Author Topic: VitaminJ's M42 Finally Updated Pics! (Read 28129 times)

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

shellback · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2006, 03:31:07 PM »

Nice car - beautiful location. Where is that?

Love the interior!

GrippyDrifty · « **Reply #2 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!

VitaminJ · « **Reply #3 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.

Febi Guibo · « **Reply #4 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

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!!

VitaminJ · « **Reply #5 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

tim_s · « **Reply #6 on:** May 01, 2006, 04:14:55 AM »

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

e9nine · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2006, 07:56:20 AM »

"Too Cool for School!!"

M42boy · « **Reply #8 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.

VitaminJ · « **Reply #9 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!!

Eurospec · « **Reply #10 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?

Gunni · « **Reply #11 on:** May 02, 2006, 05:16:01 AM »

Are those from when the car was new?

silverblades181 · « **Reply #12 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$??

dbgrubbs · « **Reply #13 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.

twinpop171 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 02, 2006, 10:03:25 PM »

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