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e28Sean wrote:Heh. I had those same style blue license plates back when I lived in the Dirty Jerz.

Same here on both my first two cars. His photo actually makes them look better than they really were.

Nice find, welcome aboard. Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Whereabouts outside of Trenton are you?

Picked up a $10 exhaust tip that someone on this forum told me about. They fit perfectly and make the rear look much better.
Before:

After:


Sorry for the terrible quality, the lighting in my garage is nonexistent.

Got the starter replaced today. Would have done it myself, but I looked at some other threads and forums and it doesn't seem to be as easy as it looks due to the location of the starter.
I was itching to get the car back home from the shop, even though it was only gone for a few hours .

vinceg101 wrote:

e28Sean wrote:Heh. I had those same style blue license plates back when I lived in the Dirty Jerz.

Same here on both my first two cars. His photo actually makes them look better than they really were.

Nice find, welcome aboard. Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Whereabouts outside of Trenton are you?

The plates do look good in person in my opinion, but yeah you're right. The pictures make them look brighter and more saturated than they are in real life.

I'm in this small rural town called Chesterfield. You probably haven't heard of it. It's like 80% farmland.
Where are you from in NJ?

tuffode wrote:

vinceg101 wrote:

e28Sean wrote:Heh. I had those same style blue license plates back when I lived in the Dirty Jerz.

Same here on both my first two cars. His photo actually makes them look better than they really were.

Nice find, welcome aboard. Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Whereabouts outside of Trenton are you?

The plates do look good in person in my opinion, but yeah you're right. The pictures make them look brighter and more saturated than they are in real life.

I'm in this small rural town called Chesterfield. You probably haven't heard of it. It's like 80% farmland.
Where are you from in NJ?

I grew up in Westfield up in Union County but spent my first few college years down in Pennington while attending MCCC.
My wife is from Princeton and my her father still lives there so we go back every now and then (in fact likely this September).
I have probably driven through Chesterfield and not realized it.

So yeah, I know all about farmland.

vinceg101 wrote:

tuffode wrote:

vinceg101 wrote:

e28Sean wrote:Heh. I had those same style blue license plates back when I lived in the Dirty Jerz.

Same here on both my first two cars. His photo actually makes them look better than they really were.

Nice find, welcome aboard. Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Whereabouts outside of Trenton are you?

The plates do look good in person in my opinion, but yeah you're right. The pictures make them look brighter and more saturated than they are in real life.

I'm in this small rural town called Chesterfield. You probably haven't heard of it. It's like 80% farmland.
Where are you from in NJ?

I grew up in Westfield up in Union County but spent my first few college years down in Pennington while attending MCCC.
My wife is from Princeton and my her father still lives there so we go back every now and then (in fact likely this September).
I have probably driven through Chesterfield and not realized it.

So yeah, I know all about farmland.

Oh nice, I'm going to college at Rutgers, I start this August.
I'm like 20 minutes from Princeton.

God damn, reppin the blue plates? I don't see those very often, usually it means "look out, senior citizen!"

Your e28 looks really clean, with those plates on it looks like a time capsule.

What are your plans? Keep it as is? euro conversion? turbo?

yeah I haven't seen those plates in years. My first car in 1998 had yellows. I wanna say the blues went away early-mid 90s. Anyone remember the yellow plates before the blue plates? My aunt's car had those when I was a kid. I really hate the newest plates though, no raised letters. Looks like a cereal box or something.

gadget73 wrote:yeah I haven't seen those plates in years. My first car in 1998 had yellows. I wanna say the blues went away early-mid 90s. Anyone remember the yellow plates before the blue plates? My aunt's car had those when I was a kid. I really hate the newest plates though, no raised letters. Looks like a cereal box or something.

Yeah these blue plates went away in 92 I think. My dads 2017 has the new flat plates, they look really bad. A few other states are doing the same thing. It’s a shame

gadget73 wrote:yeah I haven't seen those plates in years. My first car in 1998 had yellows. I wanna say the blues went away early-mid 90s. Anyone remember the yellow plates before the blue plates? My aunt's car had those when I was a kid. I really hate the newest plates though, no raised letters. Looks like a cereal box or something.

I sure do: we moved to NJ in 1971 and had many sets of them on various cars. They introduced the blue & buff versions in +/-1979 and there was a big back-lash against them; they were not very well loved all the way through their run. Rumor has it that the then governor's 8 year old daughter chose the colors.

Neither color scheme is really a winner; NJ has had probably the least amount of variety in license plates over the last 60 years than almost any other state. The only upside is that unlike here in California, the plate belongs to the owner so you take it with you when you sell the car as opposed to here where the plate belongs to the vehicle (unless it's a vanity or special plate); they might as well weld it on to the bumper.
[Unless NJ changed this rule?]

vinceg101 wrote:

gadget73 wrote:yeah I haven't seen those plates in years. My first car in 1998 had yellows. I wanna say the blues went away early-mid 90s. Anyone remember the yellow plates before the blue plates? My aunt's car had those when I was a kid. I really hate the newest plates though, no raised letters. Looks like a cereal box or something.

I sure do: we moved to NJ in 1971 and had many sets of them on various cars. They introduced the blue & buff versions in +/-1979 and there was a big back-lash against them; they were not very well loved all the way through their run. Rumor has it that the then governor's 8 year old daughter chose the colors.

Neither color scheme is really a winner; NJ has had probably the least amount of variety in license plates over the last 60 years than almost any other state. The only upside is that unlike here in California, the plate belongs to the owner so you take it with you when you sell the car as opposed to here where the plate belongs to the vehicle (unless it's a vanity or special plate); they might as well weld it on to the bumper.
[Unless NJ changed this rule?]

Yeah, you’re correct. The plate belongs to the owner.
I didn’t know that the plates belonging to the car was even a thing!

Got pulled over and got a warning for not having a front plate. I was planning to put it on, I just need to get the mount and the correct screws. In the pics I posted, I just hung the plate with 2 random screws just for the photos but it wasn't secure.
For now I just zip tied it on. Looks bad, but it's just temporary.

tuffode wrote:Got pulled over and got a warning for not having a front plate. I was planning to put it on, I just need to get the mount and the correct screws. In the pics I posted, I just hung the plate with 2 random screws just for the photos but it wasn't secure.
For now I just zip tied it on. Looks bad, but it's just temporary.

This is the downside to keeping those plates, my 745i is registered as a QQ historic (thankfully I had the stamped plates). NJ changed the law about 3 years ago and now QQ cars don't need a front license plate anymore.

I was not going to drill my euro bumper to put a US plate on it.

ftp://www.njleg.state.nj.us/19981999/a0500/463_i1.pdf

I can't imagine you were in Trenton when you got pulled over, crap like that happens in towns where the police have nothing better to do *cough*Robinsville*cough*

offroadkarter wrote:

tuffode wrote:Got pulled over and got a warning for not having a front plate. I was planning to put it on, I just need to get the mount and the correct screws. In the pics I posted, I just hung the plate with 2 random screws just for the photos but it wasn't secure.
For now I just zip tied it on. Looks bad, but it's just temporary.

This is the downside to keeping those plates, my 745i is registered as a QQ historic (thankfully I had the stamped plates). NJ changed the law about 3 years ago and now QQ cars don't need a front license plate anymore.

I was not going to drill my euro bumper to put a US plate on it.

ftp://www.njleg.state.nj.us/19981999/a0500/463_i1.pdf

I can't imagine you were in Trenton when you got pulled over, crap like that happens in towns where the police have nothing better to do *cough*Robinsville*cough*

It wasn't in Trenton, it was in Chesterfield where I live. It's a really rural town. Also I worded it wrong. I got pulled over because the cops system showed my plates as expired because there was some problem with his system. Then he realized I didn't have a front plate too and gave me a warning. They don't ever pull you over because of no front plates, but if you do get pulled over they take notice. My dads new 5 hasn't had a front plate for 6 months and we haven't had a problem.

offroadkarter wrote:God damn, reppin the blue plates? I don't see those very often, usually it means "look out, senior citizen!"

Your e28 looks really clean, with those plates on it looks like a time capsule.

What are your plans? Keep it as is? euro conversion? turbo?

(I didn't see this post earlier)

Thanks, I found some loophole and was able to use them.
Yeah its in really great condition, besides the bumpers which are faded, and the wheels it looks like new.
For now I'm keeping it as is. I'm using it as my daily. I want to do a euro conversion but not sure how I would go about getting the parts. Maybe down the line I can get an M30 swap, But that would be after I fix my E30 up, a few years down the line.

Pulled the E28 out to take some pictures with my E30

Odometer gears came in yesterday, so I decided to replace them today.


The old gears were broken and very soft.


With new gears installed, I put the cluster back together and installed it back in the car.

I went on a drive and the odometer still wasn't working

I replaced the gears in my E30 and the odometer worked, so I'm not sure what the problem could be.

Anyone know what I should do?

This isn't really the place for this, but I just felt like sharing.

I found this old 80s road bike for $15.



Didn't fit in the trunk of the E28, so I went back home and borrowed my dads car which has folding rear seats.



Didn't fit in the back of it either. I should have just brought a spanner set from home to take the front wheel off to make it fit. I asked the people in the store but they had all the wrong sizes.

I went back home, and my dad had this bike carrier I didn't know about. It fit perfectly and I brought the bike back on my car.



I was told the tires were flat, but once I got home, I filled them up and they held in the air. The bike rides excellent.
The bike matches the aesthethic of the car really well

I removed that annoying buzzer that buzzes whenever the doors are open. My E30 had a nice chime to remind you to close the doors which I didn't mind, but this buzzing is just so annoying.

It was super easy, at first I took off the big trim under the steering wheel to find it. In my E30 it was this black box that looked like a speaker. I couldn't find it here, the buzzing sounded like it was coming from the steering column.

So instead I unscrewed the door sensor and pulled it out. It had two connectors that I just unplugged, and boom. The sound was gone.

(Super interesting! Yeah I know)

What buzzer?

My e28 dings. ... it doesn't buzz.

e28Sean wrote:What buzzer?

My e28 dings. ... it doesn't buzz.

I think the earlier models had the buzz (like 80s MB’s) and they probably changed to the ding in a later year. Mines an 83

tuffode wrote:I think the earlier models had the buzz (like 80s MB’s) and they probably changed to the ding in a later year. Mines an 83

Ahh. That seems reasonable. Mine is an '86.

I think the relay is the reason the windows are not working. I tested it, and it didn't make any clicks. Just ordered a replacement, should be here soon.

Took a short drive in the snow today. Haven't done much to the car in the last couple of months, I'm looking on getting a new set of wheels because these bottlecaps are beat. Also looking to put in a 3.25 LSD soon.

Just came back from a short drive. It was cloudy, so I thought I would take a couple pics.

I really need to get new rims.

Reviving and old thread. I bought this car from the guy whom you sold it too. The car is doing well. It’s now in much better shape than it was when I bought it. I’m not sure how long the guy had it before he sold it to me, but it was really neglected.

The car now has newer e34 wheels, which are soon to be swapped out with some period correct AC Schnitzers. Also has a new interior as well as many other updates. The paint was rough, but I managed to bring it back to life. It was repainted at some point so it wasn’t that hard to get its shine back. I still have a new shocks and springs that need to be installed as well as a new front spoiler. I have 2 of them and haven’t decided which look to go for.

Currently the car is in the shop for a new head gasket. Once I get it back, the new suspension will go on and then the wheels and so forth. I wish I had more time.

I have a dedicated Instagram page for the car. You can see all of my updates to it there.

@uglybette28 on Instagram


https://www.flickr.com/photos/196628188 ... P99Qoyq2cU.



This is the day I brought her home.

I finally figured out the picture posting. Let me know if all of you see the full pic. I also included the link, just in case.

Couldn't find you on instagram. Add me @GLEDAUTO

Dirtym30 wrote: Oct 01, 2022 9:35 AM Couldn't find you on instagram. Add me @GLEDAUTO

Done.

I’ve been updating the car as much as I can. I’m a able to do the basic things. When I first got the car I compounded and waxed the entire car. I was able to remove a big scuff from the driver door. The paint is newer than the car, so that was a big plus. I changed all the trim around the front and rear windshields. I also changed the gaskets around the sunroof. The chrome around the window made a huge difference appearance wise.

After all the trim replacement I also bought new grommets for the c-pillar vents. I’m surprised they didn’t fly off while driving. After moving on from the outside I had to focus on the interior. The front and rear seats were worn and ripped in multiple places. They were beyond repair. I was able to source a complete set of seats from a car being parted out about an hour away. They were in great shape, but smelled bad from the car being parked a few years. I cleaned them up and let them air out all summer. While the interior was out I also shampooed the carpets. They were equally filthy.

While searching for other parts one day I came across an ad for the OEM rear spoiler. I snatched it right away. The e28 looks great with the small rear spoiler. I also had ordered a BBS front spoiler that showed up from Kazakhstan around the same time. I installed the rear spoiler right away. I still have to get the front spoiler painted and installed. But since then I found a U.S. M5 front spoiler. I haven’t decided on which one to install yet. I was thinking of getting them both painted and I can switch them as I like.