Wintermode - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

moonsin · 11-24-2012, 02:19 PM

Summer tires + snow = BAD

Had to repair winter set bc previous owner made a mess of it

Sanding it down

Finished product

Before

After

Thanks for looking!

KwlAznKid · 11-24-2012, 02:39 PM

both setups actually look not too bad

just4kickz · 11-24-2012, 03:55 PM

looks good

Alen E90 · 11-24-2012, 04:14 PM

^^+1

GOTMH8N · 11-24-2012, 08:34 PM

great job refinishing the winter wheels. I like your wintermode

manutdas11 · 11-25-2012, 03:33 AM

Amini77 · 11-25-2012, 04:24 AM

winter mode = beast!

iczz · 11-25-2012, 05:30 AM

nice!

J-Spec Dan · 11-25-2012, 12:27 PM

the repair job you did on the wheel looks fantastic.

moonsin · 11-25-2012, 02:14 PM

thank you all!

MARIO K · 11-25-2012, 04:15 PM

Looks great, and why do all your neighbors have volvos? lol

moonsin · 11-25-2012, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MARIO K

Looks great, and why do all your neighbors have volvos? lol

lol that house with the white volvo in the background has 4 of them in their driveway. i guess they loooove volvos

panda51829 · 12-17-2012, 10:24 PM

Nice work! what steps did you take in painting them? Im thinking about doing the same with my current winter set.

moonsin · 12-18-2012, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by panda51829

Nice work! what steps did you take in painting them? Im thinking about doing the same with my current winter set.

Plastidipped it...just cleaned the wheel and spray THICK (i used 1 can per wheel)...Its temporary winter set until i get different rims n tires next season so i dont care if it chips/peels (wheel is holding fine..no damage yet after 2k miles)

StevenY. · 12-18-2012, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moonsin

Summer tires + snow = BAD

Had to repair winter set bc previous owner made a mess of it

Sanding it down

Finished product

Before

After

Thanks for looking!

You have a pretty good looking winter set up.

Blindside_137 · 12-18-2012, 10:56 AM

+1

Looking good no matter what time of year

moonsin · 12-18-2012, 01:44 PM

Thanks all! i was never a fan of all black rims but its starting to grow on me...maybe my next winter set will be all black as well

remmib · 12-18-2012, 02:03 PM

Nice winters, and the 1st pics looks cool.

11-24-2012, 02:19 PM	#1
moonsin Private First Class Drives: 08 E92 328xi Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 147 iTrader: (1)	Wintermode Summer tires + snow = BAD Had to repair winter set bc previous owner made a mess of it Sanding it down Finished product Before After Thanks for looking! __________________ '08 BSM//SB Eibach Pro-Kit, ACS Style Roof Spoiler, trunk lip spoiler,Aero lip, blackout grill/reflector, 19" Sonic Tuning ST8, Muffler Delete, coded etc etc
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11-24-2012, 02:39 PM	#2
KwlAznKid Major Drives: BMW/MERCEDES/PORSCHE Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Irvine/Fremont, CA/ University of California San Diego Alum Posts: 1,397 iTrader: (2)	both setups actually look not too bad __________________ BMW E92 328I / BMW E46 M3 / Mercedes Benz W209 CLK500 BMW E92 335I (sold) Porsche 996 911 C2 (sold) BMW E46 325CI (totaled)

11-24-2012, 03:55 PM	#3
just4kickz boku no namae ha... Drives: 2006 BS 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: S. Bay Area, CA + Newark, NJ Posts: 10,576 iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	looks good __________________ looking for a PreLCI Black Sapphire e90 front bumper without license plate holes "Akimbo shotguns. Broken wrists anyone? And don't give me that 'it's just a game' bull**. Where the are my akimbo interventions then?! One scope on each eye mother**er!!"

11-24-2012, 04:14 PM	#4
Alen E90 Major General Drives: E90 328i TiAg Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SO. CAL-818 (SFV) Posts: 5,140 iTrader: (4)	^^+1 __________________

11-24-2012, 08:34 PM	#5
GOTMH8N 40 Roll? Drives: 335i Sport Join Date: May 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 950 iTrader: (2)	great job refinishing the winter wheels. I like your wintermode __________________ DCI // DPs // JB4

11-25-2012, 03:33 AM	#6
manutdas11 EL JIMMY NEURON Drives: Jet Black E90 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: in the Napa Valley... Posts: 854 iTrader: (0)	__________________ 2007 Jet Black E90 328i Thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=825249 Instagram: manutd_as

11-25-2012, 04:24 AM	#7
Amini77 Colonel Drives: SGM E90 330xi Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tarzana, CA Posts: 2,425 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330XI [0.00]	winter mode = beast! __________________ Instagram: amini77

11-25-2012, 05:30 AM	#8
iczz Lieutenant Colonel Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,752 iTrader: (23)	nice!

11-25-2012, 12:27 PM	#9
J-Spec Dan TK421 Drives: E90 330i Join Date: May 2011 Location: Not at my post! Posts: 1,403 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	the repair job you did on the wheel looks fantastic. __________________ Southeast Michigan - 2006 BSM E90 330i ZPP/ZSP/ZCW My 2013 Setup Thread

11-25-2012, 02:14 PM	#10
moonsin Private First Class Drives: 08 E92 328xi Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 147 iTrader: (1)	thank you all! __________________ '08 BSM//SB Eibach Pro-Kit, ACS Style Roof Spoiler, trunk lip spoiler,Aero lip, blackout grill/reflector, 19" Sonic Tuning ST8, Muffler Delete, coded etc etc

11-25-2012, 04:15 PM	#11
MARIO K Colonel Drives: 2008 Montego E90 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,922 iTrader: (6)	Looks great, and why do all your neighbors have volvos? lol __________________ My Car: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=578103

12-17-2012, 10:24 PM	#13
panda51829 SAMCROW Drives: 2006 Tiag E90 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fort Collins CO / Mission Viejo CA Posts: 41 iTrader: (0)	Nice work! what steps did you take in painting them? Im thinking about doing the same with my current winter set. __________________ GoPro In-dash Suction Mount-Lamin X Blue Headlights- Lamin X Yellow Fogs-OEM BMW All Weather Mats-& Roof Bar-THULE Frontier Cargo Box-VP90 Depo Halos(Long Tran LtMw)-12000k Hi's 6000K-Lows 8000k- Fogs- 3000K- K-Summer Set Up(Beyern Black Mesh 19.5 Falken 205-116-R Front, 19.10 Pirelli 275-55-R Rear) Staggered-Winter Set Up(Style 156 OEM BMW Rims/ Bliz-tech 205- 116-R All Around)

12-18-2012, 10:56 AM	#16
Blindside_137 Colonel Drives: '09 E93 Space Gray 328 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,976 iTrader: (1)	+1 Looking good no matter what time of year __________________ Matte Black Grilles\|Painted Reflectors\|Matte Black Vinyl Window Trim\|M3 Lip Spoiler\|35% Tint\|19" Satin Black Avant Garde M359\|Lux H8 V3\|OEM Aero Lip\|Cyba

12-18-2012, 01:44 PM	#17
moonsin Private First Class Drives: 08 E92 328xi Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 147 iTrader: (1)	Thanks all! i was never a fan of all black rims but its starting to grow on me...maybe my next winter set will be all black as well __________________ '08 BSM//SB Eibach Pro-Kit, ACS Style Roof Spoiler, trunk lip spoiler,Aero lip, blackout grill/reflector, 19" Sonic Tuning ST8, Muffler Delete, coded etc etc

12-18-2012, 02:03 PM	#18
remmib General Drives: 2013 F10 520d M-Sport Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 24,660 iTrader: (0)	Nice winters, and the 1st pics looks cool. __________________ F10 520d M-Sport Alpine White \| KW V3 Coilover \| 3D Design Front Lip \| BMW M Performance Black Grills \| BMW M Performance CF Spoiler \| BMW M Performance Diffuser\|

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