Gave the 320i some TLC...

[De@nO]

:thumbs:raise:
Nice work! Makes me miss my old 320i!

 

[moranor@axis]

those e90 wheels fit the car really nicely what size tires you running?

Thanks! They're the normal 225/45/17's - these are actually still my 330i's wheels with the terrible Conti RFT's. The set that belongs to this car has the same size tyres but the Hankooks. :thumbs:

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Great job Phil! :thumbs:

The car looks fantastic, so smooth and so good looking with those wheels. :inlove:

Thanks Mike! Most E90 wheels seem to work very very nicely on the E46's! Offset makes the car look a lot more aggressive than the standard E46 wheels' offset... :inlove:

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you just helped me decide what size spacers to run... was going to go with 20mm now i think i will go with 25mm
those wheels sit 27mm further out than mine... so 25mm should not rub with lowering springs :rollsmile:

 

[WyKiD]

Nicely done, what a pleasure to look at....:bravo:

 

[Philip Foglar]

Thanks guys!!!

those e90 wheels fit the car really nicely what size tires you running?

Thanks! They're the normal 225/45/17's - these are actually still my 330i's wheels with the terrible Conti RFT's. The set that belongs to this car has the same size tyres but the Hankooks. :thumbs:

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Great job Phil! :thumbs:

The car looks fantastic, so smooth and so good looking with those wheels. :inlove:

Thanks Mike! Most E90 wheels seem to work very very nicely on the E46's! Offset makes the car look a lot more aggressive than the standard E46 wheels' offset... :inlove:

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you just helped me decide what size spacers to run... was going to go with 20mm now i think i will go with 25mm
those wheels sit 27mm further out than mine... so 25mm should not rub with lowering springs :rollsmile:

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It should work perfectly - but, if you were to use a set of E90 narrow/wides, I think the wides would give you some hassles! My father in law has the 18" Ellipsoids on his 328i but also has Yokohama tyres on the rear which for whatever reason seem to be wider on the side-walls than they should be for their size (normal 255), so there is the occasional rubbing when there are passengers in the rear. This and of course the wides have a slightly higher offset so stick out a bit more than the narrows...

 

[moranor@axis]

cant fit e90 rims they dont make 15" for the e90 :rollsmile: there is a lip on the inside of the rear arch i can shave but i would like to avoid that if i can...

 

[Philip Foglar]

cant fit e90 rims they dont make 15" for the e90 :rollsmile: there is a lip on the inside of the rear arch i can shave but i would like to avoid that if i can...

That's what must be rubbing with his car, and of course the shocks being slightly tired is not helping... :fencelook:

 

[Sith]

Great work, Philip! The result: One super shiny car, one super happy wife, and one super tired husband. :rollsmile:

 

[Philip Foglar]

Great work, Philip! The result: One super shiny car, one super happy wife, and one super tired husband. :rollsmile:

+1!!

That pretty much sums this up very nicely and honestly, but worth it!! :rollsmile:

 

[hiltonfa]

Great job, car looks like new :thumbs:

 

[Philip Foglar]

Great job, car looks like new :thumbs:

Thanks! Getting there - still a lot to do in order to get her back to mint. Some of the chrome trim is fairly pitted, so would need to replace. Front bumper was injured at some point by the previous owner, and probably better to replace it. But overall the car is pretty clean, so intention is to keep it that way and improve as much as possible. :thumbs:

 

[Jakkals_F30]

Great work, Philip! The result: One super shiny car, one super happy wife, and one super tired husband. :rollsmile:

And he got laid for cleaning the car :fencelook:

 

[Stephanv]

mmm, needs stickers. Call me up over the weekend then I can brand your car for free.

:rollsmile: AND ME???:rollsmile:

 

[Philip Foglar]

Great work, Philip! The result: One super shiny car, one super happy wife, and one super tired husband. :rollsmile:

And he got laid for cleaning the car :fencelook:

:rollsmile:

 

[Gregmeister]

Now you just showing off!! :rollsmile: Nice one there Philip. Looking sharp. Yea, it's great therapy to spit & polish the rides. Great way to realx. :thumbs:

 

[Philip Foglar]

Now you just showing off!! :rollsmile: Nice one there Philip. Looking sharp. Yea, it's great therapy to spit & polish the rides. Great way to realx. :thumbs:

Showing off, who me?! :fencelook: :rollsmile:

Thanks! Yep, extremely satisfying to see the results of some good old elbow-grease!! :thumbs:

 

[Philip Foglar]

Hmm, it seems I was caught hard at work... :fencelook: :rollsmile:

 

[moranor@axis]

lol :rollsmile:

 

[Legacy]

Those shoes :fencelook:

 

[FaSTandFurious]

Looking good man. Well done

 

[pimpassdaddy]

That car looks fantastic... it really does