Sporty up My Bmw 320 (pimp)

SuperMario

Well the other half isnt happy with the look of her "standard" 06 320 and wants to do pimp it a bit (in the bmw way, not furry dice etc)

Just looking for advice here on what she could do to give it a sportier look and how much its likely to cost our joint account :rolleyes:

all suggestions welcome

thanks in advance
supermario

CharlieCroker

http://www.mstyle.co.uk/acatalog/BMW_3_Series.html

Try here. best bet is a nice set of wheels, lower it and maybe a lip spoiler on the boot.

no1beemerfan

SuperMario wrote: »

Well the other half isnt happy....

Are they ever? :rolleyes:

djtechnics1210

id say if you went to a main dealer youd get good bargains in the current recession

Gumbo

dont go over the top. im assuming you have an E90 SE model.

the best option imo is a BMW M-Sport body kit, M3 rear lip spoiler and a nice set of wheels and a lower if necessary.

Rear Lip Spoiler

M-Sport Body Kit

These are my favourite alloywheels for the 3 series at present in 19" size

Big Nasty

kceire wrote: »

dont go over the top. im assuming you have an E90 SE model.

the best option imo is a BMW M-Sport body kit, M3 rear lip spoiler and a nice set of wheels and a lower if necessary.

Rear Lip Spoiler

M-Sport Body Kit

These are my favourite alloywheels for the 3 series at present in 19" size

Or save yourself time, money and hasslehoff by trading against one that already has the above.

cnocbui

Don't forget the fake 'M' badges, like the other 30% on the road.

Tinted windows, Russian mafia look?

Anan1

SuperMario wrote: »

and how much its likely to cost our joint account :rolleyes:

Don't forget to factor in depreciation to the car too.

SuperMario

cnocbui wrote: »

Don't forget the fake 'M' badges, like the other 30% on the road.

Tinted windows, Russian mafia look?

Na F*ck that. Looks terrible.
Id only put on an M badge thing if i had the M kit on the car.
Out of curiosity how much would an M kit cost. just for the kit not the wheels and stuff. (i could be miles off with that, maybe you have to get everything together)
Would a bmw dealer put the m kit on for you

Eoin

Anan1 wrote: »

Don't forget to factor in depreciation to the car too.

You think it would harm the resale value?

SuperMario wrote: »

Na F*ck that. Looks terrible.
Id only put on an M badge thing if i had the M kit on the car.
Out of curiosity how much would an M kit cost. just for the kit not the wheels and stuff. (i could be miles off with that, maybe you have to get everything together)
Would a bmw dealer put the m kit on for you

Yes, a dealer could do it and you could get the kit and wheels separately. A good independent could supply, spray and fit the kit as well.

R.O.R

We put an M-Sport front bumper on to an SE last year for a customer. He liked the look of the M-Sport but wanted the equipment of the SE.

Think it was around €1,750 for that part alone from a main dealer. Part, paint and labour.

colm_mcm

Stick an M badge on it, as well as making people think it's an M3, it adds 25-30bhp depending on model.

peasant

I proudly present: The "other half special edition" BMW



linky to the full sized model

She does like pink, yes?

SuperMario

Iv checked the car and it has a little lip spoiler on the boot so thats one less thing shell be looking for. Does the m kit not mean ya also have to get front and back arches aswell as front and rear bumper. Do ya need to get a bonnet too. Or does the m kit look a completly different car to a whats on the m 3 car (sorry for all the questions but she has me bamboozled with questions)

SuperMario

colm_mcm wrote: »

Stick an M badge on it, as well as making people think it's an M3, it adds 25-30bhp depending on model.

Surely puttin an m badge on any model is only askin for the car to get robbed. Out of curiosity, what is the bhp of the m3.

listermint

Surely a car thief will glance at your exhaust and say hmmmm this aint an M3.................... ........

Eoin

SuperMario wrote: »

Iv checked the car and it has a little lip spoiler on the boot so thats one less thing shell be looking for. Does the m kit not mean ya also have to get front and back arches aswell as front and rear bumper. Do ya need to get a bonnet too. Or does the m kit look a completly different car to a whats on the m 3 car

No, M-tech is really just a different trim level and sports suspension, and the differences vary from model to model. The big differences tend to be front and rear bumpers, alloys and maybe side skirts. As I said, suspension is stiffer, and then there are smaller touches like the roof headlining, steering wheel, door sill trim strips etc.

You can also get AC Schnitzer style bodykit, but it's a bit OTT for my taste.

SuperMario wrote: »

(sorry for all the questions but she has me bamboozled with questions)

That's what the forum is for, but also try www.bmw-driver.net/forum

Eoin

listermint wrote: »

Surely a car thief will glance at your exhaust and say hmmmm this aint an M3.................... ........

An M badge is NOT the same as an M3 badge.

SuperMario

Id be much obliged if anyone could post a couple of pics or a link to what a completed m kit for a 320 looks like. Im after doing loads of searches but i keep coming up with individual pics of each thing i.e bumper view only.

Eoin

Saloon or coupe?

SuperMario

eoin wrote: »

Saloon or coupe?

Saloon 06 320d

Eoin

From the site CharlieCroker linked to earlier:

front bumper


rear bumper:

SuperMario

The front bumper looks the exact same as whats on the car now, its hard to tell with the rear bumper though, as the car is dark blue and there no grey part at the bottom of the bumper. But the rear bumper looks the same as in pic, should car have m badge on it if it has m kit, what does a normal 320d look like. Any way i can definitely confirm if theres a m kit on the car. Car was originally brought in from england.

colm_mcm

I think you should tell your wife that it already has an M kit on it, that should get you out of trouble for a while

Seriously, can you post a pic of the car?

SuperMario

Ill try and get a pic tomorrow when she lands home from work. I suppose i could just drive into a bmw dealer and ask them what they think is on it. If it does turn out to be an m kit on it, i think a swap in the driving of car will be happening!!!!

Eoin

I don't think that M badges are factory fitted - they might be just done at the dealer, or by the owner. Are there no stickers on your alloys, steering wheel etc?

If you do have the M-tech kit, then you can get nice splitters that attach to the bottom of the spoiler. You can also replace the front grill with a matt black one for small money.

SuperMario

If you do have the M-tech kit, then you can get nice splitters that attach to the bottom of the spoiler. You can also replace the front grill with a matt black one for small money.[/QUOTE]

The alloys have bmw blue and white crest in the middle and say m on the wheel under the crest, theres no m on the steering wheel or seats or any other part of the car etc, she did inform me it has reverse sensors and that the grille/start of bonnet is silver. it does say bmw in metal strip on the door sill/step though too(dont know if that means anything) oh it has a shark fin thingy too instead of an aerial i think and black leather seats. Iv never had any history with 3 series bmw so dont know the ins and out of the car. Thanks again for all the help/info guys

Anan1

Have a look through the service book and around the car - there's bound to be a sticker somewhere with codes for the options the car came from the factory with.

Seth Brundle

Sell the E90 and get yourself a slightly older BMW (3er or 5er) - there are loads of really cool kits for them
http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=706472

SuperMario

kbannon wrote: »

Sell the E90 and get yourself a slightly older BMW (3er or 5er) - there are loads of really cool kits for them
http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=706472

Ya couldnt drive some of those cars in ireland, youd never get near i speedramp again. If i suggested selling the car id come back to my bags packed in the garden id say.

Seth Brundle

SuperMario wrote: »

Ya couldnt drive some of those cars in ireland, youd never get near i speedramp again. If i suggested selling the car id come back to my bags packed in the garden id say.

I couldn't drive any of those simply because I have a bit of pride - nothing to do with speed bumps!

CharlieCroker

I love the Alpina kits on the E90.
Its what i'd spend my money on.

SuperMario

kbannon wrote: »

I couldn't drive any of those simply because I have a bit of pride - nothing to do with speed bumps!

Ya that too!!! Id rather walk than drive one of them

Gumbo

cnocbui wrote: »

Don't forget the fake 'M' badges, like the other 30% on the road.

Tinted windows, Russian mafia look?

colm_mcm wrote: »

Stick an M badge on it, as well as making people think it's an M3, it adds 25-30bhp depending on model.

SuperMario wrote: »

Surely puttin an m badge on any model is only askin for the car to get robbed. Out of curiosity, what is the bhp of the m3.

whats all the hype about M badges? M badges are part of the M-Sport kits, it would be different if the OP was putting M3 badges on it.

Gumbo

SuperMario wrote: »

Id be much obliged if anyone could post a couple of pics or a link to what a completed m kit for a 320 looks like. Im after doing loads of searches but i keep coming up with individual pics of each thing i.e bumper view only.

did you even look at my first post in this thread???
it post number 5 of your thread and has the complete M kit detailed on an actual car.

OP if your confused as to wether you have an MSport or SE car then you better find out quick as the difference has insurance complications. SE's are valued quite a bit less than MSport's so you need to make sure your happy with the spec of your car.

MarkN

A lot of people seem confused by the M badge. Some think it's an M car because it has it on the back, some people think they OWN an M car by putting the badge on the back and then there's the people that know it's just a trim level.

There is no way you could confuse an M car with an M sport model, particularly the E46, E92 and E60 models. Having said that, why BMW didn't call M sport something else to completely get away from the possibility of confusion, I don't know.

For example VW make GTIs, the lookalike GTI is called a highline. Although that is to look at anyway, a carbon copy.

Owen

kceire wrote: »

M badges are part of the M-Sport kits

No they're not. They M Badging on the M-Sport Models is done very discreetly, tiny badges on the steering wheel & gear lever, and tiny badges on the wheels. Those who know, don't need to show

Anan1

MarkN wrote: »

Having said that, why BMW didn't call M sport something else to completely get away from the possibility of confusion, I don't know.

Money?;)

Gumbo

PaintDoctor wrote: »

No they're not. They M Badging on the M-Sport Models is done very discreetly, tiny badges on the steering wheel & gear lever, and tiny badges on the wheels. Those who know, don't need to show

yes there standard, as i said in my original post. my old M-Sport had them in various places on the my old 3 series, my GF's E90 has them and my parents E60 has them and their old E46 had them, so i know what is standard and not. (steering wheel, gear stick, door cills, wheels)

if the OP wants to put M badges on then theres nothing wrong with that as long as its an M-Sport, if the OP wants to put M3 or M5 or M6 badges on, then thats a different story altogether.

whats the last comment mean? its not like an M-Sport is an incredible piece of machinery.......BTW i consider M-Sport cars separate to M-Powered cars such as M3, M5 etc etc

SuperMario

Right lads, i popped in to a bmw main dealer and it turns out that the wheels are m wheels (fairly obvious the cause the m sign is on them)

The front bumper is an m bumper and it has side skirts aswell, however the rear bumper is not m (probably didnt change it because of reverse sensors), but the spoiler on the boot is and apparently that shark fin aerial thing is extra too and the model of the car is ES.

so long story cut short i have no ideas what i have to do now so shell be satisfied that she has an m kit on the car.

Gumbo

SuperMario wrote: »

Right lads, i popped in to a bmw main dealer and it turns out that the wheels are m wheels (fairly obvious the cause the m sign is on them)

The front bumper is an m bumper and it has side skirts aswell, however the rear bumper is not m (probably didnt change it because of reverse sensors), but the spoiler on the boot is and apparently that shark fin aerial thing is extra too and the model of the car is ES.

so long story cut short i have no ideas what i have to do now so shell be satisfied that she has an m kit on the car.

post a picture of the car so we can advise..........

snug

Anybody know where i'd find a rear e46 saloon m-tech bumper,facelift????

Owen

kceire wrote: »

yes there standard, as i said in my original post. my old M-Sport had them in various places on the my old 3 series, my GF's E90 has them and my parents E60 has them and their old E46 had them, so i know what is standard and not. (steering wheel, gear stick, door cills, wheels)

I meant the discreet ones are standard, the big ugly one everyone buys in the parts department and sticks on the back isn't.

Gumbo

PaintDoctor wrote: »

I meant the discreet ones are standard, the big ugly one everyone buys in the parts department and sticks on the back isn't.

Yeah, realised that after posting, i think we might of got our wires crossed on what badges we were on about

JHMEG

Tinted windows, chinese HIDs, 20" wolfrace alloys and a 4 inch bazooka. Styleee.

biggus

Here ye go






http://www.birdsauto.com/tuning/parts.aspx?make=BMW&s=3%20Series%20(E90/E91)&pg=51

Cian1991ferrari

Nurburgring little vinyl sticker looks good on most german motors and they really cheap too. Got one for like €2.50 there the other day from a site called 'The Sticky Rings'. They seem to do a good range of vinyls and stuff so maybe your missus might like a few of them?

Found a coupon code on their Gumtree ad for 10% off the order so sure i may as well share that: TSR0001 is the code.

Hope thats of some help anyways. Think that code just used on their site anyway. I think you'll just find them if you look it up in Google.

Eoin

I wouldn't put on a ring sticker unless I had driven it myself.

Cian1991ferrari

Yeah i didn't buy it for a car, just bought it for using on indoor stuff and that. Good selection of stuff on that site tho. Mainly for japanese makes though it seems.

Voodoomelon

PaintDoctor wrote: »

I meant the discreet ones are standard, the big ugly one everyone buys in the parts department and sticks on the back isn't.

I never knew that, I always thought the M badges on the boots of E60s looked naff. Now I know why.