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Author Jambo's BMW E36 ///M3 Convertible * *Sold - Now Broken!!*
kennySRi
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23rd Feb 12 at 12:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Should look lovely inside once they are fitted. Im really starting to see why you have gone for the m3 seats, they look nicer each time i look. If you see another front pair for sale (dont want the full set) let me know as i need some in my 330.

What else is happening in the interior now? It all looks perfect and clean to me, i havnt seen your wheel but a lot of e36 guys are getting them retrimmed and they look ace.
Jambo
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The glove box strip and the SMG base are being painted. The gearknob is being replaced. Not sure if i can work what i want to do but the theory is there!

Steering wheel will be retrimmed but i need to sort the alarm first as when disconnecting the battery to remove air bag things might go wrong and I dont have the code. So need to take it in somewhere to get seen to.

Other than that, im fixing the stereo and on the lookout for a new rear bench.

Stage 2 is dashboard mount for hardwired iPhone charging so can use as proper sat nav. Plus a re-jig of buttons a new alarm LED and fixing the glovebox sag.
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24th Feb 12 at 09:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Damien "likes" this.

Still love the old skool bimmers. Remember seeing all these on 3 spokes as they were the cool wheel in the late 90's

Whats the mileage on it? How thirsty are they on juice?
Jambo
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24th Feb 12 at 12:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
18mpg on a blat
32mpg on the Mway sat at 60/70
29mpg @ 80.

So a bit thirsty!

3spokes


Cheers Damo
Tom
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24th Feb 12 at 12:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looking good Jambo
Jambo
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27th Feb 12 at 20:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Another package today:
Marc
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What is it?
BeetleGav
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parrot something or other i think
Jambo
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It's a Bluetooth module for my Alpine Head Unit. So I.e can now make calls via stereo and play Bluetooth music
Marc
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Ah interesting!
Jambo
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1st Mar 12 at 18:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Power pack

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1st Mar 12 at 18:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I need one of those bluetooth things for mine! how much are they? and do you need seperate power to it judging by the last comment?

Cheers Car's looking good

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Jambo
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No additional power needed! Thats an amp for my headunit

The KCE400 BT was £120 iirc
Jambo
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Trial fitted this:



Wanted to make sure it fitted so searched on eBay for a mule to test on. No luck finding an SMG one, but plenty of manual ones. So sought one of those, been watching a while, most where going for £20 but I sneaked this one for £2.49!

So I set about it with my dremmel after eyeing the two parts up.



So saw the first issue of the cigarette lighters illumination is no longer needed plus the pole gets in the way:





This plastic was like butter with the dremmel so was hard to be neat, but I wasn't too fussed as you won't be able to see the hole when fitted due to the bezel.

So here's some progress:




All finished and it is a PERFECT fit. Holds itself in, no movement and perfectly serviceable. So ready to try for real on my SMG one when I get my loom made up









Jamie-C
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1st Mar 12 at 23:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice. Looks very OEM there
Colin
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Whats the switch to the left of the hood switch
Jambo
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Clifford alarm one!
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Thanks chaps
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Seats look miles better ! Old ones did look a little tired, loving the arm rest as well proper vip
Chris x
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Colin and Jambo: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bmw-Evo-Leather-Vader-Seats-Front-and-rear-Late-M3-Evo-T-Plate-/160761602882?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item256e236342#ht_842wt_1270
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That should reach just over £300 without the doorcards. Ebay is full of black interiors at the moment, £500 should get you a near perfect set but iv paid much less for them at times.

Doubt Jambo would want them though and colin needs more than just the front seats
Jambo
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Correct I have far better seats
Jambo
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Few snaps:






No more progress as i have been busy moving.
Jambo
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Small update, been buying up various bits, couple of interior peices in the body shop too


Here's a taste of things to come. My old SMG nob is very tired and looks shabby:



Works fine but wanted something decent, apparently they cost nigh on £100 from BMW and I dont like the finish anyway, so I had a search around and saw Tallis fitted a gear on from an auto from another bm. Was an e46 or 5series IIRC. Was a bit of sawing involved which put me off but I was us I could mod it. Reason being the little stick inside the gear knob is a different length.

You can see in this pic:



So ordered a spare nob off eBay to piss around with and a new one from C3 BMW, was only £50 odd.

Here are the spare and the new one side by side:



So I set about with these tools:



To take them apart.

First place a screwdriver underneath the push button and force it out, its quite solid so shouldn't break. Be wary of marking the soft leather/plastic surround though. That's what I used the cardboard for. Still managed to mark it




At one point you can just pull it out with your fingers and the pole inside should drop out.


The tada it's all apart.



Then do the same with the new one, being as careful as you can be!



Now all you have to do is line the little stick up inside with the button which is the most fiddly part. Will enduce much swearing and wanting to throw across the room but persevere.

Then it will "click"



All done


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