E30 Zone

Hey guys i'm new here. Im from the United States, California to be exact, and found this website a while ago. The direction i want to go with it is complete Euro. Here's what i have so far.









Im on the lookout for an 1984 318i cluster (euro), and headlamp washers. If anybody has them please PM me. Nice to meet everyone!

Welcome to the zone fella.

Looks very styraight and clean.

welcome. Put an add in the wanted section for the bits you want imsure someone will have them. Hope you enjoy!

Hey Welcome !!

Looks like you have a good base to start from.

Enjoy the Zone, you should find all the bits you need here !

Hello, welcome here! Nice to meet someone from the States

Btw, you have their a very very clean, and beautiful E30! I'm a little bit jalous!

But one thing bothers me.. That's your kilometrik (or how do you spell that in English? )

Keep the car in the year 1984, that will make him that special!

(but it's your car ;))

grtzzaaaa

Nice motor!

Import yourself some Euro spec bumpers..........

You'll need rust to make it proper Euro-spec...

the main difference between what you have there and a euro spec car is really the headlights and bumpers.

to improve the look of the car you can puncture the oilshocks thet hold the aluminium (aluminum round your area!) part of the bumper out, the shocks are visible from under the bumper but they are pressurised so wear goggles!! (a 5mph US crash requirement is no deformation). once the oil is released you simply drive it up to a wall and slowly into the wall and the aliminium part will retreat into the rubber surround-hey presto a free better looking car!!

failing that try a google search for R3V and there is a good (well not as good as the zone ) US Califonria based website, they have a good tech article on how to fit the euro bumpers on a Us spec car.

and welcome to the zone!!

mrlee

welcome looks great wish we had a climate that keeps the cars in that condition

btw why do the american e30's have HUGE bumpers, i thought it might be because of the laws over there but people put european ones on so .... ???

is it to fight off bigger cars

mrLEE30 wrote:the main difference between what you have there and a euro spec car is really the headlights and bumpers.

to improve the look of the car you can puncture the oilshocks thet hold the aluminium (aluminum round your area!) part of the bumper out, the shocks are visible from under the bumper but they are pressurised so wear goggles!! (a 5mph US crash requirement is no deformation). once the oil is released you simply drive it up to a wall and slowly into the wall and the aliminium part will retreat into the rubber surround-hey presto a free better looking car!!

failing that try a google search for R3V and there is a good (well not as good as the zone ) US Califonria based website, they have a good tech article on how to fit the euro bumpers on a Us spec car.

and welcome to the zone!!

mrlee

yah man trust me i have done my research
our bumpers are unattractive and called "diving boards" and were put on because of safety regulations. They must look like that to survive a 5mph crash.

Some day when i can afford it I will definately import some of your euro chrome bumpers. WAY more attractive.

Looks awesome! Will look even better with smaller bumpers!

I wish i could find a 318i chromie as good as that in th u.k.!

Welcome to the Zone mate, nice find you've got yourself there!

Air con and no rust....i've just wee'd my self!lol.

Air con

standard on us spec e30s ......





























... bastards

Welcome fella - great condition E30 you have there. That is one strange looking head unit though...

some huge bumpers you have there

Alex wrote:

Air con

standard on us spec e30s ......

and Japan cars, along with no rust

Nice clean looking car , fooking huge bumpers though

nice car you just got to lose those bumpers

Looks very clean and straight.
The rear bumper could make a handy picnic bench.

My dads old 325i sport had air con but it had a big thing in the center console.

Blitz wrote:My dads old 325i sport had air con but it had a big thing in the center console.

Dealer fit A/C.

mrLEE30 wrote:

Alex wrote:

Air con

standard on us spec e30s ......

and Japan cars, along with no rust

and South African cars to.

You gotta lose those running boards that act as bumpers!

Otherwise, nice car.

Those bumpers... just so wrong! Otherwise nice car!