[Joshbm]

So a quick run down, I've owned several Bmw's now E46 323, E87 130, E87 130, E87 120D and now my E93 330.

So I wont bore you with loads of pictures of all the mods ill do a quick when I got pic and how it stands now and I'll just list the mods below.

This is when I picked up on a sunny but cold cold February morning, needless to say the sun was out so i put the roof down on the way home!



And here is what it looks like now...



Mods are :

Smoothed front bumper
Gloss black front grills
6000K led bulbs
All black bmw badges
LCI rear lights
carbon rear high rise spoiler
carbon mirror covers
carbon front aero splitter
Carbon gear knob
10" Alpine dc2 sub and pioneer amp built into the ski hatch
Wheels painted black
LED interior lights
LED rear numberplate lights
smoked side indicators
Tinted windows
LED speedo
M3 Mirrors
Colour changing rings
Bonnet vents
X5 wheels


Future plans

Some more carbon (engine cover, air intake, bonnet and airbox)
wrap my interior trims (i have the vinyl just need time to do it)
coilovers
335 exhaust (i have the diffuser already)
LED radio and controls

[Tr1ppy]

Looks fantastic mate well done!

I have a BSM pre-LCI E93 330i too, great cars aren't they?
Not done much to it yet, just fitted 5500K LED angel eye bulbs and swapped the tyres for non-RFT's (i.e. proper tyres lol!)

Can I ask which front splitter you have there? Brand/model? I'm looking to put one on mine too.

And will you be doing any power related mods? There doesnt seem to be much information on tuning the N53 330i motor.

[Joshbm]

Thanks!

Yeah I love it! Do you have a manual or auto? Mines an auto with paddles.
I've also swapped the tyres for non run flats!

I have this one pal, not cheap but far better than the plastic ones you see.

http://www.ssdd-motorsport.com/index...product_id=333

As for performance mods I have looked into this but as you said there is not much in the way of performance mods. I kind of wish I got a 335 looking back now.

[Tr1ppy]

Its a manual, but I removed the clutch delay valve to make it feel more natural. Feels great now.

Thanks for the link, seems this company has a few different styles. I like how your splitter goes across the full width of the car instead of the corner splitters, really helps give the front end a much meaner look.
I may be following suit lol!


Yeah I was considering a 335 too for the power but then I got scared by all the stories about turbos or wastegates failing so I got the next best thing. Its a great engine, love how it revs and sounds but I guess the weight of the E93 can bog it down.

I guess usual N/A engine mods apply here; full exhaust, better intake and a remap. But yeah there's not much to be had unfortunately unless we opt for supercharging.

[Joshbm]

I guess usual N/A engine mods apply here; full exhaust, better intake and a remap. But yeah there's not much to be had unfortunately unless we opt for supercharging.[/QUOTE]

Aww ok, mine doesn't have that so I cant do it.

No worries, yeah they have a few styles for the pre lci's but that one is by far the best imo.

Same but I couldn't warrant the mpg, at the time I was having to drive 45min to work. I now work in the city and barley drive it
My brother had an E92 335 and had those exact problems + the EGR valve vent.

Yeah but even with those mods I doubt there is much of an increase? 15/20bhp extra?
How much are superchargers? I haven't dared look!

[Tr1ppy]

Yeah those mods will probably only see you getting close to 300bhp at the crank, a supercharger would give you a lot more.

From this thread it seems they have developed a kit for the older N52 engine but havent yet adapted it for the N53:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=986099

[Joshbm]

I'll just stick to finishing this first

[Joshbm]

Cars booked in this Saturday for window tints

[Joshbm]

[RajB]

Looks good. Like the mods to date.

[Tr1ppy]

Nice shot of the frontend with the splitter!

Can't wait to see how it looks with tints

[Joshbm]

So it has been tinted now, £125 with a free sun strip. I'm still undecided on the strip but I had it done because it was free and if I don't like it I can take it off.

[Joshbm]

Couple pics from the weekend.

[Tr1ppy]

Looking good! Tints really set off the car well, especially as its black

[Joshbm]

Thanks, yeah tints made a huge difference to the car. Im undecided on weather to tint the and rear lights now, not sure if its too much though!?

[The0pportunist]

i like this a lot! That front bumper (or just lip?) looks really good. Never seen it on a e92 to be honest. The wheels are letting it down though but thats just my opinion..

P.s that matt blue car in the pic above is gorgeous, is that an e90? Is there an easy way to keep the ambers permanently on?

[essex_lad]

Cars looking good.

[Joshbm]

Originally Posted by The0pportunist

i like this a lot! That front bumper (or just lip?) looks really good. Never seen it on a e92 to be honest. The wheels are letting it down though but thats just my opinion..

P.s that matt blue car in the pic above is gorgeous, is that an e90? Is there an easy way to keep the ambers permanently on?

Thanks, its a pre lci m sport bumper with an aero carbon splitter. No I agree but I think the girlfriend will kill me if I spend money on wheels as we are meant to be saving for a house haha.

Im keeping some aside each month, but still unsure on what wheels I want.

The matte blue car is an E92 330D running 350ish bhp with 600lbs of torque iirc.

As for the ambers you can code these with an carly adaptor and app, I had them on mine but decided to turn them off again.

[Lockman_321]

Hello mate. Loving the sub. Did you build the box your self? I'm looking at sub options now and didn't realise the ski hatch option was also possible in e93s as cant seem to find a box anywhere!

[Joshbm]

Originally Posted by Lockman_321

Hello mate. Loving the sub. Did you build the box your self? I'm looking at sub options now and didn't realise the ski hatch option was also possible in e93s as cant seem to find a box anywhere!

Hi, Thanks. Yeah I built the box myself as the previous box I bought off eBay was too small for my sub. I have a few more pictures if you want to see them?

Its a shame because I was selling my old box, but someone off here has already paid me for it.

[Lockman_321]

Ahh mate that's a shame. Yeah can you show me a few more pics? I got too impatient today and ended up buying a sub amp and e93 enclosure from car audioz on ebay. They said the enclusre will allow the e93 roof to come down so I am going to give that a try!. Thanks anyway mate

[Joshbm]

Here is everything I could find.