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So sorry for your loss! We have had Peach for 5 years (shared with our daughter next door), and some times all I can think about is how hard it will be to lose her, hopefully many years in the future.

I don't know if this will work on your setup, but this is what we do to the Euro "smilie" headlight system on E30s.

86_6series wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:34 am Is that a partial World Bumper swap I see?

I believe he tucked the diving boards and painted the surrounds/end caps.

The guibo I replaced in my 84 633 had the little arrowheads on the perimeter, as did the new one that went in. In fact, every one I've looked at and/or replaced had them. E24, E30, E36 all had the arrowheads.

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part?id=5374-USA-05-1985-E24-BMW-635CSi&mg=12&sg=05&diagId=12_0045&q=12141730773 You might as well buy two. The other plug will most likely crumble, also. One is a speed sensor (not for the speedometer, but for the DME) and the other is the crank posi...

Says "AMP" on it. Probably part of a sound system.

Respectfully disagree. I've installed garagistic gears in 3 of my own cars and 3 in cars owned by friends. 5+ years later all are still working perfectly. Jubilados, you are the only person I know of that had poor luck with the gears from Garagistic.com. Did you complain to them? They stand behind t...

Test the switch. Most likely the contacts are corroded or carboned up from many cycles of use. You should have continuity through all connections as the switch is activated front-back and left-right. The switch can be carefully disassembled and the contacts cleaned.

Mischievous neighbors?

jsspagg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:28 am trying to decide if I will install the six single manifold gaskets or the one with the heat shield integrated into the gasket. I have both on hand... Thoughts?

Go with the heat shield one piece gasket. Your plug wires and rocker cover gasket will thank you.

Neither have I, leastways in a coupé

Power window lockout?

Linking to a "photo sharing" site or cloud storage is a bad idea, especially if it's a "how to" thread. Inevitably the cloud storage changes or the photo sharing site starts charging for access and the photos go away. There are, unfortunately, many useful threads here that are no...

If he's using stock springs (i.e. stock height) Sachs will be fine. I had two cars with lowering springs, one with Konis and one with Bilsteins. The ride was identical. Firm, not harsh, but definitely not a comfy ride like a stock E24.

I think you answered your own question. Smoother ride= Sachs.

When I got my 84 633 the OBC was inoperative (still is), at least visibly. I was pretty sure it was still functioning in the background. It started randomly activating the OBC, as though there was a code entered, disabling the car. No crank, no start, just dead, but jumpering the main relay as you a...

Any way the back light can be red? I'd possibly by interested! The red/orange tint of the cluster illumination (NOT the guage faces) is from the "light pipes" that bend/direct the light to illuminate the guages. You could replace the stock lights with red LEDs, but I wouldn't recommend it...

And as far as using the battery disconnect that Ken showed is concerned, I would have to reset all sorts of crap on my new stereo, not gonna happen [-X Who listens to the stereo while driving? :lol: I want to hear the M30 singing! 😉 I wasted several hundred dollars on a nice Kenwood system when I g...

i have also learned that the fuel hoses on my bimmers requires frequent inspections, since they deteriorate within 1-2 years. You can thank ethanol-blended fuel for that. There are ethanol safe hoses available at 2X the cost of regular hoses. It only takes a couple replacement cycles to exceed the ...

They are serviceable, but the starter will have to come off. I replaced the solenoid and bendix on my 633 several years ago. I got the replacement from WrongAuto (RockAuto), and it was wrong. There are two types of forked levers that go from the solenoid to the bendix. One has the fork ends that fit...

Perhaps the plug to the MAF itself?

BMW owners manual says to disconnect the ground while charging. I guess the BMW engineers could be old wives.

Install one of these. When on the charger/trickle charger, or just in storage, lift the switch bar. It isolates the battery. I have one on every car, truck and even tractors and lawn mower I own, since it is sometimes months between uses.

From BMW, true, but there are aftermarket suppliers.