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Tinting It is illegal to apply any kind of tint film, tint paint or opaque sticker to any lamp which has a function other than decoration (eg non-cosmetic). Seems fine?

Cheers, Already sorted one

Anyone got a new e30 Facelift Fuel pump lying around? Will try Milland and Euro Italian tomorrow but eager to see if someone has one spare somewhere!!!

Ok that was WAY to easy, All you need to do is remove the 13mm bolt from the back, then you can squeeze the 2 hooks towards eachother and the seats release! Now I seem to have a problem with no power going to the fuel pump (tets light comes up very dim) so going to have to be on the hunt for cut wires I'm thinking, anyone know where the fuel pump wires run?? I've got power at the fuel pump relay, power at fuse 11 during cranking, If I jump the relay to turn on the pump there is little to no power going to the pump. Arghh WTF

Still looking awesome! What you got in mind for a project? New car or new mods?

Probably way more expensive through BMW. VAC has it way cheaper. http://www.vacmotorsports.com/catalog/bmw-...evo-3-suede.htm

Nope. E36 spline is different. You can use one from e34 prefacelift and other e30's, maybe e28's too.

Sweet I'll have a look at removing the sides, if that has anything to do with the lower hinged seats? Ahh Crap this is going to be fun.. I guess I'll leave it til the long weekend when I have more patience. The lower ones lift and hinge forward Andy, not sure if you noticed that time I had the diff and crap in the back lol. This is the best picture I can find to illustrate, the seats hinge of that bar thats running across the front, and it's covering the fuel tank covers which I need to remove to check the stupid fuel pump because I think it's died.

Anyone got tips for removing e30 lower rear seats from the hinges? Can't see any obvious bolts or ways to remove them from the hinges Google is also hopeless

Buuuump

Still have them. Andy tried to boost my auction and ended up winning them Lol

Bump..

Yeah, annoyed me not having that place, fan behind it didn't even work don't know what it was wired too. Was DIY'd and cut to fit against the A/C box and blow against the condenser or whatever looking thing inside the heatercore. Just pulled it out so I could fit in the console I kept from the m325 with less cut outs so I only have window switches in the middle. And that grill thing used to squeak all the time I thought it was the dashboard every time I hit a bump but it was that plastic grill lol.

I checked Ebay and Pelican, Couldn't see it on Pelican but the one on Ebay was the gearshift console one. Mine works, I just swapped gearshift consoles to one from a coupe so I don't have so many switches in the middle and there had been a grill where the lower space was, looks tidier and I ended up moving the window circuit breaker switch up to above the stereo how it is on some e30's, Bit didn't realize the switches are actually different.

Anyone have the switch that fits in the the slot above the stereo? Apparently the gearshift console one does not fit there Looks like this, but be good if someone had one with the picture on it too.

Weird, It's an 89 production date but has pre-facelift tail lights. Probably why Andy assumed it was a pre-facelift.

Haha nah not selling this one any time soon

Hmm, Nah I reckon they look weird without center caps. Doesn't look as tidy. Rear raised 8mm. Dat rip

This pretty much sums it up..

Sold a genuine kit just last week in not so good condition around the 1k mark! I believe Ray may have one liying around if you ask

I'll see how these spring pads go, They're solid and thicker than standard so should get it where I want it. Cheers though! I'll give your trolley jack back once I've done them tomorrow haha. Never doing a diff on my driveway again (1st pics are my stone tiled driveway). Severe back massage while liying under the car.

Lol so true! Yeah always wondered if it was the same 2.5, read alot of stories and even got told it had a 2.7 from someone else when I got it, But theres oddly no number on the block so who knows! Heads got the 885 stamp under the intake side though. Still has the same Simota intake, but no extractors. Standard 325i exhaust welded on an angle from the manifold (lol) I have those Vogtland springs too, The fronts sit exactly the same, the rear sits a tad too high though, need something in between which hopefully the spring pads will do, else I will put the vogtland rears back in. It's definitely made its rounds on here over the years! HAHA, Identity crisis

Yep sure is your old one, minus a few bits and maybe a different engine (read through some older threads on it from you and Sam etc), Yeah I need to raise the rear, the rear is heavier so sits lower than it should. Have some thick spring pads to throw in this weekend to raise it up abit. Some angles it looks like it is dragging it's rear.. Interesting feedback on the front grill though , Chrome looks more classy and original but the blacked out looks staunch looking when looking head on. Need better photos I think

Thought I'd make a thread of my e30 since I have a few pictures from here and there from my phone, It's a 1989 E30 320i touring with an m20b25 and manual, Have owned it since the end of last year. So far what I have done is: H&R Sport springs RS reps (ESM 002R 16x9's) Smoked headlights (may do the high beams eventually) e36 Window switch swap - Like these switches alot, look alot better M-Tech2 steering wheel - Worn abit on one side sadly 3.73 LSD Rolled rear guards Upgraded rear diff hanger bush to a Polyurethane bush Repsrayed faded front grills and blacked middle kidney ones, Have a mint chrome one though if I get sick of it (undecided on look) Also not long ago did the full timing belt, waterpump etc new coolant and oil and filters etc, Driveshaft coupling, CSB and gearbox oil / rear seal. Engine runs very well, only problem is abit of a sticky throttle cable that gives me a high idle but I have a spare. Only problems at the moment are Front recaro seat has a rip in the front bolster, Headliner keeps sagging in the rear, Have stuck it back up twice but the sunroof wind seems to keep ruining it Tech2 wheel needs some attention Rear is sitting abit low, Just got some thicker spring pads to put in to give it an extra half inch height in the back. Just keeping it pretty OEM.. Resisting temptation to m50 it or something though hah. First 2 pics are from yesterday after swapping in some all black door cards and the LSD then giving it a well needed wash..

Try prepsol (Wax and grease remover), it works real well if it was only spray can paint used. Dab some on a cloth and rub away and it should come right off eventually.