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Post Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:48 pm

I've got a 318is that i plan to use for getting up rally stages to go marshalling. The car (a bit of a shitter) is sitting on lowered springs (of unknown origin) at the moment and i need some stiffer, standard ride height springs to give me the ground clearance i need.

Was just wondering if anyone could offer any sort of advice/opinion on an "upgrade" like this????
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Post Thu Nov 24, 2005 6:15 pm

you might as well got some original m-tech springs, they're softish but better than most aftermarket lowering springs. and will also raise the car. 320/325 springs will just make the front ride about 10mm higher, the rear will be unchanged.
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Post Thu Nov 24, 2005 6:54 pm

Hmmm.....
I'm looking for a cheap, short term, option right now. I'm thinking of maybe doing a coil over conversion when i have the cash......

Just need ground clearance at the moment.
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Post Thu Nov 24, 2005 10:57 pm

well if your going on rally stages you want a 325ix anyway.. 4wd and 2.5 straight 6.. cant go wrong lol!

the springs sometimes crop up on here dazleeds might have some although may have sold. they go for a reasonable price tbh
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:00 am

Believe me bob, if i had the money i'd have an IX already!!! There was a full rally prepped one on ebay over a year ago now, which i so badly wanted to have. But because i didn't have Ԛ£10,000 kicking about the place i couldn't even have hoped to bid on it.......

So i have a badly abused excuse for an IS instead!!
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:07 am

mate if only you had posted this 4-5 weeks ago........there was a 325ix by me for Ԛ£900 with the full body kit on it looked lush but i got told to stay away from it as the parts are quite expensive!
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:27 pm

Hight running costs would be a problem for me too. Trying to save up at the moment. Deposit for a house (but i'll proably end up buying a new car next year instead).

I'd so love to have a full on rally beast, but just can't afford it. All i really need is something with the ground clearance to get in and out of the stages (and will be a bit of fun on the way).

Can't spend too much, but as it's a second car i can afford to take my time.
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:20 pm

whats expensive on em? it's basically a 325 with drive to the front wheels. ECP can get all the parts and BM but will be expensive there.
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:51 pm

TommyC you have PM :)
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:54 pm

Bob_S wrote:whats expensive on em?
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:56 pm

Bought the car off ebay for Ԛ£320 with some MOT left. Needs a few bits but for what i need it for, it's deffo cheap!!!

The M3 leather will be up for sale as soon as i can find something else suitable to sit on :? . The front seats aren't in brilliant condition (read, tiny fag burn and worn RH bolster on RH seat, other is pretty good tho) but the back seat is mint :) .

I'd rather have a bit of a shitter, that way if i bugger it up on stage i won't be too bothered about it......
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:14 pm

Tommy some pics of my standard ride height 318is for you(reference PM)

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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:39 pm

Mate, thats one tidy lookin motor!!!

Are those wheels MIM's by any chance?? I have some that look very similar but have different centre caps and i think they're a slightly deeper dish. Thought i was buying MIM's til i picked them up.....
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:47 pm

MIMS :eek:

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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:18 pm

Oops!!!

Sorry.

I don't know bmw stuff that well.

Don't really know anything about Hartage or the stuff they do.........
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:21 pm

MIMS are still nice wheels though,look good on E30`s.Had these on my last E30
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:09 pm

Looking at that picture, mine are replicas.

The wheel nuts are exposed all the time and the centre caps just clip on.

Those one's look like they have Alpina style centres.
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:14 pm

i think the ones on the red one are Smiths?

sorry if i confused you.

i think MIMS are similar though,only different centres?
theres a few sets of MIMS kicking around on here :)
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:17 pm

tommy look in members E30 section at the top of page.
Click tourers and look at E30Adam's 325i Touring,thats got MIMS on it!
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:42 pm

I'm now confused.

Mine look exactly the same as MIMs but have weird clip in centre caps that say smiths on.

They're horrible chromed plastic things that i wanna throw away but dont have anything to replace them with....
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Post Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:52 pm

in that case they are obviously Smiths.just a different model i assume!

Maybe just put some BMW badges over them,or better still get a set of 15" BBS`s,these look good on any E30 :)
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