Been a costly week for my 318is , readying for the summer !

[polsta]

Crikey

Started last week on my is to get it ready for summer, do some tidying ive been waiting for the weather to do...

all 4 arches/inner arches- removed all the plastic lining, cleaned,fertan, underseal with waxoil, and also replaced all the screws and nylon nuts for plastic trimm with brand new ones (from bmw) , and hammerite parts by suspension etc...took me about 5 days to do it all properly, but now is done and looking good

oil change/filter
all fluids
spark plugs
new set of 15"bbs-and mine to be refurbed
new break pads all round
a new break pad sensor
new gear knob emblem
new pedal rubbers
cple of bits of trimm
new bmw wheel cap center stickers
new bmw valve caps
all the materials needed and various little bits
about £100 in labour costs aswell

ive also done a little job im very happy with, got a 2 button fog lamp switch, put that in the dash in one of the spare holes, and wired that to the stereo remote lead of the head unit, for the electric ariel and sub, so can turn them on/off at the click of a button, -saves the ariel always comming up everytime i start the car and having to always drive with it up when not listening to the radio, quite nice having an electric ariel at the flick of a button

got a brand new windscreen being fitted on monday

got a brand new bosal exhaust being fitted this afternoon, and a brand new bmw black sleeve trimm bit to fit over the end ready to go on it

got a dent man comming tomorrow to sort a cple of little dents

and the car should be looking real good next week, it drove nice anyway, but now its very very qyuet and smooth and is a pleasure to drive ...its been a £££££ week, but..

I LOVE MY E30 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Parabola]

Nice one buddy, when it's all sorted a before and after picture would be good.

[pac1982]

ive also done a little job im very happy with, got a 2 button fog lamp switch, put that in the dash in one of the spare holes, and wired that to the stereo remote lead of the head unit, for the electric ariel and sub, so can turn them on/off at the click of a button, -saves the ariel always comming up everytime i start the car and having to always drive with it up when not listening to the radio, quite nice having an electric ariel at the flick of a button

Lovin that idea think i may do this myself

[JWaller360]

What is the black exhaust surround I keep hearing about? Pics?

[polsta]

ive also done a little job im very happy with, got a 2 button fog lamp switch, put that in the dash in one of the spare holes, and wired that to the stereo remote lead of the head unit, for the electric ariel and sub, so can turn them on/off at the click of a button, -saves the ariel always comming up everytime i start the car and having to always drive with it up when not listening to the radio, quite nice having an electric ariel at the flick of a button

Lovin that idea think i may do this myself

its quality mate, been thinking of it for ages, got a fog light switch of adit, and it fits in a treat, just needed 4 bits of wire and a couple of connectors for the wires, best of all ive not needed to cut any wires or mess with anything on the car and its an original bmw switch in the hole thats already therel, just push the dummy plate out and the 2 buttons look good there alongside the hazzard and rear demister buttons, and best of all its brilliant having a push button electric ariel

[davpkav]

It's fab when you get jobs done, it's makes such a difference. Well done! Now you can really enjoy the summer.

[polsta]

What is the black exhaust surround I keep hearing about? Pics?

its just a little black metal sleeve, that slides over the end of the tail pipe, £15 from my local bmw dealer, im just off in 10 mins to get the exhaust fitted, and il take some before and after pics of the sleeve fitting,its still in the bag at mo so i dont know what it looks like when on

[polsta]

It's fab when you get jobs done, it's makes such a difference. Well done! Now you can really enjoy the summer.

is indeed mate, been a long tireing week and ive now got mechanics hands , once i drive out mates garage this evening with the new exhaust and wheels on, and give the car a clean....its gonna be all done, bar the cple of dents tomorrow and new windscreen

feels good to know its all done, although my wallet doesnt , cant wait to drive it later with the new exhaust and decent rear tyres on, and give it a good drive

all il need then on the car, is to get my wheels refurbed, and mates re painting the IS front lip, and tech 1 spoiler , and shel be looking and driving the best it ever has since i got the car, and like you say...then enjoy the summer m have a few road trips, and im gonna take her to europe and drive abroad for the 1st ever time

[Falkster]

Sounds great mate, you sound more anal than me! I'll have to have a look at my rubbers though!

[davpkav]

all il need then on the car, is to get my wheels refurbed, and mates re painting the IS front lip, and tech 1 spoiler , and shel be looking and driving the best it ever has since i got the car, and like you say...then enjoy the summer m have a few road trips, and im gonna take her to europe and drive abroad for the 1st ever time

Europe....Yeah, that's on my agenda for this summer. I'm meeting Relatives in Amsterdam. Only just realised....it's only 162 miles from Calais. Bonus!! No overnight ferry costing £450, can just get on the Dover-Calais for £65 and drive up.

[polsta]

Europe....Yeah, that's on my agenda for this summer. I'm meeting Relatives in Amsterdam. Only just realised....it's only 162 miles from Calais. Bonus!! No overnight ferry costing £450, can just get on the Dover-Calais for £65 and drive up.

exactly !! drove to dover-ferry-calais-brussels before for a random day out, real nice drive and a brilliant laugh with my mate, want to do a week-10 day trip this summer,tent and hotels ,maybe see france,belgium,holland,germany,switzerland, something like that, wel see what happens

[polsta]

another long arvo/eve , got exhaust fitted and put the sleeve on, sorted spare set of wheels and balanced them, then put them on and gave the car a good hoover clean and demon shine, and came in just after it was dark, had some dinner and a shower, and soon gonna go for a nice drive, had to take it real easy latley coz of the rear tyres right on the limit or past it , now the cars all running perfect, new exhaust and good tyres, cant wait for a boost, never done a top end test...tonight could be the night

heres some pics as requested, was thinking to myself earlier that all this money time n work ive done all week, and the car is looking same as it was more or less, but under and it drives is where the difference is....

new exhaust minus the sleeve...



the sleeve trim





the ariel/subwoofer switches, i really love this, very handy to be able to keep ariel down, or just move it up n down to be flash haha, and its handy to be able to turn the sub off at puch of a button, when people in the back or just want volume but not too much bass



also got a tech 2 wheel im currently mulling over purchasing ?

[magpie]

nice tail pipe trim

[b17]

I like the stereo - what is it?

[polsta]

nice tail pipe trim

thanks for pointing them out to me mate, £15 from stealers, a lovely finish

I like the stereo - what is it?

one of these pioneer bluetooth babies, got an ipod in thre glove box, bluetooth remote control, 4x 70rms speakers i fitted a few weeks ago, and a 10" sub box in the back, not stupid loud or big, just fills the bass out giving a real nice sound and 60gb of music at the press of a button

also the lights on it are all amber giving a matching and old scool look at night, doesnt quite show in the pics due to the flash, can also be changed any colour, its a quality stereo, just need to get a decent plastic trimm bit around it that fits the e30 100%

http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product ... -23298.htm

[b17]

When I stop spending money getting mine working I might get one!

[polsta]

one on the bay mate you might be able to get for cheap if you could collect and check, due to his low feedback, highly recomended head unit i love it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/pioneer-deh-700bt ... 2a06783051