[UltimateDream]

Originally Posted by R99

Does the forum have a stand?

Not that I am aware of. I will be going in with a vendor There are clubs on FB that have stands though and are currently looking for people to join them.

[Wayne-G]

This thing just gets better and better every time I see it! Currently after a 325/330d myself actually, motivation to make my next one to look similar

[R99]

Ok, here's another quick update for the Individual Audio retrofit.

The headlining speakers are in, which completes the job.





Now these are in the system seems to have a more "complete" sound to it! I just need to start looking into configuring the EQ settings now!

[-Keith-]

Just read from start to finish - and bravo - you have turned the car from a nice but ordinary 325 into an absolutely stunning E91. It's perfection in my eyes, all high quality OEM+ mods and coherently executed.

Love it mate!

[BMW Steve]

Originally Posted by R99

Quick update - the brakes are getting closer and closer to being fitted!

Picked up the BMW Performance discs today and left the dealer considerably lighter in the wallet!

338mm x 26mm fronts and 324mm x 22mm rears.

Its interesting to see that the fronts are fully drilled / slotted whereas the rears are just perforated and slotted. Not quite sure why thats the case?!

Anyway, heres some brake porn:

Great wright up, interesting read and a man after my own heart. Curious to know what you paid for the break upgrade as its some thing I am looking at for my e93.

Now back to reading the rest

[R99]

Originally Posted by -Keith-

Just read from start to finish - and bravo - you have turned the car from a nice but ordinary 325 into an absolutely stunning E91. It's perfection in my eyes, all high quality OEM+ mods and coherently executed.

Love it mate!

Kind words indeed!

OEM + is the way I like to do things!

[R99]

Originally Posted by BMW Steve

Great wright up, interesting read and a man after my own heart. Curious to know what you paid for the break upgrade as its some thing I am looking at for my e93.

Now back to reading the rest

That brake upgrade is a set of E82/83 135i 6 pots and 2 pots.

The current set up is F30 4 pot Brembos with much larger 370x30mm discs.

Cost wise for the E8x set up was in the region of £900, F3x set up is more like £1.2k

[RajB]

Like the rear speaker install. Not too overpowering etc I hope?

[R99]

Yeh, it's a little known thing that the E91's have rear speakers in the headlining. Only with Logic 7 option, or with Hi-End Infobidual Audio option though.

Not overpowering, but this system doesn't particularly like low quality audio.

FM radio & low bit rate audio via AUX sounds quite poor.

Stick a CD in with high quality but rate & it's seriously impressive!

[Digitalize]

Perf Bumper looks awesome, not sure how it would suit a silver car though.

Audio upgrade was a big step! I still haven't found someone who can code my Alpine retrofit to Hifi haha.

[R99]

Cheers mate, and I agree performance front end only suits certain colours!

The guy who did all the coding on mine will be able to code your head unit to HiFi if you require?

He's North East based but does remote coding too.

[Digitalize]

At the moment it's not annoying me enough to do anything about, even remote coding you'd need a Windows laptop and the right cable I guess?

[R99]

I think so mate.

AFAIK the Apline kit does not require coding, at least that's what the official BMW instructions say anyway.

[fastmonkey]

Loving you car, I've just acquired a similar looking 335i.

What I'm really interested in is some feedback about how you are getting on with your H and R and Bilstein Combo. I have had a post purchase inspection today and the rear shocks need replacing so going to go for a full upgrade. Do you wish you'd gone coils and did the H&R's balance out the rear being lower than the front look the touring ?has ?

[R99]

Originally Posted by fastmonkey

Loving you car, I've just acquired a similar looking 335i.

What I'm really interested in is some feedback about how you are getting on with your H and R and Bilstein Combo. I have had a post purchase inspection today and the rear shocks need replacing so going to go for a full upgrade. Do you wish you'd gone coils and did the H&R's balance out the rear being lower than the front look the touring ?has ?

Congrats on the purchase of the 335i - a very rare car indeed. Was it one of the ones sold on the forum?

As for the suspension - no way that I would have preferred coilovers. I have been there and done that on all my recent (last 4) cars and the temptation is always there to 'just go a bit lower' and before you know it - the car is unusable!

I bought this car to suit my family needs, whilst scratching my urges to modify cars! The Bilstein and H&R combo offers a perfect ride height in my opinion.

Visibly lower and great handling when compared to OEM M Sport, on top of that, the car remains perfectly useable and doesnt rub over bumps and can still very much be used with 4 people / luggage in the car.

If you look through the most recent pics I have uploaded you should be able to get a feel for the drop on offer! It does indeed fix the ridiculous reverse rake that the car had as stock.

The front now sits lower than the rear.

[RajB]

Originally Posted by R99

I think so mate.

AFAIK the Apline kit does not require coding, at least that's what the official BMW instructions say anyway.

I had the alpine kit originally and I've fitted a few kits too and none have been coded and sound good tbh.

[fastmonkey]

Thanks for the reply, looks like those H&R springs fit the 335i as well. I do fancy the damping adjustable st xa coils though for some fine tuning but I think they'd just end up on their highest setting.

Purchase wasn't off here, found it through Autotrader after over a year of searching for one ! I'll get a thread up soon.

[R99]

Part Num on mine is: 29187-2

Coilovers are great if you want adjustability but as I say, for me it would end up with constant adjustment.

These are just a fit and forget soloution!

[fastmonkey]

Cheers. - I've now started thinking if I have to buy new discs and pads I might as well get some better calipers as well........ ! Is there an easy upgrade on front calipers only, I see you've modded your brakes a couple of times ? Or are the 335i OEM calipers, different, better ?

[R99]

Originally Posted by fastmonkey

Cheers. - I've now started thinking if I have to buy new discs and pads I might as well get some better calipers as well........ ! Is there an easy upgrade on front calipers only, I see you've modded your brakes a couple of times ? Or are the 335i OEM calipers, different, better ?

The slippery slope has started!! What is your budget?

335i and 335d (and some late 330d's) all got the larger sliding front caliper design with 348mm x 30mm discs. The rears on your car are the same as my 325d.

So, the 1st one of my brake upgrades (6 pot fronts and 2 for rears) from a E8x 135i would in theory be a 'downgrade' in terms of disc size.

That leaves the current brake upgrade on my car - which would represent a significant upgrade over stock 335i brakes - the disc size is 370mm x 30mm in conjunction with a 4 piston Brembo fixed caliper.

These calipers are from a F3x car, and the stock rears (336mm disc) have been fully refurbished in the same blue with a rebuild, new seals, discs and pads.

Not cheap though!

[fastmonkey]

^^^ Thanks for all the info, I would love those brakes.......... I was hoping I might be able to just use those discs with my calipers but doesn't look like that's possible. I need suspension wheels and tyres so can't justify (or afford! ) calipers as well. So it'll be bog standard pads and discs for me at least they are a decent diameter.

[fastmonkey]

Just seen in that pic that you've got a 225 tyre on the front there, I've been advised a 235 on a 8.5" or is your BBS an 8 ?