Andy's '87 325is - Ready For Winter

[Andy]

[cahomey]

It's ready to start chuckin' some snow and battlin' the driftz.
Those are some clean ass baskets. Clean IS.

[AdironRider]

Just put my winter stuff on as well, only mines some junk tires on old baskets so my good tires dont get fucked from just sitting in a garage.

[misterlance]

Looks clean.

What kind of WS wipers are those? Me likey.

Might as well give us tire info too. ;)

[fretburnr]

Bosch Icon wipers? i just got a set myself :) lookin' good man

[mtechnik]

Nice nice. She gets da treatment

[TUD]

I am curious how well an E30 Does in snow. From my previous experience, E30s do not perform too well in the rain.

[dude8383]

do those wipers really make a big difference??

how are they different from a normal wiper?

[Andy]

Thanks!!

I had the factory basketweaves re-finished. They came out really well. For snow tires, I’m running 195/65/14 Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50s.

Yes, the wipers are Bosch ICONs. They work really well!! They are suppose to provide a lot better contact with the windshield, from what I can tell, they do.

I am curious how well an E30 Does in snow. From my previous experience, E30s do not perform too well in the rain.

Tires play a HUGE factor when it comes to performance in the rain and snow. An E30 with snow tires would perform better in the snow then a Hummer on summer performance tires.

[TUD]

Tires play a HUGE factor when it comes to performance in the rain and snow. An E30 with snow tires would perform better in the snow then a Hummer on summer performance tires.

lol

Way back in the day we would run snow chains on our '87 iS. This is when we used to get heavy snows. We rarely get snow anymore and if we do it is a dusting.

[Andy]

lol

Way back in the day we would run snow chains on our '87 iS. This is when we used to get heavy snows. We rarely get snow anymore and if we do it is a dusting.

That’s how I felt last year… I bought a set of Blizzaks for my 330i and it barely snowed a half inch all season. Oh well… I’ve had enough experience of trying to drive in the snow with performance tires… lesson learned. ;)

Here’s my school of thought… buy a set of all seasonal tires, if you don’t necessarily care about performance in dry, wet or snow conditions… otherwise, those who care about performance, buy yourself a set of high performance tires for the 3 seasons out of the year and buy yourself a set of snow tires for the winter. :up:

[KenC]

How much were those wipers? I need new ones.

[96 Cosmos]

I wish my air dam was as tight to the bumper as yours is.

[Andy]

How much were those wipers? I need new ones.

$16.95 each from bavauto.com.

I wish my air dam was as tight to the bumper as yours is.

Do you have it attached to the metal lip along the bottom of the bumper? Maybe it has popped off.

[Gienek]

Verny nice clean ride. Where in columbus are you at? I am from Gahanna area.