Pics of my DD

[3Stang]

This is how it looked when I first picked it up. It had a cracked head so we put a new head on it so it no longer blows coolant out the tailpipes. This car is a 1999 328is 5 speed. It is a 2.8L churning out only 190 HP at the crank, but it gets in the low 30s MPG even with a broken upstream o2 sensor. Anyway here are the pics!

When I first bought it:

After I put Raceland Coilovers on it since the stock were so blown:

This is how it looks now with BBS RC090s or "style 5s" as they are more widely known in the BMW community and an M3 bumper:

 

[MTBSully]

nice!

 

[05satinGT]

Wheels and stance look perfect. I love the gold centers with the tan interior. Matches very nicely :beer:

 

[black92]

Damn nice DD!!! Now do 20% tint all around!!!

 

[3Stang]

Damn nice DD!!! Now do 20% tint all around!!!

Yeah the tint is the next thing on the list. The first thing is a new 02 sensor. Trying to get the best possible MPG after driving the terminator for 3 months straight almost 100 miles a day lol.

 

[offroadkarter]

Style 5's are still worth some damn good money. I'm trying to find some style 37's for my e23. Since the replicas on discount tire are on back order til may, I'm gonna try to find 4 separate decent used ones and make a set.

 

[3Stang]

Style 5's are still worth some damn good money. I'm trying to find some style 37's for my e23. Since the replicas on discount tire are on back order til may, I'm gonna try to find 4 separate decent used ones and make a set.

Yeah man the M-Parallels look sick on E23s.

 

[SnakeForce]

Looks great,I really like that clean new look,good job!

 

[Lemmiwinks]

Those 328s are reliable cars that drink very little gas.
Nice one!

 

[SVTORANGE]

Looks awesome man now you need to tint it.

 

[flattrack53]

Looks great! I love when people put wheels on a car that are worth more than the cars value. It makes you really wonder what is under the hood. It's like some of the foxbodys with CCW or TF's.

 

[coldair]

How are the racelands treating you? I've heard so many horror stories on them I'm afraid to try them on my dd.

 

[coposrv]

That's the perfect cool little DD.

 

[3Stang]

How are the racelands treating you? I've heard so many horror stories on them I'm afraid to try them on my dd.

They are fine. I've put about 6k miles on them. They seem fine. I really don't know what all the hate about them is. Yes for heavy track use I wouldn't use them, but for maybe the occasional autocross day they seem like they would be fine. They ride pretty stiff but not too stiff. I like feeling the bumps though. Maybe it's just me. They corner well and all of that. I think the price difference is probably more about durability. I don't think racelands will outlast BC or KW or ST. You know coil overs like that. But for a stock replacement, $450 shipped for coil overs is a good deal to me.