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was up for $40k around 6 months ago, I thought at the time massively overpriced (although its near enough a perfect example by the look of the pics), at $35k looks to be a good buy now based on what I've seen 325iMs go for recently , just don't have 35k spare unfortunately

give Ed at GoEuro a bell - https://goeuro.nz/

got a fibreglass rep if interested - sprayed up as shown, was going to respray it so sanded down a bit after this pic was taken, original ones are almost impossible to find I found

all the Vinyl on mine is original, the only part of the upholstery that is 

just the fronts, the rears are in good nick, but by the time I'd bought the seats at $200 rough as from a convertible, (that pic above is a bit misleading in that the pic on the left is how the car was with its original seats in) 4 mtrs original fabric @$160 ex GST a mtr and got someone to do the work it came to 2k give or take 

thats a real sharp price - I had my Coupe seats reupholstered last year, cost $2k once all done ..

post this on the E30 Facebook pages I'd say

ha.. whats the chances eh. 

very best of luck with sourcing reclinable sport seats, I got really lucky and ended up with rough ones from a convertible a few years ago and got them reupholstered.. very few and far between for sure - seem to be a few Recaros around from other makes from time to time which may do ya if recovered right ..

Yahoo Japan have stuff, these are , I think, genuine E30 recaros for eg.. a bit rough again but very much doubt they'll ever appear in NZ unless you import them .. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g356798086

such a shame, looks great in the pics .. you probably don't want to but if you decide to part out put me on the list for the side skirts

some on FB marketplace in Auckland - https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/482334415863399/ 

beautiful, theres some pretty rough E21 Alpinas on TradeMe at the momment, might be worth a punt .. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/other/listing-2217156653.htm?rsqid=754185d9527d420aaa410ef1029e7b39-002

.. reigniting an old thread as folks mentioning the ludicrous E30 prices at the moment, the E30 that was the subject of this thread is up on TM again (has been up multiple times since I nearly bagged in a few years ago) asking price is $13k now and it looks to be in worse condition now - certainly regarding the interior

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-2221080086.htm?rsqid=126ba3dab23c463db9c31e4506c7b66a-002

it is level now, although saying that I wouldn't have gone as low as it is now in an ideal world, I'm green as grass when it comes to lowering so know next to nothing about what stuff to get, it would be 10mm higher all round if I had to do it again (get tiresome catching the front lip a few times every week)  yours looks about perfect I reckon

had Dobi springs put in the back as it was riding a bit high at the rear - nice and straight now 

i had wet carpets - passenger side - it was the airconditioning unit that had a leak 

14 minutes ago, qube said:

getting some spicy dumplings ey

you got it :), the busiest take away in Auckland

.. a beautiful very near mint low mileage 1985 735i with a very enthusiastic owner who'd had it just over a month , Mt Eden Auckland today

Alpina B7 - Dominion Rd Mt Eden Auckland 5 mins ago ..

.. i'll be in the market for a manual 135i at the end of the year when the mini is paid off, any tips or stuff to watch out for gratefully received..

Cheers Gaz, Ebay - https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F272705847294

Heres the list, monroes were replaced on the rear

Getting few and far between are Coupe sports seats as you’re no doubt aware, best of luck sourcing - i kept my eye out for a good while. Had the suspension overhauled this week, and got the 3” gap between wheel and wheel arch sorted, looks a bit tidier now -

got a freshly recovered MTech1 steering wheel off ebay - was located in Ireland, cost around $200 delivered, bargain as its mint, found some 15" basketweaves under someones house, had been there years another bargain, had seals and all belts replaced in 2016 so no more leaks anywhere .. had it converted to manual as posted previously with new bushes, clutch etc .. found a couple of Sport Seats in a wreckers year thanks to WYZEUP giving me the heads up that there were some available, they were rough but mechanically sound. Sourced the factory material to match the originals / rears / doors etc - from LeMans Auto Fabrics in Welly - and got them reupholstered last year, got a back seat from a sedan and got the rear headrest mechanism out of them and added rear headrests again in matching material, currently in the shop getting new suspension at the front and dropping it around an inch and a half, should be done later today, added an IS Lip and sprayed up in SterlingSilber to match up. Fitted a new Speedo to the existing cluster and changed the gears in it - sat on 130000km for 6 years - put a speedo in with 163000 kms on it - figured if not dead accurate its closer to the real milage, painted all needles red (I know  .. but looks great), shadowlined all windows (used a car wrapping guy to do that), Serviced regularly, brake master cylinder replaced and system overhauled: to do Air Con needs sorting, Passenger side rear panel needs respraying due to imperfection and my terrible attempt to sort it which has made it more noticeable and maybe remote central locking - then we're about done, Longer term a full glass out respray,  all factory stuff and mostly cosmetic but the spec is now a bit higher than what it was  .. I've got other pics at home so will post later 

ok Olaf, here we go .. heres the interior when I got it .. standard wheel, seats etc - usual E30 rips but generally I bought this car due to its potential as I wanted a straight unmolested example, there were a few oil drips but nothing terminal, the body was straight bar a small bump on the passenger side and the engine purred so I figured that was a plus straight away 

10 hours ago, M3AN said:

Epic, the Taupo region is brilliant on a clear day, I love it.

Used to stay in Acacia Bay as a kid at mum and dad's place and more recently in Five Mile Bay. Are you staying down there or was it a round trip from Auckland?

 

it was beautiful alright. Just had a few days away down there (live in Auckland) decided to take the E30 for a good run as the weather looked good , best decision I made. Left Taupo to see what was around the area and realised very quickly that there was a great road to follow so just kept on going round the lake until I got back to Taupo a few hours later, quality time with the young 'un and the old girl. My lad commented that it was like a scene from a movie, great landscapes in an old car .. loved it