My free BMW - Page 4

onewhippedpuppy · 08-20-2009, 08:27 PM

Very very nice. Time for some euro style bumpers.

rammstein · 08-20-2009, 08:56 PM

Damn. Over the 2 months I've had my E30, I'm becoming quite smitten with it.

I'd love to drive its predecessor. Your car looks awesome.

trekkor · 08-20-2009, 10:20 PM

It's actually quite fun to drive. Really smooth shifting, quiet and descent brakes.

I'll be adding 14 inch 325 rims ( bottle caps ) with 205/60 tires. Hankook Ventus S2, I think.

KT

onewhippedpuppy · 08-21-2009, 04:47 AM

Sans bumpers, it would look 10000000x better. Or just find a nice Alpina replica bumper/front spoiler. Like all '80s German cars, they look amazing without the stupid US bumpers.

KT, I have to say that this thread is giving me some bad ideas. I've been itching for a project.

rammstein · 08-21-2009, 06:06 AM

I want the wheels on the Black Alpina above

jyl · jyl's Garage

I think the euro bumpers and lowering a bit would be very nice. The clean lines of the older BMWs have aged very well, IMO.

Great that you took something and made it better. Guys like you fight the entropy in the world.

javadog · 08-21-2009, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jyl

I think the euro bumpers and lowering a bit would be very nice. The clean lines of the older BMWs have aged very well, IMO.

I couldn't agree more. That was when a BMW looked like a BMW. After the E28 and E30 series, things went rapidly downhill. I wouldn't drive a modern BMW if you gave it to me for free.

I'd suggest a 15 inch wheel, not a 14. Better tire selection, better looks. I'm also a fan of the basket weave style wheel, as on that 323i. That was the first BMW I considered buying. Neat cars.

JR

rammstein · 10:11 AM

What is the bolt pattern/spacing on the E20? A set of 15" euro-baskets would look very nice.

javadog · 08-21-2009, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by rammstein

What is the bolt pattern/spacing on the E28? A set of 15" euro-baskets would look very nice.

That won't work. His car uses 4 bolts and an E28 uses 5. The picture I posted somewhere else of my 325iS shows it with 4 bolt, 15" Ronal basket weave-style wheels that were available once upon a time in the aftermarket. A set of stock 325iS wheels would probably work (I don't remember the bolt pattern/offset needed for an E21 car) but they'd be limited to 14." Maybe the iX cars used 15", I don't remember.

JR

trekkor · 08-21-2009, 09:56 AM

Thanks for the ideas. Nice pictures, too.
My favorite was the blue one with the basket weave rims.

Our car definitely needs lowering.

KT

rammstein · 08-21-2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by javadog

That won't work. His car uses 4 bolts and an E28 uses 5.

I'm an idiot- I meant to say E20.

The picture I posted somewhere else of my 325iS shows it with 4 bolt, 15" Ronal basket weave-style wheels that were available once upon a time in the aftermarket. A set of stock 325iS wheels would probably work (I don't remember the bolt pattern/offset needed for an E21 car) but they'd be limited to 14." Maybe the iX cars used 15", I don't remember.

If his bolt pattern is the same as an E30, he can get 15" basketweaves from a Euro Car, or supposedly the iX as you mentioned. I have a set, but I think I am keeping them to put sticky autoX tires on

JR

I fixed my stupidity above.

onewhippedpuppy · 08-21-2009, 10:19 AM

Rammstein, did you mean E21? I think an E20 is the 2002.

javadog · 08-21-2009, 10:29 AM

Yeah,

He meant E21.

Time to get out the white-out again...

JR

trekkor · 08-21-2009, 10:36 AM

Where's a good source for those cool bumpers?

KT

javadog · 08-21-2009, 10:46 AM

I'd look in the classified ad section of the BMWCCA magazine Roundel and on whatever BMW forums you can find.

I have a set of wheels that might fit your car. They are Borbet (Type C, I think) in a 7x15 size for an E30. I don't remember the offset. Here's a picture of one I cleaned up. The others would look the same, with a wash. I don't think any of them have any curb rash. It's been a while since I looked at them.

JR

trekkor · 08-21-2009, 11:27 AM

Those rims look great.

PM me a price please, if you don't mind.

KT

rammstein · 08-21-2009, 11:39 AM

I give up- BMWs have too many codes...

Dammit. Ok, I meant your car. Your car is an E21, right?

onewhippedpuppy · 08-21-2009, 12:39 PM

Personally I dig the minilites on the black car.

As for the bumpers, can you disable the bumper shocks as you can on the E30? From what I've been told you can essentially drill out the shocks and slide the bumper inwards. I would do some google and forum searches.

SoCal911T · 08-21-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by rammstein

What is the bolt pattern/spacing on the E20? A set of 15" euro-baskets would look very nice.

It's 4 x 100 and an offset around 20-25 works.

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Originally Posted by jyl

I think the euro bumpers and lowering a bit would be very nice.

Amen!

trekkor · 08-21-2009, 08:47 PM

I need a source for lowering springs, too.

KT