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05-25-2015, 08:58 AM | #1 |
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My '07 E92 335i M-Sport
I've owned my 335i for almost a year now so wanted to create a thread where i can post up any mods, problems & fixes etc.
I was looking for a fairly fast, fun weekend car for around 10k. I looked at the usual imprezas, Evo's, hot hatches, boosted Jap cars etc. but i wanted something with a bit of class/understated look whilst still looking sporty. After some research i decided the E92 M-Sport ticks all the right boxes for me so i upped my budget a tad and got myself this.... |
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A week later I purchased a performance diffuser off a member on here in gloss black. Which was exactly what I was after to complete the rear end for now. Although I may consider LCI tail lights at some point (if they come down in price)
It looks great fitted, really toughens up the back. The only issue is that I had my new tips welded to sit flush with the original M-Sport diffuser and now I've fitted the performance one the tips are actually tucked in a bit now. Still pretty happy with it though. |
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So this is how she currently sits.
Next mod will probably be suspension. Need to lose that front arch gap! All in all its been a great first year of ownership. The car hasn't put a foot wrong really. Got myself the BMWhat app and a generation 2 OBDII reader. I hope to have a crack at most of the DIY's as they come my way. Also hope to catch up with a few of ya at some meets etc. |
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05-26-2015, 05:57 AM | #9 |
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Looks nice.
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Cheers guys.
Guess I'm going for a sort of OEM+ look. Just subtle mods. A slight drop of 10/15mm is next up and I think the kidney grills are aftermarket ones which I want to change for the genuine gloss black BMW ones. I don't think I'll be doing anything else to the exterior after that. |
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Love the tips and defussor they've worked really well |
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05-27-2015, 05:59 AM | #14 |
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Nice car, love the colour combo. Plan on getting a similar spec e93 in a year or so.
Have you changed kidney grills already? Also, out of curiosity, how many miles are on the clock? |
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05-27-2015, 07:34 AM | #15 |
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Yes this was the colour combo I had my heart set on.
SGM with coral red leather. M-Sport. Manual & I-drive. I wanted as new and as low mileage as I could afford. The LCI's were a bit out of reach seeing as this car is my weekend toy and the budget would only stretch so far. Also I liked what I read about the N54's being the engine of choice for modding. I spent a good year looking but was in no real rush. Then this one popped up. It had 62,000 miles on the clock which I was fairly happy with. The only downside was it had a few more previous owners than I would have liked but you can't have everything eh?! Spent the day on a train to go and check it out then drove it back home. |
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I think a previous owner had changed the grills for aftermarket ones at some point. I'm not keen on the style of them plus everything else is gloss black and they are matt.
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Do you have BMW warranty with it? The repair work I've had done is probably more than the car cost me. |
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05-27-2015, 10:19 AM | #18 |
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No I didn't go for the warranty in the end.
Because of the mileage it was in the higher bracket. So I've decided to live life on the edge and go without. I am trying to tuck a bit away each month for anything that may crop up though. I only do 2-3000 miles a year so I'm hoping not much needs doing. It has had the HPFP replaced a couple of years ago. Still original water pump & turbos as far as I can tell. Like I said all it has cost me this first year is an oil change, filters, brake fluid change & wheel alignment. Apart from the mods that is |
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This is my dream combo too. Those wheels are perfect. Would you consider the m3 lip spoiler? I have one on mine (although not a 335i), was a perfect fit and colour match (from eBay/Taiwan). I'm thinking about the gloss black kidney grilles too but need to sort out some dings first.
Keep up the good work! Last edited by Co55mic; 05-27-2015 at 10:32 AM.. |
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05-27-2015, 12:19 PM | #21 |
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I'll take a proper photo of the rear and post it up when I get a chance.
I have considered the M3 lip spoiler but not yet convinced I need it in my life My to do list goes something like this: Suspension (Eibach pro springs and/or shocks) Performance kidney grills (gloss black) Lift front bumper up a tad if possible to reduce the shut gap. Change speedo LEDs to white with red needles CDV delete & synthetic trans. fluid change Update Nav to 2015 Paint rear calipers & hubs. I did the fronts last month(graphite colour) Possibly get the intake walnut blasted. Attempt to fix anything that breaks along the way |
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