My AC Schnitzer kitted E30

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Dazbugz
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Post Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:44 pm

Hi all, I have finally got round to taking some pictures of my E30 to show you Guys 8) It's a 1990 E30 318i that I've owned since it was a year old. I've slowly and subtley modified it over the years sticking with quality kit that improves the car, not just for looks.

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Here are the details,

Body, all original paintwork with colour coded bumpers and wing mirrors. Front lip spoiler and rear boot spoiler. Clear font and side indicators. Ac Schnitzer badges front and rear. top tint screen. towbar to carry my Raleigh Chopper bikes to shows :lol:

Wheels/suspension/brakes, BBS E30 Sport crosspokes wearing 205/55 Michelins. Full Ac Schnitzer suspension kit (springs, struts etc...) which lowers it 35mm front and about 30mm rear. 325 Sport rear antil roll bar and uprated bushes all round. Standard brakes.

Engine/exhaust, K+N panel filter,chip,new camshaft,Ac Schnitzer rear box with oval pipe (very nice deep sound 8) ) Oil changed every 2.5K bt main dealer where my Brother works :wink:

Interior/Ice/Security, Full Sport recaro interior, Ac Schnitzer steering wheel, Ac Schnitzer aluminium pedals,handbrake cover and short shift Schnitzer gear knob. Rear headrests, rear bilnd, front center armrest. Alpine CDA 7832R head unit with a Phoenix Gold Tantrum 600 watt, 4 channel amp powering a JL Audio 12w2 boxed sub, a pair of Infinity Kappa components up front and some Infinity Kappa mids in the rear shelf. Fully dynamatted to prevent vibration. Great sound quality !! :wink:
Scorpion dealer equipment.

I just love this car and love driving it. I know it's not a 6 cylinder and it aint the fastest BM but it handles great,sounds great and in my opinion looks great too :lol: The exhaust is really deep and is lasting well as it's been on the car for 6 years now. Similarly when I fitted the head unit etc.. it was top of the range at the time and I have no plans to change it as it still puts out quality sounds with plenty of bass :cool:
I'm very lucky that my Brother works in the parts department of my local BMW main dealer and so the car has a fully stamped up history and only ever has genuine parts fitted :D

I hope you guys like it :wink: Darren
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Post Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:05 pm

good on ya mate. can clearly see shes been cherished. MINT
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Post Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:12 pm

very, very nice indeed, it looks fresh from the factory!!

a credit to ya, nice one 8)
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Post Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:14 pm

Ta gents, appreciate it 8)
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Post Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:07 pm

Nice to see a 318i getting some love
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Post Wed May 11, 2005 2:07 pm

:cool:
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Post Wed May 11, 2005 2:22 pm

Nice looking car mate & well looked after :D
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Post Wed May 11, 2005 2:28 pm

looks mint! :cool:
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Post Wed May 11, 2005 2:37 pm

Very nice Daz, looks minty!!!
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Post Wed May 11, 2005 3:08 pm

looks like a good candidate for one of them superchargers from the forced induction forum :cool:
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Post Wed May 11, 2005 4:31 pm

Nice ride, nothing too lairy...just subtle enough. I think it'd look good de-chromed.

I too have a 1990 318i with a host of similar subtle mods but you've got stuff that's on my shopping list like an iS Lip spoiler and BBS.

Credit to you. Where are you based? You gotta get it to a zone meet sometime.
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Post Wed May 11, 2005 4:33 pm

beeem318i wrote:Nice ride, nothing too lairy...just subtle enough. I think it'd look good de-chromed.

I too have a 1990 318i with a host of similar subtle mods but you've got stuff that's on my shopping list like an iS Lip spoiler and BBS.

Credit to you. Where are you based? You gotta get it to a zone meet sometime.
[hijack]dude if your after some BBS' i got a set that should be coming off my car this w/end hopefully..[/hijack]
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Post Wed May 11, 2005 4:43 pm

looking lovely, be proud of that one :D
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Post Wed May 11, 2005 7:38 pm

beeem318i wrote:Nice ride, nothing too lairy...just subtle enough. I think it'd look good de-chromed.

I too have a 1990 318i with a host of similar subtle mods but you've got stuff that's on my shopping list like an iS Lip spoiler and BBS.

Credit to you. Where are you based? You gotta get it to a zone meet sometime.
Cheers Guys, I've had it since '92 and have looked after it as well I can !!
I'm based in Reading,Berkshire. Haven't attended any local meets but used to go to the BMW trackday at castle Combe each year.
Daz :cool:
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Post Thu May 12, 2005 1:37 pm

Very nice mate - a credit to a dedicated owner 8)
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Post Fri May 13, 2005 3:41 pm

Thats a lovely clean car , I have one of those steering wheels and the're very nice i couldn't go back to an M tech wheel now .
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Post Fri May 13, 2005 8:34 pm

sweet and clean motor mate
i must get me one of them for a runabout Daz leeds
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Post Sat May 14, 2005 1:11 am

nice to see someone looking after their E30 to that quality
keep looking after her well
wish i was this careful with my cherished rocket
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Post Mon May 16, 2005 9:58 pm

pop that sucker on a dyno and get a readout. Bet its got more power than ya think!
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