The Official Show off your E36 thread!!! (Post pics)

**H00sier** · 06-18-2017, 10:26 AM

Heading out to its first autocross:

**LockDots** · 06-18-2017, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by notMpowered

A minor change.

Nooooooo. Why?!

**notMpowered** · 06-18-2017, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by LockDots

Nooooooo. Why?!

Just getting some poor spray cleaned up by the body shop. The leading edge just under the wing had a missing patch that was about the size/shape of a golf pencil.
I like wingless cars, just not mine.

**LockDots** · 06-18-2017, 01:11 PM

Ok, I like you again now.

**Team Neverlift** · 06-18-2017, 03:59 PM

**mslevin** · 06-18-2017, 08:06 PM

My E36 looking good next to my new DD. 2003 325iT, 5spd, RWD, sport package. Finally bought my dream car!

**phishy** · 06-18-2017, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by mslevin

My E36 looking good next to my new DD. 2003 325iT, 5spd, RWD, sport package. Finally bought my dream car!

that's a sexy wago!

**Moron95M3** · 06-19-2017, 08:10 AM

Finally took a couple pics, our chapter of the BMW CCA hosts '///M Madness' every year - Proud of our club (just took on the VP position).

Here are my/other E36 pics. Entire album here: https://www.facebook.com/illinibmwca...55448402282840

IMG_9509 by Eric W, on Flickr

Another member's LTW's 'might' go missing someday :drool

IMG_9505 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9545 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9539 by Eric W, on Flickr

**InfectedKetchup** · 06-19-2017, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by mslevin

My E36 looking good next to my new DD. 2003 325iT, 5spd, RWD, sport package. Finally bought my dream car!

Lol looks like my driveway, congrats on the e46!

Sent from my ONE A2005 using Tapatalk

**InfectedKetchup** · 06-19-2017, 12:03 PM

**gr33ne36** · 06-19-2017, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by Moron95M3

Finally took a couple pics, our chapter of the BMW CCA hosts '///M Madness' every year - Proud of our club (just took on the VP position).

Here are my/other E36 pics. Entire album here: https://www.facebook.com/illinibmwca...55448402282840

IMG_9509 by Eric W, on Flickr

Another member's LTW's 'might' go missing someday :drool

IMG_9505 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9545 by Eric W, on Flickr

IMG_9539 by Eric W, on Flickr

It's hard to put into words how perfect I think your car is

**Moron95M3** · 06-20-2017, 10:56 PM

thanks <3 it's not nearly as clean as it looks. Photos hide as much as they show lol.

**LockDots** · 06-21-2017, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by Moron95M3

thanks <3 it's not nearly as clean as it looks. Photos hide as much as they show lol.

Same happens with my car. It's a gift and a curse

**DotBeta** · 06-21-2017, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by LockDots

Same happens with my car. It's a gift and a curse

I call it 20ft. syndrom. Looks amazing from 20 ft. away and in pics then you walk up to it and really see what's going on

. My car definitely suffers from this lol.

**Twistytee** · 06-22-2017, 01:19 AM

Hence the old timer's term "10 footer" or "20 footer" paint jobs.

**notMpowered** · 06-22-2017, 03:42 AM

Moron95m3 your car looks goddamn brand new in those pics. Avus is the best (non individual) colour these cars came in.
Lockouts you can stop being mad at me now.

DSC_0712 by Chris West, on Flickr

DSC_0713 by Chris West, on Flickr

**LockDots** · 06-22-2017, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by DotBeta

I call it 20ft. syndrom. Looks amazing from 20 ft. away and in pics then you walk up to it and really see what's going on

. My car definitely suffers from this lol.

I call mine a 20/20 car. Looks great from 20ft away or rolling at least at 20mph.

Originally Posted by notMpowered

Moron95m3 your car looks goddamn brand new in those pics. Avus is the best (non individual) colour these cars came in.
Lockouts you can stop being mad at me now.

Ok, we can be friends again now.

**samy01** · 06-22-2017, 08:41 AM

any black e36 owners (car, not owner) experiencing the same summer hell?

**Moron95M3** · 06-22-2017, 11:12 AM

NotM - so drool worthy.

How has your splitter held up/how do you like it? I find myself having to tip toe through a lot with my lip, and still scrape often.

The LTW splitter is on my list of options to replace it, but don't want to find myself in the same boat again lol.

**notMpowered** · 06-22-2017, 11:50 AM

You seem to drive your car a lot more than I do, so it might bother you. (IIRC you have like 200+k?)
Its definitely low. Driving with it all the way inboard makes it much more livable, and I've learned the hard way that it can take a serious punch. The tray is the weakest link also, and its actually not all that expensive, so if you break one its not the end of the world. Also the angle of how you'd hit it makes it unlikely to catch and fold under like your current lip would. I'd bet it makes life a slight bit easier, but the whole setup is a pricey endeavour.

**Moron95M3** · 06-22-2017, 11:54 AM

Thanks for the info!

Yea, I end up putting on 5-10k miles per year it seems, even when I 'only drive it on nice summer days' - still ends up being driven 80% of spring through fall it seems lol.

**notMpowered** · 06-22-2017, 12:03 PM

Oh thats not much! I thought it was like, full on daily status. For me, I enjoy the aesthetics of the splitter so much, if it became a real problem for me I'd just raise up the car a bit. Which I should do anyway. My cats are probably completely polished from entering/exiting parking lots.