http://www.thebmwforum.com/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:26:05 +0000 MyBB http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-FS-2004-330xi-Excellent-condition-Northern-Pennsylvania Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:22:01 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-FS-2004-330xi-Excellent-condition-Northern-Pennsylvania
- Original owner; 224K highway mileage; always garage kept

- Body is in beautiful condition. NO rust. It has the minor dings and "door dents" you'd expect with a car this age, but nothing else. Underneath is clean. All protective shields are still there. CV boots are in good shape (no tears).

- All lighting (outside and inside the car) and all dash gauges work fine

- Car is in excellent running condition. Starts with no problem, idles smooth, accelerates with power and no hesitation. Engine is clean and runs very smooth. Always kept up on regular maintenance (oil changes, air / cabin filters, wiper blades, etc.)

- Replaced within the last year: fuel pump, DISA Valve, CCV valve (and all hoses), valve cover gasket, spark plugs, upper radiator hose. Also had 4 new Toyo tires installed.

- All engine service / maintenance throughout the life of the car was either done by a BMW dealer or myself. ALL parts are BMW authentic (no aftermarket)

- The only problem with it now is a front-end shaking on acceleration (more noticeable at lower speeds). This shake only happens under load (gas pedal pressed). Removing my foot from the gas pedal makes the shake virtually disappear. I strongly believe it's the front-right axle / CV joint that needs replacing (given the above and the fact it has some play when I move it with my hand). It's either that or the transfer case needs to be replaced. But at the moment I just don't have the time anymore to look at it.

I am located in Saylorsburg, PA (18353). I took VERY good car of this car during its lifetime and quite honestly don't want to let it go. Car is being sold AS IS with no warranty. I am in no rush to sell it, and will not entertain low ball offers. I kindly ask that you don't waste my time if you are not prepared to pay my asking price of $6250. Please email me with any questions. Thanks for looking!

Here's a link to an 11-minute video of the car detailing everything I can think of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_vVEmJI4AA











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- Original owner; 224K highway mileage; always garage kept

- Body is in beautiful condition. NO rust. It has the minor dings and "door dents" you'd expect with a car this age, but nothing else. Underneath is clean. All protective shields are still there. CV boots are in good shape (no tears).

- All lighting (outside and inside the car) and all dash gauges work fine

- Car is in excellent running condition. Starts with no problem, idles smooth, accelerates with power and no hesitation. Engine is clean and runs very smooth. Always kept up on regular maintenance (oil changes, air / cabin filters, wiper blades, etc.)

- Replaced within the last year: fuel pump, DISA Valve, CCV valve (and all hoses), valve cover gasket, spark plugs, upper radiator hose. Also had 4 new Toyo tires installed.

- All engine service / maintenance throughout the life of the car was either done by a BMW dealer or myself. ALL parts are BMW authentic (no aftermarket)

- The only problem with it now is a front-end shaking on acceleration (more noticeable at lower speeds). This shake only happens under load (gas pedal pressed). Removing my foot from the gas pedal makes the shake virtually disappear. I strongly believe it's the front-right axle / CV joint that needs replacing (given the above and the fact it has some play when I move it with my hand). It's either that or the transfer case needs to be replaced. But at the moment I just don't have the time anymore to look at it.

I am located in Saylorsburg, PA (18353). I took VERY good car of this car during its lifetime and quite honestly don't want to let it go. Car is being sold AS IS with no warranty. I am in no rush to sell it, and will not entertain low ball offers. I kindly ask that you don't waste my time if you are not prepared to pay my asking price of $6250. Please email me with any questions. Thanks for looking!

Here's a link to an 11-minute video of the car detailing everything I can think of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_vVEmJI4AA











]]> http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Top-Leaking Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:54:49 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Top-Leaking http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-For-sale-83-euro-745i-turbo Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:22:36 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-For-sale-83-euro-745i-turbo 745i turbo, oem , mint , 44k miles. Gregorymazur@me.com]]> 745i turbo, oem , mint , 44k miles. Gregorymazur@me.com]]> http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-745i-turbo Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:50:54 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-745i-turbo 83 745i with 44k miles totally oem and mint.
Give me a private message or gregorymazur@me.com
Located in pa.]]> 83 745i with 44k miles totally oem and mint.
Give me a private message or gregorymazur@me.com
Located in pa.]]> http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-New-member--583 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 06:12:23 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-New-member--583 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-New-Member-Phoenix Tue, 04 Jun 2013 03:13:29 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-New-Member-Phoenix
'67 2002, bright orange 5 spd (I forget what the color was called)
'84 e30, green auto trans, got it in a trade and sold it
'96 328ic, another auto trans, traded for 525
'89 525i, black 5 spd, traded for Miata which I sold off

Currently own:

'93 325is, red 5 spd autocrosser (in my Gallery)
'97 328is, black DD and getting 17 mpg with oversized 17" wheels and tires!
'95 M3, white, salvage title 5 spd and restoring it to its former glory. My alltime favorite car!!!]]>
'67 2002, bright orange 5 spd (I forget what the color was called)
'84 e30, green auto trans, got it in a trade and sold it
'96 328ic, another auto trans, traded for 525
'89 525i, black 5 spd, traded for Miata which I sold off

Currently own:

'93 325is, red 5 spd autocrosser (in my Gallery)
'97 328is, black DD and getting 17 mpg with oversized 17" wheels and tires!
'95 M3, white, salvage title 5 spd and restoring it to its former glory. My alltime favorite car!!!]]> http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-98-323IS-Restore-then-build Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:48:02 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-98-323IS-Restore-then-build
Doesn't look to have been wrecked hard at all, but the driver side, side impact airbag had blown causing an insurance total. Here will be the progress of my car.

First off, I will restore it, not completely to stock, but with BMW factory stuff (ie.. the Style 42s)
Some before pictures how its was the day I bought it although these were taken today just before I put the wheels on.




With the new wheels (These will probably end up getting refinished):




Looks like I need to roll fenders, because even 225/45 will not fit, these are actually fully sitting on the tires, got worse when I let it move off that slope (these are 235/45/17, a bit big)


I'll throw up some interior pics tomorrow

The bad:
Missing stock head unit
Some plastic molding carpet edge to door sill on driver side, broken and has screws jammed through it.. who does that?!
Door guard trim also has screws through it.
Front and rear bumpers are scraped pretty bad
Missing front HK speakers, and Amp (wiring had been hacked all to hell for install of MB Quart crossovers), now fixed
HID ballast are inop
Had a broke DS corner light
Window tint is purplish and none on DS window
Wheels were three different kinds (again, who does that)
Airbag in door had been deployed along with drivers seatbelt pretensioner
Brake sensor was mangled
DS door panel is tore up
That's about it, everything else is great

This thread may go somewhat slow, but I'll update it as things come along, next in order are the bumpers and fender rolling (just enough to clear)]]>
Doesn't look to have been wrecked hard at all, but the driver side, side impact airbag had blown causing an insurance total. Here will be the progress of my car.

First off, I will restore it, not completely to stock, but with BMW factory stuff (ie.. the Style 42s)
Some before pictures how its was the day I bought it although these were taken today just before I put the wheels on.




With the new wheels (These will probably end up getting refinished):




Looks like I need to roll fenders, because even 225/45 will not fit, these are actually fully sitting on the tires, got worse when I let it move off that slope (these are 235/45/17, a bit big)


I'll throw up some interior pics tomorrow

The bad:
Missing stock head unit
Some plastic molding carpet edge to door sill on driver side, broken and has screws jammed through it.. who does that?!
Door guard trim also has screws through it.
Front and rear bumpers are scraped pretty bad
Missing front HK speakers, and Amp (wiring had been hacked all to hell for install of MB Quart crossovers), now fixed
HID ballast are inop
Had a broke DS corner light
Window tint is purplish and none on DS window
Wheels were three different kinds (again, who does that)
Airbag in door had been deployed along with drivers seatbelt pretensioner
Brake sensor was mangled
DS door panel is tore up
That's about it, everything else is great

This thread may go somewhat slow, but I'll update it as things come along, next in order are the bumpers and fender rolling (just enough to clear)]]> http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-New-to-the-Forum Wed, 29 May 2013 23:40:50 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-New-to-the-Forum Soon to be empty nester. looking for a '67-'71 1600-2002 daily driver to grow into a project...
Previously owned: '76 3.0i, '92 325i, '68 1600 (my loss, long story)]]> Soon to be empty nester. looking for a '67-'71 1600-2002 daily driver to grow into a project...
Previously owned: '76 3.0i, '92 325i, '68 1600 (my loss, long story)]]> http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-I-Find-Myself-Torn Tue, 28 May 2013 01:05:38 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-I-Find-Myself-Torn http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Exhaust-Modification-Preference Mon, 27 May 2013 11:33:24 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Exhaust-Modification-Preference http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-FOR-SALE-Heavy-Modded-2002-Silver-BMW-M3-Coupe Mon, 27 May 2013 07:29:18 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-FOR-SALE-Heavy-Modded-2002-Silver-BMW-M3-Coupe FOR SALE.////. Heavy Modded .2002 BMW M3 Coupe , 110K Miles//// Located in Fayettville NC. Also I spend about a weekend a month in Philadelphia where im originally from.

Active Autowerks Gen 6 Supercharger Kit
Eisenmann Racing Exhaust
Carbon Fiber Trunk with Lip
20 Inch HP Design Racing Rims
Tein Racing Sport Suspension
Stop Tech brakes and slotted rotors
plus much more....mentioned above are the major add ons. Pretty sure im leaving some smaller things out.

Never had it on the Dyno but this car produces lots of power. And its a blast to drive. Ive never been a car that handles like this. Pics to follow. Any questions or concerns, comments call me at 215-962-9717 or contact me by email..jedwhite80@gmail.com]]> FOR SALE.////. Heavy Modded .2002 BMW M3 Coupe , 110K Miles//// Located in Fayettville NC. Also I spend about a weekend a month in Philadelphia where im originally from.

Active Autowerks Gen 6 Supercharger Kit
Eisenmann Racing Exhaust
Carbon Fiber Trunk with Lip
20 Inch HP Design Racing Rims
Tein Racing Sport Suspension
Stop Tech brakes and slotted rotors
plus much more....mentioned above are the major add ons. Pretty sure im leaving some smaller things out.

Never had it on the Dyno but this car produces lots of power. And its a blast to drive. Ive never been a car that handles like this. Pics to follow. Any questions or concerns, comments call me at 215-962-9717 or contact me by email..jedwhite80@gmail.com]]> http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Vanos-Questions Sun, 26 May 2013 22:33:49 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Vanos-Questions http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-New-guy-from-WA Sun, 26 May 2013 15:20:02 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-New-guy-from-WA
About me: I love cars, very passionately. I attended UTI, not really to get into a dealer, but to learn more about what I love. I then went on to BMW specific training. Anyhow, I've got to get to work. I'll post what few pictures I have of the car (currently doesnt have a name yet) when I get home in the morning. Anybody north of Seattle wants to meet up at some point or just talk about events and shops (I have no idea about my area concerning BMW), I love cruises and getting to hang out with other enthusiasts.

Chris]]>
About me: I love cars, very passionately. I attended UTI, not really to get into a dealer, but to learn more about what I love. I then went on to BMW specific training. Anyhow, I've got to get to work. I'll post what few pictures I have of the car (currently doesnt have a name yet) when I get home in the morning. Anybody north of Seattle wants to meet up at some point or just talk about events and shops (I have no idea about my area concerning BMW), I love cruises and getting to hang out with other enthusiasts.

Chris]]> http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-School-me Sun, 26 May 2013 10:16:58 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-School-me http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Just-Another-New-Guy Sun, 26 May 2013 10:13:18 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Just-Another-New-Guy http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-01-525I-Sport-Wagon-won-t-set-readiness-monitors Thu, 23 May 2013 08:41:41 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-01-525I-Sport-Wagon-won-t-set-readiness-monitors http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-transmission-light Tue, 21 May 2013 00:57:51 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-transmission-light I have stalled four times in the last... 200 miles. (I know I should of checked this sooner)
When I stall this exclamation point in a squiggly line box Icon appears next to the "D" on my dashboard where my speedometer is and stuff. In the manual, it says that light means its something to do with my transmission and I should see a BMW specialist ASAP. It's hard to afford my BMW while in college and other stuff.
I took it to one BMW place today and they told me I needed a new alternator. It doesn't exactly make sense though because I don't exactly know how my alternator breaking down has anything to do with me stalling. I would think my alternator dying would cause my car to not turn on. I don't know. I am stressed about it because I hear this new alternator will cost me $500 +...Which I can't exactly afford.
I am most likely going to go to a different BMW specialist tomorrow.
Does anyone know anything about this? Help?]]> I have stalled four times in the last... 200 miles. (I know I should of checked this sooner)
When I stall this exclamation point in a squiggly line box Icon appears next to the "D" on my dashboard where my speedometer is and stuff. In the manual, it says that light means its something to do with my transmission and I should see a BMW specialist ASAP. It's hard to afford my BMW while in college and other stuff.
I took it to one BMW place today and they told me I needed a new alternator. It doesn't exactly make sense though because I don't exactly know how my alternator breaking down has anything to do with me stalling. I would think my alternator dying would cause my car to not turn on. I don't know. I am stressed about it because I hear this new alternator will cost me $500 +...Which I can't exactly afford.
I am most likely going to go to a different BMW specialist tomorrow.
Does anyone know anything about this? Help?]]> http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Square-or-Staggered-tires-on-335xi Sat, 18 May 2013 07:14:36 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Square-or-Staggered-tires-on-335xi
It looks like the sports package came with a staggered set-up....
225/40R18 front
255/35R18 rear
It seems the car pushes a little right now. Why did they go with a staggered set-up on an AWD car? Would it be better to stay with a square set-up in a different size?

If I go with a square set-up, what is the maximum size I can install on the front?
225/40R18 (25.09 OD)
235/40R18 (25.40 OD)
245/35R18 (24.75 OD)

If I go with a staggered set-up, can the drive-train handle a difference of 0.1" in OD between front and rear?
225/40R18 (25.09 OD) front
255/35R18 (25.03 OD) rear
or
235/40R18 (25.40 OD) front
265/35R18 (25.30 OD) rear

Other subject...Winter Tires! I'm planning on putting winter tires on the OEM wheels. I think the OEM wheels are 17x7.5...is that right? I'm looking at either a 215/50R17 (25.46 OD) or a 215/55R17 (26.31 OD). I measures the clearance around the front tire and it appears there is clearance for a 215/55R17 tire. The speedometer would actually be accurate with a 215/55R17 too because it's currently about 5% fast and it would give me another 1/2" of ground clearance in the winter. Has anybody installed 215/55R17 on a 335xi? Any problems?]]>
It looks like the sports package came with a staggered set-up....
225/40R18 front
255/35R18 rear
It seems the car pushes a little right now. Why did they go with a staggered set-up on an AWD car? Would it be better to stay with a square set-up in a different size?

If I go with a square set-up, what is the maximum size I can install on the front?
225/40R18 (25.09 OD)
235/40R18 (25.40 OD)
245/35R18 (24.75 OD)

If I go with a staggered set-up, can the drive-train handle a difference of 0.1" in OD between front and rear?
225/40R18 (25.09 OD) front
255/35R18 (25.03 OD) rear
or
235/40R18 (25.40 OD) front
265/35R18 (25.30 OD) rear

Other subject...Winter Tires! I'm planning on putting winter tires on the OEM wheels. I think the OEM wheels are 17x7.5...is that right? I'm looking at either a 215/50R17 (25.46 OD) or a 215/55R17 (26.31 OD). I measures the clearance around the front tire and it appears there is clearance for a 215/55R17 tire. The speedometer would actually be accurate with a 215/55R17 too because it's currently about 5% fast and it would give me another 1/2" of ground clearance in the winter. Has anybody installed 215/55R17 on a 335xi? Any problems?]]> http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-335xi-Performance-Bang-for-the-Buck Sat, 18 May 2013 06:31:16 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-335xi-Performance-Bang-for-the-Buck
I did a little looking around and it looks like the following might be a good start. Am i off path or is this a good place to start?

JB4 PNP (N54 Stage 3) plus BMS USB Cable combo
$509

BMS WW Quick Install Meth Kit w/ JB4 FSB Integration
$479

BMS 135i 335i 3" Performance Downpipes
$379

prices are from burgertuning

Do the BMS downpipes fit an 335xi or just the 335i? If I take the cat out of the down pipe, can i tune out the downstream o2 with the JB4 PNP? I'm not going to buy 50/50 meth/water. Is a meth kit worth it if i only run -30 degree F washer fluid? The info for the JB4 said it will automatically update the air/fuel for e85. Can you run e85 without going to higher flow injectors and fuel pump? how does the JB4 know what % of alcohol is in the fuel?....at wot is the air/fuel set by fixed table, automatically adjust based on a OEM o2 a wide band or are tables adjusted automatically based on air/fuel trim at low throttle?

I don't know anything about BMW's so any other suggestions would be appreciated.]]>
I did a little looking around and it looks like the following might be a good start. Am i off path or is this a good place to start?

JB4 PNP (N54 Stage 3) plus BMS USB Cable combo
$509

BMS WW Quick Install Meth Kit w/ JB4 FSB Integration
$479

BMS 135i 335i 3" Performance Downpipes
$379

prices are from burgertuning

Do the BMS downpipes fit an 335xi or just the 335i? If I take the cat out of the down pipe, can i tune out the downstream o2 with the JB4 PNP? I'm not going to buy 50/50 meth/water. Is a meth kit worth it if i only run -30 degree F washer fluid? The info for the JB4 said it will automatically update the air/fuel for e85. Can you run e85 without going to higher flow injectors and fuel pump? how does the JB4 know what % of alcohol is in the fuel?....at wot is the air/fuel set by fixed table, automatically adjust based on a OEM o2 a wide band or are tables adjusted automatically based on air/fuel trim at low throttle?

I don't know anything about BMW's so any other suggestions would be appreciated.]]> http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Volkstreffen-June-8th-2013--568 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:54:24 -0600 http://www.thebmwforum.com/Thread-Volkstreffen-June-8th-2013--568
Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, BMW and even Opel enthusiasts from around North America are gathering in Millville, NJ for a day of German food, beer, cars and fun
Millville, NJ – June 8th 2013: Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, BMW and Opel enthusiasts will be displaying their cars on the infield paddock of the Lightning Raceway. The gates will open at 8am and the event will run all day.
Everyone will have the chance to taste authentic German foods, and wash it down with a German beer in our beer garden. If that’s not to your taste the concessions will be open as well.
We will have local and national vendors on hand selling all types of performance parts, accessories and clothing.
On Friday night there will be specials at the Finish Line Pub for Campers and Pre-registered participants that take advantage of the track time.
For more information on the event or to register your car please visit http://www.volkstreffen.com]]>
Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, BMW and even Opel enthusiasts from around North America are gathering in Millville, NJ for a day of German food, beer, cars and fun
Millville, NJ – June 8th 2013: Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, BMW and Opel enthusiasts will be displaying their cars on the infield paddock of the Lightning Raceway. The gates will open at 8am and the event will run all day.
Everyone will have the chance to taste authentic German foods, and wash it down with a German beer in our beer garden. If that’s not to your taste the concessions will be open as well.
We will have local and national vendors on hand selling all types of performance parts, accessories and clothing.
On Friday night there will be specials at the Finish Line Pub for Campers and Pre-registered participants that take advantage of the track time.
For more information on the event or to register your car please visit http://www.volkstreffen.com]]>