E30 Zone

can you still buy it from bmw? i looked on the etk but although it shows it its not listing it with a price

51488103798- that the part number?

I can run into the dealer on wed and find out for you?

320Touring wrote:51488103798- that the part number?

I can run into the dealer on wed and find out for you?

not sure of the part numbers for the 3 bits neil.it shows them on the diagram but doesnt list them at all.ill give them a phone in the morning but thanks for the offer anyway.the 3 parts are still sodden with oil after forgetting to put the oil filler cap back after topping it up a couple of months ago and its slowly dripping out and spraying back over my engine bay,doesnt look good on my freshly painted white rocker cover

ahh right!

good luck finding out, and hope that he YB gets to be oil free soon

The 3 piece foam type is still available, and it's about £30.

Simon wrote:The 3 piece foam type is still available, and it's about £30.

thanks

is it that nice black ridged quite solid heat proof foam?
the 'is' has it and it looks really well.
the 320i has some scabby old cream stuff and looks awful - didnt realise it was available at all....
can generic foam be cut to size for the job?

why not get this

51481979952

simon was very close with his guess,ordered the 3 pieces today from bmw at a cost of £26 +vat.surprisingly cheap from a main dealer

fuzzy wrote:simon was very close with his guess,ordered the 3 pieces today from bmw at a cost of £26 +vat.surprisingly cheap from a main dealer

good work sir

nice remembering simon

Haha, no worries, I bought a new one about 2 years ago now, I need another one too, so I hope this wasn't the last one!

eurocarparts sell it just bought some my self £23+vat

Could it not be cleaned with a power washer if you took the bonnet off?

probably could but the oil was soaked right through the sponge,ive powerwashed it in place before but it hasnt removed all the oil and it keeps gathering at the lowest point,dripping and spraying back over the engine.

My bonnet paint has started to discolour because theres an area of sponge that is missing from the underside of the bonnet... Glad to see its not as expensive as i thought to replace it!

ive got one of these last year off the stealer's £30 inc vat...iwas also suprised they were so cheep and easy to get.

wow, a trip back in time......
someones been bored today to be trawling the old threads

Mine has started to melt to my strut brace

Also it was only a few weeks old and I used spray mount to stick it up I can't pull the damn thing off now!

does it not come sticky to stick on bonnet then?

Thats what i was going to ask?

I fitted a new set for my old 320 a few months back, bought from the local dealer - my current one fell loose so a bit of carpet tile spary soon sorted the problem

BTW - be careful when sticking on the new foam, the sticky side is proper stuff !

Simon13 wrote:does it not come sticky to stick on bonnet then?

the soundproofing i bought from the main dealer was self adhesive .

As above - self adhesive - comes as one big piece, you just peel off each of the 3 sections and stick on, couldn't be simpler

BTW fuzzy, thanks for the info on me prop shaft

Sorry to go slightly off thread there

fingerman wrote:BTW fuzzy, thanks for the info on me prop shaft

Sorry to go slightly off thread there

its ok, its my thread so i can take it as far o/t as i want
what did the problem turn out to be? was it the bearing?

Not checked it yet as I'm down in sunny Southampton - will be getting underneath at the weekend (when it's probably raning !) - will let you know