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New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:38 pm
by Jamesb318is
Finally got round to giving the car the drop it deserved, KW 40mm all round. Oh, and a snazzy new steering wheel, rare as you like! (stitched 'M' colours) :D
Enjoy! (hope your not bored of it yet!!)

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Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:42 pm
by Colonel Sanders
love it! how big those wheels?? where from??
love the steerin wheel too :cool:

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:43 pm
by eko
Superb looking car!
Real credit to you :cool:

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:53 pm
by Jamesb318is
7.5x16 and 8.5x16, from www.imagewheels.co.uk.
Cheers!

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:08 pm
by d6dph
WOW! Wanna swap for a lung or another non-vital organ.

Superb looking car, a real beauty.

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:11 pm
by Jamesb318is
Hmmmm, another kidney could come in handy i 'spose, but i'll have to decline.

Cheers mate, means a lot from someone whos interested in detailing etc, sure yours is better close up!

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:12 pm
by maxfield
The car looks the nuts!!!!!

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:16 pm
by love30
bad! :cool:

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:17 pm
by d6dph
Jamesb318is wrote: sure yours is better close up!
Hell no! Bless she is starting to look a little tired.

Is it original paint on yours? And sport evo seatbelts? :drool:

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:21 pm
by Jamesb318is
Nope, everything but the roof was resprayed about 7 years ago, by the previous owner. Dips also painted the wings, lip spoiler, se skirts, bootlid, and tech 1 spoiler a few months ago.

Sport evo belts yep, thanks to Kos for those!

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:35 am
by hammoj28
Looks amazing. Those wheels are the dogs danglies. Would love a set. Whats the KW kit like handling wise?

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:08 am
by Mahmood
Nice car, love the wheels.

Didn't you have the M colours painted under your front licence plate before?

If I remember you were also on the Aston Martin Test Track at Gaydon during the same session as me a few years back.

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:02 pm
by Jamesb318is
Hammoj28, cheers! The KW are really good, car feels a lot more planted now, especially on higher speed sweeping corners, and it changes direction like a housefly! It also actually feels like it rides better, albeit more firmly (bumps better damped). (Using bilstein sport shocks btw)

Mahmood, thanks. Yep, been on the track the last two years, dont know if i'm going this year though, not worth getting my front lip all chipped!
Swapped the 'M' colours for a sport oil cooler grille, got rid of the grille 'M' badge and eyebrows, and painted the kidneys black. Decided the smoother look is much more me!

Re: New pics after FINALLY lowering

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:17 pm
by trevski
has that m tec steer wheel been recovered ? if so who dunnit it,s the cahoonas :eek:

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:45 pm
by cro320
awesome man 8)
I've noticed the red coloured gauge needles like the M3.
Is that OEM or custom job?

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:50 pm
by cro320

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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:28 pm
by dom-1984-320i
very nice mate! :cool:

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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:33 pm
by aceraf
is that the really expensive steering wheel off ebay???... the one from malaysia????

looks :drool:

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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:49 pm
by Kedge
Looks awesome, i remember you 1st posting some pics of this ages ago! Come on a long way now.

How on gods earth do you keep those wheels so clean? :mad:

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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:58 pm
by shedrool83
Totally stunning mate well done and keep it up

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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:57 pm
by Jamesb318is
Thanks everyone, the the steering wheel came from Germany, via ebay (Still not cheap though, but heh). I dont know wether its been retrimmed or not, i think i'll have to ask the seller because im curious too. It looks factory close up!

Cro320, i painted the needles myself, knew i those leftover airfix paints would come in handy someday!

I clean the wheels every week when i clean the car, and repolish them every few months. They are a little pitted from winter (had to replace them at christmas with a set of winter wheels because the salt was too much for them) but its nothing a bit of wire wool shouldnt sort.

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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:36 pm
by raulandthetwins
Very jealous mate!, love the wheels, the evo belts ..................

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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:05 pm
by Eddie25
I love this car. So tidy looking. :cool:

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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:24 pm
by JayB
love the car m8 looks stunning. is the steering wheel from a m3 evo sport and is it suede?

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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:28 pm
by buster
looks awesome mate :cool:
Always loved those wheels :drool:

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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:04 pm
by silverdragon
The evo belts, the needles, the paintjob, the stance, wheels, - all come together to come up with one DAMN GOOD package. Excellent!!! two thumbs up!

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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:04 pm
by Jamesb318is
Thanks very much!!!

The steering wheel is from an E34 M5 apparently, and yes its suede!

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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:24 am
by Dan318-is
Jamesb318is wrote:Thanks very much!!!

The steering wheel is from an E34 M5 apparently, and yes its suede!
James is it 385 or 370mm diamter? Looks well nice

The car looks fucking sexual mate, not a fan of red usually but this is one of my favourite motors on here! Top job.

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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:48 am
by drifty325i
bloody nice mate bloody nice

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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:21 am
by Pal318is
James she looks stunning mate, Kedge is right you've come along way :cool:

Simply Stunning 8) 8)

Pal

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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:28 am
by Kos
looks good mate!

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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:48 pm
by Gravy
Wow, I love it! Looks fantastic, a credit to you! I've just been scanning around the image wheels website because of your car!

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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:03 pm
by ste
Very nice dude.

If the wheel is from an E34 M5 it's from a pretty rare car - either a '20 Jahre Edition' or a 'Winkelhock Edition' both featured the Suede Mtech II.

Are you sure it's not a Sport Evo wheel?

P.S. - The Sport Evo seat belts are exactly the same part number as MG Metro red seatbelts. :D

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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:08 pm
by Gravy
ste wrote:Very nice dude.

If the wheel is from an E34 M5 it's from a pretty rare car - either a '20 Jahre Edition' or a 'Winkelhock Edition' both featured the Suede Mtech II.

Are you sure it's not a Sport Evo wheel?

P.S. - The Sport Evo seat belts are exactly the same part number as MG Metro red seatbelts. :D
LOL! Is your sig pic touring riding on Ronal R10 turbos?? If so, good choice!

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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:59 pm
by buster
ste wrote:Very nice dude.

P.S. - The Sport Evo seat belts are exactly the same part number as MG Metro red seatbelts. :D

Agreed,I said the same ages ago and nobody believed me.