New e30 owner

[00Smurf]

Just bought an 87 325is for $1175. It has 186000 miles on it and runs extremely well. It has a lil bit of rust, but nothing that i hope cannot be fixed. I am absolutely in love with the car, it handles like a dream. well just introducing my self to the community. I'll prolly have lots of questions. My first thing to do is change the pads and rotors as they are pretty worn. Any recommendations on what to use. I have a budget of $300 for the brakes.

Well w/o further delay, here are some pics. more to come once.

Here she is:

http://www.500pounds.com/BMW/87_BMW_325is%20001.jpg

http://www.500pounds.com/BMW/87_BMW_325is%20002.jpg

http://www.500pounds.com/BMW/87_BMW_325is%20003.jpg

http://www.500pounds.com/BMW/87_BMW_325is%20004.jpg

http://www.500pounds.com/BMW/87_BMW_325is%20005.jpg

http://www.500pounds.com/BMW/87_BMW_325is%20006.jpg

http://www.500pounds.com/BMW/87_BMW_325is%20007.jpg

http://www.500pounds.com/BMW/87_BMW_325is%20008.jpg

http://www.500pounds.com/BMW/87_BMW_325is%20009.jpg

http://www.500pounds.com/BMW/87_BMW_325is%20010.jpg

http://www.500pounds.com/BMW/87_BMW_325is%20011.jpg

White 1987 BMW 325is -
186k miles -
5 speed -
Black Leather interior -

Plus it has a couple of rust spots. Anyone recommend the best way to fix them. Also whats a good place to buy parts? How well do these fare on the track?

[MikeE30325i]

Very nice E30. are those BMW BBS basketweaves?

[euroshark]

Cool! Nice score!

Rust is pretty much only fixed by killing it and painting over the area, luckly, white is pretty easy to get a "close enough" match. E30s can handle incredibly well, if you are thinking about taking it to the track, you will find tons of info here about suspension, brakes, tires, and engine performance. Welcome!

Mike, those are the standard 14x6.5 basketweaves (BBS).

[MikeE30325i]

Mike, those are the standard 14x6.5 basketweaves (BBS).

Do the standard ones say "BMW" under the centercap?

[euroshark]

Im pretty sure my 16x8 BBSs don't, they just say "BBS RZ4XX" or something to that effect...

Were there two versions of the 14x6.5 basketweave? Perhaps a BBS and a non-BBS version? Hmmmmm...

[MikeE30325i]

Im pretty sure my 16x8 BBSs don't, they just say "BBS RZ4XX" or something to that effect...

Were there two versions of the 14x6.5 basketweave? Perhaps a BBS and a non-BBS version? Hmmmmm...

there was a version that said this.

[Mike325]

The centercaps do say bmw on them. Nice looking car there. Needs a little lovin' but that is what we are here for. Good luck with the car, you have made the best desision of your life.

[brandondan1]

Nice car, hope you have fun restoring it. Throw some D's on it.

[PУCCKAЯ_e30ka]

that's pretty nice!!! you should include euro bumps in your to-do list! $300 can get you breaks and bushings if spent right!

[doucy2]

You all can thank me for refering him so the site.

Nice car bro, can't wait to see it in person this spring. Thanks for joining.

[Hick]

more ohio people, horay

[00Smurf]

thanks guys for the welcome. i'm looking forward to partaking in the knowledge of the site.

<quote>PУCCKAЯ_e30 that's pretty nice!!! you should include euro bumps in your to-do list! $300 can get you breaks and bushings if spent right!</quote>

what do the euro bumpers look like? also i noticed in the owners manual there was a heated seat option. how common was that option and is it possible to retrofit?

[Mike325]

Look at MR 325's car. He has a black eta with the euro bumpers.

The euro bumpers are metal, but MUCH smaller. They look very nice but are har to come by, at least around here.

[Mike325]

Here is a link to some of his pics.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=76152

[Mastrcruse]

Welcome YEA for Ohio!

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=76713