Ned's Build thread - 2001 Alpine White 325ci, a journey from 2001 - Present

Ned's Bimmer · 11-28-2012, 12:30 AM

Hey guys welcome to my build thread, I'll be showing off my modifications and changes made to the car over time, and i'll constantly update this thread whenever something changes, you guys know the drill! Thanks for looking!

My dad bought the car brand new back on August 24th, 2001. Heres what it looked like fresh out of the factory:

About a month after he picked it up, he decided to put a wing on the back, not sure why, but I dont think it looks too bad! I dont have any pics atm of the car stock with the wing.

My dad drove the car for about 9 years, then passed the car down to me. I had already been driving a couple of years, so he wasnt giving it to a new driver, I had just turned 18 years old at the time.

The miles it had on it when the keys were passed down to me in 2010:

My first mods were to get clear corners, sides, relectors, and some ccfl angel eyes!

My dads new ride, another e46!

Next mod, m3 replica front bumper!

Next mod had to be newe wheels, and I decided to pick up some 18x8 umnitza csl reps! And I threw on some 20mm spacers in the rear to get the flush look:

I then got bored of the chrome grilles and decided to go black!

Picked up some umnitza orion v2 opaque angel eyes:

And then some Led tails!

So thats what I got so far! Hopefully my next mod is some lowering springs, and possibly an m-tech II rear/csl front splitters. Let me know what you guys think!

Just a few more pics I got with my dslr:

ICONIKE46 · 11-28-2012, 12:47 AM

Clean! Since you said you wanna get lowering springs, just pick up a H&R Cup Kit and call it a day

Alpine · 11-28-2012, 01:04 AM

Very clean, tasteful mods!! Beautiful car. Keep up the good work.

PH03NIX46 · 11-28-2012, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ICONIKE46

Clean! Since you said you wanna get lowering springs, just pick up a H&R Cup Kit and call it a day

This.^

I'd also suggest more black up front to flow with the grill. Try some smoked corners.

Other than that, the only problem I see is the bit of plasti-dip falling off of the badge in the back. That bothers me.

Great car Ned!

Ned's Bimmer · 11-28-2012, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ICONIKE46

Clean! Since you said you wanna get lowering springs, just pick up a H&R Cup Kit and call it a day

Thank you! This is the plan when I save up enough!

Ned's Bimmer · 11-28-2012, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alpine

Very clean, tasteful mods!! Beautiful car. Keep up the good work.

Thank you so much!

Quote:

Originally Posted by PH03NIX46

This.^

I'd also suggest more black up front to flow with the grill. Try some smoked corners.

Other than that, the only problem I see is the bit of plasti-dip falling off of the badge in the back. That bothers me.

Great car Ned!

Thanks dude! I do want smoked corners, and even cf csl front splitters, I think I can rock it. I agree about the dip.

nike001 · 11-28-2012, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PH03NIX46

I'd also suggest more black up front to flow with the grill. Try some smoked corners.

You shut your wh0re mouth, Dzenan!

Barbaros · 11-28-2012, 05:52 PM

You already know what i think about your car anyway Ned

I would post a build thread of my car here too but getting the pics and the story together will take a long time so...

Ned's Bimmer · 11-29-2012, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nike001

You shut your wh0re mouth, Dzenan!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barbaros

You already know what i think about your car anyway Ned

I would post a build thread of my car here too but getting the pics and the story together will take a long time so...

Thanks man!

True, you have so many different mods it would take forever!

E40SICK · 12-02-2012, 02:49 AM

looks good bro.. hope to see it in person one of these days lol

TallSkinnyMatt · 12-02-2012, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E40SICK

looks good bro.. hope to see it in person one of these days lol

Same here! We should all meet up sometime!

djnekkon · 12-02-2012, 09:20 AM

Looks really good, puts some sport coils and lower it. it looks like you rub at rear.

[USMC]Skywalker · 12-02-2012, 09:34 AM

Beautiful car, very clean and tastefull mods. I would recommend chrome exhaust tips to complement the rear. Cheap component but definitely gives a classy look. Since your front grill is gray and considering the beautiful alpine white color of your car I would highly recommend the glossy black window trim.

THECLEANERBEAMER · 12-02-2012, 10:37 AM

Your dad only drove it 31k miles in 9 years?! Did he have another at the same time?

illestminimike · 12-02-2012, 04:17 PM

Saw you on Instagram. Lol. Nice car. Definitely needs a drop!

Ned's Bimmer · 12-02-2012, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E40SICK

looks good bro.. hope to see it in person one of these days lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallSkinnyMatt

Same here! We should all meet up sometime!

Thanks! I agree, It would be awesome to get our cars together!

Quote:

Originally Posted by djnekkon

Looks really good, puts some sport coils and lower it. it looks like you rub at rear.

Thank you! Working on it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by [USMC]Skywalker

Beautiful car, very clean and tastefull mods. I would recommend chrome exhaust tips to complement the rear. Cheap component but definitely gives a classy look. Since your front grill is gray and considering the beautiful alpine white color of your car I would highly recommend the glossy black window trim.

Appreciate it, thanks! What do you recommend I do to get a chrome exhaust tip and black window trim? Does bmw sell chrome exhaust tips? And shadowline is kinda expensive.

Quote:

Originally Posted by THECLEANERBEAMER

Your dad only drove it 31k miles in 9 years?! Did he have another at the same time?

Yep! He has a truck that he drives to work because he has to haul lots of things. He only got to drive the e46 on weekends. Its at 52k miles now, about 22k miles in 2 years that I have put on it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by illestminimike

Saw you on Instagram. Lol. Nice car. Definitely needs a drop!

Hey! Whats up! Haha, thanks, I agree!

Johal E32 · 12-02-2012, 05:03 PM

Looking good Ned!

Ned's Bimmer · 12-03-2012, 02:48 PM

Thanks Johal!

A few more pics I got from yesterday:

2000_328CI · 12-03-2012, 02:58 PM

Love it

777eThOd* · 12-03-2012, 03:29 PM

Your car looks Great! But I'm not a fan of squared fitment. But the drop will be great! You gonna get any camber done?

11-28-2012, 12:30 AM	#1
Ned's Bimmer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 389 My Ride: 2001 325ci View My Garage	Ned's Build thread - 2001 Alpine White 325ci, a journey from 2001 - Present Hey guys welcome to my build thread, I'll be showing off my modifications and changes made to the car over time, and i'll constantly update this thread whenever something changes, you guys know the drill! Thanks for looking! My dad bought the car brand new back on August 24th, 2001. Heres what it looked like fresh out of the factory: About a month after he picked it up, he decided to put a wing on the back, not sure why, but I dont think it looks too bad! I dont have any pics atm of the car stock with the wing. My dad drove the car for about 9 years, then passed the car down to me. I had already been driving a couple of years, so he wasnt giving it to a new driver, I had just turned 18 years old at the time. The miles it had on it when the keys were passed down to me in 2010: My first mods were to get clear corners, sides, relectors, and some ccfl angel eyes! My dads new ride, another e46! Next mod, m3 replica front bumper! Next mod had to be newe wheels, and I decided to pick up some 18x8 umnitza csl reps! And I threw on some 20mm spacers in the rear to get the flush look: I then got bored of the chrome grilles and decided to go black! Picked up some umnitza orion v2 opaque angel eyes: And then some Led tails! So thats what I got so far! Hopefully my next mod is some lowering springs, and possibly an m-tech II rear/csl front splitters. Let me know what you guys think! Just a few more pics I got with my dslr: __________________

11-28-2012, 12:47 AM	#2
ICONIKE46 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 981 My Ride: has 3 pedals View My Garage	Clean! Since you said you wanna get lowering springs, just pick up a H&R Cup Kit and call it a day __________________ UNDER CONSTRUCTION...

11-28-2012, 05:52 PM	#8
Barbaros Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 1,255 My Ride: 328i View My Garage	You already know what i think about your car anyway Ned I would post a build thread of my car here too but getting the pics and the story together will take a long time so... __________________ My build thread/// http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1838687

12-02-2012, 02:49 AM	#10
E40SICK Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: vallejo ca. Posts: 535 My Ride: 2001 330ci View My Garage	looks good bro.. hope to see it in person one of these days lol __________________

12-02-2012, 09:20 AM	#12
djnekkon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Paterson, New Jersey / Orlando Florida Posts: 15,675 My Ride: MB3ci Regensburg Bav View My Garage	Looks really good, puts some sport coils and lower it. it looks like you rub at rear. __________________ Hip hop southstyle vol 2

11-28-2012, 01:04 AM	#3
Alpine Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 181 My Ride: 2002 E46 BMW 330Ci View My Garage	Very clean, tasteful mods!! Beautiful car. Keep up the good work.

12-02-2012, 09:34 AM	#13
[USMC]Skywalker Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 229 My Ride: 2006 BMW 330Ci View My Garage	Beautiful car, very clean and tastefull mods. I would recommend chrome exhaust tips to complement the rear. Cheap component but definitely gives a classy look. Since your front grill is gray and considering the beautiful alpine white color of your car I would highly recommend the glossy black window trim. __________________ Monaco Blue/Natural Brown, BMW Performance Intake, BMW Performance Exhaust, Dinan Stage II Software and Dinan Automatic Transmission Software

12-02-2012, 10:37 AM	#14
THECLEANERBEAMER MR.CLEAN ;) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,068 My Ride: 2002 325i View My Garage	Your dad only drove it 31k miles in 9 years?! Did he have another at the same time? __________________ Instagram:thecleanerbeamer

12-02-2012, 04:17 PM	#15
illestminimike Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: West Covina CA Posts: 3,925 My Ride: 2003 SMG Vert M3 View My Garage	Saw you on Instagram. Lol. Nice car. Definitely needs a drop! __________________ -2003 M3 Vert -1967 Mini Cooper

12-02-2012, 05:03 PM	#17
Johal E32 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 217 My Ride: E39 M5, E46 323iT/5 View My Garage	Looking good Ned! __________________ 2000 BMW 323iT/5--1983 Lincoln Continental Mark VI PUCCI sedan--2002 BMW M5. DETAILING IN THE BAY AREA http://e46fanatics.com/forum/showthr...155&highlight=

12-03-2012, 02:48 PM	#18
Ned's Bimmer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 389 My Ride: 2001 325ci View My Garage	Thanks Johal! A few more pics I got from yesterday: __________________

12-03-2012, 02:58 PM	#19
2000_328CI DK Jack Sparrow Join Date: May 2004 Location: Isla de Muerta \| DC/VA Posts: 28,541 My Ride: 328Ci \| Range Rover View My Garage	Love it __________________ Everything you need to know on muffler deletes : http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=745244 Back Up Camera for E46 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ckrDiAClGgM Muffler Delete on E46 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofYhRq0T3eI

12-03-2012, 03:29 PM	#20
777eThOd* /// Power Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 950 My Ride: spins to much View My Garage	Your car looks Great! But I'm not a fan of squared fitment. But the drop will be great! You gonna get any camber done? __________________ BimmerBrakes

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