My US '84 318i

[Guest]

1984 318i - US spec

Mods/Upgrades:
Bilstein Sport Shocks
Tokico 60mm sport springs
Z4 3.0 short shift lever
e36 leather ebrake handle
leather shift and ebrake boots
14" Basketweaves
e36 318is seats

audio:
custom fiberglass speaker pods
-CDT 6.5" component set
-Clarion dxz745mp headunit
-a/d/s/ PQ10 amplifier

Coming soon:
Body color chrome euro bumpers (anyone want some US ones?)
Mtech I front airdam



























Old pic from this past Summer:

[Jhonno]

Lovely and clean, some nice mods on it too!

[Paul325i]

Those speaker pods are wicked mate, loving the E36 seats to, hard to fit?

[Guest]

Those speaker pods are wicked mate, loving the E36 seats to, hard to fit?

Yeah, the pods took about 30-40 hours from start to finish (including design). The seats aren't hard to fit. Just drop in, drill, and bolt down.

[DAN]

lovely and tidy!

Again, love the seats

[Guest]

lovely and tidy!

Again, love the seats

Yeah, the seats are Very supportive. I was able to pick them up for $100 USD from a friend.

[Simon]

Very nice, and very clean! Best kept that way too

[orge]

Hi Ken,

The car looks mint! I'm going to be 'trying' to drop some e46 seats into my e30 in the next couple of weeks...

I can imagine the fronts weren't too bad, but I'm amazed that your back seat dropped in ok. Was it really that easy? Of course the e46 might be a different story, but here's hoping...

J

[Guest]

Hi Ken,

The car looks mint! I'm going to be 'trying' to drop some e46 seats into my e30 in the next couple of weeks...

I can imagine the fronts weren't too bad, but I'm amazed that your back seat dropped in ok. Was it really that easy? Of course the e46 might be a different story, but here's hoping...

J

You'll want to do some measuring first. If the e36 seats were even 1cm wider, the probably wouldn't have fit.
The e36 rear seat is the same width as the e30 one. However, the rear seat I have is a fold-down one ( 4 pieces). It's just screwed in from the rear of the trunk into the back of the seats so they don't fly forward.

[orge]

Thanks for the prompt response.

I've also got a split seat (from a compact), so I will be heading down the same route... I was expecting I would have to bolt/screw the backs to the trunk. Like you say, it all depends on the width. Yours looks like it fits quite snug, lets hope the e46 is the same.

Fingers crossed

J

[placey]

good work! love it.

[gsbadbmr]

Those diving board bumpers bring back bad memories of my car when i first purchased it...the body looks quite clean tho.

-gsbadbmr

[cuk325]

looks sweet bud, same trim as my compact

[adrock1]

what did you do to get the frnt seat rails bolted to the floor. started to put e36 seats in my 87 but will need to make brakets from seat to the floor.

[dj_raoul]

Sweet car!

Does it have the 'USA-style' driving lights in the front indicators? I'm thinking about converting my front indicators but I'm not sure if the US cars had this... Thx!

[dbanbery]

nice motor mate, it reminds me of my 1st e30... same colour. the us bumpers dont look that bad from the side....... good call with getting hold of the seats and the plans for the euro bumpers.

[Guest]

what did you do to get the frnt seat rails bolted to the floor. started to put e36 seats in my 87 but will need to make brakets from seat to the floor.

Drilled right through the floor and used a large bolt, locking washer, and nut to hold them down.

[Guest]

Sweet car!

Does it have the 'USA-style' driving lights in the front indicators? I'm thinking about converting my front indicators but I'm not sure if the US cars had this... Thx!

Yes, when the headlights (or parking lights) are turned on, the turn signals light up. They just blink when I signal.