E30 Zone

Sup Guys...

My CAB 325i has had its facelift...

When I bought it 2 mths ago:



So Firstly i got started on the front- EyeBrows,Blacked grills,M-Tech2 Bumper and Spoiler & Badge:



Then the Back got a bit of loving with the M-Tech2 Bumper and De-badged it and replaced with M-Tech Badge:


Inside Got the treatment too with an M-Tech2 Steering wheel,M-Tech Gearknob,Plasma White Dials,M-Tech Pedals & New Leather For the Gear and Handbrake Gators:


Leather Seats got a full Restoration by myself which took some time..here's the results:


Now the good part...A Complete Respray which was the original BMW ALPINE White WITH a Gold Pearl added and 3 coats of Laquer:



Added M-Tech2 Side Skirts AND Door Pods PLUS Brand new ALPINA reps and Tyres To Finish the look off:


Hope you like it..a few more things to do later but for now,im just enjoying it..BTW Ive added a Pipercross Induction AND a ZONE1 Chip for some extra Grunt.

This is a great Picture so i Posted it in case you wanted to use it as Wallpaper..



(NEW SIG TO FOLLOW SOON )

Carl

been waiting for these mate, looks fookin good mate, but the last two pics aint working

fixed !! sorry

that paint is just too sexy . top job mate.

Looking very nice mate, massive improvement on when you bought it.

Some rear headrest would finish it off nicely.

Glad you got rid of those sideskirts, nice one

i have been thinkin what that colour reminds me of for ages and just got it, very similar to the alfa chameleon colou (think thats what its called)

Wow

I love it when people transform great cars like these from the s*** that people try to its original glory.

well done man. its now looking very sexy.

I love it. the Mtech kit does it very well with this colour, as a suggestion man, why dont you put on the E36 M3 wheel. I promise you on this colour and that body Kit the wheel works REALLY well. BUT please make sure you get the ORIGINAL E36 M3 wheel, the dishes are standard narrows and wide, so if u get a set make sure that 2 have larger dishes than the other 2, the larger dishes are for the back and the narrows for the front. As a suggestion put on tyres with profile 205/40/17 for the front as any larger profile will catch on the arches. and for the back u can get 215/40/17 cause the dishes are broader. check my pic u can clearly see the difference in the dishes. I had ONLY my dishes high polished but that is up to u.unpolished is really good too, but PLEASE dont polish the whole wheel if u decide to put this it really spoils the wheel.This wheel is kinda cheap since u can get it off any E36 M3 so im sure there is tons of guys that wanna sell their old E36 M3 wheels.

If u worried about 4 stud and 5 stud u can get adapter plates to convert from 4 to 5 or u can do it properly by getting the 5 stud hubs, there are some models e30 that came with 5 stud standard. here in my country it was the 325is. this model 325is came with M tech and LSD and 5 stud hubs very nice car, anyways if u find a scrap 325is in your country chances are u can get the 5 stud hubs off there.

this is my car when i had the E36 M3 wheel

The Alpina reps look far better than the E36 M3 wheels.....

Leave the E36 wheels on the E36 I think

That looks lovely mate! wasnt sure on the pedals but they dont look too bad in the pics!!

Just noticed something.....may I suggest some exhaust pipe trims?

HI

@Zayyan

I dunno i feel differently, i noticed the guys in UK are not too keen on the E36 m3 wheel on E30.

In my country its big ! ask any South African he can tell you that an M3 wheel on an E30 is a winner especially on the 325is (Gushes, its pronounced goo shheshh its a South African term for the 325is)

reo

It's not an unpopular wheel in the UK really, but I think most people think that they just don't look quite right on the E30.

I can see that it brings the car up to date a little more which is maybe why it's such a popular style in SA, but I reckon the majority in the UK believe an old skool car should have old skool wheels, which is why the standard 15" BBS and the 17" Alpina reps (and indeed the 16" original Alpinas to a certain extent) are so common.

Just my opinion though obviously...

Hey

i guess thats where the differences come in...

we do things a little different here

LOL...well glad you like it....

I like these wheels..IMO there probably the best rim your get for the money for a CAB unitll you start spending money like some of the peeps on here then your open to a whole new world when it comes to rims...

This car as you see it owes me Ԛ£3700 which is a very nice price..its worth more than that now,im sure so spending money on it for now has come to a stop...too much money to fast on it already on my Budget anyway..

As for the exaust...man i just love the tone of the 6 pot standard system on the CAB...just sounds soo sweet...stainless takes that away..again only my opinion...im not to sure i wanna f*k with that

Plans: De-cat
Chop it,only a bit though
better ICE...its not standard but theres room for inprovement
Work on some lights..not to sure what ones yet...looking at the mo

OH.......and ENJOY IT!!

JAMZ wrote:Chop it,only a bit though

Work on some lights..not to sure what ones yet...looking at the mo

OH.......and ENJOY IT!!

Chop what?

If you're talking about headlights check out the ones smithy318i has got.......they rock

Enjoying it.......now that's a plan

Its standard height bud...looks ok on the Rear but could do with a bit off the front..not to sure what though..another Zoner mentioned the m-tech suspension..again nothing will happen yet cuz of finance..

Maybe all RED rear lights with the Halo's on the front..Kit or actual light is a posibility..

It turns Heads as it is...runs smooth as a babys bum..got some nice Power too so i can handle it looking like it is for a bit longer

Carl

Jamz,

The car now looks stunning with the genuine M-tec kit and alpinas.

all reds on the rear will look the tits mate, annd a cheap mod as you only need a can of tint spray. dont go for any other lights. evrything else is sweet as. as for tail pipes get the silver tailpipe trims from BM,

Looks very nice mate, im thinking about getting a convertible.

Jamz-that car is the biz

paint is amazing-really subtle but oh so

must say its a lovely car-be proud, very proud

Loving looking car there JAMZ, saw this on ebay not so long ago and I was very tempted. Can't beleive how muc you have got done to it so quickly! Top work that man! Well done!

Thanks for the kind words peeps..

Daryll..you saw this CAB on Ebay?? ....that surprised me..not saying your wrong though..if it was i didnt know about it..ive only had it approx 1-2 mths now so i wouldnt of known

So it would of been the original CAB that i bought in the first pic above right??

how much did it go for?..if at all

Cheers

o my dayz

that looks soo good!! what an improvement fella, you must be so chuffed with it!!!

weldone on such a sweet job mate!

Mods Planned are replacing Headlights which have become frosted a bit with some pretty new ones which include wipers.. just to be different

going to put some already painted Rear lights (red) to see how they look..if ok then that will be done with mine..will get some chrome tailpipes to tidy up the Standard exaust..BUT the exaust will be changed so it doesnt include the CAT....lil bit more power

Rear Headrests ive got ..just need to trim em and fix em

New Sound system...a must in the CAB..not to blast out but just to be able to hear it with clarity when the roofs down..plus there a bit noisy when the roofs up..so its a must! IMO

OBC will be fitted and will replace the standard clock..

Pics will follow when its done

Cheers

sexy, oh so very sexy 10/10 my friend, keep modding you cant beat it