Press22 for a nasty build thread

Press22 · 12-15-2012, 12:38 PM

Finally finding the time to post and update a build thread for my E46.

2001 325ci at 63k miles when I got her in March 2012. 2 owner car, garage kept

When I first bought her

Immediately got to modding, starting off small. Khoalty LEDs

Turner Coilover kit

Dynavin

Crappy editing

Depo LED tails

M3 replica bumper (with crappy paint)

Beyern Mesh 18x8.5 et 30

Car stayed like this for a long time.

I started going to car meets

CF Simota intake and full cooling refresh done! @ 66k miles

Sticker on bumper because I scraped

Photos at car meets

Threw on some CF splitters

Out with the Turner coilovers, in with BC Racing BR 12k front/ 14k rear.

Joined EuroSquad!

360 Car show in Lake Las Vegas with EuroSquad

Time for a new start...
17x9.5 ARE 328 (90's corvette wheels)

.

New front bumper with good paint

Rocking them at et18 squared

I mounted the wheels on my birthday (dec 9)

and currently still in progress. OEM M3 Rear end

Exhaust is put on, not sure I'm digging the tips, CSL diffuser coming soon. (Dirty car)

Bonnie Springs Ranch road trip!

Thanks for looking!
Please keep in mind I bought the car March 2012 lol Haven't had it THAT long
That's all for now, I'll try my best to keep this updated and organized.
Feel free to comment, support, or hate

eson · 12-15-2012, 12:45 PM

Really really clean car. I hate even the slightest bit of poke, but your new wheels are

rcsummers · 12-15-2012, 12:48 PM

kewl.

but something looks off in that one head-on pic of your car......its not the paint

this one.

Press22 · 12-15-2012, 12:55 PM

Plenty of things were wrong back then, most have been fixed now :p

rcsummers · 12-15-2012, 12:57 PM

its great progress. at first i was like ehhhhh. then i was like damn.

COBYATCH · 12-15-2012, 01:06 PM

looking good! the new wheels are much better!

98bimmer · 12-15-2012, 02:46 PM

Looks dope! Finish it off with m3 sides and mirrors!

Barbaros · 12-15-2012, 06:36 PM

Did you get new roundels?

It looks great! Congrats!

BBBoy323i · 12-15-2012, 09:42 PM

Clean car, love your license plate. I have the same haha sig is old

BmwSonora26 · 12-15-2012, 09:48 PM

Is 12k front/ 14k rear a good spring rate for a daily driver? cause i just ordered the same set up! Nice car btw

NightRaider93 · 12-15-2012, 09:55 PM

Better put a good exhaust on it as well! Would really set the car off!

msane3 · 12-15-2012, 10:07 PM

Where did you find those ARE wheels? I have some, even though in a slightly different style, on my 94 trans am with Mickey thompsons. They are very nostalgic wheels. Great find!

ImSoFreaknWhite · 12-16-2012, 10:06 AM

Great build bro it looks great on the new rims!

ImSoFreaknWhite · 12-16-2012, 10:07 AM

And do you by any chance still have the stock amber corners and side markers that the car came with? if so can you PM me a price for both together..

330xIce · 12-16-2012, 11:34 AM

I've always loved how clean your car is. I kinda liked the beyerns better but the new rims are pretty nice too. M3 rear is gonna look

Press22 · 12-16-2012, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by msane3

Where did you find those ARE wheels? I have some, even though in a slightly different style, on my 94 trans am with Mickey thompsons. They are very nostalgic wheels. Great find!

They were on sale over on another forum and I decided to swoop them up since they're old and yummy and wide.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImSoFreaknWhite

And do you by any chance still have the stock amber corners and side markers that the car came with? if so can you PM me a price for both together..

I do, but the clips are broken

Quote:

Originally Posted by BmwSonora26

Is 12k front/ 14k rear a good spring rate for a daily driver? cause i just ordered the same set up! Nice car btw

Perfect, for my use I wish I would have gone stiffer but it's fine for a daily.

Fern2899 · 12-16-2012, 12:27 PM

Please don't do m3 fenders... It will be too wide and your rear quarter panels won't match so your front will be wider than the rear..(it will look dumb)

If it was me I would do the m3 mirrors and the mtech2 rear bumper and side skirts and be done with it

illestminimike · 12-17-2012, 11:35 AM

Nice progress bro. Keep up the good work.

Studdly_Studright · 12-17-2012, 01:28 PM

Very nice progress. It reminds me of khalil's car with the new rims. What happened to the splitters?

Press22 · 12-17-2012, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Studdly_Studright

Very nice progress. It reminds me of khalil's car with the new rims. What happened to the splitters?

They're in the garage, looking to get an Iconz front lip

12-15-2012, 12:38 PM	#1
Press22 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 335 My Ride: 01 325ci View My Garage	Press22 for a nasty build thread Finally finding the time to post and update a build thread for my E46. 2001 325ci at 63k miles when I got her in March 2012. 2 owner car, garage kept When I first bought her Immediately got to modding, starting off small. Khoalty LEDs Turner Coilover kit Dynavin Crappy editing Depo LED tails M3 replica bumper (with crappy paint) Beyern Mesh 18x8.5 et 30 Car stayed like this for a long time. I started going to car meets CF Simota intake and full cooling refresh done! @ 66k miles Sticker on bumper because I scraped Photos at car meets Threw on some CF splitters Out with the Turner coilovers, in with BC Racing BR 12k front/ 14k rear. Joined EuroSquad! 360 Car show in Lake Las Vegas with EuroSquad Time for a new start... 17x9.5 ARE 328 (90's corvette wheels) . New front bumper with good paint Rocking them at et18 squared I mounted the wheels on my birthday (dec 9) and currently still in progress. OEM M3 Rear end Exhaust is put on, not sure I'm digging the tips, CSL diffuser coming soon. (Dirty car) Bonnie Springs Ranch road trip! Thanks for looking! Please keep in mind I bought the car March 2012 lol Haven't had it THAT long That's all for now, I'll try my best to keep this updated and organized. Feel free to comment, support, or hate __________________ Andy Morales My next wheel setup will make you eat your shorts (coming soon) EUROSQUAD My Build Thread Last edited by Press22; 01-01-2013 at 11:31 PM.

12-15-2012, 12:45 PM	#2
eson Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA. Posts: 172 My Ride: E46 M3, Porsche 911 View My Garage	Really really clean car. I hate even the slightest bit of poke, but your new wheels are Last edited by eson; 12-15-2012 at 12:47 PM.

12-15-2012, 12:48 PM	#3
rcsummers Mister TechnoMeister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Suburbs, NJ Posts: 3,166 My Ride: M3 View My Garage	kewl. but something looks off in that one head-on pic of your car......its not the paint this one. __________________ "RICH" EURO.TECHNIKS My Build Thread

12-15-2012, 12:55 PM	#4
Press22 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 335 My Ride: 01 325ci View My Garage	Plenty of things were wrong back then, most have been fixed now :p __________________ Andy Morales My next wheel setup will make you eat your shorts (coming soon) EUROSQUAD My Build Thread Last edited by Press22; 12-15-2012 at 12:55 PM.

12-15-2012, 12:57 PM	#5
rcsummers Mister TechnoMeister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Suburbs, NJ Posts: 3,166 My Ride: M3 View My Garage	its great progress. at first i was like ehhhhh. then i was like damn. __________________ "RICH" EURO.TECHNIKS My Build Thread

12-15-2012, 01:06 PM	#6
COBYATCH Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 338 My Ride: 03 325i View My Garage	looking good! the new wheels are much better! __________________

12-15-2012, 02:46 PM	#7
98bimmer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 460 My Ride: 99 C23k, 01 330i View My Garage	Looks dope! Finish it off with m3 sides and mirrors! __________________

12-15-2012, 06:36 PM	#8
Barbaros Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 1,374 My Ride: 328i View My Garage	Did you get new roundels? It looks great! Congrats! __________________ *///* My build thread http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=990667

12-15-2012, 09:42 PM	#9
BBBoy323i All show no go! Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 2,017 My Ride: 2000 323i Black/Gray View My Garage	Clean car, love your license plate. I have the same haha sig is old __________________ Galaxy Black on Gray\|VMR VB3 18x8.5 225/40/18\|Depo Smoked Corners\|Painted kidney grills\|Smoked side markers\|Orion Lite AE\|Mtech II front bumper with CF splitters\|Smoked Eagle Eye LED tails\|Ebay Lip Spoiler/More Check out my college kids + e46 thread if interested! http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=870707

12-15-2012, 09:48 PM	#10
BmwSonora26 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: north nj Posts: 302 My Ride: Bmw325ci View My Garage	Is 12k front/ 14k rear a good spring rate for a daily driver? cause i just ordered the same set up! Nice car btw __________________

12-15-2012, 09:55 PM	#11
NightRaider93 Waka Waka Waka Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: University of Kentucky Posts: 1,280 My Ride: 04 325i View My Garage	Better put a good exhaust on it as well! Would really set the car off! __________________ -Spencer

12-15-2012, 10:07 PM	#12
msane3 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 61 My Ride: 2003 m3, 94 trans am View My Garage	Where did you find those ARE wheels? I have some, even though in a slightly different style, on my 94 trans am with Mickey thompsons. They are very nostalgic wheels. Great find! __________________ the wife and the mistress

12-16-2012, 10:06 AM	#13
ImSoFreaknWhite Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,634 My Ride: '06 M3 SMG VERT View My Garage	Great build bro it looks great on the new rims! __________________ Jordan My Build Thread EuroSpec CSL V1 Bumper l CSL One-Piece Lip l 18x10 Square HyperBlack APEX ARC-8 l Black Grills/Gills & Emblems l Carbon Fiber Roundels Status Rear Section l Carbon Fiber Intake Duct l Gruppe M Intake l OEM JB Hardtop l Drilled/Slotted Rotors l D2 Coilovers w/Camber Plates l VIS CSL Trunk

12-16-2012, 10:07 AM	#14
ImSoFreaknWhite Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,634 My Ride: '06 M3 SMG VERT View My Garage	And do you by any chance still have the stock amber corners and side markers that the car came with? if so can you PM me a price for both together.. __________________ Jordan My Build Thread EuroSpec CSL V1 Bumper l CSL One-Piece Lip l 18x10 Square HyperBlack APEX ARC-8 l Black Grills/Gills & Emblems l Carbon Fiber Roundels Status Rear Section l Carbon Fiber Intake Duct l Gruppe M Intake l OEM JB Hardtop l Drilled/Slotted Rotors l D2 Coilovers w/Camber Plates l VIS CSL Trunk

12-16-2012, 11:34 AM	#15
330xIce Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 2,175 My Ride: 2005 330xi View My Garage	I've always loved how clean your car is. I kinda liked the beyerns better but the new rims are pretty nice too. M3 rear is gonna look __________________ Follow Me On Instagram: JamesMarshall_E46 My Progress Thread - How To Set a Signature - Black Sedans FTMFW -James-

12-16-2012, 12:27 PM	#17
Fern2899 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 190 My Ride: 2003 e46 M3 View My Garage	Please don't do m3 fenders... It will be too wide and your rear quarter panels won't match so your front will be wider than the rear..(it will look dumb) If it was me I would do the m3 mirrors and the mtech2 rear bumper and side skirts and be done with it __________________

12-17-2012, 11:35 AM	#18
illestminimike Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: West Covina CA Posts: 3,941 My Ride: Project Drama View My Garage	Nice progress bro. Keep up the good work. __________________ -2005 SMG ZCP Coupe -1967 Mini Cooper

12-17-2012, 01:28 PM	#19
Studdly_Studright Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Morgantown WV - Stockholm Posts: 5,796 My Ride: 325xi - Mustang GT View My Garage	Very nice progress. It reminds me of khalil's car with the new rims. What happened to the splitters? __________________

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