Sneak Preview

[T-Rex]

Well, the exterior of my car is *almost* done....here's a quick sneak peak since I finally got it back from the shop yesterday.
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[Bimmerista]

I'm gonna tell you the truth....prepare yourself for a lot of flaming.

The rear bumper will not get any love!

[T-Rex]

I'm gonna tell you the truth....prepare yourself for a lot of flaming.

The rear bumper will not get any love!
I really could care less....I didn't build my car to make other people happy ;)

[jonjon0nline]

Add a front lip, maybe Rieger inifinity I and it'll be perfect. Get some rear clears too. I like it.

EDIT: Also paint the rest of the mouldings.

[Naw T 3]

Fix up your tails. They are uneven coated. Otherwise..looks decent.

[T-Rex]

Add a front lip, maybe Rieger inifinity I and it'll be perfect. Get some rear clears too. I like it.

EDIT: Also paint the rest of the mouldings.
Heh, I would love a front lip, but I already scrape on my driveway as it is - if I added a lip it wouldn't last a day. I'm torn between smoked crystal tails and OEM clears - any thoughts?

[ToQuickToCatch]

i like it, but your tails and exhaust gotta go

[jonjon0nline]

Heh, I would love a front lip, but I already scrape on my driveway as it is - if I added a lip it wouldn't last a day. I'm torn between smoked crystal tails and OEM clears - any thoughts?
Smoke the crystal tails and put a black line where the red and clear meet. Darksidee36 (I think that's his user name) has it (the black line) and it's fuckin sweet. If I ever find a cheap set for sedan I'm definately going to do it, as well as keep my OEM clears.

[wcbimmr328]

Wow clean car man. I like the bumpers very clean and unique. I would suggest maybe chroming the exhaust tips and clear tail lights and ur set. Very clean car good stuff.

[T-Rex]

i like it, but your tails and exhaust gotta go
Exhaust is on its way out - I have an AA Gen3 sitting in my garage, I just gotta find time to get to the exhaust shop and have the tips bent straight.

[T-Rex]

Smoke the crystal tails and put a black line where the red and clear meet. Darksidee36 (I think that's his user name) has it (the black line) and it's fuckin sweet. If I ever find a cheap set for sedan I'm definately going to do it, as well as keep my OEM clears.
Hmm, I'll have to search for some pics of his car.

[nismo skyline]

damn charlie i didnt even notice when i saw ur car, but then again i saw it from the front. looks good i like.

[T///Mac325is]

i actually think the rear bumper looks good, its very different. doesnt follow the bmw lines but with some new tails, the rear end will look sweet

[GEN3RIC]

Looks like a Zeemax rear bumper :dunno Which is pretty popular.. am I close?

[infamous]

the bumper is meh...it would work well if you added a spoiler, not a big one, but something to have their to complement the aggressive look of the rear bumper. Otherwise, the car is hawt

[The-Great-328ic]

I've got mixed feelings, like others have suggested, maybe adding a lip :naughty will compliment the rear bumper :dunno

[mkacain]

yea, front lip would look great with that bumper you got going. I love it. If i had your setup, debage with some red/clear oem tails would really throw it off! Or if the amber was painted red to match. Keep it up, its looking good!

[M3silverbullet]

i like it

[TboneM3]

Sick bra

[MR 325]

Charlie... :(

Sorry man but I liked your car so much more before...

[teamspeednautik]

I really could care less....I didn't build my car to make other people happy ;)

:lol To Each Its Own. Sweet Ride. :alright

[elplatanazo87]

I really could care less....I didn't build my car to make other people happy ;)

Hey rex, where did u get that bumper, Someone hit my car and I need a new one, and I've been looking for something different like that...do you mind telling me where i can find it? and how much?

Thanks in advance

[liilpa09]

I like the rear bumper! Lookin good man

I think a different front lip would compliment it nicely as well.

[Alpine 318is]

The DTM tip looks awesome.

[T-Rex]

Thanks all for the compliments and suggestions guys, appreciated!

A lip is simply out of the question - I already scrape on my driveway as it is, if I added a front lip it would be destroyed the first time I came home.

New tails are on their way, if someone could tell me where to order some good fitting crystal smoked tails that won't throw the OBC code I'll place the order right now!

I am still waiting on my UUC Replica CF 3-way spoiler, I'm a part of the group buy so that should be here in early june.

Badge will stay on - its more fun picking on people with a 323 :evil2

The rear is an SMS slimline - basically a zeemax rear, but with the diffusor you see. I got it from my friend, who has had it for a couple of years - I'll ask him where he got it from originally...

[PinoIX]

I recognize that rear bumper... is that a real Zeemax??? Looks good... no matter what other people's opinions are... Your's is what counts! :buttrock I have the full 8-piece widebody on my vert... nice choice!

Here's what I did with mine... utilizing the rear gap for my E46 M3 exhaust!!! I don't suggest anyone else to do it unless you have some FREE time on your hands. Plus, I don't want anyone else out there to have what I got... LOL :D

Oh, I know... my car needs to get painted....

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[T-Rex]

I recognize that rear bumper... is that a real Zeemax??? Looks good... no matter what other people's opinions are... Your's is what counts! :buttrock I have the full 8-piece widebody on my vert... nice choice!

Here's what I did with mine... utilizing the rear gap for my E46 M3 exhaust!!! I don't suggest anyone else to do it unless you have some FREE time on your hands. Plus, I don't want anyone else out there to have what I got... LOL :D

Oh, I know... my car needs to get painted....

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9869/ericfelina28yz.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ericfelina28yz.jpg)
Mmmm I love your taste in widebodies :D Super jealous right here!

I'm actually not sure if its SMS or Zeemax - my friend told me he forgot which it is, so I'm just gonna assume its SMS. Is there any way to tell?

[Matt P.]

ok youre replacing the tails and the exhaust.



that bumper is hideous though man

[raoke]

nice mods charlie.. def gotta fix the lights...

i actually thought it looked like stages for a wb kit.

[MarkAidan]

Like the rest- fix the tails and get that AA Gen II on the car, and you'll have one sweet ride. And I like the rear bumper! Keep it!

[T-Rex]

nice mods charlie.. def gotta fix the lights...

i actually thought it looked like stages for a wb kit.
Shhhhhh......:shifty

[SWReedy]

i'll be honest...the rear looks like it could have come from a Bomex mold...hopefully you didn't get DTM tips with your AA gen 3.

like you said to each his own, we're all BMW enthusiasts here and I say cheers to owning one to begin with!

[The-Great-328ic]

Thanks all for the compliments and suggestions guys, appreciated!

A lip is simply out of the question - I already scrape on my driveway as it is, if I added a front lip it would be destroyed the first time I came home.

......


That's possible............if you buy a rieger lip ;)

I cracked 2 rieger lips just weeks after installing them :mad

[gan78mao]

how much was the bumper/??

[T-Rex]

how much was the bumper/??
I bought it from my friend for $250, but he paid $500 a couple years ago.

[SLH350]

I really could care less....I didn't build my car to make other people happy ;)
So if you could care less, why don't you?

[kornkid8600]

That rear bumper isn't exactly my style Charlie, but I like the fact it has a diffuser. Maybe more pics would convince me.

-Eric BMW posting from friend's screename.

[T-Rex]

That rear bumper isn't exactly my style Charlie, but I like the fact it has a diffuser. Maybe more pics would convince me.

-Eric BMW posting from friend's screename.
More pics will come when I actually get the car done - it needs the wing, tails, and new exhaust before my vision will be completely realized :)

You coming home for summer at all?

[Pepe240sx]

Slam that hoe. :D

[JB///M3]

Sorry the rear looks... ehhh....dare i say honda-ish... im sorry, just not feeling it... :(

[Landerholm]

Lol at the 323 badge. Way to stick to your guns!

[TheDarkness]

Looks real nice man, I think the zeemax rear makes the car look modern. I got mine on, too bad it is a widebody replica and is an inch too wide on either side (thats where Rieger flares will come in hopefully soon)

Nice HIDs too


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How did you get that mesh installed right?

[unr]

I love that SMS rear. They are hard to find ... do you happen to know where I could pick one up from?

[Eurodriver]

I love it!

[T-Rex]

Looks real nice man, I think the zeemax rear makes the car look modern. I got mine on, too bad it is a widebody replica and is an inch too wide on either side (thats where Rieger flares will come in hopefully soon)

Nice HIDs too


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How did you get that mesh installed right?
Don't really know, the body shop did it for me. My left headlight randomly stopped firing today, same thing happened last week but I got a new ballast and fixed it. Now its doing the same thing, any ideas?

[Seankf1105]

isnt that the same rear bumper that dado had on his old M3? :(


well atleast u dont have his same wing :D lol


other than the bumper the car looks awesome man :alright

[TehPandaShow]

Clean 323is Brotha! :buttrock

[JB///M3]

Don't really know, the body shop did it for me. My left headlight randomly stopped firing today, same thing happened last week but I got a new ballast and fixed it. Now its doing the same thing, any ideas?


Thats cause its X-tec, everyone i know/talked to has MAD problems with those kits

[T-Rex]

Thats cause its X-tec, everyone i know/talked to has MAD problems with those kits
Mine worked perfectly for over a year, this is the first trouble I've had....is it time just to suck it up and buy a new kit?

*edit* Yes, I believe Dado had this rear on his car. I don't know where you guys can buy one, I got lucky and picked it up from a friend who has had it in his garage for years.