What did you do to your E30 today?

[Anthead]

Replaced my dead battery and all of the fuses.. I know some were blown, I'm sure most were good.. I guess I just had some OCD about them being old and mix matched brands and even wrong amperages for some.


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[htseng]

The little
Little things


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[Staszek]

Hmmm what didnt I do, did the hard part of the conversion to R134, changed the heater core, put the front brakes back on, changed the cowl grills and a bunch of other stuff.

[Anthead]

Finally installed the P/S cap o-ring.. before finding the forums and trying things myself I went to a mechanic for leaking fluid and he charged me to replace the reservoir.. I later noticed it was still leaking. I see on the forums people talking about the o ring so I decided at a couple of bucks I could go wrong.. low and behold my cap didn't even have one...

I also deleted my antenna. I have no radio in the car yet but when I finally install it I hope to run the antenna up the pillar


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[TeXJ]

San Antonio, but I make it up to McKinney every so often. That's fairly close to Allen according to Google maps.

Yeah they are really close. I've been thinking of going with H&R sports and billies but wasn't sure of the difference with the HD vs sport on the billies.

Right now mine is just on e30 M3 springs, so its a tad lower, not real sure how much as I bought like this, and I have the offset front control arm bushings

[Schnitzer318is]

Where in Texas are you?

San Antonio, but I make it up to McKinney every so often. That's fairly close to Allen according to Google maps.

[TeXJ]

Honestly... it's hard to pin-point what changed what as I changed so much. It's probably very much a cumulative result. I can say it is WAY stiffer on the H&R sports w/ Billy HD's than the stock springs with the same struts.

^That said, it's not uncomfortable by any means. Just very sport oriented. It handles incredibly now. I'm willing to sacrifice the soft ride for the handling it has now. Feels much more akin to my 318is coupe that was on billy sports and H&R sports. I do feel highway transitions and road turtles very obviously now though. My same setup with some 15" wheels and decent sidewall on the tires might be a more ideal setup if this was being daily (or even weekly) driven. But for what I use this car for... I am extremely pleased with the end result.

Complete suspension list for point of reference:

- Meyle CABs
- Lemforder CAs
- Meyle tie rods
- Lemforder sway bar end links
- OE sway bar bushings
- Meyle engine mounts
- Febi strut tower mounts
- E90 15mm drop hats
- ESM 002 16x8 wheels
- Maxxis 215/40/16 tires
- Garagistic sub frame X-brace

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Where in Texas are you?

[goldenE30]

What did you do to your E30 today?

Finally got around to installing my apex arc 8’s 17x8 et 25
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ 215/45
Suspension spec:
H&R race
Bilstein sport shocks
E90 drop hats





Before 14in IS basketweaves



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[Schnitzer318is]

How do you like the ride with the new springs? Still comfortable over bumps? How about body roll improvement?

Thanks!

Honestly... it's hard to pin-point what changed what as I changed so much. It's probably very much a cumulative result. I can say it is WAY stiffer on the H&R sports w/ Billy HD's than the stock springs with the same struts.

^That said, it's not uncomfortable by any means. Just very sport oriented. It handles incredibly now. I'm willing to sacrifice the soft ride for the handling it has now. Feels much more akin to my 318is coupe that was on billy sports and H&R sports. I do feel highway transitions and road turtles very obviously now though. My same setup with some 15" wheels and decent sidewall on the tires might be a more ideal setup if this was being daily (or even weekly) driven. But for what I use this car for... I am extremely pleased with the end result.

Complete suspension list for point of reference:

- Meyle CABs
- Lemforder CAs
- Meyle tie rods
- Lemforder sway bar end links
- OE sway bar bushings
- Meyle engine mounts
- Febi strut tower mounts
- E90 15mm drop hats
- ESM 002 16x8 wheels
- Maxxis 215/40/16 tires
- Garagistic sub frame X-brace

Let me know if you have any other questions.

[moatilliatta]

I Just snagged an E36 mirror, going to fit it to the E30.

[Anthead]

Finally got the right tools in!! Finished changing the oil and got a new jack to lift the car up higher for my stands. With the time I had, I was able to change the rotor and brakes for my front driver side tire. When I have a chance I'll take a crack at the other 3.. with the experience from the first hopefully it won't take me as long.

I also removed that rotor/brake cover that goes behind the wheel.. it just looked terrible IMO.




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[moatilliatta]

I love fresh hardware! Feels so complete.

[jgilber0]

I only drive the vert once a week usually and put <1000 miles on it last year, but it was due for some love. ...Installed H&R springs,...

How do you like the ride with the new springs? Still comfortable over bumps? How about body roll improvement?

Thanks!

[Staszek]

Cheaper E30

That’s a good one!

So about E46 and older... you should have to expect to replace anything that is common to fail. AND if replaced, expect to do it again.

Most people just neglect them. “the cost of repair is more than the car”

What? If they bought a $100000 car the expenses would be ok? :)

But you got to enjoy and have fun with it. If not, it’s not for you and will just add the the stress of everything else!

Agreed, anything that is 10 years old or older needs pretty much every bushing changed as well as a host of other little things.

I bit the bullet and just did it all on the E30, even new bolts on most of ths stuff.

[moatilliatta]

Cheaper E30

That’s a good one!

So about E46 and older... you should have to expect to replace anything that is common to fail. AND if replaced, expect to do it again.

Most people just neglect them. “the cost of repair is more than the car”

What? If they bought a $100000 car the expenses would be ok? :)

But you got to enjoy and have fun with it. If not, it’s not for you and will just add the the stress of everything else!