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The first car I ever rode in was an e30
Originally posted by Cabriolet
Wish you the best and hope you don't remember anything after 10pm.
1992 Mauritiusblau Vert
2011 Alpinweiss 335is coupe
2002 540i/6 Black/Black
2003 GSX-R 750 (RIP)
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Nope I think they're overrated. The kit kinda the ruins the vintage look of e30's.I want a nice set of smoked MHW's (I know, get it line)
Free Stuff!!:http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=273454
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but you've got one in your sig..
what do you think of my calypso vert? check towards the end of the thread for plansI BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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A mt1 euro bumpered calypso vert would set my soul on fire. And I'm mad I missed the Oak park show.I want a nice set of smoked MHW's (I know, get it line)
Free Stuff!!:http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=273454
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Originally posted by CrusherCurtis View PostNope I think they're overrated. The kit kinda the ruins the vintage look of e30's.The first car I ever rode in was an e30
Originally posted by Cabriolet
Wish you the best and hope you don't remember anything after 10pm.
1992 Mauritiusblau Vert
2011 Alpinweiss 335is coupe
2002 540i/6 Black/Black
2003 GSX-R 750 (RIP)
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Originally posted by robrez View PostMy car came with the full-leather upholstery [SCHWARZ VOLLEDER 0318] option, so I'm going to get some new leather seat covers, hopefully nappa.
BTW, I found this translation for the interior options lingo on an M5 board. Full leather was an option that could be ordered with the M-technic cars, though most of the cars were sold with evo cloth.
Sitzleder = seat-leather (and centre door trim)
Teilleder = half-leather
Volleder = full-leather (including door cards, centre console etc.)
Komplettleder = complete-leather (additional leather on dashboard etc.)
Stoff = cloth
Sonderpolsterung = special upholstery
sorry for resurrecting an old post of yours from your build thread, but I see you mention the 0318 upholstery code as full leather. I have a 0318 upholstery code too, and the vin lookup one of the bimmerforums guys did for me does show the same SCHWARZ VOLLEDER description. The strange thing is some old pics of the car show it had mtech cloth at one point. Just wondering if anyone else with 0318 has seen this. Come to think of it PKelly may have mentioned something recently.
UPDATE: traded some PMs with robrez on this. Quoting for the community
Originally posted by robrez View PostRegarding the full leather m-tech option code, I believe it was CactusJacks1 who told me that full leather was the basic option, hence the option code. But either the dealers 'upgraded' to the m-tech cloth option, or the customers opted for m-tech cloth when order. No doubt, to many people, the m-tech cloth'd cars were more profitable to dealers and desirable to customers, so most of the m-tech ended up with it.
btw I go to cali quite a bit (used to live in Belmont). will definitely be looking robrez, barry and cactusjack up when the time comes. PKelly tooLast edited by bradnic; 10-19-2012, 07:09 AM.I BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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Brief update - lots of work planned this winter
- sourced top motors and hardware, replacement crack free dash, factory front exhaust including cats, 3.73 LSD, euro grilles and smileys, headlamp washer system. Will add a Stromung or Eberspacher cat back at some point, not a priority now (5 speed swap will probably happen before that).
- basic engine maintenance planned for this month (car's parked for the winter, so no real rush). timing belt, water pump, valve adjust.
- installing thermostat and reconnecting heater core (hopefully no issues there, but carpet is in fantastic shape which has me worried - maybe it was replaced)
- stripping exterior and interior this week. leather console and rear quarter panel trim pieces will be recovered over the winter.
- new front spoiler ordered from bmw
EDIT - forgot to mention dash replacement. while I'm at it I'll recondition the @#$#! butchered radio wiring harness. will also replace the heater and evaporator cores if necessary and install an r134 expansion valve.
I'll go over the bodywork this winter and try to avoid part replacement. may not be possible with the fenders though. rear tail panel is also low along the trunk lid. not sure what caused that but will need to be straightened.Last edited by bradnic; 10-19-2012, 05:44 PM.I BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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new arrival
one step at a time. from Germany. shipping was a bitch.
I BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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try ddmtuningI BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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Thanks for the kind words!!! *LOVE* your Henna coupeI BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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started tearing the interior down to see where things stood. some very nice surprises and a few disappointments. as mentioned earlier in the thread the PO-C had parts of the interior redone in vinyl.
a full mtech with the 0318 upholstery has leather covered door cards, console, shift boot and ebrake handle. the vert rear seat panels are leather covered too. on my car each of the panels included a common handwritten code on them (the "ordernumber" that appears on the build sheet). one of the parts is actually signed too. was pretty cool to see that
here's the front console, which is in excellent shape
rear console leather's toast though, as is the ebrake and shift boot. will need some kevin chinn magic
detail on the map pockets - really nice stitching
the door pulls are just about perfect
front ash tray's leather covered too
this section of one of the rear door panels is in the worst shape
some of the good news - the original mtech2 fabric is still sitting behind the crappy vinyl the PO-C covered the door inserts with
what I found after pulling the door card. note the 2 piece door card.
and the panel after removing the vinyl.
fortunately when the rear seat was recovered they kept the build sheet which matches the car
Last edited by bradnic; 10-24-2012, 08:33 PM.I BUY/SELL REFURBISHED CM5907s & CM5908s
HOWTOs:
DB vert plastic bumpers
OEM Keys
MTech1 docs
88 ix Lach/Card
91 ic Calypso 3.1
86 Cosmo 2.7
OEM+ or bust!
reelizmpro: I will always be an e30 guy.. I still do all of my own labor
TrentW: There's just something so right about a well-built M20 in an E30
e30m3s54turbo: I save my money for tuner parts.
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