Joey's iS

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Long lost bro-mo's? LACHSSILBER KREU! :)
I see our cars looking very similar once mines finished

Also.. Now that I finally come to personally own an iS lip... I see how ugly the plow plow Volvo lip is. I can't believe I ever thought the Volvo lip looked good.

I've seen the light

someone said lachssilber crew?

[JinormusJ]

someone said lachssilber crew?

Also fixed my brake lining light and ABS light. Officially cruising without lights on my dash. EVERYTHING WORKS!

For the brake lining, there is a resistor located within the cluster itself that is located behind the temp gauge (inside the cluster itself) that is the Brake lining resistor. Because the brake lining resistor carries a lot of current, the solder joints inside the cluster tend to crack with age and vibration from the car. All you need to do is reflow the joints, and, as long as your sensors are good and you don't have any shorts, your brake lining light will regain normal functionality.

To demonstrate, here is an extra cluster backing I have sitting around:


The green circle represents where the temp gauge is located.
The red circles demonstrate where the two solder joints need to be re-flowed. As you can tell, the joint in the circle to the right is completely cracked, a common cause of pre-mature Brake Lining light appearing


For the ABS sensor, I saw this write up, and fair enough, when I took my ABS relay out, that little disable link was blown.

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112932

So following the essence of the writeup, I wired an external fuse holder found at any AutoParts store for about $3



Instead of wiring the pegs together INSIDE the relay, I mounted the wires and Fuse holder outside of the ABS Relay and drilled holes in the main metal housing to mount it externally. I used a stock 7.5a BMW fuse to top it off, and fair enough, when I first wired in the modified relay, the fuse blew due to a short, proving my system works better than the stock relay. A few modifications to the solders and a new fuse means my ABS light is off, and I am enjoying functioning ABS


A picture before:



And after:

(in ignition)


(after starting)





Oh, and an airbag-bolster-in-a-non-airbag-car-retrofit for the ladies


(+New black sport seats that actually work, fall, and rise)

[DIIRTY-30]

Doing an awesome job since picking her up! That car needed a good owner.

Good work Joey

[IRON-E]

I miss my grey interior.

[Balleristic31]

Joey where did you get those Cluster rings? I'm thinking they look nicer than my flush ones

[DIIRTY-30]

Joey where did you get those Cluster rings? I'm thinking they look nicer than my flush ones

If anyone is doing the Cluster rings, order them from DjGenius (BF.C; djgenius10 on eBay).

[JinormusJ]

If anyone is doing the Cluster rings, order them from DjGenius (BF.C; djgenius10 on eBay).

+1 on DJGenius

Stand up guy, and the originator of the snap-in rings, not the Chinese knock-offs that need glue. Loved em while I had them, but I wanted a more OEM+ "M3" cluster look. I personally felt the rings were over the top for what I wanted, but they are a great product nonetheless

Doing an awesome job since picking her up! That car needed a good owner.

Good work Joey

Thanks Daniel! Appreciate it. Finally was able to track down an e34 warning triangle to finish my trunk tool kit from Portland OR. Should be here today.

The little things that matter. Love em

[benyen soljax]

Good update, but there's still a pedal missing.

[JinormusJ]

Pish posh Ben :-P

July 4th I will be going down south to pick up my 5-speed swap. Early August is when it'll happen

[phreshkid]

Lol at that BBS RS wheel. I gave that to Yoska about a year ago. And I have plans for that s54... think e9 coupe.

[audiquattrot]

awesome updates. Reminds me of the 1st couple yrs doing things one at a time....and on a budget.....then one day woke up and decided to go all out. Still wish I left her unrestored like yours....give the car so much character, blemishes and all

btw i love those cluster rings.

[JinormusJ]

awesome updates. Reminds me of the 1st couple yrs doing things one at a time....and on a budget.....then one day woke up and decided to go all out. Still wish I left her unrestored like yours....give the car so much character, blemishes and all

btw i love those cluster rings.

I love it. As much as I want her fully restored, I enjoy taking it a step at a time and doing this slow, enjoying the car as it is during the process. Sure, she's not the prettiest, but she's mine :up:

And thanks on the cluster rings! I know they're very popular; I sold the 3 extra sets I had in less than a hour!

Lol at that BBS RS wheel. I gave that to Yoska about a year ago. And I have plans for that s54... think e9 coupe.

Shoulda known
You're the reason for half the cool things in his shop as it is

[JinormusJ]

#5SPEEDSWAP

[GOT8SPD]

Great job man...keep it up!



^^^How can people leave their car this dirty? I don't get it....That's one thing I absolutely can't stand is how dirty a car interior is.

[lambo]

I love it. As much as I want her fully restored, I enjoy taking it a step at a time and doing this slow, enjoying the car as it is during the process. Sure, she's not the prettiest, but she's mine :up:

I always thought I would do a full "restore" on my car at one point. But, like you said, I have realized that it is going to be a slower process in which I do something, drive it, do something else, drive some more etc. I think it'll be neat feeling a progression in the drivability and feel of the car with each new step.