Bronzit Beige 1989 325i 2 Door

[e30RS]

I honestly struggled to believe that bronzeit has 380k miles! You have done a fantastic job of cleaning the car up. The interior look practically brand new. Good luck with the tranny swap.

[laidback93]

Nice fogs. So minty and fresh. I need a set as well. Can't you just replace the lenses?

And those cloth sport seats. I'm not usually a fan of cloth seats in e30, but I really like these.

[TFJR]

limp 3rd pedal?... preparing for the swap. Did you get an entire pedal set or just the 3rd? I read the auto setup can be converted with the clutch pedal and some other stuff, but not sure what else is needed...

Depends. Certain pedal assemblies didnt include the mounting nuts for the clutch master.
The bronzit from Juan requires an assembly swap.

I bought the car with a manual transmission pedal assembly already installed as you see it. I haven't investigated much more into it. Not sure if a previous owner had once had a complete 5 speed in it, or at some point began a swap and abandoned it.

The car is getting it's crack free dash installed as I type.

Purchased a set of Depo smilies which will receive a 4300k HID kit in the low beams, as well as a pristine set of refinished fog lights off the forum.

[amcp]

Depends. Certain pedal assemblies didnt include the mounting nuts for the clutch master.
The bronzit from Juan requires an assembly swap.

[2mAn]

limp 3rd pedal?... preparing for the swap. Did you get an entire pedal set or just the 3rd? I read the auto setup can be converted with the clutch pedal and some other stuff, but not sure what else is needed...

[TFJR]

Oh yeah don't get me wrong. I'll be picking up a set of Ronals for my bronzit.

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Wow insane condition for 380k miles.

Thanks! I agree, a rare find at this mileage.

So when I first bought the car is stunk like weed inside, specifically like a freshly smoked blunt. That dissipated over time to realize that this was once owned by a smoker. I do not smoke and the mild smell became annoying to me. I replaced the entire interior this weekend with a beautiful set of fabric sport seats. I have yet to install the door panels as I ran out of Griots Interior Cleaner from a weekend of scrubbing.
No pics yet, but I power washed all the OE floor mats last night at the local car wash palace. Those should now look even better. I also did the carpet really nice and pulled any stains the car had. The smell is gone! I also put the Nardi wheel in. That thing feels great.

I want to send out the injectors to be rebuilt and do all the top end gaskets on the car. It seems to get pretty bad gas mileage, like 17-19mpg on 92 octane. All the ignition components are new so I'm wondering why it seems to be so thirsty.
5 speed swap to be completed pre-picnic.

Looks as though the sedan may be finding a new home...













Crack free dash to be installed next month:


Cleans up nicely

[TFJR]

Nice score man! As lame as it sounds, now that my daily e30 is manual I'm on the look out for another auto sedan e30 for just commuting, so maybe just give it a thought to keep it auto since you have a manual one for fun back roads already. Regardless I'm sure you'll do this e30 right.

I can see where you're coming from, and if it was latter gen 3-series, like an E9x, I wouldn't have an issue with it being auto, but I just think the 4HP22 auto in these is soul-sucking and robs the e30 of being fun to drive.

Oh yeah don't get me wrong. I'll be picking up a set of Ronals for my bronzit.

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Wow insane condition for 380k miles.

Thanks! I feel the same way. Got a bit more to come before the E30 Picnic this June. Hoping to refurbish the front & rear subframes with new bushings, H&R Sports & Bilstein Sports (B8's) + an E36 steering rack conversion.

[e30RS]

Wow insane condition for 380k miles.

[laidback93]

The euroweaves look perfect on the lachs car. I think the Ronals look way better on here.

Oh yeah don't get me wrong. I'll be picking up a set of Ronals for my bronzit.

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[vtechnik]

Nice score man! As lame as it sounds, now that my daily e30 is manual I'm on the look out for another auto sedan e30 for just commuting, so maybe just give it a thought to keep it auto since you have a manual one for fun back roads already. Regardless I'm sure you'll do this e30 right.

[TFJR]

That looks to be in great shape for 380K+ miles. Nice find. And nice score on the nogaro silver euroweaves!

Thanks! It's making for a nice daily driver.

Nice, I saw this on the E30 group as well and wanted it badly. Glad it found a good home.

The guy I bought it from was really nice. To be honest I really feel like I rescued the car. When I did the timing belt it basically began to disintegrate in my hands. It was very needing of the timing belt, tune up and fluids. It runs awesome now!

Nice looking car. So much for selling those Euroweaves, eh?

The euroweaves look perfect on the lachs car. I think the Ronals look way better on here.

Nice bronzit. I'm shocked at how good the nogaro euroweaves on bronzit. Maybe not everyone's of tea, but I thought they would really clash which is why I didn't buy them.

It's got me rethinking my decision.

I personally thought the nogaro clashed big time with the bronzit. I think they look much better on a silver or a darker colored car.


Lots of updates since the last post! I have been busy making this a suitable daily driver. A 996.2 is calling my name so who knows how long I'll end up keeping both these E30's. This car really brings a smile to my face everytime I drive it so I'm sure I'll keep it through the summer, take it to the Picnic in June and a road trip down the Oregon Coast this September.

• Purchased a complete fabric sport interior that is in very good shape. I also have the door cards & rear seat. I've been cleaning it up this past week.
• Finally washed the car after all the snow we got hit with in Seattle.
• Installed the gorgeous painted side mirrors from DELPHINtimecapsule
• Got an under tray splash panel for the engine bay from Lance Richert. I like everything to be complete on my cars
• Got a 360mm Nardi Steering Wheel with hub from the R3V FaceBook group page
• Got a DS A-pillar blank. I also got a set of premium audio tweeters from a friend, who is currently looking for them in his parts stash lol
• Pieced together a nice set of 14" basketweaves and caps and mounted these 185/70 Goodyear Ultra Grip Winters on.
• Sourced a clean, crack free dash locally (sorry, no pictures)
• Got Lemforder E46 M3 Rear HD strut mounts. They're totally blown out on the car now. The car rides on Bilstein B6 HD currently
• Next up is sourcing everything for a 5 speed manual swap and a new windshield.

[laidback93]

Nice bronzit. I'm shocked at how good the nogaro euroweaves on bronzit. Maybe not everyone's of tea, but I thought they would really clash which is why I didn't buy them.

It's got me rethinking my decision.

[e30_troy]

Nice looking car. So much for selling those Euroweaves, eh?

[Sophia69IS]

Nice, I saw this on the E30 group as well and wanted it badly. Glad it found a good home.

[mike.bmw]

That looks to be in great shape for 380K+ miles. Nice find. And nice score on the nogaro silver euroweaves!