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My e30 318is
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:36 am
by StevE30
hello again everyone

it's me Steve from taunton in somerset,
thought as i signed up i should show you a piccie of my new e30
Well here it is:
It's a 318IS, dunno about the wheels, they will probably be getting changed when i have the money
its red
so what do you think?

Re: My e30
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:01 am
by eko
Looks nice
Shame you couldnt get to the meet today,plenty more though as the year get going!
Any major plans for it besides the wheels?
Re: My e30
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:07 am
by oguz327
Looks very tidy fella

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:20 pm
by StevE30
its already got a stainless steel exhaust system and K&N induction kit, but i havent got any major plans yet, just getting into the whole BMW scene
few little things to sort out,
-Electric sunroof, although it works the button is a bit dodgy!
-Passenger side electric mirror, probably a new motor or something needs going in there! cause it wont move! :p
-new wiper motor, current one works but they start very slow
Fixed the alarm problem today!
insurance is sorted now ;) and even cheaper than i thought
so il be on the road with it soon, cant wait

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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:30 pm
by Splondike
Looks very nice mate

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:54 pm
by StevE30
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:14 am
by drewjak
looks nice and fresh m8, why dont ya like the wheels? i think they`d look well on mine

wot size r they?
but honestly think they suit ya car personally, nice little collection ya got going there to.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:57 am
by dom-1984-320i
looks good mate, pretty clean. welcome to the zone mate!
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:28 pm
by StevE30
wheels are 17" id like something a bit smaller, and wider
had Borbet A's on my mk2 golf they were funky
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:04 am
by e3ONate
looks very clean, is it henna?
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:14 am
by Pal318is
e3ONate wrote:looks very clean, is it henna?
It's Brilliant Red mate....the best colour for a 318iS imho
Welcome to the Zone too Steve, excellant buy you got there mate, looks very clean and tidy indeed

the Zone has all the help/advice and of course parts you will need for your car..
Personally i think the wheels suck, sorry mate....but i like your idea of getting something smaller and wider, that sounds spot on. Maybe some springs too, to get that mean stance going
How many miles has it done dude??
Pal
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:48 am
by snoops
luks sweet, keep the wheels
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:32 am
by drifty325i
Nice dude
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:09 pm
by StevE30
thanks for the comments guys, as for the miles
its got 150k on the clock
but 100k on the engine.
everythings good with it so far

a week today il be 18 and can finally get on the roads with it!
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:07 am
by Pal318is
StevE30 wrote:thanks for the comments guys, as for the miles
its got 150k on the clock
but 100k on the engine.
everythings good with it so far

a week today il be 18 and can finally get on the roads with it!

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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:19 am
by Gouki
not too keen on the wheels, the spokes look very flimsy, slightly smaller wider wheel would be better or 17's in a different style ie Azev's or Borbets etc.
P.S. forgot to say congrats on your purchase!
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:46 pm
by StevE30
the sun came out for a while today so i decided to give it a clean, after that it started raining again.
insides still a bit dirty
got a list of stuff todo
-new passenger window switch (current one keeps blowing fuses

)
-metal pressed plates
-black kidney grille
-Black eyebrows
-different wheels (still undecided

)
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:03 pm
by raje30
looks stunnin mate, keep the pics comin in

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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:17 pm
by adr14n
Nice car.
I think the wheels suit the car very well (They look like Mastitaly items). If you get rid of them, what sort of wheel design would you be going for or haven't you thought about it yet.
P.S Your E36 is really nice.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:23 pm
by StevE30
I was thinking of borbet T's in the 16 x 9 version, with a bit of a tyre stretch but id be scared of the arches eating them all the time
anyone know where i can get paint to paint things like the rocker cover and brake calipers, do i need something special? like heat resistant?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:24 am
by Pal318is
StevE30 wrote:I was thinking of borbet T's in the 16 x 9 version, with a bit of a tyre stretch but id be scared of the arches eating them all the time
anyone know where i can get paint to paint things like the rocker cover and brake calipers, do i need something special? like heat resistant?
Nice choice of wheels, for sure

Some se skirts would look the part too...
I'm pretty sure you can get the paint ffrom Halfrauds and yes it needs to be heat resistant too.
HTH
Pal
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:49 am
by gra325i

clean lookin ride man cant wait for wheel upgrade as the ones youve got now dont do her justice

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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:34 pm
by aceraf
Very nice... looks in really good condition....
I think you may get away with just dropping the car (prob 60mm all round)... i prefer e30's on 17's with a drop, but i get where you're going with the smaller wider wheels too!!!
Very nice car though (wish mine was that mint!!LOL)
Out of interest would you mine telling how much you payed for it?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:46 pm
by StevE30
cost me £1000

(dunno if thats good or not)
could do with a new passenger wing as theres some bubbling coming through

but other than that its cool
bought some very high temp paint from halfrauds earlier

when the sun comes out il give it a try in the engine bay
will i have to get new shocks (with shorter dampers) with shorter springs? or just stick with the ones on there?
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:54 pm
by StevE30
just a quick picture of some painting i did earlier.
sorry the quallitys crap, took it with my phone before the sun completely disappeared.

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:41 am
by jamesh1977
nice one mate got it at a good price aswell ( my sis has one thats no where as tidy and she thinks its worth £1600 !!)
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 1:37 am
by StevE30
thought i would update this changed a couple of bits
-BBS cross spoke wheels
-Pressed plates & BMW m power surrounds
-Black kidney grille
might not be able to see much from the pics photobucket made them alot smaller
let me know what u think, better than before?

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 1:47 am
by drifty325i
nice!
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 6:47 pm
by liquid079
I think your car looks much better with those wheels on, and a nice height too.
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 8:59 pm
by bangerack
Tidy motor you have there Steve

Hey its a small world though I recognise home... Thats Cider County Avenue if Im not mistaken !! Are you going to the South west meet on Sunday ??
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 9:09 pm
by aceraf
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This pics's awesome!!!
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:07 am
by StevE30
bangerack wrote:Tidy motor you have there Steve

Hey its a small world though I recognise home... Thats Cider County Avenue if Im not mistaken !! Are you going to the South west meet on Sunday ??
wow how'd you get that one? used to live around here?
thanks for all the comments

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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 11:17 am
by JOGA
Very nice

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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:11 pm
by bangerack
I used to live just over the road in Glasses Raised
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:21 pm
by boxclever1753
looks great mate and much better now back on decent wheels...