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this is my 325i sport i picked up back along that needs some welding under it just putting pics up to see what everyone thinks about it your views is welcome




this is the front passenger side which needs a little bit of body work on the bumper and next to the light.





the boot wont stay shut think i may need to replace the catch. has anyone had this problem before and if so how did they come around fixing it.



the inside which i haven't cleaned out yet



slight rip in the drivers seat which i have seen a few of the e30 like this



there is a bit broke off which i need to replace how easy is it to replace and where can i get hold of it too. hope someone can help me.

john the boot catch is possibly sticking/jammed hence the reason it wont stay shut.Easy enough to take out and clean up or replace.
Dash panel is also easy to swap over,just a few screws.
First id suggest doing a rust search under the kit,can hold some very nasty surprises
Alternatively you could just sell it me

You have the bases of a nice car there,good colour as well.As Eko said the boot latch is sticking/jammed or maybe just needs adjusted.
I've got a heater panel on ebay at the moment.

Good luck with the motor.

I'd second that on the rust search.... also take your boot carpet and trim out and check the area around the rear top mounts as I found a nasty suprise there too.

slight rip in the drivers seat which i have seen a few of the e30 like this

so there is. its that slight i hardly noticed it.
is this a genuine sport? looks like it needs a bit of tidying up.

just £150? thats a cheap car regardless of how rusty it might be!

thats what u call putting ur battery in the boot

Good work, looks like you've got your self a nice little project. Bargin price what ever the condition. if it doesnt work out you can probably sell off the parts and make up the money.

where does he mention the price?

nice cheap car. and a good start for a project or restoration.

fuzzy wrote:where does he mention the price? :?

I was wondering that

blyoss wrote:

fuzzy wrote:where does he mention the price?

I was wondering that

In another thread

hi many thanks people i am hoping for the car to go into a garage next week so they can see how much the welding will cost me. i am liking the car in the colour. i will clean the car up and clean it out soon and post a few more pictures of it clean. i will have a look on ebay for that panel.
cheers for your views

£150 is a stupily low price for a genuine sport. As others have said check for rust everywhere, remove all the trim in the boot and inspect every inch paying close attention to the inner wheel arches. Remove the body kit from the sides of the car and check under there. Also one other place that gets over looked very often is the sun roof tray which is the panel under the roof skin which the sun roof slides into. This sun roof tray has drain tube which can get blocked and stop water draining away. This area also has no corrosion protection either.
If the car turns out to be completely rotten it will break for a lot more than £150, the body kit alone is worth £400. Also the 14" bottle top wheels that are on your car are incorrect for a sport and it should have 15" bbs but you probably allready knew that.

Good luck

no i didnt no that already. i am pretty new to e30s thats why i am looking for everyone views to see what i can do to make the car better. many thanks

just had a little tidy out yesterday and a bit better look at the car it self. i have seen i may need 2 new rear arches. does anybody know where i can get these from and how much. also in the boot on the passenger side at the back is a place where you can put stuff in the bottom is rusted is this normal with these cars.

is it a genuine sport or 'just' a 325i? for £150 my money would be on the latter as sports are worth £000's more than a 325i .you never know you could be lucky.

johneiuk wrote:just had a little tidy out yesterday and a bit better look at the car it self. i have seen i may need 2 new rear arches. does anybody know where i can get these from and how much. also in the boot on the passenger side at the back is a place where you can put stuff in the bottom is rusted is this normal with these cars.

That is a common place to rust on a e30. The rear light seals are probably deteriorated therefore leaking into the tray. Also have you checked the opposite side underneath the battery? Its more than likely that it will have rusted worse there .
You can get panels from BMW main dealers or cheaper from other parts places like Euro Car Parts or German and Swedish etc.

I suspect you've got alot of work to do

fuzzy wrote:is it a genuine sport or 'just' a 325i? for £150 my money would be on the latter as sports are worth £000's more than a 325i .you never know you could be lucky.

Fuzzy were talking about Devon/Cornwall here.most people cant write spell there own name let alone value a car

No offence John

no worries eko mate. i was told its a real sport. i got the log book and its on there saying sport. the reason why i got it cheap is my mate picked it up off a bloke who knew the car was rusted underneath and couldn't be bothered with repairing. think he may of traded it in at where my mates works but dont quote me on that bit.

no i haven't looked under battery yet. found out the scuttle pan has rusted as well. if its alot of work then it hopefully be done slowly. i have asked for the car to go into a garage next week to have a look at the rust and give me a price on how much it will cost me.

John its still worth doing more of your own checks bfore paying a garage.
Tilt the sunroof up and shine a torch into the roof,you need to look towards the sides of the sunroof tray for rust,very common and not often checked area that can result in very costly repair bills(I speak from experience).
Also lower the glovebox from its straps and remove the upper plastic cover from under the dash.You should now be able to shine a torch in to see the lower scuttle/behind fusebox/bulkhead,again rust is very common here.
Ideally remove the carpet which is a PITA but if nessarsary just pull all 4 corners back after removing a few bits of trim and check the floors,pay close attention to around the accelerater pedal base and both front corners.
If you keep finding rust then my advice would be reshell

i took the back seat out its ok there and lifted the 2 corners of the carpet at the back and there is no rust but i haven't looked at the front. garage i am taking it to is well good they said they wouldn't mind having a look. so fingers crossed. do you think i could get the parts i need from the bmw parts forum on here.

£151 sound good?

this car is now up for sale as spares or repairs. i have bought two brand new rear wings for the car. the reason why i am selling the car is i been looking into running the car and decided that i cant afford the petrol and insurance. i am selling both of my e30s to change to a diesel car as i travel around the uk to watch bangers. if you need any more details on the vechile please feel free to message me
OFFERS on the 325i sport

cheers john

Hi John,
Just had my Sport stolen. Someone suggested it may end up at a banger racing track, so can you please keep an eye out for it (Diamond Black, registration F38 FNW). Ta.

hi mate

you want 150 for this car?
whats the mileage