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Your cars Well done on that drive! Yes, the CSL is a bit brutal. I use earplugs on longer distances as well (in my CSL and similar cars). The cruising CSis are fine though. When was your 2800 CS built? I have 2200658, which my father bought from BMW in 1971. They had had it as a demonstrator...

Good 350 mile drive yesterday I drove my Turkis CSi, with an almost brand new (mileage wise) stock engine from the S of Sweden to Stockholm yesterday. OD box, everything replaced on the front and rear axle. Not a drop of oil (it has been parked above an E-type for 4 weeks), and this car really...

Springs and ride height I have several coupes and several spring setups. It all depends on what you want to achieve, from a looks and driving perspective. It also depends on the weight of the car, esp at the front where AC, power steering, bumpers and more add weight to the front. I don´t have...

Lighter bonnets I bought the last one from W&N about 2 years ago. It cost me around 2.000 EUR. For a project car I bought one in glassfibre for about 700 EUR. Similar weight and it worked well for that car. Some filing work to round off the sharp edges before priming and painting, as well as...

Thanks to the Internet Without it, 90% of the board members would not have had the chance to know him, either in person or through high level e-mail communications. When I discovered the Forum about 7 years ago, I quickly realized that this was a remarkable man. I live in Sweden and...

CR and 3.07 I think that all E24s had the CR box with a 3.07 final drive. The 3.5L cars sold in Europe did at any rate. Might have been different diffs for the US market.

RH is NLA You got a nice original one for the left side (ending on an uneven 483). The right one has been NLA for a couple of years now. They are being remanufactured by BMW, but have not shown up anywhere yet. Will probably be twice the price.

Very slow You cannot compare the action with modern cars where you see the action within 45 secs. It takes several minutes and appears very weak, at least on my cars (the few times I drive them in conditions where it´s needed). Check the wiring on the side of the rear window, where the flat...

Later cars, or perhaps just the later 2002 had the variable functionality with a short pause between the wipes. I have this in one of my cars, but cannot check as it is not here in CH where I am now. Anybody know the part number, either BMW or Siemens? I have 2 boxes in my spare parts dept...

3.45 with OD 5-speed box This is a very good combo for most driving situations. 3.64 will make you want another gear on the motorway/freeway/autobahn, even though you will smile on take off at the redlights. I have one car with 3.25 and the OD box. Very comfortable for longer drives. I have...

Power disconnect A piece of advice from a painful experience: undo the battery earth cable or the contact by the wiper motor...I have done this many times on my car, and once I managed to squeeze my right hand between the arm and the black cover plate of the fan. Agree on the 2 o`clock and...

No stickers I agree with RS Porsche. The only sticker I keep, esp if the original sticker, is the one with the colour name, adjacent to the BMW manufacturer´s plate, with VIN etc. To my personal taste the rest are ugly and superfluous to a clean engine bay. Most were probably due to silly...

E9 Ambassador Dear Murray, you continue to serve the E9 community, despite your physical handicap. Well done. At first I thought the guy was 23 years old, but I now understand that he has had an E3 saloon for 23 years. (How can one have had such a car for 23 years and not tried, let alone...

Half of the total I asked W&N a few years ago. They thought perhaps half, i.e. some 15,000. That is wishful thinking, in my opinion, from someone who sells spare parts for these cars. If prices for perfect E9s was to double, this would make it worthwhile bringing out all the recks from...

Very good question I have one lying around and can´´t make out where it goes. Peder

New ones are longer The last ones I bought from W&N were longer than what they and Nelson used to have. W&M say that this is the replacement part from BMW. As it is longer, it allows the door to open virtually 90deg, where the final lock position and stop is. It looks scary as the door edge is...

Try another door lock mechanism I would try a different one, if you have one lying around. I had an issue with the door coming undone when driving over bumps. Even with the door locked (by pressing down the black stud). It would slip onto the first stop but not open completely. I finally...

More fun than a CSL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yHl24QynOM Seriously cool vehicle, and far less expensive!!

Lowering window first A valet will not know how to best shut the door. I lower the window in inch as this lets me shut the door completely and with less effort, on the first try. Saves the armrest as well. Nor will he know that the pre-73 cars have the turn indicator on the right stalk. Not...

Who and where? Are these for sale somewhere, or just pictures of parts belonging to other E9 owners??