/bmw/ × BMW General

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>>17246958
To start off, I am getting rid of my Lamin-x type "golden yellow" film and spraying on some Krylon stained glass yellow to make a superior selective yellow lamp. I got tired of the GT look in bright sun, it doesn't mesh well with ambers black pearl metallic paint.

Pics related use Krylon, it looks very deep and consistent.

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Got a question for all you guys. Cloth or leather seats, which do you prefer?

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>>17246965
I have leather but I would love some alcantra & M-Rain cloth seats

>>17246968
Damn so would I. I've just been wondering about it lately. I love cloth since it grips nicely on corners and is temperate but also like leather for muh luxury.

Well my ABS light turned off 4 days ago and hasn't come back on, minor victory I guess.

>>17246981
My check engine light turned off a few days ago and hasn't come back on.

But that's because I pulled the bulb loose. I don't know how my mechanic broke my oxygen sims by running the obdii scanner but he managed to. I finally got sick of it.

Next I'll pull my ASC light.

>>17246990
lol I just assumed my bulb burnt out, but it lights up when I start the car.

>broke my oxygen sims by running the obdii scanner
Is this even possible?

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on my 540, finished valve cover gasket + upper timing cover gasket + vanos solenoid gaskets job last weekend. Much more annoying than i thought it would be but a good practice run for the timing chain guides. FUCK this 32mm axle nut from advance auto, its way too big and makes the vanos solenoids impossible to screw back in. just drop the $30 on the bmw special tool super thin wall socket

my zionsville fan shroud + aluminum coolant expansion tank arrives on wednesday, along with an 88c thermostat which will make the car run at least 10C cooler on average which is great.

>also PSA to e39 fags, the aux electrical fan is more than powerful enough to cool the car on its own, ditch the shitty mechanical fan its a waste of engine bay space

>>17246997
They worked for many months since install and all I had done was a belt/pulley, giubo, and severed header stud replaced.

He ran the scanner shortly before I picked it up and then the CEL came on for those sensors, he cleared it and it came back on again immediately.

I am assuming it reset something and now I need to put the cats back on for a bit and then switch it back out again. But I really don't want to bother swapping it and risking severing more of those old studs for a light.

I see him at Cars and Coffee each weekend so maybe I'll ask if he thinks that will work.

Managed to destroy the transmission of my 530 V8, slips like mad.
Think I could just buy another 5HP18 off a 325iA, swap the torque converter and slap it in?

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I haven't posted in 20 years, but I have a low and loud e46.

lol wassup boys

Kind of want an e46 boys is it a good DD? also considering an e92 coupe

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>>17247886
ayy wassup D

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tfw want to buy an 8 to match muh M3

>>17247794
Anyone? I seriously don't want to send this one to be rebuilt as the rebuilding would cost more than the car was worth.

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Last 3 cars are:
e46 330d
e36 328i (m50 swap -230bhp)
z3 2.8

Realstic for me to be able to afford an E39 M5 toward the end of this year.

How much faster will it feel than those.

Excite me /bmw/

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Bimmerfest is just around the corner. Still got $2500 that I've spent for my car but most of the shit won't be here in time.

>dad buys a 2008 328i on ebay for 7k with 75,000 miles
>flies to seller and drives it home
>stalled a few times on the way home (automatic)
>bought a carfax after he got home
>car actually had 190,000 miles but someone rolled it back

I've never pitied my father so much in my life. I don't know what to tell him. I have no idea why he didnt buy a carfax before he bought a car online, or take it to some mechanic before handing over the check.

He thinks he can take this guy to court on the grounds of taking advantage of the elderly.

He's fucked, right?

>>17248080
Rolling back the speedo is a huge crime

Take him to court but lawyer up

>>17247915
waddup my mans

im going to have a real job in like a year, hows that m3 treating you? Ive always wanted one.

>>17247907
my 328 has 215 thousand miles and runs pretty top notch. Former owner put a lot of work into it though.

>>17248080
roll back is illegal man, and also you should really vin check anything that isn't a total piece of shit just to make sure it isn't a piece of shit. if he bought it on ebay i think you have some kind of buyer protection too

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my GF's coupe
Just did some bodywork - replaced both front fenders, fixed some rust, needs a new bumper and it will be slightly lowered
Yeah it's a manual

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>>17248101
It's great I bought it with the intention to replace the everything. For the most part it was all cheap and easy to do

Wheelz for the 46 when yo?

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>>17246965
I have cloth in the front now (bought some Recaros and haven't had them upholstered yet), I cloth 100x more but it will be much easier to redo the front seats in leather than redo the entire entire in cloth

>>17248255
i haven't followed your shitposting in a while did you finally buy a 8 series?

>>17247922
There's some preruined ones up here, will save you some of the work
https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/6129489082.html

There was a red 850ci in Sac for sale that had Brides and a bunch of other aftermarket garbage, must of sold though not seeing it anymore, I think it was up for 5k

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>>17248271
Nah an old 6er popped up that I couldn't pass up on. Just finishing up the Euro bumper conversion in the rear, going to start prepping it next week, aiming to paint by end of June

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>>17246965
Both. Cloth inserts are definitely the way to go on BMW

>>17248329
are those basic seats with vader headrests? wtf

>>17248341
No they are sport seats wih vader headrests.

>>17248341
When you are 6'3 and enjoy driving for long periods of time, Vaders are the most absolutely trash seats there are. This way you get all the comfort of the Sports and all the upper body support of the Vaders.

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Picked up my tires this weekend as my wheels should finally be shipping this week. 275/35/18 and 255/35/18. I'm definitely going to need at least 2.5 degrees of camber up front and maybe roll the fenders too. The 1 series just doesn't like big meats ;_;

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So I'm taking my E30 to the track in early june and I'm doing all the prepwork now.
So far I've done; oil/filter, clean ICV, adjust throttle cable, brake fluid, new tie rods and alignment. Got brakes and a new shift knob+adapter (oem inner clip has given up on life) coming in today. Tires are already here just waiting for my friend to mount them for me.

And I was thinking since I have the comfort seats, maybe I should try and upgrade to something else. I can hold myself in place fairly well in my autox like that. Can't really afford to drop $300+ on decent 'racing' seats. Any cheaper good seats with bolstering I can find at a junkyard, or maybe used for super cheap?
I have a welder and spare metal so i could prob make a bracket

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>>17248279
Aside from the wheels and stickers it's not so bad
It ain't red tho

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>>17248493
What wheels / offset?

>>17248844
Been wanting those Schnitzer wheels to match my Steering wheel but found out today they are about $3k really debating on getting the same ones but as a solid block rather than a 2/3 piece

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>>17249237
Dont let your dreams be memes dude buy the wheels you want even if you have to save up a bit
At least the wheels won't depreciate in value

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>>17248844
There's this one but the guys price is delusional
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/6072727425.html

>>17247794
How did you manage to do that?

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>>17249600
Yeah that's a bit much
Not a fan of the super low mileage meme, they're typically worse off than a driven as intended example

Red and around ~15k, I'd be tempted as fugg

>>17249631
Checks all your boxes
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/6127812713.html

I still think that's way too high for an i, and still at the top end for a ci.

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>>17249658
Damn that's actually not a bad deal at all given it's mint as described
Honestly I wouldn't even mind an 840, I just think the body style is super rad.
A later model would be nice to at least get the 5AT, god the manual 8s are expensive.

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>>17249682
I was looking harder for an 840 than an 850, I would have been fine with either but the 840s make better regular drivers, the V12 doesn't really add much substance imo. I don't think the auto is a big downside, though they aren't the best and often weren't properly maintained.

>>17249605
Old 530 with 350k on the clock and some hektik skidz at a parking lot.

>>17248184
not really sure what wheels to get. was thinking borbet a but having troubles finding them

>>17249600
>https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/6072727425.html
That one sold on ebay last week for $24 k. So his price wasn't that far off.

>>17249658
>https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/6127812713.html
That one is on ebay too. 14 hours left.

Tint or no?

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>>17250641
Forgot Pic

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>>17250605
Hopeful buyer, there's plenty of nearly that good examples going for half that
>>17250639
Gs400guys chance, only 10k atm

>>17250641
>>17250652
No


My dilemma - spoiler or no?

>>17250684
>My dilemma - spoiler or no?
I really like the spoiler on the car now. It's pretty low profile and the extra black trim helps to add some shape to the white deck.

Keep it.

>>17250684
89 bids and a half dozen bidders over $15 k. Three over $20 k. Sounds like there is some demand there. I'd like to see these examples going for half that thanks.

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>>17250712
That isn't my car, just the same bumpers to give a sense of what it would look like, I'll have to track one down if I want to put one on
>>17250729
Very few 850is even go past 10k
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-BMW-8-Series-850i-/222499449756
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-BMW-8-Series-/162405413015

>>17250729
Dodgy Quebec car and not red but an 850 for $15k CAD

http://www.autotrader.ca/a/BMW/8+Series/SAINT-HUBERT/Quebec/19_10169971_/?ursrc=hlp&showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=3_15_5

>>17250767
So where are these perfectly good examples nearly as good going for half price?

>>17250789
How do those sold listings not qualify, they didn't have the original manual?

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>>17250800
The laguna green is well known. It was neglected to the point where it has both rust and functional issues (note repair work). The black is nearly three times as much mileage, doesn't have a chip, racing brakes, nor the aftermarket shocks the ebay red does.

My 30k mile 850i.

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>>17250838
My black 60k mile.

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>>17250845
That's right sparkie, a euro spec 3.0.

>>17250838
>aftermarket parts
>adding value
Well at least we see now why you have a horse in this imaginary race. Mileage is mostly meaningless, a 30 year old car that has only had 1k miles a year on it is going to have it's own set of issues. The first red one was clean but 24k is ridiculous, the very similar example that's up for another few hours will sell for half.

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>>17250863
Its not similar and neither are the sellers. Twice the miles and 90% feedback. But by all means any time you can show me a low k mile well kept e31 for half the price of that ebay one, feel free. Still waiting.

Manual everything, windows, sunroof and transmission. (90 k miles)

>>17246958
Replaced my Oil Filter Housing Gasket on Thursday, today I got the symptoms for a dead alternator.

FeelsBMWMan.png

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>>17250935
I know that feel senpai, my 750 is still waiting to get fixed. Here's some flywheel for you.

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And here's the ZF 5HP30

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Is that a fucking 2JZ swapped E46?

>>17250935
bmw doesnt make alternators
your problem is with bosch

>>17251610
I know of several 2JZ E36s, I am sure it would not be too different for an E46.

>>17247915
>stretched tires and ride height so low handling is ruined
ah look the turbo plebs are here.

>>17251610
Oh wow a boring played out engine swap in a gaudy car

>>17252413
Exactly my point, why the fuck would they stick one of the most unimaginative engines in an E46 of all things. Even an LS would be more interesting

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For as much time as I spent on /p/ over the years I sure do suck at taking pictures of my car. Or any car for that matter.

So on my E46 330i 6 speed i had the shifter bushings and rod replaced. But now the shifter isnt in the right position. The whole pattern is offset to the right. 1st is where 3rd was, 3rd is inbetween where 3rd and 5th were. and 5th is slightly to the right of its normal position. Same thing mirrored for 2nd, 4th and 6th. What could possibly be wrong?

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>>17252411
225 on 8.5 & 245 on 9 isn't really stretched lol
I can go over speed bumps and shit perfectly straight

>>17253226
That thing is a beauty

>>17253226
>/p/
Found your problem

>>17253203
>E46
get off my /bmw/

>>17249173
Literally APEX arc-8 with 18x9.5 ET58 rear and 18x8.5 ET38 in the front. Same as you I bet.

>>17253302
Lets be honest. Thats a bit stretched. Not much but still a bitm. 245 for the 8.5 and 255 for the 9 are what you would want.

Also you going to bummerfest?

what shift knob do you guys like to use?

also E30 guys; how much of a difference does a DSSR make?

>>17253302
>225 on 8.5 & 245 on 9 isn't really stretched lol
First of all, 225 tires are not necessarily 225mm wide, it depends on the manufacturer. Secondly, yes they're fucking stretched you retard, because they are VISIBLY stretched

who cares if they are stretch a little it's obviously just a street car.

>>17253945
>what shift knob do you guys like to use?

Stock or tall weighted plastic/wood. Dildo shifters are for vape sucking faggots, metal shift knobs are retard-tier for summer driven cars.

>also E30 guys; how much of a difference does a DSSR make?
ZERO difference. The stock linkage on an E30 is plenty stiff and should NEVER be under enough torsion to deflect it noticeably unless you're side-loading it while in gear.

If your bushings are all replaced and you still have shifter slop, I have bad news; It's the transmission. The getrag 2XX series transmissions are notorious for internal shift mechanism slop. If you have one on the ground with no shift mechanism you can demonstrate this by putting it in gear and seeing that you can still rotate the internal shift rod a little bit with a screwdriver. This tiny movement translates over the arm of the linkage to easily a half-inch or so in either direction with a stock height shifter.

>>17253302
>background more interesting than the car and in focus
>watermark as if actually a decent photographer with pics someone would steal
lel
git gud scrub

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>>17254768
>Stock or tall weighted plastic/wood. Dildo shifters are for vape sucking faggots, metal shift knobs are retard-tier for summer driven cars.

>tfw just got a tall weighted metal one
>tfw texas also, but to be fair i really only drive this car to autox, gym, farm roads, and soon track
It feels pretty good to be honest. would like to get the condor one at some point. it think it's on a z3 short shifter

The trans feels pretty precise most of the time, and I was kinda trying to think of what mod next and was leaning towards motor+trans mounts from garagistics, but everyone on e30 forums claiming dssr is gud.
I'm hoping my g260 will last until I can afford the m50/52 swap and get a newer bmw trans.

Got hawk pads waiting to be installed.

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>>17253945
Like they always say
Chrome will get you home
Wood will get you good

how bullshit is BMW's "lifetime fill"? I'm doing oil and pads/rotors over the weekend and am wondering when I need to do brake/clutch/coolant. Car was maintained at the dealer up to 85k, I've DIYed through 115k.

>>17255396
oh yeah, 2007 e93 328i

How are newer BMW diesels with the emissions shit? Do the engines still run forever?

>>17255326
An M5x swap costs less than $1k. At the absolutely retarded most. And at $1k you could get a parts car and part it out and make back at least half your money...

>>17255629
parts car is the plan once i have more space. currently trying to get rid of the vert i used for a manual swap

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moine

>>17255396
Lifetime fluid is a couple of years or roughly the warranty of the car. It lasts beyond the warranty of course but it's by no means lifetime.

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>>17253935
Pretty much as big as I can go with this offset wheel without molesting my fenders

>>17254748
Why you so maf doe dude

>>17254792
I didn't take the picture man relax

Help me /bmw/. Decided I want a bmw. I can go up to 20k. What's the most car I can get? I care about looks, luxury, and gas mileage. Not interested in racing. Saw a 2013 328I near me for 19500.
> complicating things is that I dont like the generic look of newer models. I like that old boxy look. But I dont want to buy a pile of miles that will require work.
Thoughts?

>>17257173
335i

>>17257173
hard to find a good gas mileage bmw. Go with an e92 335i with low miles and you still have a rainy day fund for when it spills oil

>>17257173
Get a diesel if you're worried about gas mileage.

>>17255396
It's the same stuff you can buy over the counter that says 'Change this shit every year because hygroscopic', but they charge a buttload.
Same goes for coolant. X years/X miles

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>>17246958

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>>17247832
noroof.exe

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>>17246958

Is owning a BMW truly a meme?

All tell me theyre expensive as fuck and the parts are not available everywhere etc....

But all I see are shit cars and BMW has top tier aesthetics, middle high quality and by far the best most aesthetic interiors.

Not to mention there are quite a few E30 M3s for sale where I live.

Should I?

I'td be my first car (the first that I own) and I dont want it to be a shitbox

Also there's this bad boy
https://www.milanuncios.com/bmw-de-segunda-mano/bmw-525i-24v-231779747.htm

>>17257734
that e34 looks clean as fuck
also e30 m3 is overpriced nowadays
and BMWs are no more expensive to upkeep than a VW Passat

>>17257739

I understand and agree, where I live , top tier e30 m3s are in the 40-70k (euro) range.

I was looking at the 525i e34 I linked

>>17257734
>>17257742
E34's are really nice AND reliable cars, I've almost always had at least one as a final fall back car sitting in the garage or somewhere

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>>17257734
E34 is what you want. It's considered the most reliable BMW of all time plus it was pretty special in many ways.

>first 5 series available as a touring
>first 5 series available with AWD
>first (and only i think) 5 series available with 4, 6 and 8 cylinder engine options
>the last BMW to have the M30 engine
>the last BMW with the exposed twin headlights

>>17257734
E34 was my first car. They are built like fucking tanks, mine was treated like shit and was still going strong with 230,000 miles on it.

Sold it to get into a quicker, manual car but shit was extremly cash.

Also they're comfy as fuck and the girls like it, if you're the sort of faggot into girls.

enjoy!

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>>17257961
>have E34
>everybody hates it because "its old anon, i like new cars"

>>17257973
that's what you get for having normalfag friends

inb4 >at least compared to you I have friends

I'm not entirely sure if that is better in that case

>>17257975
Not friends my dude, I mean women. Guys I know like it but women I know sure as shit don't.

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>>17257983
When a woman asks what car you drive they really mean "How much money do you have?" This should be obvious.

>>17257986
Your eyes are hypnotic, anon

>>17257986
>the state of those wheels

no wonder he couldnt get laid

>>17257973
I don't have a pic of mine handy but dont be tempted to chuck it in for some peasant spec shitbox just because it's brand new.

>>17258021
Oh fuck no, not a chance of that. These same women like the current Camry over any other old car because "it's new". I actually asked why and the reason I got back was that "new cars are safer anon" which is retarded.

>>17258034
Well they're not wrong, new cars are built to ever increasing safety regulations.

>>17258052
Yes but would you willingly sacrifice looks, comfort, features and handling for some additional safety?

>>17258061
Women don't want any of those things. They want a safe car so they can slap a BABY ON BOARD sticker on the back of it and start pooping out those little shitmachines.

>>17258052
While that is true in theory and quite often in practice, they aren't any more deathproof than old cars, I'd even wager that my old E32 7 series is at least equal to an early to mid 2000's Corolla.

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I have a job interview at a BMW dealership on Friday. Job is Parts Advisor. Anyone got any tips or general info that might be useful? I'd appreciate it.

Them japs marry those figurines and anime girls, I am going to move to Japan and marry my BMW, just you wait.

>>17259342
i worked as a parts advisor at a Benz dealership, shit was pretty gud

>>17255326
>I'm hoping my g260 will last until I can afford the m50/52 swap and get a newer bmw trans.
Here's the thing, your G260 will last forever with shifter slop, it just isn't going to have a tight shifter. The people talking about how great their DSSR:
>installed it when they replaced all the wear parts so experienced a real difference
or
>are experiencing placebo feels because they spent over $100 on a pointless part

>M50/52 swap
Why not turbo the M20? M50 swap is stupid, you gain just a bit of power and some weight. With a turbo M20 you can get up to 3x stock power with a stock engine. All you need to do to the engine itself is o-ring/MLS and studs. Supporting mods such as clutch, fuel system, nonwithstanding.

>>17259342
>>17259971

what do parts advisors do?

I had an interview last year at my local mini dealership for a "BMW/Mini Genius" position.

It's just some meme job that exists to sell more useless features to customers.

Sadly i couldn't take it because the times they were offering didn't match with my shit in college.

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>>17247832
>>17257632
>>17248042

summer mode: on

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>Buying a car from MD near the coast
At least it was $400

>>17261966
how do ppl let this happen :(

>>17260269
m50/2 swap is literally so simple.
way easier then turboing an m20.

but anon should go m52, ways about the same as an m20. the m50 is too heavy for the e30 IMHO

How much would you guys pay for a no rust bmw 2002? The interior is okayish but has some rips and cracks, motor is in great condition with new parts, has no paint but is all primer and ready to paint.

>>17261978
And the crazy part is it has some top shelf parts (Dinan, AC Schnitzer) on it and a very rare Hamann rear bumper

>>17262062
That's insane, a 90s-00s 3 series with a bunch of aftermarket shit on it wasn't properly cared for? Has to be a world first.

>>17262086
No it's the fact that it's not eBay iter shit, because that would be normal then.

>>17248255
that looks really nice.

>>17246965
>>17248255
cloth looks pretty comfy desu

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Do I see a B pillar?

>>17260600
From what the advert mentioned, it seems to be based around locating and identifying replacement parts etc for customers, almost certainly with some upselling involved. Other than that, it seems to have some back office stock control stuff too.

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I'm very satisfied with the Krylon so far, it is much more golden and deeper than Lamin-x. Unfortunately, darkness befell my project and the other fog and the one high beam lens came out foggy and uneven, so I must wait for daylight to resume.

Impatience always nips me when I am painting something.

>turn lights off
>RPM drops
>turn lights on again
>RPM rises
Shouldn't it be the other way around?

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N I G H T

D
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>>17253615
Thanks lad. Debating switching to white angel eyes but everyone and their mom has them now.

>>17253652
True. It used to be substantially less worse but shooting cars was never my thing anyway. Turns out it's a lot harder to do well than I gave it credit for

>>17263765
I think white eyes would fit her better. If they look good, you should go with them, doesn't matter if everyone has them.

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>>17246958
Been thinking about getting an E39 540i as my first car. Do they really feel as quick as people say they are?

>>17264003
Auto or manual? Doesn't matter, it's going to be plenty fast for a first car, even the 740 managed to do 0-100km/h in a comfortable 7 or so second, while weighing in at almost 2 tonnes.

>guy down the street has a E32 740i on apex arc 8 wheels

pretty cool

>>17264086
Auto with 227,000 KM. How big is the difference between manual and auto?

>>17264108
I think the 540 has the 5HP30 transmission, same one used in the 740 and even 750 E38. It's quite comfy to drive and shifts really nicely, I don't have anything to complain about the transmission itself, aside for it being a fucking huge ass lump of iron.
Manual is always going to give you a more "sporty" feel but I don't think that is a big priority in a 5 series. The car should also have Sport mode for the transmission which lets the engine rev a bit higher and give a more sporty ride.

Anyway, you'll still be doing 0-100 in about 7 or so seconds, be it auto or manual.

>>17264002
You're right. Plus my mind keeps going back to them since my 335 had them too.

Anyone have experience with LUX?

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>>17264118

Thanks m8

>>17262024
>way easier then turboing an m20.
Nah. The hardest part of turbocharging an M20 is taking the oil pan off if you use a kit. The hardest part if you fabricate yourself and buy a header is routing IC piping.

Aluminum M52s are substantially harder to find than the meh-tier iron M50, and at least twice the price.

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Who else /zhp/ here

>>17264380
>tfw /zcp/

>>17264410
>>>17264380
>>tfw /zcp/

Yup, worth it.

>>17263700
No. RPM rising because the alternator is working slightly harder I imagine.

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i feel like these threads are dead because not that many dudes drive bmws on /o/ because bmemew

>>17266180
I've seen quite a few cars in other threads that are not posted here.

Maybe they think we are some hoity toity group like the forums can be.

>>17266180
my bmw will be back from the shop tomorrow after the hit and run

>>17266180
Meanwhile, there's multiple threads per week asking if this 335 on my local craigslist is a gud deal

>uncle is about to become former owner of e91 320d
>buys a chr
>cvt
>"the ride is tall but the car pushes"
yes, if you press the pedal it goes forward, now you just threw away a perfectly good car for some toy

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>>17266304
>cvt base model diesel
i am so sorry you have that as an option

>>17266315
petrol actually
he says it's still sporty, but he needed a car that was 1) automatic 2) tall 3) hybrid 4) an suv 5) have all the useless shit like idk the boot that closes itself or whatnot and 6) be a piece of shit (at least that's where I think he was going to)
that bimmer will be sold in romania for 4000 euros after having its FAP removed

>>17266407
wait
the e91 is the wagon/touring/estate form of the e90 3 series though?

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Rate my BMW
2010 328i

>>17266451
yeah, still...

>>17266473
wtf are those rims
are you african-american?

>>17266517
except it's not tall, hybrid, or an suv?

>>17266180

damn shame

i dont post here since i sold my z3, but i still lurk

ill be back whoring my bmw when i get an e31

>>17266530
Yeah u got a problem whiteboi?

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>>17266634
nigger

>>17264380
I almost had the chance to buy one from BMW of West Houston but I didn't have enough dosh on me to buy out outright cash.

>>17266473
>middle-class-white-girl's-first-car-tier bmw
>shiny ghetto trash wheels
How about you get the fuck out you rolling stereotype?

>>17264380
2 of the 77 came in totalled 1 week after eachother. So now your car is one of 75 lol

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Is this spring and coil sleeve upside down?

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Done my new selective yellow. Ran out of paint on the high beams because of fucking up last night, but I think I got it close enough. I can always order a new can and spray a few more layers. I'm glad it didn't come out milky despite the cloudy weather, it was still somewhat tepid.

>>17267550
Yes, there should be a rubber knob on a pad there. The adjuster should be on the top.

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>>17267579
And it is a very nice yellow light. Driver's fog could use a new bulb it seems, though.

>>17267991
Are you using white bulbs in the yellow painted slots? Got some white fogs I wanted to do but also wanted to match it with the glass lens on the highbeams so I wasnt running two different looking yellows

can someone help me out? i have an e30 and after the first start up in the morning when i begin to drive it is really hard to get into 1st and 2nd gear but like 5 mins into my ride it begins to loosen and at optimal operating temp it is all good. is this normal? or should i drain my trans fluid and refill with something else.

>>17268106
Normal, I wouldn't worry about it too much, all Getrag boxes were like that in the 80s

Hey everyone, not a BMW owner sorry. Just had a quick question. Are the maintenance cost memes true? I'm looking for a RWD manual car and E36 seems to be one of the only card I can find in my price range. But if the maintenance cost stuff is all true, I won't be able to afford it in the long run

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Where the best place to get on of these lips bros?
When i say best i mean cheap, aren't going charge me a mil for shipping and made from plastic not fibreglass.
the ones on ebay are fibreglass.

Got a 318ti coming soon and I need to decide between this or the velocity lips

>>17268179
go on FCP euro and add to the cart all cooling hoses, water pump , thermostat and any general maintenance items you can find.
You will need to do this as soon as you get the car.
Then have a look at how much a radiator is.
You need at least that in savings just in case.
Then factor in a filter, oil and coolant change once a year.

Thats how much it costs to run.
any e36 except the euro m3 are pretty cheap to service and run.

This is assuming you can do everything yourself

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>>17263700
>touch window switch
>car shudders

2 badges stolen in a week feelsbadman

>>17268198
Hm. All those parts cost just a little over $300. I'd be able to have it in my parents garage to do all that fixing till August, where I'll be living in an apartment and the car would have e to be in a lot. Winters are cold so I can't go work on it myself outside. I'm worried it would have random issues and need me to do some stuff but I can only really work on it during the summer.
Also the one I'm looking at already has a "pin whole" in the radiator so that'd need replacing already

>>17268185
Nice what TI did you get? My number 4 is On its way right now as we speak

>>17253226
What rims are these?

>>17268275
Some form or knockoff of CSLs

>left low beam is malfunctioning on my e60
>don't even know what to replace because prev owner bought aftermarket bi-xeons
>can't even pop them open because over engineered as fuck and need to take the bumper off
Just BMW things

>>17268261
318 full sport package, late model.
I've had 2 e30s and an E36 before. The E36 was a bit bland and I'm hoping the E30 rear suspension will make this more playful.
And I won't feel bad molesting this as much as I would an E30.

Might go m52 sometime in the future

>>17268287
>first result on google
>$2500
Yeah bruh I'm gonna have to go with a knockoff as well

>>17268259
You can get everything done in one day, it seems daunting but it's really not hard.
Just make sure you do the plastic pipes. They seem hard to reach but just take stuff off until you can. They will fail.
What model and engine anon?

>>17268291
Late model being what year? It definitely does. The rear end is much more tail happy yet the front feels much more solid compared to the E30. 6cly swap is definitely the way to go. My rally ti will be getting one soon.

What color exterior / Interior does it have? Any cool features or just a run if the mill Msport?

yoo why the fuck is gs400guy all over this thread?

>>17268296
If you search around you can get em about $1500 on the cheaper end. Worth every penny. Had them on the E46 M3 Vert. Although the E46 CSLs are a little bit different than the E9x ones

>>17268304
97.
Oh thank God, that's good to hear. I was scared if made the wrong decision for a while.
I just love that the swap will be pretty much plug and play. Have to pay off some loans first but it's right up my list of things to do.
Silver with blue cloth/black leather. Run of the mill m spec. Pretty boring spec when I think about but it's been looked after.
I almost pulled the pin on what I'm sure was a techno violet one but it had been sitting for a while, been crashed and was too expensive.

>>17268028
They are Bolts hyper yellows, but the lamps are so yellow now that they don't make a difference so I won't be bothering getting them anymore. Plus I find that they are keen to break. Cost $15 for a pair.

If you use Lamin-x they might show up slightly more yellow than clears. But it will honestly be a slim difference.

>>17268179
If you take care of it the parts won't always break. Biggest common issue for me has probably been oil leaks.

>>17268185
It's a Rieger GT lip, made to look like a LTW splitter. Costs 1/3 of the price that you can get a LTW splitter for and it looks nice, but it isn't nearly as functional and it is hollow and breaks easily.

http://shop.abrahamsmotorsport.com/e36-rieger-m3-gt-front-lip.html

>>17268231
Kek never noticed the rims on that camry

>>17268302
There's one 323is that seems really nice. It needs a ignition cylinder shaft replaced and has a pin hole in the radiator. 180,000 miles
Not sure about it. Also said there was a few rist bubble spots near the windshield. Not sure if I want to get involved with that

>>17268319
Lol how much you pay for that car? Blue millpoint is actually quite rare so great buy, definitely anything but run of the mill. Join the FB 318ti discussion group and start reading on the 318ti.org. I take it since you said you found a techno violet one that you are not in the states? If so your interior is a bit more common (damn near impossible to find blue millpoint over here) but still a great find regardless

>>17268326
Not doing Krylon like you. Lamin-X sounds like a disaster.

>>17268363
DESU youre better off getting a clean 318is if your happy with a 4 or sticking to a 325 or 328 for a 6.

the 323 is really under tuned and takes alot of work to uncork. It would probably be cheaper to buy a 4 cyl car and swap the m50 or m52b28 later then it would be to uncork the 323

>>17268367
Oh really? awesome I thought it was pretty common. I'm from aus and I paid 2800. the techno violet was black leather interior but yeah as i said less taken care of and 3500

>>17268367
>>17268388
did the US not get techno?

>>17268392
Nope only E36 M3s got it here. There could be individual orders for techno, but I highly doubt it. I know there is an Aqua blue for the TI that was an individual color and only optioned on the Calitops.

>>17268388
Good buy than my man! Not sure what the production numbers are on the TIs over there but blue millpoint is a gorgeous interior, Im sure you will absolutely love it. IMO looks best on white and silver cars so props there

>>17268305
he and that anon with the 7 series are the most active shitposters herr

>take car to shop
>pick car up
>10 minutes later light pops up
>back to shop, new issue
>pick car back up
>get home, light comes up
>bring car back
>"now this is broken"
>pick car up, get home
>yet another thing goes wrong
>"oh yeah bring it down buddy that's a quick fix"
>drop car off
>pick car up
>driving home
>shakes like a mother fucker out of no where, ac doesnt blow cold anymore, and headlights not working properly
Is this guy stiffing me? Already $2600 down the drain in 4 months of ownership and only original 90k miles. There's no way I keep getting genuine back to back problems

>>17268476
what car

>>17268499
2004 525i

>>17268476
around 100k is when all the little things break.

learn to work on it yourself so it doesn't break your wallet

>>17268476
yeah you're being fucked with a cactus m87

>>17268500
your car and mileage is around when shit gets all fucked up anyways. fix one thing and the next breaks. sell it cause it's shit

>>17268518
Not easy when you have to disassemble the entire car just to change a bulb and a screw

This fucking mechanic told me he'd give me an inside deal of an oil change for only $59.99 and then he gave me a retarded look when I asked if a wash came with that (because the dealer will fuck for that price but also clean you up afterwards)

>>17268518
>>17268557
Yeah but I originally went in for a simple thermostat replacement and ended up leaving with spark plugs replaced, crankcase replaced, control arm bushings replaced, trans pan and sleev repaired, v belts replaced, and a bunch of other costly shit. I had more damage coming out than going in.

Funny thing is that before going to this guy I had the dealer inspect it and they said only the thermostat was going bad and the car was in overall good shape. I feel like this guy is fucking with me to squeeze as much money out of me before I catch on

>>17268580
you either got fucked when you bought the car because 'muh low mileage'', got fucked by the mechanic because you don't know what your doing, or got fucked by the dealership because you probably couldnt afford all the repairs.

Need to learn to work on and assess the car yourself man. deal with the fact that its hard to take apart or sell it.

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Loving my e60 so far. Just passed 4 months of ownership.

I do need to put some money into actually fixing the exterior though. Has quite a few scratches and chips around the body but every body shop I take it to tries to fuck me on price. Really wish I didn't live in an apartment so I could properly care for it myself.

>>17268370
Nokya** not Bolts. Damn autocorrect.

But yes they do put out a decent GT yellow. I've used Hella ones in the past as well. Can't say either is really better than the other.

>>17268606
Why does this car look like it just rolled off the lot

Shame about you living in a front plate state though

>>17268645
It's just cause of the silver, you can't really see any of the blemishes in pictures unless it's up close. The only owner before me cared a good deal for the car but he didn't do any maintenance on the exterior it seems. I want to get it touched up and clay barred and everything but I got quoted like $1800 for everything which seems crazy to me. I'd rather spend a day or two filling any scratches myself for that money.

I don't mind the front plate so much but when I see /o/thers' pictures without the front plate, I envy them.

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>>17268305
It's almost like I own a BMW, want another one, and I'm posting about it all in a thread about BMWs

>>17268666
>what heaven looks like
Or hell if the trips decide so. I'd gladly spend the remainder of eternity on the 9th circle of hell with some cute 8's.

91 318i was the worst car ive ever driven. if thats any indication of the rest of the E36 then fuck em.

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>>17268476
>>17268580
This guy is fucking you. My friend has a 2006 3 series and the workshop was just incompotent plus they expected they could fuck him because BMemeW.

>went in because car would stutter under acceleration
>workshop says its spark plugs
>nope
>then say its also the ignition coils
>nope
>check the fuel pump, say its all good
>keep adding saying possibilities
>he drives the car anyway despite the sputters
>car starts getting really fucked around and he has to spot at the nearest garage
>owner is a BMW guy
>takes a quick look at no charge because breakdown
>"yep its the fuel pump"
>friend leaves the car and pump gets replaced
>car is instantly all better after the fuel pump replacement

One thing I've learned about mechanics is if they can get away with lying to you about something small, they'll let the lies grow if you don't wise up in time.

>>17268691
It was the base model of the very first model year, of course it was going to be bad.

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>>17246958
>>17246964
>temporary german plates
Fucking slavshit

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>>17268928
Is that what they are? He is from East Coast US.

>>17268666
Wet dream.

>>17268691
>>17268926

More importantly it was probably a beaten to shit one at that. Go drive a nice one with a proper suspension and some good tires.

>>17269198
>More importantly it was probably a beaten to shit one at that.
The E36 318 is probably the most abused BMW of all time.

>>17268290
That's what you get for buying something post-e36.

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>>17269171
Yes, they're temporary german plates, usually on cars that are being "imported" to Poland

>>17268928
I cringe everytime I see a car with Polish plates driving through Germany. Usually it's a twingo or a 1980s VW but you just know they're living 10 people in a two bedroom flat cleaning toilets for a living.

But for real, can they not just use bold font like German plates? Shit is unpleasant to the eye.

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>>17268275
>>17268287
Not knockoffs :^)

CSL style 359 wheels were part of e92 m3 competition package. Pretty much the only thing that made the comp pack worth it

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How tuneable is the stock ECU/DME on an E46? I just need to mess with my fuel/air for some new mods so I was thinking of just getting one of those $400 AEM fuel/ignition controllers but if I can do it on the stock ECU I will.

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>>17269211
Nah the 325/28s were way more beaten. The 318s made no power. Most of them were daily driven by women. So mainly pristine in the fprm of body and abuse just never had the proper maintenence done so they ride like shit.

>>17269349
Nice they look good. Definitely the E92 ones. Where the spokes meet the rim on the E46 version they arent just straight into the rim, they kind of do a quater circle and kind of "flow" into the rim

See pic related

>>17269704
>>17269349
Do they look good on an e36? They are so sexy, I got a black 325 sedan without m package

>>17269868
No they are 19" wheels

How can you tell if a car has been flooded?

My mom recently bought a used bmw from a gravel car lot and already off the bat I'm seeing problems. Well for first, there's two distinct water lines in the back floorwells but none in the front or anywhere else. The headlights and tail lights have been replaced. And all of the floor mats look like they have been rotted out, especially the undersides, except for one. The leather seats are all rock hard and will tear if you apply pressure. And then of course obivous driving issues that a woman doesn't pay attention to.

All the plastic fixings on the interior are in decent shape but the exterior is fucked.

Oh and, this dealer she bought it from is shady as fuck. All of his cars are ~10 year old imports and consistently priced well below market value. When she first bought the car I tried looking up the reviews for the places and there were none, anywhere. Today I randomly thought about it and looked them up and all the reviews are 1 star ratings citing fraud, such as fake carfaxes, milage rollbacks, and not disclosing accidents from within the past week.

In addition to that, how can you tell if a car's milage has been rolled back because I suspect foul play here too.

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>>17268231

are you sure they just didn't fall off?

where the hell do you live?

i live in fucking mexico, and i didn't have that happen with mine. I would've been furious because i replaced both faded crests

>>17271443
maybe it has burned, e60 5 series had some fire issues
the biggest problems with flooded cars is electrical

>>17271443
>leather is rock hard

very likely some kind of water damage then. BMW leather does that when it gets wet.

E36 328; swap in an S52B32 or turbo the M52B28?

>>17272403
us or europe? if you can find a cheap s52 go for it
other wise a rebuild and turbo m52 is prob cheaper

>>17272403

you are better off selling the car and buying an m3, then turboing it.

>>17272405
>us or europe?
>S52B32
That's a us market engine

>>17272436
I have no interest an M3. I have a cheap 328 sedan and I'm making it fast without looking fast.

>>17272507
Beat me too it.

>>17272403
Turbo until you frag it. Have an S52 waiting to go in.

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>>17272507
That's why he asked, but he presented his point before an answer for brevity. It was thus somewhat rhetorical.

>>17267023
Excuse me Its a middle class white boy's first car

Rims were on it when I bought it why change nice looking rims out for ur dull factory shit

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Having a tough time finding these wheels (Weds Bavaria 16x7), they must not have made a whole lot of them

>>17273003
They're nice.

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Need this next to muh E36

>>17272534
>frag it
It'll take 500bhp easily on boost, doubt I'd ever push it hard enough to break it.

>traded my beat to shit 530 touring for a very well kept Nissan Stanza
>literally every single gasket in the exhaust blows out
>rear shocks die on me
>alternator dies
>waterpump starts leaking
>clutch goes dead
>all in the first 250km

>>17274062
>inb4 you badly stance it and crash it

>>17274471
Why in the world did you buy such a painfully dull car?

>>17274539
The 530 had a fucked up automatic transmission and a plethora of other problems.
The Nissan on the other hand was nigh pristine, just needed a reliable daily driver.

How high up do BMW clutches normally bite? I've got a E36 318 and the clutch was replaced by the previous owner about 20k miles ago. When releasing the clutch there's a really light bite halfway up, but the clutch only really starts to bite on the last tenth of the travel.

I don't experience any slipping, so I know it's still good, and have the paperwork to show it was just done recently. Just wondering if it's normal, of if there's anything I can do about it

>>17274602
my girlfriends e46 318ci clutch starts biting at the top
a clutch fluid change helps removing air from the system

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>>17274602
Put in a brand new clutch 6k miles ago. At first it bit at about 10% release. Now it starts to bit at 60-75% release. Its normal thats how the clutch is supposed to be

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>>17274062

me too

soon, maybe.

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>>17274535
And if I do I'll fix it
wew

>>17275694
Disgusting

>>17275694
>tfw red sportcross :^)
I fucking love that disinterested face and the pop ups are a huge plus.
If anything the 8 will be well taken care of. Suspension is relatively easy enough to swap back if you're not feeling lowlyfe,

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>>17275777
Glad you like it

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>>17275832
I have say E36 looks best with 5 spokes, the wider the better. They complement the straight lines.

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>>17276219
And I saw these on CL and was very interested.

M20 timing belt. Didn't make sure I was at Tdc before prying off the belt. Like the retard I am I turned the crank until it wouldn't turn anymore. Then realizing that the belt needed on the be I put it back on and cranked it again but it won't get back to Tdc. Did I fuck up my valves? Can I just turn the cam and crank simultaneously until they get to tdc? Damn I'm such a retard

>>17276964
Did you turn the crank by hand or with the starter motor? If it's by hand you should be ok, but you can't keep turning it forward, a piston is hitting the valve. If you turned it with the starter you need to take the cam covers off at the very minimum and look for bent valves

>>17276991

by hand but i put my back into it when it wouldn't budge. IDK if i have enough force to bend a valve like that. I hope not

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saw this last night in CL

i bet its someone here on /o/

what does /bmw/ think, is it really fixable?

>>17277113
>IDK if i have enough force to bend a valve like that.
If you used any kind of wrench, you most likely do. There is leverage on the valve stem from the edge of the valve. All you can do is hope for the best.

>have E32 with the wiper tensioner motor on drivers side
>chatters like a bitch
>just removed the fuse in hopes it will stop over pressuring itself

Did I do good lads?

>>17277144
that last bit had me choking with laughter

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TI #4 came in today. For those asking why I bought a fourth one. The next picture will tell you exactly why.

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>>17278959
>mfw

>>17278959
>>17278964
Now engine swap it so it's actually worth driving outside of an autocross.

>>17278959

whats the deal with compacts, why do people like them?

does the back kick out easier because of the wheelbase or something? isn't it essentially a bigger z3 coupe? same rear suspension setup out of an e30

>>17279849
They have the E30 rear suspension, so some E30 handling characteristics like lift-off oversteer. They're also light (for an E36) and the quirky looks attract some (not me).

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>>17279699
Engine swap is coming soon although one of them already is. More so than just autocross these things are super kick ass in the canyons which is where I like to drive/race the most. Also you cant beat the 30+MPG, even if its lacking a bit of power.

>>17279849
What>>17279999 said. Although the looks tend to grow on you as you own it. They are butt ugly stock but when done up right they can start to look good. All E36s/Z3 have the same wheel base. Just the compacts/z3 have a different rear suspension which gives lift off oversteer (very useful in canyon runs) and they weigh 500-700 pounds less than the E36 coupe and E36 Sedan with a full interior. Completely stripped I think they weight about 2300 pounds or so.

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>>17280232
How the fuck do you get over 30mpg with this bitch? Best I've ever gotten is 28 and that was pure highway driving

And, the looks definitely grow on you as you own it. I love this piece of shit. Just lowered it recently (pic unrelated), and the extra stiffness in the rear really makes this thing rear end happy, its just begging for a chance to slip out. I'm trying to look for a LSD though, being a 98 came with open diff and asc.

Would a mid-case diff fit without changing the driveshafts? Seems to be a 50/50 split on the forums whether it's just bolt in or have to change it all, and small case LSD seem to be somewhat rare

>>17280321
>How the fuck do you get over 30mpg with this bitch?
He's probably bullshitting. There's very little chance you could get that kind of MPG out of one of these old compacts without running shitty economy tires and driving like grandma.

>>17271902
One may have fallen off but the other looked like it was ripped right off. There was a mark in the paint where they used something to pry it off with.

Sadly I don't know where it happened because I did a ton of driving that day. I live in SoCal.

>>17280321
5 speed or auto? The autos get terrible mileage, the 5 speeds get decent mileage if you keep it under 3k. Which is what I do for 99% of my driving. Unless on the freeway or when im in 5th and have to go over 3k. Diff ratios also help with economy. Mine came wih a 3.23 I believe. Its not as fast off the line as my friends 318ti with 3.45 lsd factory diff (yes definitely rare to find)

The med. Case diffs work but some require hammering the subframe. In a specific spot.

>>17280335
Not bullshitting, my best was 31mpg. My average is about 26-28. These things are great on gas.

>>17280356
Where in SoCal?

>>17278959
>BMW 318
>the official car of turks and gypsies

I never understood why people like the 318s. They look like cars for poverty peasants who want a BMW badge. Not to mention the car is ugly as all fuck

>>17280793
318s? Well there are tons of them. E30s, E36s and in many body styles. I didnt know a whole class of cars were dedicated to one group of people.

Assuming you are talking about the TI (Compact/Hatchback) they are the best of all the worlds as far as driveability. The Z3s are regarded as amazing cars, and share the same Chassis and suspension components etc. Only difference is body shape and weight slightly... I love people who hate on the compacts yet love the Z3, very hypocritical.

How ridiculous would it be getting work done on an 8 series with v12? i'd imagine way too expensive for average /o/ poster

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Bimmerfest roll call?

My friend said he is organising a cruise up to Fontana on Saturday morning, so if anyone from SoCal is going perhaps you may be interested.

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>>17281865
You don't want anything to do with one if you aren't doing 100% of your own work

>>17282534
isn't there a v8 version with a manual too that is said to be better?

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>>17282546
>isn't there a v8 version
Yes
>with a manual
Not in the US except ones that have been converted
>said to be better
It's easier to deal with in some ways but still not going to be worth it if you can't do your own work. You aren't going to get a car that was $120k new for $7k and have it be cheap and easy to run.

Anyone here driving the M140i? Dealer near me has some on a decent finance deal and I could do with a new daily so I can do some long overdue work my my E90 (and probably turn into some sort of project car). I can't say I've looked into the model and the pros/cons about it so any input from anyone living with one would be appreciated.

>>17281865

not really ridiculous

there's a yuro guy here with two m70/m73 v12 cars and he seems to be holding up fine

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>>17282132
Im cruising up, going to Snooze in the AM with the GF than crusing up.

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Going to pull the trigger on my paint, I'm stuck between two options, either I'm going to get this Platinum Pearl which is a bit darker than the second option with a dark flop, or I can get Orion Silver and add a gold pearl for a lighter silver with a titanium/goldish color flop. The second option seems like it could be cooler but there will be a lot of trial and error on test panels where the Platinum I already know will look good. Any opinions? (here is Platinum Pearl). Pictures don't really show what a pearl job looks like but if you've seen one in person you will know the effect, bit different than a normal metallic.

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Picked this up a yesterday. 80k miles, apparently it was some old dudes weekend car before he died. The dealer said old guys wife traded it for something else. In my research I was told the 3 series was really good for that RWD stick action if you could only have one car. So far I fucking love it. Fucker corners like a beast. And its not a mustang/charger/corvette like every motherfucker around here has. The only thing I worried about is that the tiers are wearing unevenly. It still has the stock tires from 1999. The inside of the front wheels are worn WAY WAY more than the outside. Grandpa was saying it probably just needs alignment and new tires. But I did some googling and herd that some of thees cars had canard issues out of the factory. I also herd it could be signs of s suspension issue. Although I dont think its that cause it seems to handle fine. Took the back roads home with the top down when coming home from the lot, it was so fucking fun. Are there any weird BMW quirks I should know about? Is there anything special I need to do to it outside of normal things like oil changes? I want to keep this fucker going as long as I possibly can. My family has some knowledgeable car people, but all they know are chevys and fords.

>>17282948
Change the tires yesterday, if the tires start to wear unevenly than get an alignment too. Once it starts to wear unevenly it will never stop and get worse. But realistically front to back doesnt matter one will wear faster than the other. Thats why when you swap tires you move PS (Passengwr side) rear to DS front. And DS rear to PS front. If there is no difference in wear from right to left than you are fine.

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>>17280589
Either happened in Irvine (doubt it) but that's where I lost another one or in oceanside.

How different are the E46 M3 and the E36 M3?

>>17283674

about 100hp difference

and a whole different world in interior quality

Need advice.

I bought a E39 540i with over 200K miles.
>Owned it for about a month
>Took it to Les Schwab for tires
>A few days later, throw it into Peverse
>BRAPBRAPBRAPBRAP
>Panic and put it back in Park
>Throw it into Reverse and wait before I release the brake
>squeak
I feel like my Reverse is going to give out. However, giving proper time to change has eliminated the BRAP that happened when I did it the same way I'd been doing during my entire month of ownership. Did I truly finally break the transmission at 200,000 miles, or did the people at Les Schwab push it too hard? Should I just continue to be careful, or do I need to get it serviced? Would getting it serviced even help?

Also, how good is Wal Mart for tires? Les Schwab only had Federals and Toyos, but Wal-Mart could offer and install Michelins/Goodyears/Pirellis/etc. I have a feeling they might be better in the long run. Thoughts?

I'm looking to get a used 3 series, likely a 2014 320i/328i, around $20k budget.

Is there something else I should look at that's similar? Any pitfalls I should look out for beyond normal car stuff?

Is there a particular feature I should look to grab that'll will help the resale value in the future?

Currently driving a 1999 4Runner that's served me well for a decade, but now that I'm back in Texas rather than Colorado, I don't need an SUV.

>>17284201
I should add that LS was not nice to my last car, and I wasn't present for all of my 4-hour wait. The most damning thing is that my trip odometer was reset when I went back to get it. I don't know how much the guy drove it to 'test the tires,' or how hard.

How does this look for my first BMW?

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/6147831466.html

I had 2 Mercedes in a row and figured I'd try one of these out.

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Had it like 4 years now, and i like it so much that next is definitely going to be F10 550i

>>17284259
It's an automatic. Mercedes has lousy manual transmissions, BMW has lousy automatic transmissions

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>>17284277
It's a manual dingus.

>>17284287
Oh, scrolled down to the "stats" and it read automatic, sorry.
Well aside for leaky tops and those windows tending to go out of place, there's not much to go wrong with these cars, as long as the waterpump is in check

>>17284309
I think only the original pumps went bad right? By this point it should have the replaced water pump that has the metal impeller instead of the shitty plastic impeller one.

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kek, my shitbucket is down again, my oik filter housing gasket failed so there's a steady drip of oil running down the front of the block, and my water pump finally gave up at 121k, pretty impressive for a car known to have a shitty water pump.

Gonna replace the two tomorrow, wish me luck

Rip 3-5 hours of labor

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>>17246958
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/6145327979.html

>85k miles
>~$19k
>6 speed

Good deal?

>>17284309
>>17284327
Thanks for the tips br/o/s. Going to call him tomorrow and see if I can negotiate that price under $2k. I hate replacing soft tops.

>>17284436
>that fucking vert retracting hard top shit

swear it makes the car look worse most of the time. maybe the z4 is the only exception

>>17284486
Because the car is so big, you'd expect a soft top.

>>17283702
Only on us specs. The euro E36 is arguably better than the e46

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should I trade my diesel E60 for a Alpina B10 4.6?

>>17284891
>trade FUGLY E60 5 series with 282hp tops for much better looking and somewhat lighter Alpina with 335hp
no brainer imo