Starting fresh.. [lots of pics!]

Hey, some of you may know me as the crazy ass mofo who ran those epic wide PG-1s on the bagged E46 sedan, or even just the guy who changes wheels very often. Well anyways, since then the car had parted out, parts sold and car was gone. Was a pretty sad sight seeing it go, had it for about 3.5 years. Good memories..Car may be sold, but doesnt mean i dont come onto E46fanatics. I go on everyday LOL..depressing. Well actually, i did promise Steve.K i would put up a thread about my new car.

Pics of old car in its final stage:



Well anyways, sold the car on a Thursday, it was only natural to buy a new one. I had been looking at different options..it came down to either a E60 or a E90. Well i put down the deposit on an E90 Msport on the following Saturday. Come Tuesday, i had myself a Sparkling Graphite E90 Msport. Not exactly the colour i wanted but for the price i paid and for how clean it was, it was awesome!





Would have loved the sat nav but couldnt find one that was cheap enough for me.

Anyways, the first 'mod' i bought was a OEM leather fob key case and OEM floormats (car didnt come with any but the carpet was in good condition so im guessing they threw out the floormats cause they were dirty or something).

Key Fob case:


Floormats:



Since the car came standard with RFT the car didnt have a jack, wheel brace or spare tyre so i put up a thread on here looking for those parts. Noone had replied so i bought a wheel brace from the UK. Then Adrian (adrianc) had PMed me about the space saver and jack he had left over from his M3. All new with BMW stickers, SCORE!

Dont have a pic of the space saver and jack unfortunately.




Was pretty happy with how it was, enjoying the car as it is. But then i wanted to fix up the front end. I really wanted the 3D studio front lip for the E90 but it was $700 before shipping so i thought i'd put that on hold for now. Since i had a E60 Msport Hamann front lip (courtesy of INDOMI), i decided i should try and modify it to fit the E90. Surprising the E90 has a wider front bar haha. This is what i came up with:




Looks alright, still havnt completed it. Been too busy and really cbf sanding lol.

Oh i also fitted my old plates onto the car.

After that, still finding ways to freshen up the rear end. At first i was looking at changing the exhaust itself to a bolt on Arqray exhaust or even the BMW performance exhaust but $800 for just sound, i thought wasnt worth it. I could use the money elsewhere and besides the stock exhaust sounds great as it is.

So i decided to just change the muffler tip. I asked around, and went into Tuffy mufflers and got a quote on 3inch twin tips. They wanted $180 installed. Again i was like wtf! just for a muffler tip? so i was like stuff that, i'll do it myself. So i went and bought 3inch polished twin tips and welded it on myself.

Stock:



After:


After that, I went and bought a Msport rear bootlid spoiler.





Test fit (please excuse the dirty car lol):



Fitted:


I was then looking at alternatives for the rear tail lights. I hate the clear bit. Blacklines were too expensive for me, so i got some red tint/vinyl and covered it. Didnt turn out too bad but wish it were abit darker.

The tint:


Before:


After:



That was about it.

But as you know..knowing me i wanted low and wheels!

So on the hunt i was, looking at some suspension setups. Looked into getting Airsuspension again but it was going to cost me too much so decided to go with coilovers. Looked at KWs, STs, and BCs. KWs are great, ive fitted a set onto our Merc and they ride nice but i was doubting their capabilities of going lowwww..same goes with ST, apparently they just KW V1s but cheaper materials used thus being cheaper. So i looked into BC BRs, people rate them well so i was leaning more towards them and since the price is so cheap i thought why not. Upon some research, i found out that people who fitted BC BR coilovers onto their E90 were unable to drop the car alot. When they maxed out the front coilovers, it would still stick above the tyre of stockies which made me sad and confused till one guy gave me the solution to my problems! BC BR Extreme drop kit. I looked into it more, was very impressed at how low they went. Not many E90s were running the Extreme drop kit, but the one guy that did, he is dumped and he has nothing but good feedback about them so i thought why not they were cheaper than buying them locally (when the exchange rate was abit better) and you were able to choose your spring rates at no extra charge! But i just stuck with the standard 7kg fronts and 11kg rears since the coilover guy recommended me. So that was all paid for and just waiting for it to be built and sent to me.

Just when i thought it would stop, i decided to jump on the 3D studio lip. So that was paid for and is in the process of being posted to me too.

What it looks like:


Oh but it didnt stop there, a couple days later i was looking for some wheels. Was looking at getting some Hamann PG-1s again but in 18s. I had found a set but missed out on buying them was pretty cut about it. But a week later, 2 days ago i found a really nice set of wheels. So i bought it. I might not tell you guys what they are just yet. But i'll just give you the specs. They 18x10 +25 fronts and 18x11 +0 rears. Haha, okay before you freak out, the rears are getting modded so i'll probs change the outer lip and make it a higher offset.

Thats it for now guys, hope you guys enjoyed it and i'll keep updating this thread as i go

C&C welcome. Might get some hate from all the E46ers.

Thanks,
Nick

Very nice! haha nice to see the mods already happening. Those are some crazy size/offset wheels! Can't wait to see them on. Yeah with the KWs, you're right. I did plenty of research prior to buying mine and everyone said that they go really low. Well I've found out that the fronts can go really low, but the rear springs/shocks can't go that low. I'm at the lowest setting and it's still just a little too high. If I want to drop it any lower I'll need to either remove that rubber pad or take out the spring collar. Not sure which would be better.

Congrats on the new car... I can't wait to see how awesome your E90 turns out!!

Mount the rears before changing the offset..

They are probs a 3 piece ADV1 wheels??

Originally Posted by ating

Very nice! haha nice to see the mods already happening. Those are some crazy size/offset wheels! Can't wait to see them on. Yeah with the KWs, you're right. I did plenty of research prior to buying mine and everyone said that they go really low. Well I've found out that the fronts can go really low, but the rear springs/shocks can't go that low. I'm at the lowest setting and it's still just a little too high. If I want to drop it any lower I'll need to either remove that rubber pad or take out the spring collar. Not sure which would be better.

Haha thanks yeah the mods were bound to happen sooner or later. Yeah hopefully the wheels fit snug with no issues.

Yeah see thats what i read too..but in the e90 case, the rears are able to go low but not the fronts lol

In your case, i rekon you should just take the perch off. I would be worried with metal grinding noise if you were to take the rubber pad off.

Originally Posted by ModBargains II

Congrats on the new car... I can't wait to see how awesome your E90 turns out!!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by YGOAMG

Mount the rears before changing the offset..

They are probs a 3 piece ADV1 wheels??

Haha, would love to but then its too much effort and plus the person im buying it off is doing the work for me so less cash spending hahahaha

hmm..they are 3 piece..but hmm lol you'll see

Originally Posted by niiCk

some of you may know me as the guy who changes wheels very often.

Congrats on the buy!
I'm really not a fan of the shape of those models, but you definitely made it look so much better just with a few simple things.
Will be good to see what else you do.

Nice, But only a 320i?

YES!!! i have been waiting for this thread for ages! so much win.. LOVE the new car bro it looks sick as, well done! the exhaust tips and spoiler make the rear look so tough, and i'm loving the hamann lip! cant wait for the next updates!

Originally Posted by Nae323

Congrats on the buy!
I'm really not a fan of the shape of those models, but you definitely made it look so much better just with a few simple things.
Will be good to see what else you do.

Haha thanks, yeah it does need some getting used to but I love it!

Originally Posted by helrot330ci

Nice, But only a 320i?

Thanks, it's all I could afford being a uni student. I'm just not as baller as most. I did however search for a 325 but there were only two for sale at the time and one of them had already been in an accident. The other I couldn't even get in touch with the guy.

Originally Posted by steve.k

YES!!! i have been waiting for this thread for ages! so much win.. LOVE the new car bro it looks sick as, well done! the exhaust tips and spoiler make the rear look so tough, and i'm loving the hamann lip! cant wait for the next updates!

Haha see bro! Made the thread for you:p
Thanks bro, yeah I love the exhaust tips. The front lip is on its way, just got the tracking number from the seller. Wooooooh! Still got to get that painted though. Wheels are getting painted, and machined this week. Can't wait!

Congratz - and great stuff! keep us posted!!

nice

go to these guys for your mods mate http://www.bmrautowerkes.com.au/

and visit e90post! I hear the N46 with the BMW Performance Exhaust sounds great

Nice one, Nick

Originally Posted by KOpower

Congratz - and great stuff! keep us posted!!

Sure thing!

Originally Posted by RaihaX

nice

go to these guys for your mods mate http://www.bmrautowerkes.com.au/

and visit e90post! I hear the N46 with the BMW Performance Exhaust sounds great

lol yeah Stu and Allen know about my car already but i'll be doing the installations myself.

Yeah I know they sound great, I've heard one in person already but it's not like I want to attract attention especially the cops. And I get to save money lol

Nice I thought you gonna slammed with air suspension as the pics I have shown you before

http://www.m3post.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1248994259

Nice buy nick! Cant wait to see what you do with it - Good luck!

Nice car buddy, I've also got the e90
Everything you're doing and want to do is pretty much how I did my car aswell lol
Good taste you have!

Originally Posted by niiCk

lol yeah Stu and Allen know about my car already but i'll be doing the installations myself.

Yeah I know they sound great, I've heard one in person already but it's not like I want to attract attention especially the cops. And I get to save money lol

Yeah I wasn't surprised if you knew Stu already since you are at Sydney, the man is a manwhore

Famous last word mate, next thing you know you are picking up a BMW PE from Stu

Originally Posted by M3 CS

Nice one, Nick

Sorry, didnt see your comment when using the bimmerapp! but thanks Raj

Originally Posted by johnca

Nice I thought you gonna slammed with air suspension as the pics I have shown you before

http://www.m3post.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1248994259

HAHA, air suspension for this car is too expensive cant afford it man.
That picture still makes me laugh hahaha..

Originally Posted by Caosa

Nice buy nick! Cant wait to see what you do with it - Good luck!

Thanks bro i think thats about all i'll be doing..nothing else i can do. Maybe a stereo upgrade and a dynavin.

Originally Posted by annoyin

Nice car buddy, I've also got the e90
Everything you're doing and want to do is pretty much how I did my car aswell lol
Good taste you have!

Niceee! hehe yeah i need to really re-do my red tinting..

Originally Posted by RaihaX

Yeah I wasn't surprised if you knew Stu already since you are at Sydney, the man is a manwhore

Famous last word mate, next thing you know you are picking up a BMW PE from Stu

LOL! i agree hahaha..
NAHH! im staying firm on not buying an exhaust

Good Stuff Nick,

Can't wait till you mount the wheels man!

Congrats on the purchase Nick, keen to see the progress of mods as the months go by.

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