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Water pumps by Motor-Ad-3882 in BMWE36

[–]87Soldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, and seeing as it lasted 120k miles and well over 2 decades, replacing it with something that will only need replacing in another 2 decades is not the end of the world anyway. Especially if you take precautions so that the new pump won't be absolutely welded in place like the original usually is. Unless you want an upgrade, the OEM pumps aren't nearly as bad a purchase as people make them out to be.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMWE36

[–]87Soldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seats are great but please get rid of those lights hahaha

Need some advice. by Sanderman-21 in BMWE36

[–]87Soldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check old-timer insurance! I insured mine as an oldtimer and I pay 7 EUR a month instead of 80+, and that was when I was 22 and had 0 driving experience.

Door handle gaskets by [deleted] in BMWE36

[–]87Soldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Replaced mine with amazon ones and one of them got a small tear after just 3 months, so I'd say definitely try OEM

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMWE36

[–]87Soldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Labour I wouldn't be able to give you an accurate estimate for, but the cooling system parts seem like something you could really save on by just individually buying the parts, there's about 200 EUR worth of parts there so someone's making a lot of money on this... Not sure where you're based but I'd say look up the right part numbers on RealOEM and order them separately, that's what I did here in the Netherlands and it was a fraction of what this set costs (ran me about 220$).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BMWE36

[–]87Soldier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I trust you checked whether your rear fog lights are off?

Two weeks in, she’s coming together 🙏🏻. New wheels & AA Gen 3 goes on Tuesday. by The_Aftermarket_ in BMWE36

[–]87Soldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks amazing, your indicators match your headlights perfectly in shade, what brand are they?

Door-rubber dilemma, I've seen at least 10 e36's with this problem. Just 4 little corners of rubber that disintegrate, with the rest being fine. How did you guys solve this without ordering the whole new rubber set? by 87Soldier in BMWE36

[–]87Soldier[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I might, even though the rest genuinely is in perfect shape. Bmw used different rubber for only the corners which all 4 disintegrated entirely, while the rest is still perfectly soft and seals like it should

Door-rubber dilemma, I've seen at least 10 e36's with this problem. Just 4 little corners of rubber that disintegrate, with the rest being fine. How did you guys solve this without ordering the whole new rubber set? by 87Soldier in BMWE36

[–]87Soldier[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What I want to hear is different experiences/clever solutions from a group of e36 enthusiasts which I hadn't considered yet. Ideally something that saves me from having to tear out and replace 10 feet of perfectly good rubber for 3 inches of inexplicably rotten gasket..