How do i get my car in PBMW mag?

[zaust]

salsports car, not bad for a girl ( i think that helped as well !! LoL)

As fetured in aprils pbmw.
60r mm drop. M3 Half leather cecotto interior,
Small Sport S/wheel, De-locked, O/E 15" mag Wheel's
two tone paint by custom cars

i dont think thats anything special.

Forgot to mention the 2.7 conversion and all the rest that's gone into that one... The difference is we were asked not the other way round.. post a pic of your's fella...

[dark_sounds]

not being funny blingsta, but the engine bay isnt particulary show,,, it just says to me it wants to be a show piece, but only half way there cos funds didnt allow. why am i saying this... because you have random bits of brushed steel, chrome and shiny things here and there, with the remaining dirty bland engine bay, and a couple of blue pipes that stick out like a sore thumb amongst the rest. fair play if you have nothing but a turboed engine, but it was "Properly" done then maybe as long as everything else is neat.

no different body styling looks, nothing different interiorwise? (no pics but im guessing), alloys i cant make out, but their not bbs splitties, heck a really nice set of hardcore wheel with standard body is fine! can really set it off to compensate! and on top of all that nothing spectacular in the engine bay, fair enough its turboed but for performance i think you need more show!

[fuzzy]

its not always about show,as long as its interestng and a bit different.i dont go for the show at all prefering substance and performance over style especially when its in an understated 'average' looking car.when i think back to some of the cars featured over the years i sometimes think 'why is this in here?' as sometimes all thats been done is alloys and a bodykit although a bit of variation sometimes doesnt go amiss

[blingsta]

DarkSounds, Fair comments above mate, but as Fuzzy also states, its not about the show appearance, i'd love my bay to look like that of maybe bootyman's, but lets face it, im an average guy on an average wage like maybe all of us on here and can only do what my budget allows! and i think nearly everyone has done the same thing such as a painted rocker cover and inlet, its just the fact that its a properly converted turbo with m/s and little shiny things under the bonnet. Ok maybe theres a few of them around but not 1 is exactly the same as the other, as for interior, all ive got is built in headrest monitors and a boost gauge thats on show! Maybe my wheels aint the best but they are round 17"'s.. Also as stated, ive seen cars in the mag before that i dont think have been anything special that deserved a feature, but it gets people talking... I dont even care if its a a tiny little pic on a page, but its just for me to think, "yep my cars been in PBMW"..

[fuzzy]

off topic slightly but i once had a toyota celica in performance ford. just a small pic and a couple of paragraphs but im sure not many can say that. it was because it was a jap car(their enemy) with a cossie engine

[pacerpete]

Bad taste and vulgarity will get you to the top of the queue, you won't need to look far for 'inspiration' !

[d6dph]

You must have a few potential candidates on your lot then Pete, The 6 series on style 5's would do nicely

[pacerpete]

I only allow my turds to appear in 'proper' magazines, obviously that means i won't be meeting the lovely Louise any time soon !

[d6dph]

Could you not build a one off PBMW special, 4dr 318, A delightful reiger kit and some 18" 'pina reps?

Ooh, I just heard you gag at the thought

[Kos]

salsports car, not bad for a girl ( i think that helped as well !! LoL)

As fetured in aprils pbmw.
60r mm drop. M3 Half leather cecotto interior,
Small Sport S/wheel, De-locked, O/E 15" mag Wheel's
two tone paint by custom cars


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i dont think thats anything special.

maybe not in your eyes, but as zuast said, they asked for a feature. its different, 2 tone paint job was the first in the uk on an e30, and its girls car

Well i can say that mine is the only one ive seen with a vent where it is on the bonnett.. , i'd also say that my bay looks vey smart too... can i e-mail someone a pic of my bay to see what you guys think?

as ali aka dark sound said there is nothing special about it , but if it was packing 300+ bhp and looked boring and bland then thats different, but as you said an engine bay like bootys is what you need

in all honesty you can see bird shit welding and scatty thermal wrap on the leads FFS!

as for the vent, its a hole with mesh on it, if i recal a green sweedich monster e30 had the same vent ?? the bonnet i had on the M3 which e30pats bought off me was a one off and stood out

nothing personal mate

[jonb]

Whens your 316i tourer in pbmw then kos?

Lets be fair thats the only car you have.

[d6dph]

as ali aka dark sound said there is nothing special about it , but if it was packing 300+ bhp and looked boring and bland then thats different, but as you said an engine bay like bootys is what you need

I disagree, Fine for Ben's car as it is a show car, But for a daily driver Erel's car is great.

Just because it isn't flooded with polished stainless doesn't mean it's not feature worthy,

It's a stealthy car and has a nice bit of grunt to go with it. Too many cars are all "bling" for want of a better word, To some of us it is not what we want to read about.

Erel, Go for it mate, It's a lovely car and has had a good amount of work done. I'd say it's worth an email

[Kos]

Whens your 316i tourer in pbmw then kos?

Lets be fair thats the only car you have.

which one jon, i have 2 of them !!

[Kos]

as ali aka dark sound said there is nothing special about it , but if it was packing 300+ bhp and looked boring and bland then thats different, but as you said an engine bay like bootys is what you need

I disagree, Fine for Ben's car as it is a show car, But for a daily driver Erel's car is great.

Just because it isn't flooded with polished stainless doesn't mean it's not feature worthy,

It's a stealthy car and has a nice bit of grunt to go with it. Too many cars are all "bling" for want of a better word, To some of us it is not what we want to read about.

if you have bling and no go then it aint worth it, but boring with serious power then yes, its fine in my book

ben has both, i dont think you'll see a better engine than his for a long time.

erels has neither, from what i've read and heard the cars not much at all, sorry fella

to get a feature you need one of the following

1 a powerfull modifed engine or a transplant/swop
2 stunning appearance ( clean tech 2 with after market wheels wont cut it any more dave )
3 awsome interior and ICE

or a good comniation of all 3

[d6dph]

What was that in aid of?

I was only stating my opinion

if you have bling and no go then it aint worth it, but boring with serious power then yes, its fine in my book

ben has both, i dont think you'll see a better engine than his for a long time.

erels has neither, from what i've read and heard the cars not much at all, sorry fella

to get a feature you need one of the following

1 a powerfull modifed engine or a transplant/swop
2 stunning appearance ( clean tech 2 with after market wheels wont cut it any more dave )
3 awsome interior and ICE

or a good comniation of all 3

I didn't say there was anything wrong with Ben's engine? I love the looks of it but for some of us it is too much.

This is a discussion as to wether Erel's car is feature worthy, I personally would like to see it in a mag.

(If you are referring to my car - Please do not bring it into it, I do not claim it is worth a feature and have not claimed it is anything special)

[Jon_Bmw]

I'd like to see it in a mag. He hasn't spunked 70 large ones on it so is unlikely to get as good a feature as the turbo car Kos keeps referring to. But I think it deserves to be in there if thats what blingsta wants. Bling is getting boring these days, to me anyway.

I'd rather a shit looking e30 on steel rims with 300bhp than a "bling" ride

[tylerma]

Ants car dont have bling (well only the smoked lights )
its standard looking (boring as some put it )
but it has the turbo conversion
wasnt that in PBMW
as well as total and PPC?

Erel mate
I personally would steer clear of PBMW
and maybe go for total or PPC
where a fettled standard looking E30 may be appreciated

Dave your car is only worthy of going on E30Zone toilet roll
I will order 2 dozen for Lee

[d6dph]

Tbh Malc, I wouldn't wipe my ass with it. The shards of rust could cause a nasty infection.

[blingsta]

Thanks for your support on this Dave. .. Kos- im not taking this personally buddy, but kinda disagree with your opinions/thoughts... As Dave pointed out, mine is a daily driver which im not saying is anything extra special as ive seen other cars out on the roads which look awesome.. but mine is special to me and loads of people that have seen my car not only in enfield, but in surrounding boroughs too think the same, its not all about packing 300+BHP, but being different !, and i would say that a vented bonnet with a turbo under it on a car that wasnt made with a turbo could be classed as kinda special...!.. its just the fact that everyone wants to do it now and its not so rare to hear of a turbo 325 !!!! your talking about custom made jobbies that you will never see again, well im sorry but for the family car that mine is, i cant do or afford that mate... I think everyones got a different opinion when it comes to modifications.. Maybe i should spray it white and stick some white wheels on it too, then maybe you'll like it hey???

[Kos]

dave i was only stating my opinion too, can roll my eyes at any one or anything i please, and i can make reference to anything i want . m-dtech rolled his eyes over a post on salsports car and i could give a toss

ok , this is how i see it, in my opinion its not worth a feature. it may not have bling, but there is nothing there that is of any quality. the engine bay is a mess

bens engine, its not bling its all functional and needed. its a work of art, one of custom design that makes over 400bhp and its reliable

nothing deserves a feature if the owner thinks he does, i'd love to see a street sleeper, stock looking car with 300+ bhp in the mag, but erels car just about makes 200ish BHP and unreliably.

i just see the same old group of people preaching the same thing time and time again

as said before, e30 zone has not got much to offer in the world of bmw tuning/modifying. there are a hand full of cars worthy of any recognition who are on this forum and these guys are occasional users and have not used the zone for any insperation.

[blingsta]

theres been a few more posts on here while a was typing away.. but thanx for the support guys.... .. im not fussed about which magazine it goes in, but just wanted something small on my car in it !!!!, you know, just to make me smile...

[Kos]

Maybe i should spray it white and stick some white wheels on it too, then maybe you'll like it hey???

not likely

[blingsta]

Wooooha there Kos.... mine just reaches 200'ish and unreliably i hear you say??? .. its all been trial and error mate... i was quick to want a turbo conversion soon after having built a high comp 2.7 engine and i had my warning by Ant in regards the amount of boost it can take... that was down to me turning up up a bit too much and hearing a BANG...... but since having the standard 2.5 put back in with the turbo set up, ive had no problems what so ever mate.. just the 1 time when the 2nd hand turbo i bought went dead !.. since a £300 turbo re-build, my car has been as good as gold on 6psi and more to come next week... And im sorry but ive seen far worse looking bays than mine, so to call that a mess is kinda taking the piss. !!

[d6dph]

dave i was only stating my opinion too, can roll my eyes at any one or anything i please, and i can make reference to anything i want . m-dtech rolled his eyes over a post on salsports car and i could give a toss

Kos, This is not the time or place for an argument. I only asked a question and you have come back with a rather rude reply.

No need for it.

[tylerma]

as said before, e30 zone has not got much to offer in the world of bmw tuning/modifying.

E30zone
does not claim to either Kos

Erel would like his car to go in a mag
not change the world of modifyin/tuning

the thing we all have to remember is
the E30 is old hat when it comes to this game
most of it has been done already be it good,bad or ugly
its like me doing up a metro to 6r4 spec
its just not gonna grace the pages of a current mag at all

times change and things evolve we just gotta deal with it

BTW Kos you seem to have some beef with A-Tech cars
and practices when it comes to management
can I suggest you keep these oppinions off the forum
it will just cause bad feeling

I would like my car in a mag one day
but I know its not ready yet it still needs loads doing to it
but hopefully one day it will get there
but it will be without polished this and tatty that
as thats just not my style

as for reliability issues
my car has been running as is for nearly a year now
and covered almost 10,000 miles too
through winter and summer
with no remapping and no reliability issues
or bangs and blow ups
I would say thats pretty reliable

lets remember assumption is the mother of all f**k ups

[Kos]

dave i was only stating my opinion too, can roll my eyes at any one or anything i please, and i can make reference to anything i want . m-dtech rolled his eyes over a post on salsports car and i could give a toss

Kos, This is not the time or place for an argument. I only asked a question and you have come back with a rather rude reply.

No need for it.

i'm not starting an argument, just making a point and thats not being rude, stop trying to intimidate me with your new "moderator" status

erel/bringsta, made my point, you dont agree , life goes on. But the welding on your down pipes is a mess, the thermal wrap on your ignition leads is messy, turbo sits a funny angle i think thats a mess.

i'm bored, off to make a cuppa

[Kos]

[
BTW Kos you seem to have some beef with A-Tech cars
and practices when it comes to management
can I suggest you keep these oppinions off the forum
it will just cause bad feeling

no, i have my opinions and view on mega squirt. ants choice if he wants to use it, and i'm entitle to post as i find for all to read

if its detrimental to any one thats not my fault is it ??

[blingsta]

dave i was only stating my opinion too, can roll my eyes at any one or anything i please, and i can make reference to anything i want . m-dtech rolled his eyes over a post on salsports car and i could give a toss

Kos, This is not the time or place for an argument. I only asked a question and you have come back with a rather rude reply.

No need for it.

i'm not starting an argument, just making a point and thats not being rude, stop trying to intimidate me with your new "moderator" status

erel/bringsta, made my point, you dont agree , life goes on. But the welding on your down pipes is a mess, the thermal wrap on your ignition leads is messy, turbo sits a funny angle i think thats a mess.

i'm bored, off to make a cuppa

As always Koz, each to their own matey... thanks for your opinions though enjoy your cuppa.... ... i think we can end this topic now and i'll let you guys know what answer i get from the magazine

[M5pilot]

TBMW will most likely feature your car.

There have been a few E46 M3's with a bit of carbon and big wheels with no real performance mods (not proper ones anyway) which have been in there and we all see many cars like that all over. They are nothing really that special.

This months TBMW has a 545i with an Eisenmann exhaust and some wheels and that got in there!

Your car is atleast a little different from the norm for the Turbo conversion alone. While it may not be a million dollar conversion it's still something that's thin on the ground in terms of upgrades.

Ask them....they can only say no.

[tylerma]

Kos
you have your oppinions on things yes we all do
and some/most like to share them

but just claiming a car with a conversion fitted by a company is unreliable
could be construed as libel

lets put the shoe on the other foot
your M3 is finished and you ask for oppinions (you may not)
but if a professional tig welder came on and started slating the welding
or a paint specialist said our car was covered in orange peel
you wouldnt like it would you
and you may have been on the scene for a long time when it comes to modding e30's
but that dont make you a pro or expert does it
PBMW might say yes and feature it

we all have a difference of oppinion and thats a good thing
but you seem to be pushing for a barny on this thread
and dragging a lot of peeps in on it with no need to do so

[Kos]

TBMW will most likely feature your car.

There have been a few E46 M3's with a bit of carbon and big wheels with no real performance mods (not proper ones anyway) which have been in there and we all see many cars like that all over. They are nothing really that special.

This months TBMW has a 545i with an Eisenmann exhaust and some wheels and that got in there!

Your car is atleast a little different from the norm for the Turbo conversion alone. While it may not be a million dollar conversion it's still something that's thin on the ground in terms of upgrades.

Ask them....they can only say no.

sal, the M3 's you are on about are focused drivers cars, a bit like the blue M coupe which was in tbmw which you and immy suppled parts for, a few simple quality "bolt ons" which made for a great track day car

des's black 545i had again quality. dinan, ac schnitzer, eisnmann

an e30 cabrio with a tech 2 kit, 17's and leather are ten a penny.a turbo alone wont cut it in my opinion

[Kos]

its not lible malcom, but its not entierly untrue. did you not have any issues with your car?? honestly ??

i know ants your mate so you are taking this personaly

you wont be able to fault any welding on my car, nor dips painting?? can you fault his painting ?? nor the quality products fitted to it or the re-trim either, but as an overall car it may not be to your liking. i can deal with that.

many cars are not to my liking but if they are built to a high standard i will say it. i appreciate all cars and you are right i've been in the car game long enough and i know whats right and whats wrong, what quality and whats not.

[blingsta]

well im gonna try and thats that.. lets see if it gets a feature?

[blingsta]

Oh and by the way. Ant didnt do the bird shit welding on the down pipe... that was torque exhausts... whom i would use again despite their shitty welding... as for the messy thermal wrap, thats been off a few times so they can do the down pipe for me!!!

[Kos]

Oh and by the way. Ant didnt do the bird shit welding on the down pipe... that was torque exhausts... whom i would use again despite their shitty welding... as for the messy thermal wrap, thats been off a few times so they can do the down pipe for me!!!

did i say it was done by ant ?? i just said it resembled bird shit

your wheels look like they have the wrong et for an e30, and your boot lid dosnt sit straight.