E30 1992 Convertible Exhaust system!! !!! !!!!!

Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:08 pm

Maybe an old subject, but one that is becoming quite a sore one for me.
Where can you get exhaust parts for a 1991 - 1993 E30 Convertible for less than about Ã‚£1000 in total!!!!!
Mine is shagged....and...whilst I am on the subject..why on earth is the system any different from a standard E30 318 from the same series? Their ones are about Ã‚£120 for the system!

Please let me know anything you may suggest!
Thanks
Lee M[/b]

Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:34 pm

My September 1992 e30 convertible has a cat. So far as I know, no saloon or coupe e30's were supplied in the UK with cats.

Kwik Fit (ugh) has sorted me out the last twice for rear sections. As far as I can remember the part was listed as a 320 part. It was a case of matching up what was there to the "all BMWs" page of their suppliers catalogue and, the last time, I had to go back 2 days later once the part was in.

Andrew

Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:43 pm

Last time I had to look into this (about 7 years ago) I went everywhere and nobody could help and so I ended up asking BMW who quoted me about Ã‚£1000 in all. NO WAY will I ever pay that for a tube of steel! It is not like my car is going to be around for long enough to warrant a new exhaust on it.......

Maybe having one custom made will be the cheaper solution??

Lee

Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:49 pm

have you not looked at
www.eurocarparts.co.uk

they seem pretty reasonable price wise

what part of the exhaust do you need?

Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:58 pm

All I can say is that Kwik Fit managed it about 2 years ago at dirt cheap cost, loath though I am to recommend them for reasons i don't entirely understand.

Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:05 pm

just whip the cat off and put a system on from a 318i saloon i've had 2 cars both with cats 92 e30 and a 93 peugeot and the mot man has never checked the emissions even with a computerised mot

Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:14 pm

I have a near new 318i system here complete with cat and lambda. Came off a touring which is the same as a saloon. Ã‚£50 collected.

Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:16 pm

Torque exhaust quoted me 400 on a full system for my 1990 cab. Mind u i dont have a cat