Yes, you can replace those later, but if funds & time allow - why not make it spot on? Luckily they were replaced just before I bought the car so nothing to worry about there. Hoping to do the shocks next weekend as all the parts are here now. Also managed to score a freebie of a family friend! Nic...

Bilstein dampers are pretty well priced too. I've just ordered a 45mm set of Bilstein B4 for £154 shipped. Excellent value, I wanted the B12 shock and spring kit but it was way out of my budget at the moment. The springs were £65 for a set of 4 from eBay, I went with cheap crap to check if I was ha...

Yesterday I painted the mirrors and doorhandles, luckily the eBay spray can colour matched almost perfectly.

A before and after of the new wheel and height set-up. Pleased with how it sits, next on the list will be sourcing some vented brakes and getting bits together for an M44 swap.

I've been slowly taking stock of the bits and pieces I need to progress with the car, decided to fit my lowering springs today. As per your advice I only did the front, this resulted in a 25mm or so drop, even though they were 40mm springs... Now the front and rear arch gaps are spot on. Unfortunate...

Thanks guys, lowering springs turned up today. Will for the fronts to start with and see how it looks. Will see how the car feels after, may fit new shocks or Eibach anti roll bar kit to sort the body roll out.

Hi Andre, similar to my 316! It looks beautiful, good luck with it.

If you wish to sell the front seats let me know. Mine are torn, happy to pay good money + shipping.

Finally found a set of wheels I like, 16" Avez A. Refurbished with new tyres for £625. They suit the car but it's desperate for a set of lowering springs, I'm thinking I may fit a set of anti roll bars and refurb the brake calipers, drums and whilst I'm at it.

This week I replaced the clutch slave cylinder and gave the underside a once over, she's nice and clean underneath with the only bit of rust in the rear right storage bucket.

So Flybe making me redundant have me a lot of time to play with the car. Gave it a proper clean inside and out.

Took some photos as it was a nice day.

The camshaft replacement was fairly straightforward, 3 of the 8 hydraulic tappets were collapsed (obvious from the loud ticking). Camshaft had been changed previously, the cam caps being fitted incorrectly, odd considering the car had only 85,000 original miles (backed by MOT history back to 1999). ...

After the initial joy of finally owning an E30 had worn off I went into full diagnostics mode. No heat in cabin and temp gauge in the blue, easy, thermostat. Heat in the cabin restored. Driving it to work that day the brake pedal went to the floor approaching a junction, luckily a collision was avoi...

Wanted to start a build thread for my E30 so here it is! The story so far... One lady owner until the early 2000's, then put into storage with light use until 2018, used by an 18 year old for a year until it bacame mine! Purchased in Feb 2020 for £3800. No major structural rust, patchy history but r...

Now with the weather getting better I've fallen back in love with the car, and after giving it a thorough clean and some TLC it's looking even better! Unfortunately redundancy has put aside the engine swap and new suspension plans ☹️ But there are still little jobs to make the car nicer. Anyway here...

I bought my 316 with no heat, a misfire and a noisy top end and yesterday the last of my £550 Autodoc order turned up so it was time to fire up the parts cannon! Last week I had a garage replace my diff and gearbox oil as well as the front discs and pads. So after a lot of tea, and a little bit of c...

Just bought my first E30, a bog standard, original, unmolested and untouched by the elements (no rot!). A 316i Coupe, manual in red, 85k miles and 12 months MoT. Bought it with a misfire for £3800. Already used this forum to sort the issues, looking forward to seeing everyone's cars. Will soon be do...