STUNNING CABRIOLET EYE CATCHERS!!!

[bss325i]

bss325i,Your e30 has a totally different take to the model as mine, but that doesnt mean that its right for me to say you have no taste? Ofcourse it doesnt, it just means our taste differs.....

I'm fully aware of what is tastefull and fasionable.

Wide arch fibregash is so 1990's Max Power.

Anyone remeber Project XS circa 94, a reiger kitted 325i?

[Low_E30]

Mate, im not on about what is fashionable & what is not... im on about each to their own.

I remember Project XS, & yes that car typifies the late 80's/ 90's & Max Power, but from what I recall an E30 is also from that era.....

You stated that most people on here who modify don't have taste but i dont see most people on here driving cars that look project XS....

You also stated your own car is modified, so what your saying is that you are one of a few out of hundreds on this forum who do have taste in modifying... Quite arrogant me thinks!

The point im making is you came on pretty strong about condemning majority of modders on here as tasteless.

True there are cars here that i dont particularly like, but live & let live ....

[bss325i]

Mate, im not on about what is fashionable & what is not... im on about each to their own.

I remember Project XS, & yes that car typifies the late 80's/ 90's & Max Power, but from what I recall an E30 is also from that era.....

You stated that most people on here who modify don't have taste but i dont see most people on here driving cars that look project XS....

You also stated your own car is modified, so what your saying is that you are one of a few out of hundreds on this forum who do have taste in modifying... Quite arrogant me thinks!

The point im making is you came on pretty strong about condemning majority of modders on here as tasteless.

True there are cars here that i dont particularly like, but live & let live ....

Yes maybe it was a bit strong.....

but there is a lot of scrap on here.

My car is modified but not by me, i bought it as is and just added the brakes.

Watch this space though as much as i like standard cars, i am a modder at heart hence why i will soon be selling my mint 48000 mile tech2 sport to fund my next project using the red car as a mechanical donor.

You may even like it as it will be along the lines of the clean "euro" look but still close to oem.

[Low_E30]

You may even like it as it will be along the lines of the clean "euro" look but still close to oem.

Look forward to seeing the pics!

[fuzzy]

i rate each car on it merits. i dont particularly favour extreme styling but dont automatically dislike them all. some i will like for whatever reasons but some i will just instantly dislike. its simply a case of what works in my opinion and what doesnt. i wouldnt get personal with my opinions but i wont sugar coat my thoughts for fear of offending and i dont take it personally when someone criticises my own efforts. to many people take criticism badly.
function over style is always my preference with subtle style mods and performance mods my favoured route.

[shazE30]

I think I have fallen in love...I recently bought a m3 evo in pretty bad condition and have been thinking what to do...I think iv found the answer

[CUTZ]

[DJ_B4L]

heres some of mine

[Felix79]

heres some of mine

To me yours compliments the shape of an E30 ,where as some of the others simply try and change the shape and spoils the look of an E30.

BTW I do love the colour

[Jhonno]

Lets get the record straight, i'm all for modified cars, my own car is modified ffs! Someone made a dig at people with standard E30's pollishing their bbs or some sh1t and i had to defend the standard camp as there is nothing wrong with it and my other E30 is in this catergory.

There are people who modify their car and then there are people who modify their car with taste, sadly the majority on here that do mod their car have no taste!

Some of the pics that Patm3 posted up are nicely modded subtle cars but some of the E46 grilled, fibre gash monstrosities are just wrong and notice how they are all on european or american plates.

Definately agree with this.. Good points well made..

[MAJ-POWER]

heres some of mine

To me yours compliments the shape of an E30 ,where as some of the others simply try and change the shape and spoils the look of an E30.

BTW I do love the colour

how the hell did u manage to get an L reg e30?????

[Felix79]

Convertables were made up to 1993 so it's possible that you would see one on an L.

[Levie]

HAHA THAT WIDEBODIED black e30 was actually kinda cool... u couldn't drive it anywhere cause it had 4 FUCKING MILES OF DISH
but still kinda cool...
alot of them though were just bad overkill

[B7]

King cruiser I agree you need balance, (nice project you have by the way) and it is the only thing that lets this forum down, you have standard and you have modified, if all us modifiers where to be as simple minded as those with standard cars who jump on a post and start the slating every time a modified car is posted on this forum, this place would be even worse and seperated in a sense. Thankfully we are not all senseless, and some of us have more things to worry about on a daily basis than logging onto a forum to look for modded cars to slate, to entertain our day.









Dont go anywhere yet?





Thats it!! Only joking








And one more to get the heart going



Good on all the above for being different

I rest my case and then GIVE UP. Do you actually believe the the ones I havn't deleted are actually nice???!!! All of them are utter gash that in a few years time (if it takes that long) will either be in the local breakers yard festering under the yards of Isopon or being laughed at in the same way Jacked up Capris and Escorts were in the 70's.

[Patm3]

King cruiser I agree you need balance, (nice project you have by the way) and it is the only thing that lets this forum down, you have standard and you have modified, if all us modifiers where to be as simple minded as those with standard cars who jump on a post and start the slating every time a modified car is posted on this forum, this place would be even worse and seperated in a sense. Thankfully we are not all senseless, and some of us have more things to worry about on a daily basis than logging onto a forum to look for modded cars to slate, to entertain our day.









Dont go anywhere yet?





Thats it!! Only joking








And one more to get the heart going



Good on all the above for being different

I rest my case and then GIVE UP. Do you actually believe the the ones I havn't deleted are actually nice???!!! All of them are utter gash that in a few years time (if it takes that long) will either be in the local breakers yard festering under the yards of Isopon or being laughed at in the same way Jacked up Capris and Escorts were in the 70's.

Oh Well

And the reason why most of the cars i posted are euro is due to the UK attitude to modding BMWs everyone is scared due to comments like the above. Dont worry B7 i will find some more for you to look at watch this space.

[Jhonno]

Oh Well

And the reason why most of the cars i posted are euro is due to the UK attitude to modding BMWs everyone is scared due to comments like the above. Dont worry B7 i will find some more for you to look at watch this space.

I wouldnt say scared... I'd say those with bad enough taste to want to do it can afford it on their giros. Those that can afford it, have a decent car

[Patm3]

Oh Well

And the reason why most of the cars i posted are euro is due to the UK attitude to modding BMWs everyone is scared due to comments like the above. Dont worry B7 i will find some more for you to look at watch this space.

I wouldnt say scared... I'd say those with bad enough taste to want to do it can afford it on their giros. Those that can afford it, have a decent car

I would say scared... I'd say those with standard taste dont want to do it as they have giros. Those that can afford to do it, have a decent modded car

[ItsAllAboutTheE30]

This thread is absolutely priceless, who would have thought a simple picture request would spark so much conflict.

Moody is obviously very confused, if you take a proper look on the forum then you'll see that there are many, many E30's that have been kept fairly standard. A fair few may lower their cars, but this to me does not constitute as 'modding.'

People on here who like to keep their E30's standard do it because they are enthusiasts and like the E30 for what it is. How people (Patm3 included) can imply that only those who can afford to mod do it, is stupid. You only need to look at a number of restoration threads on here e.g. Si's Alpina, beardymatts sport and bmwe30mtech, to see that restoring an E30 to its standard former glory does not come cheap.

I really don't think people wait for modded cars to appear just so they can slate them with 'childish and immature comments.' In fact if you look at a number of posts showing modded cars (i.e. more than non-BBs alloys and lowering) people will say that its not to their taste but can appreciate what others like, and give praise for their efforts. However, there are some cars, like a number of pictures posted by Patm3, that are truly horrific. If you like E30's why would you then spend £1000's doing everything you can to make it look as little like an E30 as possible?

[SK360]

This thread is absolutely priceless, who would have thought a simple picture request would spark so much conflict.

Moody is obviously very confused, if you take a proper look on the forum then you'll see that there are many, many E30's that have been kept fairly standard. A fair few may lower their cars, but this to me does not constitute as 'modding.'

If A car was involved in an accident and was written off and if the engineer inspecting the car saw that it never had the factory suspension setup, would they still be liable to pay out? I don't think so, why? because it's modding/modifying. You might be able to get away by sayin it's been upgraded, but even then, it's been changed from the factory spec so is constituted as modding, even if it does seem silly.

[Patm3]

This thread is absolutely priceless, who would have thought a simple picture request would spark so much conflict.

Moody is obviously very confused, if you take a proper look on the forum then you'll see that there are many, many E30's that have been kept fairly standard. A fair few may lower their cars, but this to me does not constitute as 'modding.'

People on here who like to keep their E30's standard do it because they are enthusiasts and like the E30 for what it is. How people (Patm3 included) can imply that only those who can afford to mod do it, is stupid. You only need to look at a number of restoration threads on here e.g. Si's Alpina, beardymatts sport and bmwe30mtech, to see that restoring an E30 to its standard former glory does not come cheap.

I really don't think people wait for modded cars to appear just so they can slate them with 'childish and immature comments.' In fact if you look at a number of posts showing modded cars (i.e. more than non-BBs alloys and lowering) people will say that its not to their taste but can appreciate what others like, and give praise for their efforts. However, there are some cars, like a number of pictures posted by Patm3, that are truly horrific. If you like E30's why would you then spend £1000's doing everything you can to make it look as little like an E30 as possible?

Firstly I love this post its hilarious,

Secondly, i am bored and have nothing better to do than entertain the nonsense posts from some members, I noticed you picked up on what i said about people who can afford to, mod their cars, but you seemed to miss out that people who mod their cars do it with their giros. (a really stupid and senseless comment) come on, what do you expect me to say to a comment like that, its dumb, just like the one i made. Even i know that.

I think you are missing the entertaining side of this thread. modding or restoring a car to its original glory is not cheap, and credit is due to either. But on this forum, while one gets credited the other gets slated, in my opinion people buy THEIR own cars to do WHAT THEY WANT. so if you dont like modded fair enough, and if you dont like standard fair enough, just because the opinion on this forum leans to one side more than the other does not mean we should all follow and agree with the masses, Long live the modders

Thirdly in your opinion you think those cars were horrific, good on you, wow, what should i do, sit at home and cry and think he is so right, and i am so wrong, i think not, the more I see comments like that the more it wants me to reply to this foolish nonsense. I will find some more horrors for you to look at so be patient my friend. Maybe i should claim and get a giro and see whether the giro will allow me to mod my car or keep it standard, my thread will be called HOW TO MOD YOUR CAR ON A GIRO watch this space.

I have loads of mates who have standard and modded E30s, thank god i am not as simple minded as some or i would be saying, you cant come with me to santa pod or ace cafe, as you have to much fibre glass or i dont think BBS wheels are cool, STAY AWAY LOL. come on, grow up. its plain silly.

[bss325i]

The bottom line is if you are going to post pictures of your car weather it is standard or modded, people may not like some or all of the car and will say so as this is a forum.

If you cant take critisism then dont post, simple as that.

For example someone not so long ago posted pics of a sport that had BK's and mud flaps. On their original post it said "comments welcome". So when i "commented" on the sport as having "the Irish option pack of mud flaps and BK's" they got on their back foot and got uptight and defensive because of what i said which was tongue in cheek.

[MAJ-POWER]

in regards to the recent few messages referring to this being a forum, and people openly making comments, fair play. but does this allow you to take the p*ss out of the people themelves???

comments such as: phat, innit, etc....

thats just unacceptable. the guy opened the thread asking for pics, not for grief. thats what this whole thread has led to. and to those making silly comments, trying to take the p*ss, only do so, if you could face to face. stop being internet heros and grow up.

why dont the mods jus lock this thread, cause its gonna get worse...

[bss325i]

in regards to the recent few messages referring to this being a forum, and people openly making comments, fair play. but does this allow you to take the p*ss out of the people themelves???

comments such as: phat, innit, etc....

thats just unacceptable. the guy opened the thread asking for pics, not for grief. thats what this whole thread has led to. and to those making silly comments, trying to take the p*ss, only do so, if you could face to face. stop being internet heros and grow up.

why dont the mods jus lock this thread, cause its gonna get worse...

I'm not adverse to using the phrases "phat" and "innit" in myself, i guess thats partly because of the area/culture/people i grew up with so its not a personal attack on anyone inparticular, its just a remark on the comments usually associated with this particular style of car.

I'm certainly no internet hero and would tell anyone to their face what i think of their car. Its not like i'm telling them i want to f*ck their sister ffs!

If you cant take critisism then you have issues.

[o22ie]

Maj-Power

i hope this thread as got no chance of being locked, and thats from someone who a while back got unfavourable comments about my own car.....

i asked for an opinion, on what is an open forum for anyone to say what they think without incrimination,
but i jumped in straight the way with the strop when some opinions were not what i was expecting,

i was naive to expect everybody to like my car (with a red grill), course i was.....

but im still here and making friends and enjoying it all the way...
and more importantly, still making my car what i want it (cliffybabe as chrome, i want the red).

i got hurt on some council comments... but only because ive never seen a giro in my life, mine is done by 12 hour shifts every day ... but i didnt initially see that most comments were not aimed in a vindictive way, i just got drawn in after i threw my dummy

anyway without waffling (opphs too late) say what you think, but everyone as there own opinion, but no one is getting hurt by them unless they let them.


p.s
did that make sense

[MAJ-POWER]

I'm certainly no internet hero and would tell anyone to their face what i think of their car. Its not like i'm telling them i want to f*ck their sister ffs!


NO NEED FOR THAT KIND OF JUSTIFICATION. JUST CUT THE CRAP, AND KEEP TOPICS WHAT THEY RELATE TO.

and to the comment after that, what you tryna prove, your bullsh*t didnt make sense.

in conclusion, i dont wana be commenting in this thread after this, so do not refer any comments to me. refer them to eyecatching cabbys. lol

[bss325i]

I'm certainly no internet hero and would tell anyone to their face what i think of their car. Its not like i'm telling them i want to f*ck their sister ffs!


NO NEED FOR THAT KIND OF JUSTIFICATION. JUST CUT THE CRAP, AND KEEP TOPICS WHAT THEY RELATE TO.

and to the comment after that, what you tryna prove, your bullsh*t didnt make sense.

in conclusion, i dont wana be commenting in this thread after this, so do not refer any comments to me. refer them to eyecatching cabbys. lol

Look you tried to insinuate that i was some kind of person that mouths off behind the monitor but wouldn't so anything face to face.
The point i was trying to make is that its just a comment about a car not anything serious, what cant you understand about that?

I'm not trying to prove anything cause i have no need to.

[bss325i]

OK BOYS AND GIRLS, LETS SEE SOME REALLY NICE CABRIOLETS AND I MEAN FULLY KITTED CARS. IM TALKING ABOUT THE ONES THAT PEOPLE WOULD STOP AND STARE AT.

Mate if i was you i would give up, and probably delete this post if you can. Anything that is not standard on this forum takes abuse and gets the hitlers out of the closet, as we are all meant to be the same and not allowed to be different.

All you will get is the same old boring rubbish about council and halfords, but i do agree take there advice and look in the photo gallery, that way you can see what you need to see without a snipe being made every two replies. And probably learn alot more about people and there views on this forum. You will probably never post again.

Pat i've just realised who you are and what car you had. As much as you may think im one of the straight laced standard types (which im not) i liked pretty much all aspects of your car (not a fan of keskins), your car imo was tastefully done. Its a shame you sold it.

I can also understand why you maybe disolusioned with this forum (and the BMW scene in general)

[Jhonno]

to be fair though.. This thread is about council cabs.. I think the posts have been nicely on topic

[Patm3]

to be fair though.. This thread is about council cabs.. I think the posts have been nicely on topic

Jhonno
YOU need a LIFE!

My thoughts exactly

Dont worry i am not taking anything serious on here, its just a bit of fun, who i do feel sorry for is the poor guy who started this thread.

He probably spent hundreds or thousands doing up his cab, could be original or modded, and wanted to see some competition before posting his own, and has now probably ran a mile, at least i gave him some pictures to loook at ehh!!

Results of a thread like this equals one more member gone and another person out there to talk badly about the zone. And it is such a great place and the number one i think if you need information about your E30.

[Jhonno]

It is pretty shameful, its what being a student does to you.. Spent far too much time procrastinating over the past few years.. Fuck it, I never once eluded to being cool

He probably hasnt spent anything on 'his' cab, (i say 'his' as he doesnt come across as one who actually has one..). You did indeed give him some pics to look at.. Shame some of them made 99% of the rest of us vomit

[old_skool]

to be fair though.. This thread is about council cabs.. I think the posts have been nicely on topic

Jhonno
YOU need a LIFE!

My thoughts exactly

Dont worry i am not taking anything serious on here, its just a bit of fun, who i do feel sorry for is the poor guy who started this thread.

He probably spent hundreds or thousands doing up his cab, could be original or modded, and wanted to see some competition before posting his own, and has now probably ran a mile, at least i gave him some pictures to loook at ehh!!

Results of a thread like this equals one more member gone and another person out there to talk badly about the zone. And it is such a great place and the number one i think if you need information about your E30.

Anyone who takes this thread seriously enough to warrant never coming back should go and seek help. Most has been firmly tongue in cheek and harmless.

We all throw about a bit of banter here and there, I'm a bufty. My idea of modding is using non genuine screenwash. Visual modding is not to my taste. Been there done that (KAT Capri 2.8 anyone)

Lets all chill out and enjoy the multicultural, multifaith place that is the E30Zone...

[fuzzy]

how mant threads are there that boil down to the same old stuff over and over again.someone starts a thread asking something or posts up pics of something, someone else then slates it, then someone else slates the original slater saying they give the zone a bad name and then lots of people then post the "if we all like the same stuff the world would be a boring place" etc etc sh1te .
even im losing the will to carry on winding folk up as its all becoming so monotenous

[Patm3]

It is pretty shameful, its what being a student does to you.. Spent far too much time procrastinating over the past few years.. **** it, I never once eluded to being cool

He probably hasnt spent anything on 'his' cab, (i say 'his' as he doesnt come across as one who actually has one..). You did indeed give him some pics to look at.. Shame some of them made 99% of the rest of us vomit

You know you want to own this really

[Patm3]

WAY OFF TOPIC NOW

Its an essay, i am bored and its early

Fuzzy i agree with you 100%, every other week someone does a project or changes something on their car and the council and halfords comments start to fly, and then some like me try to assist in defending these hurt and stripped of all pride individuals, but by the next week its here we go again it is funny, and pacerpete is a top bloke who i have done loads of business with, I have visited his backyard and he has visited mine (that last line does not sound to good but you get my drift ) but he is the king of council commenting, which goes to show i am not taking this serious at all, its fun and we all have views.

Here is my view, you non modders can all go and ..............

Only joking. My view is, and most will disagree, most on this forum and i would say Jhonno 60% are modders in some way, but just hate mods that affect the look or the body of the car, ie Lexus lights, M3 Mirriors, bodykits etc, as being a purists you can not see or understand why anyone would do such a thing, and its painful to see, but every make and model of car has been modded, so even though you have a view and an opinion, it makes no difference from either side as there will always be modders and purists, this war will never end so just enjoy the banter and chillout

Just look at some of the cars that the manufacturers are pushing out epsecially in the top of the ranges, from BMWs to porsches, its bigger wheels, breaks, crazy colours, computerised this and that etc, all things that people who have been modding cars have been doing for years and in some cases getting slated for, but if the manufacturers do it, we say its fine. I have seen some super cars, especially porsches in the GT3 RS range, that i can not believe have come straight out the factory, with a crazy price tag as it looks more like it has gone to a modfier and probably has. (someone might be able to correct me)

Now what i mean by most on this forum are modders, comes down to a comment made in this thread about insurance. I am 100% sure most on here have not declared modifications to there insurance company and insurance companies see anything as a mod, and will refuse to pay out on a claim for anything that is not factory and not declared so looking around this forum what do i see in posts that in my eyes is a mod from the majority.

Superchargers, turbos, intercoolers, chips, Induction, polishing, painting, piping, six branchs, straight through exhaust systems, big break kits, deep dish rims, bigger wheels, bigger or low profile tyres, mtech 1 or 2 kits added, etc all mods and does not take away any originality from the body looks of the car, but anything that increases the BHP of your car is a mod, and should be declared, especially if you have a classic policy.

A zoner in this thread took out all the pictures of the cars i had posted that had standard bodies, but majority had big deep dish rims. Deep dish rims are a mod and not how the car came out the factory, and would be something you would have to delcare and could rise the price of your insurance premium.

Even a full respray or retrim (which is not a mod) on a classic policy should be declared, as it can take your £1k motor and give it an agreed value of £4k which is what a purists should do who is into restoring, and i know this is not cheap and can work out very expensive to do.

when i look around the zone this is what i see the majority doing, all day everyday, so you might not all be adding spoilers or after market bodykits to your E30 but most are doing some form of modding and where ever they start its just the beginning of things to come.

It is very rare with the exception of pacerpete (sorry mate) and a couple others, that someone on here will post up a picture of a car they have just purchased, and then a month later post the same picture again, without a wash, polish, BBS or Alpinas, or something done to their car to make it better in their in eyes.

Any way bottom line after all this drivel, from what i can see from the majority on here we all want our cars to look good just have different ways of doing it, with different budgets, and this is what seperates us and makes us different and is what should make the zone the best E30 forum out there.

[Jhonno]

Morning Pat

Nice little post to read through over breakfast

I get the impression you think I am not a modder, and against all mods? The only original parts on my e30 are the body, carpet, dash and headlining.. Oh and front subframe and rear beam.. I dont even have an e30 engine in the turd

The most significant thing in that though is the bodywork, the e30 could be classed as a handsome, classy looking car.. Which some of these more 'outlandish modders' ruin with choice of rims/stance/stick on tat/batmobile kit. I personally am not adverse to well done kits, colour changes, different wheels etc etc. However despite that I try to build my cars to the sleeper, looks standard but goes and handles alot better ethos. I would rather own a mint standard Sport than most of the tat'd up turds you see about. BMW did a good job from the factory, (Alpina and Hartge improved the recipe though)