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11-08-2009, 11:02 PM
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2nd Gear Member
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Location: Toronto
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Car: Subie
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e30's with battery in the front
Hey guys,
Do only e30 verts have the battery in the front? Any idea if it's suppose to be strapped in or bolted down..
i also need a new battery for next year... any preferred brands or specific specs i need?
thanks
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11-08-2009, 11:43 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Oshawa
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optima red top FTW
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11-08-2009, 11:49 PM
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MaXsponsor
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Old 318's with M10 had in the front too...also euro 320's from what i remember...
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11-09-2009, 06:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eurostyle
Old 318's with M10 had in the front too...also euro 320's from what i remember...
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and the 323's
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11-09-2009, 11:57 PM
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MaXsponsor
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Quote:
Originally Posted by punnzzells
and the 323's
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Most likely the 316 too...lol
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11-11-2009, 02:34 PM
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JDM soul
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Toronto
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Car: 1986 RHD 316
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eurostyle
Most likely the 316 too...lol
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yep  mine is in the front bolted down. cant remember how though, as she's sitting at bimmersport right now
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11-09-2009, 08:07 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Mississauga, ON
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Car: 84 S52 e30/330ix e46
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I got a NAPA one from the NAPA store....its decent and from what i remember most other auto stores done have one gigantic enough for us...
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11-09-2009, 08:17 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Toronto
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so for the guys that have a battery in the front.. does it just sit in the train.. or is it bolted down somehow?
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11-09-2009, 12:22 PM
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6th Gear Member
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Should be bolted down.
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11-09-2009, 12:39 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Guelph
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Car: E30 Touring
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E30 Tourings (not ix's) have battery in the front.
I don't recall the name of the battery I'm running in my Touring, but, it's defiitely bolted down, not strapped.
I'm running an Optima red top in my 318is (in the trunk) with no issues, so I don't know if the optima would fit up front under the hood
lgb240
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11-09-2009, 03:02 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Toronto
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can someone take a pic of how their battery is bolted down.. mine just kinda sits in the tray..
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11-09-2009, 03:07 PM
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6th Gear Member
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There is a site called realoem.com. It has exploded veiw diagrams for just about every BMW. Check out this site and you should be able to figure
out how it should go in. It should also give you the parts numbers of the peices your missing.
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11-09-2009, 08:17 PM
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Parts Hoarding Specialist
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Milton
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My battery is in the front in my vert too... I checked realeom.com, and bought the mounting parts from the dealer. I can't figure out how to keep it down though, so I just left it. You wouldn't think these things would pass a safety with our batteries loose, would you? And yet...
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11-10-2009, 10:49 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by E30M42cab
My battery is in the front in my vert too... I checked realeom.com, and bought the mounting parts from the dealer. I can't figure out how to keep it down though, so I just left it. You wouldn't think these things would pass a safety with our batteries loose, would you? And yet...
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hmmm.. so strap it down with ductape and bungee cords? lol
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...84&hg=61&fg=30
what parts did you buy? part 13?
Last edited by BMWnoob; 11-10-2009 at 10:53 AM.
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11-10-2009, 11:03 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kitchener
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Car: 92 mtech, 81 DMC-12
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part #8 clamps down over the lower "lip" of the battery holding it very firmly in place...at least it does in my car...I don't use the strap
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