E30 sump guard

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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:47 am

Are lowered E30's prone to getting their sump bashed in? How many of you have fitted a sump guard and where is a good source for one?

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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:48 am

I think most cars are prone to getting the sump bashed these days with the amount of speed humps on the roads. There was a BMW Sump gaurd on ebay not long ago.
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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:02 am

kam-325i wrote:I think most cars are prone to getting the sump bashed these days with the amount of speed humps on the roads. There was a BMW Sump gaurd on ebay not long ago.
true. A sump ward is in my list too winkeye

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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:22 am

I have one on my car...must be more common on SA built ones....

But this car seams to ground more than my old car, which was lowererd, this has standard suspension. I'm going to lowerer it to see if that helps.. :?
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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:42 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/e30-metal-sump-gu ... dZViewItem
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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:46 am

low starting price... :twisted:

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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:51 am

Also have a look at http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... sump+gaurd
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Post Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:15 pm

yep after i lowered my car, i have knocked my sump guard a bit, everytime i hear a bang, i thank god i have a guard.
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Post Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:35 am

That is cheap! - snap it up
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Post Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:20 am

It's also worth remembering that the BMW sumpguard is different for pre and post facelift cars.

I would say that a sumpguard is essential for anyone fitting an M50/S50 as the sump hangs down lower on these conversions.

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Post Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:50 am

Thanks Ian, thats what i needed to know!

Where else can I source once of these things apart from ebay?
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Post Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:36 am

also interested in one of these, mine developed a small hole not long after i got my car :giggle:

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Post Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:47 am

My brother has this problem in a big way, hes on his his 3rd sump in 6 months, apparently bmw still sell the guards for the sump new, think there around theԚ£100 mark. Can anyone recommend somewhere that sells custom made springs for the e30? as im really struggling to find an off the shelf spring that looks good aswell as performing, any help appreciated thanks.
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Post Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:52 am

i think demon tweeks can make custom springs but you need to provide them with a length and spring rate AFAIK which isnt something thats easily worked out. H&R Cup Kit is the best value kit around that i know of, if he's not happy with that then uprate antiroll bars and poly bushes and if he's still not happy then get a set of Leda coilovers or similar.
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Post Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:56 am

Where do the guard attach?
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Post Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:07 pm

weve been looking into a coilover kit but both hnR and gaz have said the fronts are not available.Konis were a big compromise really, so are the front coilover available , as this would be prefered, any info would be great, :)
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