Old V's New

Mon May 29, 2006 3:52 pm

Right as many of you are aware, i thrown loads of money at the touring and i just wanted people opinions of if you liked my car before or after... ill try to set up a poll but im not sure if it will work.. anyway here goes

Before

After

Mon May 29, 2006 3:56 pm

After, no doubt! Shes definatly coming right along.

Mon May 29, 2006 4:00 pm

where's the combination option..

love the new wheels, will look stunning slammed

but i did like the Breyton.. with the Tech 2 pods and maybe Tech 2 bumpers..

Mon May 29, 2006 4:04 pm

.... Thanks fella's, looks like its money well spent so far

Sorry about the combination option jhonno... that wouldnt be fair

the above picture is how it was bought and the bottom of how it is now... just wanna do something with the fooking engine now

agreed though, need some sort of drop

Mon May 29, 2006 8:27 pm

dont just vote and leave

please leave a comment with your vote... it all helps

Mon May 29, 2006 8:38 pm

Looked abit

before

Now it's

Mon May 29, 2006 8:41 pm

chu346 wrote:Looked abit before

Now it's

......still got the cab

Mon May 29, 2006 8:47 pm

You say that but you want it, you want it, you want it!!!

Mon May 29, 2006 8:52 pm

you know it babe....erm i mean mate

cabs are nice but i just think a little fem

you must be a good looking fella though just like me

Mon May 29, 2006 9:54 pm

Unsure!!! It looks great after but I love Alpinas!!

Doesnt matter it still looks smart.

Mon May 29, 2006 10:03 pm

Two compltetly different styles and each have their own merits. The timeless classic lines in the first picture will never cease to look fresh even with so many e30's sporting the same look. If the car is tidy and styled like this it will look good.

On the other hand, the eurostyle lends itself more to the modified scene. Some people love it and some dont.

Personally I think it looks great in the second picture and without a doubt its money well spent so far. Llike you say yourself though, get it low and those wheels will take on a whole new persona, they will look enormous!

Mon May 29, 2006 10:26 pm

hi mate ,id go for after but probably add that front lower spoiler

Mon May 29, 2006 10:27 pm

after defo, what are the those rims btw?

Mon May 29, 2006 10:39 pm

After.... Its looking sweet. What about smoking the windows ?

Mon May 29, 2006 10:46 pm

well i like breytons ...lol

im on the fence both look good,but not a fan of alpina reps.

Mon May 29, 2006 10:59 pm

Jhonno wrote: i did like the Breyton..

Same here but I think it looks better in the after pic

Tue May 30, 2006 1:41 am

thesaint wrote:after defo, what are the those rims btw?

borbet b's mate 9j all round

Tue May 30, 2006 1:44 am

thanks for your comments fella's... much appreciated!

not a fan of window tints buddy, but its a thought i suppose if i could get them toned down a little.

graham, agreed pina reps are poo!

cotty... what do you think mate? told you id get there in the end... its been hard though fella ill tell ya! driving around in it for around 3 months with white bumpers and bottletops really did my head in. im more than happy with the way she's turned out though

Tue May 30, 2006 2:27 am

Love it both before and after, but i would have gone with the breyton and the borbets

Tue May 30, 2006 12:51 pm

like both, think with the breyton kit and those deep dishes would have made a nice combo

Tue May 30, 2006 1:10 pm

TW166Y wrote: cotty... what do you think mate? told you id get there in the end... its been hard though fella ill tell ya! driving around in it for around 3 months with white bumpers and bottletops really did my head in. im more than happy with the way she's turned out though

She does look good.

The thing is she looked good before you did anything, you had a good base to work on.

Tue May 30, 2006 2:13 pm

Nice car before and after but i reckon i prefer after. Love those wheels!!

Tue May 30, 2006 2:33 pm

Before. I have an irrational hatred of euro look. To me you can't beat a tidy touring with a tech II kit on 'pinas.

Tue May 30, 2006 2:33 pm

I really like the Breyton kit but I voted 'after' because it looks

and will look even better when dropped a bit.

The only suggestion I have is, I think the metal work showing through the 'top slot' in the Mtech valance (below the number plate) would look much better black rather than body coloured. Try it with some black tape and see what you think.

Tue May 30, 2006 2:34 pm

Before but I have an irrational hatred of euro look, particularly deep dish wheels.
To me you can't beat a tidy touring with tech II on 'pinas.

Tue May 30, 2006 2:40 pm

jmc330i wrote:I really like the Breyton kit but I voted 'after' because it looks and will look even better when dropped a bit.

The only suggestion I have is, I think the metal work showing through the 'top slot' in the Mtech valance (below the number plate) would look much better black rather than body coloured. Try it with some black tape and see what you think.

yeh mate i know exactly what you mean! i was well onto that as soon as i had the bumpers sprayed... there was a metal valance already behind the lower valance that was lachs silver so i agree does look a little wierd but ill sort it... im either gotta jig it out propperly or simply paint in black so it opens up the lower valence! thanks all for your comments and the breyton wrongness thoughts

cant beat a touring with the tech2 kit on and the euro look is just

Tue May 30, 2006 2:41 pm

Cant decide what looks the best......id settle for any of them!!

Tue May 30, 2006 2:42 pm

JoeP wrote:Before. I have an irrational hatred of euro look. To me you can't beat a tidy touring with a tech II kit on 'pinas.

no offence mate but pina's suck eggs! fecking too common and crap unless they are the real deal!

Tue May 30, 2006 2:57 pm

TW166Y wrote: yeh mate i know exactly what you mean! i was well onto that as soon as i had the bumpers sprayed... there was a metal valance already behind the lower valance that was lachs silver so i agree does look a little wierd but ill sort it...

The metal valance was just painted black around the holes in the kit from the factory on the Mtech cars - also around the fog lights, heres mine...

The only problem with the paint is that it gets chipped and looks very secondhand pretty quickly - Ive painted mine twice because it starts to look bad.
I did see some mat-black tape for sale a while back (but cant remember where now

) and thought this might be better because if it does get damaged its easy enough to replace.

Tue May 30, 2006 3:11 pm

TW166Y wrote:
JoeP wrote:Before. I have an irrational hatred of euro look. To me you can't beat a tidy touring with a tech II kit on 'pinas.
no offence mate but pina's suck eggs! fecking too common and crap unless they are the real deal!

Why'd you have them on your car then? I think they just suit the e30. Also surely they look the same whether they're real or not. As I said earlier I think deep dishes "suck eggs". You asked for our opinion, mine is it looked better before. Are you going to go the whole hog and de-badge, smoothed handles etc?

Tue May 30, 2006 3:24 pm

JoeP wrote:Why'd you have them on your car then? I think they just suit the e30. Also surely they look the same whether they're real or not.

I think there were on it when he bought the car, but youre right, they do suit the E30.

The real deal Alpinas are 16" only and look different to the 17" reps.

Tue May 30, 2006 3:29 pm

Looks sweet. Liked it when you first got it, but loving it even more now.

One more thing to finish her off... colour-code the door handles. Perfect.

Tue May 30, 2006 3:36 pm

hmm, twiggy.

like the fact that your car is "individual" but I have to say I dont like the fact the wheels are the same width all round.

other than that, the tech2 kit suits it lovely-good work sire

Tue May 30, 2006 4:03 pm

jmc330i wrote:
TW166Y wrote: yeh mate i know exactly what you mean! i was well onto that as soon as i had the bumpers sprayed... there was a metal valance already behind the lower valance that was lachs silver so i agree does look a little wierd but ill sort it...
The metal valance was just painted black around the holes in the kit from the factory on the Mtech cars - also around the fog lights, heres mine...

The only problem with the paint is that it gets chipped and looks very secondhand pretty quickly - Ive painted mine twice because it starts to look bad.
I did see some mat-black tape for sale a while back (but cant remember where now ) and thought this might be better because if it does get damaged its easy enough to replace.

top man, thanks for that buddy... that will be on my weekend list now

Tue May 30, 2006 4:07 pm

JoeP wrote:
TW166Y wrote:
JoeP wrote:Before. I have an irrational hatred of euro look. To me you can't beat a tidy touring with a tech II kit on 'pinas.
no offence mate but pina's suck eggs! fecking too common and crap unless they are the real deal!
Why'd you have them on your car then? I think they just suit the e30. Also surely they look the same whether they're real or not. As I said earlier I think deep dishes "suck eggs". You asked for our opinion, mine is it looked better before. Are you going to go the whole hog and de-badge, smoothed handles etc?

yes matey they were indeed on the touring when i bought it.... dont get me wrong i must have seen somthing cool about them because i thought it looked nice as it was.... however i do like a change as many of us do and personally i think it looks a LOT nicer now and more stylish, but each and everyone to there own...

dont think ill be d-badging mate or smoothing handles... i like a bit of contrast