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Post Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:24 pm

Recently bought my e30 320i cabby, and i need some advice of you guys
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Im thinking of changing the kidney grills to the full chrome ones or standard ones ,and putting on the black standard grills that run across the front either side of the kidney grills.
Full chrome-
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Also Not too keen on the rear bumper and exhausts thinking of a standard exhaust? will the standard 323i exhaust bolt straight on or will i need to change the mid section aswell ?
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Post Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:36 pm

definately de council it as much as possible in my opinion.

and depends on the exhaust, you'll have to get under to check to see ifs just a back box set up or ...
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Post Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:52 pm

to be honest I'm one for the oem look but think the chromie kidney action
would balance the lights ie. break-up the black between then lights.

good luck with your project.
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Post Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:49 pm

What about a small set of christmas tree lights along the bottom of the headlamps to give it that classy Audi look.
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Post Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:23 am

h7fal wrote:What about a small set of christmas tree lights along the bottom of the headlamps to give it that classy Audi look.

LOL i get it. It looks chavvy but i bought it like this. Going to try and put some things back to standard.
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Post Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:31 am

opps.

just had another look at the front and the grills are purple.
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Post Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:26 pm

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Post Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:31 pm

Sorry that was a bit harsh. :mad:


Convert back to standard trim and perhaps find a good used M tech kit to replace that, errrr, euro thing. If you know what the paint code of that purple is, it'll make it much easier to paint any new bits.
Maybe get some chrome tail pipes to replace those matt black items?
Dare i ask what kind of wheels are on it?
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Post Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:45 pm

octanejunkie wrote:Sorry that was a bit harsh. :mad:


Convert back to standard trim and perhaps find a good used M tech kit to replace that, errrr, euro thing. If you know what the paint code of that purple is, it'll make it much easier to paint any new bits.
Maybe get some chrome tail pipes to replace those matt black items?
Dare i ask what kind of wheels are on it?
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Post Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:51 pm

Ye gods, have you considered dynamite for that front spoiler?

I'd definitely get chrome kidneys and black grill on asap, then do the rear lights next. Is it possible the 'wrong' half of that exhaust is completely cosmetic and doesn't even hook into the system? :D
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Post Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:59 pm

God that looks awful, the car its self seems solid though providing that re-spray is not hiding any horrors.

I'd fit standard bumpers for a start, loose the body coloured main and centre grill and those horrid eye brows.

The colours not that bad tbh it’s just all the fibergash you have fitted that spoils the car and makes it look well cheap
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