My First E30. 1986 325e. Whats up?

[StewCrew]

Well, first post. Might as well start it off right. I've wanted to get into E30's for a while, but never found a good deal until now. Picked up this 1986 325e for just $1500. 60k on the motor and trans and a list of repairs going back to '06. So yeah, let me know what you think. All criticism is welcomed.

Pre-bumper tuck


Tinted tails, soon to be untinted. Im not a fan of the black on black on more black look.


Tucked and painted front bumper. Tinted yellow brights. Im loving how the front looks now.





Thanks for checkin her out guys.

[grippymonkey]

seems like a good deal with some upkeep already done on it! I started off with a 86' myself... still wish I had that thing

[StewCrew]

seems like a good deal with some upkeep already done on it! I started off with a 86' myself... still wish I had that thing

Yeah, plus finding an e30 here in the midwest with no rust for under $3k is near impossible. And for $1500 with 1 bubble of rust on the roof, you cant go wrong. The guy bought this for his wife, who cant drive stick and didnt even like it that much. I told her she was crazy :p The only thing electrically wrong is that the radio isnt working, so I have to call the dealership tomorrow to get the code for it.

[JasonC]

Welcome to the site!

What color is the int?

[ill4noreason]

drop it with some wide wheels it will look good! you got a 5spd right? they make a center piece to fill in the front bumper.

[Pantless Spency]

welcorme.

[Erik]

Wilkommen. '86 twins. :D

[Teaguer]

^ Looks like the starting grid for a LeMons race! :rofl:


Haha! J/k! :p
Congrats on the purchase and welcome to rev! :up:

Good choice on wanting to ditch the blacked out tails.
Also thats a late model (88+) front valance in case you didn't know.
Since you have it you should try and source a late model plastic front bumper complete with the shocks.
Would just be an easy replacement at this point.
The rear bumper would look 1000x better painted black too.

[StewCrew]

Welcome to the site!

What color is the int?

Tan leather. Only a couple minor tears, but im not complaining. Its clean for its age.

drop it with some wide wheels it will look good! you got a 5spd right? they make a center piece to fill in the front bumper.

Dropping it is in the near future! And yeah its 5spd, i should probably edit that into my OP. Also where do you find that filler piece for the front? I figured ebay would have it but i wasnt seeing much.

^ Looks like the starting grid for a LeMons race! :rofl:


Haha! J/k! :p
Congrats on the purchase and welcome to rev! :up:

Good choice on wanting to ditch the blacked out tails.
Also thats a late model (88+) front valance in case you didn't know.
Since you have it you should try and source a late model plastic front bumper complete with the shocks.
Would just be an easy replacement at this point.
The rear bumper would look 1000x better painted black too.

It is? I knew something looked different haha. Thanks for the info bud. Ill work on finding a plastic bumper now. Yeah tucking the rear is next on my list, just havent gotten around to it yet. I just registered it 3 days ago, give me a break :)

Thanks for the welcomes so far guys, I appreciate it.