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

[animal]

very nice first e30! take care of it!

[JeLani]

Pic of LEDs? Those sound nice


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[z28]

Today I replaced both front sway bar end links without a hassle, it took like 20 minutes total, but unfortunately the end links were not the only thing that needed to be replaced. When I was replacing the end links I noticed that the noise I was hearing was not just the links but also the outer ball joint of the driver side control arm now I have to spend money that I wanted to use for the IS side skirts on a pair of new control arms. Also ECS Tuning raised the price on the side skirts :rippedoff: does anyone else know of a less expensive source for IS side skirts?

On another note, I also replaced the reverse, dome, and trunk light bulbs with some nice LEDs.

Bulbs
Reverse 2 x 7506
Dome 2 x 6411 (festoon 41x11)
Trunk 1 x 6418 (festoon 37x11)

[z28]

A while back with the help of some forum members I figured out why the wrong light was blinking instead of the CEL. Since I have to remove the cluster to correct the blinking light I might spice it up when I remove it but thats gonna have to wait for another day.

What could not wait for another day though was the keyless entry that the mailman delivered today. For the keyless I am using a viper 211hv unit that comes with a lot of features but I only cared for the lock and unlock.... anyways, It was super easy to install the keyless using the harness in the trunk and it works great.

Trunk Wire used
Green/Violet (unlock - harness)
Green/Black (lock - harness)
Brown (ground -harness)
Red (12v constant - antenna harness)

Viper 211hv wires used
Blue/Black (unlock #30 common output)
Green/Black (lock #30 common output)
Violet (ground - unlock #87 normally open input)
Violet/Black (ground - lock #87 normally open input)
Black (ground)
Red (12v constant)

Picture of me starting to get the wires hooked up but I did not get a picture of everything all buttoned up because it started to rain so I rushed to finish it up.

[z28]

I reset the service light today and did the stomp test for kicks and jollies and I found it weird that the check engine light does not blink when I do the stomp test, the light that blinks instead is the one close to the center with the two arrows and it still gave me a code. The code that the stomp test gave me is 1444, which means that its all good. Now, my question is, is it normal for the newer e30s to have the light with the arrows blink instead of the check engine light?.... from what I saw online the one that is supposed to blink is the check engine light.

[JeLani]

Used vice grips and a copper plate lol on my friends eta


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[z28]

Hopefully they go in smooth.

[JeLani]

Easy install, but annoying


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[z28]

A couple days ago the front suspension started squeaking and making popping noises so I decided to take a look. It looks like I need new front sway bar end links, the drivers front is shot.

[z28]

Finally got the parking brake fixed and it was a pain in the ass to get the dang shoes adjusted, it was not hard, it was just annoying.

[z28]

Got some free time so I finally got the steering wheel hooked up and the install went smooth without any problems. To get the horn to work I removed the old horn ring from the old steering wheel, then I cut it to be able to use it on the new hub, and I used some super glue to glue the ring to the new hub. Since my e30 had an airbag steering wheel I had to use some washers between the column and hub and also between hub and 22mm nut to get the steering wheel hub nice and tight. My first impression after the first drive is that the car feels more sporty with the smaller steering wheel(350mm) and I can finally see all the warning lights on the dashboard, the giant tractor steering wheel would block almost all the bottom of the gauge cluster. Another thing worth mentioning is that the old steering wheel is heavy as shit, and that this mod was well worth the time and money.


Old wheel next to the new one for size comparison.





Here you can see the piece of the horn ring that I cut off and also the ring glued on to the new hub.




All I had to do to the column was cut the white piece circled in red and that was it. You can also see the spacer/washer that goes between the column and hub.




And here is the last picture of the momo steering wheel in its new home.

[PogiMonster]

Nice e30. Diggin the progress you're making!

[z28]

I can't wait for the semester to be over so I can install the brake shoes, nrg short hub, nrg quick release, and momo steering wheel. The only thing that sucks about the nrg hub is that it does not have a horn ring so I'm gonna have to make one :( but I already have an idea for the horn ring.

[JeLani]

Subd


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[z28]

Got a new rear roundel because the one that the previous owner had on there was not the correct size, plus it was all hazy. I finally bought some new parking brake shoes, but I won't have time to put them on until thanksgiving week. And for those rare rainy days in SoCal I picked up a noah cover.