325ci Modding Help??

So my mate has a mint clean low milage 325ci that has been off the road a few years and instead of selling and not getting alot for it he has decided to do a little modding to it and asked me to do a list for him..

So its a black standard car no mods at all so i was thinking going the same type of route i did with my old E46 M3 with

Smoked Depos
Smoked Rear LEDs
Smoked Sides
Black Front Grills

Looking at alloys im not sure what to do? What goes best on these cars?? CSL Reps or what??

If anyone has any advice on these parts or even alloys or an exhaust lying around he would be interested..

Cheers

Standard with a small drop, refurb wheels and full detail. No need for tack imo

What Chris said ^^^

So many heaps around that when you see a really well looked after example it really stands out.

Yea i actually tend to agree with ye but he kinda has his mind set on the kinda look my old M3 had... Would save him alot of money just doing that too..

Its also getting a full detail anyway..

Yeah, would echo the lads comments, so many chavved out E46s on the roads now, rare to see a nice standard one.

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Originally Posted by Don B

Yeah, would echo the lads comments, so many chavved out E46s on the roads now, rare to see a nice standard one.

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I'm a bit older than most of ye on here, but could u please elaborate on this (chavved look) in my book it's everyone 2 their own!

Tarted up i s'pose. Absolutely each to their own, but when asking for opinions, you'll get opinions.

Not sure about csl reps but to be honest a lot rep wheels are better quality than many of BMW's OEM alloys, if he does go ahead with csl reps he should go with 19 to pull of csl's but ride will be affected for sure. Maybe some nice refurbed oem 18's or something depending on budget, look for cracks if buying BMW OEM's. Personal opinion on smoked front indicators I never liked them but they look okeish. Goodluck with it.

The front of them do look very dated though without the xenon lights and the bad orange indicators... I have not put a whole lot of thought in it really as i said he is trying to base it on my old car..

The rear LED's i think are a great mod.. What about just lower it and spacers?? Do spacers work on a 325?? I know on all M3's the wheels are lost in the arches..

Serviced and suspension overhaul.
Detail the paint.
Pressed plates.
Fresh set of staggered 19s.
Lowered for stance, not dropped to the floor.
Spacers as appropriate.
Rear lip spoiler - is it an SE or M Sport?
Freshen up the headlights.
Rear OEM LEDs - not the cheap ying yang versions with broken LEDs and condensation.

Load it up with tax, test and juice, enjoy it.

It doesn't even need the likes of an Eisenmann if on a budget - sounds super out of the box!

Right spacers a bit of low refurb the wheels, detail it and drive then in ideas will come along

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Originally Posted by ciars

Serviced and suspension overhaul.
Detail the paint.
Pressed plates.
Fresh set of staggered 19s.
Lowered for stance, not dropped to the floor.
Spacers as appropriate.
Rear lip spoiler - is it an SE or M Sport?
Freshen up the headlights.
Rear OEM LEDs - not the cheap ying yang versions with broken LEDs and condensation.

Load it up with tax, test and juice, enjoy it.

It doesn't even need the likes of an Eisenmann if on a budget - sounds super out of the box!

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Yea its an M Sport alright

Just have a list done on eBay

Eibach Pro Kit
Spacers
Smoked Depos
Smoked Rear LED's
Smoked Sides
Black Grills

Seemingly he is telling me the wheels are very clean so when it gets detailed they will look well with the spacers and drop...

He wants to go with the blacked out look anyway just hope it looks as well as it did on mine.. The lights that are on it are all wrecked and faded anyway so i suppose a change is not that a bad idea..

Yea also the headlights will get a god scrub hopefully will look well..

I think E46's can look very well in OEM and modified guise all dependant on how it's done. The guys have made some very nice suggestions which will update the car and still keep it looking classy at the same time. I think putting a little more time in to the wheels that go on the car coupled with some nice low will be the big payoff. The CSL's are no doubt classic looking wheels and work very well but so will other wheels which shall also make the car that little bit different from the rest IMO.

If she has the go then I would subtly give it the looks to match. My choice of wheels would be :

http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/...psuv5pcjvr.jpg

Either way it's whatever he decides he likes and I wish him lots of enjoyment with car, and get him to get some pics up :). If you need anything just ask, happy to help.




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