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Alpine003

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« on: May 19, 2007, 01:42:31 AM »
I've quit taking pics over 5 years ago for the forums but I decided to dust off my old 3.2mp camera and do a quick and dirty mini-shoot. Please excuse my camera and camera skills as they both suck.

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« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2007, 02:23:02 AM »
Wow!
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« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2007, 06:21:22 AM »
I like your cup holder :)
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« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2007, 07:07:44 AM »
Im liking those seats! Cup holder is mental. Need one in mine.

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« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2007, 08:01:14 AM »
Wow, I like it. I'm going to have to put a cup holder in mine. Where did you get the console? The wheels look great too, what are they?

BTWE why does it seem like everyone has the same head unit? Seems like all of the e30's I see have that Alpine piece.

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« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2007, 08:25:17 AM »
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Wow, I like it. I'm going to have to put a cup holder in mine. Where did you get the console? The wheels look great too, what are they?

BTWE why does it seem like everyone has the same head unit? Seems like all of the e30's I see have that Alpine piece.


I believe they are called the Style 10's (factory BMW wheel)

The cup holder is great, I gotta get around to making one as well.

Oh and yeh, I have the same head unit....the Alpine 7894.

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Where did you get that center console??

This must be the FIRST time I'm seeing pics of your car...it looks great!


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« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2007, 10:17:47 AM »
Clean look - I like it!

What suspension are you running?

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« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2007, 10:32:21 AM »
That is a beautiful car. Thanks for sharing. Its inspirational. Were 91 cars produced with and without airbag for the the US or did you swap in that steering wheel?
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« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2007, 12:12:00 PM »
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That is a beautiful car. Thanks for sharing. Its inspirational. Were 91 cars produced with and without airbag for the the US or did you swap in that steering wheel?


That has been swapped to an Mtech 2 wheel. No airbag.


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« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2007, 12:17:45 PM »
nice to see someone else with my rims! i thought i was the only one! where yours that clean when you got the car? or did you have them painted?

anyways, sweet car! looks pretty clean.
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« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2007, 12:59:39 PM »
Glad you finally posted some pics... I have to say it looks superb both inside and out.

I'm usually not a fan of the style 10's but your car pulls it off very nicely. Well done!

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« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2007, 12:36:53 PM »
Thanks guys for the compliments.

The cupholder definitely helps out. I have my armrest to hold additional cups if needed for a passenger.

I don't want to give out the answer outright for the armrest yet but it does come from a Japanese car model that has had both NA and Turbo version which shared the same drive train with an American manufacturer. A bit of trivia.

dude8383, How the heck did you identify that it was a 7894? They all look the same to me.  The Alpine wasn't my first choice but was the best deck at the time that matched my interior. I would probably prefer something more integrated looking like the Nakamichi but they don't offer any type of dsp time alignment functionality. The previous Eclipse and Pioneer Premier decks that I had didn't match the interior at all.

Suspension is your standard affair H&R Sport/Bilstein Sport combo running 21mm front sway bar along with 14.5mm rear sway bar.

2 of the style 10 rims are new and they have manufactured them slightly different from the originals. The polished lip section is actually a few mm narrow and the casting of specifictions are no longer on the lip.

To be honest as for the style of the rims, they weren't my first choice and I wasn't totally crazy over them. I chose them because I was trying to maintain an OEM theme for exterior and interior using factory optioned pieces. However, I was pleasantly surprised as the dish and offset really set them off imo after I mounted them. The eyebrows and armrest are the only non factory pieces for my exterior/interior.

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« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2007, 02:45:51 PM »
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Suspension is your standard affair H&R Sport/Bilstein Sport combo running 21mm front sway bar along with 14.5mm rear sway bar.


Which H&R Sports are you using?  What's the part number?

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« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2007, 05:45:28 PM »
How the heck did I know...

I know that this Alpine unit has amber lighting, and for us E30 heads, it is the ideal color to match the rest of the lighting in the car!

:)

I'm going to take a stab at the console.

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« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2007, 08:18:56 PM »
Mazda armrest?
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