My BMW E30 Fixer UPPER
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My BMW E30 Fixer UPPER
Well as some of you may know ive been on the prowl for a WINTER beater/daily driver. So i finally found a 87 BMW 325 , 4 door sedan and yes its an AUTOMATIC
Well first off i bought the car for $900 and the car has 157,xxx. The body is in bad shape. The hood,roof,trunk are all faded and theres a few dings dents and just a little spec of rust on a few parts.
Here is the list of the bad!
1. A/C doesnt work
2. RADIO doesnt work
3. Front passenger window doesnt go up or down
4. Rear drivers side window doesnt go up or down
5. I can only open the front passenger side door from the inside(lol ghetto i know)
6. The dash is cracked, but i plan on buying a used dash for $100
7. My front turn signal lights doesnt blink when on.
8. The suspension feels so bad!
9. I need a new thermostat
10. The car starts to sort of studder when in traffic or at a light, so the owner said put the car in NEUTRAL so that studder will go away and it does lol, ghetto i know!! haha
11. Well the ODOMETER stopped working so i will need a new cluster.
Like i said this is my BEATER/Project FIXER upper. For right now im going to save up for some new shocks/lowering springs, and have my mechanic check out the tranny and engine and everything to see what needs to be replaced.
This will be a slow build/project but whatever i do new to the car ill post up in here. So please check back
Well first off i bought the car for $900 and the car has 157,xxx. The body is in bad shape. The hood,roof,trunk are all faded and theres a few dings dents and just a little spec of rust on a few parts.
Here is the list of the bad!
1. A/C doesnt work
2. RADIO doesnt work
3. Front passenger window doesnt go up or down
4. Rear drivers side window doesnt go up or down
5. I can only open the front passenger side door from the inside(lol ghetto i know)
6. The dash is cracked, but i plan on buying a used dash for $100
7. My front turn signal lights doesnt blink when on.
8. The suspension feels so bad!
9. I need a new thermostat
10. The car starts to sort of studder when in traffic or at a light, so the owner said put the car in NEUTRAL so that studder will go away and it does lol, ghetto i know!! haha
11. Well the ODOMETER stopped working so i will need a new cluster.
Like i said this is my BEATER/Project FIXER upper. For right now im going to save up for some new shocks/lowering springs, and have my mechanic check out the tranny and engine and everything to see what needs to be replaced.
This will be a slow build/project but whatever i do new to the car ill post up in here. So please check back
Last edited by O HELLA OEM; 10-11-2010 at 05:49 PM.
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So far i bought a PEP BOYS steering wheel cover , a new wide view rear mirror, and painted the interior door sills black, i plan on painting the carpet and rear seats and all the tan pieces black. I also ordered a EURO STYLE License plate saying "E30 BEAT3R"
Before
After
Since the headliner was nasty and dirty I decided to paint it black
BEFORE
AFTER
I know there's still a little tan showing but I'll fix that later lol
PARTS ORDERED! 10/11/10
1. Used drivers side mirror(mine was damaged)
2. Front Euro Style Plate saying "E30 BEAT3R"
3. Rear white led license plate bulbs
4. Bilstein Sport shocks/struts
10/17/10
just sprayed the front driver and passenger side carpet bottoms or whatever you call it lol. didnt have enough can spray to do the rears so that will be done next time.
BEFORE
AFTER
10/18/10
My drivers side oem side mirror came and my fake front license plate lol
10/18/10
Just purchased a MTech steering wheel
i couldnt pass up this deal on this used MTECH steering wheel lol so i bought it haha
10/20/10
Just got my Bilstein sport shocks today!! Didn't know these were tested on the Nurburgring, good to know
Now it's time to buy eibach lowering springs (1.8" drop front and 1.6" drop rear ) when I get more $$$
10/21/10
got my new front and rear BMW emblems today, i thought they were black and white from the ebay listing but when i received the emblems it was black cf and silver cf emblems lol. but i think it still looks alright
I need a paint job ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGHHHHLWUJEALKJSDFL;JKA;SD
10/30/10
Spray painted the car FLAT BLACK
Don't mind the dirt on the hood and body , after I took these pics I went to the car wash and all the dirt is gone
Before
After
Since the headliner was nasty and dirty I decided to paint it black
BEFORE
AFTER
I know there's still a little tan showing but I'll fix that later lol
PARTS ORDERED! 10/11/10
1. Used drivers side mirror(mine was damaged)
2. Front Euro Style Plate saying "E30 BEAT3R"
3. Rear white led license plate bulbs
4. Bilstein Sport shocks/struts
10/17/10
just sprayed the front driver and passenger side carpet bottoms or whatever you call it lol. didnt have enough can spray to do the rears so that will be done next time.
BEFORE
AFTER
10/18/10
My drivers side oem side mirror came and my fake front license plate lol
10/18/10
Just purchased a MTech steering wheel
i couldnt pass up this deal on this used MTECH steering wheel lol so i bought it haha
10/20/10
Just got my Bilstein sport shocks today!! Didn't know these were tested on the Nurburgring, good to know
Now it's time to buy eibach lowering springs (1.8" drop front and 1.6" drop rear ) when I get more $$$
10/21/10
got my new front and rear BMW emblems today, i thought they were black and white from the ebay listing but when i received the emblems it was black cf and silver cf emblems lol. but i think it still looks alright
I need a paint job ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGHHHHLWUJEALKJSDFL;JKA;SD
10/30/10
Spray painted the car FLAT BLACK
Don't mind the dirt on the hood and body , after I took these pics I went to the car wash and all the dirt is gone
Last edited by O HELLA OEM; 10-31-2010 at 02:39 PM.
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this car is literally a BEATER lol. search craiglist!!
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yea ever since ive seen some sick e30's on the aggressive/stretched threads i had to get one! lol