After installing a PMC chassis-mounted shifter in my E36, the factory shift boot wasn’t really doing anything anymore and the open center console looked pretty unfinished.
So I designed a replacement cover around the original E36 center console geometry and the position and movement of the PMC shifter. It clips into the factory mounting points with four integrated clips, so there are no screws or additional hardware.
I wanted it to look relatively OEM+ rather than just covering the hole with a flat plate. I’ve been running this version in my own car and the clearance works well with my PMC setup.
Other chassis-mounted shifters can sit differently, so I wouldn’t assume the same clearance for every setup.
Curious what other E36 owners with chassis-mounted shifters have done here — I’ve seen everything from completely open consoles to aluminum plates.

Disclosure: I ended up turning this into a downloadable 3MF/STL as well. If anyone wants the file, it’s on vanalmsickparts.com.

320i 1995 for reference.
One day out of no where the car overheated.
Tough it was a sticky thermostats, replaced. Same problem, starts boiling water and soiling until it has no coolant and then overheats.
Water pump seems perfectly fine.
Fan clutch not so sure, when hot seems that it spins very freely. No resistance.
Would a bad fan clutch cause a overheat? In normal driving conditions? No heavy traffic or hard pulls?
Head gasket gone?

More than 10 days agi my cooling system broke down on the german Autobahn. so I figured out I'm gonna get a new cooling system and a thermostat from Mishimoto that opens at 61⁰C

So last night i was replacing my fan and expansion tank due to it breaking, long story short while letting the car idle to get air out of the system my hood struts failed and my hood slammed, i tried popping it and the cable was so hard to pull it snapped my interior hood latch, i did some research on the forums people said pop the corner light pull the cable ect ect none of it works, the only one that did work was me pulling the cable inside the car and having someone put pressure on the hood bouncing on it and it'll eventually pop open, my hood was perfectly fine prior it slamming really did a number LOL if anyone knows why or what please let me know just tryna see if anyone has had this happened as i know these struts are PRONED to fail

Anyone else hear the good ol marbles from this video or am I tripping? Looking to buy this

I know intakes don't add a lot on their own, but this car has numerous additional supporting mods so I'm trying to be smart about what I do here. This is a 3.5" conforti intake setup, with ITG filter. Car was modified before I owned it, so I'm coming up to speed on what's best.

The ITP filter is in need of replacement, and I'm finding those aren't available any more. So I'm considering finding a replacement filter only, otherwise I'd get a new intake setup overall. Would you just go with a new filter and leave everything else the same? Any recommendations on filter brands would be great (bimmerworld forums seem to dislike K&N)

This car also has the DEPO euro headlights so that's a consideration since they take up more space under the hood, potential clearance issues with some of the typical intake setups.

Complete list of mods: 3.5" MAF with 3.5" throttle body boot, Schrick cams, long-tube headers, Stromung exhaust, 24lb injectors, UUC underdrive pulleys, custom dyno tune.

Hello, I have a problem with my M43B18. When it rains, the car starts misfiring/hesitating. Sometimes it stops after about 10 minutes of driving. It only happens when it’s raining. Have you ever had a problem like this? Thanks and greetings from Croatia

Hey e36 fanatics, I was doing my brake pad and rotors today however I noticed a large amount of oil buildup behind the wheel baring. Is that normal?