E30 Zone

Went on euro car parts and the sachs clutch they stock for my 325i is down from £160 to £120. Is this the best usual price clutch for the e30? I know theres other more expensive 'performance' cluthces on ebay but are they really worth it. Seem a bit pricey, may do the the od track day, not sure yet but mainly just going to be a weekend road car.

Sachs is a good known brand, and the clutch gets used in swaps more powerful than normal M2B25 applications, so it'll be strong enough for your car.

When I did my engine swap, the old Sachs clutch was the original 1988 unit, and did over 200,000km

http://www.carparts4less.co.uk - ECP sister company, same parts, lower cost. Sachs clutch kit about £90-£100.

ECP do sell Sachs kit, but they don't have the exact same one that was designed for 325i. The one they sell is for a 325e, which also has a different part number...

Long story short, I did my clutch 2 weeks ago and spent a lot of time trying to find the right part. I ended up getting LUK clutch kit from GSF, which is specific to a 325i.

GSF part number is: 189BM0040
LUK part number is: 62 303 2700

Reserve it online and then pick up in store. Use the coupon code "CK2013" at checkout, so the total works out to £132.34

While you're doing the clutch, you may want to replace a few other parts as well...

Scroll to the bottom of my project thread here for more info > http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=236121

Thankyou for your help guys. will take a look at thread now. I know I need to have a play with the linkage while I'm under there.

Careful with the linkage. Before you know it, it's another 150 quid in parts, including a short shifter

All the part numbers are in the Wiki if you need it - start looking on the Drivetrain page.

hehe I was thinking z3 short shift, How did you guess?

jmc330i wrote:http://www.carparts4less.co.uk - ECP sister company, same parts, lower cost. Sachs clutch kit about £90-£100.

Cheers for the tip dude. £93 quid for same part as euro car parts. Didnt know about this company but glad I do now.

The part listed on gsf was 189bm0070 so not sure why different and whether luk or not but at the end of the day If I can save £40 on a similar quality kit Im going to as just bought the car and trying to keep unexpected costs down. Couldnt drive the car so should of known really

Thanks guys!

zimmermatt wrote:
Cheers for the tip dude. £93 quid for same part as euro car parts. Didnt know about this company but glad I do now.

There's a discount code for a further £10 off of that, or £15 if you can add another £7 to your order.

Ahhh read that too late, thanks though Brian. I will keep a look out for reductions in future.