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Originally posted by Johal E32 View PostWOW! Looks like a mint car. I personally would leave it stock, but to each his own :)sigpic
1991 318is Alpinweiß II M42
2013 VW Golf R Candy White
"Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers."
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Originally posted by blizake500 View PostIf I mod it will it bring the car down in value?
I think if it were mine, I would do springs and shocks, keep the originals in storage, and just keep it well maintained.
Oh, and do something about that steering wheel. And put the pass side lock back. Shave the lock because someone broke in? Wtf...
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Originally posted by rturbo 930 View PostYes.
I think if it were mine, I would do springs and shocks, keep the originals in storage, and just keep it well maintained.
Oh, and do something about that steering wheel. And put the pass side lock back. Shave the lock because someone broke in? Wtf...
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The wheel itself isn't bad, but it looks out of place in an otherwise all stock and totally pristine interior. I don't really like the airbag wheel, but that's what I would put in. An MTech2 wheel would be appropriate too.
As for shocks and springs, either H&R sport or race, and Bilstein sports, or Koni yellows. I have H&R race and Bilsteins and it's a decent combo, but the ride leaves a little to be desired (but not as much as I expected). I've heard the Konis ride better, so I'll probably upgrade to those later. E46 M3 rear shock mounts would be a good idea as well. I wouldn't get coilovers since you can't really swap back to stock springs and shocks if you do that.
As for wheels? I don't know. They're easy to swap out, so put on whatever you want. But keep the stock basket weaves. 15s or 16s would both look great.
As a general rule of thumb, if you want to preserve the value and originality, if you do any mods, make sure they can easily be undone, and keep all the original parts. I'm generally not much of a purist, but this is a super clean example, and as I said earlier, I think it deserves to be kept stock, or near stock.
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Originally posted by rturbo 930 View PostThe wheel itself isn't bad, but it looks out of place in an otherwise all stock and totally pristine interior. I don't really like the airbag wheel, but that's what I would put in. An MTech2 wheel would be appropriate too.
As for shocks and springs, either H&R sport or race, and Bilstein sports, or Koni yellows. I have H&R race and Bilsteins and it's a decent combo, but the ride leaves a little to be desired (but not as much as I expected). I've heard the Konis ride better, so I'll probably upgrade to those later. E46 M3 rear shock mounts would be a good idea as well. I wouldn't get coilovers since you can't really swap back to stock springs and shocks if you do that.
As for wheels? I don't know. They're easy to swap out, so put on whatever you want. But keep the stock basket weaves. 15s or 16s would both look great.
As a general rule of thumb, if you want to preserve the value and originality, if you do any mods, make sure they can easily be undone, and keep all the original parts. I'm generally not much of a purist, but this is a super clean example, and as I said earlier, I think it deserves to be kept stock, or near stock.
Ok thanks for the input. Yea when I saw this car I couldn't beleive how clean it was. I don't even want to drive it anymore it's so freaking clean! But yea I was thinking Mtech 2 wheel also. Should I even drop the car? Or should I just put bilstein hd's on it and call it a day? Or should I actually lower it? I know that's a big wheel gap but the car is so clean I don't know if I wanna mess with it.
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The stock radiator is crap, the m42 will over heat during in town driving and standing traffic situations. In my opinion if the conversion is done well, it will look factory. You could also keep the old radiator and the one hose that needs to be replaced if you were ever to consider selling.
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