he's missing the door panel coming off when you try and close the door, or the windshield wiper hitting the hood because 99% of times they're put wrong by some dude, or the lifter ticking noise, or the hunting idle because of the vacuum leak, or the throttle pedal breaking from its thin plastic hinge, or the oil leak from the rear corner of the valve cover or the... im just going to stop here lmao
Honestly as a Lexus JZS owner every 300 japanese, german or american shitbox will be the same... People think Lexus LS or SC or Acuras are cheap luxury cars to maintain and then they see OEM parts Prices..
@@infernaldaedra already did custom feal 441+ coils, all new front arms, balljoints, poly bushings, Z3 steering rack upgrade, chase bays power steering upgrade, sway bars, and strut braces front and rear 😄. the $300 series is primarily about the exterior mods i deferred
@@infernaldaedra I don’t think you are understanding exactly how amazing this is though… he got a car (A BM FUCKING W) for THREE. HUNDRED. DOLLARS. That is fucking insane but considering this is POST COVID market!! Dude people are buying fucking tires for more than this dude spent on a whole car…
@@se7ense7ens37 on vacation in Italy to meet up with my German relatives one of them got 3 punctures in the span of a week due to Italian roads. He has expensive "run on flat" tires so his rims don't get destroyed, and each tire replacement was a minimum of $500
Got a "steal" on a V8 530i once. After replacing the intake gaskets, fuel pump, crank and cam position sensors, PCV separator, fuel filters (yep, plural), coolant valve body, idle control module, and DME (3 times!), it still had so many problems. Needed a new radiator, valley pan (bonded seal, and warped), valve cover seals, water pump, fan and clutch, driveshaft guibo, tires, ignition coils . . . Scrapped it after driving it for a year and working on it for several more. Never again.
Explanation for my fellow non-car guys: He put the new whatchamacallit on the thingamajig where the old whatchamacallit was to make the vroom vroom hopefully do a drive soon
Absolutely, most bulbs from amazon don’t last more than a year in my experience, but anything from The Retrofit Source, including Morimoto, is good stuff
“In the box I got a year ago” this kids is why mechanics don’t throw anything away. bolts, connectors, grommets, clips idc I’m gonna hold onto it cuz I might need it
Just a heads up with the rear trailing arm bushing limiters, if there’s that much play in the bushing you definitely want to change it! The limiters just stop a new bushing wearing out prematurely.
Man I miss my Dinan Stage 2+ E36 M3 sedan all black with Vader front seats and Thule roof rack etc and all DINAN parts except the supercharger, Instead it had DINAN cold air intake, DINAN, throttle bodies, DINAN strut bars, DINAN exhaust, DINAN ecu tune, DINAN transmission tune, it was auto :( but had DINAN springs, biggest regret selling it.
Leds have a lot less resistance so stepping down the power is a good idea Leds having less resistance is also why replacing your indicator bulbs with led ones is not a good idea because then they are gonna flash super quick If you want to visualize what that looks like, go put your hazards on after unplugging a few of the indicators On the topic of led replacements, make sure that if you are getting an led replacement, make sure it is a whole enclosed light and not just swapping your xenon or halogens for an led bulb Because if you "struggled" to see with halogens or leds the you are definitely gonna struggle then because leds don't have the same light patterns as other bulbs and so the physical shape of your headlight is not going to reflect the light correctly and is just gonna most likely fly out just one direction or not even make it far out the light casing, or even worse and why I have a distain for led lights, blind everyone and everything around you whilst leaving you blind as well Replacing led lights is not a cheap and easy plug and play thing because it's something very important to your safety and other peoples safety so do research Often why I encourage people to just try out new replacement halogens or xenons instead of going straight to led Don't let this put you off leds though, if they work with the design of your car and you've made sure they're safe and actually functional then all the fucking power to you Just please don't go get some pre led era car and stuff a replacement led bulb in and expect it to look or work good
I am an E36 owner from south Africa Johannesburg, that's so true this car is something else, if it's perfect it must take your blood someway, but it's an awesome car.
Pretty late but if anyone is wondering about the door insert for the trim, it’s the same insert clip that is used for the e36 side skirt! I finally have my trim fitting 100% now!
I see a lot of comments like "people think my brights are on when it's my low beams". That's because the the led light is usually reflecting in a different part of your headlight because of bulb dimensions, they are effectively now in the high beam position, that's why you're getting flashed.
I got some Narva H7 Gen III to put in my Focus, fitted in easier than a standard bulb, so bright, can even see the light on the road during daytime. They also have 3year warranty.
Fahren Automotive for LED retrofit. My entire family runs them without issue. They come with the resistor wired in a separate housing for better cooling with a fan on the back of each bulb as well. Not very expensive but easy to install. No warning lights.
Boslla light bulbs are amazing and cheap. The 60w bulbs are usually enough, but since you have projector headlights, get the 80w or go for the 180w if you want to splash the cash. But when ti was younger I spent close to $700 trying to find correct bulbs for projector housings and let me tell you, boslla has it figured out.
Osram Nightbreaker LED and Phillips Ultinon Pro 6000 are 2 quality LED retrofits. Think they're available in H4, H7 and maybe some more. They also road legal here in Europe for some cars, which is a huge bonus.
Philips makes very good halogen replacement LED's that won't blind everyone else. They cost a bit more than the ebay shine-everywhere's, so an e36 owner probably get them
E36 was my first car. Red, fucking blew out on my way to the dealership to get a new car. Didn't leave me in the best shape for negotiation having to get picked up by the dealer and them towing the car for me.
I used carifex on 3 different cars, Ford, Hyundai, and Mazda ranging in years from 2000s to 2016 they have have kits for any standard headlight. Great kit very bright though
I drive over an hour a day in the dark. I go thru bulbs MORE THAN MOST. The fancy pack marked MADE IN EUROPE lasted about 8 WEEKS. I'll get 9 months from the cheap generic Chinese bulbs.
Narva surefit Led globes, idk about else where but Narva is a good lighting company for cars not just lighting but ik then for lighting in Australia and their so good, got one in my 1990 Holden Jackaroo
Fharen LED bulbs are amazing, I have all levels of quality they have and my oldest set is the cheapest version and they're going on year 4 and no sign of wear.
I have the GTR 2s in my 2020 F-150 low high and fog, and people flash me thinking that I have my brights on when the low beam lights are on during the day - brightest aftermarket LED I've ever owned and seemingly the most durable because I beat the crap out of my truck.
Dont get LEDs unless the housing is designed for them. I stupidly ran LED retrofits in my car for a few years until one failed. I switched back to the old halogens as a temporary fix until I could get new LEDs and was blown away by the difference. The halogens were dimmer but I could see almost twice as far because the housing was actually designed for halogen bulbs.
For reflectors yes, with projectors you can get away with a good set of bulbs. It’s not ideal but it can’t blind other road users as long as the headlights are aimed.
I worked nights so have lots of experiance with bulbs. The super bright halogens bulbs die for me anout 45 days. Regular bulbs about 8 months to 1 year. I got led hikari about 100 a set so far 2 years in and they are still working.
Lasfit auto light is my go to and I go for the mid priced which are plenty bright but I’d tell you to go for the 100 dollar set they’re waterproof and come with a warranty also has built in cooling for the heat sinks
I’ve got a few of the cheap Fahren brand LED bulbs in 3 of my vehicles. They’ve been in there for about 3-4 years and haven’t had a problem with any of them. I think they were 39-49 bucks on Amazon.
Don’t forget guys,after buying a $300 car only buy cosmetic stuff instead of bothering to do the mecanical bits that it probably desperately needs,how silly would that be
The best thing about the e36 is after you own one you learn how to fix every thing!
😂😂😭😂
I feel like i did a better job building my e36 honestly
that's why it's a car guys car
That sounds shit
How do I find one for $300 though. Not shit like that under $4k in Detroit...
This is the most accurate representation of owning an e36
😂😂😭😭
You fix everything imaginable and then another thing breaks 😂
In 90%, it would be more accurate if he had to replace the part of chassis where the swing arm is mounted 😂
he's missing the door panel coming off when you try and close the door, or the windshield wiper hitting the hood because 99% of times they're put wrong by some dude, or the lifter ticking noise, or the hunting idle because of the vacuum leak, or the throttle pedal breaking from its thin plastic hinge, or the oil leak from the rear corner of the valve cover or the... im just going to stop here lmao
Honestly as a Lexus JZS owner every 300 japanese, german or american shitbox will be the same... People think Lexus LS or SC or Acuras are cheap luxury cars to maintain and then they see OEM parts Prices..
It is insane that you got that car for $300 nowadays this series is awesome
Yeah because its falling apart 😂 he put trim pieces under he gold before he even fixed the steering and suspension 😂
@@infernaldaedra already did custom feal 441+ coils, all new front arms, balljoints, poly bushings, Z3 steering rack upgrade, chase bays power steering upgrade, sway bars, and strut braces front and rear 😄. the $300 series is primarily about the exterior mods i deferred
@@infernaldaedradawg I would pay 300 for one folded in half with a useable block💀
@@infernaldaedra I don’t think you are understanding exactly how amazing this is though… he got a car (A BM FUCKING W) for THREE. HUNDRED. DOLLARS. That is fucking insane but considering this is POST COVID market!! Dude people are buying fucking tires for more than this dude spent on a whole car…
@@se7ense7ens37 on vacation in Italy to meet up with my German relatives one of them got 3 punctures in the span of a week due to Italian roads. He has expensive "run on flat" tires so his rims don't get destroyed, and each tire replacement was a minimum of $500
As someone who owns a salvage title c-class, there is nothing more expensive than a cheap German car.
Got a "steal" on a V8 530i once.
After replacing the intake gaskets, fuel pump, crank and cam position sensors, PCV separator, fuel filters (yep, plural), coolant valve body, idle control module, and DME (3 times!), it still had so many problems.
Needed a new radiator, valley pan (bonded seal, and warped), valve cover seals, water pump, fan and clutch, driveshaft guibo, tires, ignition coils . . .
Scrapped it after driving it for a year and working on it for several more. Never again.
C240 owner here.
@onlyrog5 which year is your C240?
@@dragutintheslav-veliki790 2003
@@AzlehriaI would've stopped at replacing the crank lol
Explanation for my fellow non-car guys:
He put the new whatchamacallit on the thingamajig where the old whatchamacallit was to make the vroom vroom hopefully do a drive soon
This man has fixed a turbo encabulator in his life
Sadly his shining stars are crap, so he bought the more expensive ones which shine just the same but for longer.
Having the real e36 experience
at least your car looks great falling apart 🤣 thats why we love the e36 😅
As someone who lives in the rust belt wow. Just wow. That’s in such good shape man :( wow.
I feel your pain
Owning an endless money pit be like
Build More Wealth
You get what you pay for. Most of the time, you have to add a resistor to the LED.
Sealight? I forget the brand name, but I've had good luck with the Amazon specials..
@@SLOCLMBR
GTR...
LightingRevolution is an online seller. They sold be $600 worth of LEDs but didn't tell me I need resistors. Basically scammers.
so everybody's just gonna ignore
**Spongebob Noises** ??😂
We have a 97 M3 with literally everything Dinan made for it, on it.. that strut bar is awesome👌
Stage 3 Signature series babyyy
God I LIVE for the random restoration videos I come across on shorts.
you should look into a xenon/HID kit, the bulbs last way longer, its usually plug and play with a ballast
Morimoto is the way to go for headlight bulbs especially the HID ones
Absolutely, most bulbs from amazon don’t last more than a year in my experience, but anything from The Retrofit Source, including Morimoto, is good stuff
“In the box I got a year ago” this kids is why mechanics don’t throw anything away. bolts, connectors, grommets, clips idc I’m gonna hold onto it cuz I might need it
Nice work!
Amazon led bulbs are the best run em in both my 36s and my 34, feels like daytime at night
I always use double stick tape on the back of trim to ensure it will stay put.
Just a heads up with the rear trailing arm bushing limiters, if there’s that much play in the bushing you definitely want to change it! The limiters just stop a new bushing wearing out prematurely.
Man I miss my Dinan Stage 2+ E36 M3 sedan all black with Vader front seats and Thule roof rack etc and all DINAN parts except the supercharger, Instead it had DINAN cold air intake, DINAN, throttle bodies, DINAN strut bars, DINAN exhaust, DINAN ecu tune, DINAN transmission tune, it was auto :( but had DINAN springs, biggest regret selling it.
as a fellow e36 owner I can confirm they're all just as big of piles as yours but damn they look good haha
I don’t know much about leds but usually you have to step down the power so you don’t blow the leds out.
Leds have a lot less resistance so stepping down the power is a good idea
Leds having less resistance is also why replacing your indicator bulbs with led ones is not a good idea because then they are gonna flash super quick
If you want to visualize what that looks like, go put your hazards on after unplugging a few of the indicators
On the topic of led replacements, make sure that if you are getting an led replacement, make sure it is a whole enclosed light and not just swapping your xenon or halogens for an led bulb
Because if you "struggled" to see with halogens or leds the you are definitely gonna struggle then because leds don't have the same light patterns as other bulbs and so the physical shape of your headlight is not going to reflect the light correctly and is just gonna most likely fly out just one direction or not even make it far out the light casing, or even worse and why I have a distain for led lights, blind everyone and everything around you whilst leaving you blind as well
Replacing led lights is not a cheap and easy plug and play thing because it's something very important to your safety and other peoples safety so do research
Often why I encourage people to just try out new replacement halogens or xenons instead of going straight to led
Don't let this put you off leds though, if they work with the design of your car and you've made sure they're safe and actually functional then all the fucking power to you
Just please don't go get some pre led era car and stuff a replacement led bulb in and expect it to look or work good
I am an E36 owner from south Africa Johannesburg, that's so true this car is something else, if it's perfect it must take your blood someway, but it's an awesome car.
Pretty late but if anyone is wondering about the door insert for the trim, it’s the same insert clip that is used for the e36 side skirt! I finally have my trim fitting 100% now!
Looks like the type of headlights you don’t want behind you in traffic lol
Damn bro ur e36 is clean I hope I get one when I get older ❤
Ugh watching this makes me go from WOW I SHOULD GET ANOTHER PROJECT CAR to OMFG I REMEMBER WHAT A NIGHTMARE PROJECT CARS ARE in like 10 seconds
I see a lot of comments like "people think my brights are on when it's my low beams". That's because the the led light is usually reflecting in a different part of your headlight because of bulb dimensions, they are effectively now in the high beam position, that's why you're getting flashed.
Headlight expert Exon lights are fire
Truley a bmw moment
I got some Narva H7 Gen III to put in my Focus, fitted in easier than a standard bulb, so bright, can even see the light on the road during daytime. They also have 3year warranty.
You have headlight brackets as part of the alignment system. They control your beams, and you can go HID retrofitted.
Fahren Automotive for LED retrofit. My entire family runs them without issue. They come with the resistor wired in a separate housing for better cooling with a fan on the back of each bulb as well. Not very expensive but easy to install. No warning lights.
Aftermarket lights, I always go with Lasfit. They're bright and don't trigger light codes.
Boslla light bulbs are amazing and cheap. The 60w bulbs are usually enough, but since you have projector headlights, get the 80w or go for the 180w if you want to splash the cash. But when ti was younger I spent close to $700 trying to find correct bulbs for projector housings and let me tell you, boslla has it figured out.
I don't see a lot of black car guy CZcamsrs. It's nice to see. Especially, since a lot of us are very knowledgeable about how to fix cars.
It looks beautiful ❤
Lasfit LED bulbs. They’re hands down the best on the market and you can get ones that don’t have the hyper flash issue of other LED’s
You bought it for $300? Nice I got mine for $1500 a damn convertible. I love it but yeah…I feel ya! Lol nice ride.
Fx4 aftermarket bulbs are amazing quality
Hikari Eye of Megatron LED headlights
accurate. bro im 4 years into a $900 325i. i can not even begin to calculate what I've spent on this car. especially time wise.
Wow i love your bmw keep it up mate
Osram Nightbreaker LED and Phillips Ultinon Pro 6000 are 2 quality LED retrofits. Think they're available in H4, H7 and maybe some more. They also road legal here in Europe for some cars, which is a huge bonus.
Philips makes very good halogen replacement LED's that won't blind everyone else. They cost a bit more than the ebay shine-everywhere's, so an e36 owner probably get them
That thing is minty fresh for a 300 buck car, even the pixel displays work
E36 was my first car. Red, fucking blew out on my way to the dealership to get a new car. Didn't leave me in the best shape for negotiation having to get picked up by the dealer and them towing the car for me.
I love HID bulbs
Night breaker bulbs are good one of the best at least here in Latvia
That's one of my favorite BMW body's
That car is already better than my 500 bucks car
I used carifex on 3 different cars, Ford, Hyundai, and Mazda ranging in years from 2000s to 2016 they have have kits for any standard headlight. Great kit very bright though
Lasfit l.e.d. bulbs are awesome
Buy the Live to Offend (LTO) headlights
Most reliable e36 on earth
Super bright bulbs dont last long
The play in that oe bushing is scary
I've been using types led bulbs for a while theyre pretty good
I drive over an hour a day in the dark. I go thru bulbs MORE THAN MOST. The fancy pack marked MADE IN EUROPE lasted about 8 WEEKS. I'll get 9 months from the cheap generic Chinese bulbs.
Just replace the wishbone and bushings no more suspension play if you still have some after doing that your frame is bent
Auxito are hella good led bulbs
I’ve been staring at ‘low beam failure’ for 5 years
morimoto makes great led replacements
The only place you're gonna get a $300 e36 coupe with an i6 lmao... You could get a rusty rolling shell for that money here lmao
The retrofit source 👍
Blue coloured headlight bulbs never last as long and some draw excessive current which melt wiring.
Angel lights for BMW in led they never fail
Homeboy buys shims to fix play instead of replacing the bushing’s or entire part 😂😂😂😂😂 this thing truly is a sht box.
Narva surefit Led globes, idk about else where but Narva is a good lighting company for cars not just lighting but ik then for lighting in Australia and their so good, got one in my 1990 Holden Jackaroo
It’s pulling an iron giant and going back to its home planet
LED: GTR makes incredible bulbs. I’d try them!
Fharen LED bulbs are amazing, I have all levels of quality they have and my oldest set is the cheapest version and they're going on year 4 and no sign of wear.
My fathers 98 3 series was always blowing head bulbs
I have the GTR 2s in my 2020 F-150 low high and fog, and people flash me thinking that I have my brights on when the low beam lights are on during the day - brightest aftermarket LED I've ever owned and seemingly the most durable because I beat the crap out of my truck.
HKP Customs has great lighting options for pretty much any make and model. I personally run 5000K LEDs to get away from the incandescent look
"asmr tapping sounds" BMW
Dont get LEDs unless the housing is designed for them. I stupidly ran LED retrofits in my car for a few years until one failed. I switched back to the old halogens as a temporary fix until I could get new LEDs and was blown away by the difference. The halogens were dimmer but I could see almost twice as far because the housing was actually designed for halogen bulbs.
You need the same brand headlights just the blue package (white lights) you got the golds (better warranty but yellow light)
The golds are bright white, I don't know what you're talking about.
Use Hella for bulbs, they do some pretty nice LED ones
If you want blue lights you need a xenon adaptation kit. The bulbs work differently from yellow halogen bulbs
Lasfit headlights are bright and reliable
same here w the headlights spent a pretty penny on some upgraded bulbs to have the EXACT SAME light on the road 🫠
For a LED retrofit you would need the change the whole lamp, as the reflectors and optics need to be different for LED light.
For reflectors yes, with projectors you can get away with a good set of bulbs. It’s not ideal but it can’t blind other road users as long as the headlights are aimed.
I worked nights so have lots of experiance with bulbs. The super bright halogens bulbs die for me anout 45 days. Regular bulbs about 8 months to 1 year. I got led hikari about 100 a set so far 2 years in and they are still working.
My dream e36 😢
Why does the G80 headlights on the e36 M3 look so damn good?
Lasfit auto light is my go to and I go for the mid priced which are plenty bright but I’d tell you to go for the 100 dollar set they’re waterproof and come with a warranty also has built in cooling for the heat sinks
I got the same halo's and i love them
Do an led bulb then bypass the check control module for the low beams
That trim thing happened to a buddy’s vert lol
Headlight revolution
I’ve got a few of the cheap Fahren brand LED bulbs in 3 of my vehicles. They’ve been in there for about 3-4 years and haven’t had a problem with any of them. I think they were 39-49 bucks on Amazon.
Lucas light, get the L4 ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
I always clip and windscreen bond the m3 trims on
😂😂😂😂😂 I miss these problems.
Don’t forget guys,after buying a $300 car only buy cosmetic stuff instead of bothering to do the mecanical bits that it probably desperately needs,how silly would that be
i’ve got thousands of dollars of mechanical and suspension work and parts into this car long before i even touched the aesthetics lol
Look at aux beam led bulbs
careful those plastic hood release lever can break easy
Theres one of these going for 4k here in socal, i just know im gonna have to put in 4x that just to get it running decent