A Distraction of Sorts: My 1991 BMW 318is

[AMGwheelwhore]

Nice come fix mine next lol cant wait to see what you do with this

[CubbyChowder]

My new odometer gears from Garagistic came in the mail:



So I got to work, removed the instrument cluster:



Took it apart:



Removed the speedometer assembly:



Those are the gears that are getting replaced:



Gear cover off:



Old soft gears removed (brass bushing hasn't been removed yet in this picture):



New gears installed (the original bottom green one is ok to reuse apparently because a new one isn't included in the kit):




Gear cover back on:



And all back together! Glad to have a working odometer:

[SheaMoose]

My MK1 is pretty much sold, have a guy who is super set on buying it within the next 2 weeks. Really hope that works out.

That would be me.

[CubbyChowder]

m42 = God's underpowered gift to mankind. Nice pick up

haha thanks, yeah it's definitely not the ballsiest car I've ever owned, but I just love the way it drives. I've heard/read lots of good things about the M42 engines, and I'm pumped I have this as my new DD.

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Small update:
Got the keyless entry all wired up and working tonight. It's so satisfying locking and unlocking it with the fob haha it's the little things that get me.

Had a super stupid moment earlier when I tested it out for the first time. Got everything wired up and wanted to see if it worked. I closed my doors and locked it, locked no problem. Went to unlock it and it didn't work for some reason, that's when my stomach dropped. I managed to lock my only key and my phone in the car haha I felt like such a dumbass. I was just caught up in the moment and eager to try it out. Luckily I managed to fish the key out with some metal wire but I put a small dent in my outer metal pillar area. One more thing to fix before I repaint it. Anyways, I got it unlocked, fixed the wiring and cleaned everything up. I'm super pumped on the key fobs, although they feel a little cheaper than the MKIV VW ones that I'm used to. Regardless, rad kit and easy install! If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.

[FunfGang]

m42 = God's underpowered gift to mankind. Nice pick up

[CubbyChowder]

How many cars do you have now? good thing you have that huge outdoor garage!
Where did you pickup the keys+alarm combo? Should be pretty sweet and easy to use.

next mod is a 1.8t swap

I have 5 cars at the moment, 3 of which will be sold ASAP. There is no reason to have this many cars haha. I just want my two bimmers and I'll be a happy boy

My MK1 is pretty much sold, have a guy who is super set on buying it within the next 2 weeks. Really hope that works out.

My Civic is up for sale and I have a few people interested, so hopefully that sells soon as well.

I also have a 1997 Ford Aerostar that I bought off my dad a few years ago haha mainly for hauling purposes. That needs a little bit of work and will be put up for sale very shortly as well.

[TeckniX]

How many cars do you have now? good thing you have that huge outdoor garage!
Where did you pickup the keys+alarm combo? Should be pretty sweet and easy to use.

next mod is a 1.8t swap

[CubbyChowder]

Sweet, It's something about flip keys i love!. Plus when ppl look at your keys they don't know its for an e30

I always really liked the flip key design too, I think it's awesome.

There is something about those last E30 coupe's,
They look so good
Don't know what it is though.
You have done such a good job with the 2002, and I think that this E30 is in good hands.
Can't wait to see this one done.

Thanks man! I'll do my best to keep this thing clean and simple. Also, I totally agree, something about the plastic bumpers really does it for me. I was originally a fan of the small tail lights, but the larger ones are growing on me. Once I make them all red, I think they'll look a lot better

[MartinsElerts]

There is something about those last E30 coupe's,
They look so good
Don't know what it is though.
You have done such a good job with the 2002, and I think that this E30 is in good hands.
Can't wait to see this one done.

[244Brick]

Sweet, It's something about flip keys i love!. Plus when ppl look at your keys they don't know its for an e30

[CubbyChowder]

The keyless entry system is designed for an e30, so it's just a matter of wiring it in and having the keys cut

[Tom Cruise]

Nice find! I'm also interested to see how you make the key work.

[Clun9]

Keys look good! Interested as to how it would work.

[CubbyChowder]

Not much action yet, still waiting to sell my Civic until I can put some money into it. Still figuring out what suspension setup I want to run, it gets pricey really fast with these e30's. Pretty much any coilover option that I'm interested in will cost me about $1000 give or take, which isn't really how much I wanted to invest, but I'll just save up for a while and it'll be worth it.

I called my local paint supply shop and they have a pretty killer kit deal running right now, $225 for a gallon of base coat and a gallon of clear coat. I'm going to buy the "upgraded" clear which apparently yields better results, so it'll be about $260 total. This is about half of what I was expecting to spend, so I was pleasantly surprised by this. The guy said mixing the original DiamantSchwarz Metallic color will be no problem, and that the color will match nearly perfect. I'm stoked! I can't wait to repaint this thing.

I'm also awaiting my odometer gear repair kit, should be here within the next few days and I'll have a working odometer again. The odometer went out 3 months ago at 170k, so I want to get it fixed so it'll stay closely accurate. It's seen maybe 2k miles since it went out.

Yikes, I'm rambling.

Anyways, this is first real purchase I made for the car. A keyless entry system by German Engineering with the flip blade key fob's. I'm a former MKIV Volkswagen owner (which use the exact same flip blade design), so these fobs hit home. I had to have them. Can't wait to get this kit installed!

[Rob&co]

should be sex...!