My e30 318is

[StevE30]

hello again everyone
it's me Steve from taunton in somerset,
thought as i signed up i should show you a piccie of my new e30

Well here it is:



It's a 318IS, dunno about the wheels, they will probably be getting changed when i have the money

its red

so what do you think?

[eko]

Looks nice

Shame you couldnt get to the meet today,plenty more though as the year get going!

Any major plans for it besides the wheels?

[oguz327]

Looks very tidy fella

[StevE30]

its already got a stainless steel exhaust system and K&N induction kit, but i havent got any major plans yet, just getting into the whole BMW scene

few little things to sort out,
-Electric sunroof, although it works the button is a bit dodgy!
-Passenger side electric mirror, probably a new motor or something needs going in there! cause it wont move! :p
-new wiper motor, current one works but they start very slow

Fixed the alarm problem today!

insurance is sorted now ;) and even cheaper than i thought

so il be on the road with it soon, cant wait

[Splondike]

Looks very nice mate

[StevE30]

few more pics of it,








Sorry inside pics are quite dark!

The Collection:


Theres an e39 hiding behind there aswel

The E36:

[drewjak]

looks nice and fresh m8, why dont ya like the wheels? i think they`d look well on mine wot size r they?
but honestly think they suit ya car personally, nice little collection ya got going there to.

[dom-1984-320i]

looks good mate, pretty clean. welcome to the zone mate!

[StevE30]

wheels are 17" id like something a bit smaller, and wider

had Borbet A's on my mk2 golf they were funky

[e3ONate]

looks very clean, is it henna?

[Pal318is]

looks very clean, is it henna?

It's Brilliant Red mate....the best colour for a 318iS imho

Welcome to the Zone too Steve, excellant buy you got there mate, looks very clean and tidy indeed the Zone has all the help/advice and of course parts you will need for your car..

Personally i think the wheels suck, sorry mate....but i like your idea of getting something smaller and wider, that sounds spot on. Maybe some springs too, to get that mean stance going

How many miles has it done dude??

Pal

[snoops]

luks sweet, keep the wheels

[drifty325i]

Nice dude

[StevE30]

thanks for the comments guys, as for the miles
its got 150k on the clock
but 100k on the engine.

everythings good with it so far
a week today il be 18 and can finally get on the roads with it!

[Pal318is]

thanks for the comments guys, as for the miles
its got 150k on the clock
but 100k on the engine.

everythings good with it so far
a week today il be 18 and can finally get on the roads with it!

[Gouki]

not too keen on the wheels, the spokes look very flimsy, slightly smaller wider wheel would be better or 17's in a different style ie Azev's or Borbets etc.

P.S. forgot to say congrats on your purchase!

[StevE30]

the sun came out for a while today so i decided to give it a clean, after that it started raining again.






insides still a bit dirty


got a list of stuff todo
-new passenger window switch (current one keeps blowing fuses )
-metal pressed plates
-black kidney grille
-Black eyebrows
-different wheels (still undecided )

[raje30]

looks stunnin mate, keep the pics comin in

[adr14n]

Nice car.

I think the wheels suit the car very well (They look like Mastitaly items). If you get rid of them, what sort of wheel design would you be going for or haven't you thought about it yet.

P.S Your E36 is really nice.

[StevE30]

I was thinking of borbet T's in the 16 x 9 version, with a bit of a tyre stretch but id be scared of the arches eating them all the time

anyone know where i can get paint to paint things like the rocker cover and brake calipers, do i need something special? like heat resistant?

[Pal318is]

I was thinking of borbet T's in the 16 x 9 version, with a bit of a tyre stretch but id be scared of the arches eating them all the time

anyone know where i can get paint to paint things like the rocker cover and brake calipers, do i need something special? like heat resistant?

Nice choice of wheels, for sure Some se skirts would look the part too...

I'm pretty sure you can get the paint ffrom Halfrauds and yes it needs to be heat resistant too.

HTH

Pal

[gra325i]

clean lookin ride man cant wait for wheel upgrade as the ones youve got now dont do her justice

[aceraf]

Very nice... looks in really good condition....
I think you may get away with just dropping the car (prob 60mm all round)... i prefer e30's on 17's with a drop, but i get where you're going with the smaller wider wheels too!!!

Very nice car though (wish mine was that mint!!LOL)

Out of interest would you mine telling how much you payed for it?

[StevE30]

cost me £1000 (dunno if thats good or not)

could do with a new passenger wing as theres some bubbling coming through but other than that its cool


bought some very high temp paint from halfrauds earlier when the sun comes out il give it a try in the engine bay


will i have to get new shocks (with shorter dampers) with shorter springs? or just stick with the ones on there?

[StevE30]

just a quick picture of some painting i did earlier.
sorry the quallitys crap, took it with my phone before the sun completely disappeared.

[jamesh1977]

nice one mate got it at a good price aswell ( my sis has one thats no where as tidy and she thinks its worth £1600 !!)

[StevE30]

thought i would update this changed a couple of bits

-BBS cross spoke wheels
-Pressed plates & BMW m power surrounds
-Black kidney grille

might not be able to see much from the pics photobucket made them alot smaller






let me know what u think, better than before?

[drifty325i]

nice!

[liquid079]

I think your car looks much better with those wheels on, and a nice height too.

[bangerack]

Tidy motor you have there Steve Hey its a small world though I recognise home... Thats Cider County Avenue if Im not mistaken !! Are you going to the South west meet on Sunday ??

[aceraf]

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This pics's awesome!!!

[StevE30]

Tidy motor you have there Steve Hey its a small world though I recognise home... Thats Cider County Avenue if Im not mistaken !! Are you going to the South west meet on Sunday ??

wow how'd you get that one? used to live around here?

thanks for all the comments

[JOGA]

Very nice

[bangerack]

I used to live just over the road in Glasses Raised

[boxclever1753]

looks great mate and much better now back on decent wheels...