Frank88iX's 1st 325ix build. (Not audiquattrot)

[audiquattrot]

uufff jelly... sell me the mudflaps??;D

Pm if you're seriously interested in them. I know they are NLA and would rather sell them to an enthusiat! One of the mounting points on one of them snapped off but I'm sure they can be rigged w little work. I was going to snag them for myself, but not that into flaps

[audiquattrot]

All washed up, cleaned the engine bay but the valve cover and intake mani still have that baked on crud and cosmoline.






Rebadged it so ppl know what it is ;)





Prewired for a sub and cd changer



And the spare set of basket weaves for sale w no caps and no curbage (tires are shot and two small bends on one wheel)

[animal]

awesome! looking forward to all the build updates!

[Conrad311]

Pm me about the wheels. Need a set for my ix in right up in sw mass.

[rzerob]

LOL. What the hell happened to this tire.

[alex230ro]

Looks good,no sunroof so pretty rare,at least in Europe :) .

[audiquattrot]

LOL. What the hell happened to this tire.

LOL I think the prior owner had a bad blowout

Looks good,no sunroof so pretty rare,at least in Europe :) .

it has a sunroof =/


**Update**, still not sure what direction to go w/ this car, but just put in an order for:
-new trunk roundels
-missing fender liners, hardware & bellypan screws
-missing center grill in the lower front valence
-new bumper impacts and license plate holder up front
-new iS front lip

Nxt up:
-15x7 ET25 TR Motorsport C1's
-H&R sport springs

[audiquattrot]

ordered some Diamondschwartz in a can + clearcoat from Paintscratch.com.....

Going to respray the area below the front grill, the lower front valence, some of the iX sideskirts where there is severe rock chips.

[EyExR]

That tire just needs a patch kit. You'll be just fine...


Nice find!! I'm eyeing those flaps! lol

good luck with her

[jeenyus]

It's funny that even rebadging it most people won't know what the hell 325ix even stands for.

Why not get paint supplies from a local auto paint store? Don't have any close that can match your paint code?

[ludovic]

If this one turns like the silver one : I give up!

Congrats on your new project, this grey interior: looks good!

[Isostar13]

ordered some Diamondschwartz in a can + clearcoat from Paintscratch.com.....

Going to respray the area below the front grill, the lower front valence, some of the iX sideskirts where there is severe rock chips.

How's the quality of their matching? Can you tell the difference?

[AWDBOB]

Nxt up:
-15x7 ET25 TR Motorsport C1's
-H&R sport springs

Don't do it!!

[audiquattrot]

Removed the iS trunk spoiler to sand, prime and paint w Duplicolor trim paint....only got to the priming stage before I began cleaning the valve cover and intake mani w a wire wheel. Left it raw aluminum which I love. Also replaced the spark plugs and wires. Idles even smoother now

Before



After




Installed a new hood shock and clips. Hood now stays open on its own


Trunk lip sanded and primed




And my neighbor dropped by w his minty 330xi w the freshly powdercoated Schnitzers I found on CL for him for $500. They look amazing on his car IMO

[audiquattrot]

That tire just needs a patch kit. You'll be just fine...


Nice find!! I'm eyeing those flaps! lol

good luck with her

Sold off the mudflaps! Was never a fan of them lol

It's funny that even rebadging it most people won't know what the hell 325ix even stands for.

Why not get paint supplies from a local auto paint store? Don't have any close that can match your paint code?

I never tried but paint scratch color matches based on color code of ur car

If this one turns like the silver one : I give up!

Congrats on your new project, this grey interior: looks good!

Trust me it's not going to get the royal treatment....lol. Just a little TLC

How's the quality of their matching? Can you tell the difference?

Honestly I never tried them but heard good things about them....I ended up holding off on ordering since I'm debating using dr colorchip which I've had amazing results on my M3 with