Do you like the OEM look?

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  • Raxe
    R3V Elite
    • Nov 2006
    • 5346

    #31
    Originally posted by Danny
    Um how are most members of this sites's cars styled?
    Originally posted by Dude
    ...stock e30s that have 20+ years of abuse sittin on bottle caps...
    Haha jk, but seriously most of the cars on R3V lean towards 318is OEM styling. Weaves, IS lips and spoilers, ellipsoids, etc.

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    • twism
      Grease Monkey
      • Sep 2006
      • 359

      #32
      Originally posted by Leaf
      What kind of stripes are you running down the side of your car?
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      • Ray Smoodiver
        Moderator
        • Jun 2004
        • 8809

        #33
        I think the term is "OEM+"

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        • Aus E30
          E30 Addict
          • Jul 2009
          • 478

          #34
          I like the (^oem+) look.
          I am however slightly pulled towards the way some cars/colour combo's pull of clear/smoked indicators and in rare cases, all red tails. But only some can pull it off without being really obvious.

          And i'm all for tint (Australia) but nothing so black that it contrasts massivly with the car itself.. and I like wheels that stick to e30 oem/(any)bmw, I love when people go to the effort of making bmw wheels fit.
          And I do like the blacked kidneys.

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          • quikveedb2
            R3VLimited
            • Sep 2007
            • 2258

            #35
            Originally posted by Midnight Sun
            I hate the aftermarket or non-year matching front bumpers on E30's. The valences are always too low compared to the rest of the car and it looks awkwardly balanced.
            i've always been an oem+ guy. if my car sticks out to the non-enthusiast, i've taken it too far imo. i like when someone when a trained eye can spot the small details that make my car different. the low front & high sides & rear is kind of classic bmw motorsport styling;
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            • Stephen
              Шлем ишака
              • Aug 2008
              • 10774

              #36
              Im gearng up to fishbowl my car. So that makes my car oem.

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              • MonkeyMadness
                No R3VLimiter
                • Apr 2010
                • 3251

                #37
                Sorry, but The no frill 325/318 I, IS, e30 just looks bla.. to me...
                I would have to say the after market look is much better on this car..
                Of the E30's I think the M3 is the only car that can get away with sitting stock with out looking dorkish..
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                • nando
                  Moderator
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 34827

                  #38
                  OEM+

                  I don't like gaudy body kits, huge chrome wheels, giant spoilers, chicken wire grilles, etc. etc. BMW parts are usually made with purpose, which is why I'd think a lot of us like the E30.

                  the outside of my car is 99% stock, but I still get asked if it's a body kit all the time..
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                  • mavrikno13764
                    Wrencher
                    • Feb 2005
                    • 223

                    #39
                    Originally posted by MonkeyMadness
                    Sorry, but The no frill 325/318 I, IS, e30 just looks bla.. to me...
                    I would have to say the after market look is much better on this car..
                    Of the E30's I think the M3 is the only car that can get away with sitting stock with out looking dorkish..
                    Totally agree with you.

                    An E30 with no side skirts and no rear apron looks TERRIBLE in my eyes (ESPECIALLY EARLY MODEL E30's with aluminum bumpers).

                    But, an E30 M3 stock is fine just the way it is.

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