My 1990 318is spring 2011 spec and detail NEW BITS UPDATE !

[polsta]

Sorry to bore anyone, but for those interested i took some more photos today and have added yet more spec and put in the final cple of bits of trim, cleaned the alloys and hoovered inside etc

heres a run down of the car and spec showing some detail

1990 318is
original dealer bill of sale for £16495
full service history and stamped service book
owners folder and manuals and books etc
2 sets of keys and fobs
bmw alarm and imobiliser
all old mots, tax discs
folders full of reciepts

absoloute joy to drive

exterior-

diamond scwartz metallic black
blinsten shocks with ebach springs
15" bbs wheels x5 with caps
electric sunroof
electric wing mirrors





new exhaust systemnewly re painted rear valance,bumper,trim
new bosal exhaust system
oem bmw IS exhaust tip
pressed german plates and surround (will be replaced with dealer plates next week)





full color coded Mtech 1 rear spoiler



New windscreen last month
front IS lip spoiler
newley re painted along with the front valance
german font pressed plate
refurbed head light surrounds
also had wing mirrors (and a spare set) re painted looking mint
all original plastic arch liners, with new gen bmw replaced fittings and screws, also many new gen bmw screws,bolts,clips and fittings throughout the car by myself



refurbed scuttle vents, wiper arms, new blades



the whole exterior has had
clay bar
farclia paint renovator
autoglym super resin polish
meguiars extreme durability caranuba wax
autogym vinly and rubber treatment to all exterior rubber seals etc

its looking imaculate


stacks of external pics can be seen in this thread-
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=194024

[polsta]

Interior-

imaculate condition standard 318is dark grey check m tech sport seats interior



rear head rests fitted yesterday (love the look its given)









rare small size 370ml M tech 2 steering wheel
leather m tech gear knob+ new decal top badge
z3 short shift kit
working glove box torch
new bmw oem pedal rubbers
bmw keys+alarm fob+ M sport keyring





bmw sport rear view mirror with map spot lights





pioneer bluetooth and usb head unit with 60gb ipod and remote
amber lights to match the car
4X vible slick 50 speakers standard size
sub in boot (not stupid loud just fills out the base)
electric ariel
oem switch i put in in the empty blanking slot next to hazzard and the ariel and sub are operated on/off at the touch of a button, rather than the ariel comming up every time sterio is turned on



heres a pic of the night look, every dash/interior bulb inc ash tray bulbs are working fully with new bulbs (this pic was before then with right side heater bulbs out)



mint dash with no cracks or blemished what so ever



floor matts with clips

[polsta]

Boot -

Bmw oem

jack
tow hitch
wheel choc
wheel spanner
bbs cap tool
warning triangle
first aid kit



100% and pristine bmw 318is tool kit



boot tidy, plus a removable carpeted sub box

[polsta]

Engine-

standard 318is m42 engine
RPM strut brace
K&N panel air filter
z3 short shift kit
new brakes and filters and coolant flush
steering,diff,gear-fluids have just been replaced
new battery

not done a lot around the engine yet as its had a brand new bare head from bmw (£2200) and a full engine re build around 15k ago and is quiet and smooth and drives and pulls fantasticly well, and its clean and tidy anyway, so kept it clean and serviced properly and its never let me down

and a few new looking other bits around the engine bay, like fan,electronic bit, a new inlet rubber boot

TO DO- im going to get the rocker and manifold refurbed, and injectors cleaned/refurbed, and get the paint looking as nice as possible

[polsta]

and thats how she is right now pics taken this afternoon, dedicated a lot of time and effort and money in to it the last month, and still have more i want to do-

to do list-

im having my other set of 15" bbs refurbed gold with polished lip (currently awaiting them to come back- been a hold up with getting the right powder and amount)
dent wizard to sort a couple of minor dings
original replica dealer set number plates,tax holder, and rear screen sticker , next week and will take off the rear surround
refurb the rocker cover and manifold , new hose kit, spruce up the bay paint etc
new injectors
rear blind parcel shelf
cruise control and 13 button obc , are on the list aswell

and need to take the ecu out and find out what chip i have, and get a new chip and mapped

[Jim320i]

Awesome mate...

[oldroydsr4]

That's a lovely galvanised 4 pot.

Nice example, think nogaro centres would look nicer then gold IMO.

[polsta]

That's a lovely galvanised 4 pot.

Nice example, think nogaro centres would look nicer then gold IMO.

whats nogaro mate ? you mean on the other wheels ?

they are to be gold, with gold caps, silver polished lip

i have these silver ones,see a lot of black/polished lip

and didnt want to have 2 sets the same, so thought gold , to be honest im not entierly sure what they will look like and look like on the car, i did post pic requests and views on what to do with them, and didnt get much reponse or ideas, so thought sod it il go with gold and see what they look like

[polsta]

also- last week i sent off the agreed valuation forms with photos, to pete best, stating that its all above average condition throughout (which it is) and seeking £4000 agreed value, im awaiting their response

[Kedge]

That looks ace fella!! I know they get slated but i love iS's!

Nogaro is the Motorsport colour, check the wheels in my sig pic. Nogaro with polished lips. I'd agree with above, they will look much more tastefull and inkeeping than gold but gold centers do work on the right car so will look forward to seeing them on yours.

Definately a no to your previous thought to side skirts, i had a Brilliant Red iS and had some SE skirts in the shed removed from another Brilliant Red E30, chose to keep them off the iS.

Just need the end piece for the bulkhead cable cover

[polsta]

haha yes they do, but - i think its maybe just because their owners love them so much, yes they are a 4 pot- but they perform admirably for a 1.8, light and quick to drive, brilliant around town, and cheaper to run and insure than a 325/sport , which also if petrol prices continue to rise and rise, the is will be deemed a good e30 to own and run, only had my licence 2 years, and i love the car, cost me £237 i think it was last month to insure for a year !!! and only having my license that long, along with the £200 for a year it cost me to insure my discovery, i think 437 for 2 cars for a years insurance is fantastic , more so when prices have increased for a lot of people

ah i see, cant enlarge the pic much, but is it a black or graphite type color ? i like contrast, of the chrome with black , etc, not one for blacking ou the lights and grill,and like the silver wheels, didnt want black, so gambled on the gold and praying they look the business and set the car off nice, well see, its a bit of a blind gamble so i just have to wait and hope it looks right

yes i agree and decided against the se skirts, reminds me 1 last thing i need to put on are the new oem mud flaps, £100 they cost me , after i took the old set off, and rusting brackets etc,and i lost 1 flap somewhere, i thought sod it il buy a new set

what exactly is the bulkhead cable cover ? can you point it out and what one looks like ?

the engine bay,and more performance, is next in line

[Kedge]

You might get away with the gold, bit OTT for me though. The original Motorsport wheels didn't have the polished lip, were just painted Polaris Silver, bigger pic of my OZs to give you an idea;


This is what the missing piece of the cover looks like, far left;


For performance there are only a few things you can do to an iS without it getting expensive, a proper remap (not a crappy plug in generic chip) and a lightened flywheel. Most people are using lightened M20 flywheels with decent results, on mine i went to the extreme and had an ally JBR flywheel, bloody expensive but trasformed the car. Mine wasn't remapped and stayed with standard 325i's up to 70-80mph quite easily. A Z3 steering rack is the other major mod i can't recommend highly enough on one of these and is an easy job.

[polsta]

thanks mate- so does that go where ? over the wires the battery end or other end ? have to a get me one of those

those wheels look lovely, i like that color to be honest, although getting mine done in that is kid of not an option, as i really like the silver 1st and foremost, the gold idea- is for a nice summer set,and keep the silver rest of year, having a nice silver set for summer,and a darker winter/rest of year set would be nice, but then i dont want to pay out a lot to get a winter set done , was sort of stuck really, il post pics up when i get them back , the refurb is only costing me decent mates rates, so at very worst if they dont look right,il sell them for decent money and be quids in, and then have a re think for another set-

the car performs and drives admirably for a 1.8 as it is, and getting used to rwd anyway- so not really bothered with performance stuff, as all the above stuff ive done has been in line 1st, now im delighted with it all and sorted a lot of detail , its onwards to that

so how much would a lightened m20 flywheel cost to buy ? and then to get put in ? is it somethign the whole engine needs to come out or what ? ie the labour involved ?

heard about the z3 rack and after the difference the z3 short shift made, it is definatly something i think il end up with getting

also how much would a proepr re map cost ? do i need to buy a chip for that 1st, or do you mean i just get it mapped how it is and dont bother with a chip ?

what i really need to do next, is sit down and have a lonmg proper look through all the history and look for any sign or evidence of any performance upgrades that may have been done in the past, as to be honest im not sure if any has or has not

[adit]

the weekend's work:



the man at work (fussy bar steward )





F & R bumpers were both removed for thorough cleaning behind and realigning correctly:



the latest additions (he loves 'em):

[Finto_316]

lovely car man

[polsta]

hahahha quality aidey snapping a pic of me with it

appriate the help with that work, and yes i love the head rests, way better than i thought, give the car a lot more sporty look, funy how just 2 head rests can make such a difference

[capri_rob]

Stunning looking motor this.

Thought about gettings some rear pop-out windows ? Nice for the summer

[Felix79]

OCD much?

Bloody great job done though buddy.

It is amazing to think of how many miles it has done and the utterly spotless condition it is in!

[polsta]

come a long way hasnt it dan from that fateful day, where i dont work in the day- it keeps me busy and i like keepingn it clean, i also dont keep it garaged and il drive it every day now until it retires for the winter again, just gives me immense pleasure when i drive it and see it gleaming as i walk towards it about to drive it

yes rob have thought about rear pop outs and adit is looking for me what he has, although the car has all matching bmw glass and the windows are nice as is, so im not sure if i want to meddle with them, but wel see, want the rear blind shelf in 1st and the rocker/manifold refurbed up so it looks the part when the bonnets lifted up, although clean and nice still

[Coops90]

This is mint. Not sure about the gold though...

Just needs that 13 button OBC and a dogging blind!

[Jozi]

That looks mint and very well taken care of! If I ever have a coupe it is to have a tec1 spoiler as well or no spoiler depending on the rest of the car.

I'm with Kedge on a lightened fly transforming the m42, I drove his former iS and it's quite different to my standard m42. M20 flywheels are handy enough to pickup and lightening shouldn't cost to much, could try and source a e21 323 flywheel they weigh just over 6kg.

Look forward to clean engine bay pics

[darkchild]

Lovely looking E30. Very, very tidy.

[adit]

This is what the missing piece of the cover looks like, far left;

i have this piece here for you Carl

[polsta]

thanks fellas, makes me proud to hear ive done a good job

the gold are a gamble , wel just have to see , if they dont look right il sell them

jozi- have you a rough idea of costs for one and to get lightened ? and also to then get put in and whats involved ? it doesnt sound too cheap and is it a full engine out job ? , jsut to get an idea of whats involved to do it and costs

is it one of these ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-318is-318ti-M ... 3cb5a82686

[polsta]

super aidey, il be over friday !!

fellas - as i was taking the above photos, fella slows drives past in a merc looking at me/the car , pulls in and turns around and crawls back open window looking...

"is that for sale ??"

"hahah no mate shes not,your not the 1st to ask latley, why you wanna buy it ?"

"a mate of mine loves them and has a few he buys them"

"whos that ?"

"aidey"

"hahahahaaaaa i know aidey, from cosham, he was working on it just yesterday with me"

and we had a little chat about the car etc, fellas a mechanic from a garage down the road from where i was taking the pics

small world

[Marioni]

ohhh... you did a very good job... i really like your car!!! looks great.. "clean" congrats!!!

[oomz1975]

Nice car, that is one minty fresh looking 'is'

[polsta]

little update

got the missing end cover of the bulkhead trim

a nice proper m tech gear knob , was told mine maybe wasnt an e30 one and a later bmw had a slight different size and stiching, so got this, feels much nicer in the hand



and an m tech grille badge





couple of random shots after a clean today

[RustyRuss]

Polsta mate, ive said it before but ill say it again this is one of, possibly the, favourite car for me on the Zone, its just all things to all E30's - i LOVE IT!!!

[polsta]

Polsta mate, ive said it before but ill say it again this is one of, possibly the, favourite car for me on the Zone, its just all things to all E30's - i LOVE IT!!!

thanks mate, its humbling to hear that mand i love the car more now than i ever have, and from 18 months ago not knowing anything about e30s to now, weve come a long way me and that car, spent a fortune on it really, but right now its a pleasure to own and drive, getting immesnse pleasure from the car at the moment

frigteningly still more to do and ££££ -

dealer plates,tax holder,rear sticker (not 100% il fit the sticker
rear blind parcel shelf
cruise control
obc
steering rack e36 or z3 etc
rocker and inlet all sorted and refurbed
injectors refurbed
possibly new chip and re map,and an lsd next year maybe

[RustyRuss]

You are more than welcome mate the car speaks for itself and voilumes!! Your plans for it sound immense!!! It is frightening the ££ they consume but far better being into these han what most people spend their wonga on these days, thats what i keep telling my parents lol. Keep the updates a coming - i always look forward to them!

[polsta]

i agree mate ! i work evenings so dont/rareley go out drinking etc , and im about in the daytimes , and tinkering with the cars at my garage is what i enjoy, it is scary the money you can put in to these cars, but the things have made it so much better, the map light mirror has proved to be a sublime addition, and daft now i waited so long to get one, and also love the head rests, they just make the car look so much better, having it fully equipped and driving and looking so nice, them small details,have made the car so so much nicer

few mates have showed a real interest latley, took a couple out for a drive in the last week, the other night me and my mate went out for a few hours, and it was right on the money, the car was hungry for it and lapped it up, 80mph round some winding roads and it was sublime-right on the edge ! i rarely drive like that but it had some !! so smooth and prescise it felt, my mate was in love, really getting in to the all round design and feel of the e30, the way the bilsteins and ebach suspension made the car cling to the road, that rwd feel... it was just fantastic, he really couldnt get over the car having 192k on the clocks and being 21 years old,and only a 1.8, but light and nimble and revvy and hungry for the speed, has no problems getting up to speed and slowing back down to a cruise ,the engine was absoloutly purring and loving it, hed never been in it before, but he then understood why i loved the car so much, and 3 hours odd and some flat out driving- all for £15 odd in fuel !! - fantastic

ive just found out about a graffiti location aswell im going to check out and take some photos soon

also painted the 4.27 diff i picked up today, all looking good, my diff has a bit of a leak so going to swap them over and try the .27 and see what difference it makes,and get new seals etc for the 4.10 , some say it will give better acceleration

[cro320]

Awesome car fella, just awesome!!

[polsta]

latest additions...


rear blind shelf,needed dyeing so went for dark grey over the lighter grey the standard shelf was,to match the darker grey of the cloth, think it looks ace with the black of the paint and head lining etc










and with great thanks to our resident dogger james may from top grear, artist formerly known as spook , a 325i oil cooler grill

from this...



to this...

[B15NAC]

you need a e30 m badge thats e46