found the paper under the seat

[skr]

got a couple of questions:
First of all i have "210" in the options field and the list says 3 things :
210: DSC 3
210:Anti-Blocker system(1994)
210:ABS(E36/3,E36/5 (1995)
What should i make out of it?

Second one:
226:Sport suspention setting. Well, it looks lower than stock but i guessed that's just the springs sagging over time. What exactly is diffrent than stock and how do i know if it still is?

And how can i find the production week without going to the dealer?

thanks in advance

[Ausmpower]

226: standard ride height but (slightly!) stiffer springs, different Toe & camber angles on front tyres. Would have sagged by around 1" by now (mine had)

210: ABS - ABS is fitted factory standard, yours has the provision for traction control ($1500 aud - ABS ecu swap plus a switch)

If you PM me the last 7 digits of your vin number I can decode it for you at work and pm the info back to you (I'm a BMW parts interpreter at a dealer)

Ross

[Bleeding_Knuckles]

production date should be on the plate in the drivers door

[Ausmpower]

He want to know the production week, the plate gives you month year only.

German site (at work) will give full date: day/month/year.

[Ross]

Ross,
Would you be able to provide me the proper ride height for my car? It seems high in front or low in back. It's a "95 525it GD25814.
Ross

[genphreak]

Ross, Would you be able to provide me the proper ride height for my car? It seems high in front or low in back. It's a "95 525it GD25814. Ross

In my experience the springs do not sag so much as the shocks de-pressurise. Even after 225,000 km my car had the oringinal shocks. It sat very low. The shocks still worked 98% of the time, but not when the going got really rough... when I changed them, the car shot up by 3" front and back. Sashs/Boge shocks are not liks the crappy ones they fit to other cars, they still work right to the bitter end.... nick

[Ross]

PO had replaced fronts and not rear. I thought the shocks were to dampen and not carry load. Given what you say and my car's condition I guess it's not so here. I guess I'll do the rears. It just seems too high in front.

[genphreak]

PO had replaced fronts and not rear. I thought the shocks were to dampen and not carry load. Given what you say and my car's condition I guess it's not so here. I guess I'll do the rears. It just seems too high in front.

Yep classic PO approach; Balk at the price, so only do the fronts and then the car spends its time driving like a land-yacht until someone gets over the cost and does the rears ones... shocks wear in 4s, not pairs.

[Ross]

Yea,this guy spent a ton of dough by "diagnosing" problems himself and then buying parts on ebay to be installed by whoever was cheapest.Midas F'd him out of plenty! Good news,I bought it cheap while he was disgusted.Most problems now sorted out without much difficulty. The rear isn't self leveling so why would anyone not change the rears for cost? Oh well I'm constantly amazed by how some justify things. A friend's son has invested thousands for stereo equipment for a failing old car he has. Now that he's broke and so is the car guess who wants a deal from me to fix it?

[Ausmpower]

Yea,this guy spent a ton of dough by "diagnosing" problems himself and then buying parts on ebay to be installed by whoever was cheapest.Midas F'd him out of plenty! Good news,I bought it cheap while he was disgusted.Most problems now sorted out without much difficulty. The rear isn't self leveling so why would anyone not change the rears for cost? Oh well I'm constantly amazed by how some justify things. A friend's son has invested thousands for stereo equipment for a failing old car he has. Now that he's broke and so is the car guess who wants a deal from me to fix it?

Where in Aus are you?