Rich
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'86 BMW 518i - Even MORE wheels!Rich
@foxmcintyre
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Jan 10, 2016 11:24:55 GMT
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So the reason I am selling the Hyundai and have sold the MGB is twofold. 3 cars isn't working for us, and we (I say we, I mean I) wanted some 80's in my life again. Lots of hunting lead me that there was very little we actually liked or could afford. Then I found this on eBay, for sale by a company called Repairable vehicles limited. Very nice guys to deal with, really laid back. The long and the short of it was they had had loads of 'bids' on the car but they didn't want to let it go to them as they knew they wanted to break it for the kit apparently, and they thought it was too nice for that. I am inclined to agree. So. Without further adue, we bought a 1986 BMW 518i. With a M535 genuine kit on. 518? Yea, I know. However, when was the last time you saw an E28 that wasn't a 535, ect. Plus it sounds really healthy and its clean. Maybe one day it'll get upgraded but for now, its all about the 80's. I'm not bothered about power, I just want to listen to synthwave in it and wear aviators. Pics from the advert-            See that? It has a carphone. The 'M 5' badge is gone. Combo of Halfords 'M' badge and the 5 from 518i. Urgh. Fooling no one.. The night it arrived. That's the battery boost box lead out of the bonnet. Battery was very dead  SO. High among the list of faults I need to rectify (its been off the road since 2013) is the dash was inop. Uhoh. That spells bad news for these. There are batteries inside the cluster, that eventually fail and leak. So I pulled it to get a look. Not good.  Someone has replaced them in the past, badly, butchering the batteries in the process. Subsequent acid damage-   I have bitten the bullet and bought a replacement cluster from surprisingskoda, and I plan to remote-mount the batteries in a holder under the dash for future proofing and ease of replacement. Anyway. That 'done', I removed the lazerline alarm I had no fob for..  And this..  Brings us up to today. Next job is servicing, and I need to have a look at the rust around the battery tray. |
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Last Edit: Sept 22, 2019 19:50:36 GMT by Rich
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Jan 10, 2016 12:16:20 GMT
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Very nice indeed, an endearing oddity, spec'-wise; has it always worn the kit? Ideal as a capable daily with lots of eighties-cool. Enjoy.
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Rich
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'86 BMW 518i - Even MORE wheels!Rich
@foxmcintyre
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Jan 10, 2016 12:36:43 GMT
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Very nice indeed, an endearing oddity, spec'-wise; has it always worn the kit? Ideal as a capable daily with lots of eighties-cool. Enjoy. Not sure on that. I need to do some digging. It may have been put on later, I have a feeling it has been. I suspect the leather is an addition as it has houndstooth door cards (it all matches nicely though) I think it had TRX wheels too as the spare is a TRX but the roadwheels are 14"s. Its an oddball thing but someone has absolutely cherished this car for a while for it to survived this well. |
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GT4ME
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Jan 10, 2016 12:45:14 GMT
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Looks like a great project.
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Jan 10, 2016 12:49:11 GMT
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looks good that, is there much on the list to do?
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Rich
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'86 BMW 518i - Even MORE wheels!Rich
@foxmcintyre
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Jan 10, 2016 12:52:47 GMT
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looks good that, is there much on the list to do? Dash inop (dealing with) heater inop boot water ingress (rear lights) inspect underside repair known rust spots probably remove bodykit to inspect and rustproof wheels slight lowering audio usual stuff really! |
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Geordie
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Course I'm out of my mind...........it's dark and scary in there!!
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Jan 10, 2016 14:30:57 GMT
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Excellent purchase. Liking this a lot. I see why you would want to sell the Hyundai now.
I personally love the fact that it's a smaller engined version. Oh, and when I say smaller engined, how tiny does that lump look in there? haha
Bookmarked.
*edit - so glad that stupid M5 badge has gone. It's a pet hate of mine that people put those cheap eBay M badges on the rear of their Beemers. There was one on the boot lid of my E60 530d when I bought it too. Daft buggers.
*edit 2 - sorry if I missed this in your write up, but when you say you bought this from 'Repairable Vehicles Ltd', does that mean it's a Cat C/Cat D?
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Last Edit: Jan 10, 2016 14:36:21 GMT by Geordie
CURRENT FLEET
'95 Rover 623SLi (65k miles)
'99 Renault Laguna Executive
'55 BMW 318i (52k miles) for sale
'06 Audi A6 (18 year old 'modern' daily)
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Rich
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'86 BMW 518i - Even MORE wheels!Rich
@foxmcintyre
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Jan 10, 2016 15:40:13 GMT
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Excellent purchase. Liking this a lot. I see why you would want to sell the Hyundai now. I personally love the fact that it's a smaller engined version. Oh, and when I say smaller engined, how tiny does that lump look in there? haha Bookmarked. *edit - so glad that stupid M5 badge has gone. It's a pet hate of mine that people put those cheap eBay M badges on the rear of their Beemers. There was one on the boot lid of my E60 530d when I bought it too. Daft buggers. *edit 2 - sorry if I missed this in your write up, but when you say you bought this from 'Repairable Vehicles Ltd', does that mean it's a Cat C/Cat D? By tiny I just see 'easy to work on'  M badging is also a pet hate of mine too. So yea. Goooone! It's HPI clear, other than a private plate change. It just means the vehicles sold are projects, not necessarily damaged. They had an interesting range of stock but this was the most interesting if you get my drift. |
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GT4ME
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Jan 10, 2016 16:05:07 GMT
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One point, it looks as though the plastic wheel arch spats of the kit are missing.
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Dez
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Jan 10, 2016 16:54:30 GMT
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tbh, i think the M-kit is uwful (i spent a long time holding out for an early e28 with the metal front valance, the exact opposite of this i guess), but i can live with it as long as we get to see you in this at the gathering next year in your linen suit, pink poloneck, sandals and white socks, looking like an amsterdam drug dealer circa 1988.
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Jan 10, 2016 18:13:37 GMT
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I love an e28, one of the best looking BMWs made. I sure do miss my one.
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adam73bgt
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Jan 10, 2016 18:45:05 GMT
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Love it  |
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Jan 10, 2016 18:55:23 GMT
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Your existing dash cluster, although looking quite bad, may be saveable, if you carefully clean off any acid remnants using something like a toothbrush and tape cleaning solvent or similar (electrical contact cleaner spray, ideally). Then solder in a new pair of batteries; on a car of that era, they should probably be Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) rather than the Nickel Metal-Hydride (Ni-MH) type currently fitted. The batteries should really be replaced every five years or so to prevent similar problems re-occurring. |
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Rich
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'86 BMW 518i - Even MORE wheels!Rich
@foxmcintyre
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Jan 10, 2016 20:34:46 GMT
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One point, it looks as though the plastic wheel arch spats of the kit are missing. I'll look into that. But it's not exactly letting the look down IMO.  tbh, i think the M-kit is uwful (i spent a long time holding out for an early e28 with the metal front valance, the exact opposite of this i guess), but i can live with it as long as we get to see you in this at the gathering next year in your linen suit, pink poloneck, sandals and white socks, looking like an amsterdam drug dealer circa 1988. D'ya know what Dez, I'll be honest, the small bumper models don't do anything for me. I mean, that said, I can definitely see the appeal but for me, this is spot on. I am absolutely up for dressing up for the gathering with it. Gotta be done. Have to get Will and Robin on board with me I think too Your existing dash cluster, although looking quite bad, may be saveable, if you carefully clean off any acid remnants using something like a toothbrush and tape cleaning solvent or similar (electrical contact cleaner spray, ideally). Then solder in a new pair of batteries; on a car of that era, they should probably be Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) rather than the Nickel Metal-Hydride (Ni-MH) type currently fitted. The batteries should really be replaced every five years or so to prevent similar problems re-occurring. It's worse than it looks. There is a vast amount of lifting tracks and a massive amount of corrosion to the bulb holder tracks too. I won't bin it but it's a bit beyond me. Thanks for the tip on NiCads though. As I mentioned I'm not fitting them back into the dash but remote mounting them so I can swap them easy |
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Neil
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Jan 10, 2016 21:24:09 GMT
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Last Edit: Jan 10, 2016 21:27:03 GMT by Neil
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Rich
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'86 BMW 518i - Even MORE wheels!Rich
@foxmcintyre
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Jan 10, 2016 21:36:43 GMT
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Gorgeous motor. Good work! kinda glad mine has FI and PAS though as the other half will have to drive it a bit too. But yours.. well.. That is nice |
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Jan 10, 2016 21:44:46 GMT
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86 cough motor trade cough pm about cluster...........  do dis in a black lace stylee |
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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Rich
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'86 BMW 518i - Even MORE wheels!Rich
@foxmcintyre
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Jan 17, 2016 20:04:17 GMT
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So. Onwards. Removed the front end as I knew the fronts of the battery trays were a bit rusty.   Amazed how easy it's come apart. Nothing seized, nothing too rusty. Took the side skirts off, obviously expecting the worst. No rot. No rust. Nothing. Just a small dent on the o/s/f. Amazing. Rust in the corners  Nothin too hard to repair  This bothers me slightly but I'll get it into the bodyshop at work to tackle it so I can get the screen out.   And finally, tonight started to do some de-rusting  Welding soon.. |
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Jan 17, 2016 23:21:36 GMT
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Cool, loving it. My first e28 was white, I think it suits them. The 1.8 may not be a power house but it's very tough and easy to work on, good find!
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If you take the vin number to a bmw dealer they will be able to give you a print out of the original spec sheet how they delivered it to the first customer. It will clear up if it was supplied with the kit. Nice looking car though!
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