Year in photos: Lachsilber 1988 325is

[Bimmerista]

Well....almost one year :p

Here is the formal introduction of my 1988 325is. I will continue to add pics as I progress with this car.

Purchased it the day after Thanksgiving 2007. At that time, the car needed paintwork & the usual maintenance work. It was a strong running car, very tight, & mechanically solid. I was lucky to come across a car like that. The color is Lachsilber or Salmon Silver.

Either way, I paid a very reasonable price for it & took it home. At that time, I also had a 1986 325es. The 325is was to replace the eta once it was cosmetically perfect. I sold my eta on June 24, 2008.

I do have plans of improving suspension, but since auto-x season is over & winter is coming up, I figured I'd put it off until next Spring.

Anyways...on to the pics. Pics are in the order in which the transformation took place. Couple pics are from my phone. I also do have a M-Tech I spoiler in paint at the moment. I will add pics once that is installed.

Enjoy! Mike

November/December 2007:








Paint: June 2007





Today, October 31, 2008:










Newly painted rear speaker deck:

[CorvallisBMW]

Awsome work! It's come a long way. Throw some H&Rs on there and it'll be perfect!

[WillisE30]

That's quite a transformation. Looks good.

[Kilawin]

great progress. I would diffenently take the time though to repaint grills/trim/rockers. It will make a big difference.

[Bimmerista]

great progress. I would diffenently take the time though to repaint grills/trim/rockers. It will make a big difference.

As far as the rockers go, its something I've been meaning to do for a long time. But I also have thought about getting side skirts & a rear valence eventually.

[CorvallisBMW]

great progress. I would diffenently take the time though to repaint grills/trim/rockers. It will make a big difference.

Definitely! Shadowline the trim while you're at it too

[cbouchez]

it looks great man! I'll be doing the same soon...

BTW: what kind of cupholder is that? Do you like it?

[Bimmerista]

Cup holder is OEM...it was in the car when I bought it. Personally, I find it useless for most cups/bottles.

[Nicademus]

I love the new wheels, facelift and seats. Paint job looks really nice too. The only thing I liked from before was your old shift knob. The black floor mats ad nice contrast too.

[MikeK]

i am in love. that color really hit me. beautiful car you have there.
also, you should look to change the third brake light to the later models

[skota]

damb, clean car man.

[deansbimmer]

Did Teaguer paint it? Looks nice dude!

[BrewCity11]

LOVE the seats, and the change to black door pulls.

Only thing that irks me is the painted iS lip. But thats a preference thing, it still looks good color matched of course.

[Bimmerista]

i am in love. that color really hit me. beautiful car you have there.
also, you should look to change the third brake light to the later models

Thanks! One of the reasons I actually bought it was because of the color. I'm really not a silver or gray type of person, but when I saw it on an e30, I knew I'd be one of the few ppl with it.

As far as the 3rd brake light goes, I've looked into it, but I think the work involved outweighs the outcome.

Did Teaguer paint it?

Nope...he doesn't do paint jobs as nice as mine. :p

LOVE the seats, and the change to black door pulls.

Only thing that irks me is the painted iS lip. But thats a preference thing, it still looks good color matched of course.

Thanks! Got an M-Tech I spoiler in paint right now....it should be ready soon.

[e30edward]

what did you use to do the rear shelf?
did you dye it?