Well, finally picked up my E30 M3 last night after waiting for about a month! 
Gave her a wash when I got here and was stunned at how straight and clean the panels are. Not a single scratch or dent/ding. Only things are a few spots of rust beginning to come through on one rear arch, the tailgate and the sunroof but should be easy to get sorted.
One BAD point the wash highlighted was a leak somewhere that means the drivers foot well is pretty damp (well, wet actually) which isn't good. Is there a weak spot on these cars that causes them to leak like that? Any way of fixing it?
I also have a few other basic questions and would appreciate it if anyone could shed some light:
1. Is there supposed to be no interior light? What are my options for fitting one?
2. How much of the instruments light up? On the heater panel the sliders and the fan speed are totally not illuminated, is that common and is it fixable?
3. The boot lock/push mechanism is very stiff and when it's pushed in it doesn't pop back out, you have to push it out with your finger form the inside. I had an old 320i that did exactly the same so it's obviously a common fault, is there a cure/fix?
4. I don't much like the Orange illumination on the dash, can it be changed and how?
Think that's it for now, sorry for the barrage of questions! Other than that it was FANTASTIC fun to drive last night and my friends are WELL impressed
A happy grinning happy happy Jon

Gave her a wash when I got here and was stunned at how straight and clean the panels are. Not a single scratch or dent/ding. Only things are a few spots of rust beginning to come through on one rear arch, the tailgate and the sunroof but should be easy to get sorted.
One BAD point the wash highlighted was a leak somewhere that means the drivers foot well is pretty damp (well, wet actually) which isn't good. Is there a weak spot on these cars that causes them to leak like that? Any way of fixing it?
I also have a few other basic questions and would appreciate it if anyone could shed some light:
1. Is there supposed to be no interior light? What are my options for fitting one?
2. How much of the instruments light up? On the heater panel the sliders and the fan speed are totally not illuminated, is that common and is it fixable?
3. The boot lock/push mechanism is very stiff and when it's pushed in it doesn't pop back out, you have to push it out with your finger form the inside. I had an old 320i that did exactly the same so it's obviously a common fault, is there a cure/fix?
4. I don't much like the Orange illumination on the dash, can it be changed and how?
Think that's it for now, sorry for the barrage of questions! Other than that it was FANTASTIC fun to drive last night and my friends are WELL impressed
A happy grinning happy happy Jon



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