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Good news mate - hope the movement hasn't damaged the wheel!

Hi I have kind of been living with this since my first post 2 years back! I don't think it's as bad as it was and the car has always passed MOTs, no problem. However, when I do get some time, I plan to change the diff bush as it's original and I have read that you get much improved axle location fro...

Thanks everyone, for your help - wisdom much appreciated

Steve W

Ah, good idea. I didnt realise that was a possibility as I've never had the seats out - but it would definitely be easier of it's do-able that way.

Cheers everyone.

Steve W

Thanks guys. One other thing that I wanted to check - I am actually looking to swap over the seat materials from the drivers to passengers and vice versa - to try to even out the wear, fading etc. rather than buying any new material etc. So the drivers side outer bolsters become the passengers side ...

Hi, hope someone can help? I tried posting this in the Care and detailing forum but not sure that was the right place.... The seats in my 1990 cabrio are generally pretty good but I noticed that the drivers side outer bolsters are starting to wear slightly. No big problem yet but I wondered if it's ...

Hi, hope I'm posting this in the right place. The seats in my 1990 cabrio are generally pretty good but I noticed that the drivers side outer bolsters are starting to wear slightly. No big problem yet but I wondered if it's possible to swap the covers on the front seats before any obvious wear does ...

Thanks guys, I shall check both if it ever stops raining (dont need the intermittent setting at the moment...!)

Hi everyone and yes I know there's an piece about this in the Articles section - but I have a slightly different problem developed and I cant find any mention of it so thought I'd ask! My wipers used to stutter every now and then on the intermittent setting and no, I never got round to sorting the p...

The seal on the front edge of the rear side window is bonded in place mate and I dont think you will get it off without destroying it. From your description it sounds as though your problem is more about adjustment of the front and rear side windows anyway. There's a section on that in the online ma...

I got twin straight pipes on a new Bosal back box and rear system which is Bosal part no. 285-181. Good quality too. Check if yours is a 2 piece system though (mine is and it's a year younger) - has a single joint under the car, about half way back. See the website http://www.bodyshopwarehouse.co.uk...

Both of these already changed mate, cheers!

Steve W

Gash just noticed your thread, I have posted another rear suspension query but mine's a noise!

Hopefully with the vast wisdom here, we'll both get sorted out. I'll be watching this thread for any clues....

Cheers

Steve W

Hi guys, I've had an annoying and persistent knock from uder the back seat area of my 320i cab for about 2 years now. It sounds like something heavy but hollow - and whatever it is, it's not hitting directly on the body as it's nowhere near loud enough. It happens at any speed, whether or not under ...

Hi Replacing the flexible hose from the air flow meter to the throttle body made a big difference to the lumpy idle and hesitation on my 320 m20 engine. Also improved the mpg from about 20 to 25. It didnt look bad, but had one or two hairline cracks in it. Part no 13711726204 on mine (1990 car) and ...

Might be simplistic mate but replacing the flexible hose between the AFM and the throttle body made a big difference to MPG (from 19 to 25) and idle speed on my 320i. Yet it didnt look obviously cracked until I really flexed it. I dont know if you've tried that but it sounds like you may have a comb...

Hi, Had the same problem myself and I found that you can increase the amount the top edge of the rear window pushes outwards on the trailing edge of the front window. This stopped the windows rattling but you need to be careful the whole thing still lines up ok with the groove in the hood seal. Firs...

Thanks for the advice. I might try the dealer first to find out the price of the new one.

Mine has finally stopped working. It doesnt show more than a faint glimmer even when plugged in and I have checked the voltage across the 2 terminals in the glovebox, which is fine. Looking at RealOEM shows the torch but no part number for it but I remember reading somewhere not long ago, that they ...

In Coventry, on the Birmingham side. Havent posted for ages though. Tell the truth I can hardly remember how to use this site, meeting face to face is much better - swap ideas, fixes, recommendations for garages/parts suppliers etc. Sound like an old fart dont I - Perhaps I am...

Hi

My cab built Nov 89, with smileys but pre facelift bumpers and rear lights defo has green tinted glass, if that helps.

Give me a shout mate if you want a hand, where abouts in warwickshire are you??

Thanks m8, appreciate it. I am on the outskirts of Cov, south side so the right side for you! May take you up on it.

Cheers

Hi folks, Well I reckon I have narrowed down my annoying rear end clonk/rattle now. I have eliminated rear shock mounts, handbrake shoes, anti roll bar links, bbs centre caps, anything loose in the boot etc - all from your suggestions and guidance so thanks. The diff mounting bush looks a bit dodgy ...

Hi, I had a similar problem last year (passenger side only) and I managed to trace the path the water was taking. It was seeping through the base of the roof box (I assume down the studs that fix the roof mechanism on and around which the adjustment shims are placed) then running down the inside of ...

Hi, My 320i cab is heavy on fuel over short journeys in town - can be about 20mpg. Much better on a run but rarely above about 26mpg. Assuming you dont get any petrol vapour smells (leaky injector seals or other bits of perished rubber near the engine that need replacing urgently) then I would certa...

Defo E30 parts Brian - 33 52 1 132 104 which are apparently uprated for the cabrio and if you fit the saloon ones 33 52 1 128 819 they dont last at all I am told because of the weight. Interesting about the E46 ones though. I think the exhaust mounts are the next thing to eliminate. Although I cant ...

Well I did check that the handbrake is working as it should - see earlier in the thread. I assume that if the shoes weren't fixed to the backplates correctly the handbrake wouldnt work?

Cheers anyway

Found the quote I was looking for .... on the BMWCC site - If the top seal dries out on the shocks, then this will give you the same sort of noise. Quite a lot of suspension noise is down to shock absorbers, being either dry seals or worn inner bushes although no leaks are visible. Is this just one ...

Yes they were the first things I changed Brian - from previous service invoices I noticed that the wrong ones had been fitted a few years back (the ones for a convertible are different from the saloon) so I got a pair of the right ones and stuck them on. Made no difference though. Neither did changi...

Hi Checked today - handbrake defo working evenly. Comes up 4 to 5 clicks and bites the same both sides, when fully on with the wheels jacked up you can easily move both wheels by about an inch at the rim back and forth, then they stop with a clunk. I am guessing this is the movement in the shoe stha...

Damon Hill (dealer) so I hope they would have set the handbrake shoes properly. Less than 1000 miles since. I havent checked this or the cable adjusters yet though. I'm just wondering whether the rear end rattle I am getting could be due to something loose/detached in one of the handbrake mechanisms...

250, for sure.

Hi, I am still wrestling with various weird rattles and clonks at low speeds from the rear of my car - 1990 320i cabrio. Having changed arb drop links and shock top mounts without any improvement I have checked the exhaust - all seems sound but now I've noticed something else that may or may not be ...

You need in my opinion to take a view on: How many miles since last service and what was that service When was the cam belt last done When was coolant and brake fluid last changed Any issues reported from last mot Mine does about 3000 a year and I tend to do oil service one year inspection2 the next...

Does it not come on anyway when you turn the ignition on, as a check that it's working? I am sure mine used to do that but it doesnt now, so maybe I have dreamt the whole thing.

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Sports seats - 1990 cabrio (anthracite check)

Cabrio Sports seats (anthracite check cloth)

Wipers - is this a new problem?

Rear suspension knock - any more ideas?

Glovebox torch

Propshaft centre bearing - any tips?

Handbrake query