I wanted to introduce myself and my new acquisition. I’ve been lurking on r3vlimited for a few months now in the search of a nice clean 325ic. I just wanted something to tinker with. I finally found one and have had it about a week now.
It’s a ’92 Mauritisblau-metallic cab with just over 93k miles. Here are some quick shots, sorry for not using a crummy cell phone for the pics:
It in fairly good shape but it is showing its age. Over the past week I’ve been making my list of “things to do” and have my short list made up:
1) Replace the windows switches – I tried to rebuild them but 3 are beyond help
2) Replace the headlights – I believe that these are original, they rival a candle with the amount of light they put out, I went with upgraded Hella H4’s/H1’s, should arrive in the next few days
3) Charge the A/C – the person I bought the car from said that the A/C worked great, I found out that it won’t keep up with AZ heat. Going to try and get this done in the next week or so.
4) Adjust the valves – Oil & timing belt are current, but the engine sounds a little rough
5) Full Detail – the paint & interior are in great shape, paint a little dull, and the leather is way too “shiny”.
6) Adjust the fit of the top – the top doesn’t seal against the body on the driver’s side, it sits up about ½ inch, need to research how to correct this, any advice would be welcomed.
7) Suspension upgrade – The rear shocks remind me of riding in a taxi in Mexico, a little floating up/down action going on, and the front struts feel shot. I’m currently researching suspension upgrades and I’m leaning towards the H&R Touring cup kit with matched shocks/struts/springs. I would welcome any feedback from anyone that has these installed on a cabriolet.
8) Wheels & tires – been researching different options, thinking I may go with this: photoshopped XXR530’s
This isn’t my first E30, In ’94 I bought this: ’88 E30 325is (pic was taken in ’98 when I sold it)
Then sold it when I moved to Ireland…
When I returned I bought this: ’00 E46 323i, slightly modified
Then I sold the 323i and bought this: ’04 E46 M3, slightly modified
I’m keeping the M, they will have to pry it out on my cold dead hands. I’m the original owner and out of 134k, I have put all but 75 miles on it.
Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and say that this site has a lot of really good info on it. If you find that I don’t post much, its usually because I found the “search” button
,
Thanks for reading,
Cheers,
RR
It’s a ’92 Mauritisblau-metallic cab with just over 93k miles. Here are some quick shots, sorry for not using a crummy cell phone for the pics:
It in fairly good shape but it is showing its age. Over the past week I’ve been making my list of “things to do” and have my short list made up:
1) Replace the windows switches – I tried to rebuild them but 3 are beyond help
2) Replace the headlights – I believe that these are original, they rival a candle with the amount of light they put out, I went with upgraded Hella H4’s/H1’s, should arrive in the next few days
3) Charge the A/C – the person I bought the car from said that the A/C worked great, I found out that it won’t keep up with AZ heat. Going to try and get this done in the next week or so.
4) Adjust the valves – Oil & timing belt are current, but the engine sounds a little rough
5) Full Detail – the paint & interior are in great shape, paint a little dull, and the leather is way too “shiny”.
6) Adjust the fit of the top – the top doesn’t seal against the body on the driver’s side, it sits up about ½ inch, need to research how to correct this, any advice would be welcomed.
7) Suspension upgrade – The rear shocks remind me of riding in a taxi in Mexico, a little floating up/down action going on, and the front struts feel shot. I’m currently researching suspension upgrades and I’m leaning towards the H&R Touring cup kit with matched shocks/struts/springs. I would welcome any feedback from anyone that has these installed on a cabriolet.
8) Wheels & tires – been researching different options, thinking I may go with this: photoshopped XXR530’s
This isn’t my first E30, In ’94 I bought this: ’88 E30 325is (pic was taken in ’98 when I sold it)
Then sold it when I moved to Ireland…
When I returned I bought this: ’00 E46 323i, slightly modified
Then I sold the 323i and bought this: ’04 E46 M3, slightly modified
I’m keeping the M, they will have to pry it out on my cold dead hands. I’m the original owner and out of 134k, I have put all but 75 miles on it.
Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and say that this site has a lot of really good info on it. If you find that I don’t post much, its usually because I found the “search” button
,Thanks for reading,
Cheers,
RR
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