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Blaise and Kevin,

Helped me! Thanks for the insight.

Cheers

This post couldn't have come at a better time, KenB! I'm going to piggyback on it and try to learn something myself.

My '73 Euro 520 has the same strut insert part # as some Euro E3's, but no NA E12's, and just yesterday I was wondering if there were diameters/parameters people might know and if I ...

I'm starting to see some ground problems in the dash, temp gauge goes up and down when turn indicators function etc. I've removed the kickpanel on the drivers side, but I could not see any ground to body there. Do you have any idea where it is? I hope I can fix it without removing the dash.

I ...

I'll have a look this afternoon and if I can lay eyes on it I'll get a picture. My dash is... in my basement.

Thanks Chris and Eric. Much appreciated.

Cheers

heh - good point.

Thanks

Hi folks,

Decided to pop this part off today and grind off the crappy old paint:
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You're going to have to do something about your studs.

I assume you mean their length? (there's the noob shining through!)

We have an industrial and truck supply shop in town that seems to have every element and increment of bolt, nut, and stud. I imagine I can show up there with my present ...

Haha - I have no idea yet. I'm still in the welding phase. There is zero chance of having this car on the road this year, perhaps next summer.

Many, many fish to fry before I get into tire selection.

Eric: thanks for the intel. Beat me to the punch about not needing rear spacers so thanks for that, too.

Carl: true, the rubber that's on there now is shite. I'm sure they'll look much better with a new set of 215's.

Thanks guys

Are you sure all four of those wheels are 16x8? Those sets were usually sold as 16x7 ET11 and 16x8 ET24. They also require 44mm long lug bolts as the centers of the wheels are thicker than standard BMW wheels. That's a problem for folks with the pre-facelift cars since y'all have studs.

Had a ...

wkohler wrote:Spacers would not be required. It is a set of four, since as I said, they were sold as staggered sets in 16".

Yup, I know what you mean... Just struck me as odd.

Cheers

Are you sure all four of those wheels are 16x8? Those sets were usually sold as 16x7 ET11 and 16x8 ET24. They also require 44mm long lug bolts as the centers of the wheels are thicker than standard BMW wheels. That's a problem for folks with the pre-facelift cars since y'all have studs.

Correct ...

Hi Carl (welcome, btw)

5mm, eh? How did you come to that conclusion, because I am stymied.

I bought an M30 out of an old Bavaria, there are pictures in that same album - twin Zenith's in this case.

Cheers,
Craig

Hi all, I did some searching last night but I'm not sure I used the right phrases because I couldn't figure out the answer...

I just picked up a set of 16" BBS basketweaves from an E28.

They are 8Jx16H2 ET24

So, that's an 8" deep, 16" rim with a 24mm offset, right? Right. :lol:

Does this mean I ...