What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

[Johnmadd]

Pondering whether or not to buy a 323i complete (E21). We believe it was Federalized, but not necessarily for Cali (has long expired Nevada registration). Will have to look into it some more before I do anything. Makes more sense than trying to convert my 320 into a 6cyl. Everything depends on what sort of condition it's in because this guy is old and wants you to physically show up, no pics - just description. My buddy is supposed to make a trip to go see it, he will let me know soon enough. Until then the spending on the E21 will be put to a min/only parts that are interchangeable on a 323i.

Is it hard to swap in a m20b25 or just hard to find ingood condition there? I have a spare if you need it.

[das boots]

Pondering whether or not to buy a 323i complete (E21). We believe it was Federalized, but not necessarily for Cali (has long expired Nevada registration). Will have to look into it some more before I do anything. Makes more sense than trying to convert my 320 into a 6cyl. Everything depends on what sort of condition it's in because this guy is old and wants you to physically show up, no pics - just description. My buddy is supposed to make a trip to go see it, he will let me know soon enough. Until then the spending on the E21 will be put to a min/only parts that are interchangeable on a 323i.

It can be done. Do you have any relatives in Vegas? Use their resident address. The bring over to Cali with Nevada plates. No relatives? Use a PO Box.

[orange260z]

Delay on the BSW kit - apparently the rear midbass is OOS now, so I've suggested we hold off until they can ship the complete kit. It may be a few weeks...

[LivesNearCostco]

Put new swaybar on last weekend, then put on Ground Control swaybar links yesterday. Today drove Laguna Seca. Tomorrow also.

[Avetiso]

Started PlastiDipping my center console black because the finish was too stained. Going to be ordering a black armrest cover off eBay.

[Hermes]

Yeah... Not sure what to do with this car yet. I picked up a set of new RSM's that I will install this weekend, but I need to get more info on this 323 before I make more plans.

John, M20 is the easiest swap but still requires a lot of work. B27's seem to be easier to find out here than B25's but both are easily available.

Lawrence, the bahn is supposed to get this car soon. I'll call you and fill you in on the details that John told me

[JupiterBMW]

Thanks man. Its awesome. Its just VERY expensive because its the highest end of the highest end stuff.

Not entirely true Antone! 3M tint is insanely pricey because it has the name 3M. I went with Llumar FormulaOne, and that stuff is REALLY good as well. They have a 'clear' tint much like the Crystalline, but its not as pricey. If you're interested in the 'clear' tints, look also at Llumar AirBlue80.

It does look really good Antone. Personally, I do not like riding with the fish bowl look, but a light tint is more than enough for me.

[SoCalZman]

Not entirely true Antone! 3M tint is insanely pricey because it has the name 3M. I went with Llumar FormulaOne, and that stuff is REALLY good as well. They have a 'clear' tint much like the Crystalline, but its not as pricey. If you're interested in the 'clear' tints, look also at Llumar AirBlue80.

It does look really good Antone. Personally, I do not like riding with the fish bowl look, but a light tint is more than enough for me.

Hah. Thanks. I wasn't claiming that other tints were not about as good for much cheaper. I am sure llumar makes good stuff. However, I did look into Airblue80 when considering my options. I wanted something as clear as possible and Airblue80 blocks out 10% more light than 3M 90. Also, reading reviews of Airblue80 (and looking at a ton of pictures comparing tints), there were a few people who didn't like the blue tint that this tint gave them. I thought that might bother me as well so I just coughed up the money for 3M. 3M also offers a wide range of their crystalline line, from 90 all the way down to 50, I believe.


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[derbo]

Hah. Thanks. I wasn't claiming that other tints were not about as good for much cheaper. I am sure llumar makes good stuff. However, I did look into Airblue80 when considering my options. I wanted something as clear as possible and Airblue80 blocks out 10% more light than 3M 90. Also, reading reviews of Airblue80 (and looking at a ton of pictures comparing tints), there were a few people who didn't like the blue tint that this tint gave them. I thought that might bother me as well so I just coughed up the money for 3M. 3M also offers a wide range of their crystalline line, from 90 all the way down to 50, I believe.


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I would love crystalline on my windshield. That stuff blocks out heat like crazy! I want to replace my windshield before putting this bad boy on. I got too many rock chips.



I'm reinstalling BMW INPA with NCS Expert 3.10 and GT1 V57 and SSS V32. I had a kernel panic when I tried to open GT1 after some windows 7 update. Installing VMware 9.0 workstation to replace the 7.0 I had before as well. Hopefully I will have a working Progman, GT1 and INPA, NCSexpert by tonight.

[az3579]

Derek,
I strongly advise having a separate partition for Windows with the BMW software on it. Turn off Windows update, do not install antivirus, and turn off Windows Firewall. Install nothing on the system at all other than the BMW stuff. This will guarantee that this won't happen again.

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