Linden

got a pic of the one painted black?

medium case diff? n how much to post the diff to chch??

Yep whats why i've been putting it off, have talked to keith and are probally getting a pair of him if they are low enough.

Keith I just took a picture of how it sits now with the superlows in the back, so kinda need it quite low at the front too.

I am also considering getting all the shocks shortened as theres a bit too much roll around corners so if anyone knows a cheap place to get them done in chch it would be much appreciated

that turbo and manifold looks so tempting if only i had the money!

*BUMP* still after a pair of fronts, been putting off getting mine compressed lol

Pm'd

haha yeh i considered a chop job (would have to buy a angle grinder anyway) but compressing them is a bit better isnt it?

cant afford much at the moment as im on a budget so cant afford new decent springs (saving that for the future!) thats why im considering compressing since nobody has any, Ive found a place in chch that'll do a pair for $60 +gst

when compressed can they do it to a point where they are still captive or just compress them say 60mm??

*bump* someone must have some!

or does someone know a cheap place to get springs compressed in christchurch??

Hey guys im after a pair of cheap (6cyl) superlows for the front of my e30, already got rears from Chris C a while back and just need fronts!!!

027 3111 976

Still looking!

gutted ill try ask on e30tech.com once my account gets activated.

in the mean time does anyone know if a 318 m40 coding plug will effect the tacho,

and possibly someone in chch have a working F/L dash cluster i could plug in and check if its not just my guage thats not working?

its getting frustrating not knowing where the problem lies but im determined to fix it lol.

edit: you said the sensors on the bellhousing, where abouts would i look to see if the sensors hooked up at all?

i'll have a closer look at the plugs tonight and find #6 and #32

i looked up the code on my motronic box and found its apparently a 3.3:

325i 2.5 litre (M20), 85-87

Bosch Motronic ML3.3

0 261 200 073

i cant find the brown/yellow and blue/black wire you're talking about,

ive attached a pic of whats been done there already.

coming out of the MCU plug is:

unconnected white wire and black/blue.

light blue/yellow connected to brown/orange going into loom

- does anyone have a wiring diagram for the MCU plug so i know what these wires do?

also theres a green wire coming out of the loom connected a green wire (has unconnected purple and brown wires with it) that goes down under drivers kickboard

Try checking your fuses there ts one fuse in the main fusebox that will stop the tacho and economy gauge working, Cheers Wazza

yup one of the first things i checked, fuse 21 i think it was for that.

I pulled out the dash again and the coding plug is from a 318i (m40) http://bmwfans.info/part-62111385364/ so looks like i'll need a 325i one so if anyone has a spare one they want to part with!

i pulled out the glove box and took a photo of the wires on the unused plug sitting there, all the green/yellow/white and the fatter yellow/red wire goto the plug (see pic)

the tacho wire might be disconnected as the 4cyl and 6 cyl signal are different(pulses) most clusters have a coding plug which tells the tach if its a 4 or 6 cylinder start by checking if ur car has the original cluster?as for reverse lights theyre not a wof issue...what colour wires are in the relay holder?

does the cluster have a code on it that i can use to check for 4/6 cyl ill have to pull it apart again and check, im assuming you're talking about the little white box that is plugged into the front. i have a parts car in dunedin but thats pre-FL so wont be much help will it?... probally sounds dumb but what relay holder are you talking about?

hey guys i recently brought a e30, 318i FL with a m20b25 manual, it was someones unfinished project, few things wrong with it like reverse lights not working (still got a warrant somehow), and needs thrust bearing replacing.

the thing thats bugging me right now is the tacho that doesnt work at all (also the fuel economy)

I have tried replacing the SI board batteries but that didnt work, ive looked around and havnt found to much else other than i may have to replace the guage itself.

it has the 2 plugs on the back and the yellow one is unused (im assuming this is for OBC which i dont have?)

If anyone has another suggestion before i replace the whole dash just to find out a wire wasnt connected someware or places i should check?

i also found this unused plug when poking under the dash just behind the glovebox (see pic)

Could be interested, Ive been told you need different springs for 4cyl models, ive got a 318i that has a 2.5l put in it, is it due to the engine weight for different springs or are the bodys different? (hope that makes sence)

Nice, not the biggest fan of those chromies tho how much did it cost you for you to get the bags done?