» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | 07-24-2008, 03:12 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | update on my car ok, havent done an update lately latest news is ac evaporator/expansion valve, thats why im missing a glove box but since ive had the car, i polished the valve cover, done the sound system, changed headunits a few times, and did my custom exhaust tip, and have a polished intake waiting to be installed future: m3 vaders (waiting on knee bolster part, and sand grey CLOTH vader covers special ordered from bmw), x-brace, m3 bushings, meyle control arms, sport springs. waiting for pics to upload so i can post them haha oh, btw, are all ti's exhausts stainless? cuz mine is and its got the bmw logo on it so its factory __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 07-24-2008, 03:27 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | badges: exhaust tip: were an authorized dealer, so we get them free : __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 07-24-2008, 03:28 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 07-24-2008, 04:27 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | not bad! keep up the good work! __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 07-24-2008, 04:32 PM | #5 | Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Exeter, NH Posts: 52 | very nice.. looking good... | | | 07-24-2008, 04:48 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | thanks, i work on it alot, it needs a detail badly and a respray on the whole body, it had a collision up front and someone didnt blend the paint correctly or wrong color and the rear bumper has no clear, but i sprayed it with some tire shine, and it came back a little __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 07-24-2008, 06:41 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maritimes Posts: 1,433 | looks awesome man, time to polish up that intake manny though __________________ 11/97 Base 328Ti | | | 07-24-2008, 06:45 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | yeah, i got a polished one waiting for install, i just need to get the ac fixed first because its hot down here in the south, and a/c is more important haha.oh, also planning on rerouting the ducting for the intake box and taking off the resonator on the intake box, i already guted the box of all insulation/ plastic, so its just an empty box with a filter in it. __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 07-24-2008, 06:56 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | anyone notice anything about my window switches? haha __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 07-24-2008, 08:04 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | yeah you swapped them i was gonna do that on my old ti and tried it for a day but it got to confusing and i was to used to the old way so it switched it back __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 07-24-2008, 08:13 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | haha i did it a week after we got it cuz we got tired of reaching around the shifter. i just took the whole peice out, flipped the buttons, cut the plastic in the center console so it was wider on top and cut the center cross peice out, and poped them back in __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 07-24-2008, 10:58 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | you're ti is coming along very nicely, I'm impressed, next mod: driver's license, lol | | | 07-24-2008, 11:17 PM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | haha, no, next mod is permit, then liscence hahah im getting my permit sometime this coming school year __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | 07-25-2008, 04:27 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 | The valve cover looks great, makes mine look like crap, lol. I can't wait to see pics of the vaders with the covers, that should be awesome. __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM | | | 07-25-2008, 03:14 PM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 | thanks, it might be a while though, because the knee bolsters gonna cost me 150$ to fix, and the seat covers are going to be close to 1200. so imma need to save up for a while haha. also, i intalled my ipod kit today, i hid the wire in the front ashtray so you can tell it has one, and its the whole docking port thing, so it charges off of 12v switched from the radio power lines. __________________ ^being rebuilt^ until then: daily car: 96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers slowly progressing... weekend car: 85 1/2' 944 Porsche no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |