Been fiddling with the iS

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Conan
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:46 pm

Since I bought her off Jamie i havent been able to stop myself fiddling a little bit. Mods have been kept subtle and (I hope) classy.

This is how i got her:

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Sprayed Grill Black
German plates
German Flag
All Red Rear Clusters
Hammermited and whiten'd all the inner arches

iS Lip is on its way...................

Tell me what you think.

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'91 Sterling Silver e30 320i SE
'96 Avus Blue e34 525i Sport
'92 Alpine White e30 318iS Touring
'86 Alpine White e28 M5 (008/187)
'02 Titan Silver e39 530d Sport Touring
'54 Cosmos Black e61 535d MSport Touring
'07 Sapphire Black e61 M5 Touring

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Alpina99
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:13 pm

Very nice looking car,
Quite subtle, but effective,
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Gone, but not forgotten !!
GrindCulture
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:16 pm

Looks good, cool to see another iS touring rearing its head. I think black brake ducts and a black iS splitter would work pretty well too.
Not in E30s any more :(
Conan
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:19 pm

Black brake ducts - hadnt thought of that
'91 Sterling Silver e30 320i SE
'96 Avus Blue e34 525i Sport
'92 Alpine White e30 318iS Touring
'86 Alpine White e28 M5 (008/187)
'02 Titan Silver e39 530d Sport Touring
'54 Cosmos Black e61 535d MSport Touring
'07 Sapphire Black e61 M5 Touring

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GrindCulture
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:23 pm

What other bits had been done previously just out of interest?
Not in E30s any more :(
Conan
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:28 pm

What you mean? Mechanically it was a 316 that now has e30 iS enging/gearbox/zaust and 325 brakes all round. It actually had an lsd from factory which is weird. Engine has been chipped and mapped to 149bhp by Evolve Motorsport and has a lovely instant power.

Cosmetically: Borbet Cs and SE sideskirts

I cannot claim any of the above, apart from what i pictured. It was ment to be a cheap runaround while i spent money on the M5 but as usual i couldnt leave things alone!
'91 Sterling Silver e30 320i SE
'96 Avus Blue e34 525i Sport
'92 Alpine White e30 318iS Touring
'86 Alpine White e28 M5 (008/187)
'02 Titan Silver e39 530d Sport Touring
'54 Cosmos Black e61 535d MSport Touring
'07 Sapphire Black e61 M5 Touring

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Dan320is
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:32 pm

Good to see you're playing with the old girl mate.

Black brake ducts like this...
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Conan
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:33 pm

em.......like that!
'91 Sterling Silver e30 320i SE
'96 Avus Blue e34 525i Sport
'92 Alpine White e30 318iS Touring
'86 Alpine White e28 M5 (008/187)
'02 Titan Silver e39 530d Sport Touring
'54 Cosmos Black e61 535d MSport Touring
'07 Sapphire Black e61 M5 Touring

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ImysE30
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:51 pm

Look's very nice with the mod's :cool:
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E30 335i Turbo M3 Convertible Replica
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wrcarter
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Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:02 am

looks good but if it was me, i would paint the iS lip white along with the se skirts and the black part on the lower rear valence. Would make the car look lower.
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Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:47 pm

It looks smart. I really like the all red rear clusters, they always look good on white e30's.

Nice, different, chariot.
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Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:49 pm

wrcarter wrote:looks good but if it was me, i would paint the iS lip white along with the se skirts and the black part on the lower rear valence. Would make the car look lower.

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sweet touring
Conan
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Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:46 pm

wrcarter wrote:looks good but if it was me, i would paint the iS lip white along with the se skirts and the black part on the lower rear valence. Would make the car look lower.
Do you not think this would make the car look less lean and maybe a bit fat?
'91 Sterling Silver e30 320i SE
'96 Avus Blue e34 525i Sport
'92 Alpine White e30 318iS Touring
'86 Alpine White e28 M5 (008/187)
'02 Titan Silver e39 530d Sport Touring
'54 Cosmos Black e61 535d MSport Touring
'07 Sapphire Black e61 M5 Touring

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