New 318i Convertible

[Vivek]

Just picked this up yesterday. It's my dad's DD but I'll be driving it quite a bit (i.e. only have a permit, drive it to school with my dad everyday).
Mod list to my knowledge:

Exterior:
Freshly painted (good enough job)
Euro trim
Euro Smoke Smilies, 6000K HID installed
IS Lip painted
Eye lids painted
Painted black grill
Hardtop painted jet black with a brand new rear window installed
Keskin KT1 16x9 Square setup with Kumho tires 215/40
Cup Mirrors (reps)
ALL red tails
Shaved Front and Rear Roundels
Debadged
Spacers (unsure of widths)
Super bright license plate lights
ALL original glass (other than hardtop)
Shadowline trim
Shaved antenna hole
Deleted third brake light
Rolled rear fenders

Interior:
REAL Nardi 330mm Steering wheel (according to PO)
Check Panel Delete

Suspension:
JOM coilovers


Soon:
New shift linkage/SS
Clean up engine bay
Replace anything needed (per inspection)
Fresh coat of sealant, wax, interior detail
Polish dull-ish lips
Put a HU in the trunk, stock one in dash, controller in ashtray
Center steering wheel
Paint rocker panels
Re-align hood, fender, and valence
Roll/slightly pull front fenders


Later:
Proper sized tires (they're brand new right now)
Wetsand and polish
Fix dash cracks

PO's pics:















Oh and Farbin...It idles perfectly :D

[CrusherCurtis]

Damn! So he decided to go with a vert huh. Awesome. Looks dope! Alot of 318 verts came in that blue. Stance is killin em. How much did it set you guys back if you don't mind me asking?

[Vivek]

It was basically 5k, then we paid an extra $100 for him to do a smog, brake, and light inspection (didn't want problems with it not passing smog, or trouble for no third brake light or red reverse lights).

And he absolutely hates the hardtop. We might need to take him for an MRI...

[CrusherCurtis]

Nice. Enjoy. You guys should do a photo shoot with both verts.

[Hey-U]

Nice looking vert. Have fun!

[Blackout]

I hate your face. So jealous of the hard top, keskins, all red tails and cup mirrors.
I hate the DEPO shit however. Yank them out asap.

[Acehye559]

I'll buy the hardtop. Lemme know

[Vivek]

I hate your face. So jealous of the hard top, keskins, all red tails and cup mirrors.
I hate the DEPO shit however. Yank them out asap.

They may be crappy lights, but they're band new and look decent so they're staying. But...what exactly is wrong with depos? And how could you tell they were depos?

I won't sell the hard top because I personally like it too much and there's no freaking way I'm passing up owning this. Especially because I could get it for free but I'd probably not get anything out of selling it.

[Vivek]

Nice. Enjoy. You guys should do a photo shoot with both verts.

We should but mine's much less presentable. I was going to take a pic of all three of our BMWs on the drive way, but I can't get this on up there. I'll do a photoshoot eventually when they all look as nice as this one.

[Acehye559]

If you do change your mind or if your dad wants to sell it let me know. Really interested. Nice car by the way.

[A_Whelan]

Great looking car! Love the hardtop look and wheels. Any plans to do any work to it or just enjoy the drive?

[Vivek]

Great looking car! Love the hardtop look and wheels. Any plans to do any work to it or just enjoy the drive?

It's modded enough for now, but we'll be doing some maintenance to keep it funning perfectly. It needs a shift linkage rebuild for sure, various fluid changes, and we're getting it checked out to see what else it needs.

[dball4]

Something about wooden Nardi's just seem so right

[CrusherCurtis]

Nothing wrong with depo's, there just lights.

[td325ic]

He's probably referring to the Depo "crystal" turn signals not the Depo headlights.

btw, you can swap the clear turn signal lens onto an OEM housing and it will look much better and not have that crystal effect