Andrew's Sterlingsilber 90 325iS -> 318iS

[Andrew325is]

Looks clean. Has it been repainted? Sterling Silver didn't hold up all that well (80's paint formulas, especially metallic, weren't great). Either that or somebody was meticulous with the paint.

The paint is original. It’s pretty good for its age.

[mike.bmw]

Looks to be in great shape! What are your plans for it?

[nando]

Looks clean. Has it been repainted? Sterling Silver didn't hold up all that well (80's paint formulas, especially metallic, weren't great). Either that or somebody was meticulous with the paint.

[pazu]

Good lookin car !

[Mahalaleel]

You found a gem! It's so clean.

No rust anywhere is a find.

[325e '87]

I’m an old fart and I actually prefer fabric seats. Warm in winter, cool in summer, and even the comfort seats keep you from sliding around.

Love my blue seats.

[Andrew325is]

You know what I’m thinking now? :) Instead or changing the interior to black maybe I can get the silber uberkaro fabric. Since the seats are already grey leather I could do the centers so they’d be like the Evo 2.

Found the fabric here: http://www.atxautosport.com/bespoke-products.html
Anyone order from them or know another supplier?

[laidback93]

Wow! What a nice e30 example!

BTW - I reached out to the transport company you used for a quote. I need to get my e30 shipped down to Phoenix from Nor Cal.

[Andrew325is]

I think I'll leave the suspension alone. It has Bilstein B4 shocks that look pretty recent.

[Andrew325is]

Yeah, I plan to keep it stock. I'm tempted to eventually throw an M54b30 into it, but I'm not sure how that would affect its future value. I should probably keep the old engine and gearbox if I was going to do that, so I would need to wait until I have a good place to store those. Maybe the same for the interior. I should probably hang onto the old seat covers and door cards if I switch them out for black. The driver's bolster needs repair so it'll still need work whatever I do. I read dying the seats is a PITA, so I think getting new covers would be the most simple approach. Plaid seats would be awesome, but those would probably be hard to find. No rush on that I guess. :)

[e30austin]

Nice looking little car, Andrew. Have fun with your new project. Do you intend to keep this one relatively stock?

I would say leave the Silbergrau alone. Give everything a thorough detail and redye the front seats. It's a nice combination and it all looks to be pretty decent. The ski-pass rear seat is a nice option, too.

[wworm]

I personally love the grey interior. I think you should keep it (or sell it to me lol)

[connorb850]

Looks like the car was in good company for the ride across country!

Happy to hear you are going to keep it mostly stock. Any plans for suspension, though?

[ATL_E30]

I was talking with Connor the other day and he told me how slick this ride was! Good to see it's gone to a good home. Can't wait to see the you transform it, I think the black interior will look really nice in this car.

Sub'd!

[Andrew325is]

I know this car will be well taken care of, excited to see where this goes. Sub’d

Thanks. I’ll do my best. :)

Today I changed the oil in the engine, gearbox, and final drive. I used Liqui Moly 5w-30 in the engine. (Edit: Changed to Mobil 1 15W-50). I put Pentosin FFL4 in the gearbox, and Amsoil Severe Gear 75w-90 in the final drive because I already had that on hand.