# My NEW 1984 BMW (Yes, another one.) **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [February 25, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000 "2009-02-25T13:08:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thebaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f14d63/32.png) [@thebaron](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/thebaron)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/21 "2009-02-26T08:17:04Z")
Almost considered getting an 80’s era bmw I saw for sale years ago, since i like the general design… ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/22 "2009-02-26T08:58:16Z")
I got one for ya if you want one still… '84 733i. Runs good, cheap too. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/23 "2009-02-26T09:21:08Z")
yikes… ---
**Author:** ![SmokinDiesel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SmokinDiesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SmokinDiesel)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/24 "2009-02-26T09:43:21Z")
Wow Zach … I see your still hanging on. Good luck with this one, it looks good. ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/25 "2009-02-26T11:12:52Z")
> [@Ice Bowl meet?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ice-bowl-meet/39662/20): > > yikes… I know I know, it’s no 135i or S4, but i’m working with what I like/price range. > [@Have you ever called an Hispanic American "porkchop"?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/have-you-ever-called-an-hispanic-american-porkchop/39722/8): > > Wow Zach … I see your still hanging on. Good luck with this one, it looks good. Thanks man. It’s staying down here with me this time around. Haha ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/26 "2009-02-26T11:24:53Z")
i meant the maintenance/daily driver nightmare… ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/27 "2009-02-26T11:29:59Z")
Yeah, I’m just waiting. Parts are cheaper, though, so that’s a plus. Also a little bit easier to work on. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/28 "2009-02-26T11:32:52Z")
just don’t mod anything and look up the maintenance intervals and start checking off the list… good luck ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/29 "2009-02-26T11:45:50Z")
That is also part of the reason I bought the car, it has a folder that has to be over 2" thick with service records. I don’t plan on modding it, it has everything I wanted. Have a Bentley Service Manual for it, too. ---
**Author:** ![jph102900](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jph102900/32/6049_2.png) [@jph102900](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jph102900)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/30 "2009-02-26T11:47:58Z")
How many miles are on it? ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/31 "2009-02-26T13:27:51Z")
160k. 160,000/25 = 6400 miles a year. Not too terrible in my book - My Audi had 110k on it when it went to the junkyard, it was a '98. ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/32 "2009-02-26T15:27:36Z")
That thing needs the 540i sport wheels from a few years back (2000) with the polished spokes. Deep dish in the back, shallow up front. I agree, remove the pinstripe. ---
**Author:** ![jph102900](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jph102900/32/6049_2.png) [@jph102900](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jph102900)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/33 "2009-02-26T17:51:35Z")
+1 on the stripe ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/34 "2009-02-26T18:14:58Z")
Yeah, it’s pretty haggard. It might not go immediately, but it will when I do the big detail on the car when it gets nicer out. Tod - These? :drool: I hope to get them eventually. “Eventually” is the key term for everything right now. Haha ![http://www.kenrockwell.com/bmw/images/CIMG4465-rear-wheel.jpg](http://www.kenrockwell.com/bmw/images/CIMG4465-rear-wheel.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![jph102900](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jph102900/32/6049_2.png) [@jph102900](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jph102900)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/35 "2009-02-26T18:16:49Z")
Pic don’t work ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/36 "2009-02-26T18:26:32Z")
How about now? ---
**Author:** ![jph102900](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jph102900/32/6049_2.png) [@jph102900](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jph102900)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/37 "2009-02-26T18:32:42Z")
yup, and those would look sexy on the new car ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/38 "2009-02-26T20:06:22Z")
those would look good too, but I was thinking the mesh style on the 540i Sport. I am having a tough time finding pics of them. BMW has so many good looking wheels. 2000 M5 Hyperblack wheels would look sweet, too. How about these… ![http://oewheels.net/oe-bmw-kas-148-ssl-hs-r-1rps.jpg](http://oewheels.net/oe-bmw-kas-148-ssl-hs-r-1rps.jpg) [http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-x-8-9-5-Morxchn-Bmw-5-series-wheels\_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ\_trkparmsZ72Q3a1171Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a0Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ\_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem220365643604QQitemZ220365643604QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-x-8-9-5-Morxchn-Bmw-5-series-wheels_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1171Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a0Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem220365643604QQitemZ220365643604QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories) For $519 a set, you can’t go wrong. They show '88-89 635, but not your car. Isn’t it 5x120mm bolt circle? ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/39 "2009-02-26T20:23:09Z")
Yeah 5x120, stock offset around ET20. Wheels will come in time, I’m happy with the ones it has for now. Money’s tight, so it will probably be the end of summer before I do anything that isn’t basic maintenance. ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000/40 "2009-02-26T23:42:03Z")
BMW by far has the best looking factory wheel designs. No competition. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-1984-bmw-yes-another-one/202000.md?page=3)