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Has a similar problem to what the original poster described. Turns out it was a poor connection from the headlight plug connectors to the headlights. The various plug housings had aged & crumbled. New headlight plug housings and connectors soldered into the wiring loomed fixed all that. Also worth c...

Very nice.

I followed this blog post in case anyone needs more detail

https://e30journey.blogspot.com/2017/06 ... ement.html

Minor update - while you guys are enjoying the nice weather, we have the rain down here. Which means the windscreen wipers are getting a work-out on our cold winter days. I was experiencing slow & juddering wipers when using the single sweep & intermittent functions. When things warmed up and after ...

What a milestone - well done!!!

I'll raise my glass to your efforts tonight.

The plastic panel from Mr Bodykits is very good - very durable and great fit. I bought an OE (cardboard) panel from the dealer before seeing the Mr Bodykits and would've bought the plastic one :( If you end-up going down the Mr Bodykits route, I'd suggest swapping across the insulation from the orig...

Mary, sorry to hear you’ve decided to let it go.
Hopefully you can find another custodian for the old girl. Good luck with the sale…

Nice, but perhaps you should do something about that faded protection wax/lacquer on the intake manifold... Ah yes, have often looked at that and thought I should do something about that. But once you start, the rocker cover will need doing... Then the strut towers (because it's there as well)... A...

Lovely job and this will last for years as well !! Yep, if it lasts another 30 years I am fine with that... Oh, and also forgot to mention, after 3 and a bit years, was getting a few drips of oil on the floor. Turns out the rocker cover gasket was tired - tighten-up of the nuts didn't solve it - ...

A very cool fix, glad you got it sorted mate. Thanks Mart - simple fix are often the best? Meanwhile, in other activities - gave the carpets an out-of-car deep clean. Has been on the list of things to do for a while, but needed a good run of warm weather to properly dry the carpet as the foam is mo...

What a sad end to this chapter. But alas, the book is not finished yet.
How you can find a good one over there.

Likewise!
Thanks for all your help and support for the community.

Welcome.
With a cabrio a 320i is perfectly fine as it’s a cruiser!

Assuming you're RHD and you've removed the dash? Yep it's possible to disconnect the A/C lines at the expansion valve - but as Dan mentioned it's possible but awkward with restricted space. If you're going to remove the box with the A/C lines attached you'll need to move a fair bit of stuff to acces...

Also fixed the recurring cooling check control panel light. Had nothing to do with the sensor or the panel. The plug housing kept coming loose from the sensor - because of: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54058710861_6bd3bbe4fc_c.jpg Crumbling rubber insulation around the connector buckets https...

martauto wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 07, 2024 5:15 pm
Hell thats looking great !!!
I wish our winters are that nice

Yeah - but I only take the car out on the good days.
You don't see the shyte ones

Pleased to say not a lot going on with the E30 over the Australian winter. Was having some false failures pop up on the check control display (brake / tail / number plate) when everything was working OK with the right bulbs. Replaced the bulb check module that detects the rear light circuits and eve...

Fellow Zoners,

I know that Pukar has been a trusted supplier for E30 stickers / decals in the past.
But recently have had reports of long lead-times & poor communication.

Has anyone here used Zen Graphics?

https://shop.zengraphics.co.uk/search?q ... &sid=false

clearly too many torques being unleashed

Welcome!
Looks great and more pics please!

I'd also suggest the TPS. A clean is a good start (and even a small hole for the oil to drain out) But the best thing I found was a clean/new TPS but also a TPS that was adjusted correctly when the throttle butterfly was closed. Failing that you may not be getting fuel pressure on cranking due to le...

Oh god, what a bodge on the license plate bulb.
The bulb control module should be available will need real OEM to confirm part numbers. I ordered one for my cabby last year.

I reckon the MOT inspector would have looked underneath and said "....what the faaaar..."

Well done - just in time for summer!

Hi, I already have A/C installed, but retrofitted to suit R134a. Which meant swapping out the R12 hoses for barrier hoses. I have an auto & RHD so this means a bit more clearance around the pedal box. It is possible to mount be & refit the lines but it’s very very tight. If I was doing it again, I w...

Could be 3x things - neutral safety switch is dying - ignition switch is dying - something else Rather than guess or throw parts at the problem - the Wiki is a great start to diagnose the first two. IIRC, the wiki has instructions on how to bypass the ignition switch to narrow down this is indeed th...

Turning left into the hardware store driveway last weekend there was this almighty metallic THUNK noise. Have had that noise before when the rear anti-roll bar (swaybar) came loose from the endlink / drop link on the LH side. Sure enough, same problem. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53475469218...

What a beautiful car . And glad to hear you are driving the hell out of it too !!! Thanks Mart - now it's summer and I'm officially on holidays - any excuse to take the E30. Daily errands are much more fun, especially on a 25C // 77F deg sunny day https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53415733000_522...

Likewise Mart,
Appreciate your enthusiasm and dedication to the site.

Everyone stay safe and have a wonderful Christmas

Welcome!
Love a good looking Mtech1 - especially in a cabby.

DHFiS wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:59 pm
As far as I know the dash is the same in all E30s other than being either left or right hand drive.

There are some subtle differences between early dashes and cabby dashes
Mainly around the mounting brackets at each end.
See pics & detail here

I found out the hard way.

Well not much to report. Happy to say I am driving the hell out of the car. Road trips and weekends away this car is great. Only major maintenance was getting the inner & outer CV boots changed. After 34+ years they were tired. Thankfully I outsourced that to a workshop... https://live.staticflickr....

Seriously impressive - well done.

Have you gone through the steps for no starting in the wiki? https://www.e30zone.net/e30wiki/index.php?title=Engines_Troubleshoot I had another good look at this and could finally see the arrows trying to indicate the process flow (this time on a monitor). It's actually very good! To the OP, I woul...

I would have a close look at the ignition switch.
When starting - jiggle the key when in the cranking position.
And slop or wear in the switch will show up,

I had what you described

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