New to r3v and e30s!

[pogiboy9]

Mtech 2 is not bad at all :P ... btw does anyone have a shot of the MT2 Skirt without the side panels ?

[craiggroves91]

They come primered, ready for paint...you should 1) paint it flat black to match your rear trunk spoiler...

Or...2) paint both white, and get some matched white sideskirts

Ok awesome. Ill probably make it all white and get rid of the black trim around the car. I'm not sure yet


I like this look

[elguapo84]

Awesome! That's a great price!
Im going to sound like a noob(well because I am one, but will I have to paint the lip white?
I can't tell if they come painted or what.
Haha

They come primered, ready for paint...you should 1) paint it flat black to match your rear trunk spoiler...

Or...2) paint both white, and get some matched white sideskirts

[craiggroves91]

tischer BMW has them new for 135 (http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...catalogid=4462)

Awesome! That's a great price!
Im going to sound like a noob(well because I am one, but will I have to paint the lip white?
I can't tell if they come painted or what.
Haha

[elguapo84]

I'm going to fix the psost now, but it has a recently rebuilt head and less than 200 miles on timing belt/water-pump.
Yeah I am most likely going to de-badge it or fix them. Should I look for a used IS lip or is there somewhere i could get a new one for a good price?

tischer BMW has them new for 135 (http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...catalogid=4462)

[craiggroves91]

bump for more pics :)

[craiggroves91]

keep the wheels.

Yeah I'm going to hang on to them, unless i find something I dig more. There is a spare on now he said the one 16" rim needs a new tire.

[craiggroves91]

Welcome to r3v and e30's.

Thanks!
Glad to be in Cali where it seems there is a fairly dense population of them in good shape!

[craiggroves91]

Oh and for the interior I'm going to replace the seats, the P.P.O dye the leather black.
And the door panels are sprayed black. I'm going to be doing a lot of stuff in there.

[JJe30]

Welcome to r3v and e30's.

[craiggroves91]

I'm going to fix the psost now, but it has a recently rebuilt head and less than 200 miles on timing belt/water-pump.
Yeah I am most likely going to de-badge it or fix them. Should I look for a used IS lip or is there somewhere i could get a new one for a good price?[/quote]


I'd look more into the new department. Used are undoubtingly road rashed on the front a bit and/or cracked. Nothing can beat a new one. Try BMAparts.com. From my searches (not super extensive as I'm not into body mods with my project yet) they are the cheapest. RealOEM.com, BavAuto.com will also be something to look into.

Fantastic car to start with. Looks fairly straight from the provided pictures. If there's no engine knock etc, the head rebuild will carry you for awhile. Keep them valves adjusted. What direction are you planning on taking it engine wise? Fairly stock (just dandy), 24v swap, M30 swap, etc etc?

For Suspension I'd go GC (Ground Control) coil overs with GC Camber plates up top. Check your bushings (Control arms, Tie rod ends, subframe mounts, rear shock mounts) and look for wear/failure. Upgrade as needed. A good idea is to check your shocks to see if they've got 190k on 'em or not. I suggest Bilsteins in pair with GC CO's. There's a few threads in the suspension forums that'll tell you nearly everything you need to know.

I hope that's white paint on the front seat. Otherwise I really hope they didn't pay the lazy hooker...

...Good find. Keep us posted.

-C[/quote]


Found this on BMA

http://bmaparts.com/ShopByVehicle.epc?q=1989-BMW-3--5is--/--L6--494cc--.5l--Gas--Fi--m--0--15---Body--Parts&yearid=1989%40%401989&makeid=BMW%40%40BMW%40%40X&engineid=1011845%40%40325IS++%2F+L6-2494cc+2.5L+GAS+FI++(M20)+152%40%40325IS&catid=Body+Parts%40%40Body+Parts&subcatid=Front+Spoiler@@Front+Spoiler&mode=PA

There is also this lip

http://www.aboveallmotorwerks.com/Products/GENUINE-BMW-Valance-Spoiler-is-Style-Front-Lower-Valance-Trim-NOTE--Also-use--(10)-51-71-1-945-568-clips__GENUINE-spc-BMW_51711968488_S.aspx

Way more expensive. The top one is the original correct?
Engine wise for now I was planning on just doing simple things to increase HP, no swaps yet. If you guys could point me towards legit bolt ons and all that, that would be great!

I'll check out the suspension when I bring the car home!

Thanks for your help!

[Holland]

keep the wheels.

[ck_taft325is]

[/quote]I'm going to fix the psost now, but it has a recently rebuilt head and less than 200 miles on timing belt/water-pump.
Yeah I am most likely going to de-badge it or fix them. Should I look for a used IS lip or is there somewhere i could get a new one for a good price?[/quote]


I'd look more into the new department. Used are undoubtingly road rashed on the front a bit and/or cracked. Nothing can beat a new one. Try BMAparts.com. From my searches (not super extensive as I'm not into body mods with my project yet) they are the cheapest. RealOEM.com, BavAuto.com will also be something to look into.

Fantastic car to start with. Looks fairly straight from the provided pictures. If there's no engine knock etc, the head rebuild will carry you for awhile. Keep them valves adjusted. What direction are you planning on taking it engine wise? Fairly stock (just dandy), 24v swap, M30 swap, etc etc?

For Suspension I'd go GC (Ground Control) coil overs with GC Camber plates up top. Check your bushings (Control arms, Tie rod ends, subframe mounts, rear shock mounts) and look for wear/failure. Upgrade as needed. A good idea is to check your shocks to see if they've got 190k on 'em or not. I suggest Bilsteins in pair with GC CO's. There's a few threads in the suspension forums that'll tell you nearly everything you need to know.

I hope that's white paint on the front seat. Otherwise I really hope they didn't pay the lazy hooker...

...Good find. Keep us posted.

-C

[M-technik-3]

Nice car to start with, have to love cheap cali cars.

[craiggroves91]

Maint. Also, fix the 325is badge and put it in the correct location. Oh, and an IS lip.

I'm going to fix the psost now, but it has a recently rebuilt head and less than 200 miles on timing belt/water-pump.
Yeah I am most likely going to de-badge it or fix them. Should I look for a used IS lip or is there somewhere i could get a new one for a good price?