My e30 325i Mtech II convertible...detailing..etc

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Syrup
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Hello everybody, I would like to introduce you my car, which I have for like 1.5 years now. Sorry for my english, I`m from Czech republic, and I am not an english-native :-)

So first of all, I have a little story...

I was driving e46 330i Mpaket I for 2 years, as a daily car on Czech roads, especially on the prague`s ones. Than I realized that I do not want to destroy it on my short-trips, and I sold it.

I bought Seat Cordoba 1.9 SDi for everyday drive, and started to look for something more "special", to be parked in a garage.

I wanted to buy e46 M3, but it was a little bit too much expensive for me, I mean expensive to park it in a garage and use only for half a year, in a summer time...

I was checking the advertisements every day, and one day, I found this.

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And I was in love...

New body paint, a story about getting the car in "as good as new" condition etc..

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So I hit the road with my friend and went to buy it. It was 550 km from Prague to Poprad, different country, but neighbours :)

We met on a parking, and when I was going around the corner, where the car was parked and firstly saw it I was :shocked:

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So I bought it.....

The history of this car is a little bit funny :) Bought by German in Munich, than sold to Polish guy, who drove it to London where he sold it to Slovak brothers, who I bought it from in Slovakia :D

It was the end of summer, so I made around 1000 km with the car before the winter started.

We made some photos before the winter came...

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Than I closed it in the garage and I was waiting for spring, to start working on the car. Do you ask why to start "working on the car"? ... It actually wasn`t in the condition which I though it was, and I knew that I really want it as good as new....

Plans were:

new transmission
shoret shifting from Z3
taking engine apart and make some work on it
etc..


So the spring came :-)

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Some BMW genuine parts :)

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Sperre..

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its unbelieveable what people can do :confused::confused:

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shorter shifter :)

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Almost there!

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Than I bought e34 M5, but it is a different story :)

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So in this condition, I drove it last season. I made around 8000 km with it, which is quite good, but there were still some thing missing in the car.

Some photos which we made during the last season:

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New sealing

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new parts

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and some photoshooting again :)

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With new injectors, I took it on the DYNO...

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result: 157 PS :)

I am working on improving them now, during this winter.

So there are some of them...

new hella black headlights

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tuning pedals gone

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seats before renovation

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new door and roof sealing

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some other parts

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new antenna

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black carpet in plan- waiting for the chemical to do it

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and here we go

new horn knob- steering wheel center

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and renewed wheel

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seats before and after

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some details :)

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And that all for now. I am still waiting for spring to put some of this stuff into the car, new music is coming soon, I have to make a new paint on rear and front bumper etc....

so stay tuned and thanx for watching :) :D
Last edited by Syrup on Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:32 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Syrup
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btw I forgot about some tech details:

e30 325i convertible
Mtech II bodykit
Scorpion exhaust
KN air filter
3.91 LSD
Z3 shorter shift
KONI suspension (60/40mm)
Startec taillights

things to do:

black carpet
new paint front and rear bumper
sealings
music
cruise control
heated seats
front lights
etc.

future plans:
new suspension
BBS RS alloys (maybe)
M52B28 or M60B40 swap
e46 330i brakes
or sell it :)
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Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:39 pm

wow Great looking car you have!
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Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:52 pm

Looks like a lot of effort and money gone into it keep up the good work 8)
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Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:00 pm

Lovely looking car. Buckets of money spent on the bits and bobs so far. I particularly liked you night time shots!! Looking forward to seeing more :D
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STUNNING CAR! good work buddy :D :D :D
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Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:09 pm

Lovely looking e30 mate!
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Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:35 pm

Thanx everybody :cool:

some photos of how the car was looking at the moment, when it was still in UK ....

and how it was looking before the previous owner bought it and "rescued" it ...

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Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:52 pm

Wow lovely looking car. Wish i could see it in the flesh.
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Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:24 pm

Nice e30, some serious love going into this one, good job!
More pics please...
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stunner! :D
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Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:44 pm

Wow, quite an epic transformation from the previous owners photos to yours. Great work that man, a credit to you. 8)
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Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:26 pm

lion_yo wrote:Looks like a lot of effort and money gone into it keep up the good work 8)
+1
very nice. what exactly did you have done to the steering wheel and door cards and seats? recovering, renovation, etc?
p.s. new horn push? :mad: (do you want to sell the old one? winkeye )

:chuckle:
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Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:46 pm

Man, I think that only the shipping to england would cost you the same price of the new one :D ....

you can order it at any bmw dealer :-)

Some news...

Yesterday I was a little bit bored during the day, so I ordered a new suspension...

I bought H&R Cup-Kit... lowered 60/40. It should be as same low as it is now...

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And I have ordered new tyres as well...

Continental Contisportcontacts 3.... 205/40/17...

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And I am really looking forward to spring :cool:
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Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:13 pm

Wow! Great looking car! Well done on making it look how it does now

I have the same wheels and i use 215/40 17 tyres. I personally think they look better than 205 tyres because 205 tyres stretch and it pushes the rim out, makin it prone to kerbing. 205's also look like they are the incorrect.
I used to have 205's but since changing to 215, i give this advise to all with these wheels
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Simply stunning
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Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:24 pm

looks spot on, keep up the good work!!
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Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:40 am

Excellent thread, and superb work.

What did you use on the leather?
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I like the car, I like the photography, and I like the "get stuck in" approach! :cool:
WMS E30 brake kits! (4-pot 280mm & 300mm front / 2-pot 290mm rear)

www.wms-brakes.co.uk / http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=209737
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Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:56 pm

Keri-WMS: funny, I wrote you a message 10 minutes ago, now I see you in my thread :)

Btw I am glad you like it guys! :cool:

Simon: I didnt worked on the seats, I let them renovate by a specialized company :)
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Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:27 pm

lovely car,well done. m5 too. my dream garage :cool:
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Syrup wrote: Simon: I didnt worked on the seats, I let them renovate by a specialized company :)
Well they did a very good job!
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Another stunning convertible, looks awesome :drool: :drool:
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Some news from today :)

New tyres- Contisport Contacts 3

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New blinkers, I will use resprayed glasses on them. Bought because I wanted new ones :)

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Old ones..

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And a sticker :D

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Very nice e30 you have. I wish when im ever bored i can order the H&R cup kit. :D

Good job man.
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I made a little order today at WMS- Keri's...

- 4P028 - 298.5x24 kit
- WMS-fit EBC Red pads
- Rear EBC Reds
- Rear discs
- Front grooved upgrade
- Rear grooved upgrade
- Front 2009 spec improved Earls WMS-fit braided brake lines

.... cant wait to get them :cool: :mad: :mad: :mad:

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Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:01 am

Syrup wrote:
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And a sticker :D

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You just managed to spoil all your good work by putting that sticker on! :mad: The fact that you drive a 20 year old car is evidence enough that you love E30's :D

Good work, I'm enjoying you spending endless funds on your car!
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Ok, I will see if the sticker stays or not after I will start using the car in the season... It sleeps for like 5 months already, and waiting for some better temperatures...but the spring is coming.. Almost :)
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Syrup wrote:Ok, I will see if the sticker stays or not after I will start using the car in the season... It sleeps for like 5 months already, and waiting for some better temperatures...but the spring is coming.. Almost :)


:D Good man!
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Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:33 am

OK, season 2012 is officially opened :)

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Some tires for my cars in my garage...

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And a carpet from ebay, I am still waiting for the dye, which is coming from London by some truck..

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Dbilas Dynamic 284° cam

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Armored brake hoses

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Strongflexes

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and cleaning after winter garage sleep

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... And WMS 298.5x24 mm brakes ...

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Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:27 am

nice!
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