u/Agreeable_Agency5966

planning to attempt to put a BMW M54B30 in my sedan over summer/upcoming year, got the engine for cheap and am more of a bmw familiar person, more parts here too (hardly any diesel merc engines for a good swap, etc.)

Also have a manual gearbox ready, replacing a badly working m115 2.3 (carb issues).

I've seen a m30b30 in a w123 before but not an m54, this should be very interesting...

thoughts? / start throwing the tomatoes now!

Hey guys, my 230TE (M102) doesn’t seem to quite get to being pegged at 3 bar when under load / accelerating as I think it should (my 230 m115 sits pegged) .

Thoughts on this? Should I be very concerned at this stage? Engine has 15w40 oil in I believe and doesn’t smoke, a bit ticky though.

This is Gryffin. He is 13 years old screams like a banshee and is the first cat I’ve ever seen drift (he has no idea where his back legs are from a injury when he was a kitten) and he, also well, he looks like that.

Hi guys just wondering if people have had any experience ordering with these guys, https://www.mbclassics.de/Home?

Looking at doing a decent cost order so want to make sure they are legit!

Hi folks, me again. Considering options for my wagon's speaker improvement. All I have currently is two front speakers in dash fighting for their life...

Checked out the rear roof situation and I have wiring but no brackets for the I believe 4 inch speakers usually mounted there.

Not wanting to have to do any drilling into door cards to place speakers as parts are very hard to find here.

So far my thought is, additional tweeters to sit on the dash (my sedan has these), two 4inch speakers in the roof as standard and potentially a small subwoofer under the seat? I hear there is an elusive subwoofer that sits inside the spare wheel without having to remove it? Pretty keen to keep my spare wheel so this may be an option, maybe you could make one?

I have a Blaupunkt Toronto 400BT head unit.

What are other people out there running? Thoughts? Recommendations?

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Dunno what genius has ‘repaired’ this in past, but come on man. Rust in rear hatch strut area / roof.

Hey folks, my transmission is haemorrhaging fluid — as you can see it’s pretty much everywhere but is mainly accumulating on the pans bolts to the drivers side, I know this may be travelling from the front.

Are there any tips on where to start to potentially solving / finding this leak? I guess just a degrease and run?

Hoping for just a transmission pan.

Me again...! Gotta love a matching pair.

I had some completely underexposed shots, but had a few come out. Scary to experiment with such an expensive film!

Camera: Pentax Me-F, I think reddit ruined the quality here haha!

79’ 230 and 85’ 230TE. Shot on Portra 800

Waiting for my digital photography shots to come through (these were just the background shots I took myself, not my photographer!) also got some rollers out the wagon sunroof of the sedan!

Car is rough as but has good bones and is mechanically sound so far!

Quite rough but has in theory had a lot spent on it. Body 240,000miles engine (new used) 160,000miles.

Owner wanting quite a bit but the estates are very rare in my area.

Is there anything to look out for when viewing these that I should take note that differ from the sedans? Owner has said ‘all the rust has been done.’ In theory.

Hey guys, a few years ago I downgraded (upgraded imo) to these Bauer Supreme Ones from some CCM Tacks, found the fit to be much better, looking to potentially replace them.

Just wondering if anyone knows a modern skate equivalent that would fit similar presumedly in the Bauer range?

I don't mind non-cowling!

Hi all, I’m looking to grab one of these for my W123 and wanted to know if anyone has a reputable link for them as there seems to be hundreds on eBay etc?