The Schwarz Chromie - Just proud.

[Blitz]

[The_Diddler]

Well done Ollie, great buy

[Kedge]

Can you pack showing off about the ebay bargain . You ought to let me have it for £18 and then put the money towards lowering springs

[Ollie_bwoii]

Jim sitting on the bonnet did a good enough job of lowering so i'll keep the wheel.

I love ebay sometimes.

[Blitz]

Ollie are you going the change the shocks when you lower it?

[Ollie_bwoii]

Looking into how i'll go about lowering it, with what parts etc... atm.

Any thoughts on how you'd go about it?

[Rav335uk]

Good bargain there Ollie, hope your boot being Full of stuff didn't kill you fuel economy toooo much

[Blitz]

I've sets of 2nd hand bilsteins with good springs come up, but its hard to find one with 4 pot springs.

Has your car got a rear ARB?

[town325i]

Looking into how i'll go about lowering it, with what parts etc... atm.

Any thoughts on how you'd go about it?

Eibach springs are a good choice and they are quite cheap if i was you i would just leave the standard dampers in there if youe lowering it 35mm should drive just fine that way. Other bits to replace at the same time are the anti roll bar drop links only £15 the pair from GSF and fit a rear anti roll bar that will improve things 10 fold.

And buy the way its a nice looking car. When you get the springs bring it round to me and i will fit them for a box of stella

[Blitz]

Looking into how i'll go about lowering it, with what parts etc... atm.

Any thoughts on how you'd go about it?

Eibach springs are a good choice and they are quite cheap if i was you i would just leave the standard dampers in there if youe lowering it 35mm should drive just fine that way. Other bits to replace at the same time are the anti roll bar drop links only £15 the pair from GSF and fit a rear anti roll bar that will improve things 10 fold.

And buy the way its a nice looking car. When you get the springs bring it round to me and i will fit them for a box of stella

If I fit a rear ARB to my 316i on standard suspension will it make a big difference?

And how easy is it to install one?

[Ollie_bwoii]

GSF do some lowering springs for my car for about 60 quid, but I don't know what make they are.

Was it just the front dampers you have for a 316 town?

My car doesn't currently have a rear ARB, but would benefit from one definately.

I may take you up on that offer sometime dude, couple a boxes would be well worth the result.

[town325i]

Looking into how i'll go about lowering it, with what parts etc... atm.

Any thoughts on how you'd go about it?

Eibach springs are a good choice and they are quite cheap if i was you i would just leave the standard dampers in there if youe lowering it 35mm should drive just fine that way. Other bits to replace at the same time are the anti roll bar drop links only £15 the pair from GSF and fit a rear anti roll bar that will improve things 10 fold.

And buy the way its a nice looking car. When you get the springs bring it round to me and i will fit them for a box of stella

If I fit a rear ARB to my 316i on standard suspension will it make a big difference?

And how easy is it to install one?

You should notice a hell of alot of difference and they are not to bad to fit the hardest part being getting it around the diff which was a pain in the arse last time i fitted one.

[town325i]

GSF do some lowering springs for my car for about 60 quid, but I don't know what make they are.

Was it just the front dampers you have for a 316 town?

My car doesn't currently have a rear ARB, but would benefit from one definately.

I may take you up on that offer sometime dude, couple a boxes would be well worth the result.

Gsf lowering springs are more for show then performance tbh i had a set on my last car and they where crap if you can afford to save up go for the better brands like H&R or Eibach and you wont be disappointed

[capri_rob]

Ollie nice to meet you yesterday - car looks good

When you do the springs, budget for the E46 M3 Cab rear top mounts ( About £35 - cotswold ) and Lemforder front droplinks ( ECP or GSF - don't let them sell you the cheapshit ones ! ) along with whatever the springs cost.

[town325i]

Ollie nice to meet you yesterday - car looks good

When you do the springs, budget for the E46 M3 Cab rear top mounts ( About £35 - cotswold ) and Lemforder front droplinks ( ECP or GSF - don't let them sell you the cheapshit ones ! ) along with whatever the springs cost.

I knew i had forgoten something

[Ollie_bwoii]

Penny jar has started for some springs, and rear ARB's, but in the mean time:

370mm Tec1 wheel is here. Wheel will be going on the car shortly, although the gearknob will not.



Plus thanks to Jim and Adi, the headunit is now in and working so I no longer have a gaffa taped up hole.

[Ollie_bwoii]

Cleaned, fed and fitted. (bloody camera flash)

[Blitz]

Very nice. Just got my 4th speaker working today.

[Ollie_bwoii]

Funnily enough my front drivers side speaker packed in when my old headunit gave up the ghost.

[DanThe]

Wheel looks good

Shame about the digi clock

[Ollie_bwoii]

Is an anologue clock better? Can't be fafed with putting in an OBC.

[Rav335uk]

Ollie, got a clock here for you if you want that too

[Ollie_bwoii]

Got one Rav.

[leeparkes]

Id prefer an anologue over a digital

iirc you can get a 6 button obc, 13 buttons arnt that hard to fit.

[Alex]

looks good ollie

[DanThe]

I prefer an analogue clock over a digital or any OBC, they remind me of nasty 1980's calculators

[Ollie_bwoii]

Off out in a bit, so let's see what its like to drive with the smaller wheel.

I'm guessing it will make the lack of power steering a little worse when it comes to parking?



I actually see what you mean Dan.

[Alex]

13 button OBC ftw

[Rav335uk]

I prefer an analogue clock over a digital or any OBC, they remind me of nasty 1980's calculators

Careful, showing your age there

[jaymos]

Off out in a bit, so let's see what its like to drive with the smaller wheel.

I'm guessing it will make the lack of power steering a little worse when it comes to parking?



I actually see what you mean Dan.

if you dont like the wheel ollie i will take it off your hands for a tenner

[Ollie_bwoii]

Nah might just chuck it in the bin.

[Barx325i]

Is an anologue clock better? Can't be fafed with putting in an OBC.

to be fair the 6 btn is no more than an hours faffing but they are quite pricey now..

[VeinAST]

Is an anologue clock better? Can't be fafed with putting in an OBC.

to be fair the 6 btn is no more than an hours faffing but they are quite pricey now..

Now I know how to fit the 6 button it's probably a 25 minute job in total!!

Was a pain in the arse to begin with though

[magpie]

your car looks very clean ollie,what a result on the tech1 wheel

your beige leather seats really suit the car i'd be happy with them and call it job done on that one.

bbs are needed as said and in SILVER.it will look and drive much better lowered 40mm when you get round to it.good luck with the work front m8.

[Ollie_bwoii]

Cheers Mick.

Right now that I don't have an income, but still want to progress with my car I have done some jobs that cost me next to nothing.

Petrol seal needed replacing badly, So got a good used one from kedge and cleaned it up a bit.



Nervous moment, but luckily no rust just years of durt. I cleaned it all up and painted it up with hammerite. I will flat it back and polish it up to get it looking aok.



Also been cleaning up the boot, yet to finish, but waxoiled just the wells, and important areas, the rest will get a coat of black hammerite, like what I've started.



Not much but it's fulfilling my needs of working on the car.