Project finished - 'MY22' 318is - bare metal, nut and bolt restoration

[Pootis]

God this car is awesome

[mike.bmw]

The glossy black caps match the glossy black window trim. It's subtle, but as you said it makes a big difference. LM198s are "hawt". All. Day. Long. :)

[burkey001]

I had to see what it looked like by changing out the centre caps from red to black.
For something so small, I think it makes a huge difference. I think the red and orange was a clash and just didn’t work at all… black caps… not bhed









On a similar note, I confirmed that BBS RC just don’t work for me with an orange car.
Which is funny, cos I think they look GREAT on my black car.


Not hawt




Hawt!




I digress.
Got the front subframe in to mock up fitment of a few things. Have a purple tag in here now. I need to machine up some travel limiters







Treehouse lollypops are just for mock up, I couldn’t find the OE ones I have in a box somewhere.

[Albie325]

I typically also prefer the look of the BBS RS003's, however since your car is a bit more "modern" looking with the gloss black trim and other little details I think the LM's are also along the lines of a more modern, yet refined look. I think it flows with the rest of the car well, but would love to see pics with some others if for no other reason than pure car porn. Nice work!

[2mAn]

I am not convinced they are the right wheels for the car.



I think they would look better with silver centres and black centre caps.



I think the black caps will make a difference.

Cant help but think some Cinel DTM’s would work. Or some Rotiform BLQ-C or Sixes

Im convinced they ARE the right wheels... wow

[Staszek]

Those are sweet!!

[Pootis]

Great update. I thought up some other wheels to consider. Work VS-XX, Work CR01, Work Meisters (if you want to get crazy), or one of my favorite wheels CCW Classics full polish. Just some thoughts I had.

[econti]

I think the LMs are about perfect to be honest.

[mike.bmw]

The BBS LM198s look absolutely amazing. I like the black caps much better than the red caps.

BBS E50s would be equally amazing as the LMs.

I think 16" BBS RS003s, which would offer a bit more sidewall than the LMs and E50s, might be perfect.

You really can't go wrong with any of those 3 choices though.

Keep up the great work. I love this thread!

[burkey001]

Good to see some more progress Burkey - must be tough with the lockdown still in place in Victoria.:

Thanks :) lockdown is quite trying, progress is slow.


Have begun to mount up the subframes to check how it all fits, check I have all the bolts I need, check the routing of wiring, soft and hardlines.

First up, checking subframe and such

Ignore the spring perch marks and such… have cleaned them down in prep to paint the wheel wells




Took a few attempts to get the wire harness routed in a way I was happy with





Of course, I remember that the trailing arms have to go on as a single piece
Up on the jack


Have some AST 4210s on it at the moment, I think I am going to switch out the MCS 2 ways from my other car and put them on this one





So, onto clearancing the new brake shields to accommodate bigger brakes. Again, not sure I am going to run these calipers, but I had them handy. Considering running 996 Porsche calipers because I want dust shields on the pistons for rego considerations






And I have decided the wheel wells need to be black… might actually do the whole underbody… TBC


Cleaned up and ready for powdercoating



Test fit the heat shields.



I need to remember what part number these are for BMW… they are Torrington bearings for 60mm coilover springs to prevent coil bind





Aaand finished my hardlines up. Similar routing to OEM, but in my opinion a little neater and tighter.






Lastly I lowered the hoist onto some wheels, to see what it looks like. These are BBS LM198.
I am not convinced they are the right wheels for the car.



I think they would look better with silver centres and black centre caps.



I think the black caps will make a difference.

Cant help but think some Cinel DTM’s would work. Or some Rotiform BLQ-C or Sixes


Previously considering BBS E50, but speaking to BBS they come with no warranty or TUV because they are a race wheel. The lack of TUV might be a rego / insurance issue, so may have to rule them out


That’s all

Bye for now

[lukeADE335i]

Good to see some more progress Burkey - must be tough with the lockdown still in place in Victoria.

You're going to end up with a concourse winner there for sure

[econti]

I was all set on doing my trim OEM and you go and throw a spanner in the works. Thanks. Now I have to decide between them.

[TeXJ]

^this

[rturbo 930]

Did you really need to quote that entire post just to say you love the gloss? Forum ettiquette...c'mon.

[Staszek]

*Snip*

Love the gloss!