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E30 Seat Hinge Interchangeability (2/4 Door/Comfort/Sport) and Failure Point...
Keyless Entry E30 Mod Equipped Originally with Factory Central...
BMW Alpine CM5908 Radio Capacitor Electrolytic Bill of Materials...
Sanden Compressor conversion into an E30 (M20) originally fitted...
E30 seats are notorious for breaking the brackets that mount the seat back to...
Cheap keyless entry for a BMW E30 (LB-402 AliExpress or smaller LB-408): You can...
BMW Alpine CM5908 Radio Recap — Electrolytic Capacitor BOM (22 caps) Posted for posterity,...
Sanden Compressor Conversions for M20-Powered BMW E30s M20-powered E30s were originally fitted with one...
E30 seats are notorious for breaking the brackets that mount the seat back to the seat bottom. The stamped metal used there has two failure points – one at the welded nut and one at the 90 degree bend. Fixing is possible by way of welding, but the bracket often re-fails slightly up or...
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Cheap keyless entry for a BMW E30 (LB-402 AliExpress or smaller LB-408): You can add keyless entry to an E30 for under ~$20 using an LB-402 keyless entry kit. The LB-402 (or LB-408) ties into the factory Central Locking Control Unit (CLCU) by triggering the E30’s lock/unlock request inputs. Where the E30 central locking...
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BMW Alpine CM5908 Radio Recap — Electrolytic Capacitor BOM (22 caps) Posted for posterity, referenced from R3v. If you’re rebuilding the amplifier section of the BMW Alpine CM5908 radio, a full electrolytic recap is one of the best “baseline repairs” you can do. Electrolytics age, drift, and dry out over time, which can lead...
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Sanden Compressor Conversions for M20-Powered BMW E30s M20-powered E30s were originally fitted with one of three air-conditioning compressors: Bosch, Seiko (largely identical to Bosch), or Denso. This guide specifically focuses on converting E30 M20 cars that were originally equipped with Denso 10P15E compressors to a Sanden compressor. The reason for this focus is the...
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The BMW ETK for the E30 is generally excellent, but it falls short when it comes to A/C part...
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It’s become increasingly common for owners to convert early E30 M20 cars to the later-style radiator setup. However, that...
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Lloyd mats offers a trunk mat pattern for the E30 that fits well overall. It appears to include a...
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With the widespread use of NGK V-Power spark plugs (NGK 5077 – ZGR5A) in E30 M20 applications, it’s important...
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