Fixing other people's sh*t work

[kevin316i]

The great about E30s is that owners can do alot of work themselves on them. However, some people should not be allowed near a set of pliers or spanners.

Take the stereo system in the iS I bought. The backlights and memory don't work so I guess it was wired wrong. There are 6x9s in the back shelf, but instead of using spacer rings the a*****e who fitted them decided to cut part of the shelf underneath. Its not a structural problem, but they didn't even do a tidy job of the cutting!

There are other small examples, but it really annoys me as the more I scour the car the more items I find. No big things, but they do take time and effort to put right. Hopefully, it should be back to original factory spec by the summer.

[Blue_MK2]

''Shoddy Shodderson & Son's LTD''

[Andy325i]

For every E30 with 6x9"s in it I have seen one with the metal cut beneath it, and like you say none to tidy. This is the only reason I don't have them in mine yet.

Andy

[kam-325i]

Well you aint seen mine then with the 6X9's Fitted in the back shelf !!!!

I used 3/4" MDF To mount the speakers on instead on having to bodge the metal shelf underneath, it looks very nice......

[Motorhole]

You don't really need 6x9's, you can get some pretty powerful 6" circular speakers that will go straight in. Although I don't know a huge amount about ICE, I would have thought this would be satisfactory...

[benjy]

i went to Autoquip and spent Ԛ£14.99 on some black plastic spacers that do the job loverly, and they dont look too bad with rear headrests.....

[kevin316i]

This is what I don't understand, it's much easier to make or buy spacers than try to hack out a hole in the metal of the rear shelf. But of course Mr. Idiot had to do it the hard way in my car

I don't have anything against 6x9s, providing they're fitted properly.