So I picked up an e30 a couple months ago. It's a nice 318is with low km's, the guy I bought it from seemed nice enough. The only issues were a leaking steering rack and a faulty handbrake. He tells me the handbrake is "only missing a couple springs", me not knowing anything about cars at the time decide to believe him and go from there.
Yesterday with the help of a friend I pulled the rear wheels/rotors off to check it out, the springs arent the only thing missing, there isnt anything inside the wheel at all, both wheels look like this.
First, what is the bracket around the cable? is that the mounting plate?.
Second, and more importantly, should I look at buying all of these parts new (dealer says ~$320 for all the parts) or should I just look for used parts (no luck so far on kijiji/craigslist/local forums)?
Are these parts something that rust out quickly, and become useless? or are these something that is usually in working order on older cars?
I'm really looking for suggestions.
Money isn't too much of an issue, the more money spent on these repairs, the less I for the fun stuff (stereo, wheels, coilovers)
Yesterday with the help of a friend I pulled the rear wheels/rotors off to check it out, the springs arent the only thing missing, there isnt anything inside the wheel at all, both wheels look like this.
First, what is the bracket around the cable? is that the mounting plate?.
Second, and more importantly, should I look at buying all of these parts new (dealer says ~$320 for all the parts) or should I just look for used parts (no luck so far on kijiji/craigslist/local forums)?
Are these parts something that rust out quickly, and become useless? or are these something that is usually in working order on older cars?
I'm really looking for suggestions.
Money isn't too much of an issue, the more money spent on these repairs, the less I for the fun stuff (stereo, wheels, coilovers)
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