Questionable repairs that you have done, which have lasted a long time..

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  • sonomabimmers
    E30 Modder
    • Dec 2015
    • 802

    #91
    radiator hoses that love to hit my fan soooo.... zip tie jungle holding them back
    i love bmws

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    • Sea Aych
      Mod Crazy
      • Apr 2013
      • 763

      #92
      Originally posted by mjimport
      I can't take credit for this, but the PO of my e30 used (small) binder clips to hold the grills in place. Works great and is easier to remove than the oem slide on clips!
      Brilliant!



      I tack welded a bolt to my transmission tunnel to hold up the trans brace to tide me over until I welded in some new sheet metal.... not proud of this one, but it's been almost two years....
      1988 Atlantisblau Euro/Japanese 325i Cabriolet
      1989 Schwartz 325i - now M50 powered! - now very dead
      1998 Toyota 4Runner Limited
      My 17,000km Big NA National Parks trip!

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      • QUKBMER
        R3V OG
        • Feb 2010
        • 8178

        #93
        JB-weld on the front across the lower part of the oil pan and never leaked for 4 years. I know everyone on here has done that at one time or another.
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        garage queen 91 bmw 325is / 1972 Chevy El Camino 355 sbc 450hp

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        • Streichholzschächtelchen
          E30 Mastermind
          • Jan 2009
          • 1670

          #94
          guilty. been on my car since 2010 still holds oil. Parking bricks suck.
          Jah bless! :pimp:

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          • Kershaw
            R3V OG
            • Feb 2010
            • 11822

            #95
            Originally posted by sonomabimmers
            radiator hoses that love to hit my fan soooo.... zip tie jungle holding them back
            That's not a questionable repair, that's just how you do it. Lol.
            AWD > RWD

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            • varg
              No R3VLimiter
              • May 2014
              • 3281

              #96
              Originally posted by QUKBMER
              JB-weld on the front across the lower part of the oil pan and never leaked for 4 years. I know everyone on here has done that at one time or another.
              JB weld seals and secures the bulkhead connector that goes through my oil pan. (turbo oil return)

              IG @turbovarg
              '91 318is, M20 turbo
              [CoTM: 4-18]
              '94 525iT slicktop, M50B30 + S362SX-E, 600WHP DD or bust
              '93 RX-7 FD3S

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              • Dj Buttchug
                R3V OG
                • Jun 2010
                • 7624

                #97
                I have jB welded oil pans before. Also jB welded a pinhole in an intake on a early 2000s ford expedition. Worked for like 7 years till the trucks trans failed.

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                • estoguy
                  E30 Enthusiast
                  • May 2013
                  • 1087

                  #98
                  Originally posted by Kershaw
                  That's not a questionable repair, that's just how you do it. Lol.
                  Totally, I do the same thing!
                  Estoguy
                  1986 BMW 325, Alpenweiss ~ "Elsa"

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                  • sonomabimmers
                    E30 Modder
                    • Dec 2015
                    • 802

                    #99
                    Originally posted by Kershaw
                    That's not a questionable repair, that's just how you do it. Lol.
                    thats funny i figured i was missing some brackets to hold it back.
                    i love bmws

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                    • Kershaw
                      R3V OG
                      • Feb 2010
                      • 11822

                      #100
                      It's essentially an OEM zip tie.

                      AWD > RWD

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                      • nando
                        Moderator
                        • Nov 2003
                        • 34827

                        #101
                        I remembered another one. lol. My E30 is a pile :p

                        When I did my 5 speed swap, the brake light switch didn't quite reach the pedal far enough to activate it. So I used a washer and some electrical tape to make a spacer that activates the switch. It's been that way since 2006.. I guess I meant to make it more permanent, but it's worked for so long I sort of forgot about it until now.
                        Build thread

                        Bimmerlabs

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                        • dnguyen1963
                          R3VLimited
                          • Nov 2011
                          • 2648

                          #102
                          Zip ties win. Here is another product that not many have used them for quick leak repairs...Plumber putty. Great stuff, cheap, and water resistant.

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                          • sonomabimmers
                            E30 Modder
                            • Dec 2015
                            • 802

                            #103
                            Originally posted by dnguyen1963
                            Zip ties win. Here is another product that not many have used them for quick leak repairs...Plumber putty. Great stuff, cheap, and water resistant.
                            will that work on a temporary fix. like say I'm outta town and a hose gets a small leak? really
                            i love bmws

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                            • Best_name_available
                              E30 Addict
                              • Jul 2014
                              • 479

                              #104
                              Zip ties on a couple vacuum lines tbh
                              Originally posted by Vokuhila
                              I laughed, and then I serioused

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                              • Kershaw
                                R3V OG
                                • Feb 2010
                                • 11822

                                #105
                                That's not even close to questionable. That's a solid option.
                                AWD > RWD

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