(E90) Official Alpine White E90 Thread - Page 3 - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

EvEr35 · 07-05-2005, 05:06 PM

Hello everyone, this will be my first post and you got a great forum going on here.

I'm just about to order and the only thing left to figure out is the color. I originaly was set on white. But today i actually saw a saphire black and alpine white and for some reason the black car looks a little more "massive" for lack of a better word. The sheetmetal work seems to be a little more obvious also. I don't know if it was the lighing or the angles. I was wondering if for those who have seen both if you do notice differences in the overall look of the car?

thks

res_ipsa · 07-05-2005, 05:23 PM

Hrm that's weird... if anything the white looked bigger to me in person than black. As for the bodylines being more obvious maybe it's because the various lines on the black casts more shadows and contrast than the white. Neither are as easy to clean as silver, but black is definitely much harder to keep clean than the white, so that's something u might wanna consider. But in the end I vote white becuz it will be more rare.

fusionnv · 07-05-2005, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by res_ipsa

Hrm that's weird... if anything the white looked bigger to me in person than black. As for the bodylines being more obvious maybe it's because the various lines on the black casts more shadows and contrast than the white. Neither are as easy to clean as silver, but black is definitely much harder to keep clean than the white, so that's something u might wanna consider. But in the end I vote white becuz it will be more rare.

Plus I love how white looks with a white interior.

wish1 · 07-14-2005, 04:40 PM

Got my LMs put on today. Love the wheels but now it needs to be dropped. Where will it end?

LEDZEP · 07-14-2005, 04:47 PM

Wish1, it looks like you have the rears tinted but not the front (or they're lighter). Is that correct? Been wondering what that would look like. My state does not allow any front tint and I've been wanting to see what it would look like with just the rears.

YYdoodle · 07-14-2005, 05:03 PM

wish1, I love LM's and they look great! Are you planning on putting spacers on the rear? At least the lowering will cost a lot less than the LM's

wish1 · 07-14-2005, 05:14 PM

LEDZEP, There is no tint except factory on these windows. It must just be the light in the photo. She goes to the tint shop tomorrow. I am thinking 35% all around. I will let you know how it turns out.

wish1 · 07-14-2005, 05:20 PM

Terps, there are 10mms in the rears. When he was installing the wheels he dropped the car off the jack to show me one in one out and it was a done deal. Makes a dramatic difference in the appearance. These wheels are +35 offset, with the spacers they net out at +25. I will take some shots from the rear to show the wheel in relation to the well.

YYimports · 07-14-2005, 06:17 PM

LM's.. :rocks:

Congrats.

Mark · 07-14-2005, 07:13 PM

looks great man, now you definatly need a drop, but a big improvement over the stock sport wheels

congrats

scottz5 · 07-14-2005, 07:35 PM

Very hot dont forget to take high res pics after the tint

Jason · 07-14-2005, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by scottz5

Very hot dont forget to take high res pics after the tint

wish1's coming to the meet, so we'll all be able to see it in person :rocks:

scottz5 · 07-14-2005, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jwocky

wish1's coming to the meet, so we'll all be able to see it in person :rocks:

Nice

wish1 · 07-14-2005, 07:50 PM

Rear wheel shots with 18x8 LMs, +35 offset and 10mm spacers for +25 net offset. Stock run-flat 255/35/18 rear tires.

scottz5 · 07-14-2005, 07:52 PM

Looks great! I wonder how the ride will be after you lower it?

wish1 · 07-14-2005, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkE90M3

looks great man, now you definatly need a drop, but a big improvement over the stock sport wheels

congrats

Thanks for your help figuring it out. I could not be more pleased with my decision.

wish1 · 07-14-2005, 08:10 PM

AW/terra/poplar

scottz5 · 07-14-2005, 08:14 PM

I almost changed my order for terra. I cant wait to see it in person with the white.

Execution · 07-14-2005, 08:34 PM

Wish 1 - your ride is looking mighty, mighty delicious .... dayummmmmmmmy!!!

I like the way the wheels look on your ride, however, Quick Question ... why didnt't you go for the 19's? Was it because of the run flat tires? They would have made your vehicle out of this World!!

In any case, sweeeeeet looking ride, dawg! I love white BMW's with no side mouldings ... classic beauty! Now with the LM's .... nasteeeeeee!!!

Execution

wish1 · 07-14-2005, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Execution

Wish 1 - your ride is looking mighty, mighty delicious .... dayummmmmmmmy!!!

I like the way the wheels look on your ride, however, Quick Question ... why didnt't you go for the 19's? Was it because of the run flat tires? They would have made your vehicle out of this World!!

In any case, sweeeeeet looking ride, dawg! I love white BMW's with no side mouldings ... classic beauty! Now with the LM's .... nasteeeeeee!!!

Execution

I seriously considered 19s right up until yesterday when I made a final decision. They definetely look better on the car. But as I was driving around New York with the holes and the bumps and the steel plates in the street every other block my decision became clear. This is my wife's car (yeah really) and I can't have her alone in the car driving over this stuff with non-run-flats and no spare. Plus I don't know how your wives are, but mine isn't super careful with things like that. She pays much more attention to the people with her in the car than to the junk in the road. As it should be. So, I view it as a small sacrifice to practicality.

Execution · 07-14-2005, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by wish1

I seriously considered 19s right up until yesterday when I made a final decision. They definetely look better on the car. But as I was driving around New York with the holes and the bumps and the steel plates in the street every other block my decision became clear. This is my wife's car (yeah really) and I can't have her alone in the car driving over this stuff with non-run-flats and no spare. Plus I don't know how your wives are, but mine isn't super careful with things like that. She pays much more attention to the people with her in the car than to the junk in the road. As it should be. So, I view it as a small sacrifice to practicality.

I hear you, dawg ... My wife is the same way and that is why I am driving my E90 and she gets the E36!!!

Those LM's on your ride are sick!! I wonder if your wife understands the "street cred" that comes with those rims!

Execution

wish1 · 07-14-2005, 09:17 PM

No, and she don't care. She does have a good eye tho, she loves the look. BTW: I still drive my '96 Lex sc400, just getting ready to turn 100K. Lots of life left.

07-05-2005, 05:06 PM	#45
EvEr35 Private Drives: 330i SP AW AT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 66 iTrader: (0)	About to order. Hello everyone, this will be my first post and you got a great forum going on here. I'm just about to order and the only thing left to figure out is the color. I originaly was set on white. But today i actually saw a saphire black and alpine white and for some reason the black car looks a little more "massive" for lack of a better word. The sheetmetal work seems to be a little more obvious also. I don't know if it was the lighing or the angles. I was wondering if for those who have seen both if you do notice differences in the overall look of the car? thks

07-14-2005, 04:40 PM	#48
wish1 Private First Class Drives: Lexus sc400 Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 157 iTrader: (0)	Got my LMs put on today. Love the wheels but now it needs to be dropped. Where will it end? Attached Images __________________ e90 330i 6m, alpine white/terra/carbon fiber, sport, premium, cold, BBS LMs/M5 rep winter, cdv, tint, XPEL, Blacklines, Msport wheel and shift knob, RE SSK

07-14-2005, 05:14 PM	#51
wish1 Private First Class Drives: Lexus sc400 Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 157 iTrader: (0)	LEDZEP, There is no tint except factory on these windows. It must just be the light in the photo. She goes to the tint shop tomorrow. I am thinking 35% all around. I will let you know how it turns out. __________________ e90 330i 6m, alpine white/terra/carbon fiber, sport, premium, cold, BBS LMs/M5 rep winter, cdv, tint, XPEL, Blacklines, Msport wheel and shift knob, RE SSK

07-14-2005, 05:20 PM	#52
wish1 Private First Class Drives: Lexus sc400 Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 157 iTrader: (0)	Terps, there are 10mms in the rears. When he was installing the wheels he dropped the car off the jack to show me one in one out and it was a done deal. Makes a dramatic difference in the appearance. These wheels are +35 offset, with the spacers they net out at +25. I will take some shots from the rear to show the wheel in relation to the well. __________________ e90 330i 6m, alpine white/terra/carbon fiber, sport, premium, cold, BBS LMs/M5 rep winter, cdv, tint, XPEL, Blacklines, Msport wheel and shift knob, RE SSK

07-14-2005, 07:13 PM	#54
Mark Administrator Drives: 1M Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NY / Philly / Boston Posts: 3,866 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW 1 Series M ... [4.04]	looks great man, now you definatly need a drop, but a big improvement over the stock sport wheels congrats __________________ The new beast. BMW M5.

07-05-2005, 05:23 PM	#46
res_ipsa Second Lieutenant Drives: 325i SparkGraphite Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 210 iTrader: (0)	Hrm that's weird... if anything the white looked bigger to me in person than black. As for the bodylines being more obvious maybe it's because the various lines on the black casts more shadows and contrast than the white. Neither are as easy to clean as silver, but black is definitely much harder to keep clean than the white, so that's something u might wanna consider. But in the end I vote white becuz it will be more rare.

07-14-2005, 04:47 PM	#49
LEDZEP Lieutenant General Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 Posts: 12,277 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [3.93] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	Wish1, it looks like you have the rears tinted but not the front (or they're lighter). Is that correct? Been wondering what that would look like. My state does not allow any front tint and I've been wanting to see what it would look like with just the rears.

07-14-2005, 05:03 PM	#50
YYdoodle Captain Drives: E92 M3 fanatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: MD Posts: 666 iTrader: (0)	wish1, I love LM's and they look great! Are you planning on putting spacers on the rear? At least the lowering will cost a lot less than the LM's

07-14-2005, 06:17 PM	#53
YYimports First Lieutenant Drives: TitanSilver E90 Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Posts: 306 iTrader: (0)	LM's.. :rocks: Congrats.

07-14-2005, 07:35 PM	#55
scottz5 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 11 F10 535i & 11.75 E93 M3 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 1,633 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330 [0.00]	Very hot dont forget to take high res pics after the tint __________________ 11.75 E93 M3 MR/Black (wifey) 11 F10 535i AW/Cin Brown

07-14-2005, 07:50 PM	#58
wish1 Private First Class Drives: Lexus sc400 Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 157 iTrader: (0)	Rear wheel shots with 18x8 LMs, +35 offset and 10mm spacers for +25 net offset. Stock run-flat 255/35/18 rear tires. Attached Images __________________ e90 330i 6m, alpine white/terra/carbon fiber, sport, premium, cold, BBS LMs/M5 rep winter, cdv, tint, XPEL, Blacklines, Msport wheel and shift knob, RE SSK

07-14-2005, 07:52 PM	#59
scottz5 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 11 F10 535i & 11.75 E93 M3 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 1,633 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330 [0.00]	Looks great! I wonder how the ride will be after you lower it? __________________ 11.75 E93 M3 MR/Black (wifey) 11 F10 535i AW/Cin Brown

07-14-2005, 08:10 PM	#61
wish1 Private First Class Drives: Lexus sc400 Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 157 iTrader: (0)	AW/terra/poplar Attached Images __________________ e90 330i 6m, alpine white/terra/carbon fiber, sport, premium, cold, BBS LMs/M5 rep winter, cdv, tint, XPEL, Blacklines, Msport wheel and shift knob, RE SSK

07-14-2005, 08:14 PM	#62
scottz5 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 11 F10 535i & 11.75 E93 M3 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 1,633 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330 [0.00]	I almost changed my order for terra. I cant wait to see it in person with the white. __________________ 11.75 E93 M3 MR/Black (wifey) 11 F10 535i AW/Cin Brown

07-14-2005, 08:34 PM	#63
Execution The Executive Drives: E90-325 ZSP Black/Black Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Landover Hills, MD Posts: 117 iTrader: (0)	Wish 1 - your ride is looking mighty, mighty delicious .... dayummmmmmmmy!!! I like the way the wheels look on your ride, however, Quick Question ... why didnt't you go for the 19's? Was it because of the run flat tires? They would have made your vehicle out of this World!! In any case, sweeeeeet looking ride, dawg! I love white BMW's with no side mouldings ... classic beauty! Now with the LM's .... nasteeeeeee!!! Execution __________________ Execution - The Executive: E90 on ASA AR-1's front 19 x 8.5; rear 19 x 9.5 VEMMA & VERVE

07-14-2005, 09:17 PM	#66
wish1 Private First Class Drives: Lexus sc400 Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 157 iTrader: (0)	No, and she don't care. She does have a good eye tho, she loves the look. BTW: I still drive my '96 Lex sc400, just getting ready to turn 100K. Lots of life left. __________________ e90 330i 6m, alpine white/terra/carbon fiber, sport, premium, cold, BBS LMs/M5 rep winter, cdv, tint, XPEL, Blacklines, Msport wheel and shift knob, RE SSK

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