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Brianmoooore
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:33 am

Just joined the iS club.
Can anyone tell me if "Recaros" were standard on these, (H reg), or if they were an option.
What else of interest should be standard on these?
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:47 am

an off the shelf iS should have iS lip front spoiler, BMW Sport seats (commonly reffered to as recaros), mtech steering wheel, mtech suspension, bbs alloys, small rear spoiler a-la an SE. single outlet exhaust, dechrome, 2doors.

im sure people will add to this.

you could always delete options with bmw though, so give BMW HQ a ring and ask them for the original spec of the car.
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:49 am

As Scott says really, pop to your local dealer and give them the reg number. They should be able to print you out the original spec of the car.
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:30 am

i only know this info thru the zone, so im just giving back what ive learnt from here already. :D
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:55 am

I always thought that they all came with LSD's too (mine certainly did). but i've heard of a few that haven't, (although they may have just been changed)
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:01 am

On the is, the lip spoiler was actually optional not standard, and the same goes for the BBS alloys, car would have come with steel wheels with unique to the is wheel trims.

LSD was a Ԛ£396 option.
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:07 am

Simon wrote:On the is, the lip spoiler was actually optional not standard, and the same goes for the BBS alloys, car would have come with steel wheels with unique to the is wheel trims.

LSD was a Ԛ£396 option.
The minister of information hath spoken. :cool:
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:09 am

SCOTT325SE wrote:
Simon wrote:On the is, the lip spoiler was actually optional not standard, and the same goes for the BBS alloys, car would have come with steel wheels with unique to the is wheel trims.

LSD was a Ԛ£396 option.
The minister of information hath spoken. :cool:
:lol:

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Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:03 pm

Unfortunately one option that wasn't available on the 318is was a decent engine ! :)
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:04 pm

I think most of the yuppie tossers buying E30's in the 80's/90's opted for the sunroof instead of the LSD, I'm pretty sure the sunroof was a more expensive option too :roll:
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E30BeemerLad wrote:I think most of the yuppie tossers buying E30's in the 80's/90's opted for the sunroof instead of the LSD, I'm pretty sure the sunroof was a more expensive option too :roll:
Ԛ£571 for a manual roof or Ԛ£745 for an electric roof.
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Simon wrote:
E30BeemerLad wrote:I think most of the yuppie tossers buying E30's in the 80's/90's opted for the sunroof instead of the LSD, I'm pretty sure the sunroof was a more expensive option too :roll:
Ԛ£571 for a manual roof or Ԛ£745 for an electric roof.
Yes minister! :wink:
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 4:32 pm

4.10 LSD was standard in america i think

fookin rare to find one over ere
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:32 pm

pacerpete wrote:Unfortunately one option that wasn't available on the 318is was a decent engine ! :)
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:39 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote
I think most of the yuppie tossers buying E30's in the 80's/90's opted for the sunroof instead of the LSD, I'm pretty sure the sunroof was a more expensive option too
So basically you could either but one or the other and no both ??

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Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:42 pm

JOSEMI wrote:E30BeemerLad wrote
I think most of the yuppie tossers buying E30's in the 80's/90's opted for the sunroof instead of the LSD, I'm pretty sure the sunroof was a more expensive option too
So basically you could either but one or the other and no both ??

Jose
No, Lee is just saying that when the car was bought new, the car would have just been bought for the badge other than anything else, and they would have ticked the option box for a sunroof rather than an LSD.
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:45 pm

hmmmm, I see
I would have probably done the same too, as before I entered this site didn't have a clue of what LSD means, I am sure that happened to those yuppies too

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Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:41 pm

With 23 bhp @ the spare wheel , a sunroof was probably more useful than a LSD on an IS ! :)
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:05 pm

no cost metallic paint option too on these, why they are all white and red is beyond me, the black,blue and silver are far nicer!!

Pacer loved rebuilding the engine on my old one!
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