Downsides of convertibles?

[fporro]

^^^ mang,
Full m technik 1 kit on that baby., oh such a sweet car.

I like the way he wears the scarf, so Red Baron of him.

[rkettner]

that is by far my favourite 80's cabrio picture. i love the glasses

[iCleaks]

It is more considerably more challenging to install a great sound system in a vert.

[Hartge_H27]

i miss my old cabbie. but i have another one being delivered on tuesday.

[andrewintraining]

your cars look nice

[fporro]

mang's,

cabrios are great e30's. I love both of mine. even for evrydat driving, heck, it's L.A. :)

easy bumper swaps and sweet setups can be achived with right components.

neg's, well, yes, they do rattle, but body flex can be cure to some extend.
say, set up a front strutbar and go for a ride on the twisties, then take it off on the way back, you'll notice diffrence within the 3rd turn.

not that anyone requested it but...

here's my Zinno 87, bumper swaped and bbs skirted on m3 springs and 15x7 bbs fronts and 15x7.5 rear ACT's
with proper offsets.



then, 2 month older sister...
bastardise between mt1 front and mt2 rear bumper set ups, uglyer wheels than your gf behind and suspension wise, well, too much to list, i'll just post a pic instead....





Zinno on oem springs, she dropped about 1/2 inch with coupe m3 springs., also added an m3 rear swaybar, so it is as close to oem cabrio M Technic setup as i can get her (as seen on first pic)

[Maluco]

Those pics didn't work, but thanks!

check out these threads... what you are looking for is a late model front license plate delete. Do a few searches.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=102882&highlight=license+plate

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=81630&highlight=license+plate

[andrewintraining]

Those pics didn't work, but thanks!

[andrewintraining]

No mean to bump this but

Does anyone have any ideas or ways to get rid of this LP gap on the front bumper?

[andrewintraining]

Mine squeaked like an old mattress until I replaced the shock mounts. I think that is the biggest culprit.

I was looking for a coupe but settled on the cabrio. I have a E46 sedan and a Jeep, so I thought a cabrio would be a different driving experience. It was the best thing I ever did.

New suspension, plastic bumpers with a rear apron and larger/wider wheels will give it a nice, clean 'euro' look and will distance yourself from the 80's.

Hey can I see some pics of your car? Sounds like sex

[E30 Cabrio]

I've owned a 325 es and my current 88 Cabrio and cannot tell the difference in handling, and I've drivin both cars quite aggressively on some twisties I know quite well. Roads that I've been having fun on here in the North SF Bay Area for over 25 years.

Anyone familiar with the area knows about Hwy 1 to Stinson Beach, Muir Woods, Mt. Tamalpais, etc...

If not, do a Google Earth view on them and check out those roads, they are quite challenging.

Maybe it's because my Cabrio has less mileage on it then my 325es did, but the es did have the "Sport" suspension and like I said, the handling difference was/is imperceptible.

[Maluco]

If I had to pick one over the other I would definitely go with the coupe. But in a perfect world, I have both :up:

nothing like taking the vert out on nice days...

[twothrees]

Mine squeaked like an old mattress until I replaced the shock mounts. I think that is the biggest culprit.

I was looking for a coupe but settled on the cabrio. I have a E46 sedan and a Jeep, so I thought a cabrio would be a different driving experience. It was the best thing I ever did.

New suspension, plastic bumpers with a rear apron and larger/wider wheels will give it a nice, clean 'euro' look and will distance yourself from the 80's.

[Stevie30]

Sweet, looks like i'm going to be in the cabrio club..
are there any ways of making the car flex less?

Yes. Stay on smooth roads and corner slower! LOL Just kidding. Mine will take curves faster than I want to take curves. You will not notice much difference in the vert and the coupe.

[andrewintraining]

Sweet, looks like i'm going to be in the cabrio club..
are there any ways of making the car flex less?