1988 BMW 3-Series

iX

M20

Manual

WBAAB9309J2550704

Clear

Thanks for checking out my E30 325iX. For scanned receipts all the parts and labor while I've owned it are here: http://sdrv.ms/YbcYrpYes, I've put a lot of money into it, but don't worry - the reserve is more than reasonable. More photos here show, a few body dings, its crack-free dash, and the absence of under-body rust: http://sdrv.ms/12gz1lj "If this E30 is so awesome, why are you selling it?" Do you remember the cartoons where in the eyes of a starving character another character morphs into a fully-prepared Thanksgiving turkey? Well, when I look at my E30, it looks like closing costs on a house we want to buy. "The interior looks great!" Thanks, here's a quick video tour of the interior (engine running): http://youtu.be/3t5xl9RNsxE What work/parts did you put into it? Dashboard/instrumentation: The dash, which you noticed is crack-free, is original (VINs match). Some of the lights were out, and the SI board didn't work so I pulled the dash to fix those things and the A/C which wasn't blowing cold. The A/C compressor-enable switch was bad, so I pulled it and circumvented it according to followed the BMW service bulletin from 1988. I found that the arms that move the recirculation doors had been forced through the recirculation doors, so I just pulled the doors and recirculation door motors. I damaged the blower fan a little, to it's noisy in speeds 3 and 4, but I decided to just use speeds 1 and 2 since the whole assembly was around $1,400 used. At this point I realized I was in over my head, so I turned it over to J&F in Arlington, VA who: - replaced the speedo/odometer gears. About 150 mi went unrecorded in the interim. - replaced all dash lights - converted the A/C to R134a and installed a new A/C drier - parking brake adjusted so it engages after just a few clicks - new driver-side door stop and pin installed to smooth its movement Seating, other interior: When I bought it, the seats were in terrible shape so I had Key's Upholstery in Alexandria, VA make and install covers for the front and rear. In the eight months since then, I have yet to find a flaw in their work. And, they installed new seat-back struts on both sides so they don't flop back when you pull the adjustment handle. I also: - laid OEM floor mats and installed brand new M Tech II steering wheel from BMW of Silver Spring - installed new seatbelt receivers in the front - they were mismatched, faded and cracking - had Unique Audio in Lorton install Kenwood KFC-1364S speakers, JVC Arsenal KDA95BT head-unit and new cabling. Nothing terribly special, but I didn't want to modify speaker openings. - Installed a brand new rear center console. Previous owner had glued a remote control to the original. - repaired central locking by replacing two of three lock actuators - all doors and trunk actuate the locks. "Tell me about the mechanicals..." When I bought it with 192k mi., the M20 was knocking, hesitating and not idling smoothly. After J&F Motors rebuilt the top end last summer, idle is rock steady and is as quiet as M20s get. Please see the receipts (link at the beginning) for all of their engine work. - See this video of the engine starting from cold: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHGE70XY1OE. And here is a virtual test drive: http://youtu.be/4ZlofGUo8A8. The rebuilt engine has only 4k mi. on it. They also: - rebuilt the shifter to reduce side-to-side slop - installed a new radiator and replaced all coolant hoses. You can see the newness of the hoses in photos; the labels still look new. A local garage or I did the following: - performed a tune-up including plugs, rotor, cap, coil, air filter, coolant level sensor, coolant temperature sensor and coolant level sensor in April. Even bought a E30 owner's manual because I was feeling saucy. - had a local garage install an OEM (18101705783) exhaust (cat-back), motor mounts, and control arms. I can't say they did a great job mounting the exhaust. It should be refitted for appearance, but it isn't loose. - had the 14" basketweave wheels replaced with 15" basketweaves which were straightened by the wheel-guy that BMW of Alexandria farms out to. - BMW of Alexandria found that the cooling system recall had never been performed, so they performed it in Sept. 2012. - installed 205/55R15 Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval Indy 500 installed within two weeks of buying the car so they have no more than 4k mi. on them. Thank you for your interest, and feel free to ask questions!On Apr-16-13 at 05:32:16 PDT, seller added the following information: I just noticed that I selected "8" for the number of cylinders. This, of course, has the original 6-cylinder M20 engine as can be seen in the photos and video. eBay prohibits these edits once bids have been placed. I'm sorry for the confusion.Several interested parties have asked whether features x, y and z work. To address specific concerns, these things work: power windows, power locks, power sunroof (both slide and tilt. One party reminded me of one thing that does not: the power antenna. When Unique Audio was installing the head unit, they identified that power is being delivered to the antenna motor, but the motor is dead. Local reception still works.I bought an E30 manual, and it comes with the car. I have receipts for all work done under my ownership - these are here: http://sdrv.ms/YbcYrpThe tool set is far from complete. I think there are only one or tools in it, and none of the rare ones. I'd consider it empty.On Apr-16-13 at 20:43:58 PDT, seller added the following information: I have the original radio: http://sdrv.ms/YSwJJd and http://sdrv.ms/XFoZZa