Meet Michaela, '91 318is

[BECKSTER]

Great progress! Sub'd

[car_gal_jenni]

So! I've been fairly busy lately. Wish everything was here, painted, and installed on the car so y'all could get as excited as I am for this.

After I got hit a few weeks ago, I've been on a buying spree. I've finally got all the replacement parts to fix the damages (just need to get everything painted). I didn't just get what was needed to fix things, I kinda decided to upgrade a few things while I was in there.

While pulling parts, I managed to snag the following:

full 13-button OBC conversion, including gong & turn signal stalk (can take photos later, once i clean up my interior)
euro headlight grills (waiting on installation, still have to wire up plugs & finish the refinishing project on the euro smiley headlights)
euro bumper trim (waiting on installation)
eyebrows (debating installation or not)
euro smoked tails with rear fog & switch (pic included)
hartge side skirts (here, just need to get painted & installed)
hartge rear valence (waiting on arrival, paint, & installation)
hartge rear spoiler (here, waiting on paint & installation)
hartge wheels (15x7+25)

[Czur1991]

totally feel the pain Xo. . .

Get her nice and fixed up yo!

[CorvallisBMW]

Ouch! That sucks... Glad the person who did it though was honest and left their contact info. Good luck!

[car_gal_jenni]

So, my heart broke a little yesterday....

Someone backed into me while I was parked at work...






Fortunately for me, the damage isn't too terrible. SUPER fortunate for me, the guy who did it left his business card on my windshield, and is willing to work with me to get her all put back together.

I got a repair estimate done as soon as I discovered this and left my building. Can you believe that this relatively small amount of damage is going to cost close to $2,100 to fix completely? Sure glad it's not coming out of my pocket!!

I think it's time for me to do Euro bumpers and grills....

[car_gal_jenni]

so that was you, when I was on my way to Shelton earlier this month lol

Yep! Smile and wave if you see me out and about

[iPee]

so that was you, when I was on my way to Shelton earlier this month lol

[car_gal_jenni]

Looks to be a run of the mill ebay strut brace, and I have no idea why people put removable wheels on stock cars. Those are designed for fixed race bolster seats and cages that stick half way up the door entrance.

Please don't stick a bunch of crap on it and rice out. H&R race springs, and some nice 16" wheels with clean black interior would make this amazing. Welcome to r3v

She's already sitting on H&R/Bilstein shocks/springs, so I think she's ok on that front. I love my houndstooth interior, so plain black is out the window. I love the quick release steering wheels; plus, they come in handy for anti-theft if you live in a sketchy neighborhood like I used to.

Thanks for the feedback though!

[F34R]

Looks to be a run of the mill ebay strut brace, and I have no idea why people put removable wheels on stock cars. Those are designed for fixed race bolster seats and cages that stick half way up the door entrance.

Please don't stick a bunch of crap on it and rice out. H&R race springs, and some nice 16" wheels with clean black interior would make this amazing. Welcome to r3v

[car_gal_jenni]

So, thanks to a fellow forum-er (from a different forum), I have some lovely new interior pieces. Makes me blatantly aware that I need to do something with the seats... haha.

Fronts before::



Fronts after:: (yes, I know.. I'm still missing the window crank covers...)




Rears before::



Rears after::



I also discovered, by a purely accidental split second of my evening last night, that I have THIS::



All this time, I've been getting asked what front valence I have, and now I know that I've got a real Hartge front valence!! I was super excited last night.

I also have this::



I don't know what strut bar I have; can anybody shed some light? Sorry for a relatively low-quality photo; I was in the middle of a project yesterday. I could take some better photos of it this afternoon when I get home if need be. I'm just curious if it's a well-known one, or a custom-made one.

[car_gal_jenni]

It's so nice to see an M42 get some love. The 318iS is a modern classic, and your car improves the breed. Keep up the great work!

Thank you!! I'm doing everything I can to give her the ultimate premium treatment and to give her only the best. I plan on having this car for a very long time, so obviously the higher quality stuff will last longer.

[DesktopDave]

It's so nice to see an M42 get some love. The 318iS is a modern classic, and your car improves the breed. Keep up the great work!

[HennaE30]

1 Never buy ebay or URO parts. you'll end up with a broken car.

This is truth. bought a "sachs" clutch kit from ebay. maybe 1000 miles later and I need to replace it.

[CaliDazze]

Here's a few more photos of my lil' lady

Purdy Girl. M42 Powa!

[car_gal_jenni]

Here's a few more photos of my lil' lady