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Post 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 :D

Just want to ask a question on lowering the BM what springs shall i use and how low do you recomend :D
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Post Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:21 pm

hello mate,

great cars sports :wink: 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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Post Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:26 pm

welcome mate :wave:
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Post Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:34 pm

Welcome mate - nice choice of motor :wink:

As Simon says - what spec is it - colour / trim etc :bmw:
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Post 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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Post Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:58 pm

Jesus325iTouring wrote:not my field of expertise
Rog's field of expertise is driving across fields :lol

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Post 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!
:lol: :lol: :lol: Your not wrong either! And the odd bit off "Fording" down the road when its been raining!
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Post 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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Post Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:10 am

Alright mate :wink:

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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Post 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 :lol:
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Post Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:04 am

johnono wrote: lot of wind :lol:
When I been eating sprouts!
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Post Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:07 am

:fart: "high compression test"
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Post Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:11 am

johnono wrote::fart: "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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Post Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:16 am

8O and would u like to do a little "how to" report on the metod of aplication for that mod then? :lol: :lol:

(but no pictures pleeeeeeeease)
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Post 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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Post Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:32 am

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

johnono wrote:a deffinate "DONT do this at home kids" public info address :lol:
:lol: Can you imagine all the 16 years screaming aroound on their mopeds with bits of pipe attached in odd places!
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Post 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 :rofl:
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Post 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 :rofl:
LOL,that would be really fcuked up,my Dad died five years ago! :lol:
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Post 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 :mad:

sorry geeza
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Post Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:00 am

Don't be sorry Johnono,lifes life,I drive my missus to insanity with the way i see things!
It was joke on your side,and a joke on my side :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Still be fcuked up to get caught with enema type hoses though! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:06 am

its great your so cool with it, sorry anyway though :beer:

as for the enima, err i think weԚ´ll leave it there for tonight :lol:


im off to bed Rog, iԚ´ll see ya tomorrow mate. God bless
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Post Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:09 am

johnono wrote:its great your so cool with it, sorry anyway though :beer:

as for the enima, err i think weԚ´ll leave it there for tonight :lol:


im off to bed Rog, iԚ´ll see ya tomorrow mate. God bless
Not to mention,enema's are a little off topic! :lol:

Night Johnono,sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeep goooooooooooooooood :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
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