» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | 04-17-2011, 02:11 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 8 | Finally Got me a 318ti. I have wanted one for a long time. Had a customer come into my work with a Red 97 318ti with the sports package and cali roof. Car needs a lot of little things. | | | 04-17-2011, 02:13 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Congrats on the new (to you) ti! Lots of How to's and DIY's for the common fixes in the knowledge base, so hopefully you can fix all the little things... Welcome to the .org! __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 04-17-2011, 06:35 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 | Welcome to the world of ti's. I envious of your cali roof. | | | 04-17-2011, 01:04 PM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 8 | Starting the work on it this morning. New front pads and rotors...has bad shaking while braking. Then going to clean and start general maintenance. Picked it for what i thought was a good price...1200. | | | 04-17-2011, 01:38 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Potomac Falls VA DMV Posts: 1,794 | Nice bro. Have fun with it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Im guessing im the youngest member on here with a S52 power'ed Ti at 16 years old! | | | 04-17-2011, 09:52 PM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 8 | Front brakes are done. Stops much better no shaking. Car has been cleaned on the inside. Still need to do the outside. | | | 04-18-2011, 04:53 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 | Nice price...how does the cali top function? | | | 04-18-2011, 05:13 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Riverside ,So-Cal Posts: 725 | Congrats any pics ? __________________ EURO FRESH | | | 04-18-2011, 05:15 AM | #9 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 8 | Quote: Originally Posted by jca Nice price...how does the cali top function? | Well you push a switch and it opens......Sorry couldn't resist. It works great. | | | 04-18-2011, 05:16 AM | #10 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 8 | Quote: Originally Posted by Ralliart10 Congrats any pics ? | I will get pics in the next few days. | | | 04-20-2011, 01:39 AM | #11 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: los angeles, ca Posts: 7 | *** I have a ti how much to change my auto to stick shift or should i just trade it for a stick shift ti Do a 6 cylinder and transmission swap. It would be well worth it when i bought the ti the engine was gone, i just put a 4cylinder like a 4month ago the 6 would be cool with it stick short shifter but can't afford right now , how much would for the trans swap only?*** Last edited by lazoh; 04-20-2011 at 02:45 AM. | | | 04-20-2011, 02:44 AM | #12 | Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SoCal318ti Posts: 1,574 | Quote: Originally Posted by Gianne *** I have a ti how much to change my auto to stick shift or should i just trade it for a stick shift ti Do a 6 cylinder and transmission swap. It would be well worth it when i bought the ti the engine was gone, i just put a 4cylinder like a 4month ago the 6 would be cool with it stick short shifter but can't afford right now , how much would for the trans swap only?*** http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33322 | Made a new thread for this since is not relevant with the original thread made and I'm sure that the owner of the thread might not appreciate it. http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33322 | | | 04-21-2011, 03:37 AM | #13 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 8 | Added another Bimmer....wife got a 1998 528i | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |