KwS 2378 Report post Posted May 3, 2011 (edited) Hi everyone Im Kelvin, from Christchurch. Just purchased my 30th car, which is my first BMW. Purchased it from a fellow member, and love it. the build quality and design completely blow standard jap cars away. Anyway its a 1996 323i Motorsport coupe in Hellrot. (unfortunately) its an Auto, but should be great for my drive from CHCH to wellington when i move next month. Its genuine motorsport, with full kit, side strips, interior and apparently shocks. Needs a clean, but here is some pics of it from after i got it. And i love this little bit of detail... Motorsport coloured stitching. Edited June 14, 2011 by KwS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OP6 27 Report post Posted May 3, 2011 Welcome, I love red BMWs. Looks great. Shame you are moving to WLG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted May 3, 2011 Hi Triple_S! I rikey me E36 M-Sprt in Hellrot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nickbawt 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2011 Looks awesome! Makes me miss my old E36 of the same colour. Please give it a clean though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2378 Report post Posted May 6, 2011 Itll get a damn good clean, and a rear debadge eventually.... Installed my headunit today, woot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted May 6, 2011 looks like that engine bay has seen lots of liquifaction dust! ... good excuse for a detailing session and a steam clean! Nice car and welcome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leithcm 0 Report post Posted May 6, 2011 Welcome! Low k's as well, a bonus! A little trick to fix the Jatco Jerk... I have a '96 323i (01-96 build) coupe as well, and I fixed a similar "mis-performance" by throwing the original TCU away and installing one out of a (build date 04-97) '97 320i. This has the later EPROM that was devised post October '96, and once the transmission was reset, have had no issues since! The later TCU is much better than the earlier - but if your car is post Oct '96 build date it should already have it.......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2378 Report post Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) Welcome! Low k's as well, a bonus! A little trick to fix the Jatco Jerk... I have a '96 323i (01-96 build) coupe as well, and I fixed a similar "mis-performance" by throwing the original TCU away and installing one out of a (build date 04-97) '97 320i. This has the later EPROM that was devised post October '96, and once the transmission was reset, have had no issues since! The later TCU is much better than the earlier - but if your car is post Oct '96 build date it should already have it.......... Thanks for the advice. How can I tell when my car was made? Is there a way to tella newer tcu from old one? Does it have to be a tcu from a Jdm car? Oh an yea sadly the car is covered in dust and dirt. All the roads around where I live are torn up, so hard to keep clean Edited May 6, 2011 by KwS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leithcm 0 Report post Posted May 7, 2011 Thanks for the advice. How can I tell when my car was made? Is there a way to tella newer tcu from old one? Does it have to be a tcu from a Jdm car? Put the last 7 digits of the vehicle VIN into http://www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do, and that will tell you the build date in month/year. All components are marked with the last 7 digits as well, so all are matched to the vehicle. Even the roof lining in my car has been marked this way!! Yes, the TCU must be from another car with a JATCO box fitted. To tell the age of a TCU you may be looking at, run the vehicle VIN that is on the TCU through the above, and it will tell you the build date and the vehicle it came from. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wom 0 Report post Posted May 11, 2011 E36 in the best colour the only real solution for the jatco box is a manual conversion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2378 Report post Posted May 11, 2011 A manual conversion is VERY high on the list once im done moving. Looks like ill be paying around 1-1.3K for a conversion kit, and hopefully i can find somewhere i can do the work myself (if not my own garage). Anyone know if the 318is manual setup (gearbox, clutch, lines, driveshaft etc) is EXACTLY bolt in for an M52 323i? Also, ive heard there is issues with the ECU on some cars when converting to manual? Something to do with the later OBD2? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
