[jaspy412]

Hi all, after much dilemma from earlier posts whereby I purchased an e90 32dse in 2006 and was pushed into buying it and now wishing I had got the m version, and after fellas on this forum thought it could be cheaper to trade in, we this cam out at £5K for same age and mileage (robbing ciints). So I have decided to pay the car off this year and keep it for a few years and modify it myself, so here goes the questions: -

1. I like the m sport kit but not the rear bumper (in the colour of my car which is titanium silver) has anyone any piccies of one of these with the black bit painted or am I better with my other idea of getting the front sides keeping the rear and putting a rear lip spoiler on?

2. lights - I have been looking on fleabay for some xenon lights and the best priced units come from other parts of europe, do these work in the uk i.e. light direction due to side of driving? or should I go for the bulbs only option which I know is cheaper but dont know how bright they are and which ones to buy

3. exhuast - I have bend by turned down one so needs replacing, I know direct from bmw is expensive so was looking at the ones from Remus, anyone tried these? for sale from mstyle


4. I have been offered a full black leather interior for £450 with p/x of mine, what do these look like as in style are they the same as an se or a m sport (I do like the shape of the m sport version and would prefer these over leather) any pictures anyone?

5. bluetooth - has anyone retrofitted this kit in the uk not through a dealer that utilises the buttons on the steering wheel?

Sorry to ask so many questions but I wanna get it right and not pay the 5k to the dealers for what I want

[Turbo Power]

You want the back of your car to look like this.
Its an AC Schnitzer rear diffuser that gets rid of the stupid black one that BMW insist on putting on their cars.
The front has the AC Schnitzer flippers.

[jaspy412]

thanks for the response, this looks ok (at the rear) but somewhere ages ago I found a pic of the msport bumper fully painted that looked similar to the 5 series sport

[NFS]

Originally Posted by jaspy412

Sorry to ask so many questions but I wanna get it right and not pay the 5k to the dealers for what I want

Why not sell your car privately?

At least 2/3rds of that £5K must be the dealers margin.

[GarryF]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

Why not sell your car privately?

At least 2/3rds of that £5K must be the dealers margin.

I'd agree with that, also keep in mind all the money you spend on these mods will be wasted whereas if you spend £5k on a M-sport you will get a large fraction of that back when you eventually sell.

[jaspy412]

Originally Posted by GarryF

I'd agree with that, also keep in mind all the money you spend on these mods will be wasted whereas if you spend £5k on a M-sport you will get a large fraction of that back when you eventually sell.

the problem is I still owe 7k on the car, was going to save up and pay it off this year
p.s.I dont think the mods doing them myself will cost anywhere near as much as 5k, however if i went this way (like I did with my previous supercharged lexus is200) is sell off the bits for close to what I paid for them and sell it as standard

[jjbirch]

hi if you want tailpipes Sport Rear Tailpipes
Application : 320d, dual round tail pipes
Installation cost : £76.30
Parts cost : £276.56
http://www.birds.uk.com/
http://www.birds.uk.com/1-PDFs/E9018900150.pdf

[ShereKhan]

Originally Posted by jaspy412

1. I like the m sport kit but not the rear bumper (in the colour of my car which is titanium silver) has anyone any piccies of one of these with the black bit painted or am I better with my other idea of getting the front sides keeping the rear and putting a rear lip spoiler on?

2. lights - I have been looking on fleabay for some xenon lights and the best priced units come from other parts of europe, do these work in the uk i.e. light direction due to side of driving? or should I go for the bulbs only option which I know is cheaper but dont know how bright they are and which ones to buy

3. exhuast - I have bend by turned down one so needs replacing, I know direct from bmw is expensive so was looking at the ones from Remus, anyone tried these? for sale from mstyle


4. I have been offered a full black leather interior for £450 with p/x of mine, what do these look like as in style are they the same as an se or a m sport (I do like the shape of the m sport version and would prefer these over leather) any pictures anyone?

5. bluetooth - has anyone retrofitted this kit in the uk not through a dealer that utilises the buttons on the steering wheel?

1. What about having the black bit as carbon fibre or even blackline style?
However having thought about it for TiAg may look odd.

2. Have you got the washer fitted for headlamps?
If not the Xenon's should not be fitted as it is compulsory to fit them where Xenon's are fitted (EU - not US). Otherwise you will dazzle oncoming drivers when they are dirty. As the beam cannot focus correctly.

4. If that's for a Msport leather set inc door cards then its cheap. But if I was going to add leather aftermarket I would retrim at a specialist you can get a retrim done to your taste at the same time. I would opt for a two tone leather or maybe choc brown on M Sport seats.

5. I know it's not the neatest solution but you could add the parrot kit to the car (go for the colour version as it looks better). Parrot do a special lead for about £50 that will allow you to use the steering buttons.

If I were you I would find one modded and chop yours in.

[jaspy412]

I have found some oem 198 alloys do you uys think they will look ok on a titanium silver e90? (i have used the search button but haven't found anything after hours looking last night)

[- Paul -]

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ight=198+wheel

198 on silver?

[jaspy412]

hi sorry i got the numbers wrong, it was the 189 not the 198

[jaspy412]

Thanks for the replies so far guys
On the exhaust side I do not think the birds exhaust would look classy enough (if you don't mind me saying)
what you fellas think of the remus ones below (the oval shaped one): -

http://www.bmwmstyle.co.uk/E90-Remus318d320d.htm

[jaspy412]

bmwMsyle sent this picture today, I think it looks great

[- Paul -]

I also think thats the best solution for the downturned diesel pipe

[jaspy412]

will order this near the end of the month, then decide which chiptuning box to buy

[jjbirch]

birds do a oval one too but looking at your prices bird look dearer

[CampioniShop]

Originally Posted by jaspy412

will order this near the end of the month, then decide which chiptuning box to buy

Remus AT has launched it's own chip tuning line called Powerizer, ask your dealer, he might be able to setup a package deal for you with exhaust + chip.

[- Paul -]

Remus bmw stats for tuning box here
http://www.remus.at/powerizer/bmw.pdf

Doesn't seem very impressive figures wise?

[jaspy412]

''I am not too bothered performance wise, I just dont like the look of the standard pointing down one and also I have bent mine reversing into a low wall and a standard from the stealer would probably be similar in price''

wrote this without reading, thought it meant power gains from the exhaust - silly me!

[CampioniShop]

Originally Posted by 1stnewcar

Remus bmw stats for tuning box here
http://www.remus.at/powerizer/bmw.pdf

Doesn't seem very impressive figures wise?

The Powerizers are not really about getting the biggest HP figure on the market, Remus was more looking to develop an easy to install, trouble free, and reliable chip with good gains and increased fuel mileage.