Nevermind. I answered my own question when I called them and found out that they had merged with Autobody Dimensions. Anyone have any experience with these guys? They have pretty good reviews on Yelp...

I took my car to them once before Kenny retired and they did a pretty good job of buffing out some scratches. But that was 4 years ago and I haven't been back since. Has anyone used them lately and,...

I'm a club member and registered for the Sunday session. My buddy, who is not a member would like to sign up. Is this allowed? He doesn't have a BMW. If he is allowed to do this, how much is the fee...

I'd like to post a special thank you to Zach, who coordinated this whole event, and to Tony, who showed up super early just to bring a tool to the DIY that I needed to press in a bushing.

I'd...

I've looked all over the site and can't find a start time for this event. Anyone have a time that we are required to get there?

Thanks,
Jim

well,
i'm planning on swapping out the control arms on my e30 and have a question. how do you access the nuts that secure the inner ball joint? on the right side of the car, the nut is sort of...

I was going to do that, but the way my luck is running, I figured that I'd probably bend the ball joint spindle (or worse) while I was pounding on it. Then I would be totally hosed.

I used the...

Thanks for the advice, IAMSAM. I'm going to dremel the top part of the ball joint spindle off so that I can get the nut back on. It just pisses me off that I was using the "correct" tool, i.e. the...

OK, now I'm hosed. I took the advice to take the whole strut tower out of the car, so I went to remove the ball joint on the control arm with a ball joint remover. Well, all the ball joint tool did...

Jared,
You are correct on both counts. I am using the Pelican 101 procedure and he does have a different spring compressor than I have. If I had the spring compressor that their procedure uses, I...

I never fully removed the strut from the car. During disassembly, I disconnected the tie rod, disconnected the sway bar drop link from the control arm and compressed the spring to take the pressure...

I'm 3/4 of the way through putting back together my e30, but I'm at a standstill. I am replacing the front shocks and springs, but I can't get the shock insert to go back up into the access hole at...

Thanks, Zach. I too easily get lost on the website. I'll drill down and get the address.

Thanks again,
Jim

I'm planning on doing a DIY in April, but need to talk to whomever runs it. Does anyone have contact info (email address) for the DIY coordinator?

Thanks much,
Jim

thanks for the help, guys. i think that i'll go check out the guys in rockville as it's closer to my house than frederick.

thanks again,
jim

i'm looking to get some ding repairs done on my e30. does anyone have any experience with the following shops?...

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thanks for the input. i'm more than a little gun shy about buying anything from harbor freight because anything i've ever bought from them has been absolute crap. i'll take another look at this one,...

my crapsman floor jack has finally bitten the dust (i.e. it leaks jack oil and scares the crap out of me every time i try to lift my cars) and i am looking for a quality replacement for this. i'd...

thanks to all. i think i can nuke it out now. if not, i shouldn't be messing around under the hood! now, how to actually adjust the valves...:eek:. just kidding.

jim

beats pulling the timing belt cover! thanks, much.

jim

i have an 87 e30 that i would like to adjust the valves on. however, i can't figure out how to check to make sure that cylinder number 1 is at TDC without having access to the camshaft timing...

i'd stay away from adler and mandel in rockville. i had a lot of problems with them installing a new top on my e30. i ended going back to them 4 different times just to get the job done correctly.
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that is wayyyy too far to drive to do a couple of autox runs. you're talking 80 miles from bethesda and obviously farther for the boys in virginia. i'd suggest looking into closer locations even if...

i just got back from taking my car there today for the second time. i had a new top put on my e30 this summer and had to take it back after the 1st rainfall because the guy that put the top on forgot...

nevermind.