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    #1

    upgraded with new parts

    past few weeks had an inspiration to give the car a gift

    here is what i added

    - rear headrests
    - raceland wind screen
    - new wheels and tires

    wheels and tires was a gift that kept on giving for two weeks!
    8.5 front and 10 rear size wheels were a good bargain but a headache to install. found a good body shop to roll and pull the fenders and after few days of work the wheels finally fit and clear

    check out the pics
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    #2
    Originally posted by Bahn360Photo View Post
    past few weeks had an inspiration to give the car a gift

    here is what i added

    - rear headrests
    - raceland wind screen
    - new wheels and tires

    wheels and tires was a gift that kept on giving for two weeks!
    8.5 front and 10 rear size wheels were a good bargain but a headache to install. found a good body shop to roll and pull the fenders and after few days of work the wheels finally fit and clear

    check out the pics
    Wheels look good! No pics of the headrests/windscreen?
    "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough"
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      #3
      Where's your front tag? I thought NY requires one on the front.
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      2007 X3
      1992 M Tech Cabrio
      1988 Cabrio - sold
      2001 X5 - sold
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        #4
        Those are pretty wheels.

        With that said, I'm guessing you didn't spend much time thinking this out? It's a travesty that you had to screw your fenders up so badly to make them fit. I don't know who you had do that work, but if I were you I would go back there and kick that guy square in the dick. a bfh is not the tool of choice for this job. Can you at least get him to smooth it out better? In my opinion, your modification decreased the value of your car by about 3 grand. This just makes me sad...

        A previous owner did exactly this to the front fenders on my mtech 2. It was cheaper to buy new ones and get them painted rather than getting the old ones fixed. Fortunately on my car, there wasn't any external damage to the rear lips.
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        Gigitty Gigitty!!!!

        88 cabrio becoming alpina b6 3.5s transplanted s62
        92 Mtech 2 cabrio alpinweiss 770 code
        88 325ix coupe manual lachsilber/cardinal
        88 325ix coupe manual diamondschwartz/natur
        87 e30 m3 for parts lachsilber/cardinal(serial number 7)
        12 135i M sport cabrio grey/black

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          #5
          I like the wheels your fenders remind me of my favorite thing though...


          1989 325is l 1984 euro 320i l 1970 2002 Racecar
          1991 318i 4dr slick top


          Euro spec 320i/Alpina B6 3.5 project(the never ending saga)
          Vintage race car revival (2002 content)
          Mtech 2 turbo restoration
          Brilliantrot slick top "build"

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            #6
            that front fender is going to be replaced soon, very rusty so i didnt bother fixing dents or sweat the rolling, other side is much nicer i'll post pics

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              #7
              Originally posted by mlbryant8 View Post
              Where's your front tag? I thought NY requires one on the front.
              registered out of state

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                #8
                few more pics
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by flyboyx View Post
                  Those are pretty wheels.

                  With that said, I'm guessing you didn't spend much time thinking this out? It's a travesty that you had to screw your fenders up so badly to make them fit. I don't know who you had do that work, but if I were you I would go back there and kick that guy square in the dick. a bfh is not the tool of choice for this job. Can you at least get him to smooth it out better? In my opinion, your modification decreased the value of your car by about 3 grand. This just makes me sad...

                  A previous owner did exactly this to the front fenders on my mtech 2. It was cheaper to buy new ones and get them painted rather than getting the old ones fixed. Fortunately on my car, there wasn't any external damage to the rear lips.
                  check out the other side fenders, the guy the was doing work is a great bodyshop and a friend. he went out of his way to help me with these and i really appreciate it. as i said before i'll be changing that fender soon and respraying the whole car to the same color or e39 m5 blue(there are bunch of imperfections around the car that i have been meaning to address)

                  i appreciate your feedback, your car looks great. i'm going for a resto mod look vs all original

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