KaiserRolls Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Come to think of it, I dont remember what ° I have. Probably 88 [emoji19] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Ready for summer! Slapped on the roof rack and a square set of 17x8.5 contours with 245/40/17 Falken Fk510's. Loving the wider rubber already, it looks a lot meaner! Not usually a black wheel fan, but on the white/modena it really makes the interior pop! I also discovered I don't have any roundel center caps for my wheels, so if anyone has a set in decent shape (68mm, 36136783536) let me know! suspenceful, wasnt m3 and Bassboy3313 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Ready for summer! Slapped on the roof rack and a square set of 17x8.5 contours with 245/40/17 Falken Fk510's. Loving the wider rubber already, it looks a lot meaner! Not usually a black wheel fan, but on the white/modena it really makes the interior pop! I also discovered I don't have any roundel center caps for my wheels, so if anyone has a set in decent shape (68mm, 36136783536) let me know!Curious how the roof rack is mounted.Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rekpoint said: Curious how the roof rack is mounted. Its Thule Traverse 480 feet, with the fit kit 1015 (fits the feet to an e36 coupe), and I can't remember the width of the bars but I had them on my e30. Looks like they don't make that specific fit kit anymore but some retailers still have it in stock. It's basically rubber pads that are shaped to the roof profile, and then clamps that come down and grab onto the crack just above the window trim. It basically squeezes itself to the shape of the roof, but its on there really well! Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 This looks great white black wheels. I dig! m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 140k The keyless entry has developed a mind of it's own and immediately re-locks the doors after hitting the unlock button. I suspect the trunk lock/actuator is messing with things as it has been very sticky and tough to operate lately. Anyone have behavior like this before? Other things to look for? Edit: English is hard, fixed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 9 hours ago, m42b32 said: 140k The keyless entry has developed a mind of it's own and immediately locks the doors after hitting the lock button. I suspect the trunk lock/actuator is messing with things as it has been very sticky and tough to operate lately. Anyone have behavior like this before? Other things to look for? Seems good to me! I assume you mean the doors lock and then unlock right away? My coupe does this as well. I don't have a key fob, it does the lock and immediately unlock if I push the rod down. If I push it down a second time they all stay down. I just don't lock it, I think it has something to do with the limit switches for the door being closed. Do your windows drop when you open the door? Mine do not. m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 8 minutes ago, jc43089 said: Seems good to me! Came here to post this. Is it by chance an air actuated system like Audi/VW uses? im guessing not but the only time I had issues like that was on a pneumatic system m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 49 minutes ago, jc43089 said: Seems good to me! I assume you mean the doors lock and then unlock right away? My coupe does this as well. I don't have a key fob, it does the lock and immediately unlock if I push the rod down. If I push it down a second time they all stay down. I just don't lock it, I think it has something to do with the limit switches for the door being closed. Do your windows drop when you open the door? Mine do not. Whoops haha, fixed that! It's actually the opposite: If the car is unlocked and I lock it, it all works fine. If the car is locked, and I hit the button to unlock it, the car re-locks itself immediately. This only happens when I use the keyless remote (earlier 3-button system if that matters). The window drop works on both doors. Good call on the limit switches, I have the hood switch connected to the alarm so that or the trunk could possibly be causing a problem. 52 minutes ago, snap said: Is it by chance an air actuated system like Audi/VW uses? im guessing not but the only time I had issues like that was on a pneumatic system It's an electric system with actuators on both doors and the trunk, and limit switches on each of those as well as the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 I had this issue on my 95 325is and it was a security issue with the window pressure sensors. Replacement of the driver side window motor fixed it. m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Minor update: It has now changed it's mind and the situation is reversed. Only does it with keyless, key works fine in all doors and trunk lock. Looks like I've got a date with a multi-meter pretty soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 on e30s, problems with the central locking 'disagreeing' with locking is caused by actuators that have gone bad, or door lock/latch mechanisms which are a little sticky and make the sensors in the actuators misread due to the extra resistance. i'd try lubing all the mechanisms first and see if you see an improvement. not sure if this applies to e36s. m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 If you end up needing a trunk lock actuator, I have one you can come steal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 140.3k Oil changed with Mobil1 5w50 Haven't gotten a chance to look into the lock situation, might get to it this weekend. I did, however, finally get into cleaning the interior before the picnic last weekend. I had time to get into everything but the leather on the front seats. It had gotten pretty dirty, but it's looking awesome now. I'm planning to finish up the front seats this weekend and will finally get some pics of the interior in this thread. With the super hot weather coming up this weekend I reinstalled the AC belt and tensioner. I had taken it off when I was investigating weird noises maybe two years ago and never got around to reinstalling it. The AC worked well when I bought the car, but unfortunately it doesn't do much anymore. RIP. I also added another rack to the roof rack so I can carry my mountain bike (it didn't fit the existing racks). Looks good up there Jdesign, ChrisO, straight6pwr and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 A/C is usually a pretty simple fix if you don't need to rebuild the compressor. Buy a can of AC stop leak fix and a A?C Pro recharge and it might be all you need. ( if you are interested PM me, I can get a deal on this stuff) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted August 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 142.5k After picking up the wagon I now have too many cars, so over the weekend I did a bunch of things I've been meaning to do to start prepping this car for sale ... all that's left is to give it a good detail and remove a few parts I want to transfer to the wagon or sell separately. As a last hurrah before it gets listed, I took it to the FVSCC autocross at the newly repaved Road America motorplex and had a blast! The car didn't miss a beat and handled fantastically despite the higher treadwear tires and meh brake pads. I didn't have any of the common lifter tick issues either as I ran it a half-quart over full and let the revs sit at 3500 for the 2-3 minute drive back to grid after each run. The new motorplex surface is really smooth but it is also super slippery, lots of counter steering was needed! There were a lot of people doing a bit of landscaping in the earlier runs. I competed in STR and took a respectable 10th place... out of 10 haha, turns out that class is super competitive and had 4 of the top 20 overall times. I ended up in 91st out of 159 for raw times so I'm more than happy with that! suspenceful, MPW3RLee, ChrisO and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBlue Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 I really want to get out to one of the auto x events at this track next year, I think E30 should be pretty well suited for it. I believe @MPW3RLee was there as well. m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 THAT INTERIOR!!!! I JUST CANT GET OVER IT! m42b32 and suspenceful 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted August 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 1 hour ago, SteelBlue said: I really want to get out to one of the auto x events at this track next year, I think E30 should be pretty well suited for it. I believe @MPW3RLee was there as well. I had my e30 there last year and it was a riot, to be fair its a blast in just about any car, adding elevation to an auto-x (like at RA and USAIR) is so much fun! SteelBlue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisO Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 9 hours ago, SteelBlue said: I really want to get out to one of the auto x events at this track next year Same, it would be cool to know people there already when it is my first time! m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPW3RLee Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 9 hours ago, SteelBlue said: I really want to get out to one of the auto x events at this track next year, I think E30 should be pretty well suited for it. I believe @MPW3RLee was there as well. I was there, and I did see the E36 out there, looked good! @SteelBlue yes you should make an event, the E30 would do great out there, I used to track/autoX my E30 and it handled like a dream! (Although I did upgraded suspension, Bilstein shocks, Eibach lowering springs, and ST sway bars) My E90 is cool and all but the E30 was so much more predictable and controllable. m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 You should definitely do that color interior for the wagon too! m42b32 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted August 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Pics from the weekend! (Photo credit: Austin Boynton) 14 hours ago, ChrisO said: Same, it would be cool to know people there already when it is my first time! There seems to almost always be a few of us at every event, I'd love to see more people get into it, you won't regret it! 13 hours ago, MPW3RLee said: I was there, and I did see the E36 out there, looked good! @SteelBlue yes you should make an event, the E30 would do great out there, I used to track/autoX my E30 and it handled like a dream! (Although I did upgraded suspension, Bilstein shocks, Eibach lowering springs, and ST sway bars) My E90 is cool and all but the E30 was so much more predictable and controllable. Thanks! I wish I would've known that was you, I would've stopped by to say hello! I was working turn 1 for your heats, fun to watch, congrats on the class win! 23 minutes ago, Bassboy3313 said: You should definitely do that color interior for the wagon too! Man, that would be awesome... They actually did a similar color called saddle brown that looks really nice, though it looks slightly lighter and less orange than Modena in some lights, haven't seen it in person to compare though. I'm loving the black for a daily driver, so easy to keep clean haha MPW3RLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Been doing more work on this to prep it for sale. Gave it a good clean on the exterior last night, just need to clean up the interior a bit, swap the stud conversion over to the wagon, and take some pictures for the ad. Hoping to have it posted by the end of the week, if anyone is interested feel free to send me a PM! Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspenceful Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Price? Out of curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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