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Hello everyone, Can anyone shed some light on where I can get/where you can find good condition, non leaking door seals for E30s? Just found out mine's leaking water in small amounts into the car and probably needs a new seal to fix the problem. Thanks

Finally rained in Auckland this afternoon, which does bring some good and bad news. The leakage points mentioned are not leaking, double checked when I got home from work before. BUT... the bottom section of the driver's door seal is seeping water into the cabin in small amounts traceable easy because one part of the bottom section was really damp. Does anyone know where I can get these seals? EDIT: Took out the seals and then putting them back in again, did a temp. fix by preventing water using a towel

I'm after a black passenger side mirror, as well as an IS lip for E30. Thanks

Might be worth to mention that his Europlates surround is already sold lol

Had a fob day today, it's working now!

Hello everyone, Got foglights off my mate to retrofit into my E30 today and spent the afternoon doing that. Everything was going well until I plugged in the battery to test the lights to see if they're working. So when the battery's plugged in, the foglights immediately turned on so that was a bit odd since all the switches are off... Next up the main driving headlights won't turn on afterwards (but only the top parking lights), even after all the plugs for the retrofit fogs were disconnected and put back into normal spec... Can anyone shed some light on this? The headlight fuses (#1 and 2) and the fog light fuses (#29 and 30) aren't shot, but I have doubts on the relays? Might've blown the relays for the headlights? Will be heading into Repco to get new relays tomorrow, so for K3, K4 (headlights) and K8 (foglights), are they all the same relay type(s) or is there specific ones that I need? And do I need to have a relay for K9 as well for the fogs? Help!!

Started the clean-up today, starting with the grinding followed by treating it with Kurust. It's also good to note that Kurust was only added onto the metal once everything's been grinded out i.e. the rust. It's a water-based thing that changes the metal compound to prevent spread in the future. So I spent the day grinding out all the rust from all the rust bits and Kurust-ed them out. Now leaving it overnight to "eat" through the metal before coating with KillRust Epoxy Gloss enamel paint tomorrow, letting that dry for another half day before doing the floor pan over with 3M sound deadener. The process here is grind - treat - coat - fill/seal. As for the holes, the same process, except filling them over with Sika high grade sealant, which water seals it before sanding it off to smooth it off before coating again with KillRust. Fingers crossed.

Ah yes, I've checked that, thankfully there's no rust apart from dirt and nature. Already did the elephant trunk cleaning as well as cutting the edge to make a bigger outlet so that bigger debris won't be dislodged in the future.

Haha my car isn't exactly hard to spot eh... Front loom holder, you mean all the stuff behind the glovebox? Any tips on how to get clearance on behind the glovebox?

Yup, taking the car out of service tomorrow to get some serious time so I can show some love to the Browny. Will take all the sound deadening out tomorrow as well

Damn looking good bro, I should pop over sometime when I'm bored and take a look for myself. Would be nice to do mine in leather trimming as well, but will wait for until everything I'm doing right now all sorted and got over with first

Got most of the stuff needed for the rust cutting-out, primer and paint + sound deadener today - got a bargain Should be worked up in the next week or so before I head back to work on the 14th

I'm pretty sure rust brings in the bitches more rat styles!

I think the rain gets in through the vent under the windscreen into where the mid-section where the drain spout is i.e. the elephant trunk that drains it unless it's clogged up which would pool water and overflow. I assume the drains have been clogged and overflowed for quite a while as I've taken that out and pretty much the drain was clogged with mud and bits of nature. We used a blunt end of a marker pen to poke through that hole from the outside and it pretty much went right into the cabin right above where the front speakers are. But since you've mentioned this, I might give it another check today and double-confirm my findings

I'm still young and there's heaps more of experience to gain but yeah, damn

So here's the photos: Previous owner, or the one before that had tried to fix this one on the passenger side behind the glovebox... was quite a messy job. Extent of the battery tray problem, eventually will be cut out and treated properly. After cutting, shaping the sheetmetal to the affected area. As is, will be sealed on after all the rust has been cut and the rest treated. Perhaps no one's done this but, this shows how much I love my E30

I may have been a little too eager on this but disregard the riveting part; we're only going to cut and treat and then seal - at least it fixes the leaking problem rather than leaving it to rot. I know that as long as we do it right it will stay that way. Glenn, I've checked and checked the whole car in and out and those two parts are the only ones of concern. And thanks for the feedback tho, I agree with the spending money part. The ones I've been doing so far I haven't spent a heap lot as we have bits and pieces and tools right here in the garage. Dubman, this car's gonna be a keeper for quite a while. The carpet will only go in after everything's done and water tested. Again I think as long as these are treated the way they should and correctly it will keep the car safe and happy and also myself a happy person to enjoy his ride

Just an update on what I've been doing. - Rained pretty hard this morning so there's a pool in the car. Dried that out in a jiffy and then moved on checking the leakage points on the passenger side and the drivers side. - Found that the leakage point on the drivers side tie in with that hole in front where the battery tray is, then moved on to find that the leakage point on the passenger side... - ... Has been fixed before, with some sort of a sealant. Unfortunately that wasn't done perfectly so water was dripping out of the edges. So that's been confirmed. - Prioritised and decided to fix the bigger hole (battery tray section). - Dad had some sheetmetal lying around the garage so thankfully can be used. - Cut, bended the sheetmetal to fit the affected area and prepped the area to be grinded... Only to find that we don't have the disc needed to grind, so will need to pop into Bunnings for them along with screws and riveting tools for the metal. - Had a bit of time in between and found out that I could clean the intake with the brass brush, so did that So the next few days: - Grind out the rust around the affected area on the battery tray. - Going to double seal the area: applying one coat of sealant before putting on the sheetmetal to act as a "glue" and then rivet, before sealing them again. - As for the passenger side, will need to scrape out the old repaired sealing and properly doing it. - Then I can put the carpet in once it's confirmed fixed. Photos will be up tonight, so keep an eye.

Took the car around East Coast i.e. Pine Harbour, Onetangi, Maraetai etc. Artistic shot taken by the missus (y)

Finally found the culprit that's been leaking into my passenger side: Turns out it was right behind where the a/c vent towards the upper corner exiting the windshield air vents :|

Lol we've been driving around and about without the carpet and haven't heard the missus complaining yet about the sound... Not sure what would happen if I'd taken out the trims as well lol

Went to get some Dot4s, DX3s and all the shenanigans. Gave her a wash, wax and polish too today Looks can be deceiving based on all the internal problems happening right now:

Thanks for the feedback guys, quite unsure where this is gonna take me but I suppose the only thing I can save now is just fix what I can fix for now

Yeah, found that out this morning before heading out for the buy. Thanks anyways

Power steering fluid needs a top up. Brake pressure a bit off. Any hints for the PS fluid? Specific ones to use etc? Will get brake pressure checked out too, might be just the fluids...