E30 Zone

About time I included this one on here, back in 2019 when I decided to do the body work on my M30 B3.5 Touring I was wondering what to do for a car while it was off the road, so looked for a reasonably cheap run around, a friend suggested get another E30 then four hours later he showed me this on Ebay and well it was like it was meant to be, full leather interior, map light mirror, Diavia air con fitted and an M-tech steering wheel what wasn't there to love so I got it.

I replaced the front Passenger wing as it had a big dent in it and have been using both E30's alternately , obviously the 318i is better on fuel than the 3.5 and more comfortable on a hot day.

Now after two years the 3.5 is finally in for paint I am in it full time, but once the 3.5 is back I will tackle the niggly bits on this one, bad points the roof is rusting where the sunroof channels are and the standard saggy headlining is there, camshaft on it's way out but I still have my M20 2.5 from my original Touring that would slot in lovely

As it was



Spare wheels while the others were refurbed by Lepsons.



BBS alloys back from Lepsons with new caps. https://www.lepsons.com/


As she sits now.

Heard a few good thingd about Lepsons. Wheels look great.

rix313 wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 22, 2021 8:04 am

Heard a few good thingd about Lepsons. Wheels look great.

Their work is excellent, here is the damaged alloy I took them before and after, they acid dip them, weld or repair damage, then powdercoat or finish to your request.

https://www.lepsons.com/

Stunning did they balance up nicely?

rix313 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 04, 2021 9:49 pm

Stunning did they balance up nicely?

Yes they did

Love a nice set of 15" BBS wheels

How much was the refurb if you don't mind me asking

onthames wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:36 am

How much was the refurb if you don't mind me asking

Up to 18" alloys are £70 + VAT per wheel but discounted for four or more so £266 plus VAT I took them stripped down so there are add on prices for with tyres etc see their pricing page here;

https://www.lepsons.com/prices/

Well it appears the TYT got jealous of the attention my 335i rebuild is getting and threw it's toys out of the pram and the gearbox shifting gradually got worse and worse despite a filter and ATF change so today I slapped a second hand gearbox from Bridgend Motor spares in Charing to get her back on the road and keep her happy

Also back in March a pothole damaged my front left suspension so rather than pay out I used a spare set of Bilsteins and springs to lower it 40mm

Oof looks great! Same colour as mine... 40mm drop is perfect