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Welcome To Planet E30
The friendly site for owners and enthusiasts of the classic second-generation BMW 3-series
E30 was produced in various forms from 1982 to 1994
2-door saloon
4-door saloon
Convertible
Touring
M3 sports saloon
316
316i
318i
318iS
320i
323i
325i
M3
The BMW E30 was the first 3-series to be offered by BMW in anything other than 2-door style. Soon after introduction it became available as a 4-door, followed by a factory-built convertible and finally the Touring sports estate. It also saw the first incarnation of the now-legendary BMW M3 models.


Our forum has members who will help you in any way they can to enjoy your BMW E30 experience. We will do our best to answer any technical queries you have in our Technical Section and if you are finding that the recent fuel price increases are spoiling your BMW E30 fun, we can even advise on fitting an LPG system to halve your fuel costs.


Whilst we are a UK-based forum, we welcome enthusiasts from all over the world..... and beyond! Some variants of BMW E30 were not available in the UK. Do you have a 320iS, a 324d or td, a 325e, a 325iS or a 333i? We would like to hear about them too.

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Tech Articles

hay newbe e30 owner from west sussex

Posted by eli 318is (New Blood) at Sat 7 Aug 2010, 17:56:30. 0 comments

hello people ive just started an e30 project its nothing special the engine is from an e36 318is and its going into the shell of my e30 318is so far ive had to swap the sumps over because one is at the back of the engine and one at the front all went ok now the engine is sitting beautfully in my e30 but now ive become to a stop im no electrician and the engine harness plugs are in no way the same im going to give a go at matching wire to wire should be fun has anyone tryed this before because i canot find anything information wise about it thanx elijah :tob: http://209.85.122.89/11550/139/0/e5002858//e5002858.gif

Hey.

Posted by danny06 (New Blood) at Sun 6 Jun 2010, 11:34:17. One comment

Well there just seen the link to the site on another car fourm so being an e30 owner myself i hada come along and see what's the crack.

Greetings!

Posted by lancelot (New Blood) at Tue 12 Jan 2010, 06:07:31. 2 comments

Hey Guys! Greetings from the Philippines! I currently drive a 1991 320i which i had owned for the past 4 years. Bought in really in stock good condition and have recently finished my own modifications. E30 parts are really hard to come by here in the Philippines that is why we envy you guys there in the UK where parts are a plenty. So we usually source our parts from the U.S. or not we get it from the local BMW dealers who rarely carry e0 parts. So all of here E30 drivers take a lot of dedication and saving up to purchase the parts we need. I will be posting some pictures of my car as soon as i finish the small touches needed. By the way, i am also a member of the BMW E30 Car Club of the Philippines. Your site is great and continue the good work!

newbie from oxford with a white touring in bits !

Posted by oxtouring (New Blood) at Sun 8 Nov 2009, 19:51:59. 3 comments

hi to all here im rueb ,live in oxford and looking for any e30 owners in the oxford area to maybe even give me a hand with my project .
im 24 a mechanic by trade but work on a radioactive plant !?
i have a gravel drive (sht to work on n no garage oh hello winter !!lol
i have a 3i8i h plate touring and jus purchaced a m30 b34 3.5 to go in it so need some info and some e30 to m30 mounts any help or info would be great
thanks rueb
p.s any one in or near oxford who into e30s give me a shout

Newbie from Hertfordshire!

Posted by Danny 'Chip' (New Blood) at Sun 25 Oct 2009, 16:46:15. 2 comments

Hi all,
Only had my BM 325 a week now...it's a '90 with 122k on the clock....i'm planning to strip it out and roll cage it etc and take it to the track....
Pics will follow shortly....

hey

Posted by chris318 (New Blood) at Tue 25 Aug 2009, 18:32:38. 2 comments

hey new boy here, how are u all?





hi

Posted by Dj Artis (New Blood) at Thu 2 Jul 2009, 18:05:02. 3 comments

ellllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo allllllllll never been here before so i thought ide say hello to you all :bum: loooooooool

Hi from Felix

Posted by Felix (New Blood) at Mon 1 Jun 2009, 01:08:26. 2 comments

Hi there people. My name is Dan , I'm 29 and live in Oxford. I'm now on my 4th e30 which is an Alpina C2 2.5. My previous ride was a White 325i cab which now belongs to Cloud. I've posted some pics up in the "my e30" area for all to see.

I'm normally on the e30zone most of the time and have been very active with meets since I joined last year. Main reason I joined is to keep in touch with Cloud and to meet other e30 lovers who may not use the zone. I'm also a BMWCC member and had a running report published in the club magazine in December 08.

My Alpina is fairly well known in thanks to a 6 page feature in Total BMW magazine in 06 where they compaired it to the 325 sport. Needless to say the 195bhp and the cudos of an Alpina with a 74 car run made it a very desired alternitive to a supped up sport ( which was doing around 180 bhp ).

As you can see I am extreamly proud of my Alpina and I hope to be able to meet more people and show and talk about cars. Ask cloud about it as he is one of 2 people I have ever taken out in it!

newbie from the toon

Posted by bigredbmw (New Blood) at Sun 10 May 2009, 17:46:27. 9 comments

hi fellow e30 owners ....names paul aka bigredbmw ...i have got a H reg 316i ...i am from newcastle

New Guy Here!

Posted by HunkaTunka (New Blood) at Thu 23 Apr 2009, 02:15:40. 8 comments

Hey Fellow E30er's
I was introduced by Tom (btw, whats your handle on here?) Real cool site!

I am 25 years old
I am currently in NY, though I have lived in London in the past and will be moving back this summer/fall

I am driving a 1987 US spec 325is, Cardinal Red Interior, oem is front spoiler, oem is rear deck lip, oem is side skirts, a turner motorsport performance chip, KN Rectangle Filter, lowered with HR Sport Springs an Inch & Half all around, with KYB GAJ (rear) and Billies (front), 4.10 LSD, with 16in replica BBS CO....This is my 3rd e30...I've had '86 325e (sold), '86 (euro-spec Italy) 325i (wrecked), and this one currently. The one I am in now I did a 5 spd swap and it was pretty simple as the auto's were already wired and the holes were already punched out at the factory for the pedals and transmission.

The pictures in the album are a bit outdated as they were taken pretty much immediately after purchasing the car....the album does have pictures of my previous e30's though http://picasaweb.google.com/transatlantic0207/MyE30S?feat=directlink


And I've posted some current pictures (i know it needs some work!)
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