1991 318is Project

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Today we upgraded the stock audio system!
In an attempt to maintain the stock appearance, we worked with JL Audio and Luke at German Audio Specialties to come up with a stealth solution.





Rear Seat Before



Rear Seat After
This was a good opportunity to upgrade the cracked rear seat with a mint skipass!



Trunk Before



Trunk After
Thanks to Luke at German Audio Specialties for the custom stealth box with integrated fans!



Lightning Cable Charger/Audio Imput

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Today we we made a few cosmetic updates to the interior of the car!
(New BMW Anthracite floor mats, light knob, lighter, battery cover, first aid kit & window lock relay)

Floor Mats Before



Floor Mats After



Trunk Before



Trunk After



Console Before



Console After



Dash Before



Dash After

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Today we upgraded the wheels!
We ended up sourcing a set of 15" BBS RZ wheels from a local VW enthusiast. After about 2 hours of cleaning, 5 hours of sanding, 4 new BBS caps and 5 coats of paint/clear, we have a pretty nice set of wheels and tires.

Wheels & tires Before



1/2 way done cleaning the barrels



Sanding Away any rash



Prepped and first coat of paint applied



Car Before



Car After

[318kid]

Enjoying the work you are doing to the car. Do you happen to know the offset of those BBS RZ's? What kinda paint did you use? Also what euro headlights did you put in? Bosch, Hella, or Depo?

[spiDmang]

Nice!

Glad to see that Ski-pass is being put to good use ;)

*This is Brad from facebook haha

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Enjoying the work you are doing to the car. Do you happen to know the offset of those BBS RZ's? What kinda paint did you use? Also what euro headlights did you put in? Bosch, Hella, or Depo?

Thanks! The RZ's offset is ET24. We used Dupli-Color Hyper Silver dual stage wheel coating. We had the headlights sent from Germany. They are OEM HELLA brand.

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Nice!

Glad to see that Ski-pass is being put to good use ;)

*This is Brad from facebook haha

Hey Brad; Thanks for the help sourcing the parts! The project is starting to come along nicely.

[jeenyus]

What did you do with the old IX wheels? (is that what they were?)

[Bggdnssnguy]

Jl audio. I approve this thread!
Car looks stunning also!

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What did you do with the old IX wheels? (is that what they were?)

The old wheels are 14" BBS Crosslace (basketweave) wheels. 6.5J x 14. 4x100. OEM BMW part.#: 2225540. I have them listed for sale locally.

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Jl audio. I approve this thread!
Car looks stunning also!

Thanks; We're really pleased with the sound system!
Thanks to the custom box from Luke at German Audio Specialties, there are no rattles and most of the bass/sound is ported directly into the cabin.

[wazzu70]

What is the tire size?

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What is the tire size?

The tires are currently 195/50, but we'll probably switch over to a 205/55 this summer.

[WestCoastEta]

Nice looking late model. Cool to see such a thorough restoration with attention to detail!

[Bggdnssnguy]

My show truck has a couple thousand in jl audio. But for the daily thirty, I think I'm gonna do Rockford fosgate as a cheaper and pretty decent sound quality.