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BMW E36 with Corvette Engine – Art

25th April 2012

BMW E36 with Corvette Engine – Art

 
Hi Guys,

I’ve found some beautiful pictures of a BMW E36 that’s being modified to install a Corvette engine as a replacement of the original engine. The images have been modified by Captain Kimo here and those are the resulting images. Very cool:-




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3rd April 2012

BMW E36 Stunts on Two Wheels

 
Hey,

It’s always good to watch car stunts and especially when the car is a BMW, isn’t it? Well, it can be even better when you’re watching something you’ve not seen before and with a BMW E36, not just any BMW. I don’t know about you guys, but this video and the stunt at 2:40 is simply amazing. I’ve never seen such precision and control for a car on two wheels. Some guys would do the two-wheel stunt, but usually, it’s done quickly and while the car is moving quite fast. This guy is doing it and the car is almost not moving at all! Have you ever seen something like this?

Enjoy…




 

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22nd October 2008

Maroon BMW E36 325is

 

Hi Guys,

Take a look at this car. This is a maroon BMW E36 325is and as you can see. The owner is maintaining it very well. It’s a really cool car with everything you need to see in a BMW E36. Don’t you think?

Take a look at the photos and let’s hear your opinions.

   

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14th September 2008

Installing Plasma Gauges For Your BMW E36 . . . DIY!

 

This DIY (Do It Yourself) is a contribution by Daniel Castro, thanks Daniel. In the following text, you will find a detailed procedure on how you can remove your gauges cluster and disassemble it in order to replace your OEM gauges with the Plasma type. I know that almost everyone here is looking for these gauges but unfortunately I couldn’t find them on the German eBay where I found them for the first time. I’m not sure where you can get them from now, but I will keep looking and hopefully I will find them. Daniel, do you know where I can get this from? If you want to know how they should look like after you finish, take a look at the BMW E36 With Plasma Gauges and BMW E36 with blue interior LED lights . . . Wow!

Disclaimer: Use this info at your own risk!! The author is not responsible if this didn’t work for you :-).

1. Removing Screws:

Remove upper Left & Right screws using a 4 cornered screw driver. Once removed, use a flat screw driver to remove the whole unit from above.


2. Removing Sockets:

Pull the unit until the wires at the back are exposed. Remove the sockets by pushing the lever upwards or to the direction shown above. 3 sockets are to be removed, Black, Blue and White.


No need to remove the Steering Wheel, adjust it to the lowest position. After all the sockets are removed, just slowly slide the unit to the right side of the steering wheel, as shown below…


3. Unit Disassembly:

Use a #T-9 screw driver (hex shaped) to remove the screw (3 pcs) as shown below. Then Lift the level locks on the left & the right.





Lift both levers at the same time. Notice the outer back cover is lifted. Now, you will see 3 stick locks, Rotate the white locks wrapped around the black plastic poles.

Afterwards, you may separate the front cover from the middle part.

In my case, I have not locked them back, so I can easily lift or separate the middle part along with the back part. As shown below…

Using two flat screws, or anything that can lift the needles (of the Instrument Cluster).

BEWARE : The Needle pins are very SENSITIVE, as it can easily be bent.

Once all five needles are removed, remove the smaller hex shaped screws and place the Illuminating gauge face.


Placing the needles back is tricky, I recommend you rotate the pin by 45 degrees, hold it down, then place the needle slowly, pointing to 0 or minimum.

Reverse the whole process to install it back to it’s original place.

 

Are you looking for more do it yourself procedures (DIY) ? I recommend the Bentley BMW 3 series service manual for you. I got it and I think it’s a gold mine for us -BMW E36 Owners-. If you didn’t grab your copy yet, get it right now! I’m sure you’ll find this book worth every penny you’ve paid for. Get the Bentley BMW 3 series service manual

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7th September 2008

BMW E36 From France

 

Hi Guys,

Julien, a reader of the BMW E36 Blog, was very kind to send me some photos of his white 1998 BMW E36 316i. The car looks great and with a fabulous background. Honestly, I couldn’t stop myself from publishing these photos. I’m 100% sure that you are going to love them.

Take a look at the photos and let’s hear your opinions…

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