HipMF Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Not sure if I got tired of waiting for the right one to come along, or if I just got sick of driving the POS e34, but I finally bought a TI. Isn't white or a slicktop, but is a manual and has black interior, so close enough. Allegedly a California car, but had Texas plates on it. High-mileage, has one bad rust spot in the usual location, but the undercarriage looks really clean. Seats are garbage and it needs rear subframe bushings, but otherwise pretty clean (not counting the dog hair...). Haven't decided what my plan is yet. I'm thinking e30 sport seats, because I think they're comfortable, supportive, and perfectly tolerable for a daily driver. Never really shopped around for seats, so I'm open to suggestions there. Other than than, just maintenance for now. suspenceful, Iceddragon and B C 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Nice buy! I vote for e36 vaders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Congrats on the new addition! This is sure to get you invited to have a sleepover with earl GunMetalGrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 1 hour ago, patsbimmer1 said: Nice buy! I vote for e36 vaders! He said comfortable lol. We all know vaders aren't as comfy as normal e36 sport seats Congrats Mike=) Hit me up if you ever have any questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 very cool. ice racing this beast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Congrats! Looks good in silver too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 10 hours ago, Earl said: He said comfortable lol. We all know vaders aren't as comfy as normal e36 sport seats Congrats Mike=) Hit me up if you ever have any questions. Comfort to me is not having my fat ass slide around on a seat while turning! I need bolsters Earl! KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 get some seats from an M5 with the dynamic mosh-pit bolsters. everyone needs a good kidney nudge from time to time patsbimmer1 and Earl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris3 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Congrats on the purchase! Does this mean we stop posting FS links to 318 ti's now? KaiserRolls, GunMetalGrey, B C and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 I have some black e30 sport seats that are taking up room in my garage... GunMetalGrey and HipMF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 It looks quite nice! I would avoid Vaders personally, they are very heavy, slippery, not supportive, and not that comfortable lol. I had one in my e30 for a few weeks before I realized it was bad and just looked kinda cool. Sounds like the weird guy above me has the hookup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Nice purchase! What are your long term plans for it? Keep it stock but then decide to tear it completely apart and replace ever nut/bolt/seal/gasket? GunMetalGrey, Earl and m42b32 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 FYI, e46 seats will bolt in directly. I've seen quite a few decent deals on sport seats. Much more comfortable than any e30 or e36 seat. I've got a set of e46 m3 seats that will be for sale that have all of the electronics sorted for plug and play already. Not sure that you'd want to spend that kind of money, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 13 hours ago, straight6pwr said: very cool. ice racing this beast? Leaning towards yes, but not sure. Will probably hold on to the e34 for a while. Hoping the e34 wheels will fit on the TI so that I can use the same set of snows on either car. 3 hours ago, KaiserRolls said: I have some black e30 sport seats that are taking up room in my garage... Interested. PM me some pics (of the seats...) 2 hours ago, Jdesign said: Nice purchase! What are your long term plans for it? Keep it stock but then decide to tear it completely apart and replace ever nut/bolt/seal/gasket? Long term I'd like to do a 2.8 or 3 liter swap. First priority is still working on the e21, so I probably won't even touch this thing until after the snow flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 The wheels from the e34 will fit just fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Awesome!! Looks like it's in pretty great shape too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 10 hours ago, wasnt m3 said: FYI, e46 seats will bolt in directly. I've seen quite a few decent deals on sport seats. Much more comfortable than any e30 or e36 seat. I've got a set of e46 m3 seats that will be for sale that have all of the electronics sorted for plug and play already. Not sure that you'd want to spend that kind of money, however. Those would probably look more at home in there than the e30 seats. I might see if I can find one to try out. Is there any difference between the M3 seats and "regular" sport seats? These look pretty nice, but it looks like the guy doesn't really do them anymore: https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=359721 I do kind of prefer cloth. Mechanical adjustment is also a big bonus over electric for me. Hadn't noticed that the price of e30 sport seats has gone completely insane on ebay. I could probably find another pair of e21 Recaros for less ...or a brand-new pair of GTS-IIs for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I'll have to look again but I saw some E46 sport seats (black) for sale somewhere for something in the area of $200 and they were in good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I found a pair here for $275. Might be okay after a thorough cleaning. https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/pts/d/2005-bmw-330xi-parts-car-or/6252890049.html Hasn't turned up much for me yet, but this is an interesting resource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recaro#Cars_with_OEM-installed_Recaro_seats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 You'll want to find coupe seats so you can flip them forward HipMF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Cheap e36 sport seats https://eauclaire.craigslist.org/pts/d/e36-bmw-black-seats/6291827708.html 30 mins from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggerty Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 1 hour ago, wasnt m3 said: You'll want to find coupe seats so you can flip them forward That's what the hatch is for Earl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 I've had to crawl in through the hatch before. It wasn't too fun lol patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 So... nüb question here. My check engine light is on; what's the easiest way to pull the codes on these things (early '96 model)? I'm assuming the good ol stomp test doesn't work anymore? This OBD-II life is new to me. It's different, and I don't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Need an obd2 scanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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