I recently bought my first E30. Actually, it’s my first BMW. I’ve had countless volkswagens, but this is new territory for me.
I was somewhat specific with what I wanted. Late model, manual, four door, not bronzite or silver. This is what I ended up with.
I’ve had the car for a couple of weeks now and have already cleaned it up a bit, but obviously it’s a bit rough around the edges to start.
The first thing I needed to address was this fender. Apparently the last owner drove into a chain link fence?
Ended up finding a decent white fender at a dismantler about an hour away from my house.
While I was at the dismantler, I mentioned that I needed some seats. (My cloth comfort seats were ripped to shreds.) They happened to have a pair of black sport seats that had been sitting outside in the sun and rain for years. Was able to pick them up cheap and they were better than what I had.
They cleaned up better than expected. Also threw in an intalvolanti bbs wheel I had laying around while I waited for my new steering wheel to arrive.
I went to go pick up a couple parts from a guy I met in the Facebook groups. Ended up leaving with a new valance, fogs, floor mats, elipsoids, new drivers side grille, matching rear seats, and a spoiler.
Wired in the headlights immediately
Dyed the floor mats black
Most importantly, he had a set of pretty much perfect black sport seats. My friend agreed to buy the ones I got if I bought the second set, so that’s what I did.
New steering wheel arrived
The drivers door was missing trim and pretty badly dented, so I found a replacement.
I was somewhat specific with what I wanted. Late model, manual, four door, not bronzite or silver. This is what I ended up with.
I’ve had the car for a couple of weeks now and have already cleaned it up a bit, but obviously it’s a bit rough around the edges to start.
The first thing I needed to address was this fender. Apparently the last owner drove into a chain link fence?
Ended up finding a decent white fender at a dismantler about an hour away from my house.
While I was at the dismantler, I mentioned that I needed some seats. (My cloth comfort seats were ripped to shreds.) They happened to have a pair of black sport seats that had been sitting outside in the sun and rain for years. Was able to pick them up cheap and they were better than what I had.
They cleaned up better than expected. Also threw in an intalvolanti bbs wheel I had laying around while I waited for my new steering wheel to arrive.
I went to go pick up a couple parts from a guy I met in the Facebook groups. Ended up leaving with a new valance, fogs, floor mats, elipsoids, new drivers side grille, matching rear seats, and a spoiler.
Wired in the headlights immediately
Dyed the floor mats black
Most importantly, he had a set of pretty much perfect black sport seats. My friend agreed to buy the ones I got if I bought the second set, so that’s what I did.
New steering wheel arrived
The drivers door was missing trim and pretty badly dented, so I found a replacement.
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