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| 02-09-2014, 01:33 PM | #1 |
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Alex's Introduction & Build Thread
So I decided it would be better to keep a build thread/photo dump instead of cluttering this subforum with individual threads.
Anyways, I'm Alex, I resides in the Tampa Bay Area and have a 2010 335i. I bought this car back in March 2013 coming out of a MKV GTI. I heavily modded my GTI and felt that I reached the ending point and wanted a new project. I parted out the GTI and came to the Bimmer world. Here is a link to my GTI's build thread if anyone is interested Click for StanceWorks feature. Anyways onto the new car! 2010 335i Black Sapphire Metallic 6 Speed Manual Currently 33k Miles Navigation Black Dakota Leather Cold Weather Package M Sport package I started modding my 335i almost immediately but came to a sudden halt in May of 2013 :/ Nothing really changed since May. I actually put my car back to stock from about October until late January. I was unsure if I was going to sell it/drive it stock/ or start building it. Well, I decided to start building it again for now haha. I have a lot more plans for the car and this will be a budget build for now Existing Modifications right now are. Fortune Auto 500 coilovers Enkei Nt03's with Michelin PSS HPA M3 Swaybar endlinks JB4 BMS Oil Thermostat Delete Matte Black Kidney grills BSM Sidemarkers A couple memories of my old car   Here is the day I picked it up...  and its current state as of 02/09/2014...     If you want more progress on my car you can follow me on instagram idk_alex however I will be updating this as my build thread.  |
| 02-09-2014, 01:39 PM | #2 |
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Welcome! Congrats on the beautiful car. I have to say, you don't see very many cars with Convex wheels. The front look funky (not in a bad way).
Again, welcome and enjoy the car and the forums!
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| 02-09-2014, 04:12 PM | #5 |
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i love your car! the NT03's look absolutely sick with the drop and i cant wait to see what other mods you've got planned for this beauty!
 btw your VDub looked dope!!
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| 02-09-2014, 05:20 PM | #6 |
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Your GTI was nice...congrats on the new pick up.
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| 02-10-2014, 03:27 PM | #8 |
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yea ive seen your other threads with those wheeels.... i love em, nice work
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| 02-10-2014, 08:41 PM | #10 |
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| 02-11-2014, 02:17 PM | #11 |
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Thanks for all the love guys.
I just installed new Radial bearings and Pillow ball mounts on my Fortune Auto's. They ride like a dream and I highly recommend them.  |
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| 02-14-2014, 12:11 PM | #14 |
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Sorry I'm not really a car guy but what are these? I'm all for making my ride quality better
 would they work on my e93? Any pre-requisites needed before purchasing these? I have KW V2's on my car right now.
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These fixed both and made the steering much more responsive. A lot of coilovers with camber plates have problems with bearings. You can use these on a wide variety of coils. I would call Fortune Auto and ask them. BTW I have two camber plates for sale as well that would work with these. I highly recommend this for anyone with camber plates. http://www.fortune-auto.com/radialbearingmounts.htm |
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| 02-16-2014, 08:06 PM | #18 |
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Thanks everyone!
So I put my Jb4 back in and at the same cut the diodes on the circuit board and flashed it with ISO software. I ran the USB chord through the firewall into my glovebox. Pretty happy with the result. Car is back to being pretty fast and now I can log at convenience.  |
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| 02-16-2014, 08:23 PM | #19 |
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Very nice. Congrats!
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| 02-16-2014, 09:26 PM | #21 |
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Congrats on switching over to BMW! have you made it out to any of our Tampa Chapter gatherings? havn't seen your ride yet.
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| 02-16-2014, 10:34 PM | #22 |
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Nice gti. congrats and you'll definetly have fun building this car
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