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| E21, E30 General discussion and technical help for 1975-1991 3 series cars. |
08-16-2007, 01:46 PM
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Name: GreenTourer
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: limbo
Your Ride: 1993, E30 BMW Touring Lux
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Front strut brace - Please Help!
I purchased a strut brace and after fitting the mountings to the suspension housing, am having trouble fitting the bar itself! I can fit one side, but then the other is about .5'' too long and no amount of straining will put it into place.
It is definitely the one for my car as it's marked on the box, the company that made it confirmed this, and others have purchased the same bar and fitted theirs.
Any ideas? Someone suggested jacking up the car to take the strain for the suspension legs...
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08-16-2007, 03:10 PM
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Name: nick_318is
Title: Road Kill
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Detroit, MI, I Heart E30s
Your Ride: 1991 318is (e30 m42), 2007 Mazdaspeed 3
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Jacking the car, I don't have one of these but I have hear from others that jacking it can align the bar so you can get it bolted down it seems to be a common procedure at least with the e30. I also don't remember if its just the 318is or the whole e30 family there are some with slightly different distances from center of the shock towers i think it depended on build date but i'm not 100% sure. |
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08-16-2007, 03:12 PM
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Name: celsdogg
Title: never gonna happen
Status: Offline
Join Date: May 2005
Location: MD
Your Ride: BMW E30, Subaru BE, Cannondale M400
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^^^ yeah, thats what you have to do, i think with almost any car. my friend had to do so in his civic (no flaming, its not mine).
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08-16-2007, 03:14 PM
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Name: nick_318is
Title: Road Kill
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Detroit, MI, I Heart E30s
Your Ride: 1991 318is (e30 m42), 2007 Mazdaspeed 3
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sorry to hijack, you can do a civic nicely i have seen some that would kick some serious ass not just all rice.
Continue Strut bar discussion. |
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08-16-2007, 03:19 PM
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Name: GreenTourer
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: limbo
Your Ride: 1993, E30 BMW Touring Lux
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Cheers guys! So jacking up the car seems favourite. I will have another go tomorrow then. |
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08-16-2007, 03:25 PM
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Name: RSF5
Title: Leave that out of this.
Status: Offline
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Alpharetta, GA
Your Ride: Project car
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Yeah, jack the car, if that doesn't work undo the mountings on one side and then refit them with the bar in place it they fit.
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08-16-2007, 03:48 PM
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Name: GreenTourer
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: limbo
Your Ride: 1993, E30 BMW Touring Lux
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Great! Hopefully I'll return soon with a photo of the completed job........fingers crossed. |
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08-16-2007, 04:59 PM
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Name: Dudesky
Title: Run Far
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Your Ride: E39 530iA
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Hey Green- Sorry for the OT, but where'd you get the German stripes on the grille?
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08-17-2007, 07:10 AM
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Name: GreenTourer
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: limbo
Your Ride: 1993, E30 BMW Touring Lux
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No probs, Dudesky. I bought it on the internet for next to nothing. I can't find the address, but am trying to find it. Will let you know when I come up with the website. |
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08-17-2007, 04:20 PM
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Name: GreenTourer
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: limbo
Your Ride: 1993, E30 BMW Touring Lux
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Hey Dudesky,
This isn't where I got mine, but they do the same badges and more!
http://www.okixtreme.com/eurobadges.html
Hope this helps, bud  |
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08-17-2007, 07:52 PM
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Name: Dudesky
Title: Run Far
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Your Ride: E39 530iA
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08-18-2007, 12:30 AM
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Name: GreenTourer
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: limbo
Your Ride: 1993, E30 BMW Touring Lux
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You're welcome, Dude.
Got the strut fitted at last! It took three of us, one trolley jack gave up its life thanks to my over enthusiasm, but the final result was worth it! She feels 'tighter' to drive, too.
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08-18-2007, 12:36 AM
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Name: witeshark
Title: Road Kill
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Miami FL
Your Ride: 89 325i 5 speed
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Very nice!  |
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08-22-2007, 10:39 AM
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Name: GreenTourer
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: limbo
Your Ride: 1993, E30 BMW Touring Lux
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