my 318is + New mods June 2010

[smithysmith]

Here's my new weekend car, a tidy example me thinks

[adit]

very nice mate

[no1_jazz]

looking good

[Blitz]

Wow thats mint. Looks like its in the BMW factory.

[Alex]

Certainly looks clean in the pics, what mileage has it done?

want to sell me your mats

[pac1982]

That does look really clean for a red E30 nice find!

Considering there are only meant to be around 500 IS's left in the UK we've had a spate of people buying em on here latey it seems every other week someone else has gone out and purchased another IS!!

I spy a 13 button OBC, didnt realise you could get these to work fully on a 4 pot??

[Alex]

Considering there are only meant to be around 500 IS's left in the UK

How do you know?

[pac1982]

its on a wiki page somewhere, could be complete bollocks admitadly but you could always check with the dvla if u wanted to get anal about it

[safedave]

wow i think im blind its that shiney

looks good mate

[smithysmith]

Certainly looks clean in the pics, what mileage has it done?

want to sell me your mats

Only 60k on the clock and the only bad thing on the car is baked on cosmoline on the rocker and intake manifold

I'll keep the mats thanks are they that hard to come by ?

[Alex]

not really but decent clean ones are

[Nobby_N]

That is one of nicest ive seen! not big on red but that looks mint buddy! enjoy it mate

[bss325i]

Very nice!

[bss325i]

I spy a 13 button OBC, didnt realise you could get these to work fully on a 4 pot??

They were an option on all E30's including 4 pot ones.

The display unit has a code plug in the back just like instument clusters do.

One for 4 pots and one for 6 pots.

[/// KAMI]

Looks Shiny And Mint....

[smithysmith]

I spy a 13 button OBC, didnt realise you could get these to work fully on a 4 pot??

They were an option on all E30's including 4 pot ones.

The display unit has a code plug in the back just like instument clusters do.

One for 4 pots and one for 6 pots.

Yes indeed the 13 button obc was an option. The original owner specced almost everything: obc, sunroof, fogs, abs, lsd and black leather! which was replaced by the supplying dealer 1 month after delivery with anthracite cloth???

[magpie]

That does look really clean for a red E30 nice find!


I spy a 13 button OBC, didnt realise you could get these to work fully on a 4 pot??

mine has one fitted,it was factory fitted from new

[smithysmith]

That is one of nicest ive seen! not big on red but that looks mint buddy! enjoy it mate

i originally wanted a white one, but when i went to see this i knew i had to have it, its absolutely mint and totally original.

[lukescott]

That would look very nice beside my convertible garage queen

[highlander112001]

very very nice m8

[karimMSalama]

very nice and clean

[Bjorno]

My first 318is had almost the same options as yours. Also with the 13 buttion OBC. But not that red anymore then yours, it was going more to pink . But still mis that car.

This one still looks great, low mileage, yeah I can believe you couldn't leave this car standing.

[richardlkay]

[smithysmith]

Here's a few more pics from the end of jan when i sorted the profile gasket:

[Alex]

Awsome work, shows how original the car is, i was under the impression most profile gaskets were fixed/replaced with the better item years ago.

First time ive seen someone whos had to fix one on here

[magpie]

looks a bit cramped in that workshop

[smithysmith]

Awsome work, shows how original the car is, i was under the impression most profile gaskets were fixed/replaced with the better item years ago.

First time ive seen someone whos had to fix one on here

Yeah it was still on the original gasket, it was leaking when i got the car but it was a good price

and yes the 'workshop' is a bit cramped (1930's aircraft hangar)

[smithysmith]

After few subtle mods its getting there, refurbed bbs, slightly lowered, and a tech 1 spoiler (not really visible in this pic)

[Blitz]

Wow that looks great. Makes we want a 318IS just like yours. Were you in a a BMW magazine?

[ETERNITY]

how much have you lowered it by and what have you done to make it so shiny or is that because its spent most of its life indoors

[inlovewithRWD]

That is

[smithysmith]

Wow that looks great. Makes we want a 318IS just like yours. Were you in a a BMW magazine?

Yes my E90 was in BMW car for the whats in your garage feature, but we did it at our work so it was whats in your hangar. Im hoping to get the IS featured in the near future

[smithysmith]

how much have you lowered it by and what have you done to make it so shiny or is that because its spent most of its life indoors

Its on eibach prokit springs so approx 40/35 or there abouts.

The paint is unfaded as it has been garaged by the previous owner which gave me a good headstart,

it was washed and clayed then autoglym super resin followed by poorboys blackhole glaze and topped off with nattys paste wax.