Basically when you get Smilies they just bolt up without an issue EXCEPT for wiring. From sealed beams: The sealed beams have a 3 prong connector 2 of the wires are ground and one is power. While the euro connector is 1 power and 1 ground, all you need to do is take the...
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Here ill try to outline most of the steering wheel options that were available stock to the E30. 4 spoke “standard” steering wheel This is the as basic and standard as it gets, no air bag, no sport properties just your normal plain stock steering wheel. This is what you got if you didn’t...
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So you thought your E30 sport seats were Recaro’s? Think again the E21 sport seats were Recaro’s, not your E30’s. However real Recaro sport seats were offered as a rare option on E30’s. As seen here clearly stated by BMW themselves: Furthermore Alpina offered Recaro seats in their E30’s also but again Alpina’s are...
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The single most thing most thing I hate when it comes to cars even more then electrical gremlins and torn timing belts (on interference engines) is rust. Being from Ontario, we have cold snowy winters where salt is lathered liberally EVERYWHERE.  This will rust your car an exceptional amount in just one winter let alone 20+ if you...
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No it is not the same as a compression test. A compression test is a gauge that screws into the spark plug hole and reads how much pressure your engine can create and hold by cranking (usually by the starter). Now a Leak down tester also screws into the spark plug hole, however it has its own pressure source...
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Got this courtesy of http://www.theymightberacing.com/ShopTech/FuelBrakeLineFabrication.aspx we all know if you own an E30 in Canada or anywhere that snows and/or uses salt on the roads, your fuel lines/brake lines will rust after winter driving (especially 20+ years of it) in my case I replaced fuel lines on my 1987 Bmw 325i back a couple...
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Just an educational video about how to roll back or forward an odometer out of an 1987 bmw 325i. This is meant for people who have a legitimate reason to roll back or forward a cluster in such cases as replacing your cluster for another because yours broke. This particular cluster isnt going into...
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I remember when I had my first E30 and the gasket was leaking. Funny how then i couldn’t find any DIY that didnt envolve lifting the engine (off the motor mounts) or dropping the subframe… and now i have found two with the “easy route”! Both are basically saying the same thing just from different people....
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If you’re in the market for an BMW E30 (1983-1991 well technically to 1994 but let’s not get all technical :)) you should probably have a look at this buyers guide. Got this write up from http://www.e30forum.de/diyfaq/kaufberatung/kaufberatung.htm unfortunately it is in German… fortunately i have done my best to translate it to English! Enjoy! I have added...
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As a supplementary to the translation, below you will find various topics covered by RTSAUTO: https://www.rtsauto.com/m60-swap-eliminating-ews-for-404-ecudme/ – Eliminating EWS https://www.rtsauto.com/e30-boosterless-brake-bracket-booster-delete-manual-brakes-for-swap-cars/ – Boosterless Brakes (manual brakes) https://www.rtsauto.com/manualbrake/ – Manual brake calculations https://www.rtsauto.com/wiring-harness-adapter-guide-for-e30-m60-and-obd-1-m62-swap-pinout-and-a-cheap-way-of-getting-x20-and-c101-connectors/ – Wiring harness adapter https://www.rtsauto.com/e30-m60-m62-v8-engine-mounts/ – Engine mounts https://www.rtsauto.com/radiator-and-cooling-for-m60-m62-v8-e30-swap/ – Radiator and Cooling https://www.rtsauto.com/mounting-an-m60-m62-without-subframe-spacers-and-without-drivetrain-angle/ – Mounting an M60 / M62 V8 Into an...
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