Tthoughs on this 325es

[bmwstephen]

bluntech (most responsible vendor)

he's a sponsor here.

alternatives is autohaus (free shipping after 50 bucks and no CA tax), bmwmercedesparts.com (cheapest but takes forever to ship)

[TurboJake]

BMAparts has their M20TIMINGBELTKIT for a hundy. Blunt can probably beat them.

http://www.bmaparts.com/item.wws?sku=M20TIMINGBELTKIT&itempk=135905&mfr=BMA&weight=5

[mbonanni]

Thanks guys. going to bookmark those.

Jake.. Most of those parts were done back in 2007 and work great but that is a great deal. May pass it by my dad.

I am going to need to get my ass up and get a job, my excuse was that I wasn't going to have a car. now I do. And I can already tell I will be spending a lot of money on it.
haha /:

[mbonanni]

So just trying to sort some things out. The headlights are cracked, and figured that I would go ahead and get some better ones while I am at it.

Do these look like a good price?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/pts/2623162037.html

The guys said they are factory ellips from an e30 convertible...

[iamsam]

$100 is fair if they are in awesome shape.

[mr.vang]

I hapily paid $3400 for my 86 es in 07 with 74k confirmed miles (Carfax showed 43k miles in '99). The es came with lsd, spoiler and the ever elusive 86-87 front valence and hard-to-find fogs.

i've seen many 325es at the junk and there is no S on the diff tag. on the other hand, 325is all have S on their tag.

[bmwstephen]

So just trying to sort some things out. The headlights are cracked, and figured that I would go ahead and get some better ones while I am at it.

Do these look like a good price?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/pts/2623162037.html

The guys said they are factory ellips from an e30 convertible...

hard to tell but if you can ask the seller if he has closer shots of the reflector's condition, it might be worth asking

[SimplyDope]

Super clean eta.

[mbonanni]

Alright guys. So officially starting a list here on what to buy.

The front two struts are going to be replaced. I want to get Bilsteins, but I have a question. Can I put sport (or HD's) on the car while the rest is stock? I cannot see why not, but just asking for extra assurance.

Thanks

Going to be checking out the bushings and underneath the car later this week hopefully and will have more to add to the list.

[ForcedFirebird]

i've seen many 325es at the junk and there is no S on the diff tag. on the other hand, 325is all have S on their tag.

Of the hundreds of e30's that have been on my shop lift, the only es or is cars I have ever seen without lsd is late model 318's.

[mbonanni]

Man, was excited because I thought someone was posting regarding my question.... ;)

Anyways to make my question simpler. Can I put bilstein sports on the front while having everything rose stock?

[ForcedFirebird]

Sorry. You can, but with the soft stock springs, the ride will be harsh with Sports.

[mbonanni]

Okay, so I would need to get new springs for the ride to be nice.

What about the Bilstein Heavy Dutys? I do plan to go lower in the future, so will these be okay for now, and when later I decide to get lowering springs they will also be okay?

Thanks.

[dahows]

If you can afford it, replace struts and shocks at the same time. HDs would be a great choice if you're planning to keep the stock height for a while. KYBs aren't bad either if you're looking to save some greenbacks.

[mbonanni]

At the moment there is $250 I have to spend of replacing the front struts.

So the HD's are not a good idea if I want to lower it?