jpod999

[jpod999]

Wow is your car parked close to the minivan. Beats parking it outside though... hehe

Question, how did you prepare the spoiler for the SEM paint? Mine is in dire need of a refinishing.

Light sanding of 400 grit sand paper, just a quickie so that you can see the scratches.  Then rubbed it down with rubbing alcohol.  Then sprayed it.  Working pretty good so far.

Yeah, that's my mom's car.  Sometimes I have a hard time getting out of the car because she is parked so far over.  Pisses me off, but I don't want to park outside.

[turbo_negro69]

WHAT?  Post up pics, i wanna see the damage, hopefully it is fixable!

It is very fixable, but I don't know if I want to fix it AGAIN!! since I'm not too far off from having the red 318is ready to drive, I don't know what the hell I want to do with the 4 door:confused:

[jpod999]

It is very fixable, but I don't know if I want to fix it AGAIN!! since I'm not too far off from having the red 318is ready to drive, I don't know what the hell I want to do with the 4 door:confused:

Mickey Mouse it and sell it to someone that want's good gas mileage.  Put it back to stock first though...

[turbo_negro69]

Mickey Mouse it and sell it to someone that want's good gas mileage.  Put it back to stock first though...

D'you wanna buy it?

[jpod999]

D'you wanna buy it?

LOL no...I want a 2 door.

[jpod999]

New pics, can you spot the new mod?

[Eurospec]

HID's... something my car is missing.

Man are they bright. What type?

[jpod999]

Yeah, HID's are so much better than halogens.  I am running 6000k bulbs.

[gearheadE30]

Are they the ebay conversion type or what? Were they very difficult to install?

[jpod999]

Yeah, $100 for the whole kit.  Took me 30 minutes to install.

[Alpine003]

Yeah, $100 for the whole kit.  Took me 30 minutes to install.

Please let us know in 1 or 2 years if it's still running. Generally the no name brands have ballast issues right around 1 year. I have talked to one of the main US distributors recently though and he has said their QA testing have improved significantly since the 1st generation versions. I think they are up to version 4. Because of this, I suspect you'll see more and more vendors selling no name HID kits with decent warranties in the near future.

If you don't mind spending a bit more for peace of mind, Apex Cone and their rebranded kits offer lifetime warranty.

Either way, HID kits have gotten pretty cheap over the years. I remember when I paid $500 back in the day. :rolleyes:

[jpod999]

The kit that I bought comes with a 14 month warranty.

[jpod999]

4.10 LSD was installed in my car yesterday.  I will report back on how sideways action is done soon.

BTW, did a mod go through and rename all the titles to the threads in this sub-forum to the name of the poster?

[christophbmw]

Please let us know in 1 or 2 years if it's still running. Generally the no name brands have ballast issues right around 1 year. I have talked to one of the main US distributors recently though and he has said their QA testing have improved significantly since the 1st generation versions. I think they are up to version 4. Because of this, I suspect you'll see more and more vendors selling no name HID kits with decent warranties in the near future.

If you don't mind spending a bit more for peace of mind, Apex Cone and their rebranded kits offer lifetime warranty.

Either way, HID kits have gotten pretty cheap over the years. I remember when I paid $500 back in the day. :rolleyes:

the factory ones on the new bimmers go 3 years tops....if your lucky :rolleyes:. sometimes you get really lucky and they last a bit longer.....same story with honda, acura, infiniti, MBZ, porsche, land rover...etc.

[gearheadE30]

the factory ones on the new bimmers go 3 years tops....if your lucky . sometimes you get really lucky and they last a bit longer.....same story with honda, acura, infiniti, MBZ, porsche, land rover...etc.

Too true, my dad's infiniti FX35 needed whole new assemblies after a year and a half. i guess the ballasts aren't availible seperately...