General conversations about BMW E28s and the people who own them.
bmwmandan2002
Posts: 87 Joined: Dec 08, 2007 11:09 PM
Location: Long Beach, CA
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by bmwmandan2002 » Oct 10, 2009 10:04 PM
Conditioned the leather and ordered the Mark D chip
slammin_e28
Posts: 6135 Joined: Aug 05, 2007 4:57 PM
Location: 24477
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by slammin_e28 » Oct 10, 2009 10:07 PM
let it sit in the rain 'cause I have no money to get it inspected/new muffler welded on.
wkohler
Posts: 50924 Joined: Oct 05, 2006 11:04 PM
Location: Phönix, Arizona, USA
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by wkohler » Oct 10, 2009 10:11 PM
Put the track wheels on, took out all the excess weight I can legally take out and gave it a quick wash.
All in all, it was about 1.5 hours, but if you ask my parents, it was "all damn day."
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WVe28
Posts: 2125 Joined: Jul 29, 2007 8:57 AM
Location: Charleston, WV
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by WVe28 » Oct 10, 2009 10:13 PM
Got up at 7:30, washed it and cleaned it out, and headed a couple hours north to meet up with the Allegheny Chapter BMWCCA for the annual Fall Leaves luncheon.
Bimmerguy2002
Posts: 11938 Joined: Oct 03, 2007 3:04 PM
Location: Lodi, California
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by Bimmerguy2002 » Oct 10, 2009 10:20 PM
I drove it with the motor sitting on the subframe since UPS said my motor mounts came in and they never showed up.
e281985
Posts: 1088 Joined: Mar 23, 2008 10:59 AM
Location: Cleveland, OH
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by e281985 » Oct 10, 2009 10:21 PM
washed it and made friends with a little lizard!
bmwfan1957
Posts: 525 Joined: Feb 12, 2006 12:00 PM
Location: Meridian, ID
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by bmwfan1957 » Oct 10, 2009 10:23 PM
i took mine to get a new cat and resonator delete done at a local exhast shop.
Also played with the wiring on my subwoofers and got my trunk cleaned up and re-stored my gun case nicely in the trunk.
Coldswede
Posts: 6859 Joined: Oct 10, 2008 1:48 PM
Location: Back U.P. North,. Where the water's blue, the wind is free and seasons four.
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by Coldswede » Oct 10, 2009 10:29 PM
Took it for a 60 mile round trip drive to look at leaves before the snow came (It never arrived)
RonW
Posts: 5321 Joined: Feb 12, 2006 12:00 PM
Location: Long Island, NY
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by RonW » Oct 10, 2009 10:38 PM
Took the bicycle rack off.
Jays535is
Posts: 1193 Joined: Mar 20, 2007 5:28 PM
Location: Spokane
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by Jays535is » Oct 10, 2009 10:47 PM
JB welded the crack that my wife put in the oil pan.
Jeremy
Beamter
Posts: 15843 Joined: Feb 12, 2006 12:00 PM
Location: Connecticut
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by Jeremy » Oct 10, 2009 10:54 PM
Remembered I really should cancel the insurance on a car whose registration has expired. I never did take it through emissions.
under the radar
Posts: 581 Joined: Feb 23, 2009 4:36 PM
Location: Half Moon Bay, CA
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by under the radar » Oct 10, 2009 11:02 PM
i didn't do anything to ''my e28" because its not mine...yet.
DiLLiGaF - IA
Posts: 1091 Joined: Nov 22, 2006 8:52 AM
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by DiLLiGaF - IA » Oct 10, 2009 11:02 PM
I drove it 45 miles with the wife and 2 kids to get my drivers license renewed. Then went shopping for different stuff all day and drove it home. I did pour a 3000 mile injector cleaner into the tank though. And I picked up my 'winter' oil while shopping, I will probably change that tomorrow.
CSBolger
Posts: 3485 Joined: Nov 27, 2007 12:00 AM
Location: Palmdale, CA
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by CSBolger » Oct 10, 2009 11:29 PM
I drove it...something feels
off .
Coldswede
Posts: 6859 Joined: Oct 10, 2008 1:48 PM
Location: Back U.P. North,. Where the water's blue, the wind is free and seasons four.
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by Coldswede » Oct 10, 2009 11:53 PM
I drove it...something feels off. Confused
I had that happen once. Turned out my zipper was down!
But seriously, I've had that feeling and it is always right. You will find it in a day or so, hope it's minor.
1st 5er
Posts: 21845 Joined: Jun 13, 2008 12:15 AM
Location: Cypress
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by 1st 5er » Oct 10, 2009 11:55 PM
Replace the driver's side B pillar cover with the good one out of the euro I just picked up.
Pulled the front cloth manual seats out of the euro donor, hoping to get them cleaned up and put in my son's ex-car tomorrow.
Brad D.
Beamter
Posts: 10735 Joined: Feb 12, 2006 12:00 PM
Location: San Antonio, TX
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by Brad D. » Oct 10, 2009 11:57 PM
Finally got around to starting the wetsand on my hood and fenders that were resprayed after my "incident". I got about 1/3 of the way finished. I also changed out the plugs on our e39.
LandCruzer94
Posts: 2043 Joined: Jan 24, 2009 6:13 PM
Location: Simi Valley, California
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by LandCruzer94 » Oct 11, 2009 1:59 AM
Replaced my drivers seatbelt receptacle and replaced my spark plugs from Denso garbage the PO had in there and put the Bosch OE plugs back in. Great difference!
wkohler
Posts: 50924 Joined: Oct 05, 2006 11:04 PM
Location: Phönix, Arizona, USA
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by wkohler » Oct 11, 2009 2:02 AM
LandCruzer94 wrote: Replaced my drivers seatbelt receptacle and replaced my spark plugs from Denso garbage the PO had in there and put the Bosch OE plugs back in. Great difference!
My 535is had Densos in it, too! They were spec'd for a Corolla.
Lee in MD
Posts: 1652 Joined: Mar 03, 2007 3:06 AM
Location: Columbia MD
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by Lee in MD » Oct 11, 2009 2:12 AM
Threw a bunch of rifles in the trunk and took it to the range!
CSBolger
Posts: 3485 Joined: Nov 27, 2007 12:00 AM
Location: Palmdale, CA
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by CSBolger » Oct 11, 2009 3:10 AM
Coldswede wrote: I drove it...something feels off. Confused
I had that happen once. Turned out my zipper was down!
But seriously, I've had that feeling and it is always right. You will find it in a day or so, hope it's minor.
It's something in the front steering components. New ones will be in soon.
a
Posts: 12473 Joined: Feb 12, 2006 12:00 PM
Location: Marshfield ,MA
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by a » Oct 11, 2009 8:18 AM
I am about to finish replacing the center link and idler arm on BB Shiftless . I had a few adventures with 22yr old parts, but the tie rod ends, etc are fine for now. I need to get the car re-inspected ASAP. I have no qualms about going back under later on. Beating on E-28s is a lot easier than other cars.
rlomba8204
Posts: 4869 Joined: Feb 12, 2006 12:00 PM
Location: Washington, DC
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by rlomba8204 » Oct 11, 2009 9:08 AM
Nothing. Got the relay issues sorted the other night and then dropped it off at its secure, undisclosed location. I was tempted to clean it, but I wasted enough time on the car and it wasn't really even dirty, just a bit dusty, so I left it.
M. Holtmeier
Posts: 3025 Joined: Mar 11, 2007 3:06 AM
Location: Dallas, Texas
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by M. Holtmeier » Oct 11, 2009 9:13 AM
Friday, before the snow came down. I made 10 passes at the local drag strip and finally got the Spec stg 3 clutch to slip.
Mark 88/M5 Houston
Posts: 8548 Joined: Feb 12, 2006 12:00 PM
Location: Far North Houston
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by Mark 88/M5 Houston » Oct 11, 2009 9:46 AM
Packed it full of small and delicate item during a move into my new house.
Damn I miss having that company mini van sometimes.