Funny story about a parts car
 

Well my landlord came to me today and told me that some of his tenants at another rental property of his had left an E36 BMW, he wasn't sure about any other details. I hop in his car (BMW) and ride over to the property to see what it was in hopes of it being a 5-speed 325 or 328...well in those respects I was mistaken but what I did find was a totaled 96...318Ti!!! The car is mine to part out and the only bill I have to foot will be for it to get towed to a junkyard. I am going to go through it and get what I need (sorry for anyone needing a hood, front fenders, or parcel shelf...I almost peed myself when I saw just that part! :biggrin:) I'll post pics of it tomorrow when I go to take the parts off but go ahead and start putting down what you want and I'll try to keep up.

Like I said, I get first dibs of course but whatever left is yours!

Great Find! Great to see you be able to find the parts to put your ti back on the road!

As for other parts...

M-Tech Sport rear bumper? (ha ha, I know, fat chance...)

I would really like black overhead interior pieces (sun visors & lights, sunroof cassette panel, dome light, oh sh!t handles) if the overhead is black..

Doubt it, but M-tech side moldings? Really all I could use

I thought you sold your ti a while ago after the engine blew or something, welcome back

you might want to consider cutting the drivers side quarter panel out assuming you haven't fixed it on your car yet

Driver side, amber turn signal?
CD changer bracket?
"Exhaust suspension" from near the tranny that holds the exhaust in place?

ill take the glove compartment door...if its black.

damn you grabbed it before i could, i'll take the actual headliner if it's black or any other pieces wolferj doesn't take.

If it has fogs, maybe the plugs from the back of the fog lights and the light switch for the fogs? I need to wire mine up...

auto? with lsd maybe? if so im interested in diff.

Guess I should have specified, grey cloth interior.

The Ti has been on the road and *knocks on wood* trouble free for awhile minus needing a starter soon and the driver's side window popping out of the sliders.

It is a base model like I said, so no sport anything.

I thought about it but ended up realizing I would rather keep it and slowly get it back to original...then swap and whatnot...hehe. I would get the quarter panel but it was NAILED in the driver's side rear end otherwise it would meet Mr. Sawzall!

If it had fogs I would be jacking them.

It is an auto, guess tomorrow I'll write down the VIN and have Mallard decode it for me.

Question, does the M44 starter fit the M42? I will hopefully have a key within the next day and will be able to try and start the car.

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Is the diff an auto? I would be interested in that. 4.44 I hope. I am looking for one lsd or not. I can't drive my TI yet because the previous owner destroyed the 4.44 lsd that was in it. I am needing one A.S.A.P. I would like to have a chance to experience at least driving my 318ti for the first time ever. Better yet driving my ti to to work in and not having to rely on sharing 1 vehicle with my wife

yep, numbers cross reference so it should fit no problem

Awesome! That saves me some cash but isn't going to save my knuckles!

Minicoop900 has dibs already but I will get Mallard to check the VIN and see what comes of it unless someone knows for a fact all 96 autos came with a 4.44 LSD.

Guess I need to get a tarp even though it has been rained in already since ALL the windows are gone except the driver's side and windshield (which I will be taking).

mines a 96 auto and doesnt have a lsd, thats why im looking for one

gotcha. Is there an easy way to tell? Its outside right now so it might be a slight pain to pull it out and that's my only issue.