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86 e30 325i

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:53 am
by kunjani
Hi guys, I'm trying to find a good e30 haynes manual for my newly purchased 325i cabriolet

the only thing I can find is a vague haynes maual that is shared with the 5 series, does anyone know of any good alternatives?

Re: 86 e30 325i

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:55 am
by beemerbird


This is far superior to the Haynes offerings.

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:27 pm
by darkchild
The earlier Haynes manual that covers the E21 isn't too bad.

The Bentley manual & Andyboy's E30 Restoration Bible are what you need!

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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:25 am
by m8782538
I have a PDF copy i send you, makes life nice and easy, laptop out with you while working on your car. used my copy quite a lot.

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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:41 pm
by kunjani
Thanks Guys,

I just picked up my new 136000 mile toy, ran her from london to brighton and back, I was happy to find she is mechanically sound - but could do with a good service.

Electric mirrors died on me, and I just discovered that the mechanism to bring the seats forward to allow back passangers in doesn't work on either side. will try fix it!

body seems mint and I cant find any rust in the places i'm used to finding them but the tech 2 bumpers allround where not sprayed to perfection - so might slap on some tech'1s

Thanks for your help.

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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:45 am
by m8782538
The seat issue should just be the cables and can be replaced. mirrors, check the fueses etc then clean all the contacts and go from there.