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Topic: Newbie...
Posted By: 318ti-sport
Subject: Newbie...
Date Posted: 03-January-2007 at 19:33
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Hi everyone new the this forum was linked from strathycruise.com im Bob and have a e36 318ti sport compact and im from Glasgow some pics
not the best of pics Bob.... |
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Posted By: Rhys
Date Posted: 03-January-2007 at 19:38
welcome to the forum 
------------- V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate J Reg Saab 900i 16v '63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe R reg Honda PC50 moped.. No BMW as yet... |
Posted By: Rossi
Date Posted: 03-January-2007 at 21:39
Welcome to the forum Bob  ------------- |
Posted By: johne46
Date Posted: 03-January-2007 at 23:49
 welcome bob nice e36 you have. .
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Posted By: stevie53
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 00:31
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awright Bob
nice motor you've got there and the perfect colour too not that I'm biased 
------------- ///2000 E39 M5 Imola Red/// NO MORE una volta lei ha avuto l'italiano lei non andrà mai tedesco di nuovo haha |
Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 09:09
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A'right Bob welcome aboard. Get yourself along to some meets in 2007. ------------- 
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Posted By: grahame34m5
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 09:51
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Welcome to the board enjoy. ------------- 
08 e60 Alpina B5 S sold, please forgive me 03 e39 M5 sold 98 e38 728 Sport Individual dead 93 e34 M5 sold |
Posted By: 318ti-sport
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 09:54
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yeah i will do once i got some things for the car ie front evo splitter lowerd abit and spoiler oh and a wee tidy up |
Webdunk wrote:Posted By: 318ti-sport
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 10:00
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how about this look at the front do u think a compact can pull it of
just a quick photochop i done Bob.... |
Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 11:22
Got some potential there. Get along to a meet no matter what state your car's in  Might get more mod ideas...-------------
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Posted By: Bigian
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 12:42
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Welcome to the forum bob ------------- If you can't be good don't get caught -------------------------- |
Posted By: ally
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 13:01
Welcome, I like the E36 compact alot. I would go for the front splitter, but not the eyebrows & the all in one grille (just my opinion) & maybe a black mesh for the bumper too, would make a big difference  ------------- E39 530i Sport Aegean Blue Edition Saab 9-5T SE Estate E36 318i loon...sold E36 323i coupe...sold |
Posted By: stevie53
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 13:23
Bob the chrome surround between the lights and the mesh in the lower part of the bumper should be black. a nice touch to remove the bonnet badge. I'm a fan of the angel eyes and hate to see them partly covered and If you were ever to fit them you won't get the benefit cause of the upper eyebrow section of the front panel. I know they're pretty common place on cars now but I still like them (only on beemers of course) so would fit a set of M3 mirrors too this is just what I would do ------------- ///2000 E39 M5 Imola Red/// NO MORE una volta lei ha avuto l'italiano lei non andrà mai tedesco di nuovo haha |
Posted By: 318ti-sport
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 18:48
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i would get the car modded but trying to find out what fits and dont fit like salon/compact/touring/coupe i dont know what fits what because not every bit fits every model i have seen compacts driving about with 18" alloys on them and i only got the 17" allys on and no more there is about (.....) this amount of room between the baseplate on the front strut and the tyre and the alloys are only 225/45/17 i dont understand it what could that mean ? Bob....
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Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 19:07
Sure there are folks on here who could help... PM Rhys and ask him; he's big into his Compacts... also sure I've see 19s on Compacts... -------------
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Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 19:08
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Have a swatch at http://www.318ti.org/ - http://www.318ti.org/ -------------
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Posted By: Allan320
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 19:56
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welcome to the madhouse dude!!
Allan ------------- |
Posted By: alun
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 20:34
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welcome from another 'newbie'
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Posted By: gary
Date Posted: 04-January-2007 at 20:49
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Welcome lads. Get your backsides out in 2007 ------------- http://www.bmwccscotland.co.uk/cars/e30/sportevo.html" rel="nofollow - E30 M3 Sport Evo III |
Posted By: ally
Date Posted: 05-January-2007 at 00:31
Basically when anyone changes from the standard wheel to a larger wheel they should try & keep the overall diameter & rolling radius about the same as much as possible, within 2.5% either way is recommended. So, the higher the rim size, the lower the profile should be. Sounds like your 17s are a bit wide, & with a higher profile making them too large overall. You most likely also have wheels fitted that are the wrong offset. For example I went from 205/60/15 (originals) to 215/45/17, then eventually up to 225/40/18 & the difference was minimal. These were from a good dealer who made sure the offset etc was correct for the car. Try & find out your original wheel & tyre size (will be on the door pillar) & start from there. I dare say you could find a set of 18s that would fit, I can recommend http://www.rochfordtyres.co.uk/ - these guys they have a good tyre size converter on there plus you can email them with any queries before hand. HTH ------------- E39 530i Sport Aegean Blue Edition Saab 9-5T SE Estate E36 318i loon...sold E36 323i coupe...sold |
Posted By: 318ti-sport
Date Posted: 06-January-2007 at 10:17
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the standerd alloys are the 225/50/16 and are the standerd ti sport alloys with the 5 spoke there wasnt much room between them wheels and the strut bace plate to so i kinda knew the 225/45/17's i put onto the car wer going to fit and no more ***i have the standerd alloys for sale if anyone knows anyone i can get pics at anytime*** Bob.... |
Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 06-January-2007 at 12:34
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I have seen a compact driving our way with 18" MV2's on with no problems - and the car looked smart as well. Welcome to the forum by the way! Also, check this thread out - he has just put csl wheels on his compact and they look the mutts! HTH http://www.bavarian-board.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=35089&PN=1&TPN=1&get=last#326537 - http://www.bavarian-board.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=35089&am p;PN=1&TPN=1&get=last#326537 Paul -------------  95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: 318ti-sport
Date Posted: 06-January-2007 at 13:26
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thanx alot paul i have left a message on that thread to Bob.... |
Posted By: ally
Date Posted: 06-January-2007 at 13:29
Yeh but it's the wheel size & offset you need to gauge first. & of course then the tyre size. ------------- E39 530i Sport Aegean Blue Edition Saab 9-5T SE Estate E36 318i loon...sold E36 323i coupe...sold |
Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 06-January-2007 at 18:41
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No problem Bob, you'll probably find that the offset of his wheels will be lower than the wheels you put on. My mate ady has MV2 reps and his offset was ET38 on his e36. I think e46 wheels have a higher offset (about ET45-50) which would explain why the wheels sit so close to the suspension strut. If you get a chance it may be an idea to have a look for a stamp inside the alloy that should have the offset stamped in. HTH Paul ------------- 95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: 318ti-sport
Date Posted: 06-January-2007 at 18:47
great i will have a lok at the off set thanx alot paul i now abit about cars but bmw's just confuse me lol Bob.... |
Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 06-January-2007 at 18:49
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No problem, always glad to help when I can Also, welcome Alun, your e34 looks so sweet on the M-Parallels! Paul ------------- 95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: ally
Date Posted: 07-January-2007 at 01:08
Sure does, I love those rims!! ------------- E39 530i Sport Aegean Blue Edition Saab 9-5T SE Estate E36 318i loon...sold E36 323i coupe...sold |
Posted By: Ady530i
Date Posted: 07-January-2007 at 11:09
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welcome to the forum bob. ady ------------- 
93 (K) E34 530i V8, Granite silver, black leather, a/c, 18" M-Para's, clear indicators, s/s exhaust, angels, black grille |
Posted By: PaulS
Date Posted: 07-January-2007 at 15:44
I also like how the beautiful calypso red paintwork contrasts from the wheels as well, even though I'm a bit biased myself!! Paul ------------- 95 E34 530i V8 Auto Maldives Blue |
Posted By: 318ti-sport
Date Posted: 08-January-2007 at 18:53
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thanx everyone for the worm welcome and thanx for all the help in here as many of my questions are now solved ------------- Signatures may contain 1 or more images placed horizontally up to a max total size 25k. |
Posted By: alun
Date Posted: 08-January-2007 at 19:03
Thanks gents!  -------------
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