Let me introduce my 318is

[Thomas Olivaux]

Hi!

I've recently joined your community, here are a few pics of my daily driver, a German made 318is (07/1990), imported in France in May 2004.

A few description to begin. I used to drive a 1985 323i and I were looking for 15" BBS weels. In France, those wheels are sold between 200 and 400 € for a full set. For 600 € (750 $ today), I found 5 weels... with a full 318is around :)

The car were with winter tires and it had a little accident a few month ago, during winter. The left side were littly damaged. I bought it with a damaged front wing, a damaged driver door and a quickly repaired rear wing.

During June 2004, I bought a crasched 318is for parts, an AlpinWeiss one. I changed the damaged door and wing by those ones, and beleive me, white on black... is really flashy :( I planned to make a complet repaint, but I don't have the money yet.

I love options and equipments, but, if possible, only from BMW. When I bought the car, there were not to many options. My 318is had from factory :
- Front light adjustment (standard for 318is in Germany, not functionnal)
- MTech I steering wheel (standard for 318is)
- Leather shifter (standard for 318is)
- Front fog lights (standard?)
- Manuel Sunroof (option)
- 15" BBS wheels (option)
- K7 holder (option)

Since I bought my car, I drove about 25 000 km (15 500 miles). I've added many options, some of them are not finished yet :
- Sport seats (OEM, from the white 318is)
- Small OBC (OEM, from the white 318is)
- Rear armrest (OEM, from the white 318is)
- Central locking system (OEM, from the white 318is)
- Power steering (OEM, from the white 318is)
- Rear windows opening (OEM)
- Power sunroof conversion (OEM, not finished)
- Air conditionning (OEM, not finished)
- Check control (OEM, not finished)
- Inside mirror with read lights (OEM)
- Rear sunroll (OEM, not installed yet)
- MTech II steering wheel (OEM, 380mm from an E34 M5)
- IS front lip (OEM)
- Power windows (adaptable... but I've just bought some OEM parts)
- Sport springs (Apex -60mm front, stock Mtech -15/20mm rear)
- Sport discs (Zimmermann, crossed drilled; not installed yer)
- Clear front blinkers (MHW)

Planned :
- Leather (OEM?)
- Xenon (Hella adaptable)
- Performance chip
- Sport exaust
- Sport shocks made for my front springs
- Stiffer silentblocs

Yeasterday, I installed back my black door, it's greater. I'm now looking for a black wing... waiting to find enough money for the paint.









All comments are welcome :) I apologize for my bad English... sorry :)

See U,

Thomas

[jweb]

Nice, that car looks really good.

[nando]

nice car, sweet wheels.. love the stance. 15" weaves are perfect on an E30 imo..

[Thomas Olivaux]

Thanks you :)

What's the "stance" ?

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[Rob]

stance=the way the car sits, basically the ride height.

[kansas-ix]

nice car, sweet wheels.. love the stance. 15" weaves are perfect on an E30 imo..

yup that is a great lookin 318is.

[mgold]

gorgeous ride. How did you get that blurred effect around the car?

[Thomas Olivaux]

Thx a lot :) Waiting for the sun now to make greater pics.

On the 1st and the 4th pics, it's a radial blur made with Photoshop :)

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[mgold]

Thx a lot :) Waiting for the sun now to make greater pics.

On the 1st and the 4th pics, it's a radial blur made with Photoshop :)

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ah radial blur...cool

[Wes325]

Funny how your car is stock except for springs, but over here if one of our cars looked like that it would be considered to have a ton of mods. In other words, you suck and its just not fair.

[Thomas Olivaux]

I'm not sure to understand the real meaning of your sentence... ;)

My english is too bad :(

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[hamann318is]

Your car looks like what I want mine to look like. :)

[Thomas Olivaux]

Don't say such things!!! You forgot that I still have a with wing (front left) :) Those pics always shows the passenger side, if you pay attention :)

And, if your car is in your sig, it already looks like that, isnt'it?

See you,

Thomas

[hamann318is]

Don't say such things!!! You forgot that I still have a with wing (front left) :) Those pics always shows the passenger side, if you pay attention :)

And, if your car is in your sig, it already looks like that, isnt'it?

See you,

Thomas

Hehe, I have the US side markers, once I get rid of those it will be very close.

[h0lmes]

very hott. to bad the 18 isnt a 25 instead.