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Champion! have PM'd them. They do look accurate.  In saying that, I am happy to fab my own as they aren't complicated. Just wanted to save some time!

1 hour ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

Look for E30 Garage Norway on Facebook, they have got a number of reproduction E30 parts including the various battery tray parts.

From the pictures they seem to be pretty accurate replacements, but I haven't seen how well they fit in person.

It appears these are backordered / NLA through all the usual sources

Does anyone have one or know where there is one?

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-battery-tray-41111929429

Thanks in advance

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I have an OEM lower lip with brand new clips but am in Auckland

What engine mate? If it’s a 528i I have one sitting in my garage

I went and bought some parts, but nothing there to really chase.  As others have said, lots of parts but mostly for auto / base model cars, HEAPS unlabelled - even the owner didn't know what some was. 

No interesting engines left or manual gearboxes.  Fair few bumpers in various states of repair.  No full sets of wheels etc.

A lot of the 'good' stuff had already been spoken for before opened to the public.  Which left a heck of a lot of scrap metal...

Pics added, note engine is now partially reassembled.

For perspective it took me 3 years of fairly active searching to find a non sunroof facelift coupe. I was happy to pay for the right car.

And if you read the ad, you’ll see there is a stack of highly sought after parts which total in excess of $5k. 

All of a sudden my asking price doesn’t look so bad huh...

Agree, not at this stage. I just don't have time or desire to deal with the part out and have a rare opportunity to buy a Lancia Integrale H I've been chasing for ages

Good question, no they come with the car.

Car is still running the m40b18 and auto - very original.

A new project has come up so I'm looking to sell my E30 and over $5k of parts is up for sale.

WILL NOT SPLIT

1989 318i facelift auto Coupe. Delphin Grey.
Wof just expired, reg on hold.
No Sunroof!
Running, driving car. Even has cold air con!

Does have minor rust in the boot and passenger floor pan to get WOF.  Comes with panels to fix this.

I have an MTech2 kit, but for a sedan and I have a coupe.... 

Looking to see if anyone has the parts to suit a coupe for sale or wanting to swap for sedan / touring pieces.

Coupe sides: Front quarter, door, rear quarter (3 piece)

Sedan sides: Front quarter, front door, rear door, rear quarter (4 piece)

PM me if you do

Thanks

If you can get it for cheaper do it. But as others said it will cost to bring up to scratch.

def not as heavy feeling and an e36 or even more so the e46 in my opinion.

and yes the brakes suck esp if not driven in a while. 

I bought my facelift 318i coupe for $4k if that gives you a benchmark 6months ago.

As others have said rust is the killer. Lift the boot carpet and check down in the battery tray area on the right, spare wheel well and around boot edges.

In your case with a sunroof check wet carpets, lower A pillars by the vents and the sunroof itself. They almost all rust.

Parts themselves...panels are getting harder to find good ones, but the rest of the mechanicals are easy.

The 318i will have the m10 which can do with a valve lifter adjustment and good oil if it’s tappy; otherwise start thinking about an m42 swap (great bang for buck).

Most importantly: it’s a 30+ year old car, but it can be amazing with good parts used (not cheap alibaba stuff).

PS: the speedo will likely be broken or have broken at some point. Don’t worry too much about it. Carjam will likely say it is incorrect...

If it helps I ran a RHD engineering 'heavy duty' flywheel ($275USD) and M30 clutch in my 330ci build.  A little chattery, and I always felt the clutch was excessively priced through Sterling B &C in Onehunga but they were local and I could always take it back.

Am now looking at other options (240mm) for my new build - using the same RHD flywheel.

10 hours ago, zero said:

I know some of the m62 engines had remote oil filter housings so that would provide you with the housing and hoses, and then you would have to fabricate the block off plate.

Hopefully thats helpful.

 

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=DN52-EUR-12-2000-E39-BMW-540i&diagId=11_1591

Very interesting, thanks @zero I'll take a look. The block off plate itself isn't hard, the bracketry for the P/S pump and pulley on the M54 that hangs off it is.  May just need to make it in a couple of pieces.

I've been researching how to block off and move the oil filter housing on my M54B30.  It's location smack bang front and centre of the engine has always bugged me; and now I'm wanting to run ITB's in a clean engine bay, it bugs me even more.

Seems there are two fairly pricey options:

https://www.achillesmotorsports.com/Billet-Oil-Filter-Housing-BMW-M50-M52-S52-M54-S54-p/11-am-ofrh.htm

https://store.vacmotorsports.com/vac-billet-oil-filter-housing-racing-bmw-m50m52m54s50s52s54-p1417.aspx

I do have CNC access, so could potentially make one; but wondered if anyone else had gone down this path before.

Thanks in advance

On 2/5/2019 at 10:35 PM, e46v12 said:

Hey Team

Does any one have a e46 manual pedal box and hard line for sale?

Thanks

You can buy the clutch pedal separately, look on RealOEM for the part numbers. It just bolts on to the side of your existing brake pedal. Check out 50skid on youtube for info on how to do it.

Re the hardline, contact Raymond @ motorsport rentals. He sells a stainless line that's direct from pedal to gearbox.  Way easier.

@Olaf - great thread and detail

I think the sport wheel you picked up from the book of faces was from me.  Glad it went to a good home.

I too have an e30 coupe, in delphin.  Build thread to appear shortly

Did you convert your struts to 51mm?

@Gaz realise this is way late in the piece but speedfactor in tauranga or stirling brake & clutch in Auckland are pretty good to deal with

I've wrapped a fair bit - interior/exterior but always individual panels.

Something that eludes me (and seems to have little info online) is how to wrap from the roof to the C pillar. Particularly on coupes where there is no roof rail  (E30's for example) to do a clean break.

Generally I do the rear quarter and roof as separate panels, with an overlap then trim the excess on the join - but it never looks like a single piece.

Current thinking is to use the 3m Knifeless tape https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/graphics-signage-us/knifeless-tapes/

Anyone used other methods? 

26 minutes ago, Blackie said:

I have these 

Thanks, but M54 is single piece

ZF and Getrag shift linkages are different.

they did quote me $600 for the gearbox alone

WTB: M54 cam cover and plastic trim piece

My M54 came without it (for some random reason) so looking to locate

Thanks

WTB: M50 sump, dipstick and tube

Needed for M54 conversion in my E30.

thanks

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/exterior/listing-1920320208.htm

$600 for the trans.  Get them to give you the shifter, linkages and trans bracket with it and I'll prob buy them off you