Hey guys, I've been slowly watching for E30s in decent shape in my area, and I think I finally found one that meets my needs. But I've got a few E30 specific questions that I need answered first.
1: The sunroof won't close. There is a small support on the drivers side towards the rear of the sunroof that is broken, so it's stuck in "tilt" mode and won't flatten fully. The current owner says I can just replace this piece, but I had a BAD experience with a Scirocco 16v sunroof. Is this a common problem and how hard is it to fix?
2: The shifter (5sp) is VERY sloppy. To the point that I couldn't find reverse. I had the current owner show me and he basically rammed the lever into the driver's side of the center console and was able to slide it in. So, I'm thinking a rebuild is in order. How hard is this? and How much is this going to run me?
3: The idle is quite high, but from my experience with a similar vintage E28 it's probably just the Idle stabilizer valve. So I'm not overly concerned abou that. Should I be?
4: The support bracket for the "is" lip spoiler is broken on one end. The previous owner says that he's spent a lot of time at the dealer and wasn't able to locate even a part number. He also bought an ETKA on CD and hasn't been able to find it on there either. Supposedly it is ONLY used on the '87 325is. Anybody know where to get one? Or should I just fake something up?
The car isn't in perfect condition by any means, but neither am I, so it suits me well.
Oh yeah, the car itself is an '87 325is
Thanks,
-Eric
One more thing, does anyone make a harness bar or anything similar (short of a full cage) for E30s? I will be using my car for autocross and would like to be able to mount my harness correctly.
1: The sunroof won't close. There is a small support on the drivers side towards the rear of the sunroof that is broken, so it's stuck in "tilt" mode and won't flatten fully. The current owner says I can just replace this piece, but I had a BAD experience with a Scirocco 16v sunroof. Is this a common problem and how hard is it to fix?
2: The shifter (5sp) is VERY sloppy. To the point that I couldn't find reverse. I had the current owner show me and he basically rammed the lever into the driver's side of the center console and was able to slide it in. So, I'm thinking a rebuild is in order. How hard is this? and How much is this going to run me?
3: The idle is quite high, but from my experience with a similar vintage E28 it's probably just the Idle stabilizer valve. So I'm not overly concerned abou that. Should I be?
4: The support bracket for the "is" lip spoiler is broken on one end. The previous owner says that he's spent a lot of time at the dealer and wasn't able to locate even a part number. He also bought an ETKA on CD and hasn't been able to find it on there either. Supposedly it is ONLY used on the '87 325is. Anybody know where to get one? Or should I just fake something up?
The car isn't in perfect condition by any means, but neither am I, so it suits me well.
Oh yeah, the car itself is an '87 325is
Thanks,
-Eric
One more thing, does anyone make a harness bar or anything similar (short of a full cage) for E30s? I will be using my car for autocross and would like to be able to mount my harness correctly.
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