QuoteAndy 90 325i BTW, with e36's you need to check the rear subframes as they have a tendency to loosen up and will either become distorted or tear completely out of the body. If you drive them hard you need to get under there and torque them once in a while to prevent this. Always check it when purchasing. Also, the coupes have a healthy appetite for window regulators and the screens on
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QuoteArcheo-peteriX QuoteMichiel 318iS Looks like we share the same likes and dislikes for the E36. A thing that is not available on the E30's is the recirculation, but I would only use that in tunnels, which I usually don't encounter on my journeys. I guess maybe that was an option...I have the 'recirc' button right below the snow flake. Maybe it was part of the A/C opti
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The e36 suspensions are more advanced than the e30 suspensions. for example. the e36 has a fully-independent rear suspension instead of the trailing arms that the e30 has. i would bet that a stock e36 stays a lot flatter around corners than a stock e30, due to different springs and bigger sway bars. steering racks in the e36 are 20% to 25% faster than e30 racks. those things will definitely c
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Quotewodcutr Quotedaniel Quotewodcutr ...its a 95 325iS with 185,000km I did not know that you could get an E30 in 1995. I thought the latest they made the E30 325is was in 1990 and in 91 you could get an i coupe with sport options, but it would not be labeled as an "is". I also thought that 92 and 93 were the last years for the convertible in the E30 body...so if you have a 95 E3
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Quotewodcutr I know you are all saying right now that this guy must be a real loser if the only friends he has are on the Internet...well that is not the case so put the thought and the jokes out of your minds right now. Nah. I know we all have pretty normal lives outside of our own respective internet communities. I wish there was a cost effective way to bring everyone together at some po
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Quotewodcutr ...its a 95 325iS with 185,000km I did not know that you could get an E30 in 1995. I thought the latest they made the E30 325is was in 1990 and in 91 you could get an i coupe with sport options, but it would not be labeled as an "is". I also thought that 92 and 93 were the last years for the convertible in the E30 body...so if you have a 95 E30 325is I would repair al
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QuoteArcheo-peteriX QuoteAndy 90 325i... To quote someone from another forum I frequent..."Hope and Change.... A meaningless slogan for mindless lemmings." Now there is an intelligent statement I didn't realize the constitution had an amendment that says only the most informed and most intelligent should vote. My experience is that the folks making these kinds of statements
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QuoteArcheo-peteriX How about the original BEN articles archive... It's painfully slow but we still have access to the articles igor wasn't able to get permission for. done, thanks.
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a sticky has been added to the top of the technical section with useful technical links. if you know of any useful links that aren't listed, please post them in that thread.
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To add a link to the list, just make a post in this thread with the link and I will move it up to the top post for easier viewing. Painfully slow original BEN archive Real OEM, the online BMW parts catalog E30 Wiring Diagrams e30world.com articles (igor325's site) E30 Specifications DIY Dashboard Replacement E30 DIY modifications Maintenance related DIYs Pelican Parts Tech
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QuoteArcheo-peteriX Daniel, where did our link to igor's site go??? i'm not sure. i took a look around and couldn't find them. we were going to make a sticky here in the tech section with several links, but one member expressed disinterest in that idea, so I hesitated to implement anything. i think there should be a separate section/subforum for FAQ DIY stuff, but then that
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QuoteAndy 90 325i Hey, did you guys realize the old site is back up? Slow, but it seems to work and the forum opens. I guess we could copy and paste all those tech articles to a new location? Or would Gustavo mind? hmm. it still isnt working for me.
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QuoteFerdinand Quotedanielwhat about Danica Patrick!?!? Meh. Oval track roundy-round stuff doesn't interest me in the least. It ain't racing if it's only in a straight line, or you only ever turn left. yeah i know. i was trying to convey sarcasm with the !?!?
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QuoteFerdinand Three more ladies driving... Michelle Mouton: Wikipedia; YouTube Sabine Schmitz: Wikipedia; YouTube Lella Lombardi: Wikipedia; YouTube what about Danica Patrick!?!?
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QuoteGaute This is one of the most famous comedy-crews in Norway. Too bad most of the stuff they do is in Norwegian. I'd love to be able to sub-title this clip for you, but I just don't know how to... i think i get the idea... lots of innuendos. i laughed. is she from norway? i really need to go to norway some day...
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QuoteArcheo-peteriX Quotedaniel QuoteArcheo-peteriX To keep it simple, I would use the boot floppy option then you don't have to mess with your Windows disk(Microsoft often finds ways to screw it up :X ) yep, i tried to dual and triple boot my computer (although with one partitioned hard drive, not separate hard drives), and the windows partition wouldnt accept it. i did a lot of intern
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QuoteArcheo-peteriX To keep it simple, I would use the boot floppy option then you don't have to mess with your Windows disk(Microsoft often finds ways to screw it up :X ) yep, i tried to dual and triple boot my computer (although with one partitioned hard drive, not separate hard drives), and the windows partition wouldnt accept it. i did a lot of internet research and many other peopl
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Quotejaffar check out this tutorial: awesome!
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haha, i've seen a few of those clips before. you would think after putting gas in your e30 a few times you would remember what side the filler cap is on.
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QuoteArcheo-peteriX If you want to just try it out, down load on of the 'Live CD' versions off the internet. Burn it to a CD then you can boot your computer from the CD and not even touch your hard drive. The Live versions give you a hands on look at the various flavours. Try it out; it's risk free and you may like it very true. i forgot about this. it is a very handy way
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QuoteArcheo-peteriX Quotedaniel QuoteArcheo-peteriX QuoteAndy 90 325i bump is just something to post to bring the thread to the top of a forum for viewers to see without searching for it. Because you are "bumping" the thread to the top again. I think tt and ttt are the same thing, but I don't know what they stand for. Just a guess...tt = to top; ttt = to the top funny, i alw
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QuoteArcheo-peteriX QuoteAndy 90 325i bump is just something to post to bring the thread to the top of a forum for viewers to see without searching for it. Because you are "bumping" the thread to the top again. I think tt and ttt are the same thing, but I don't know what they stand for. Just a guess...tt = to top; ttt = to the top funny, i always took the t's as just a
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I can vouch for the quality and security of Linux and the associated programs. open office is a brilliant set of programs. One does not have to worry about spyware or firewall issues with linux. the reason people do not use it more is a. exposure (no advertising), and b. it isn't as user friendly in certain areas as it could be. other than that, there is no reason why people shouldn�
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Quotewodcutr Quotedaniel Quotewodcutr Yes you are right I am using IE. My system is old and I am not up to speed on the latest software. I think I am running a 333 chip with as much memory the mother board can have. I need a newer computer and was looking into purchasing it when I ran into my health issues...needless to say the doctors have gotten all of my excess funds. My brother in law was
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First make sure you back up everything you want to keep. Then make sure you have the serial number for your copy of XP. Unless your computer is significantly different, you should be able to do the following: Turn the computer on. Put the XP disc in. Restart the computer. When the computer turns on there should be a screen before the XP loading screen that has the computer brand or somet
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Quotewodcutr Yes you are right I am using IE. My system is old and I am not up to speed on the latest software. I think I am running a 333 chip with as much memory the mother board can have. I need a newer computer and was looking into purchasing it when I ran into my health issues...needless to say the doctors have gotten all of my excess funds. My brother in law was looking at building me a
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don't you mean slepping check?
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mozilla firefox and google chrome have built in spell checkers for anything you type in the browser. they are also superior browsers to internet explorer, which i am guessing is what you are currently using.
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