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by BMWFanatic2008
Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:14 pm
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Replacement Front Floor panels / pans
Replies: 7
Views: 7490

Re: Replacement Front Floor panels / pans

635sharknose wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:20 pm On Instagram is a guy who makes this, I guess he is from Poland.
https://www.instagram.com/old_bmw_parts/

And you can buy it in Lithuania too, see this link
https://www.valcasgarage.com/category/bmw-e24/
Thanks!
by BMWFanatic2008
Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:14 pm
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Replacement Front Floor panels / pans
Replies: 7
Views: 7490

Re: Replacement Front Floor panels / pans

jps635 wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:21 pm Under hood liner http://www.classic9leathershop.com/bonn ... s-for-bmw/ (good stuff)
Excellent, reasonably priced too. Thanks.
by BMWFanatic2008
Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:13 pm
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Replacement Front Floor panels / pans
Replies: 7
Views: 7490

Re: Replacement Front Floor panels / pans

GRNSHRK wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:18 pm Fanatic, gonna move your thread to the "Exterior" forum, think you'll get more responses there, as this forum is really just for workshop stuff, what type of compressor do I need, or which lift, that sorta stuff =D>
Thanks and sorry for wrong placement.
by BMWFanatic2008
Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:57 pm
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Replacement Front Floor panels / pans
Replies: 7
Views: 7490

Replacement Front Floor panels / pans

Hey guys, I have 1982 633 (based on E12 chassis) and need replacement front floor pans (both driver and passenger sides) as mine are rusted. Are these still being sold somewhere or do I have to go a custom route? The only place I could find them on is "Jaymic Classic BMW Parts" in UK but i...
by BMWFanatic2008
Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:26 am
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Front valance and fog lights fitment
Replies: 5
Views: 5835

Re: Front valance and fog lights fitment

Fanatic, don't think those fog lamps from ECS are gonna work [-X What you have is a US version that was used prior to the world bumper update in '88 :-? That would be model years '85 through '87, although I have one from an '87 and it has openings or cutouts in the horizontal slats, presumed for ai...
by BMWFanatic2008
Tue Jul 30, 2019 1:50 pm
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Front valance and fog lights fitment
Replies: 5
Views: 5835

Re: Front valance and fog lights fitment

Also, I would really appreciate if someone can help me identify the valance that I have (US vs Euro, model years, etc)? Thanks in advance.
by BMWFanatic2008
Fri Jul 26, 2019 2:52 am
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Front valance and fog lights fitment
Replies: 5
Views: 5835

Front valance and fog lights fitment

Hi guys, I have 1982 633CSi (E12 based) with US-style bumpers. I recently purchased the following valance (see below pic). I found a body shop which will restore and install it (they will make custom brackets). The only missing part is fog lights. I found these on ECS tuning website: https://www.ecs...
by BMWFanatic2008
Wed May 16, 2018 12:49 am
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake calipers question
Replies: 10
Views: 7163

Re: Brake calipers question

I think the E28 calipers (front and rear) are only single piston floating type :-? But looking at your rebuild photos of the rear, I can now see that those are indeed E12 calipers, which are actually 2 piston fixed type =D> Bottom line, the correct kit should have a total of 6 lines for the E12 cha...
by BMWFanatic2008
Tue May 15, 2018 5:37 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake calipers question
Replies: 10
Views: 7163

Re: Brake calipers question

GRNSHRK wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 3:37 pm The E12 front brakes are 4 piston fixed calipers, but the E28 does not =;
Hi GRNSHRK,

So E28 based front brakes have only 2 pistons? The kit comes with 6 lines according to their description. I assume that's a good indicator that it's for E12 based car?
by BMWFanatic2008
Tue May 15, 2018 12:07 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake calipers question
Replies: 10
Views: 7163

Re: Brake calipers question

Hey guys, I have a follow-up question re: brakes. I am looking to purchase a brake lines kit for my car. I found a few listings on ebay for APEX kits. Do e24s based on e12 chassis and the ones based on e28 chassis share the same brake lines? The ebay seller is offering the same kit for all 633 model...
by BMWFanatic2008
Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:56 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake calipers question
Replies: 10
Views: 7163

Re: Brake calipers question

Ended up rebuilding the rear brakes myself. The pistons were completely seized on one of the brakes so only one side was working. Will be doing the fronts next. Took a bit of time to find the correct replacement parts for e12 based brakes but the result was well worth it :D Here is what I had to buy...
by BMWFanatic2008
Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:25 am
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit
Replies: 32
Views: 20439

Re: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit

Do you know why 34-000243 and 24-007306 (B6) in the link that you've provided don't have pre-82 E24 in the list of compatible cars, only E12 528/530? I assume that's a typo? I would assume so; try checking the BMW parts database (ETK) to see that they are indeed one and the same thing. Good thing I...
by BMWFanatic2008
Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:39 am
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit
Replies: 32
Views: 20439

Re: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit

http://www.bimmerworld.com/Suspension-Steering/BMW-Bilstein-Shocks-Struts/?_ss-t=1518481709216#/?filter.finder_hierarchy_2=5%20Series~E12%20(77-81)~530i lists B8s for E12 in front fitment, but not B8 rears. If you can't buy B8s but want to lower the car over 1" then it may be possible to use B...
by BMWFanatic2008
Sun Feb 11, 2018 4:17 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit
Replies: 32
Views: 20439

Re: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit

by all means lower the car by 3/4" or so using proprietary springs and B6 dampers but after that you will get geometry changes and the B6 dampers may not be the best ones for the job. However you can try it and see if you like it and revert back to stock springs if you like with those dampers....
by BMWFanatic2008
Fri Feb 09, 2018 1:42 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit
Replies: 32
Views: 20439

Re: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit

FWIW there are enough good suspension upgrades that don't require that your strut tubes are hacked about that I would question the purchase of any suspension that required this. For street use (with suspension that still, er, suspends, rather than rattles your fillings out of your teeth) I don't se...
by BMWFanatic2008
Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:40 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit
Replies: 32
Views: 20439

Re: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit

FWIW you appear to have standard height suspension at the moment. Lowered looks better but it is not without compromise; you may run into obvious troubles with ride height/ground clearance and other troubles to do with suspension travel. There are less obvious issues with unintentional camber (fron...
by BMWFanatic2008
Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:36 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit
Replies: 32
Views: 20439

Re: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit

Fanatic, those Ground Control bits won't work on your 6er, E28 chassis fitment [-X But here's a set of springs for ya, I actually know this gent, his name is Dale and he's in Buffalo =D> http://bigcoupe.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=28830 If the B8 shocks/struts are Sport version, then yes, th...
by BMWFanatic2008
Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:27 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake calipers question
Replies: 10
Views: 7163

Re: Brake calipers question

the later caliper won't fit over your disc. There are parts bin options for converting both disc and caliper to a different spec but I would suggest that you stick with the standard (E12 chassis) fitment if you can. IIRC the calipers use a piston size and seal/boot design that is common to other ca...
by BMWFanatic2008
Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:23 am
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit
Replies: 32
Views: 20439

Re: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit

Well, please keep in mind that I haven't checked any of these suggestions to see if they are still offering springs, just going on past experience [-( That, plus I have an E12 chassis 6er myself, and have replaced the springs more than once #-o Korman Autoworks Suspension Techniques B&G Suspens...
by BMWFanatic2008
Wed Feb 07, 2018 5:54 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit
Replies: 32
Views: 20439

Re: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit

Hi Andy, welcome to the madness, nice looking example =D> In general, if you are going to use Bilstein Sports, you will need to also purchase a set of lowering springs, as they are designed for use with shorter springs :-" But as your goal is to lower the car, or at least the rear end, you wil...
by BMWFanatic2008
Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:12 am
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Brake calipers question
Replies: 10
Views: 7163

Brake calipers question

Hey guys, My driver's side rear brake caliper started leaking brake fluid. I took the car to a local mechanic and he recommended replacing it. He isn't sure if it can be rebuilt due to its age/rust. I looked up the part number and it's 34211119211 (my car was built before 9/82). Any idea where I can...
by BMWFanatic2008
Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:57 pm
Forum: Suspension - Steering - Brakes
Topic: Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit
Replies: 32
Views: 20439

Advice needed for suspension upgrade kit

Hey guys, This is my first post. I got my first 6-er (1982 633csi) last year. I've done a bunch of small things to the car (installing antenna, replacing missing interior trim pieces, etc) and finally got around to the wheels / suspension setup. I just purchased / installed style 32 wheels with the ...