New pix after window tint and wheel change E92 Space Grey

westwood · 06-20-2007, 09:52 PM

Finally done. I don't think i will do anymore mods on my car.

hj058 · 06-20-2007, 10:13 PM

nice rims plus tint! what is your tint percentage??

Yvette · 06-20-2007, 10:55 PM

Good start

mind I asking where did you get the rims from..
and how it came out w/ shipping company? like in duties, tax, broker fee
cause I am about to order one myself...

mach330 · 06-20-2007, 10:59 PM

ahhh...famous last words...never say never man.

looks good.

what kind of tint is that and what percentage?

westwood · 06-20-2007, 11:38 PM

thanks guys..50% front, 35% rear. about the rims. that was a long story. I ordered from Modbargins with about 1600USD (including tires, shipping and Tire Presure Monitor sensers $200). But acutally the senors might not needed on canadian models. anywayz, i asked them to ship to a friend address in seattle. Then i rent a mini van for a day to transport them to a self storage in Ferndale, small town exit 282 on hwy 5, rite across the border for 10 mints drive. After that, I drove my e92 to Ferndale to get the new rims installed in a local tireshop called TDS. (They are also the partner of tirerack), then left my factory rims in the self storage and carry one back each time as the spare tires in the trunk.

hj058 · 06-21-2007, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by westwood

thanks guys..50% front, 35% rear. about the rims. that was a long story. I ordered from Modbargins with about 1600USD (including tires, shipping and Tire Presure Monitor sensers $200). But acutally the senors might not needed on canadian models. anywayz, i asked them to ship to a friend address in seattle. Then i rent a mini van for a day to transport them to a self storage in Ferndale, small town exit 282 on hwy 5, rite across the border for 10 mints drive. After that, I drove my e92 to Ferndale to get the new rims installed in a local tireshop called TDS. (They are also the partner of tirerack), then left my factory rims in the self storage and carry one back each time as the spare tires in the trunk.

wow...what a smart way to escape from the tax!

spacedogg · 06-21-2007, 12:30 AM

+1 on the famous last words...

i would suggest the body coloured amber reflector replacement. that will complement the ride for a clean look. relatively cheap too.

hj058 · 06-21-2007, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by spacedogg

+1 on the famous last words...

i would suggest the body coloured amber reflector replacement. that will complement the ride for a clean look. relatively cheap too.

+1 on the painted reflector..you should consider doing it

Zeiss · 06-21-2007, 12:48 AM

Looks great!

Yvette · 06-21-2007, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by westwood

thanks guys..50% front, 35% rear. about the rims. that was a long story. I ordered from Modbargins with about 1600USD (including tires, shipping and Tire Presure Monitor sensers $200). But acutally the senors might not needed on canadian models. anywayz, i asked them to ship to a friend address in seattle. Then i rent a mini van for a day to transport them to a self storage in Ferndale, small town exit 282 on hwy 5, rite across the border for 10 mints drive. After that, I drove my e92 to Ferndale to get the new rims installed in a local tireshop called TDS. (They are also the partner of tirerack), then left my factory rims in the self storage and carry one back each time as the spare tires in the trunk.

hahaaah.. that's gotta be some work!!!!

ehhhwik · 06-21-2007, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by westwood

thanks guys..50% front, 35% rear. about the rims. that was a long story. I ordered from Modbargins with about 1600USD (including tires, shipping and Tire Presure Monitor sensers $200). But acutally the senors might not needed on canadian models. anywayz, i asked them to ship to a friend address in seattle. Then i rent a mini van for a day to transport them to a self storage in Ferndale, small town exit 282 on hwy 5, rite across the border for 10 mints drive. After that, I drove my e92 to Ferndale to get the new rims installed in a local tireshop called TDS. (They are also the partner of tirerack), then left my factory rims in the self storage and carry one back each time as the spare tires in the trunk.

omg, i actually had the same exact idea to "smuggle" the wheels back to Canada, we think alike!

nice wheels btw, whats the offset on those?

rich662 · 06-21-2007, 01:36 AM

I've heard of stories where they take a picture of your car before you cross the border and that when you come back, they pull it out of some database or something. If they see you've installed new stuff to your car, they'll ding you really hard for it, possibly a penalty as well. They realize many people do this to avoid taxes. This is quite risky imo.

westwood · 06-21-2007, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by rich662

I've heard of stories where they take a picture of your car before you cross the border and that when you come back, they pull it out of some database or something. If they see you've installed new stuff to your car, they'll ding you really hard for it, possibly a penalty as well. They realize many people do this to avoid taxes. This is quite risky imo.

there are risks of course. Customs are not stupid. the best u can do is bring ur gf and do some shopping at bellingham mall. so they wont pay much attention to your "spare tire" in your trunk.

westwood · 06-21-2007, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ehhhwik

omg, i actually had the same exact idea to "smuggle" the wheels back to Canada, we think alike!

nice wheels btw, whats the offset on those?

i dont remember the offsets, but u can simply find out on www.modbargins.com

westwood · 06-21-2007, 02:06 AM

for the reflectors, i just really dont have time for it now...

GuyOh · 06-21-2007, 03:10 AM

front aerolip and side reflectors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chiggy · 06-21-2007, 08:29 PM

Looks like you have the dot matrix issue on your rear windshield as well.

ChadE · 06-21-2007, 08:30 PM

Looks nice!

westwood · 06-21-2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiggy

Looks like you have the dot matrix issue on your rear windshield as well.

yes, the window tint shop told me it is normal and i just need to go back there agian next week to fix the issue. hope it will be fine..

Chiggy · 06-22-2007, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by westwood

yes, the window tint shop told me it is normal and i just need to go back there agian next week to fix the issue. hope it will be fine..

Yeah I have the same problem. I'm gonna take it back when I got some time and hopefully they can fix it. Let me know how yours turns out.

0asis · 06-24-2007, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by westwood

yes, the window tint shop told me it is normal and i just need to go back there agian next week to fix the issue. hope it will be fine..

hey westwood.. those are awesome mods. that's on my wish list too.. M6 rims and tint, maybe the aero front lip. let us know how your dot matrix issue turns out. ihave the same model as you! 328, sport, nav blah etc yada. wicked car

westwood · 06-29-2007, 10:27 PM

I am In HongKong and china for vacation now. The day before I left Vancouver, I went to the tint shop agian to get them to fix my rear window air dot porblem. They told me it should be fine within couple days. Just wish When i come back from the vacation ,I will be happy when i open the garage door.

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westwood Private 2 Rep 70 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver BC iTrader: (0)	thanks guys..50% front, 35% rear. about the rims. that was a long story. I ordered from Modbargins with about 1600USD (including tires, shipping and Tire Presure Monitor sensers $200). But acutally the senors might not needed on canadian models. anywayz, i asked them to ship to a friend address in seattle. Then i rent a mini van for a day to transport them to a self storage in Ferndale, small town exit 282 on hwy 5, rite across the border for 10 mints drive. After that, I drove my e92 to Ferndale to get the new rims installed in a local tireshop called TDS. (They are also the partner of tirerack), then left my factory rims in the self storage and carry one back each time as the spare tires in the trunk. __________________ E92 328i, space grey, premium & Navi, PDC. 19" M6 Wheels. Delivered on June 1st, 2007. Ordered on Feb 14th. GP thunder 8500k H8, M-Tech Fog
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spacedogg Colonel 195 Rep 2,816 Posts Drives: Debadged Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (0)	+1 on the famous last words... i would suggest the body coloured amber reflector replacement. that will complement the ride for a clean look. relatively cheap too.
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rich662 Major 41 Rep 1,030 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Alpine White Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Richmond, BC iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	I've heard of stories where they take a picture of your car before you cross the border and that when you come back, they pull it out of some database or something. If they see you've installed new stuff to your car, they'll ding you really hard for it, possibly a penalty as well. They realize many people do this to avoid taxes. This is quite risky imo. __________________ 2008 E92 M3 AW/GP Thunder / Eisenmann Race/CF Grills/H&R Sport/AA SSK/ACS CF Roof Spoiler/VRS Bootlid/BBS LM-DBK 20" Champion Edition FS: DPE LS-5 (for sale: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171839)
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westwood Private 2 Rep 70 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vancouver BC iTrader: (0)	tint problem I am In HongKong and china for vacation now. The day before I left Vancouver, I went to the tint shop agian to get them to fix my rear window air dot porblem. They told me it should be fine within couple days. Just wish When i come back from the vacation ,I will be happy when i open the garage door. __________________ E92 328i, space grey, premium & Navi, PDC. 19" M6 Wheels. Delivered on June 1st, 2007. Ordered on Feb 14th. GP thunder 8500k H8, M-Tech Fog
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