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my brand old 96 e36 usdm 328ic has a shattered parking brake on the right. it's stuck in place right now what do I need to rebuild that? might as well do both because it's due for a full suspension rebuild anyway. looking for a good shock/strut/mount kit and whatever else goes with it. I'm totally new to bimmers and looking forward to doing as much of the 100k service as possible (minus the radiator and clutch fan because they are new) tia
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sooooooooooooooo who wants to sell me their 2-3 year old pristine manual 328 or 335, with technology package, black grey or white, preferably with wood trim interior? the searchstruggle is real
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mindphlux posted:sooooooooooooooo Just have to keep searching BMW's site every day. I was sort of looking at one in VA, but the dealer come off rather strong as a typical used car dealer, and while I was waffling on dealing with them, a loaded 2015 M Sport 335 with stick showed up 10 minutes from my house. I was looking at it before they finished with it in the detail shop, and left with it that night. Definitely harder if you have to replace an actual dead car though. On my old one it was "just" the AC that poo poo itself. When it was 95* for a week.
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geeves posted:Have a quick question about the 1997 M3 stereo (which is loving garbage). How do I know if it has 6 speakers or 10 speakers? I don't see anything in the manual with regards to the stereo that is actually helpful. The easiest way to tell if you have the Harmon Kardon is to look at the grilles on the speakers themselves, they'll say harmon/kardon on them. Or check between the rear seats and see if there is a sub. Or just run your vin through one of the lookup tools.
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mindphlux posted:sooooooooooooooo Searching for manual BMW's is massively infuriating because everyone lists their SMG or DSG car as a "manual".
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fknlo posted:Searching for manual BMW's is massively infuriating because everyone lists their SMG or DSG car as a "manual". Oh. Yeah, you're going to need photos to see three pedals. Even dealers are listing DCT as manual. > 
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Aug 22, 2016 14:29
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The problem is that even BMW lists the DCT as "manuell."
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Aug 22, 2016 14:41
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Literally every e46 M3. I got so frustrated I ended up getting an e36 instead.
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Aug 22, 2016 22:10
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Things are coming together...Sport Evo wing and DTM92 flap  I think I'm going to need a bigger splitter 
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Aug 22, 2016 23:17
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Seems good to me. Nice flaps.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Things are coming together...Sport Evo wing and DTM92 flap Fuckin' rad
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SuperDucky posted:The easiest way to tell if you have the Harmon Kardon is to look at the grilles on the speakers themselves, they'll say harmon/kardon on them. Or check between the rear seats and see if there is a sub. Or just run your vin through one of the lookup tools. Thanks! Just the standard HiFi system. These may be some of the least accessible speakers I've dealt with.
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Aug 23, 2016 01:34
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is there a sub hidden somewhere in the e36? my head is blown and ive never gotten a chance to listen to it
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fknlo posted:Searching for manual BMW's is massively infuriating because everyone lists their SMG or DSG car as a "manual". my gal has gotten so tired of me coming home with stories of my e36 breaking down mid-day that she has started to search with me. the digital shifters thing was her first 'wtf' complaint - literally 50% of the cars listed as manuals are blatantly not. we went in to a dealership and told some dude in great detail exactly what we were looking for, and his friendly  went very quickly to a it's only been 6 months of searching though so far, I'm confident I'll find something eventually 
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Aug 23, 2016 09:27
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mindphlux posted:sooooooooooooooo Wow you chose all three of the worst car colors, nice work.
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Aug 23, 2016 17:55
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White is a great color
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Aug 23, 2016 18:06
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My vote is red
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Aug 23, 2016 18:08
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Lightbulb Out posted:My vote is red
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ColdPie posted:Wow you chose all three of the worst car colors, nice work. Is this some sort of AI counting coup thing where instead of feats of martial prowess it's lovely opinions?
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Aug 23, 2016 18:58
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Does BMW even sell cars that aren't black, grey or white anymore?
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Aug 23, 2016 18:59
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alpine white is the best car color ever i'm sorry for your very bad opinions
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Powershift posted:Does BMW even sell cars that aren't black, grey or white anymore? They're all fuckin estoril blue in England now since they made it a non individual colour! I'm sick of it.
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Aug 23, 2016 19:06
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Powershift posted:Does anyone even sell cars that aren't black, grey or white anymore? Fixed for accuracy.
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Lightbulb Out posted:My vote is red I went from red to black, and I definitely miss red.
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Aug 23, 2016 19:57
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I have a one year old BMW with a real manual transmission I will sell you. It's gray, too. E: and a 3 series. E2: and has tech and wood trim. PenisMonkey fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Aug 23, 2016 |
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Powershift posted:Does BMW even sell cars that aren't black, grey or white anymore? Very depressing but I've looked at production stats for the E90 M3 in USA/Canada and for that run of car over 85% are a variant of black, silver, or white. For blue and red there were about 550 delivered. I expect when I'm ready early next year for my search it is going to take a long time.
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Aug 23, 2016 22:34
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Black, white, and silver are the free colours and there's too many poors buying new cars so nobody springs for the non boring colours. The sad thing is paint technology is improving so we can now have vibrant colours that aren't terrible for the environment but nobody is buying the fun colours.
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Aug 24, 2016 00:01
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Every car I've had for the last 15 years has been blue or red. Red for the last 11. It was time to go boring and it looks great with the silverstone interior.
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Bajaha posted:Black, white, and silver are the free colours and there's too many poors buying new cars so nobody springs for the non boring colours. This is at least because no one sells good colors. I see plenty of bright green/yellow/blue Fiestas and Mazda 2s on the road, but everything that sells for above $14k needs to be a Serious Car and Serious Cars only come in Boring Black, Boring Silver/Grey/Tan, Boring White, or Marginally Less Boring Dark Red or Dark Blue.
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Bacon Hat posted:is there a sub hidden somewhere in the e36? my head is blown and ive never gotten a chance to listen to it If you have the harmon/kardon sound system, yes, hidden behind/between the rear seats. Very rare to see a non-M optioned with it in my experience though.
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how much do manual e36 non-m convertibles even go for in great condition? i cant tell if i should fully restore it or murder it out to a questionable degree i didnt pay a lot for it and its got less than 150k on the clock, 1996 328i and no sub HATECUBE fucked around with this message at 06:52 on Aug 24, 2016 |
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PenisMonkey posted:I have a one year old BMW with a real manual transmission I will sell you. It's gray, too. I'm not sure if it's your forums name or not, but I feel like I'm about to be molested... go onnnn...................
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the type of person who buys a red car, is also (based on my search experience) the type of person who thinks it is not completely and utterly disgustingly gaudy to have a black leather interior with bright red go-fast leather stitching/piping and M-badge red techno-trim going all over the place instead of perfectly respectable wood. in fact, thinking back on it, I haven't seen a single red car in my search that had a decent interior. I don't dislike the exterior color myself, but man the people who bought red manual BMW 3 series cars in Atlanta 2-3 years ago had serious fun turning them into douchemobiles...
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BUCKLE UP BOYS, AND OIL YA MANTITS DOWN.... ITS ABOUT TO GET FAST..... AND FURIOUS......... 'MLADY *TIPSHAT* 
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Aug 24, 2016 07:48
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Nice ride.
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mindphlux posted:I'm not sure if it's your forums name or not, but I feel like I'm about to be molested... Everything I said was true.  
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Aug 24, 2016 07:58
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goddamnit, such tauntage. I'll ring you when I'm ready to pay 50k for a car. =(
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mindphlux posted:BUCKLE UP BOYS, AND OIL YA MANTITS DOWN.... ITS ABOUT TO GET FAST..... AND FURIOUS......... I also had red/red 😎
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mindphlux posted:the type of person who buys a red car, is also (based on my search experience) the type of person who thinks it is not completely and utterly disgustingly gaudy to have a black leather interior with bright red go-fast leather stitching/piping and M-badge red techno-trim going all over the place instead of perfectly respectable wood. If you want a wood interior go buy a Lexus or a Mercedes, BMWs wood trim has always looked out of place
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I'm confused, are we mocking people with red cars or people with grey cars? Aside from those wheels not being black from the factory and someone putting red plastic in place of the bumper reflectors, that red E92 looks pretty much stock to me. You can't get a 100% red interior if that's what you're trying to do. And if you want a wood interior, check out Buick.
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