fuseburner 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2006 hi there. im a newbie to bmw's so please bear with me. i have just aquired a 1989 320i 2ltr auto with 111000k's on the clock. its in very good condition and im very happy with it. what im wanting to do is get some 15" or 16" alloys for it. what pcd and offset should i be looking for? any suggestions as to what suits these cars? budget is limited so nothing too expensive would be good. also how much am i looking at money wise to get a manual conversion? would like to get a moderate lowering, any suggestions of what to look out for, brands etc? there is a button next to the gear shift on the passenger side that i dont know what it does lol there is also a dial below the light switch that has no label? it has what appears to be air lines hooked into the back of it, something to do with the heating system maybe?? the lower spots dont appear to be working. checked the bulbs and they are fine. am i missing a switch somewhere? lol any help would be greatly appreciated thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted June 28, 2006 (edited) Hey Dwayne - Graham here. Mint another Northland member - see I told you all we would take over... Anywho - see you bought a beamer afterall 16" rims seem to be the ideal - you need to get 4x100 around 30 offset. If you do a manual conversion yourself you are looking at $1500 or thereabouts for all the parts (that's doing it properly with things like new clutch and slave master cylinders etc). The king springs you saw on my 325 when you came out to my shed are now available if you want. I have put the low ones from the blue 320 in the 325 and the 320 is back at stock height. The button on the console to the left of the gearshift disables the rear window switches. The dial below the light switch with hydraulic lines behind it is to adjust the angle of the headlights for when you are towing or have a sh*t load of gear in your boot. From what I've been told, they almost never work. I have it in my 325 and it doesn't work either. The spot light switch is next to the headlight knob - should be two square switches - one for the front spots and one for the rears. Should have bought my car - same year, same model, same km's but already on springs and manual. Silly boy. Edited June 28, 2006 by bravomikewhiskey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fuseburner 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2006 (edited) got this one for less than half what you asked echo keen on the lowering springs. will give you a call. oh and cheers for the info Edited June 29, 2006 by fuseburner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted June 29, 2006 Sweet - sounds like you scored a bargain. Although I have dropped my asking price since we first talked as that was just a pie-in-the-sky figure as the car wasn't yet for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martyyn 2 Report post Posted June 29, 2006 that was just a pie-in-the-sky figure as the car wasn't yet for sale. .....yeah right Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted June 29, 2006 (edited) :thumb: Edited June 29, 2006 by bravomikewhiskey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
