» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 392,184 Views | | | | | | 03-16-2008, 08:54 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 9 | New member Hello! I bought my fifth BMW: -97 318ti M-sport just a few months ago. I have been reading this forum since, and decided to register. -Petex ps. Sorry about my bad English. | | | 03-16-2008, 11:19 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Land of the Vikings Posts: 2,700 | Welcome Pete mate __________________ Vin Number decode and Retrofit Pdfs Available Free ! Just PM | | | 03-16-2008, 01:25 PM | #3 | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 | welcome! i wonder if you're our first Finn. and what "bad english" are you talking about? looks perfect to me. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts 2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | 03-16-2008, 01:36 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 | your english is better then mine. welcome __________________ Sean 1995 Active | | | 03-16-2008, 03:47 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | welcome, don't worry, there are people on this site with way worse english than yours EDIT: in your face, Dave | | | 03-16-2008, 03:54 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 | Welcome to forum an your english isn't bad. Oh yea.. ha! no one beat me to it this time. | | | 03-16-2008, 05:07 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Waco/Austin, TX Posts: 233 | Ya let's see her! Welcome to the boards. __________________ 1997 318ti Schwarz II FB | | | 03-16-2008, 05:37 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,305 | welcome! my step-sister-in-law is from finland! small world, i know | | | 03-16-2008, 06:35 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 189 | Hello new member, I would love to see that car of yours. Why is it that no one harassed me about posting pics when I was a new member? | | | 03-16-2008, 07:15 PM | #10 | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 9 | Itīs still winter here in Finland, and weather is awful. I will take pictures of her some nice day, when sun is in the sky and I can wash it properly. In just few weeks we are able to chance the summertyres on. Now itīs fitted with ugly 15" alloys and wintertyres. (or is it tires ) | | | 03-16-2008, 08:26 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,305 | Quote: Originally Posted by anthonyl Why is it that no one harassed me about posting pics when I was a new member? | oh man, hey dave! another missed oportunity | | | 03-16-2008, 10:37 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | welcome to the site! as you can prolly guess we would love to see some pictures of the car __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 03-16-2008, 10:40 PM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | Quote: Originally Posted by elchicano318ti ha! no one beat me to it this time. | sure about that? | | | 03-17-2008, 01:14 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 | No fair i posted it first but oh well watever. Yea as soon as it clears up take a few pics. | | | 03-17-2008, 02:24 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great White North! Posts: 701 | Quote: Originally Posted by Petex Itīs still winter here in Finland, and weather is awful. I will take pictures of her some nice day, when sun is in the sky and I can wash it properly. In just few weeks we are able to chance the summertyres on. Now itīs fitted with ugly 15" alloys and wintertyres. (or is it tires ) | Welcome to the forum. I know what you mean about winter. I still have 4 feet of snow in my yard and my car has been stored since the end of November. I'm starting to get a twitch... Cheers, __________________ Engine: 2.1L Hartge conversion (bored to 86X91mm, ported & polished head, new valves, new crank, & upgraded ECU), Supersprint SS headers, Hartge exhaust, custom cat bypass (track), KV85 wires, Bosch platinum plugs, Vitesse cf spark plug cover, Vitesse cf CAI, Samco hoses, Fiamm air horns. Drivetrain: custom ssk, Vitesse adj. clutch stop, Redline D4 ATF & 75W90. Chassis: 18x8.5 Hartge Classics on 225/40/ZR18 Direzza DZ101s, 17x8 Hartge 7 spokes on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs and 17x9 Enkei MT1-R on 235/40/17 Direzza Z1 *specs(track), Vitesse 10mm spacers with cf/billet hub extenders, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Hartge sway bars & strut brace, urethane offset LCABs, Vitesse rsb, billet/urethane RSMs, X-brace, ATE BBK, ATE slotted rr. rotors, Goodridge ss. lines, ATE Superblue. Exterior: Violettschwarz, Hartge lip spoiler, window spoiler, hatch spoiler & mirrors, Vitesse cf door pillars, Vitesse cf fog light blanks (track), ZKW ellipsoids, HIDs in headlights, highbeams and foglights, and much more... 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