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    Posted: 20-January-2003 at 22:16
As above really. I've always been led to believe that E30 M3's only came in LHD. Am I mistaken, or is this really the case?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-January-2003 at 22:29

Welsh Dan

E30 M3 = LHD only

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-January-2003 at 23:26
a few where converted by bmw uk or their uk agents, they however use the 325 steering rack and things aren't just as good as the original, want a proper m3? then lhd is the way to go
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21-January-2003 at 00:22

The man in charge of the E30 M3 project back in the mid 1980's - Thomas Ammerschlager, ( who previously worked on the Audi Quattro project - oops am I allowed to say that on a BMW site! ) stated the reason for not doing a RHD version was that unknitting the exhaust manifold - to feed a RHD steering column through - would slash horsepower by 15-20bhp and distort the car's character.

Around 70 cars were converted by Birds in the UK using 325 rack - which has a slower ratio.  I agree LHD is the way to go. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21-January-2003 at 08:30

Didn't they have to move the brake master cyclinder?!

Heard it had an adverse affect on the brakes too.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21-January-2003 at 23:07
Birds converted about 70 of them. I wouldn't touch one. Their electrics are also said to be dodgy. Too many reasons why not to own one.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28-January-2003 at 18:45

The brake problem with these RHD conversions occurs when the exhaust manifold gets hot enough to glow red... then it cooks the brake fluid which runs near by...... not nice!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29-January-2003 at 11:17
i think the difference in brakes is that lhd cars pedal pushes directly onto master cylinder where as rhd use connecting rods from pedals rhs to m cylinder lhs, cant see how exhaust affect this unless heat shields between brake pipes and manifold are removed. also it is possible to get rhd quick rack..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29-January-2003 at 12:15
Still wouldn't touch one with a barge pole.
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