» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 428,733 Views | | | | | | 12-17-2019, 05:04 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: indiana Posts: 1 | 98 318ti door swap question hello everyone, this is my first post for my first BMW. i recently got a 98 318ti that has some body issues and i am needing to completely replace the drivers side door. my question is, are all E36 doors interchangable for this year? i am having a real issue trying to find 318ti body parts and wanting to see if others would fit. i know the interior door panels are not interchangable but i was wondering if the door shells were. | | | 12-17-2019, 07:46 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Dodging potholes in SoCal Posts: 454 | Welcome to the org! And welcome to BMW. You'll find that they're very engaging to drive and can be trouble to work on sometimes but the TI is probably the easiest of them all. TIs had sedan front ends, so I think a sedan door might fit. I'd wait for someone to back me up though before buying one. Coupe doors definitely won't fit. Where in Indiana are you? I have a connection there that may have some TI parts. __________________ '96 318ti California Edition- Montreal blue '68 1600-2-Caribe blue | | | 12-18-2019, 02:57 PM | #3 | Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 39 | Quote: Originally Posted by FunElan Welcome to the org! And welcome to BMW. You'll find that they're very engaging to drive and can be trouble to work on sometimes but the TI is probably the easiest of them all. TIs had sedan front ends, so I think a sedan door might fit. I'd wait for someone to back me up though before buying one. Coupe doors definitely won't fit. Where in Indiana are you? I have a connection there that may have some TI parts. | yes, the ti does have a sedan front end, pretty much any part of the car from the a pillar rear is ti specific. therefore sedan doors or coupe doors will not fit. the sedan doors are to short and are not lengthy enough for the ti. coupe/vert doors will not fit because, they are too long. __________________ 1997 BMW 318ti. currently building M54B30, no end in sight. green fender, M-Tech rear bumper, no door panels. just living the E36 life | | | 12-21-2019, 12:47 PM | #4 | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 | The Ti is unique from the A-pillar back. You must find Ti doors for it. | | | | 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 | | | |
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