my 320i 5 months on

[e30-320i]

just been looking through some old pics and realised how different my car looks to when i got it.already lowered 40mm and i blacked out the kidneys before i took the pics.
this is how it looked when i bought it for Ԛ£400 in may.


since then i've fitted a cone filter with heat shield,325i throttle body and a zone chip.
clear front lenses front fogs and the 17's i picked up for Ԛ£190.

its getting there.





next on the list de-chrome and a 2.5i/2.7 conversion.

[dazleeds]

looks sweet mate

gotta love the delphins

[johnono]

another sucsess story

[Mahmood]

It's lookin' good.

[e30-320i]

thanks guys

[StuBeeDoo]

Looking well sharp there Dude
Gotta love 4-doors!

[player6]

looking good m8 where you from in suffolk

[e30-320i]

i'm from felixstowe mate i think we spoke before when i was deciding what colour lenses to go for

[nate]

looks good mate, looks like mine!

Most satisfying job was de chroming the doors, it took a bloody long time but it was worth it!!

[e30-320i]

nate that is a nice looking motor... how did you dechrome replacement trim or paint i'm thinking of just painting over the trim now as de-chrome kits seem to sell for silly money.

[Wilson325i]

looks very nice

[e30-320i]

alpinas on any colour e30

[Guest]

very nice

[Andy_magic]

Nice looking motor mate, you wern't in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday.

I drove down the slip road onto the A14 the wrong way and a cop was directing traffic, saw a car just like yours.

It was truly embarrasing as I had been sat stationary for 45 minutes and crawled down to the roundabout, pulled away and my car belched out a big cloud of blue smoke and pinked a bit....

[nate]

Alright mate,

You'll prob need a garage for this.

tape around all the chrome sills and start sandin down all the chrome, this gives a good grip for the paint. This is the most borin and time consuming part, but its all about the prep.

Then another boring part!! Maskin it all up, i used newspaper and loads of masking tape, also do a really good job here it all about prep.

People say to use special paint i used, halfrauds matt black (2 cans)
Primer aswell if your proper.

Then spray! Do loads of light coats.

And thats it really, oh and you might need some thinners/t cut for the bits you missed.

The results are awesome, your car will look ten years younger.

[e30-320i]

cheers nate i got a good mate that'll lend me his garage i cant wait to sort it i know some people love their chrome but i just dont think it suits my car thanks again for the tips

[Conan]

I just replaced all my trim. Got it all from a breaker for about Ԛ£30. the non-chrome is called shadow-line trim and its easy to push back on.

just bought a 325 throttle body do put on my 320, what should i be expecting in terms of performance?

[e30-320i]

mine feels like it pulls alot better but i dont know exactly how well it goes as i've just found out i've had the wrong chip in the ecu since i did the tb.i cant wait to get the right chip in it now and see how it really goes apparently you need a chip to get the most from the tb mod and ants the man for them

[e30-320i]

Nice looking motor mate, you wern't in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday.

I drove down the slip road onto the A14 the wrong way and a cop was directing traffic, saw a car just like yours.

It was truly embarrasing as I had been sat stationary for 45 minutes and crawled down to the roundabout, pulled away and my car belched out a big cloud of blue smoke and pinked a bit....

no mate wasnt me i dont often go much further than ipswich cant afford to with the mpg i'm gettin

[nate]

i had a 325 throttle body on mine, but took it off as the rubber bit that sticks on to it wouldnt fit, and it fooked up my afm. Got a 320 one and a new afm now and runs fine.

Didnt notice much of a power difference tbh, but maybe i had the wrong setup. I also have an alpina chip which worked really well gettin rid of the flat spots.

Did some driftin today! I love it when it rains

[Conan]

the rubber bits that didnt fit, were they on the windscreen side of the tb. as i was looking in mine and the 320 tb in there has got two connecting rubbers and the 325 tb on my desk has only got the connection for one.

whats 'afm' and where abouts in cardif are you, im in Roath

[nate]

Alright mate,

Yeah i had trouble with that too, what you have to do is take the metal bits off the tb and then attach them.

But also the main throttle body bit didnt fit either! Thats what messed up my afm (airflow meter) this is the metal box connected to your air filter.

So ive yaken it off for now until i find the correct rubber bit. WTF is it called!!!????

I like down the bay mate! But my car is always parked outside fairoak road cathays (work)

[Conan]

recognise your car now! ive stopped to check out your alloys before, and have a nose around. you dont work in the tombstone shop or cemetery do you

[e30_Turbo]

Looking good Celvin

[nate]

recognise your car now! ive stopped to check out your alloys before, and have a nose around. you dont work in the tombstone shop or cemetery do you

Been stalkin my car eh! Nah i work for the sign company.

What type of e30 u got?

[e30-320i]

Looking good Celvin

cheers mark when am i gonna get a go in your turbo then mate hows it going

[Conan]

Silver 320i 2dr. Shes lowered 30mm with SE skirts and M-tech II spoiler. Origional 15" BBS and scorpion backbox ( not the slightly gay DTM one either! )