5 speeds, 4 cylinders, 3 doors, 2 wheel drive, and 1 loose nut behind the wheel

[B C]

get some seats from an M5 with the dynamic mosh-pit bolsters. everyone needs a good kidney nudge from time to time

[Boris3]

Congrats on the purchase!  Does this mean we stop posting FS links to 318 ti's now?

[KaiserRolls]

I have some black e30 sport seats that are taking up room in my garage...

[GunMetalGrey]

It looks quite nice! 
I would avoid Vaders personally, they are very heavy, slippery, not supportive, and not that comfortable lol. I had one in my e30 for a few weeks before I realized it was bad and just looked kinda cool. 
Sounds like the weird guy above me has the hookup!

[Jdesign]

Nice purchase! What are your long term plans for it? Keep it stock but then decide to tear it completely apart and replace ever nut/bolt/seal/gasket? 

[wasnt m3]

FYI, e46 seats will bolt in directly. I've seen quite a few decent deals on sport seats. Much more comfortable than any e30 or e36 seat. I've got a set of e46 m3 seats that will be for sale that have all of the electronics sorted for plug and play already. Not sure that you'd want to spend that kind of money, however.

[HipMF]

straight6pwr said:

very cool. ice racing this beast?

Leaning towards yes, but not sure. Will probably hold on to the e34 for a while. Hoping the e34 wheels will fit on the TI so that I can use the same set of snows on either car.

KaiserRolls said:

I have some black e30 sport seats that are taking up room in my garage...

Interested. PM me some pics (of the seats...)

Jdesign said:

Nice purchase! What are your long term plans for it? Keep it stock but then decide to tear it completely apart and replace ever nut/bolt/seal/gasket? 

Long term I'd like to do a 2.8 or 3 liter swap. First priority is still working on the e21, so I probably won't even touch this thing until after the snow flies.

[Earl]

The wheels from the e34 will fit just fine

[m42b32]

Awesome!! Looks like it's in pretty great shape too!

[HipMF]

wasnt m3 said:

FYI, e46 seats will bolt in directly. I've seen quite a few decent deals on sport seats. Much more comfortable than any e30 or e36 seat. I've got a set of e46 m3 seats that will be for sale that have all of the electronics sorted for plug and play already. Not sure that you'd want to spend that kind of money, however.

Those would probably look more at home in there than the e30 seats. I might see if I can find one to try out. Is there any difference between the M3 seats and "regular" sport seats?

These look pretty nice, but it looks like the guy doesn't really do them anymore:

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=359721

I do kind of prefer cloth. Mechanical adjustment is also a big bonus over electric for me.

Hadn't noticed that the price of e30 sport seats has gone completely insane on ebay. I could probably find another pair of e21 Recaros for less

...or a brand-new pair of GTS-IIs for that matter.

[GunMetalGrey]

I'll have to look again but I saw some E46 sport seats (black) for sale somewhere for something in the area of $200 and they were in good shape.

[HipMF]

I found a pair here for $275. Might be okay after a thorough cleaning.

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/pts/d/2005-bmw-330xi-parts-car-or/6252890049.html

Hasn't turned up much for me yet, but this is an interesting resource:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recaro#Cars_with_OEM-installed_Recaro_seats

[wasnt m3]

You'll want to find coupe seats so you can flip them forward

[Rekpoint]

Cheap e36 sport seats https://eauclaire.craigslist.org/pts/d/e36-bmw-black-seats/6291827708.html

30 mins from me.

[Daggerty]

wasnt m3 said:

You'll want to find coupe seats so you can flip them forward

That's what the hatch is for

[Earl]

I've had to crawl in through the hatch before. It wasn't too fun lol

[HipMF]

So... nüb question here. My check engine light is on; what's the easiest way to pull the codes on these things (early '96 model)? I'm assuming the good ol stomp test doesn't work anymore?

This OBD-II life is new to me. It's different, and I don't like it.

[wasnt m3]

Need an obd2 scanner

[Earl]

^ditto lol

[m42b32]

I have an ultra-gauge for my M3 and its been an awesome purchase. Gives you a live readout of a lot of the sensor data used by the ECU including engine coolant temp, intake temp, throttle position, O2 sensor voltages, etc. You can set audible alarms for things as well which is super useful for keeping an eye on your coolant temps. More improtantly, it can also read and clear check engine lights! 

http://www.ultra-gauge.com/ultragauge/