My new Euro E36 Daily!

[S14]

I'm pretty excited about this car. I bought it cause i loved the interior. Once i actually drove it, i was pleasantly surprised how much power it has. Then i poped the hood and saw that it's got some nice quality parts on it too!
















Some things i don't like about the car:

-kidney's, i always liked the 95 grille better, but this one all chrome looks gawdy
- not sure about the color matched moldings. it looks nice, but it think black M moldings would work well.
- Not so hott on the wheels. I have some ideas that will really look nice, but i need to find a set first. wheels are for sale BTW, make me an offer!
- Something in the suspension is off. the car darts left or right. it will pull left, then if i jerk the wheel ti will pull right or vise versa. I think this might be CA bushings, but i'm not sure, any suggestions?
- radio doesn't work. the PO twice removed pulled an amp out of the car so all those speakers in the door are just for decoration. I'm debating between replacing them, or just hooking up an amp... hmmm.
- the deck is one of those cheap pioneers with the super bright blue lights. hella annoying at night.
- seat heaters don't work
- A/C doesn't work
- muffler is really boomy at most all RPM's


even with all that said, i love this new car!


edit: photoshop can suck a fattie! the picks look so much brighter before i uploaded into photoshop

[zacman1]

Woah! That's such a nice colour and interior!

Should be a great daily!

[3two8eye]

Sounds like a new muffler, stock head unit and you'll be all set.

As for the moldings, I don't like painted moldings but these don't bother me. Black might look better but it looks okay to me.

The grills need to go for something a little less flashy, as you said. They look like aftermarket jobs so you may have a pre-96 nose panel in there.

If it were me I'd lose those door speakers.

Great wheels. Too bad you aren't a fan. How much do you want for them? Size?

[S14]

Originally Posted by 3two8eye

Sounds like a new muffler, stock head unit and you'll be all set.

As for the moldings, I don't like painted moldings but these don't bother me. Black might look better but it looks okay to me.

The grills need to go for something a little less flashy, as you said. They look like aftermarket jobs so you may have a pre-96 nose panel in there.

If it were me I'd lose those door speakers.

Great wheels. Too bad you aren't a fan. How much do you want for them? Size?

the muffler is aftermarket already, but looks kinda cheapo. I'm not sure what i'd like to replace it with. I'm trying not to dump money into this as i have to sell it in 1.5 years.

Same for me abou the moldings. i think it looks pretty good and i'm usually anti painted moldings. I just wish it had the thicker moldings all the way around.

Grills are the first thing i'm going to change. how do you tell if the nose pannel is pre or post 96? the car has a build date in 95, so i think it's a MY96. plus it's a 328, not a 325...

i'd like to loose the door speakers, but it's been hacked up behind them, so i'd have a really ugly pannel otherwise.

I'm not really a fan of the hartge's, i dunno why. The car has KW coil overs on it and it's sitting about 1/2 way down. I'm thinking of a nice set of wheels with good dish, some streatch, some poke and slam. Then i can join all the stancewerks hooligans.

the rear tires are brand new, the fronts have tread, but the shoulders are worn. all teh wheels have salt corrosion on lips. Strip the clear and polish the lips and they would look great. I think $650+shipping for the wheels and new rear tires is a fair price.


edit: anybody know what mirrors are on the car?

[Artista]

Ah, beautiful Germany.

[solgoodband]

that interior is pure sex, love the color - is that a schrick intake manifold?

[gary88]

Very nice I think the moldings look great.

[Mr. Lin]

don't blame photoshop if you don't really know how to use it.
more than likely it's photobucket's fault or even the web browser.

[EThirtySicks]

I don't think I've ever seen those mirrors before, either. They don't look bad.



Seeing euro e36s makes me really want to shave the roundels of my car, looks really clean.

[dcskate102]

Nice car.

I think those are ac cup mirrors but I may be wrong.

[ethirty6kid]

Hartge rims are I've always loved them.

But I don't have $650


Car looks good man. Just replace the grilles. The painted moldings don't look bad.

[S14]

Originally Posted by Mr. Lin

don't blame photoshop if you don't really know how to use it.
more than likely it's photobucket's fault or even the web browser.

I meant photobucket, not photoshop, thanks for the catch!

Originally Posted by dcskate102

Nice car.

I think those are ac cup mirrors but I may be wrong.

cool, thanks, i'll look into those. I had ruled out ACS since the ACS mirror on my E30 has the little logo on the side and model info on he bottom. these are all smooth

[spookymilk]

Aftermarket deck with built in amplifier will erase the need for the stock amp in the trunk.

[s4cr]

Yeah it's ACS mirrors.
And the car looks really good. Love the color.

[Schnitzerflitzer]

Those Mirrors are from Hartge not ACS. Very rare. Nice car btw.

[MTrace]

Very nice car, I love the color and interior.

[Zeppelin420Fan]

Whats up with the driver side headlight/fog light?

[S14]

Originally Posted by solgoodband

that interior is pure sex, love the color - is that a schrick intake manifold?

yeah, the color is unique, never seen it before. and the interior is so much more comfortable than the dove grey vaders in my old 95 M3.

I do believe it's a schrick manifold

Originally Posted by spookymilk

Aftermarket deck with built in amplifier will erase the need for the stock amp in the trunk.

there is already an aftermarket deck in the car. there is evidence of an aftermarket amp that was removed. I just need to pull the deck out and see what wires are running to where and go from there.

Originally Posted by Schnitzerflitzer

Those Mirrors are from Hartge not ACS. Very rare. Nice car btw.

Cool, never knew hartge made mirrors too! nice car btw!

Originally Posted by MTrace

Very nice car, I love the color and interior.

thanks, me too!

Originally Posted by Zeppelin420Fan

Whats up with the driver side headlight/fog light?

I dunno. I noticed the driverside headlight was discolored. the driverside fog doesn't work. I was going to investigate this when i have some extra time, but with the HID's in there it's plenty bright.


Oh yeah, i realized today that all the windows are tinted... including that big one in the front

[jhstealth]

Cars looking awsome. I never really understood that manifold tho. Im sure it works but wouldnt since its metal heat the air up before its going into the motor? Anyone have an idea ive always wondered.

[EThirtySicks]

Originally Posted by jhstealth

Cars looking awsome. I never really understood that manifold tho. Im sure it works but wouldnt since its metal heat the air up before its going into the motor? Anyone have an idea ive always wondered.

Dunno, even little things like the intake volume and such can effect a motor, I guess Schrick figures if you're serious enough to run their cams, you should run their intake to get the absolute most out of the engine.

[pimpin325ci]

I like it alot! Except for the purpleish interior..

[aznboy1992]

Dam thats a nice ass paint job. Love the color.

[Sam Son]

M52 with a shrick intake nice...those mirrors are nice too...that car has tons of potential

[DrAK]

Those are no ACS mirrors - I think they're the uber rare Folger Cup mirrors, only ever saw one pic of these, so I'm not too sure, but they def. aren't Schnitzer. The Schnitzers are way more rounded.

You a native or just stationed here in Germany?
You got a pretty impressive stable of cars.

[bjh102]

yeah no way those are ACS mirrors.

car looks super clean man. change the moldings to some black ones and it will be set!

why do you have to sell it in 1 1/2 years?