My tech 2 325i Sport. 25 years old today 25.10.14

[B7]

I knew you'd like that. It dropped no points for that pete cos they were shit when they were new!!!
Foreskin was standard fit on the 12/50 along with front discs to cope with the additional power it produced over the 1200!

[pacerpete]

I knew you'd like that. It dropped no points for that pete cos they were shit when they were new!!!
Foreskin was standard fit on the 12/50 along with front discs to cope with the additional power it produced over the 1200!

Trevor, looking at that pic again (Ican't help myself!) there appears to be an excess of positive camber at the front, did you have trouble with your trunnions ?

[B7]

I knew you'd like that. It dropped no points for that pete cos they were shit when they were new!!!
Foreskin was standard fit on the 12/50 along with front discs to cope with the additional power it produced over the 1200!

Trevor, looking at that pic again (Ican't help myself!) there appears to be an excess of positive camber at the front, did you have trouble with your trunnions ?

All new genuine Stanpart NOS parts my friend. what else would I fit???

[Vasko_E30]

Time for another update.

Air con is one option that i always wanted for the sport and having a black car with black leather isn't funny in the summer! The last peice of the air con jigsaw puzzle turned up today, one of the pipes. Ah the pipes! I have sold three Air con kits now and them along with every other A/C kit has had pipes that have lost the passivated gold/brass colour and would look out of place in a mint OEM engine bay, not something i want for my sport so i decided to replace all four pipes with new ones while i could still get them as more and more things seem to be going NLA. To stop the pipes loosing the finnish like all the others i will give the metal parts a coat of matt laquer to prevent them from oxidising.







Some of you will be familier with this, its the A/C conversion kit to convert from R12 to R134a gas and it comprises of a new dryer/reciever, 2 valves, O-rings and a new pressure sensor.



New heater box gaskets as the 20 year old ones just crumble do dust!



New condensor and a VERY lucky find, a brand new old stock genuine BMW compressor which i won on ebay for a steal!





Another bonus was the car i broke for for the A/C also had regulated temperature control, ie climate control which is a rare option on E30's! The system functions much like any other climate sytsem in that it has a cabin temp sensor (the black round thing next to the temp knob) and instead of a cable operating a flap, it has an electronic switch and module which operates the electric heater valve, you can see the module in the pics below. I also ordered a a new foil as the original had faded.







Cant wait to chuck it all in!

I'm sorry for bringing that up from the past, but i'm in the same film. I'm putting an air conditioning in my e30 and I can't find a dryer to fit in my car. The old dryer is with 2 pressure sensors and in the wiring there are 4 whires coming to the dryer. The dryers I find in the shops are with only one pressure switch. Can you give some information pls!

[bmwe30mtech]

Vasko, all modern driers use one pressure switch, and yes the old one uses two. When you replace the drier it will come with a new pressure switch, with a plug to match one of the ones your car wires have.

The other plug (from the other pressure switch, which you no longer have) can be cut off, and the wires going into it need to be soldered together to short it (there are actually 4 wires in there, although it looks like two until you cut the socket off).

The reason for this change is that the modern R134a system works differently to the old R12.

So, you need to buy the R134a conversion kit from BMW, part number 82319067394.

Hope this helps.

[mani]

what is the name of the seats you are running

[Dezzy]

what is the name of the seats you are running

Recaro LS (known incorrectly as highbacks)

[mani]

cheers mate

[Vasko_E30]

Vasko, all modern driers use one pressure switch, and yes the old one uses two. When you replace the drier it will come with a new pressure switch, with a plug to match one of the ones your car wires have.

The other plug (from the other pressure switch, which you no longer have) can be cut off, and the wires going into it need to be soldered together to short it (there are actually 4 wires in there, although it looks like two until you cut the socket off).

The reason for this change is that the modern R134a system works differently to the old R12.

So, you need to buy the R134a conversion kit from BMW, part number 82319067394.

Hope this helps.

Thank you for the advice. My system works with the old R12. I have filled in my system with R12, in Bulgaria there is no problem for that, but I'm not sure if it will be working properly with the new dryer? Thank you in advance.

[bmwe30mtech]

I am not certain, as I have not run R12 with an R134a drier with one pressure switch connection. If you have problems, you can still buy driers with two connections:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AC-A-C-AIR-CO ... 4cfb973011

Sorry for the off topic Baz

[DanThe]

I have an R12 drier if you need one

[Vasko_E30]

I need a new one. And can it be shipped to Bulgaria. Sorry for the offtopic but I need help.

[bss325i]

Just so you all know, a drier that has been left unsealed will be scrap as moisture in the air will have ruined it. As little as 24h can do it.

[bss325i]

Another rare morsel acquired!

A brand new old stock Blaupunkt BQA160 2 channel amp! This piece will work in conjunction with the Memphis SRQ88 head unit, BEQ2 equaliser and BQA80 amp i all ready have.









Period audio FTW!

The car is now tucked away for the winter but im gagging to take it out for a blat so as we haven't been salted round these parts yet, it may get pulled out for a run before the end of the year as its still taxed.

[sweep]

do you need the lead barry?

[bss325i]

Thanks Pete but i've got a few 8 pin DIN leads unless you mean the power leads?

[wheelie_lv]

Hi! What's the difference between Blaupunkt Woodstock SQR 88 and Memphis SQR88?
Thanks in advance,
Juris

[B7]

Barry! The gritters were out last night dude!

On the way to the Ace, from Reigate Hill to Tolworth was like driving on rock salt = drift central. Honestly mate, they were out in force!!!

[sweep]

This one

[bss325i]

Hi! What's the difference between Blaupunkt Woodstock SQR 88 and Memphis SQR88?
Thanks in advance,
Juris

The name! The Woodstock was for the German market and the Memphis for the UK and USA.

[bss325i]

Barry! The gritters were out last night dude!

On the way to the Ace, from Reigate Hill to Tolworth was like driving on rock salt = drift central. Honestly mate, they were out in force!!!

Bugger!

[bss325i]

This one

Thats an Alpine M bus CD changer lead but its the correct 8 pin DIN configuration.

I already have one.

Keep hold of it though, some other freak like me may need it.

[DanThe]

This one

Thats an Alpine M bus CD changer lead but its the correct 8 pin DIN configuration.

I already have one.

Keep hold of it though, some other freak like me may need it.

To hang themselves?




Just kidding, king of OE

[bss325i]

Just kidding, king of OE

Dan, you are in denial!

I see you have used the services of Pukar!

Don't fight the inner OEM in you!

[DanThe]

Your right bazzla, I have to even it out a bit though dont I

[pukar]

where'd you get that from....does your sport also have a flux capcitor????

[bss325i]

Taxed the old buss couple of weeks ago and have used it a couple of times funnily enough for job interviews and it's been good to be back in it again.

Got a few things lined up to do but that can wait till winter, want to get some use this summer!

[brettski]

Barry any idea how much was the Alpina 3 styling package was when new?

[bss325i]

Barry any idea how much was the Alpina 3 styling package was when new?

Including fitting £2195 + VAT.

[brettski]

Cheers mate!

[goosiegander]

Epic thread

[BenHar]

Barry, just reading your thread (again).

Great work.

Some of the pictures on page 2 seem to have gone missing.

Any chance of finding them and putting them back up?

Thanks
Ben

[bss325i]

Thanks Ben!

Looks like some of imageshack hosted pics have dropped out so i will have to re host them on photobucket.

I'll do it tomorrow.

[B7]

The man tells me this is about to take another transformation in the near future?????

[bss325i]

Indeed! There are some changes in the pipe line and some much needed work.