SoCal General Chat

[CHIF8008]

thank you MR 325. exactly what i wanted to hear :)

From my measurements, it would seem that the bilstein ix shocks are 13 inches long and the stock e30 ones are 17. So the ix shocks are 4 inches shorter? yet, everywhere else online says there only 3 inches shorter. cutting my tubes and this is critical info

any insight?

[mkcman17]

just heard a guy rash the inside LR wheel of his S65 AMG driving onto the sidewalk. weird.

Ending up having a body shop install my front bumper. I needed my hood aligned and a valance straightened out a bit. I have been driving it with a big crack in the bumper and no lip, I feel like I'm driving a hooptie. I haven't washed it in weeks because I felt she didn't deserve it.

front bumper is only two long bolts and hood is six :(

Kay. Farmer's (other guy's insurance company) said they don't accept craigslist ads. I'm now told to take ads from autotrader to forward to them. Do they charge up the butt to put ads up? I can't seem to find pricing on their site.

it's not very cheap...but lucky for you the cars on there are usually priced higher.

Flights are super cheap i europe because believe it or not, the government doesnt tax the shit out of jet fuel, and all the airports are paid for with general taxes so they do not charge tarmac charges or gate rental fees because they are essentially non profit, unlike the US

interesting. glad someone could bring a little little light to that. either way, i'm definitely not complaining!

Flux capacitor ventilation pipe. Keeps your FC cool. You saw what happens when ur FC overheats. Look at Robs car.

what a burn.

Good Morning!

New dash came in yesterday. It had two blemishes from the factory so back to Germany it goes and the wait continues. Back seat repair came out kinda shitty so back to the upholstery shop it goes. Why does it seem like everything takes two times to get right? Ha ha

Cheers,

Jim

i would hope they would pay shipping both ways. very excited to see what a truly new dash looks like!

From my measurements, it would seem that the bilstein ix shocks are 13 inches long and the stock e30 ones are 17. So the ix shocks are 4 inches shorter? yet, everywhere else online says there only 3 inches shorter. cutting my tubes and this is critical info

any insight?

mr2? it's funny, none of the car guys here give a rat's ass about being slammed. fat wheel and tire size seems to be the most important thing. too many good roads (and autobahn) to care about that stuff.

[CHIF8008]

never really answered the question. i was not talking about MR2's i was talking about bilstein ix HD's. im trying to get accurate measurements.

hypothetically. if everything else remained the same suspension wise/ wheels tire size and you sectioned the strut- lets say 1 inch. would that bring the whole car a inch lower?

spring attaches to the strut, so smaller strut means spring sits lower and that means the whole car gets lower. correct?

[mkcman17]

i know you weren't, but it seems to be the more popular route these days when sectioning struts. it seems that people generally section for one of two reasons:

A) maintain same height with more shock travel
B) shawn

i think IX bilsteins will be the less practical/more expensive route in the end when compared to other options.

[Ism20craze30]

Just another mornin at work

[E30_Pare]

Anyone in the valley got a 12in sub?! Cheap I don't care. Pm me

[einstein57]

Good Morning!

New dash came in yesterday. It had two blemishes from the factory so back to Germany it goes and the wait continues. Back seat repair came out kinda shitty so back to the upholstery shop it goes. Why does it seem like everything takes two times to get right? Ha ha

Cheers,

Jim

Did you order the new center consoles too? They changed the material so the color and texture won't match the original pieces.

thank you MR 325. exactly what i wanted to hear :)

From my measurements, it would seem that the bilstein ix shocks are 13 inches long and the stock e30 ones are 17. So the ix shocks are 4 inches shorter? yet, everywhere else online says there only 3 inches shorter. cutting my tubes and this is critical info

any insight?

2" is the standard section

[mkcman17]

omg 15x11 et-61

http://www.ebay.de/itm/BBS-RS-Breitbau-8x15et-23-u-11x15et-61-original-Zustand-LK-4x100-/160866961296?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item25746b0790

[thebutcher37]

omg 15x11 et-61

http://www.ebay.de/itm/BBS-RS-Breitb...item25746b0790

That Looks Shopped...:yawn:

[mcr_driver]

Question for r3v, I am taking the distributor cap off and one of the hex heads broke and is stuck in side. thoughts on how to get it off?

[IronmanE30]

Did you order the new center consoles too? They changed the material so the color and texture won't match the original pieces.

Yes, I had to buy the one for the E-brake/shifter, when I bought the car, if that is what you mean. I was told that the one that holds the heater control, OBC etc. is still original stock so that one worries me a little. I did not get a glove box either. If they are too far off then I will get the other pieces when I get some more money in the kitty. But I hope it will match good enough for me. ha ha

Cheers,

Jim

[yert315]

Question for r3v, I am taking the distributor cap off and one of the hex heads broke and is stuck in side. thoughts on how to get it off?

Stuck inside what?

[CHIF8008]

any way to grab at the head? may have to make the holes a bit bigger to get something in there

[e30trooper]

Matt, get the head off first. Since your belt snapped theres nothing holding you back. Once its out use some pliers

[mcr_driver]

Updates: The head is off everything is getting cleaned up, and as for that rotor just as we got the bolt loose the whole thing decided to break anyways but we got a new rotor for the cap that came with screws. Now all that I need to do is clean the bay up some more, the pistons and get some new head studs for the exhaust on the new head. shouldn't be too bad so long as bma/wall mart/anywhere else is open tomorrow for my needs :rofl: