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**DER E30** · 01-14-2014, 11:55 AM

Alright, The update from the beginning of December till now! I tore it down for sound deadener, and swap the heater valve. Still no heat though!

I received a German Audio Specialties 10inch sub box and Sparco strut bar for Christmas. I bought a 5 channel amp, painted the parcel shelf to go with it.

PICS! In chronological order, I think, this is all the ok ones.

: My internet is stupid and slow so fliker didn’t like it if I tried to upload 38 in one shot.

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Pulled carpet, and began laying sound deadener.

IMG_1811m by Der E30, on Flickr

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Bonus points if you know where this is!

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Anybody local have another door seal they’d let go of for a good price?????? Mine is toast.

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Is this a premium package speaker? I have these in the front, they still sound nice and clear!

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Christmas morning! Thanks Mom and Dad!

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Sparco bar fit perfect after a few mins with a hammer to dent it for the intake mani.

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Ends of the amp.

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For those that are curious what the box, amp, and infinity sub weigh together...
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Box test fit.

IMG_1846m by Der E30, on Flickr

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My nasty, faded stock parcel shelf.

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Test spot.

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Power for the amp is from under the parcel shelf.

IMG_5376m by Der E30, on Flickr
Finished install of the amp.

IMG_5372m by Der E30, on Flickr

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But what about the parcel shelf????? Here you go. It was painted in “automobile primer” from a spray bomb. I sprayed it on heavy and used a clean scrub brush to rub it into the fibers more evenly and completely. I think it came out beautiful, it isn’t particularly crunchy or anything! A huge improvement I think...

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All back together!

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Did this last night, I’m trying to make my exhaust quieter...

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The road noise is much improved, when I’m not in the gas... The sub sounds GREAT! I love having sound below just vocals and having some lowws! I kept a huge amount of trunk space as well! WIN WIN!

**Stievenbol** · 01-14-2014, 01:06 PM

didn't know porn was allowed on SW...
Love 318is's, especially yours!
Only thing that bothers me is the difference in leather between the e36 m3 seats and the e30 backseat, but great condition non the less

**DER E30** · 01-14-2014, 01:16 PM

Thank you! Yeah, the stitching differences are slightly disturbing to me as well. I'd love to get a 36m back seat to match! It would have the awesome ///M stripes and match. Also the back seat is in worse condition, being older and living in the Cali heat for 20 years. Actually a set of ///M stripe shift/hand brake boots is on the list of parts I'd like to acquire for it

**Jlyons617** · 01-14-2014, 01:45 PM

Looks good.

Love those farm fields up by Stanwood. Could drive on those roads for hours.

**DER E30** · 01-20-2014, 04:58 PM

Originally posted by Jlyons617 View Post

Looks good.

Love those farm fields up by Stanwood. Could drive on those roads for hours.

I do!!!

I drive to Stanhood frequently it seems.

I love those roads, and there are some good ones up in the back country nearby...

**DER E30** · 03-11-2014, 12:35 AM

Today was a beautiful day(first one in FOREVER!), so I washed her and snapped some pics! First time the white plastidipped wheels and 10 mm spacers on the rear have seen a lens. I wanted to wait until the sunset but had places to go and people to see...

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**Miroteknik** · 03-11-2014, 10:59 AM

Cool car, clean work!

**DER E30** · 03-16-2014, 08:26 PM

Thanks!

THis weekend I installed courtesy lamps in my doors, like an e90 or other modern BMW.
Enter e70 LED lights.

IMG_6103m by Der E30, on Flickr
Tools for surgery.
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Cut INSIDE the tape.

1: I put them about 12.5 inches from the outside end of the door.

IMG_6126m by Der E30, on Flickr

I put in some more fatmat stuff.
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All back together again. Wiring them in was the hardest part. They are triggered by the dome light wiring, so they come on and go out with the dome lights.

IMG_6134m by Der E30, on Flickr

IMG_6108m by Der E30, on Flickr

Glamor shots.

IMG_6136m by Der E30, on Flickr
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**DER E30** · 04-13-2014, 12:54 PM

Hello my friends, it is Der E30 again. Today I have this update for you. I bought a headlight retrofit kit from Squared Motorwerks Thread about them here

I also bought a set of Morimoto mini H1 6.0 projectors and xb 35 5k bulbs from the retrofit source.

Getting started.

IMG_6189m by Der E30, on Flickr
Wow, there was a picture gap here. Already built!
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This is a bare stock projector (no housing) with a bid bulb of unknown origin of 6 or 8 k versus my new H1 6.0 and Squared adapter, fully installed in my euro smily housing with a clear lamin x film over the top and morimoto 5k bulb.

IMG_6195m by Der E30, on Flickr

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They went together very easily and seem well made. The light output is INSANE. I didn't think it would be that big of a difference as I already had a set of xenon lights in the stock projectors that the P.O. did. My xenon fogs are unneeded now, and I drove with them on religiously before the retrofit as the lows never impressed me... It is like driving with a daylight generator when I hit the brights as I have the bixenon function working, as well as the stock H1 center halogens running for a quad highbeam. My mom had an e46 with factory xenons and currently has a e90 with the active steering xenon lights. I've also driven an F20 5 series, this is all of that and more!

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And as always.... Have a nice day.

IMG_6181mn by Der E30, on Flickr

**rice4life** · 04-13-2014, 05:43 PM

Wow, gratz on getting those headlights done. They look great and have a nice cutoff.

**SnazzyQ** · 10-02-2014, 04:02 PM

Bumping a thread that isnt that old but is old enough to need bumping

Hows the bmw doing? any cool things happen?

**DER E30** · 10-02-2014, 05:22 PM

Uhhh, Nothing too exciting. Went to the E30 Picnic with it and had a great time seeing other 30s and such.

Went to a Porsche Club autoX in the summer with a guy I met on R3V, was the most fun I think I've ever had behind the wheel! Freaking blast carving up those cones!

Last week it pulled some retarded crap... It decided on the first day of Fall quarter to piss gas all over the ground, as in PISSING!

The block had gas streaming down the side about 3 inches wide and made about a foot and a half wide puddle in the garage with a trail of drips leading to the car... SO I took my mom's car to school

(and got a parking warning for wrong car registered to the pass.

) The next day when I went to fix it, nothing. As in DRY!

I changed the rubber lines on the fuel rail and tightened the hose clamps for kicks...
Seems ok now

I've been thinking of stripping the white plastidip off the wheels and either painting the centers gold or matching the alpine white along with polishing the "lips"

I'd love to get it bagged by spring BUT my buddy has a CBR954RR that I can get a pretty good deal on so I'll probably get a street bike before bagging it.

Then I'd have a backup thing to drive if one breaks to boot! Business School and the truck are taking up most of my time and money and will continue to do so for a while so super exciting stuff won't happen 'till spring-ish most likely...

I have some rather boring parts in the mail and will update with pics of them plus the autoX pics and whatever other pics I find on my phone

**SnazzyQ** · 10-02-2014, 07:39 PM

Ah cool cool

Sucks about the fuel leak/ or lack there of (pretty confusing)

ALSO good luck getting that bike.

**DER E30** · 10-06-2014, 02:22 AM

Sup again! Got off my lazy behind to post some top quality iphone Picturds

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I'll start at the e30 picnic! great time looking at the world's largest gathering of e30s!! Funny story about the difference between e30 owners and hot rodders. When I rolled up to the picnic, I thought "oh crap its 9:45! I'll be like the last person there!" I was probably the 12th car there! about a hundred more appeared about a half hour later! If I had gotten to a rod show at that time they would have practically given out the awards and would be packing up to leave! Needless to say, old people that hot rod get up too dang early!!

Went to a NW Porsche club AutoX with a guy from R3V

That "Miata" was really quick!
I'm the goof with the open hood! But it was one of two that opened right! Hinges by the windshield are silly!
Bummed a ride in this Carrara RS Super America!! Was the fastest cornering thing I've ever been in! Was a total roller coaster ride! Amazing car! On hoosier slicks it carved it up!

Because GT3RS, 'nuff said!!!

Changed to those SS fuel lines because of that leak... Seems ok now

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I was just here it feels like!

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Chilling at skool! THe other day she was all alone on the parking deck as I walked up all smiles because I have keys to a beautiful e30! Also note my parking behavior RIGHT next to the wall for max door ding protection!

Next week should have more AutoX pics as the last one of the season is Next Sat!

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