New(ish) Member: '89 is (56k Friendly) Who still uses 56k?

[BimmerDawg]

Picked up a 1989 325is in NC a couple of months back to replace my e36 M3, as I needed some $$$ after my first home purchase and a recent engagement. :eeek:

I'm a regular on BF.c and know a few of the ATL-area e30 guys, so be nice. Anyway, here she was when I first got her, complete with a Kryloned driver door and 17" chromies:





Then 15x7" Kosies:




How she sits now, after GC coilovers, new lip and "de-pinstriping:"






One more...I work for Butler Tire in ATL and couldn't help but post this one with a 28" tire... :pimp:



She'll be my daily driver until I (hopefully) get the fiancee a Cooper S and I'll take her e36, making the e30 my track warrior. Anyway, I look forward to hanging out here more and learning a little bit more about these things!

Oh yeah, FWIW, this thing is honest-to-God more fun to drive than my e36 M3 ever was...

[silversleeper]

that friggin tire is a behemoth (sp?). nice car, very clean. glad you got that drop too!

[e9nine]

Hey! Welcome! How did you like it versus the m3 on Sunday's drive? I had to go pick up some parts for the eta and I was sick so I couldn't make it :evil:

[BimmerDawg]

Hey! Welcome! How did you like it versus the m3 on Sunday's drive? I had to go pick up some parts for the eta and I was sick so I couldn't make it :evil:

I actually led in Anna's car because my brakes are shit and I need new dampers.

You need to stop by and hear her now, 'cause I just got a Magnaflow custom exhaust put on and she sounds badass!

[jweb]

I still haven't even seen it in person. I want to hear the exhaust too, I wonder if it sounds the same as mine...

[Digitalwave]

Way too low in the rear, other than that, looks nice.

[BimmerDawg]

Way too low in the rear, other than that, looks nice.

Heh. It's not that low anymore...those pics were with the co's at full-drop. I just wanted to see what it looked like.

This is what it's like now (not that you can really tell a difference, but oh well...)

[schmidty]

where in NC did u get it? and if you dont mind askin, how much? I was lookin for an 89+ is forever...but 'settled' for an 87

[BimmerDawg]

where in NC did u get it? and if you dont mind askin, how much? I was lookin for an 89+ is forever...but 'settled' for an 87

Got it from a guy an hour north of Charlotte...Hell, I can't remember the city. And I paid $3,600 for it...one-owner, 140k, not bad, methinks!

[bmwm3n528]

Very nice Geordie, finally dropped the Purple Pig. :D

[golde30]

You need to stop by and hear her now, 'cause I just got a Magnaflow custom exhaust put on and she sounds badass!

did u go with a universal dual in/dual out? and if so, did u get tips welded on? b/c i know that the dual in dual outs that magnaflow sells dont have any tips welded on. also which model muffler did u get. thanks
-cary

[Erick]

I <3 white e30s.

[hamann318is]

I was bummed that I couldn't see it last weekend. It looks sooo good. :up:

[Jand3rson]

Nice looking car!

Is your driver side door a different shade of white than the rest of the car, or is it some kind of lighting thing?

[BimmerDawg]

did u go with a universal dual in/dual out? and if so, did u get tips welded on? b/c i know that the dual in dual outs that magnaflow sells dont have any tips welded on. also which model muffler did u get. thanks
-cary

Yep, it's the dual-in/dual-out universal muffler and the guy welded tips on and did a pretty good job matching the slant of the stockers. Not sure of the model, though...but it DOES so awesome with a nice increase in power...

Is your driver side door a different shade of white than the rest of the car, or is it some kind of lighting thing?

It is a replacement door that the PO put on and Kryloned. I have a real original white door from an '89 that I haven't had time to hang yet, but plan on doing soon...