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Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: VitaminJ on April 30, 2006, 03:19:52 PM

Well, here is my M42, I have owned it for just under a year now, and received it bone stock, without an IS front valance...  I loooove this car and the way it drives and after putting it onto a lawn once, am finally becomming very comfortable with rear wheel drive!!

Mods include:
Engine
- Mark D Chip

Interior
- Aluminum Pedals
- Mtechnic Leather Shiftknob
- Custom "Coco" Floormats in Black Herringbone

Exterior
- Replaced "IS" front valance
- Euro Grilles
- De-badged

Suspension
- Bilstein Sport Shocks
- H&R Sport Springs
- Stock 14" weaves with Toyo Spectrum (shiet) 195-65-R14

I.C.E.
- Pioneer DEH-P4700MP Deck
- Infinity 5000CS fronts
- Stock Rears

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: shellback on April 30, 2006, 03:31:07 PM

Nice car - beautiful location. Where is that?

Love the interior! :)

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: GrippyDrifty on April 30, 2006, 04:27:53 PM

Do you have any idea how rare your interior is!? Did it come that way when you bought it? Very, very nice!

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: VitaminJ on April 30, 2006, 04:29:39 PM

Yeah, I know the interior is very rare... However, I have seen 2 other cars in my area with the same one!  Im wondering if it was possibly either a Canadian special, or even a British Columbian special..?

The pictures were taken in Belcarra, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: Febi Guibo on April 30, 2006, 05:14:43 PM

Dude! Welcome!!

First off, you have a beautiful car... that's gotta be a super rare color for a 318is. Congrats on having such a nice unmolested car with great stock looks. The foglight blanks look great, and I honestly think its the 'delete of the future'

also, in your front lower valence, you have the slot for the oiler cooler, but no slot above it... did you fill it too??

The interior (whether original or not), however, makes your car *extremely* special... it's sort of blowing my mind, in fact.

I've seen EVO M3 cloth for sale before, and it was so absurdly expensive I had half a mind to get a swatch and have it duplicated at one of the family mills in Guibostan :D

Then I'll have EVO seatcovers, door cards, headliner, and bedsheets.

If I could make the smallest couple of suggestions, the first would be to get a set of euro 15" basketweaves... that would really complete the whole look of your car...

and perhaps euro ellipsoid lamps because, let's face it, sealed beams are really dreadful.

thanks for sharing with us and WELCOME!!

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: VitaminJ on April 30, 2006, 11:16:52 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome!!  I appreciate all of the compliments... I really lucked out when buying this car, I went and looked at it and just HAD to buy it seeing it was so clean..!

Im almost 100% the seats arestock, and yes, I love them too!

As far as the single slot in the front... I didnt fill it in, I think its because I dont have air conditioning? but i could be wrong...  

Thanks for the suggestions... I was going to go euro and slam it and throw on some deep dish rims, but its not practical, so I think the next purchase will be a set of Ronal LS's in 15x7.5...  I enjoy the classy look better...  And some euro ellips is definitely on my agenda!!

Thanks for the feedback!!
-J

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: tim_s on May 01, 2006, 04:14:55 AM

wow! what colour is that? certainly not one we got in the uk.

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: e9nine on May 01, 2006, 07:56:20 AM

"Too Cool for School!!"

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: M42boy on May 01, 2006, 08:30:17 AM

That first pic looks like it should be in a '91 318is factory brochure!  ;)  Man, I miss the Northwest.  No views like that here.  

Does your interior look "factory" or like it may a custom job?  I know BMW does sell that cloth by the yard, but I'd think it would be easy to tell if it was added later or factory original, especially on the door panels.

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: VitaminJ on May 01, 2006, 02:07:09 PM

Thanks dudes!!
The colour is Granitsilber Metallic...
Personally, I think the interior is factory...  a) it looks factory, not custom and b) i've seen 2 others in the area with the EXACT same interior... same exterior colour as well...

Thanks for all the big-ups guys!!

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: Eurospec on May 01, 2006, 04:26:04 PM

Euro models came that way.

Quote from: Febi Guibo

also, in your front lower valence, you have the slot for the oiler cooler, but no slot above it... did you fill it too??

Gorgeous car, diggin its rareness.

Quick question, are you running Bilstein sports with the H&R OE sports?

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: Gunni on May 02, 2006, 05:16:01 AM

Are those from when the car was new?

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: silverblades181 on May 02, 2006, 01:13:22 PM

I love your interior, nice to see a fellow canadian! Two questions, how do you like the bilstein/h&r combo? mine is in the mail and I can't wait to install it. And how do you like the MarkD chip? worth the 250$??

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: dbgrubbs on May 02, 2006, 07:02:05 PM

I saw that same interior for sale not long ago. Not sure if it was on ebay or one of the BMW sites. It's M-technic material.

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: twinpop171 on May 02, 2006, 10:03:25 PM

Gogeous car in a gorgeous place!
The Ronals will be sweet on your car.
Welcome, Dan.

Title: Howdy!
Post by: D. Clay on May 02, 2006, 10:55:08 PM

from Texas. Ditto on all the good compliments above. That car is sharp or "charp" as they say on the southside. Do the H&R's lower the car any? It still looks to be stock height.

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: VitaminJ on May 03, 2006, 01:03:00 AM

The ride on the Bilstein/H&R Combo is amazing... I beleive they are OE sports...  It's quite stiff, but streetable, and great for a DD...  It lowered the car slightly, about an inch and a half front and rear, heres a pic of it when i first bought it...  

LOVE the Mark D chip as well... Noticed a nice little increase in power, and although it may not be the best thing, it revvs forrrever!!  Worth the 250$

Title: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics!
Post by: bondos on June 02, 2009, 02:09:46 PM

that type of interior was orginaly mounted in e30 "turing design" i realy like it