89is Alpine Progress Thread: e30 Hibernation - e90 swap complete

[wworm]

Just FYI I’m running LED tail light bulbs and low beams and they all trip the check panel


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[jeenyus]

when you replace those window rubber pieces, will you document how and whatever? I have been wanting to replace mine for a while now.

[jeenyus]

great progress! awesome project

[VBe30]

Bronzit is sold

Bittersweet, but sold the Bronzit off today. It will be shipped to upstate New York via trailer for the next owner to enjoy. Older gentleman wanted a project to work on with his son. Very nice guys. The brother in law is actually handling the shipping for him. Also a fellow e30 and 2002 owner.

[VBe30]

https://superbrightleds.com

I picked them up to basically test them out. I think I’ll be ordering the rest of the tail light bulbs and front turn signals and maybe even high beams. If they trip the check panel, I’ll go back to stock though.

[stonea]

Link to the LED lights you used?

[VBe30]

Update

Car passed inspection after the second visit - forgot to check all the bulbs before I took it in. So we are good for another year. In the past month I've done a few more suspension upgrades and blew my load on black friday. As always, pictures speak for themselves.

Picked up some treehouse CABs and gave them some love.

Before


After - Metallic silver paint (same color as my swaybars) and a fresh Condor replacement bushing



Switched from control arm mounted swaybar end-links to strut tube mounted endlinks from CaTuned. I had originally ordered Garagistic, but they were too long and I could not shorten them.


Picked up some IE swaybar mounts for the 21mm convertible bar I have installed.



Upgraded to LED reverse lights



Black Friday Deals - Blunttech hooked it up with their OE BMW parts sale. Picked up IS side skirts and hardware, Window Guide rubbers, outer rubber for door window, and a 1 piece sunroof gasket.

[VBe30]

Alpine

Great job so far! Hopefully I'll be going down the same route with my car here shortly.

Nice, Hopefully I'll see it around the 757 or run into you again at PnP

Nice progress!

Thanks Man!

nice work sub'd

Thanks

My registration came due, so I re-upped with a custom plate. I'll probably keep it for a year then toss some Antique plates on.

[getouth]

nice work sub'd

[parkerbink]

Nice progress!

[stonea]

Great job so far! Hopefully I'll be going down the same route with my car here shortly.

[VBe30]

Weekend Update

Well the weekend came and went, but I was able to knock a few things off my to-do list for the Alpine.



Replaced the hood strut



New plastic lock cylinder trim



Rolled the rear fenders. Tool is absolute shit, but got the job done. Lowered it a few inches while I was in there.



Rear fitment



Front fitment



New Ride height




Bled the brakes with my new Motive power bleeder



Tried to fix the High pressue Power Steering leak. I had to remove the resevoir to rack line to access the -AN fitting for the chase bays line. I was able to tighten it down a bit more..time will tell..



New battery. Bronzit battery died...so the Alpine gets the new Bosch and Bronzit gets the older Interstate.




Washed up and sitting pretty



Sunroof Panel sitting and waiting for me to order new gaskets and give it a fresh coat of paint.

I need to get the Alpine inspected this week..it ran out in September. I had been delaying due to the tires hitting the rear fender wells and peeling away like a string cheese. Everything should pass hopefully...

[oekundar]

Love the progress on the car...can't wait to see the continued progression.

[IronJoe]

Looks good! Love an alpine coupe :D

[VBe30]

Not bad

Thanks dude