1987 325i bought last week

Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:40 pm

how do all,
i've had a 318is for a couple of years now as a rally car and i fancied having a road going e30 too, so i went and found myself a nice 325i it's an 87 model and is in excellent condition. one of the previous 3 owners worked in bmw and bought a load of stuff using his trade account, everything seems to be new and it even came with a roll of genuine bmw cloth which he had the seats recovered in! thought you may like a looksee. (nothing to do with me wanting to show off at all

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Kevo

Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:56 pm

how do fella?
pics not working kev

Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:09 pm

Never seen that interior before.

Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:10 pm

Right thats two favours you owe me now

I met kevo last night top bloke top car

cheers dude

Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:11 pm

Good buy Kevo. She looks a lovely chromey

Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:12 pm

Thanks Blitz, its poeple like you that make me want to learn to type faster

Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:31 pm

Another CHROMIE!

I just love a chromie!

Needs a Mtec 1 steering wheel though imo! Also needs the M badge on the grill taking off!

Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:15 pm

That car is a dead ringer for Caprirob's. Same colour, same interior, same engine and same year!

Looks tidy.

Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:16 pm

Blitz wrote: Never seen that interior before.

Its Natural (beige) Houndstooth.

Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:17 pm

looks awsome

clean chromies seem hard to find these days good luck with it

Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:54 am

bss325i wrote:That car is a dead ringer for Caprirob's. Same colour, same interior, same engine and same year!

Looks tidy.

was thinking that also... looks lovely kevo glad to see another chromie

Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:33 pm

jbh wrote:
bss325i wrote:That car is a dead ringer for Caprirob's. Same colour, same interior, same engine and same year!

Looks tidy.
was thinking that also... looks lovely kevo glad to see another chromie

i though rob's was an e plate

Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:24 am

cheers misters, yeah shes a straight un, i saw her and had to buy it there and then, the interior is actuall slightly darker than it appears in the pictures more brown rather than white it's just the camera making it look that way. i actually quite like the standard steering wheel (shoot me for saying), as i've had a couple of tech 1's and as for the m badge your right theres no accounting for taste, it was on there when i bought it i just haven't taken it off yet. cheers
Kev

glenn is that a new M3 i see??

Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:34 am

kevo wrote:i actually quite like the standard steering wheel (shoot me for saying), as i've had a couple of tech 1's and as for the m badge your right theres no accounting for taste, it was on there when i bought it i just haven't taken it off yet. cheers
Kev

The SE/Lux wheel is fine. It's the plastic fantastic 4 spoke poverty spec one that I detest. Just horrid.

Looks a really nice, straight car in a good period colour. Suprised its got keep fit windows though.

Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:16 pm

I like, been hankering after a chrome 2dr in nice nick for a while. Must sell some cars first!!!

Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:31 pm

i actually quite like the fact that it has keep fit windows, nice and retro, and it had keep fit steering until i put an e36 power rack on the other day.
Kev

Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:18 pm

Do you have plans for it, or are you keeping it pure?

Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:24 am

town325i wrote:
jbh wrote:
bss325i wrote:That car is a dead ringer for Caprirob's. Same colour, same interior, same engine and same year!

Looks tidy.
was thinking that also... looks lovely kevo glad to see another chromie
i though rob's was an e plate

could be an e plate now you mention it. same colour and interior though. but robs has elecy windows iirc. robs dosent have the rear head rests either as its the interior that gra325i got from me thats in robs

Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:34 am

YES MATE! Another metal bumper joins the massive! I knew you'd convert eventually Kev! All that chrome.... it matches my tailpipes on my new OEM exhaust!

THATS what you need buddy - Chrome tail pipe trims (OEM of course... part no 82 119 401 456 FYI) Jeffing cool as folk!

Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:34 am

jbh wrote:
town325i wrote:
jbh wrote: was thinking that also... looks lovely kevo glad to see another chromie
i though rob's was an e plate
could be an e plate now you mention it. same colour and interior though. but robs has elecy windows iirc. robs dosent have the rear head rests either as its the interior that gra325i got from me thats in robs

Not sure about the reg but robs deffinately has rear headrests as i remeber the retrofitting of them.

Where is he?

Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:36 am

bss325i wrote:
Not sure about the reg but robs deffinately has rear headrests as i remeber the retrofitting of them.

Where is he?

didint realise hed fitted them into his. i was wondering the same myself not seen him on in ages

Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:37 am

bss325i wrote:
Not sure about the reg but robs deffinately has rear headrests as i remeber the retrofitting of them.

Where is he?

probably sleeping like we all should be!

Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:46 am

Damn it's a real beauty!

Breaks a little bit my heart because the chrome.. And it's also the type 1, same as my E30 before..

But this is a real pearl ;) keep it like this way mate!

grtzaa

Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:41 am

yeah i plan to keep her original, i've got the rally car for when i want a skid and this is my day to day transport, i might do a few more subtle mods here and there, i fitted an lsd the other day too but nothing to detract from the looks of the original. i may be fitting 15inch bbs wheels onto her though some time in the future. oh and i put my heated seat in also the one ii took out of a mondeo, can't be doing without that on cold mornings.
Kev

Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:44 am

Nice looking chromie!!!!!

Nice one, keep it as God intented

Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:54 am

kevo wrote:yeah i plan to keep her original, i've got the rally car for when i want a skid and this is my day to day transport, i might do a few more subtle mods here and there, i fitted an lsd the other day too but nothing to detract from the looks of the original. i may be fitting 15inch bbs wheels onto her though some time in the future. oh and i put my heated seat in also the one ii took out of a mondeo, can't be doing without that on cold mornings.
Kev

Please dont bastardise your nice chromie with a seat from a mondeo. You can get heated seats in E30's and all the parts needed to convert normal ones to heated are still availavle new. The loom, switches and elements are all you need and the hardest part is fitting the elements to the seat as they have to be striped down. The loom is just plug and play.

Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:47 pm

thats what i did, i took the heating element out of a mondeo seat and put it into my e30 seat, so if you loked at it the car looks exactly the same except for the extra switch on the dashboard; (i used a heated rear window switch for now).
cheers
Kev

Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:53 pm

she's a beauty

Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:54 pm

Blitz wrote:

Never seen that interior before.

Very nice and original. Hope you keep it that way!

Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:26 pm

how do again,
got a poser for you chaps, whats your opinion? i fancy putting a set of wipers on the headlights of this 325i, the set of headlights in question are smilie versions. do you think that putting the smilie ones on would look odd or out of place? and also do you know if the lights are any better? as in how they light up the road?
cheers
Kev

recap- would smilies on a chromie look ok?

- which headlights give off the best light assuming both lenses are in good condition ?

Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:16 pm

kevo wrote:how do again,
got a poser for you chaps, whats your opinion? i fancy putting a set of wipers on the headlights of this 325i, the set of headlights in question are smilie versions. do you think that putting the smilie ones on would look odd or out of place? and also do you know if the lights are any better? as in how they light up the road?
cheers
Kev

recap- would smilies on a chromie look ok?

- which headlights give off the best light assuming both lenses are in good condition ?

Some people will moan about smileys on a metal bumper car but they dont look that out of place.

They are marginaly better than the early ones but with smileys you can do HID conversion which is a dramatic improvement over both.

Go for the 4300k ones as these are bright white and not council/chav blue/purple.

Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:17 pm

Also metal bumper cabs which were made upto 90 and had smileys as well. They dont look out of place at all.

Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:21 pm

That is gorgeous ! do you mind me asking how much did you pick it up for ? (sorry if it's been mentioned before

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Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:21 am

Just picked up on this thread - nice looking motor !!!

Mine is an E Plate - this one looks in better condition overall than mine though - a good find !

Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:51 pm

hi all, perhaps i'll put the smilies on then, i've always got the other ones there if i don't like the look of them.

why can't you put HID's in the older type lights? i'm planning to put some in in the near future and wasn't aware they weren't compatible?
i'm not that fussed on the blue type hid's either myself and will be going for the white type, cheers for pointing out they're 4300k's.

i paid a bit over the odds for it but it's worth it as she really is remarkably straight, what do you reckon shes's worth to sell out of curiosity?
Kev