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Dee
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Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:12 pm
HI All
Well after many years of owning cars i finaly got the car i wanted
An E30 325is and i pick it up saturday
Just want to ask a question on lowering the BM what springs shall i use and how low do you recomend

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Simon13
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Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:21 pm
hello mate,
great cars sports

colour spec tec?
Generally 60mm front, 40mm rear is lowest u wanna go as those front spoilers scrape on standard ride height sports!
Apex/ bilstein/ H&R and Boge have all had good reports on here
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Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:34 pm
Welcome mate - nice choice of motor
As Simon says - what spec is it - colour / trim etc

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Jesus325iTouring
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Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:53 pm
Welcome to the Zone Dee,haven't a clue on lowering though,not my field of expertise,plus if you saw where I drive my cars,you wouldn't want to be lowering really!
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Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:58 pm
Jesus325iTouring wrote:not my field of expertise
Rog's field of expertise is driving across fields :lol
Welcome mate!
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Jesus325iTouring
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Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:59 pm
E30Adam wrote:Jesus325iTouring wrote:not my field of expertise
Rog's field of expertise is driving across fields :lol
Welcome mate!

Your not wrong either! And the odd bit off "Fording" down the road when its been raining!
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Dee
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:03 am
Thanks for the advice on the lowering
The color is red and what i will do is take a pic when i get it on saturday
and post them on here
Also i am looking for some 17" alpina replicas Cash waiting
Oh one more thing what do you lot recomend for exhausts
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:10 am
Alright mate
Just take a look in the technical section for everyone's lowering schemes! Ebay is always a good place to look for Alpina reps if there isn't anything on here.
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:00 am
ello geeza!
welcome to the home of e30 zombiedom (?) yea anyway.. welcome dude, u should have a larf on here, these lot are a wind up

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Jesus325iTouring
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:04 am
johnono wrote: lot of wind

When I been eating sprouts!
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:07 am

"high compression test"
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Jesus325iTouring
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:11 am
johnono wrote:
"high compression test"
Who needs expensive Nitrous Oxide when you can produce your Methane injection system with a couple of metres of pipe from B & Q,and half a pound a Brussels!
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:16 am

and would u like to do a little "how to" report on the metod of aplication for that mod then?
(but no pictures pleeeeeeeease)
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Jesus325iTouring
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:23 am
I'll write in translusent (SP) text...................
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And thats how it's done!
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:32 am
a deffinate "DONT do this at home kids" public info address

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Jesus325iTouring
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:37 am
johnono wrote:a deffinate "DONT do this at home kids" public info address


Can you imagine all the 16 years screaming aroound on their mopeds with bits of pipe attached in odd places!
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:41 am
this gets twisted...
imagine workin on the motor , sunday afternoon, and then dad comes round to see how its going... facked up

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Jesus325iTouring
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:44 am
johnono wrote:this gets twisted...
imagine workin on the motor , sunday afternoon, and then dad comes round to see how its going... facked up

LOL,that would be really fcuked up,my Dad died five years ago!

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Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:53 am
dude....

iԚ´m well sorry man, i didnt mean it in any bad taste at all. sometimes i dont really think things through too well u know
sorry geeza
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:06 am
its great your so cool with it, sorry anyway though
as for the enima, err i think weԚ´ll leave it there for tonight
im off to bed Rog, iԚ´ll see ya tomorrow mate. God bless
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Jesus325iTouring
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Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:09 am
johnono wrote:its great your so cool with it, sorry anyway though
as for the enima, err i think weԚ´ll leave it there for tonight
im off to bed Rog, iԚ´ll see ya tomorrow mate. God bless
Not to mention,enema's are a little off topic!
Night Johnono,sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeep goooooooooooooooood

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