21+ year old body parts, where are they?

[nwe30]

how do i bend it back....i tried to hammer it in, but it won't budge. just leaves dents in the door frame. i need it drivable at the least :( i fuckin miss it

[TimKninja]

I bought a door off a member hear for $30 in Great condition. The only thing that sucked was he cut the harness going into the door. So I had to Re-use my old harness and re-route it into the new door.

Tip: Take the door off by the THE HINGE PINS Or you will have a helluva time re-alinging the door. Do Not Unbolt it!!!!

I also had the problem where the rest of my zinnoberrot paint was faded and the door wasnt. >_<

[jzchen]

Have you tried searching www.car-part.com? I found this site usefull!!!

[Kershaw]

local junkyard...?

[ck_taft325is]

local junkyard...?

To Washington's failure (or at least the area between Tacoma and Seattle) our JY's suck for e30 parts diving.

[nwe30]

chris, im gonna call absolute german autowrecking in seattle...their inventory shows that they have a "red door"

it is to my understanding that ANY e30 door will fit my car, correct?
so early model 325i's and 318i's will fit?

[1991318is1]

i found a lady in new jersy that has oem panels , she used to run a body shop in the 80s and specialized in bmw i will give you here info i got a drivers side rear quarter panel .

[nwe30]

i found a lady in new jersy that has oem panels , she used to run a body shop in the 80s and specialized in bmw i will give you here info i got a drivers side rear quarter panel .

thanks i'll keep that in mind, im just trying to find a door that is local for now.

[Lance Racing]

I'm in Bellevue and may have a driver door, I need to check and see if it is for a 2-door or 4-door. But it won't be red.

[InuFaye]

chris, im gonna call absolute german autowrecking in seattle...their inventory shows that they have a "red door"

it is to my understanding that ANY e30 door will fit my car, correct?
so early model 325i's and 318i's will fit?

Im fairly sure the wiring in late model doors is different then early doors. Of course 2 door and 4 doors are different.

[Kershaw]

vert door, 2 door, and 4 door are all different.

[MattM]

theres a bmw specialty wrecker about an hour drive from my house....

hes got dozens of e30's in the yard, and inventory from hundreds more in the warehouse

[nando]

To Washington's failure (or at least the area between Tacoma and Seattle) our JY's suck for e30 parts diving.

you're not alone. We used to have about 5 good junkyards, but now there are only 2 - one on the reservation which is total crap (cars all over the place, overgrown with weeds/trees/blackberries) and another that is so overpriced you could buy the same parts new.

[nando]

Im fairly sure the wiring in late model doors is different then early doors. Of course 2 door and 4 doors are different.

it doesn't matter much, you can swap all the stuff internal to the doors. except early doors will have chrome trim.

[nwe30]

yeah i found a silver front drivers side door. it's from a 1991 318i. im going to go see it tomorrow, it's an hour away.


does anybody know the ballpark figure of how much it'd cost to paint the door brilliantrot? what would be a fair rate?

also, if any of you have a tutorial on how to detach a door and reattach, it'd be greatly appreciated if you could share that with me.

thanks