1990 325is restomod project aka "Klaus"

[Staszek]

So a few things happened. I finished my OE stereo install, waiting on my Bluetooth board to really complete it.

Bad pic I will have to take a few more after the board is in.


Also bought these, I like the Depo's but decided to go OE, I will get pics of them installed with LED bulbs.



Last but not least I did a flooring project in the garage. I couldnt stand the crappy concrete. Went with flexible interlocking vinyl, its nice and quiet unlike the plastic and its easy to clean.

[Albie325]

not going to sealed beam, I have Euro Hella Smileys.

Was gonna say, what in the world would make you go back to sealed beams. This sounds more like it

[prisonerofdoom83]

Even better for you!! Keep me posted . I finally put the springs on you sold me and the little suspension stuff .

[Staszek]

Let me know when you are going to sell your headlights! That is if you are still going back to sealed beams

I will be selling soon, not going to sealed beam, I have Euro Hella Smileys.

[prisonerofdoom83]

Let me know when you are going to sell your headlights! That is if you are still going back to sealed beams

[Staszek]

Do you know if the wires that are running to the front door tweeters are hooked up to the front kick panel speakers already? I see waiting there but not too sure . Mine has blanks at the moment

If the wires are there they should be good to go I believe. I forget what year the started prewiring.

[prisonerofdoom83]

Do you know if the wires that are running to the front door tweeters are hooked up to the front kick panel speakers already? I see waiting there but not too sure . Mine has blanks at the moment

[bradnic]

Staszek glad I could help!

Your wiring wasn't as bad as we feared thank goodness, but the headunit ends were definitely missing, along with the 61101388934 2 to 4 channel adapter for your rear speakers. We found all your original wiring and were able to terminate them correctly, WITHOUT removing your harness or rewiring your car - super cool! Key to getting the speaker wiring sorted was the C243 fader connector. Even the dimmer grey/red wire was still there which was great to see. jaysterling harness kit gave us the bits we didn't have on hand. The late model radio with sound system schematic was key (radio wiring thread here)

Meh on an aftermarket Pioneer sounding better. A properly repaired 5908 and premium amp combined the factory speaker setup and your powered sub will sound fantastic.

[Staszek]

Im sure my Pioneer will sound better than this one but I love the look of the old school deck. I dont need the fader switch this headunit is four channel, I just need the adapter wire which I ordered.

It was weighed at the shop that did a lot of the finish work on my swap.

[TrentW]

I have the fader if you still need one Stan.
Did you weigh your car at a local shop?
And I changed out my 10 year old Alpine HU for the Kenwood KDC X502, which offers great sound along with the ability to set the illumination to red-orange, which is a very close match to the OE lighting. I never really cared for the controls on the Alpine either. The sound deadening is worth the time/money for sure, as it not only cuts road noise, but helps the audio sound superb also.

[Staszek]

A small update, Bradnic convinced me to go Period Correct inside with a CM5908, he didnt have to twist my arm, I really did want it to look more original. THe only problem is if you followed this from the beginning the PO hacked up the electronics in this car pretty bad. I was pretty scared the harness would be completely gone.

Well it wasnt as bad as I thought. IT was hacked up but repairable. The wiring at the OEM amp was good ,so was the wiring at the speakers, he just wired around them and didnt pull them out.

He did hack up the harness at the radio, but most of it was still there so it could be fixed.

Pulled the seats to give me some room and to remove the speaker wires and RCAs that were run. Fixed an old Macbook now I have a nice garage computer to watch stuff on while I work.
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Here is the harness, if it wasnt for Bradnic stopping by Im not sure if I would have figured out exactly what I needed to prepare.


Put back the premium oe speakers, these were in really good shape so I left them, the front has brand new speakers and OE tweeters.



And we have power! I havent had a chance to hook up the speakers I need the fader part but its a start. Once I get the fader adapter I will update.


Oh btw I will put together another post, the entire other system is for sale. Will this one sound better, probably not, but it will look cooler.

[Staszek]

Adjustable rear end, not yet roll center adjustable like DTM, subframe not reinforced. I would like to use lightweight trailing arms, but no, not reinforced yet. No spare. Rear is Massives adapter with parking brake ring, and Wilwood Forged Superlite (not narrow), 310mm as well I believe for the rear.

The BBS RS's are still sitting in protective covers. Maybe 100mi on them for the last 4 years. Only have been brought out for 2 cars and coffee events. I need to sell them.

I also forgot that I have a pretty heavy MDF board screwed to the back of the seats. The PO used it to mount a 15" sub through the trunk and his amps. It was nicely carpeted, and besides screwed it was glued to the damn car so I left it. That probably adds close to the luke box weight (not all but some since it spans the whole trunk).

My whole rear was reinforced, also I dont have superlights in the rear (at least I dont think) and stock ebrake.

Anyway I wrote you about your RS :)

[R3Z3N]

Adjustable rear end, not yet roll center adjustable like DTM, subframe not reinforced. I would like to use lightweight trailing arms, but no, not reinforced yet. No spare. Rear is Massives adapter with parking brake ring, and Wilwood Forged Superlite (not narrow), 310mm as well I believe for the rear.

The BBS RS's are still sitting in protective covers. Maybe 100mi on them for the last 4 years. Only have been brought out for 2 cars and coffee events. I need to sell them.

[Staszek]

Running abs and heavy style 42s, but my weight bias has always been as bad as an audi, even with my old s52. Time to get the lead into the rear under the spare tire area.

Did you reinforce anything on the rear? I have Garagistic reinforced subframe as well as reinforced trailing arms. Do you have a spare, I mean my spare and exhaust is 100 pds right there, also which BBK do you have in the rear again? Im running 310mm disc, not sure if yours are the same size or bigger.

Also what happened to your BBS RS???

[R3Z3N]

Running abs and heavy style 42s, but my weight bias has always been as bad as an audi, even with my old s52. Time to get the lead into the rear under the spare tire area.