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--- My Montego E90 progress + photoshoot! ---
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07-18-2012, 05:09 PM | #1 |
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--- My Montego E90 progress + photoshoot! ---
I know you guys like the befores and afters, so here's mine. Progress is minimal, but I'll get there eventually.
First, my old car, 2006 TIAG E90 320d, sold in December last year as I got a great offer for it. Nice car but not as refined as the 325i. Then almost a week later I got my hands on the proper 6 cyl E90. It's the entry model - 325i Montego Blue 2007. It has very low milage and is in great shape mechanically. It has sports seats and generally well specced. No Idrive though, but has xenons, part leather, sports steering wheel, cruise control, heated seats, etc. BEFORE Here it is in winter mode. Car also came with 17s from factory for summer. Condition of paint as you can see from this pic is pretty poor - swirls etc, looks like mechanical wash was the preferred choice of the previous owner. So, a wash, clay, polish, and wax. Also debaged it for a good measure. Here’s what I’ve done the car since I bought it:
AFTER And few moving pics: interior (all stock): Future plans:
All comments welcome!
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07-18-2012, 05:23 PM | #3 |
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STUNNING e90 you've got there!!!!! e90's in montego look gorgeous when there modded, very nice upgrade from the 320, btw i love the pics, thanks for sharing
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07-18-2012, 09:33 PM | #6 |
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nice! you need some blacklines added to your list! love the color! you polished it up nicely! mine is due for a severe detail
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07-18-2012, 09:37 PM | #7 |
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Beautiful car. Congratulations!
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07-19-2012, 12:03 AM | #8 |
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First off lovely car!! If it were mine I would black out the grills and window trim, and maybe do a black roof. Definitely de-badge if you haven't already.
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07-19-2012, 12:09 AM | #9 |
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Looks good! you choose a great color!
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thanks, you got one of the most unique montegos here! I haven't seen 193Ms on Montego so maybe it's a first or one of firsts, usually they are on Msport cars, so LeMans. I think they look great on non-msport as well. Ride is great as well, they seem to be rather light for OEM rims. Thx man! Quote:
Thanks, can't complain! But sure shows dust and dirt. Never an issue with my old TiAG. Quote:
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I still have some cosmetic things to attend to - one side skirt has been repainted and I see color difference. Front bumper I scratched when parking on bottom right corner - hence the idea of putting on splitters.
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07-19-2012, 05:29 AM | #14 |
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Very nice progress.
But I'd do something to those taillight, either go with blacklines or some kind of tint.
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Thanks guys!
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I drive it in winter, so if I drop it, I'm afraid I'll have problems with it. Shocks are still good, but I have decided that if I need to replace current ones due to wear or whatever - I'll go with Msport or BMW Performance. I heard ride on Performance is actually better than Msport, so I'm kinda eager to try that. Other option is to go for something similar to what Alpina uses (Eibach springs and Bilstein shocks).
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