e30 cab

[aze30]

guys i dont know how to take the hood down and kind of pack it in that storage thingy lol does anybody have a guide of how to do it?

[ImysE30]

Is it manual?

I've got an electric one.

If it's manual, undo the two handles at the front above your head, lift the hood back and lift it up from the back. There should be a pull handle in the rear passenger side door card, this will open the horseshoe, lift it up and then fold the hood into it carefully.

I've not operated a manual hood, but i reckon the above is correct (correct if i'm wrong )

[andyp]

this sounds interesting keep trying with the pics

[daimlerman]

Is it manual?

I've got an electric one.

If it's manual, undo the two handles at the front above your head, lift the hood back and lift it up from the back. There should be a pull handle in the rear passenger side door card, this will open the horseshoe, lift it up and then fold the hood into it carefully.

I've not operated a manual hood, but i reckon the above is correct (correct if i'm wrong )

Almost there!
There's a safety catch on the horseshoe lock,bit like a front opening bonnet,after pulling the catch in the doorcard,slip your mitt under the inner edge of the horseshoe and flick the catch...
As the actress said to the bishop.....

[aze30]

lol thats the catch i couldnt work out haha after tinkering for ages i realised there was some sort of catch that needed fettling before it opened.
now i know the hood works fine ive just gotta get it all cleaned up on weekend, then get it up an axle stands and inspect the ball joints track rod ends and the anti roll bar bushes because
when driving home lastnight the steering lacked feel, my mate told me the track rod ends are usually the cause?

[ImysE30]

Maybe low on PAS fluid? I'd just get everything checked inside out to make sure

[initial_g]

its a old car its bound to have marks against it alot of these cars were stolen in there day, a car at that age and price you go on condition, bodywork, how it runs ect, forget all the history it means naff all tbh, is the oil filter clean? or does it look 6 year old? go for it

[aze30]

yeah oil filter looks like it was changed yesterday lol but that dont make a diff to me because im gonna give it a full service when i get some time to myself
will be refreshing the brakes and the fluid new oil in power steering system and probably even all new bushes including new balljoits and new track rod ends.
this car does drive quite well no squeeks or squeels like i was thinking it might have lol
just want to tighten up things and the drive
i know this car will be nowhere near as good a drive as my brothers minter of an se tintop coupe but im sure refreshing the joints will make it tighter and more pleasurable to drive.

[initial_g]

yeh thats fair enough but with serviceable items on the car looking clean it usuallys shows its been serviced therefore looked after

[corkie]

[aze30]

immy has posted the pics up for me @corkie

[ImysE30]

We want more/better pic's

[aze30]

lol immy you guys qill just have to wait till sunday because im working all this week and finishing at around 6pm so its almost dark when i get home anyway haha
plus the battery on the car is flat as a dead mouse so i cant even take it out the garage without pushin it then jumpstarting it too
so yeah bit of a dilemma but all good

[ImysE30]

We are a demanding lot

[aze30]

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[aze30]

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[aze30]

lol i still cant get my pics up.....immy help me mate haha

[aze30]

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[grantfk10]

There ya go! (Beat me to it, well done)
!

[aze30]

got it and yay works lol now thi is how it looked when i rolled it out the garage this mornin.....

[Morat]

Fine looking car you've stolen there!
It sounds like it has gone to a good home, I think you should get do a thread in the photo gallery as you sort it out!

[aze30]

now the cars washed looks so much better lol

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[aze30]

[aze30]

thanks will keep updating with pics as i can just slow with theses forum things as im quite new lol
plus the fact i only have sundays to myself and to sort out the motor so progress will be relatively slow ...but there you go ya demanding chimpz lol theres the pics i promised ya oooh and eyes off the super clean red 325ise lol

[ImysE30]

Looks very nice, lucky guy

[barrymate]

800 what a bargain mate

[braxtonator]

Whos red one?
Nice car and really nice cassette

[aze30]

red one my brothers and what cassette? lol it aint gota cassette or cd player in yet haha

[B7]

It's got bloody A/C an' all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[aze30]

lol yeah its got A/C too @b7....everything in the car works too haha although the backseat bottom bench part was replaced at some point and the owner used a non motorsport bench so kinda lookin to change that bk to a motorsport one it doesnt match that well with the stitch lines going the opposite way lol

[agd931]

Looks great bargain I think, just one thing, why does the heater temp control have the degrees around it?

[corkie]

well done fella,nice find,i also noticed the rear bench shouldnt be too hard to find an original,good luck with it and thanks for the pics,eventualy

[B7]

Looks great bargain I think, just one thing, why does the heater temp control have the degrees around it?

It's an early attempt at climate control.

[Rodderz]

lol yeah its got A/C too @b7....everything in the car works too haha although the backseat bottom bench part was replaced at some point and the owner used a non motorsport bench so kinda lookin to change that bk to a motorsport one it doesnt match that well with the stitch lines going the opposite way lol

You just need a standard cab rear bench in grey leather!

[aze30]

thanks rodderz but its already got the standard cab bench in grey leather whereas its supposed to be a motorsport bench, somebody changed it for some reason along its life but the prroblem is that the motorsport seats have the stitching running the opposite way to the standard seat/bench?
mine is a motorsport so im gonna try to rectify this.
im not sure why those dials/digits are there on the heater control lol as said above myt be the attempt for climate?????