525e what to scavenge

[mattG]

Have the chance to get a 87 525e auto with 15"BBS it is my mates and it drives well,

apart from the eta2.7 is it worth taking other bits off to store for a rainy day?

[cliffybabe]

is the chrome one??

[mattG]

just stop it neil

[cliffybabe]

is it???

[mattG]

YES

[eko]

Diff is worth having!
Think its either a 2.97 or 3.07?
Good for E30 conversion

[mattG]

is the auto box the same as an e30 one

nothing else worth having

[eko]

pretty sure the box is the same

[mattG]

cheers eko
will just take engine, box & diff

the rest of the car will be rolled about 5 doors down road for the concil can collect it, Andyboy might approve

[pacerpete]

Autobox is unique to an ETA , longer than standard M20 auto and different output flange. Advertise as breaking on ebay, list a taillight and put lots of pics up you might get a pleasant suprise ,lots of penniles losers as well but no pain no gain as they say,

[eko]

also put it on bmw5forum!

[mattG]

cheers guys i have no storage or garage, just 2 parking spaces so it goes to e28 hell straight away

[dips346]

be up for the diff if its a lsd and if you braeking it

[mattG]

don't no if it's a slipper yet dips

[Andyboy]

If the bumpers are PERFECT, take 'em off and sell them for £20-30 each. If the dash cluster works properly that's another £25. Mint front doors with no rot on the inner front seal area are £25 each.
I've broken two 525e's. The last one was an E plate lux with a mint interior, rotten wings and i paid £65 for it off Ebay. I sold the doors and bootlid (£100), screen (£25), diff (£40 to Toby Unna!), rear lights (£30), rad (£25) , front seats (£40), cylinder head and cam (£40), ECU (£15), cluster (£25), good sunroof panel £20. Oh, and a pair of very nice Dolphin grey bumpers, £50.

I gutted the autobox (took an hour), got the tyres off the nasty Metric rims and stripped everything alloy from the car - engine mounts, upper timing cover, inlet manifold, cam cover, gearbox mount and weighed in £40 worth of alloy and I sold the tyres for £20. All in all I broke the car to just under £500 and still had a perfect 2.7 short engine which is what I bought the car for. I'm the Master when it comes to breaking cars and selling every nut and bolt - even apparently worthless bits find a home on Ebay with a 1p start!

But if you want to throw it away...........

[Toby_Unna]

diff (£40 to Toby Unna!)

a veritable bargain at the price

[mattG]

i aways wanted a breakers yard
nows my chance just wish i had soom space

[Andyboy]

In a situation like this you must do what you feel to be right in your heart.



That's right - be council. F8Ck 'coming out' when you discover that you're partial to bumming other Men, 'coming out' as Council is where it's at.



E28 bits strewn to the four winds and a shell in the local car park. Easy does it.

[SPADGE]

i aways wanted a breakers yard
nows my chance just wish i had soom space

Know that feeling Matt!
When are you collecting this engine and those headrests man