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Dean Dark - 24 Mar 2006 00:51 GMT

Well, a few months ago I adopted a '91 325iX. Call me stupid ("You're
stupid!"). It's basically solid and I'm going to refurbish it just
for the hell of it.

I have the Bentley e30 manual, but it doesn't cover the specific iX
parts. I have Googled up many useful odds and ends about the e30
325iX, but I can't find a shop manual, or any iX manual come to that,
for the specifics of this beastie.

Any ideas?

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John Burns - 24 Mar 2006 12:03 GMT

> Well, a few months ago I adopted a '91 325iX. Call me stupid ("You're
> stupid!"). It's basically solid and I'm going to refurbish it just
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>
> Any ideas?

Getting an ETK parts manual from ebay is a good start. Nice car, wish
they'd made a few in right hand drive :-(

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Dean Dark - 25 Mar 2006 14:09 GMT

>> the e30
>> 325iX, but I can't find a shop manual, or any iX manual come to that,
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>Getting an ETK parts manual from ebay is a good start. Nice car, wish
>they'd made a few in right hand drive :-(

Thanks for the suggestion.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/ seems to be an on-line version of the ETK
parts manual. Is that so? Is there any benefit to buying the CD
version over and above what's on that web site?

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Fred W - 25 Mar 2006 18:44 GMT

>>>the e30
>>>325iX, but I can't find a shop manual, or any iX manual come to that,
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> parts manual. Is that so? Is there any benefit to buying the CD
> version over and above what's on that web site?

Nope. It's all there...

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Fred W - 24 Mar 2006 14:10 GMT

> Well, a few months ago I adopted a '91 325iX. Call me stupid ("You're
> stupid!"). It's basically solid and I'm going to refurbish it just
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> Any ideas?

Sorry, can't help with the iX literature. I just wanted to say I don't
think you're stupid in the least. Those can be magnificent cars.

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electrostatictommyboy - 26 Mar 2006 00:08 GMT

Here is a great group for E30 iX's:
<http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/thebmw325ixclub/>

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Dean Dark - 26 Mar 2006 14:16 GMT

>Here is a great group for E30 iX's:
><http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/thebmw325ixclub/>

Thanks to all for the suggestions.

Easily the best source of technical 325iX information I have found to
date on the web is Gordon Haines' 325iX registry:

http://home.earthlink.net/~wardellhix/iX/

It's dormant, but Gordon told me in e-mail that he's leaving the site
up for reference. I already snagged a lot of stuff from there in case
he changes his mind...

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