What to check, buying my 1st CSl, Help !

[shane@mbtech]

i know mine are magnesium, dont know what yours are made of:birdman:

Thought this was an old wives tale shimmy, ??

Edited, there are mixed views across the net, some say they are magnesium, others disagree.

[shimmy]

i was just kidding

i checked up a while ago and magnessium used to be the way light rims were created for motorsport but i think this has now been superceeded by other materials

[steelyork]

Spare wheels

No, it just sounded like you were repeating what I said few hours earlier :whistle: So what's the deal with the wheels ? Why do people think they are made of Magnesium ? when they are not, and what are they actually made of ?

The car is on it's original cup tyres at the moment, are they realy as dodgy as i hear to drive in the wet ? if so i'll be on the look out for a set of winter wheels and tyres, seen all the copys on ebay, do you know if theyre any good ?

Cheer
Mark

[steelyork]

Limting Kit price

rear springs and RTAB are consumbles so dont over worry about them for the purchase as not a big cost issue and warranty on them if you ask nicely

You can bet proflex poly bushes but most get OEM BMW with Turner limitinmg kit fitted to stop them flexing too much and splitting in the future. Springs just replace with BMW unless you are going to an a/m suspension

try and get best paint condition you can but remember front respray only £600-800 and MOST cars have been done whatever the seller says

wheels should measure 8.5inches wide at front otherwise it might be CS version which is 8 inches only.

Thats eased my mind re the bushes etc, roughly how much will the limiting kit cost ? sad thing is it'll be in the garage 6 months of the year as i work overseas, looking forward to using it though, all i hear is praise for them.
Cheers Mark

[md23]

Limiting kit's about £100. Got one in the garage to be fitted with new RTAB's when they need replaced:thumbs: