I scored a deal on an un-cracked dashboard. In this video we'll swap it in and also take the E30 for a spin to see how it performs with the new suspension.
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@VehicleVirals4 жыл бұрын
$175 for a crack free e30 dash?! I can't even find one for cheaper than $600!
@jaimeimran13062 жыл бұрын
i realize it is kinda randomly asking but does anyone know of a good site to watch newly released movies online?
@kairodavian1142 жыл бұрын
@Jaime Imran flixportal :)
@jaimeimran13062 жыл бұрын
@Kairo Davian thank you, I went there and it seems to work :D I appreciate it !!
@kairodavian1142 жыл бұрын
@Jaime Imran glad I could help :D
@2candan1 Жыл бұрын
Makes such a difference to the car, and yet having watched this I feel 100% certain I do not want to change mine 😂
@denismrzljak32445 жыл бұрын
I love these videos man. I am on the look out for an e30 myself and this series is what cinched it for me! Can't wait for the next video.
@e36s50b305 жыл бұрын
I love your channel and the way you approach issues on your car. I also like the way you appreciate older technology.
@WelcomeToTheMadness5 жыл бұрын
Always love your work, enjoy the E30 man!
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I hope to drive it as much as possible.
@michaelvangheem58935 жыл бұрын
Practical Enthusiast So glad to see you doing right be this E30. Terrific build! I wish I could have shared some of those first-time-Bimmer-owner tricks to spare you some aggravation. But after driving it - I'm sure you'll agree this build is worth every penny and every bit of time you're putting into it. Drive 'er hard!
@chrismoe29265 жыл бұрын
Thank you much for the great videos! These have really helped me save my own '89 325is. Being a younger enthusiast, its nice to know fantastic resources like this are out there for the E30. Keep it up!
@robsfooty5 жыл бұрын
So impressive to see it on the road again. Very inspiring after watching all the work you have put in. Congrats!
@ericgunnyporter89644 жыл бұрын
I was gonna install a cap in my E30 but saw your video and pulled my old cracked dash out , and installed another I bought from a salvage yard and it looks much better. Thanks
@VisceralVibrations5 жыл бұрын
you have great taste in vehicles. i bought a 91 vfr750 because of your video a couple years ago. i just bought a 91 318i e30 a couple months ago and stumbled upon your new e30 videos. so cool :)
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you have good taste as well! They both are approachable classics that have looks and character.
@jah2mon5 жыл бұрын
Awesome detail in this video, you're killing it!
@Erikson.Frederick5 жыл бұрын
Great find! Im also sporting the grand canyon in mine
@stevewuertz35985 жыл бұрын
I've started but not completed my dash board swap in my 91 318IS. I took the "as long as I'm in here " approach. Heater fan blower resistor replaced, disassemble and test and lube the fan, change all heater hoses, replace AC components related to a full R134 swap. It adds a lot of time and money to the project. I have to say, of all the E30 tasks so far, I did NOT enjoy this one-its awkward and tight and uncomfortable spending an hour on my back under the dash. Its a complicated job with all the ac/heater vents The other suggestion I'd make to other E30's out there is to clean contacts, check grounds, replace all the dashboard lights when the assemblies are already sitting on your bench. My car had 200K on the clock so I just replace everything before it dies. Great series-I always look forward to seeing your clips. Keep up the great work
@chawenhalo00895 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. Nice to see it all come together!
@McNasty435 жыл бұрын
I thought I was about to hear some Steely Dan when that music started playing.
@amanwithhiscigaretteandcof34745 жыл бұрын
Dont ever dare do other video than your e30. I watch all your video about e30. And i always waiting for next episode. cheers from Indonesia.
@danbmx4454 жыл бұрын
I go off the gas light since the gauge on mine doesn't work. Great videos man, motivates me to refresh my suspension
@justingustafson79645 жыл бұрын
Great job yet again. That was such wise money spent on the alignment as well.
@jameezy325 жыл бұрын
Thank god for the logo refresh. Looking real spiffy.
@playlistforkids5 жыл бұрын
love the E30 - great video series
@goathammerclog95354 жыл бұрын
"that's enough talk" 3 mins in lol then great video.
@GuitarTy695 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love your work
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@egbertgroot27375 жыл бұрын
You just motivated me to start working on mine!
@MrEdit744 жыл бұрын
Crazy work man
@sgomez30475 жыл бұрын
Nice work PE!
@jeffeffinggluck5 жыл бұрын
Looks great!!
@vroomkeys4 жыл бұрын
175 ! You got a nice price. There's a guy here in Los Angeles, CA trying to get 500 bucks... I need one for my 1991 E30 325i
@jeffeffinggluck5 жыл бұрын
sounds great!!
@shathiso5 жыл бұрын
Lovely work man.
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@iamCairn5 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Pulling a dash for my first time on one of these took way longer than you haha
@mrpistonrecaro64835 жыл бұрын
Great deal on a good dash
@anilec3333 жыл бұрын
The day past , and the e30 research increase day by day! Is e30 owner happy 😃
@kbquigs215 жыл бұрын
Depends on where in Kansas, but you should head to northwest Arkansas. We have some crazy windy roads and my E30 eats them up. Some really great drives around here.
@motorcyclemicah63095 жыл бұрын
Nice job!
@joejoebear33264 жыл бұрын
Hey I’m from the olathe Kansas area! Thought I recognized some of the scenery! I’m actually starting an e30 build next month
@Spaghetti-O5 жыл бұрын
Super helpful video thank you! I am probably going to flock my Grand Canyon at some point soon...I have some fear and this helps.
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
Just be patient with the process and you can do it. I may do a video of flocking the old dashboard eventually. We'll see.
@noelaguirre71044 жыл бұрын
Dashboard looks fresh, so when you finally deregulate the car from the garage apply some plastic/rubber moisturizer, that thing will look nice for a very long time.
@Raulmtz694 жыл бұрын
You great tips! What are we supposed to do about the VIN# tag?
@lesleyallotey43434 жыл бұрын
sorry hello my friend i really love what you are doing. my name is Lesley i have this e30 series and i want to do it just like the way you did thank you
@lesleyallotey43434 жыл бұрын
hello my friend i love these
@fredoo98355 жыл бұрын
You should put the clear ceramic tint in the front to protect the dash
@bigsur1755 жыл бұрын
You got a deal I would be happy with your old one
@matreyia2 жыл бұрын
Apparently it's easier to remove the windshield and then the dash. I am going to try this on my e28 when I do my dash.
@miatafan5 жыл бұрын
Now that the old one is out you should repair the cracks and flock the dashboard. Then you can sell it and make some of your money back
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
Not a bad idea! I've had the old dash up for sale for $30 with no interest. Maybe I should try to repair it for the heck of it.
@miatafan5 жыл бұрын
Practical Enthusiast might as well, gives you practice repairing dashboards Incase you have a car that you can’t find a replacement. Not to mention you can make a video out of it too.
@mhyar3 жыл бұрын
love it
@poching05215 жыл бұрын
Your E30 is looking better and better! Do you have sport seats? I just took a dash out from a parts car few days ago to harvest some HVAC parts. It was fun to take it off without concern of putting it back on :P. Some 303 over the dash will prevent it from future cracking. Did you check your circulation shutter doors when you have the dash off? They are very prone to cracking. The best time to repair them is when the dash is off. My wife drives a mazda too. She was not happy that my needy E30 took over her garage space and so many weekend hours. .ha Love your new channel icon
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
I'm lucky to say my wife has been understanding of the BMW...so far haha. It's taken the Mazda's garage spot for over half a year now! I do have sport seats, but they too need to be recovered. The idea is to recover the original rear seat and then swap in the recovered sport seats. I gave shutter doors a brief look over while it was apart and they seemed to be working alright.
@howardtakavingofa52704 жыл бұрын
Good video keep it up man I love bmw forever
@arvidsnatins63085 жыл бұрын
Love your work! Btw, the seats you have in the car right now are not OEM, you should try to find some sportsitze seats and then the car is going to fell much different ;) You will love it.
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
I have some sport seats waiting to go in, but of course they need recovered too!
@ArcticAutoWerks5 жыл бұрын
Time for an exhaust!
@Dutch944 жыл бұрын
You can get the gaskets for the heatercore at the dealer
@Restomanas5 жыл бұрын
It's more interesting to watch after I bought my first e30.
@jerryldavis18235 жыл бұрын
I miss your old superbike reviews.
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
I know, I'll be doing some more once the weather gets better here. First gen CBR 900RR will be the next one.
@scottstone6865 жыл бұрын
/?Another awesome video! I love the music you use. What is it?
@voltairee30125 жыл бұрын
Car looks great. Sad you live Kansas. I love ripping mine on curvy roads. Ill be doing an 885 head swap on my eta. Prepping it for a turbo.
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm jealous of anyone with quick access to good roads. It sounds like you have an awesome project ahead!
@voltairee30125 жыл бұрын
@@PracticalEnthusiast should be a well rounded canyon carver. Looking for 3-350 whp on pump. Just changed out my one blown and one tired rear bilstein sports tonight. Such a difference. I have been running the h&r race and bilstein for 5 years. Love it. 22mm front and 19mm rear. Great combo. But even just the front its more neutral, but still rotates nicely.
@jamesmullins77055 жыл бұрын
I've been looking for a crackles dash under 300$ for ages you lucky son of a gun
@cocoyc4955 жыл бұрын
I watch your videos instead of working on my e34. It's too cold...even in the garage!
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
I feel your pain! Spring is hopefully just around the corner...
@philh31785 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your E30 videos but I also have some daily drivers in the family stable that need similar work as your Mazda 3. Would you consider making a video of that work too?
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
I've finished the Mazda already, I was in a crunch for time and couldn't record the process. I'll be sure to document it on the next one!
@polloloci214 ай бұрын
$175?!?!!? Those were the days.
@redeemedheathen5 жыл бұрын
If you think that steering input is good then you would love an e36 steering rack replacement, that's going from 4 turns lock to lock, to 3.2 turns LTL. Or, if you can find it, then go for a z3 non-M version rack with 2.7 turns LTL ratio, which is nuts! Lots of info on this on R3vlimited or Bimmerforums
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
I might have to look into one of these steering rack swaps. They seem like an affordable way to really enhance the car.
@franciscomaldonado29324 жыл бұрын
Is the ride very smooth with the B8 suspension? I'm looking for a really comfortable ride for my e30 as my city has pretty bad roads. Just having a hard time deciding between Bilstein and Koni suspension.
@josuegutierrez2383 Жыл бұрын
I can’t help but notice that your Inspection Light bars are out, did you ever happen to resolve that issue? I am asking because mine are out as well.
@buonanotteturchia5 жыл бұрын
175 bucks for that dashboard is almost FREE.
@gabe51095 жыл бұрын
do you live in lawrence kansas by chance judging by the KU shirts, neighborhood and license plates because i actually lived there for 12 years!
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
Lived in Lawrence for most my life but now live in the KC area.
@gabe51095 жыл бұрын
oh cool i didn't bother watching all of your video until i watched the previous ones but now its obvious from the drive its the kc area so uh yeah
@bigsur1755 жыл бұрын
I got a perfect one but I'm scared to start the job it's been a rough job changing mine from automatic to manual and my wiring harness looks like a rat's nest
@jacobsmith3744 жыл бұрын
What shop did you take your E30 to? I see you live in JoCo, I live in shawnee and my track build e30 needs an alignment
@PracticalEnthusiast4 жыл бұрын
Check out Blue Label Racing, they know how to do a special alignment.
@friguy44445 жыл бұрын
As much work as it may be to pull the dash $175.00 for a perfect dash is a great price IMHO.
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
Agreed! I hope I can keep this one from cracking.
@laidback935 жыл бұрын
@@PracticalEnthusiast Agreed. You got a steal on that dash. I'd love to find one of the new BMW production run dashes with the better plastic compounds. I'm sure they're all comfy in their new homes not worrying about cracking.
@tomaal4 жыл бұрын
Wife?! lol. I thought you're 19y old kid living with their parents hahah, Love the E30 Project series man, good stuff!
@bmw-e305 жыл бұрын
Bmw still supply the heater gasket you made up in the video. Its a job that you do once and never again.
@1knowsnothing14 жыл бұрын
$600 on eBay says, yeah, great deal
@richyroli61245 жыл бұрын
Quick question... I noticed you temp needle never went to mid point. My 325is only goes up to the first quarter and I was thinking it might be a stuck thermostat. Do you have any insight on this?
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
It's completely normal. This car has a new thermostat in it, and the gauge/sensors are fine. I've noticed other BMWs tend to read below middle of the gauge as well. Nothing to worry about!
@michaelvangheem58935 жыл бұрын
@@PracticalEnthusiast Concur. Brand new temp sensor and thermostat and needle registers a little below mid point. Only disconcerting if you have newer Bimmers which are very consistent with top dead center temp readings.
@retrokiller88174 жыл бұрын
did You figure out whats this high pitched noise ? kinda like diff whining or super tight aux or timing belt
@PracticalEnthusiast4 жыл бұрын
It was the transmission. I ended up replacing the transmission with a known-good used one and it went away. Not sure if it was caused by input shaft bearing wear or gear wear because the transmission had been run low on oil.
@bigsur1755 жыл бұрын
How long did it actually take to get the old one out
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
It took about half a day, 5 hours at least. A little less to get the new one back in.
@bigsur1755 жыл бұрын
@@PracticalEnthusiast thanks I need to get mine running again lol
@CurithirObila4 жыл бұрын
How many hours did you need for remplace this part?
@PracticalEnthusiast4 жыл бұрын
The dash swap took me about 16 hours.
@cladypvp39572 жыл бұрын
Guys someone can help me to connect temp gauge and tacho meter on the original Bmw e30 Cluster?
@Roubian15 жыл бұрын
Ah so your temp gauge does not read right in the middle as well? I was going to replace the thermostat in mine because I thought it was stuck open.
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
I think it's pretty normal for the gauge to read like that. I've noticed that it will get closer to middle after driving it for quite a while.
@Roubian15 жыл бұрын
Practical Enthusiast same here. I was not sure if my thermostat was bad or the car would run in that range.
@Iceeeen5 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't be supprised if your oil cooler thermostat has seen it's best days. The gauge should sit in the middle with an 88c water thermostat
@jessebemboom96375 жыл бұрын
Wait....u have a racetrack in kansas... heartland park in topeka.. I go there & run their road course sometimes.
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
I've done some motorcycle track days out there. It's a fun track. Maybe I'll get this car out there sometime.
@jessebemboom96375 жыл бұрын
@@PracticalEnthusiast I would love to see that footage. I go to the track nights in America events out there.
@ivojara4 жыл бұрын
How are we supposed to know how to get it out if you fast forward it ???
@ccccchao5 жыл бұрын
$175 for crack free dash in 2019!? More like $1750 in australia here
@why_11.5 жыл бұрын
Cheokhang Chao yeah he got extremely lucky lol
@bigsur1755 жыл бұрын
What springs have you got mine has tokico mine isn't but 4 inches off the ground
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
I put the H&R OE Sports on it.
@Justin-ry2kh5 жыл бұрын
Try car-part.com I have used them a lot. It searches all of the junkyards in whatever radius you want. A lot of times they'll ship too if the junk yard is far.
@jackman89295 жыл бұрын
man I need to do something about the dash in my 325i vert. It's cracked to shit
@diffe5 жыл бұрын
How much uve spent on the project already? Seems pretty expensive
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
It's a lot. After the interior is finished, I'll be knocking on the door of $9,000 all in. I'll do a recap expenses video once it's "done".
@diffe5 жыл бұрын
@@PracticalEnthusiast Thanks, keep up the great work!
@S1ckbg5 жыл бұрын
The gearbox seems to whine alot when you accelerate
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
Supercharger without the side effect of speed!
@JD-ml7cg4 жыл бұрын
You sound like Peter Parker 🕷️🕸️
@luqmannulhakim88185 жыл бұрын
Sorry of asking, what is under the rpm?
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
That's the fuel economy gauge. It tells you the immediate MPG.
@luqmannulhakim88185 жыл бұрын
@@PracticalEnthusiast oh okay, thank you for reply. By the way, e30 is my dream car😎😎
@chasetiemeyer10565 жыл бұрын
Lindsay has officially lost her spot in the garage.
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
This may be true. Don't tell her.
@jeffeffinggluck5 жыл бұрын
still need the bottlecaps
@GravytrainE305 жыл бұрын
I have an 87 325es. I have a serious whine when I take off because it had no gear oil in the trans. I have a new trans and I’m waiting for my clutch to come in to put it in. I’m not trying to be a downer, but it’s the same whine yours is making on take off. Same getrag 260.
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
The transmission is definitely worn on this car. The fluid was almost empty when I went to change it. It's topped up now and shifts reasonably well so we'll see.
@GravytrainE305 жыл бұрын
Practical Enthusiast I understand, I was just trying to look out for you. I know mine whines when it’s in neutral unless I press in the clutch and disengage the transmission. Mine was bone dry for a month of my daily driving after purchase, honestly impressive that it still works.
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
@@GravytrainE30 it is impressive they still work after so much abuse! I'm pretending it's a supercharger whine...
@GravytrainE305 жыл бұрын
Practical Enthusiast do you have plans to replace yours? I know that there isn’t a rebuild kit. Your videos are very informative and a guide would be good for when I do it
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
@@GravytrainE30 I'm not sure to be honest. I haven't taken on a transmission rebuild before, and like you said, there doesnt seem to be a rebuild kit available. Rebuilt 260's are pricey as well. It's a difficult situation!
@Hendoneesia4 жыл бұрын
Relegated*
@royobanen15072 жыл бұрын
Brother good video BUT TERRIBLE showing on the screws and what type of socket you need for real get it together and show these things.
@Gsr_automotive5 жыл бұрын
I just realized something... the car has working blinkers
@mrvalleycheer5 жыл бұрын
Where are you located?
@PracticalEnthusiast5 жыл бұрын
KC!
@mrvalleycheer5 жыл бұрын
Right on, your videos help a lot. Thank you.
@fhdz225 жыл бұрын
First
@Gsr_automotive5 жыл бұрын
looks like someone's jealous of tavarish
@ivojara7 ай бұрын
Useless.
@brendanchandler14835 жыл бұрын
You talk to your viewers like I talk to my toddler. Pleas. Stop. That.