My E93 Project

hmpmarketing · 05-31-2013, 02:49 PM

Hey guys,

So finally after purchasing my car 10 months ago, I managed to get it where I wanted. I had many headaches along the way and to be honest I was at point where I wanted to just sell the car as every time I tried to fix one issue, another one would come up!

When I got the car it did not look like what it looks now, I wasn't satisfied with the look of it and the mod bug bit me hard!

First thing I did was replace the wheels. It came with 17" and the car looked really strange with them. After 2 sets of wheels, I finally decided to go with 19"s (something I promised I was not going to do!), but surprisingly the ride is actually much better now from the previous 18"s I had on.

After wheels, I had the interior replaced too with a red leather set I got off eBay for a steal, £650. Friend of mine helped me fit it, took us a few hours to do.

A few months ago, I purchased a front bumper add-on + skirts from member westside90 and had them fitted by a body shop known by a friend. The fitting was ok, but the paint job was not good at all.
I also had an M3 bumper + Rear arches added.

To be honest, I really wasn't happy with the colour, black is so hard to keep clean! So I went to Mesh at Surrey Projects for a complete wrap in white. And what an amazon job they did!!

So full list of mods include:

Exterior Vinyl Wrap + Interior Trims by Mesh @ Surrey Projects
Front Lowering (by Mesh)
CIC Retrofit (by Don)
Red Leather Interior
LCI Tail Lights (by me and makkan for the coding)
Heated Seats (makkan)s
Rear Spoiler (by Teddy)
Angel Eyes (Teddy)
AC Schnitzer Front Bumper Addon + Side Skirts (Reps)
M3 Rear Bumper (Original)
M3 Rear Arches (AJ @ URC Refined in Park Royal)
Quad Exhaust
19" Dotz Alloy Wheels

So here are some pics I took with my iPhone to show off the final work (well not really final, next step will be audio!) Hope you guys like it!

What is was:

And now what it is...

Jedimindtrix · 05-31-2013, 03:03 PM

Great looking car. Love the red interior

1sh@Crystalwhite · 05-31-2013, 03:28 PM

Gorgeous man!!! Congrats on getting the wife on your side

.... somewhat!

ade330d · 05-31-2013, 03:39 PM

Your bank must be in tears. Job well done mate!
That is what I call a make over.

makkan00 · 05-31-2013, 03:53 PM

Its hard to believed how you bought it and what it is now!

Brilliant mods.

I guess you need some spacers both at front and at back.

It looks stunning!

AWBimmer · 05-31-2013, 04:26 PM

If u just sort out the stance buddy, this looks amazing! Great set of mods! How much did your CIC set you back?

WRichieX · 05-31-2013, 04:48 PM

Dude!!! That looks awesome!!! Makes me want to wrap mine in white too. Did you wrap the chrome lines too or pastidip it? I can't stand the chrome. The red looks interior looks awesome too.

hmpmarketing · 06-01-2013, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Jedimindtrix

Great looking car. Love the red interior

Thanks mate!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1sh@Crystalwhite

Gorgeous man!!! Congrats on getting the wife on your side

.... somewhat!

Thanks

Haha, yea she has already declared prohibition lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by ade330d

Your bank must be in tears. Job well done mate!
That is what I call a make over.

Thanks man! bank account has now been closed!

Quote:

Originally Posted by makkan00

Its hard to believed how you bought it and what it is now!

Brilliant mods.

I guess you need some spacers both at front and at back.

It looks stunning!

Thanks makkan! And yea, I didn't think about spacers on the front, what would you say, 5mm?

Quote:

Originally Posted by AWBimmer

If u just sort out the stance buddy, this looks amazing! Great set of mods! How much did your CIC set you back?

Thanks for the compliments AWBimmer!

CIC Set was £650 + delivery and installation was £375

When you say instance, you mean the rear wheels? I am running 275/30, with 12mm I had rubbing, maybe 10mm?

gaza01 · 06-01-2013, 03:23 AM

11/10!!!

skelts · 06-01-2013, 03:43 AM

Great transformation mate, looks a very clean car.

AnthonyR · 06-01-2013, 03:59 AM

Well done mate it really looks good.

safety_james · 06-01-2013, 04:48 AM

Nice work!

Alex.J · 06-01-2013, 12:51 PM

Wow!

That's abit of a change.

Looks fantastic, good work!

hmpmarketing · 06-03-2013, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaza01

11/10!!!

Thanks Mate!

Quote:

Originally Posted by skelts

Great transformation mate, looks a very clean car.

Really Appreciated!

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnthonyR

Well done mate it really looks good.

Thanks for the compliments!

Quote:

Originally Posted by safety_james

Nice work!

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex.J

Wow!

That's abit of a change.

Looks fantastic, good work!

Thank You!

hmpmarketing · 06-03-2013, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WRichieX

Dude!!! That looks awesome!!! Makes me want to wrap mine in white too. Did you wrap the chrome lines too or pastidip it? I can't stand the chrome. The red looks interior looks awesome too.

Yea the chrome lines were all wrapped too in black

P 5UML · 06-03-2013, 04:14 AM

what a transformation! nice one mate love the mods!

the m3 lip spoiler i reckon would look good in black...goes with your roof and grills!

E93learner · 06-03-2013, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmpmarketing

Yea the chrome lines were all wrapped too in black

Very nice, trying to Reply to your PM, can you clear your inbox?

Thanks,

trixman · 06-03-2013, 07:00 AM

Fantastic! Where did you get the CiC from for that price, bargain!

hmpmarketing · 06-03-2013, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P 5UML

what a transformation! nice one mate love the mods!

the m3 lip spoiler i reckon would look good in black...goes with your roof and grills!

Thanks Man!

Yea I did tell Mesh and his partner about it.....but I think they didnt like it!

I will keep that in mind and maybe will do it in the future!!!

hmpmarketing · 06-03-2013, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E93learner

Very nice, trying to Reply to your PM, can you clear your inbox?

Thanks,

sorry mate, just did, try again!

Ajerthan · 06-03-2013, 04:51 PM

Big Transformation! Clean looking car, we should meet up as we're local.

Josh1a1h · 06-03-2013, 05:58 PM

Mate the car looks great! Surrey Projects did a nice looking job of the wrap!!!

I like all the mods! The front lip is certainly different and i think I really like it! ...but I am nt 100% on the side skirts... Nt sure if they flow well...but I definitely want to see this in person! I am sure it looks different.

Props to do something different mate!

05-31-2013, 02:49 PM	#1
hmpmarketing BMW Fan 17 Rep 178 Posts Drives: E93 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: The Good Old South iTrader: (0)	My E93 Project - Finally! Hey guys, So finally after purchasing my car 10 months ago, I managed to get it where I wanted. I had many headaches along the way and to be honest I was at point where I wanted to just sell the car as every time I tried to fix one issue, another one would come up! When I got the car it did not look like what it looks now, I wasn't satisfied with the look of it and the mod bug bit me hard! First thing I did was replace the wheels. It came with 17" and the car looked really strange with them. After 2 sets of wheels, I finally decided to go with 19"s (something I promised I was not going to do!), but surprisingly the ride is actually much better now from the previous 18"s I had on. After wheels, I had the interior replaced too with a red leather set I got off eBay for a steal, £650. Friend of mine helped me fit it, took us a few hours to do. A few months ago, I purchased a front bumper add-on + skirts from member westside90 and had them fitted by a body shop known by a friend. The fitting was ok, but the paint job was not good at all. I also had an M3 bumper + Rear arches added. To be honest, I really wasn't happy with the colour, black is so hard to keep clean! So I went to Mesh at Surrey Projects for a complete wrap in white. And what an amazon job they did!! So full list of mods include: Exterior Vinyl Wrap + Interior Trims by Mesh @ Surrey Projects Front Lowering (by Mesh) CIC Retrofit (by Don) Red Leather Interior LCI Tail Lights (by me and makkan for the coding) Heated Seats (makkan)s Rear Spoiler (by Teddy) Angel Eyes (Teddy) AC Schnitzer Front Bumper Addon + Side Skirts (Reps) M3 Rear Bumper (Original) M3 Rear Arches (AJ @ URC Refined in Park Royal) Quad Exhaust 19" Dotz Alloy Wheels So here are some pics I took with my iPhone to show off the final work (well not really final, next step will be audio!) Hope you guys like it! What is was: And now what it is...
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05-31-2013, 03:03 PM	#2
Jedimindtrix Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 290 Posts Drives: Alpina D3 MT Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Washington, North East iTrader: (0)	Great looking car. Love the red interior __________________ Alpina D5 bought 2015 Alpina D3 sold 2015
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05-31-2013, 03:28 PM	#3
1sh@Crystalwhite Banned 61 Rep 905 Posts Drives: E92 Space Grey Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: All over the UK! iTrader: (19)	Gorgeous man!!! Congrats on getting the wife on your side .... somewhat!
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ade330d Dont take life 2 serious, u will not get out alive 0 Rep 78 Posts Drives: BMW e92 330d SE Join Date: May 2013 Location: England iTrader: (1)	Your bank must be in tears. Job well done mate! That is what I call a make over.
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05-31-2013, 03:53 PM	#5
makkan00 Major General 886 Rep 9,097 Posts Drives: F83 and F36 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Essex iTrader: (56)	Its hard to believed how you bought it and what it is now! Brilliant mods. I guess you need some spacers both at front and at back. It looks stunning! __________________ F36 Xdrive for her - HUD, park assist, heated steering wheel, rear camera, Apple car play F36 RWD for him - HK, M sports pack, GTS tail light, Apple car play
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AWBimmer Major General 344 Rep 6,176 Posts Drives: E92 335D Pre-LCI \| E63 M6 V10 Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (4)	If u just sort out the stance buddy, this looks amazing! Great set of mods! How much did your CIC set you back? __________________ BMW E92 335D \| Lower Klasse IG: @that.m6
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05-31-2013, 04:48 PM	#7
WRichieX Major 79 Rep 1,076 Posts Drives: 07 335i e93 6MT Join Date: May 2013 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i E93 [0.00]	Dude!!! That looks awesome!!! Makes me want to wrap mine in white too. Did you wrap the chrome lines too or pastidip it? I can't stand the chrome. The red looks interior looks awesome too. __________________ 07 BMW 335i E93 6MT (Praying neighborhood doesn't get flooded...again) 04 Infiniti G35 Coupe 6MT (Flooded) 08 Audi TT 2.0T DSG (Flooded) 03 Subaru WRX 5MT (Flooded)
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06-01-2013, 03:23 AM	#9
gaza01 Colonel 105 Rep 2,692 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: London iTrader: (3)	11/10!!!
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skelts Lieutenant 31 Rep 542 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Essex iTrader: (1)	Great transformation mate, looks a very clean car. __________________ E63 M6 - Matte Metallic Blue, BC Forged HB29's, Eisenmann Race Exhaust - SOLD Audi RS5 - Sold BMW 640d Gran Coupe BMW F80 M3
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06-01-2013, 03:59 AM	#11
AnthonyR Major 233 Rep 1,178 Posts Drives: BMW G82 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: London/Watford iTrader: (0)	Well done mate it really looks good. __________________
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06-01-2013, 04:48 AM	#12
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06-01-2013, 12:51 PM	#13
Alex.J Major 56 Rep 1,241 Posts Drives: BMW E92 335i MSport Join Date: May 2013 Location: Nottingham iTrader: (9)	Wow! That's abit of a change. Looks fantastic, good work!
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06-03-2013, 04:14 AM	#16
P 5UML Lieutenant Colonel 72 Rep 1,646 Posts Drives: E39 M5 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: London iTrader: (1)	what a transformation! nice one mate love the mods! the m3 lip spoiler i reckon would look good in black...goes with your roof and grills! __________________ Instagram @p5uml
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06-03-2013, 07:00 AM	#18
trixman Major 33 Rep 1,269 Posts Drives: A Rental Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Creepy Crawley iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 BMW E92 335d [0.00] 2003 M3 CSL [0.00] 2007 E92 335i [0.00]	Fantastic! Where did you get the CiC from for that price, bargain!
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Ajerthan Bimmaaaa 23 Rep 635 Posts Drives: E46 M3 Join Date: May 2012 Location: London iTrader: (3) Garage List 2004 BMW M3 [0.00] 2009 BMW 325 [0.00]	Big Transformation! Clean looking car, we should meet up as we're local. __________________ InstaGram: Ajerthan
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06-03-2013, 05:58 PM	#22
Josh1a1h Banned 170 Rep 3,828 Posts Drives: AzuriteBlack 335i E92 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central North to West London iTrader: (2)	Mate the car looks great! Surrey Projects did a nice looking job of the wrap!!! I like all the mods! The front lip is certainly different and i think I really like it! ...but I am nt 100% on the side skirts... Nt sure if they flow well...but I definitely want to see this in person! I am sure it looks different. Props to do something different mate!
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