Meet Michaela, '91 318is

[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

[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....

[CorvallisBMW]

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

[Czur1991]

totally feel the pain Xo. . .

Get her nice and fixed up yo!

[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)

[BECKSTER]

Great progress! Sub'd

[ClausE30]

I remember seeing this car at the e30 picnic. If you want oem+ , ditch the eyebrows. Good progress!

[e30m3s54turbo]

I personally like the 16" Hartge wheels over 15" Hartge's. great job on finding those Hartge parts.

[2mAn]

I think I have the covers for those doorpanels. PM me and we'll talk about it

[car_gal_jenni]

I personally like the 16" Hartge wheels over 15" Hartge's. great job on finding those Hartge parts.

I'd like a set of 16's, but if I'm going to do the 16's I'd like to do the 3-piece versions (yeah I know, good luck finding a good set... I'm already saving my pennies after I recoup from all this stuff haha). So in the mean time, these gorgeous 15" monoblocks will do me nicely.

I think I have the covers for those doorpanels. PM me and we'll talk about it

I've got one black one (sitting in a pile of to-install parts on my living room floor), but I need a second one. PM incoming.

[2002jm]

nice work

Car is looking good. Can't believe the price of car body repairs today:)
Keep up the good work,
jm

[CorvallisBMW]

Hell yes on the Hartge parts!

[car_gal_jenni]

Car is looking good. Can't believe the price of car body repairs today:)
Keep up the good work,
jm

right?! stupid expensive!! most of the cost was all labor too. sure, replacement parts weren't cheap, but the labor killed. so i do it myself :)

Hell yes on the Hartge parts!

i got lucky with scoring a lot of these haha. just happened to talk to the right people at the right time, and make some good deals. i've got the full exterior body kit complete, wheels, & strut bar. only need rear strut bar, steering wheel, maybe the exhaust, and possibly the striping.

[CarsonE30]

it's actually a respray from the previous owner. the color is the metallic orange that you can get at maaco. not sure the exact color name, but i love it. looks great in the sunshine!

Looks like Byzanz but nicer! Jelly, jelly!

[car_gal_jenni]

Looks like Byzanz but nicer! Jelly, jelly!

Damn!! That IS very similar! Thanks for the input! :D