323i out of hibernation

[lowbrow1]

Pulled the euro out of its winter hibernation. Guess it's time to roll up my sleeves. The only things I did all winter was new(used) type 10 rims with dunlaps, cleaned up the wiring a little, fixed an oil leak, and prayed for a euro rear bumper. She ran pretty good after about a 10 min ride. Doglegs a little sticky. I think the lube on the taper spline is gunky and is affecting the release.Hate to pull the tranny for that. Besides the bumper any suggestions on where to start.

[Bimmerista]

Some roundels would be nice instead of the non-sense ///M badge up front :)

[lowbrow1]

Agreed on the thailand M badges. Bad choice. New roundels are on the list.

[bergie_318is]

yeah just the roundels is all i can spot that i dont like, all the trim looks like its in great nick! and those wheels are simple and effective

[BBY1104]

what color is that, like an olive green? it looks good just ditch those roundels

[nosignal]

Not a big fan of the roundel either but other than that it looks great! I love that color. I took my 318 out for the first time since October yesterday too, too bad it looks like the weather around here is gonna stay messy for a while longer.

[Jhonno]

would look 10x better dropped, wheels look a little lost atm

[lowbrow1]

Previous owner put Alpina springs on it. I would love to lower it but I thought the alpina's would give better performance. Anyone know about alpina springs? Are they a big deal or should I go low and ebay the alpinas?

[BBY1104]

I would keep them, how many you see for sale? I mean you can go low but do you want a soft or stiff ride?

[Julien]

Previous owner put Alpina springs on it. I would love to lower it but I thought the alpina's would give better performance. Anyone know about alpina springs? Are they a big deal or should I go low and ebay the alpinas?

I call bullshit, even mtech springs are lower than what you have. maybe they are alpina valved factory bilsteins?

[lowbrow1]

I call bullshit, even mtech springs are lower than what you have. maybe they are alpina valved factory bilsteins?

No bullshit. The springs still have labels that read ALPINA 33-53-104.

[Delphinitive]

i think that ride height looks good, and i wouldn't want to get rid of alpina springs.
with late model valances front and rear that thing would look tits, i can see it now!

[weak sauce]

suggestions huh? drop it, alpina front bumper, tarus sideskirts, ellips, shadowline, and no ///M badges. just my .02.
p.s. i love that color!!

[RedStar240]

car is a beauty, get that rear euro and it will look so good. I also agree with the roundels, but each to our own.

[skota]

Yep, good luck on the rear euro bumper, badges. car looks good, NY looks like WI right now.

Took my car out for the first time yesterday, got a ticket, registration was expired. :tsk: