tony w

any idea where i can get an adapter from, i have searchrd the internet and cant find anyone.i have contacted a few possible suppliers on ebay but thats it.

thanks again dabsy i will try and get a thread adapter failing that i think i might change the complete housing.

thanks dabsy thats a relief, i thought it was just one more problem to sort out.i thought those little switches might deactivate the alarm but they don't seem to do anything.i will check them out later my main prob at the moment is sorting out my coolant sensor.once again many thanks for the advice.

could anyone tell me if my coolant sensor should have one spade terminal or two.(breg 320i series 2 with m20 engine) my temp gauge doesnt work so i replaced the sensor but it is still not working. the old sensor had one spade terminal but there were 2 wires one was wrapped around the other so only one was connected. i ordered a new sensor onloine and was sent one with 2 spade terminals but it did not fit as the thread size was 12mm and my old one was 14mm and no one can supply a 2 terminal sensor with a 14mm thread. i think someone fitted the 1 terminal one knowing that it would'nt work because they could not getthe right thread size and it kept the car on the road.i defo think i should have a 2 terminal sensor and there are defo 2 wires to connect.i am at my wits end with this so hope someone can advise me .thanks tony

hi all i have a b reg 84 320i fitted with a clifford alarm (is this factory fitted ?) the problem is when i unlock the car on the fob if i do not open the doors within 25 seconds the car locks itself and the alarm arms itself again. is this a fault or a security feature. also inside the glove box there are two tiny little toggle switches can anyone tell me what they are for. thanks tony

hi, if u go to page 3 of the new members forum i have pics on there under title pics of car. vin no isWBAAA320209495004. thanks tony

my last 5 numbers are 95004. the dealer trades online as wwwbmwpartsonline.co.uk he was very helpful when i first contacted him but when i asked for a refund because the part did'nt fit he said he could get a reducer , but that was over two weeks ago and despite emails and messages left on his answer service i have had no contact from him. thanks for your help regards tony

i'll have to keep trying , the dealer that supplied me with the new one said he could get me the reducer but that was two weeks ago and i have'nt been able to get hold of him since.

i contacted a bmw dealership in norwich gave them the details and they said the part was obsolete and they could'nt help me. i contacted a bmw dealership in norwich gave them the details and they said the part was obsolete and they could'nt help me.

hi ,i have an 84 320i and i need a new temperature gauge sensor so i bought one online but the problem is the old one i took out was a single pin although there was a spare wire wrapped round it so i presume that someone replaced a 2 pin with a one pin at some stage. the new one has a 12 mm dia thread but the old one is a 14 mm dia thread so the new one is obviously too small to fit, i have been told that there is an adapter you can get to reduce the size to 12 mm but cannot find out any info on where to get one , can anyone please help otherwise my only other option is to get a complete new housing which i dont really want to do. thanks tony

i have an 84 e30 2dr 320i can anyone tell me if any leather interior from any 3 series will fit as i want to replace the old cloth one , the reason i ask is on my back seat the double seat belt clip is on the left as u look at it but on all the ones i have seen for sale it is on the right.

thanks pikey will try these as well

thanks kirby will give them a try

sorry i see pics have'nt come out, i have no idea how to upload from a url.

Hi all i hope these pics come out as i am a bit of a technophobe. is this my temp sensor i have removed it as the manual states but what it did'nt say was that there are about 4 differrent sensors on the housing. you can see from the pic where i have removed this one. i only ask because i went to my local parts shop and they could not match it from their parts manual. also can anyone recomend a good online parts supplier. thanks tony

hi chris thanks for your reply i hae had a look but it only seems to go to 1998 and does'nt cover the 320i unless i am not looking correctly.

Hi all i need an owners handbook and all associated books if poss that would have come with the car when it was new, it is an e30 320i 1984. If anyone out there can help and the price is right (not the £50 someone was asking on fleabay) it would be much appreciated. thanks tony

thanks shes not bad for her age needs a little bit of tlc but shes going to b my summer project although weather permitting i will do a bit now and then as she is drivable.

thanks for the reply, i also hav a receipt from the garage that did the job in 2010 detailing the parts used and the cost £246 so i am reasonably happy with that.

thanks dabsy thats one less job to do then.

Hi I have just bought a e30 320i 1984.the service record states that the cam belt was changed at 147k the car has done 150k, i was told that this car has a timing chain (by the seller)that never needs changing. i get confused with timing chains and cam belts so is the cam belt and timing belt/chain one and the same and if not does the chain need replacing as there is no record. thanks tony

yes,my neighbour is the north sea, i had to wait for the car to defrost as it was completely covered this morning.

thanks, i did wonder if ishould have put it in the 3 series section.

hi all thanks for the welcome messages, here are a few pics of the car.

yes will post some when i get time only got it yesterday