Took me a over a year, but I finally got my first e30

[z28]

Grats on the ride.

Which antenna did you go with?

I just bought some cheap stubby antenna from fleabay.

Nice add! Four door e30s look and function much better than 2 doors, imo. About your blower motor:

Try replacing the resistor first, and then the blower motor. I mean it's worth it just to pony up the change and do both, but on a college budget you might not want to. Also, you'll notice that with how much you'll be spending on replacement parts, your next car should also be an e30, so that you can just swap everything over and continue where you left off. It's like that ex who's no good for you. You just can't get rid of her..

Thanks for the advice, I'm gonna add it to the list of things to buy. I wanna get more e30s now....hahaha.

[Das Delfin]

Nice add! Four door e30s look and function much better than 2 doors, imo. About your blower motor:

Try replacing the resistor first, and then the blower motor. I mean it's worth it just to pony up the change and do both, but on a college budget you might not want to. Also, you'll notice that with how much you'll be spending on replacement parts, your next car should also be an e30, so that you can just swap everything over and continue where you left off. It's like that ex who's no good for you. You just can't get rid of her..

[Frank88ix]

Grats on the ride.

Which antenna did you go with?

[z28]

Small update nothing big. I got a really good deal on a brand new ls6 cam for my 02 camaro that will eventually donate its ls1 and m12 t56 (GTO tranny) to the e30. The ls6 cam is not a big cam but it sounds stock and will pass smog, plus it loves to shift at 7k rpm and it gives some extra power.

[z28]

Thanks, it sucks not having an e-brake though. I bring a rock (size of a tennis ball) with me everywhere I go to put on the rear driver tire so the car won't roll when I park it...haha. Before people say anything, I do leave it in gear also, I just use the rock when parked at an incline for a little extra safety.

[JeLani]

SD! Eastlake! & e brake issues must suck. hope its good soon.

[z28]

Today was an interesting day with the e30, while I was driving the e-brake drum shoes fell apart and jammed up inside the drum. I was on the highway when this happened, but thankfully the rear did not lock up, the car just started to vibrate out of no where and the rear passenger brake started smoking like crazy. All of this happened when I was about to get on the offramp. I was already near my house so I decided to limp it home and check what happened when I got there. When I got home I took both rear rotors off to check the condition of the shoes, and saw that on both sides, the shoe lining was completely cracked and missing big chunks.

While I was looking at the drums I decided to take a look at the AC since it hardly works. It looks like I need to replace the hvac fan motor because it only works in 1 and 2, but when I set it to 3 or 4 it makes a loud clicking noise. I have not taken a look at the motor yet, but from the sound it makes, I believe the fan is cracked and it expands at higher speeds and it hits something around it. The previous owner converted the ac to r134a but never changed the expansion valve, but lucky for me, he provided me with a new one. Another problem that I found with the ac is that the tensioner pulley is loose and it doesn't hold tension anymore, so that is another thing to add to the list of things to do.

Im probably gonna get the e-brake shoes this weekend and try to make some time to replace them next week. As for the ac, Ill take a look at the hvac blower when I get some time. If the blower fan is broken, then I won't try to fix the ac any time soon because I'm on a budget, and the ac is just a luxury at the moment.

As of right now it looks like I need
a new hvac blower motor assemblly
fix the ac tensioner
install the ac expansion valve
ac refill
e-brake shoes

[z28]

Sweet, San Diego brethren! Definitely don't see enough enthusiests here and definitely won't see me around for a few more weeks since both my e30s aren't running at the moment :( what part of SD are you in?

Im by the "Q".

I don't think calling a 4 door e30 in the US a 318iS is all that inaccurate - especially once you fit up all the iS bits.

You guys got the M42 in both 2 door and 4 door versions, where as the rest of us had to make do with the M40 in our 318i 4 doors.

Welcome.

I did not know that other places got the m40.... ouch.

Yeah shouldn't be too hard to find the remaining iS parts, can't wait to see what you make of it!

Yup, hopefully I find a good deal on some is side skirts, because I know I need them bad. Im gonna work on the looks and interior first, and then, when I'm done with college its gonna be ls1 swap with t56.

[RCtheRed]

Yeah shouldn't be too hard to find the remaining iS parts, can't wait to see what you make of it!

[lukeADE335i]

I don't think calling a 4 door e30 in the US a 318iS is all that inaccurate - especially once you fit up all the iS bits.

You guys got the M42 in both 2 door and 4 door versions, where as the rest of us had to make do with the M40 in our 318i 4 doors.

Welcome.

[ManSalad]

Sweet, San Diego brethren! Definitely don't see enough enthusiests here and definitely won't see me around for a few more weeks since both my e30s aren't running at the moment :( what part of SD are you in?

[Grackle]

Nice, grats!

[z28]

Thanks guys.

Congratz on the car! Hey, I'm really confused though, I've never heard of a 318is 4 Door, is it a special edition or a unique foreign gem?

Yeah, its just a 318i. I guess I should not call it an is, even though it has the is front lip, and trunk spoiler. Maybe in a couple months I will get the is side skirts. Im gonna edit the first post so there won't be any more confusion... plus, I do not want to be a poser....haha.

sick. a local bruh. welcome

Yup, one more to the SD club. I do not see a whole lot of e30's down here.

4 door saloon FTW!!!

As the saying goes, four doors more whores.

[Czur1991]

4 door saloon FTW!!!

[Dj Buttchug]

sick. a local bruh. welcome