» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 2,341 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 667 Views | | | | View Poll Results: What model ti do you own? | Base | | 236 | 28.96% | Active | | 183 | 22.45% | Sport | | 321 | 39.39% | Club Sport | | 75 | 9.20% | | | | 10-23-2013, 09:46 AM | #271 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 3 | I believe 600 to 700 of the California Top were produced, so they are indeed rare. I worked for BMW during the time the 318ti Compact was sold new, and while there were several packages - some options were available separately. Toward the end of each model year (July/August) BMW regularly used what was already on hand, resulting in some color /options combinations never listed in the brochures....you may own one! | | | 12-02-2013, 04:10 PM | #272 | Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Europe Posts: 32 | I don't own a TI, it's a European 316i and pretty much resembles the TI. Only real difference is that it's a 1.6l | | | 01-05-2014, 08:37 PM | #273 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Rockford, Mi Posts: 3 | I am not sure what my Ti is either. It is a 97 with an M/style bumper and side skirts. It has ASC. (Although it either isn't working or I cant figure it out.) No moon roof or cali top. It does have air and it is an automatic. No cruise. Don't know what kind of stereo it had. It didn't come with the factory stereo when I bought it. It also didn't come with any of the factory manuals. Any ideas? | | | 01-05-2014, 09:00 PM | #274 | Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Europe Posts: 32 | Type in the VIN on www.realoem.com and it should tell you exactly what you have. | | | 01-05-2014, 09:01 PM | #275 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | M bumpers would make it a sport, unless the last owner added those. does it have a black leather interior with cloth inserts in the seats and a black headliner? if it does it's probably a sport | | | 01-06-2014, 11:57 PM | #276 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Rockford, Mi Posts: 3 | I will try the realoem thing and the interior is all grey cloth with grey headliner and carpet. | | | 01-11-2014, 04:21 AM | #277 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | Quote: Originally Posted by Bitelybronco I will try the realoem thing and the interior is all grey cloth with grey headliner and carpet. | sorry for the late reply, sounds like it's not a sport. if you have cruise control and the multi-function computer next to the radio it's an active package, if you have no cruise and just the plain digital clock you've got a base model | | | 01-16-2014, 02:51 AM | #278 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Rockford, Mi Posts: 3 | Yeah I am pretty sure its a base model. Air and power windows are about the only thing it does have. lol.....Fine with me. Less to deal with | | | 01-27-2014, 09:53 PM | #279 | Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: North London ENGLAND Posts: 57 | Last edited by olgit; 03-23-2014 at 12:04 PM. | | | 03-23-2014, 01:29 AM | #280 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 255 | 1996 California Edition I think there should be one more model added to the "what ti do you own" thread for a total of 5 different models. We should include the “1996 California Edition” and here are some reasons why we should consider doing this. In 1995 BMW introduced the Club Sport “model”, and for the one and only model year of 1995 they marketed it as the "318ti Club Sport Exclusive Edition", and then starting in 1996 all of the options that made the Club Sport unique and special, with the exception of the M-tech mirrors, were now available in the 1996 and later Sport models. Enthusiasts tend to recognize the first year of any new model and the Club Sport is no exception, even though it is really not much different than any of the 1996 and later production Sport models. Now in 1996 BMW introduced another new model, the "318ti California Exclusive Edition" and for this model, BMW included the following options as standard, your “California Edition” came with the electric sliding canvas roof top, full body color bumpers and rocker panels, leather wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, 15x7 round spoke alloy wheels, Cruise control and the exterior color would either be painted in jet black or bright red, and as for options on this edition you could add all season traction control, an onboard computer, automatic transmission, leather upholstery and metallic paint in Aqua metallic, Arctic silver or Montreal blue. In 1996 the only way to get the California top was to purchase your ti as the California Exclusive Edition, and similar to the 1995 Club Sport the previous year, the California Edition was manufactured for only the 1996 model year, and the following year in 1997 the California top now became an option that you could add on to any model. For the 1996 model year, the 318ti “California Exclusive Edition” was a stand-alone “model” from BMW that came with the California top as a key part of its overall package. BMW manufactured and advertised it as a stand-alone model and on an enthusiast forum we should treat it as a separate stand-alone 318ti “model”. What do you think? Models Base Active Sport 1995 Club Sport 1996 California Edition __________________ (00=[][]=00) _______________ ________ Steve Still looking for a monthy driver 1988 M3 parked 1967 2000cs parked | | | 03-23-2014, 03:16 AM | #281 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 3 | New ti owner. whats the difference between base and active? I have a canadian 1999 boston green ti. slicktop, cloth, came with 5 spokes. Anyone know what diff ratio the canadian 99's got? tried checking the diff tag but its not visible. also not a lsd. Will a 4.10 lsd from e30 318 fit directly? | | | 05-21-2014, 07:38 PM | #282 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: USA Posts: 444 | New 1997 M sport owner from the SF bay area. Looking forwards on learning a lot of things in this forum! | | | 07-10-2014, 04:03 AM | #283 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Londonderry, N.H. Posts: 4 | 96 318ti auto, regular sunroof, gray cloth, obc/clock, LSD. I think it's a base but I'm not 100% sure. Added m-roadster wheels and a cat back flowmaster. | | | 07-30-2014, 08:00 PM | #284 | Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: MEDINA, Wa. Posts: 46 | Quote: Originally Posted by Kpeckti 96 318ti auto, regular sunroof, gray cloth, obc/clock, LSD. I think it's a base but I'm not 100% sure. Added m-roadster wheels and a cat back flowmaster. | Would like to view more pictures of your Ti - I like what I see --- | | | 08-01-2014, 02:24 AM | #285 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Londonderry, N.H. Posts: 4 | | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |