thought i'd give you all a head up that im finally starting my project bmw 318is m44 now ive got some form of cashflow, got lots of plans for it but i'll go into detail about those in another post, more to follow
new project now im back in employment :)
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garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
na didnt go with mugellos in the end, met the guys from team dynamics at a show and they offered me a good discount on imola's so i went with them instead, havnt got tyres yet dads just about to start back at his old garage again so im gonna wait and get a bit of discount 
Prince
Torque King
na didnt go with mugellos in the end, met the guys from team dynamics at a show and they offered me a good discount on imola's so i went with them instead, havnt got tyres yet dads just about to start back at his old garage again so im gonna wait and get a bit of discount
What's the spec on Imolas? I.E. Offset? Width? I'll assume they're 17s. When it comes to tyres get yourself Falken 452s. I run them (as do A LOT) of BMW owners and they're a great tyre for the price.
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
17x7.5 i beleive theyre either et35 or et37 l'll check tomorrow, i know the garage where he is going to deals with falken so should be good, thanks for the info
Prince
Torque King
You may want to run spacers with those then to push them out more. Do you want stretched tyres or normal? I run 215/40s over an 8J rim to give subtle stretch.
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
thats something l'll have to decide when theyre on the car, i have very perculiar tastes when it comes to the stance/looks of a car, not a huge fan of stretch, was gonna run 205 coz theyre on my golf at the moment on 17x7.5 rims and looks ok
Prince
Torque King
It also makes a difference if you want to go quite low and run a fair amount of camber. Sometimes a bit of a stretch is needed.
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
cheers for the heads up
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
cars going in for mot on friday, service is gonna be done aswell, then gonna get tyres on the wheels over the next couple of weeks, maybe in time for gaydon, l'll cross my fingers, have no phone or camera at the moment so no pics, sorry guys
Prince
Torque King
Good luck for the MOT mate!
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
failed but only on two rubber bushes which l'll sort on monday, then its all good, total price of MOT and parts to correct failure £33, sweet
Prince
Torque King
Not too bad at all then mate.
geraint13
Pro Tuner
recently had a full service with an independent bmw garage. Was very reasonable. The equili
ent with bmw would of been 400 ish. Where as i paid 250 odd. Was impressed with service and price. Happy days.
ent with bmw would of been 400 ish. Where as i paid 250 odd. Was impressed with service and price. Happy days.
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
sorry its been a while, but here's a small update
new wheels ready for tyre's
swapped out all the horrible leather and vinyl for suede
new wheels ready for tyre's
swapped out all the horrible leather and vinyl for suede
T9 man
TC ModFather
Very nice, I like the chunky steering wheel. Glad your back in full employment, any plans for a new camera?
Prince
Torque King
I think you should get the wheels re-done in a darker silver to contrast with the silver of the car. Not a fan of the steering as well tbh.
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
gonna leave the wheels for now, the steering wheel is a personal thing, a freind had one and i liked driving with it
cheers, just my iphone camera, got a digi slr at home, will get some pics when i can
cheers, just my iphone camera, got a digi slr at home, will get some pics when i can
jarrus
Pro Tuner
They look really nice, if I had an E36 then I'd want some of those on it.
Prince
Torque King
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
its been a while, wheels finally have tyres on them and theyre on the car, replace the o/s headlight due to a broken indicator mount, pictures will be uploaded over the weekend
T9 man
TC ModFather
Marvellous news!
Prince
Torque King
Looking forward to the pics mate!
jarrus
Pro Tuner
Piccys!!!! :d
Prince
Torque King
x2
T9 man
TC ModFather
Well lets make that 3 shall we!
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
sorry it took me longer than i said, things got in the way lol, theyre not the best of pics, but they will have to do for now
T9 man
TC ModFather
Very nice! those wheels look like a cleaning nightmare :amuse:
those wheels look like a cleaning nightmare :amuse:
Prince
Torque King
Much better! So what's next?
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
Very nice!
theyre not to bad, took me about 5 mins with a bit of cleaning spray to get em ready to photo, unlike other multi-spoke's ive had i can actually fit my hand in between the spoke's
thanks prince, next plans are full stainless exhasut (which is on order) , coilovers (although i havnt decided what ones yet) and adjustable top mounts
however theyre's a couple of bodywork bits i want to get sorted first before winter , the glass seals are a bit perished so they will be replaced and there's some tiny patches of rust i want sorted aswell
T9 man
TC ModFather
Looking on your photos again your front indicator lens caught my eye.
It looks like you still have the orange lamps still inside, I had this on mine and changed the lamps to the Philips Silver vision model. The lamps are silver coloured so your car has that ice block clear look while driving and when you use them the indicators still flash orange. It gets rid of that fried egg look if you know what I mean! Just a thought
It looks like you still have the orange lamps still inside, I had this on mine and changed the lamps to the Philips Silver vision model. The lamps are silver coloured so your car has that ice block clear look while driving and when you use them the indicators still flash orange. It gets rid of that fried egg look if you know what I mean! Just a thought
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
cool thanks for the heads up, i'll look into them, didnt realise i could do that
T9 man
TC ModFather
No problem, try this website and look at these bulbs:
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/581-Philips-Silver-Vision-indicator-bulbs.html?bulb_search=c1981
I think these are the right ones for your car but best to confirm using their built in checker system. They also do the ones for the rear as well.
I have used these people many times before and I can recommend them.
Prince
Torque King
A full exhaust? You can't get an exhaust manifold off-the-shelf so tell me more mate. What brand? De-cat or sports-cat?
When it comes to coilovers and top mounts let me know as I have a wealth of information ready for anybody that needs it.
@T9. Thanks for that link. I'm still rocking the fried egg look as well.
T9 man
TC ModFather
Glad to be of some assistance Prince, if you look on the reviews on the website you will see that I had already given them a glowing review "no pun intended"
Went back and had another look at your cars indicators, my concentration was broken though by the two gorgeous ladies adorning either side of your Beemer! These things never happen to a Saab
Prince
Torque King
Glad to be of some assistance Prince, if you look on the reviews on the website you will see that I had already given them a glowing review "no pun intended"
Went back and had another look at your cars indicators, my concentration was broken though by the two gorgeous ladies adorning either side of your Beemer! These things never happen to a Saab
I could sell you a BMW badge?
T9 man
TC ModFather
jarrus
Pro Tuner
Look all good so far mate, keep up the good work,
I would look into GAZ coilovers, they are supposed to be good, but Prince's items also seem good value for money as they have top mounts on them also.
I would look into GAZ coilovers, they are supposed to be good, but Prince's items also seem good value for money as they have top mounts on them also.
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
sorry buddy didnt mean to write full system, doing cat back scorpion
garfieldthefirst
Torque Junkie
first off, i apologise about the lack of updates at the moment i have been a bit busy at work, but heres a full update for the time being
since my last update my wheels are on and ive fitted a cat back scorpion exhaust system
a few pics
i know this picture is awfull but the sun wasnt in the best of places
also i re-took a photo of my interior because the last pic looked like my steering wheel was really chunky when in actual fact its not
since my last update my wheels are on and ive fitted a cat back scorpion exhaust system
a few pics
i know this picture is awfull but the sun wasnt in the best of places
also i re-took a photo of my interior because the last pic looked like my steering wheel was really chunky when in actual fact its not
Prince
Torque King
I've got a Scorpion exhaust as well. They sound pretty good imo. Not OTT either. Also noticed you have alcantara gaitors there. Did you have them custom made?
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