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Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:19 pm

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Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:37 pm

One of only two none OEM parts on the car.

I put the horns on when I were just a lad and the car was 4 years old. They are part of it now and will forever stay, so long as they continue to work. winkeye

The other none OEM - the steering wheel. Have a look at the TBMW feature in 2002 to see why. It was BMWs daft attempt at a 3 spoke sports wheel before the Tech wheels. Andyboy didn't rate it and neither did I. I changed it for a 4 spoke Mota Lita wheel, again many years ago.
I still have the sport wheel but never use it.
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:47 pm

hennabm wrote:One of only two none OEM parts on the car.

I put the horns on when I were just a lad and the car was 4 years old. They are part of it now and will forever stay, so long as they continue to work. winkeye

The other none OEM - the steering wheel. Have a look at the TBMW feature in 2002 to see why. It was BMWs daft attempt at a 3 spoke sports wheel before the Tech wheels. Andyboy didn't rate it and neither did I. I changed it for a 4 spoke Mota Lita wheel, again many years ago.
I still have the sport wheel but never use it.
One of these horrid things? (Right one)

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Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:52 pm

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hennabm wrote:Image

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Non insulated spade connector on the brake fluid reservoir level sensor! :eek:
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:56 pm

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hennabm wrote:Image

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The winner!
+1 :D how nice is that stunning !! sad but I love the older "red" viscous fans

and i can't remember the last time i saw a cover over the modulater thingy on the bulkhead ! ,
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:02 pm

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Non insulated spade connector on the brake fluid reservoir level sensor! :eek:
Yep - and so has her sister car from May 83. Another early one like that is Brian Lake's early 316. So it does appear this was factory finish at the time.
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[quote="bss325iOne of these horrid things? (Right one)

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Barry - correct and as you say a horrid piece of work. :puke:
I think I can be forgiven for straying from OEM with THAT on the car.

For one thing, I could never find the horn control especially when the wheel was away from the straight.
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:11 pm

I have seen a few E24 sixes with that wheel fitted, seems alot more common than on E30's.

Would you not feel a leather 3 spoke "sports" wheel normally fitted to SE's be more at home than a motolita wheel?
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:25 pm

hennabm wrote:
DanThe wrote:quote]

Non insulated spade connector on the brake fluid reservoir level sensor! :eek:
Yep - and so has her sister car from May 83. Another early one like that is Brian Lake's early 316. So it does appear this was factory finish at the time.
My henna red car was an 83 build but I dont have any engine bay pics, in one pic I can just see the steel bodied relays with yellow painted tops in the fusebox but not the brake fluid res :(
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:38 pm

bss325i wrote:I have seen a few E24 sixes with that wheel fitted, seems alot more common than on E30's.

Would you not feel a leather 3 spoke "sports" wheel normally fitted to SE's be more at home than a motolita wheel?
Not really - as the motolita wheel is smaller than than the SE wheel and is a metal 4 spoke with centre horn push and full leather rim.
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:56 pm

Its not a bad wheel, similar to an early Alpina one.

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Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:07 pm

Mine. :D Not the cleanest, but functional. :cool:

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Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:23 pm

Rav, this is 'engine bay' photos, not 'engine room' winkeye
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Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:26 pm

DanThe wrote:Rav, this is 'engine bay' photos, not 'engine room' winkeye
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Still needs a clean.
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DanThe wrote:Rav, this is 'engine bay' photos, not 'engine room' winkeye
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Mine

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DanThe wrote:Rav, this is 'engine bay' photos, not 'engine room' winkeye
:mad: :mad: :mad:
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Engine room :clap:


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Jhonno wrote:Is that dizzy touching the rad...?! 8O
No, there's atleast 3mm of air inbetween :D
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my standard but exceptionally clean M42
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320iAN wrote:my standard but exceptionally clean M42
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wheres your bonnet seal mate? :?
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wheres your bonnet seal mate? :?
where it's supposed to be :) on the edge along the scuttle .. it's deffo there it just seams to hid in to the picture
if you mean the seal that run's down the top of each wing then i thing Is models never came with they sections of the seal? ive fitted a "edge gaurd" protection strip on they areas :D

heres an earlier pic, off when i first got my E30 pic, shows the seal
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Fri May 13, 2011 11:33 am

ahhh yeah, i couldnt see it in the other pics :mad: lol

looks tidier without it on the sides tbh 8)
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