E28 528i (m)

[darylchan]

My bone stock ride

First order of business: dissect gauge cluster, repair dead odometer and replace the SI batteries.

Odometer gears did not mesh because the mechanism which is held in place by a peg broke its bracket. BMW plastics kinda get brittle after 20 years or so. Solution: Selleys epoxy cement. It's kinda like clay/plaster. Superglue back the bracket and re-inforce by building it up with cement.

SI batteries were a pain to get to. Buried in the innermost recesses of the gauge cluster. The meters sit on their own PCB. The SI has its own sub-PCB under the main one. The batteries are soldered in and sealed with glue. BMW kindly used lithium batteries but even those dont last forever. Solution: De-solder the tabs from the bottom of the PCB and cut thru the glue. I wired a remote battery pack, so next time the batteries need changing, I ain't doing this shit again.

 

[darylchan]

The rear end

Interior shots

Girlfriend pimped my ride X_X

Engine bay. Got plenty of little things to do here and there.

 

[zank]

Nice car.. I am sure this babe is going to be perfect soon.. keep us posted..
Have you changed the Plug HT wire?

 

[darylchan]

Nope, as you can see the plug cables still held in the distributor by some putty. DIY quick fix for now.

 

[redbaron]

Bro if you dont want the bumper please let me know.

 

[mafia]

looks very clean n decent.. i seem to knw this car.. hmmm

 

[darylchan]

Redbaron: You mean the big bumpers on my car?
Mafia: i bought it off a certain Mr. Wong. He bought it from a used car dealer.

 

[mafia]

ah yes.. i knw...

 

[BotakTTDI]

nice.... very nice...

 

[miepower]

Cool ride daryl... keep it up mate

 

[mafia]

mie wen urs ready?...

 

[darylchan]

Today's dose of racun:

 

[BotakTTDI]

weh ini cari gaduh!!! ahahaaaha
emm... best best...

 

[miepower]

mie wen urs ready?...

Hhahah a good question bro, its a loooooooooong way to go bro. For now its just living its life under the sun. Engine running well just the body work sucks and need a whole lot of TLC.

 

[darylchan]

Before:

The gearshift boot is attached to a plastic frame. Just pry it out by hand.

The old PVC boot is glued in. Just rip it out, being careful not to damage the plastic.

Glue the new boot back in...

Great success! I like how that shit looks.

The handbrake boot not so straightforward to install. That one coming soon...

 

[redbaron]

Yes bro i mean the big bumper.

 

[mahenkd]

hey bro..great car..in fact..i used to have over 6units in 5years..at one time..only 528's..e28..looking for one..
let me know..have a sweet e30 318i..now..for sale..to go for e28!..gian..already la..
Mahen

 

[darylchan]

Friday was a dark day indeed...

Ghost foot puts pedal to the metal...

Catastrophic clutch pump failure!

Dum dee dum... tow back home cos my regular mech on holiday. Monday tow again to the workshop. Lucky got AAM membership. Milking my RM75 membership fee for all its worth.

 

[darylchan]

Mahen: after the above you still want my car ah? LOL
anyway, no intention to sell anytime soon.

 

[zank]

what is the problem?