» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 11-08-2012, 04:29 AM | #2746 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Quote: Originally Posted by trikzta my hatch struts are from a trail blazer i believe | Quote: Originally Posted by Eur0trashed what year? | Here is the thread where CirrusSR22 figured out the cheap alternative; http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13422 As for what I did recently, in preparation for my last track day, I needed to replace my brake pads... I had ordered some Hawk plus, but was shipped the wrong pads (two sets of rear Hawk HPS!) Returned the whole order and picked up some StopTech's instead... Also have a x-brace waiting to be installed, just waiting for the nutserts to come from Tisher... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 11-08-2012, 07:37 AM | #2747 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,464 | Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj Also have a x-brace waiting to be installed, just waiting for the nutserts to come from Tisher... | James, I ordered the wrench-drive insert tool from McMaster-Carr for the nutsert installation after hearing about a couple horror stories using the hex-screw and nut technique... money well spent, if you ask me. | | | 11-08-2012, 08:37 AM | #2748 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Quote: Originally Posted by zoner James, I ordered the wrench-drive insert tool from McMaster-Carr for the nutsert installation after hearing about a couple horror stories using the hex-screw and nut technique... money well spent, if you ask me. | I'll check and see if my buddy has that (or similar)at his shop. Thanks for the heads-up Jerry! __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 11-09-2012, 05:47 AM | #2749 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Redondo Beach.CA Posts: 24 | removed the instrument cluster to find out the dealer gave me the wrong bulbs. shoulda done more homework, but at least i didn't have to remove the steering wheel | | | 11-09-2012, 10:38 AM | #2750 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 16 | Quote: Originally Posted by 3.2TI 36c is like a regular day here. That would be like 95F and Vegas is like 115F. | Yer well its only the start of summer here! Give it 2 weeks and it will be in the high 40's again. It got to 48c last year for about a week. __________________ "One of these day's... POW right in the Kisser" 7/98 318ti | | | 11-09-2012, 04:45 PM | #2751 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 483 | Today we woke up with 50F and now it is 11am and it is 80F with a clear blue sky. Tomorrow we will be in the 80's with rain and then in the 50's again. __________________ | | | 11-09-2012, 04:57 PM | #2752 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 874 | Quote: Originally Posted by 3.2TI Today we woke up with 50F and now it is 11am and it is 80F with a clear blue sky. Tomorrow we will be in the 80's with rain and then in the 50's again. | Lol I woke up with a sweater and now rocking shorts and a tank top you gotta love Miami's weather and for tomorrow already got my umbrella by the door lol incase of rain __________________ Mods: 325is zender spoiler, 3" carbon fiber antenna, 5% tints rear windows, black out grills, Fogged air intake, Ds1 wheels, Rokkor coilovers, bilstein rear shocks, blacked out tails and home made angel eyes | | | 11-09-2012, 05:24 PM | #2753 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Quote: Originally Posted by zoner James, I ordered the wrench-drive insert tool from McMaster-Carr for the nutsert installation after hearing about a couple horror stories using the hex-screw and nut technique... money well spent, if you ask me. | Hey Jerry! What were the horror stories? I used the Hex-screw and nut combo on the 97 and it worked great! I made sure I found the best grade Hex bolt I could find, lubed the upper part of the threads and wrenched slowly. I still have one more x-brace to install on the 95, so, I just want to understand the horror to not deal with it. I hope you're doing well! I've not had time to drop in the suspension yet in the 97. Likely later this month. Tchau! Rich __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! Last edited by BlackBMWs; 11-09-2012 at 05:34 PM. | | | 11-09-2012, 09:43 PM | #2754 | Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 78 | 150 dollar battery later and some rear interior panel removal and the Ti cranks! now to finish scouring schematics as to what is run where and she should run. STOKED | | | 11-11-2012, 11:28 PM | #2755 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 159 | New Front pads, rotors and oil change today. After I had it all apart realized that Bimmerworld sent me the wrong pads and they don't fit. 4 car parts stores later I end up with Duralast Gold pads from Autozone. We'll see how they do after they break in a bit. Car is all back together. | | | 11-12-2012, 12:00 AM | #2756 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 | Duralast gold are supposedly made by Bosch to OE pad specifications. Probably the best choice if you have to run to a local parts store. Cool fact about duralast pads, when they wear out you can take them back and get another set under their lifetime warranty. __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM | | | 11-12-2012, 12:17 AM | #2757 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 159 | Quote: Originally Posted by spidertri Duralast gold are supposedly made by Bosch to OE pad specifications. Probably the best choice if you have to run to a local parts store. Cool fact about duralast pads, when they wear out you can take them back and get another set under their lifetime warranty. | Really? I had no idea about the warranty. Strange thing about them was that the material "pad" part is smaller than the BMW. Metal plate part is the same but the contact patch is smaller. | | | 11-19-2012, 04:32 AM | #2758 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 465 | Coolant system rebuild Ti's off the road for winter, so i decided it was time for a much needed coolant system overhaul and well as some preventative replacement. Its my 1996 318ti (M44) with 180,000kms. Im the original owner. Replaced: -battery -All hoses, and those 2 notorious plastic coolant connector pipes (did the radiator last summer), Coolant flush -Alternator -Starter -Main serpentine belt -Cleaned intake manifold, injectors (tons of carbon buildup!) and replaced gaskets -Bled brakes, changed oil and filter Water pumps next on the agenda. i wanted OEM and no shops had one locally and the dealership price was insane. Nothing was too difficult to replace, although removing the intake manifold was a real pain due to the main wiring harness going right through the center of it! Disconnecting all the cables took a while and had to be done with some patience... Otherwise, the ti runs like new again, throttle response is much quicker and it doesnt bounce revs at idle anymore. Gotta thank member CirrusSR22 for the helpful cooling system rebuild DIY: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18066 Only mananged to take 2 progress pics along the way: __________________ Last edited by m-technik_ti; 11-19-2012 at 04:58 AM. | | | 11-19-2012, 07:58 PM | #2759 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 874 | Got the Ti insured so now waiting until Wednesday To get the registration __________________ Mods: 325is zender spoiler, 3" carbon fiber antenna, 5% tints rear windows, black out grills, Fogged air intake, Ds1 wheels, Rokkor coilovers, bilstein rear shocks, blacked out tails and home made angel eyes | | | 11-19-2012, 10:17 PM | #2760 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Globally Posts: 1,162 | Mounted my snows. | | | | | 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 | | | |