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Originally Posted by toymachine595 Hey guys im new to the e21 scene but not bmw. Ive had my e36 325is for sometime now but they are two very different cars. First off: it is a 1982 320iS Henna Red ( the original paint is more like sad excuse for faded orange right now) and I got it from California so when I say there is not a spot of rust on the vehicle I mean the orginal brake and fuel lines look like new. I live in New York so I didnt even know cars came rust free. |
If you live in NY that'll change, even if its never driven in the winter. I used to live in PA, no mater what, keeping rust and rot at bay is nothing less than impossible.
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Originally Posted by toymachine595 Few Questions
-I took the recaros out of the car cause i either need new ones or i need to get them redone. I unplugged a wire from the seat and was wondering what it is, cause they are obviously not heated nor are they power seats, maybe a seatbelt warning light? Also if anyone knows where i can get a better set of the same e21 recaros somewhere or maybe just the sliding frame parts please let me know. |
That is the seat belt switch.
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Originally Posted by toymachine595 -the shifter was sloppy as hell, i checked it out and the parts i need are called supporting brackets. they connect the shifter arm (looks more like a flat plate to me) to the tranny and have bushings in them. there are two of them. now i went to take the bolts out of the brackets one came out and the other is stuck in the tranny. hopefully a little heat will take it out but im just throwin this out there in case any of you guys have had the same problem. |
There are bushings in the transmission that cause 60% of that, the other 40% is in the shift plate and rod bushings.
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Originally Posted by toymachine595 -the rear subframe bushing/mount is making a horrible clunk/squeak. im wondering what the best solution to replacing them is. should i replace both or just the one thats bad, is it hard to do, and where should i get parts. |
That will need to be dropped and either pressed out or knocked out with an air hammer. Try
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Originally Posted by toymachine595 -the starter makes a thrashing sound whenever i start it up. possibly needs to be shimmed or un shimmed maybe, but how hard is it to replace/get to the starter. it looks to be in a pretty difficult spot. |
Replace it, no shimming there. It's a bit of a pain to change. Just make sure you disconnect the battery first...
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Originally Posted by toymachine595 -the brake pad wear sensor light is on also and the pads are fine is there anything i should double check to get this light off. if not its no big deal really. |
You can order the brake pad wear sensors for cheap. Or you can just leave the connector intact and snip the wear sensor loop off and splice it together, if it still doesn't go out you may have some solder issues in the cluster.
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