The official "Before & After" Thread

[Mde36]

It's been one year to the day since I got my e30 so I figure I'd do a before and after of the progress I made. Feel free to play along

Before:

Model: 88 325
Engine: M20 auto with unknown miles
Suspension: Kyb Springs and shocks
Interior: Stock comfort seats and skull door panels
Exterior: Faded
Wheels: Bottlecaps
Other: nothing really





After:

Model: 88 325is
Engine: M50b25tu (cams, chip, pullies, an a few more things)
Suspension: H&R Sports, Billy Sports
Interior: Sport seats, Mtech1 wheel, Black door cards, new audio
Exterior: Still Faded but i did get a new trunk lid, euro plate filler, euro grills and a plastic rear bumper
Other: Skidplate, new rotors and pads, electric fan, 5% tint and a few other basic things.

[b3albakii]

Wow love it

[evilnickwong]

Lol, I'll play.

Before:


After:

[JamesE30]

Before:

Some info on the car:
1985 (09/1984 build date) e30 323i.
Original BMW achatgrun-metalic paint
2 door
Manual
Crank windows
No sunroof
CRACK FREE DASH

Essentially stock when I got it except for a gene turbo muffler and some pedders springs:








And after:
Too much to mention...
but here are the main things:
-Black interior and OEM e30 recaros from a JPS car.
-Rebuilt Simmons V4s
-new suspension parts including Bilstein sports, lowtec 50/60
-OEM Mtech1 kit
-e28 Mtech1 spoiler

[kamotors]

this is what happens when you give a 16 year old a shiny red E30:)
when I was 16...so ashamed:( 4x4 covered in stickers



now I'm 20:) and its cleaner, faster and lower.




and I still haven't had the E30 break down on me or leave me stranded.

[ubernasty]

88 325ic

Before: stock





After: (for now anyway... new wheels and coilovers coming soon)
vogtland coupe springs
kyb struts
dilled rotors
hawk pads
euro bosche ellips smoked
6k hids
smoked tails
carbon roundels
black sport seats
front bumper flush
painted bumpers/ shadowline
513's 16x7,8 205/50 and 205/55
euro grills
oem black plastic mirrors

[E30SPDFRK]

I wanna play!

day I got it








during








Currently (still not done)

[Kroci]

before


now

[MR E30 325is]

You have me interested.

The day I bought it!

-92 NV M50







Today, 1 year later

-98 OBDI S52

[Stephen]

after

[AC Nico]

before



after

[ubernasty]

Don't think i have many "before's" for the other e30's i've owned but here's the afters :D

my 88 after plastic front swap

before plastic swap



my 85 325e on her last road trip before retiring

[trackjunkie21]

BEFORE:
Bone Stock


After:
Fresh paint
IS lid spoiler
Front IS lip
Euro Ellips
Foglights
Euro Muffler(coming tomorrow)

[SpyHunter]

Before:





After:






Sorry for the craptastic cell phone pics. Still have yet to get any good ones taken.

[YAN-3]

ill play!

Before:

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Now: