 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,986 Views | |  |  |  | |  12-31-2009, 07:12 AM | #1 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: State Collage, PA Posts: 58 |  The New Guy
Hallo.... I'm another new guy, This is my first BMW and 318ti...I bought it tuesday off my brother, who i believe used to be an active member on this forum... I just dont exactly remember his username... he said it was Knach or somethin like that... Fell inlove with the car first time i saw it and wanted to buy it off of him since I got my license and finally got the chance... It's a big move from my last 2 Dodge neons, but I needed a stable car and I'm proud of what I got... Luckily cause I'm family I got it for a steal of $800... But I'm looking forward to getting to know you all and learning about the Ti's Will post up pics of what the ti looks like now |  |  | | 12-31-2009, 07:15 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
welcome, I'll probably figure out who your brother is when I see the car  | | | | | 12-31-2009, 07:23 AM | #3 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Nach 318ti?
Welcome! | | | | | 12-31-2009, 07:51 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: mbsc Posts: 570 |
nice family deal.. welcome | | | | | 12-31-2009, 08:12 AM | #5 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: State Collage, PA Posts: 58 |
Yup... Nach 318ti is my brother... thats the car... which is now in my posession and he did eventually get a nice set of 16's on it... paint went to hell so he primered over it... I'll dump the pics i got before battery died to show where he left off and I'm picking up | | | | | 12-31-2009, 10:02 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gilbert Posts: 621 |
i want to seeee this.. specially the wheels.. ideas are always good. :P __________________
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*IF ITS FAST AND RELIABLE, ITS NOT CHEAP* | | | | | 12-31-2009, 11:03 AM | #7 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: State Collage, PA Posts: 58 |
everything is uploading to photobucket at the moment... ima grab some Z's and will hotlink the album later Quote: Originally Posted by THAT318  i want to seeee this.. specially the wheels.. ideas are always good. :P | and I'll take a good pic of the rims just for you... I don't know where he got em or what they are... all I know is that there BMW lol... I know this car like I know a space shuttle... Its shiny... Its Fast... and its expensive... lol | | | | | 01-02-2010, 05:14 AM | #8 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: State Collage, PA Posts: 58 |
http://s963.photobucket.com/albums/a...nacht44/318ti/ Theres a couple pics of the ti... weather been horrible up here... I'll wait till she gets a bath and decent weather and I'll snag some better ones... Thats where My brother left off and I'm picking up | | | | | 01-02-2010, 05:33 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
yikes, I think it could look much better if your primer it all the same color | | | | | 01-04-2010, 04:14 PM | #10 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: State Collage, PA Posts: 58 |
Lol its a work in progress looks pretty cool in my opinion... the origonal Red paint was peeling... was gonna primer it DOD Green... but i guess it got expensive... so he primered the rest black... I'll take some better pictures once I get her in the car wash and clean the salt off... There's only a small rust spot/hole under the back left window... infront of the tire... after snow clears im gonna patch it up...
and I have a quick Question... I was backing out of my driveway and was pulled into a snow drift... and had to be pulled out... only place we could find to hook to was the FSB... fortunatly didnt really have to pull much... but I fear that it may have pulled the bar slightly... First question is Where would i hook a chain too incase if i got stuck again... and when I was pulled out the rear bumper cover fell off... I put it back on and it kinda seemed to pop back into place... im not 100% sure if thats whats its supposed to do | | | | | 01-05-2010, 02:23 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
there's a little square cover on the rear bumper and a removable piece of the molding on the front bumper next to the front plate, you pull it out and then screw the eye-screw that should be in the tool kit under the trunk carpet into the hole
did the entire bumper cover come right off? it shouldn't do that, there should be 4 or so big bolts behind the molding holding it on | | | | | 01-05-2010, 07:32 PM | #12 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: State Collage, PA Posts: 58 |
lol Figured out the Screw eye thing... it was just laying in the trunk... i figured it out after i read the manual.... I got bored lol... and yeah... it just kinda poped off... which is prob a good thing.... atleast nothin broke... thats the importaint thing....
How fragile would the 5speed trans be after 200k miles... my synchs are goin out in first... it'll grind unless your next to a dead stop.... but yeah... Brother's father-in-law owns a local trans shop... they can get the stuff to replace it... but were unsure of the stability of the trans... they didnt wanna pop it out and like break a spring or something... just for an example | | | | | 01-05-2010, 10:50 PM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
when you're driving on the street there's really no need to downshift to first, I always just use 2nd unless I'm at starting from a complete stop | | | | | 01-06-2010, 08:29 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolfnacht lol Figured out the Screw eye thing... it was just laying in the trunk... i figured it out after i read the manual.... I got bored lol... and yeah... it just kinda poped off... which is prob a good thing.... atleast nothin broke... thats the importaint thing....
How fragile would the 5speed trans be after 200k miles... my synchs are goin out in first... it'll grind unless your next to a dead stop.... but yeah... Brother's father-in-law owns a local trans shop... they can get the stuff to replace it... but were unsure of the stability of the trans... they didnt wanna pop it out and like break a spring or something... just for an example | Really! I've always heard you could not buy BMW manual transmission parts. Wow. Dave __________________
Dave - PDX
1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan.
2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | | | 01-06-2010, 03:29 PM | #15 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: State Collage, PA Posts: 58 |
from what I was told they can get the parts... they were just unsure of how fagile the internals are gonna be... worst case scenario they're keeping an eye out for another trans with less milage hopefully someone will know or find something
New question also... When I start the car... as normal the Rs would jump then drop, then idle... but when I start the vehicle when its cold or way below its normal operating temp. it'll start.... Rs will jump then drop and stall... I don't know if its from running Cheap gas... or if the one Vaccum hose on the TB is that dry rotten and needs replaced (hose has come off once before and was causing idling issues for my brother at the time)
I greatly appreciate all the help guys... browsing through here and what little advice i have been givin directly has taught me alot about this car. | | | | | |
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