we need some help!!!

[bultjeboo]

hi everyone.
we're hayley and claire and we're new to this site and new owners of a 1988 BMW 316i.
only thing is the guy we bought it off decided that instead of buying lowering springs to lower the car he took a hacksaw to the springs so we can't get anywhere in the damn thing without scrapeing the whole bottom of the car. he also put stupidly huge alloys on that rub.
so we're now basically asking if anyone knows of somewhere we can get some nice 15in alloys from (that fit!!) and where we can get some springs from for our car - lowering ones or original BMW (preferred) ones.
it's a beautiful car and we really don't want it to stay it the state it's in.
the seats are knackred but we've already got some bucket style seats coming.
hope to hear from you all very soon.
buljeboo!

[Ziggy]

Welcome to the zone... I hope you're prepared for the onslaught of the zone flirts!

Your best bet for finding bits is to put a post up in the wanted section... If you say where abouts you are too, it'll help



Oh, & I'll just say this because I know someone else will otherwise...

[Cloggy Saint]

welcome! Check the parts for sale forum on the zone, 15" wheels & lowering springs are regularly available.

[Zayyan]

Welcome to the Zone.

There are lots of 15" alloys about - the 15" BBS that are found on a lot of E30s are a nice cheap way of getting back some handling/ride quality and they look good too.

On a 316i you don't really want standard springs I don't think, as they're just too damn high. A set of 40mm lowering springs would probably be your best bet and can be had for about £100 new.

Get some pics up

[M5pilot]

Hi and welcome,

A set of Lowering springs which will still keep the car at a nice practical height will set you back around £105. They are made by H&R and these have been fitted to a large number of E30's on here with very good results.

Shame on the guy who cut the springs!

[bultjeboo]

hi every one you all sound great!!
we're in bedfordshire, uk!
here's a quick pic of the car. it's the only one we got at the mo but there will be more!!!!!!!!!

[m3ben05]

Welcome to the zone mate,

I quite like the look of those alloys - you could try changing the suspension 1st then seee how it feels, if its still no good then sell the wheels and get some 15's or 16's

[bultjeboo]

mate??!! mate!!??
we're girliees!!!
but advice appreciated.
we think we'll try new springs first!!!

we might be girls
we might 'act' blonde
but we going to prove to all you guys that we can do this car modification (big word for a blonde!!) thing.

hear from you guys soon!

[maxfield]

So are you going to put the springs on your self?

[Hyperion]

girls and a bmw hmmm nice ......ok boys u can start now

[bultjeboo]

we got a grease munkey friend who can put our new springs on for us. we managed to change the oil, put in a stereo AND we managed to put in a swinging aniseed air freshener with out gettiong confused!!!

[Hap]

hi there n welcome...we have seen the car can we see a pic of you two lol?!!!

[fazgti]

Seen a pic of you r bimmer now lets see a pic of you lol

[d6dph]

So are you going to put the springs on your self?

Behave yourself little one!

Welcome to the site ladies, car looks like a good starting point. keep us posted on the progress.

[jonbuoy]

Hi girl's and welcome to the zone

I have a set of 40mm lowering spring's for sale that will go on your car, you can have them £40 posted

PM me if you are interested


Jon

[gooner1]

Hi, and welcome to the site Hayley & Claire,Fairly new on here myself but ive already met some really nice people and found most of the advice ive needed.,as im sure you both will.Just one thing though,whats wrong with calling a girl mate?.I call all my gtrlfriends mate,even my daughters,dont you think opposite sexes can me mates?

[gooner1]

Hi, and welcome to the site Hayley & Claire,Fairly new on here myself but ive already met some really nice people and found most of the advice ive needed.,as im sure you both will.Just one thing though,whats wrong with calling a girl mate?.I call all my gtrlfriends mate,even my daughters,dont you think opposite sexes can me mates?

[Weezie]

Hello and welcome to the zone, its always nice to see more ladies on here. Nice looking car you got there, you will have to get up some more pics of the car.

[Lordschleife]

swinging aniseed air freshener

Curious...
Who makes/where can you get those?

[bultjeboo]

ok...... we don't mind being called mate, it was just a joke.
we may act blonde but not so blonde that we take offence. we're both northern so we're used to being called mate!!!!

nice to see that there are ladies on this site too, don't feel like we're 'the weirdo's in the corner' anymore.

will post more pics as soon as we got them on the computer!!

and ANISEED AIRFRESHNERS you get them from HALFORDS there £1.99 and look like little red devils!!!!

as for pics of us we'll think about it.............

[Zayyan]

It's just clicked - one of you asked me on eBay about a set of black 15" wheels (username is mharoon1951) - glad you signed up

[Pal318is]

Welcome Ladies You'll get all the advice/help/parts you could really need here!!

Where abouts in Bedfordshire are you guys.....Anywhere near Bedford?

Nice Looking Ride too..It doesn't look to low in your pic btw....

What sort of plans do you have for your car then, anything special??

Pal

[Gwynleym10]

Hello! and Welcome to the zone..

I had a 316i that used to scrap and bounce all over the place, even when it was on standard springs and 15" BBS... I put some lowering springs on it and it actually helped a bit-odly.

I suspect it may be worth changing the shocks as well while your there, as it doesn't look stupidly low. Does it feel like it bounce's around? Do you never feel totally in control?

Try Springs and Shocks, and the wheels may end up being OK, unless you just don't like the style of them.

Its good to get the suspension top mounts (front esp, but also rear) replace while your doing all that as well.

[bootyman]

Finlayy we have some more females here. It's not easy being the only sexy bootylicious female here you know.

Welcome anyway ladies and hope you sort out ypur rubbing issues. You can always bring her to me and let me chop her up to take big wheels

[ad318i]

hey welcome to the zone girl....


but we really need to see some pics of you as well

where abouts up north are ya from?

[Cloggy Saint]

hey welcome to the zone girl....


but we really need to see some pics of you as well

We do?

[Mahmood]

Hi and welcome

Look forward to seeing you both and the car at a meet.

[bultjeboo]

will look for some shocks asap.
we don't seem like we're out of control of the car until we hit 60mph, then the car has her own ideas and she chucks us all over the shop, but my(hayley's) hubby (claire still available though!)
thinks that could be balencing problems , as theres no weights on the wheels.
Zayyan (mharoon1951) yep it's us... how did you figure us out??? are we that obvious???
more pics are coming soon just need batteries for the camera!!! of us? ....well you'll have to be good little boys!!!........hehe

[bultjeboo]

we live about 10 miles from bedford, so not too far away!!

and we're both from MANCHESTER!!!! born and bred!

[e30cossie]

If you are not joking about wanting standard springs i have just removed some from my car and you can have them.
robin
luton
bedfordshire

[Dominitry]

I was getting so exicted about the whole Hayley & Claire thing untill you said one of you has a husband, shame on my dirty welsh mind!

welcome to the zone though and e30 ownership for that matter, the previous owner needs a rugby ball up his ass sideways for what hes done!

[bultjeboo]

yes that sounds like a great idea.

the previous owner needs a rugby ball up his ass sideways for what hes done!

yeah unfortunatley i (hayley) am married. i have been for two years now and i have a ikkle daughter too. so i'm off limits. claire on the other hand......................................

[Weezie]

Just curious, is the car something that you have bought between yourselfs?? and are going to share?

[Pal318is]

we live about 10 miles from bedford, so not too far away!!

and we're both from MANCHESTER!!!! born and bred!

Gonna organise a Bedford Meet soon, so you'll have to come down. Will put up a thread in the Meets section soon..you'll be able to check out some of the cars that will hopefully turn up.



Pal

[bultjeboo]

yep we bought between us and are going to share. we live in the same house so we won't find it hard.
we don't actually drive yet but we're taking lessons. we're doing the car up so we don't have to worry about anything when we pass.