goes to the starter and the lug between #10 and #11 goes to the fusebox, right? #1 and 2 don't apply.


- Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:43 pm
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Rear Battery Conversion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 241
Rear Battery Conversion
I bought a rear battery conversion kit a while ago for my 316i coupe shell but I think I'm missing some parts. Does anyone have any photos of said parts? Particularly where the cable comes through the front and rear bulkheads. I think there's a 'lug' which is bolted to the OSF strut tower for jumpst...
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:31 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Megasquirt won't communicate!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 812
Re: Megasquirt won't communicate!
That's something I'd like to look into; 3 drivers internally mounted.
Could coil on plug be made to work with an m20? just thinking about how close the coils would be to the exhaust etc.
Could coil on plug be made to work with an m20? just thinking about how close the coils would be to the exhaust etc.
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:27 am
- Forum: E30 BMW Chat
- Topic: Redeeming features for the 320!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 2228
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'A modified two litre six will rev until it wails like a wolf at full moon, but its not a lot of good for towing the family caravan to Minehead!! The 3.5 big six, however, as used by the forestry commission to pull tree stumps out of the ground, will tow the caravan but takes some waking up at a tra...
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:35 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Megasquirt won't communicate!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 812
Re: Megasquirt won't communicate!
I am using a coil pack, from an st24 mondeo along with the EDIS and VR, although the GM coilpack on your site looks as though it fits m20 plug leads (mine needed slight mods). I'm sure I can ditch the EDIS (and will eventually) but I just need to get it running for now. I'm more of an engineer than ...
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:06 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Megasquirt won't communicate!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 812
Re: Megasquirt won't communicate!
I thought i might as well go distributor-less while I'm at it and when I started the project that was the best way I could find to do it. See what you mean about the teeth, they are quite thin, but then in comparison to other engines the m20 trigger wheel is quite thick as stock. Can but try it. Sho...
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:47 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Megasquirt won't communicate!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 812
Re: Megasquirt won't communicate!
Yeah the diameter has been reduced so the m20 VR sensor was too far away, new sensor should work just fine.
The motor looks pretty good, it's all been low budget. DIY ECU, DIY inlet manifold and bike ITB's.
The motor looks pretty good, it's all been low budget. DIY ECU, DIY inlet manifold and bike ITB's.
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:30 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Megasquirt won't communicate!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 812
Re: Megasquirt won't communicate!
FlappySocks wrote:You milled the 60-2 wheel to a 36-1? Extracted a few teeth?
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:27 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Megasquirt won't communicate!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 812
Re: Megasquirt won't communicate!
Last weekend I re-shimmed the VR sensor to 1mm (was 0.45, megamanual says 0.75 - 1.5mm) but still nothing. Recently been having problems with the MS stimulator (mains power supply only supplying 150ma instead of required 300-500!). A decent transformer should sort comms problems. Today I realised th...
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:10 am
- Forum: E30 Technical Help
- Topic: Megasquirt won't communicate!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 812
Re: Megasquirt won't communicate!
I'm using a blank 12' loom from diyautotune.com, I stripped down a standard loom to just the relays, oil level/pressure and coolant (for temp gauge) along with a few others and used the blank loom for all MS in and out whilst retaining the c101 so it plugs straight into the car. Took the standard tr...

