128i Progression

Dafttt · 07-08-2013, 03:48 PM

** Reformatted and simplified.**

Before:

After:

Exterior:
M-Sport.
-Front, side skirts, and lip - thank you forum members!
-Rear w/ gloss black diffusor - thank you LTMW!

Wheels:
VMR 710 18x8.5 et45, 18x9.5 et50, powder coated gloss black.
Sumitomo 225/40/18, 255/35/18.
12mm Front Spacer

Suspension:
KW V2, lowered ~1.2"F, ~1.0"R
M3 Front Control Arms
M3 Rear Bushings
Dinan Camber Plates, @ -2.2°

Other:
BMW Performance BBK
StopTech Lines
CDV + Bump Stop

Special thanks to:
Elliot and Jurian@Mod-bargains
Phil and Ivan@LTMW
and other members here - thanks for the help!

Dafttt · 07-08-2013, 03:49 PM

And the update. Car settled fine but the front left side seemed to dip a quater inch lower than the right. After a couple hours of jacking the car up and down to test fitment, I think it's finally done - at least it's even. Might drop the rear a bit more as there's room to play, but I'm very happy and comfortable with the way it sits. Dampening is on the soft side, and the car rides much better as a daily driver.

I've never done any mod this drastic before. The difference is simply day and night.

Adjusted some levels and curves in photoshop to get the black wheels to stand out.

meng4n1to · 07-12-2013, 10:53 AM

Clean and hawt!

Badabing · 07-12-2013, 10:58 AM

Very nice!

631twentyeighteye · 07-12-2013, 11:11 AM

I wish i had msport bumpers and skirts. looks awesome!

Fidiman · 07-12-2013, 11:54 AM

Like the mods, congrats

!

I35it · 07-12-2013, 12:29 PM

rear end looks a lot better with a glossy rear end!

DNG · 07-12-2013, 01:45 PM

How much did the M-sport bumpers run you?

Dafttt · 07-13-2013, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by meng4n1to

Clean and hawt!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badabing

Very nice!

Thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 631twentyeighteye

I wish i had msport bumpers and skirts. looks awesome!

Patience!! Took me about a year to gather everything. Lots of guys get the performance sides skirts, and more recently, Kersher 1M front bumper.
Check your regional forums, that's where I got everything.

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Originally Posted by Fidiman

Like the mods, congrats

!

Thanks, LONG time coming. Been such a rush adapting to the change, the suspension was mostly done all at once. *Let me just throttle out of this hairpi..omgimoversteering*
Also, love your build man.

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Originally Posted by I35it

rear end looks a lot better with a glossy rear end!

Agreed! Great transition on white or bright/solid colored cars.

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Originally Posted by DNG

How much did the M-sport bumpers run you?

Bought the front bumper here for a hundred bucks - still have trouble coming to terms with that as I type it out. Perfect condition ..literally perfect, off a car with 6k miles. Simply the deal of my lifetime, legitimate buyer and transaction too.
Side skirts and trunk lip were $150. Slightly more used at ~30k miles, and it somewhat shows.
Could not find a reasonably priced or non-damaged rear bumper for a very, very long time. Bit the bullet, at somewhere around $600 shipped from Dan@United. Paint was around $350, I think.
Yeah, ..I know, yiike! Got to the point where I just wanted to finish the look, and the rear was the one part I wanted the whole time. (..dat ass)

Zombie1 · 07-13-2013, 06:49 AM

Think that's my favorite 128i, such a clean looking car and a nice selection of mods!

andrey_gta · 07-13-2013, 09:56 AM

Nice
I like how the front brakes add a bit of accent inside the black wheels.
I prefer m sport sides to perf ones.

Chandon · 07-13-2013, 10:03 AM

This is near perfect, very nice man !

Dafttt · 07-13-2013, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zombie1

Think that's my favorite 128i, such a clean looking car and a nice selection of mods!

Thank you very much, means a lot!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrey_gta

Nice
I like how the front brakes add a bit of accent inside the black wheels.
I prefer m sport sides to perf ones.

Love the way the Msport skirts protrude outward, especially compared to stock!
Unfortunately the black wheels wont last. When the current tires run out, I want to switch to something entirely new and square ..and dark bronze/titanium color. Probably going to change the color of the brakes as a result. I actually really like the 'phoenix yellow-like' color, but I have my heart set on painting them BMW roundel blue (which looks great on performance F-series gen cars IMO).
Also, my rears are stock single pistons, and gloss black. It would be hard to copy the flake effect that the fronts have, so I'm trying to stick to solid colors. I think that blue will contrast great against a dark bronze wheel, we'll see!

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Originally Posted by viciousgook

This is near perfect, very nice man !

Almost there! I think a couple more (minor) things are in order.
Might install a spoiler like yours!

KellyK · 07-13-2013, 03:35 PM

doing something similar with my 128i.. having the same problem with finding a rear bumper. looks awesome though.

MGallop · 07-13-2013, 06:36 PM

before looked good... after looks badass!! nice work

Dafttt · 07-14-2013, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KellyK

doing something similar with my 128i.. having the same problem with finding a rear bumper. looks awesome though.

This took quite a long time. I think I bought the front bumper in August last year, side skirts soon followed. Then waited and saved for maybe 7 months. By that point, I knew I just wanted to finish the exterior off, and the money I saved made it seem somewhat reasonable.
G'luck, the rear brings a lot of presence to the car! I really do like the standard bumpers, but I always thought the rear was a bit bland, especially in my alpine white.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MGallop

before looked good... after looks badass!! nice work

Cheers man, much appreciated!

Chandon · 07-14-2013, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daft Auto

Almost there! I think a couple more (minor) things are in order.
Might install a spoiler like yours!

Yup, that spoiler definitely makes the car look a lot better for a nice price

gtarwiz · 07-15-2013, 05:35 PM

Car looks great!

ulrichd · 07-15-2013, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KellyK

doing something similar with my 128i.. having the same problem with finding a rear bumper. looks awesome though.

I got mine from Dan at United BMW (check commercial section) a few years back, shipped, painted ready to go on the car. Unfortunately they no longer offer painting.

Pothole · 03-14-2014, 05:21 AM

Nice ride! Awesome brakes, stance and wheels!

Have you noticed any sound difference from the K&N filter replacement compared to the stock filter?

Dafttt · 03-14-2014, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pothole

Nice ride! Awesome brakes, stance and wheels!

Have you noticed any sound difference from the K&N filter replacement compared to the stock filter?

ty

I personally like K&N, had good results with them in the past. It's a more appetizing growl but there's barely an increase in sound.

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Dafttt Captain 33 Rep 691 Posts Drives: 128i 6MT Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Malibu iTrader: (0)	128i Progression Reformatted and simplified. Before: After: Exterior: M-Sport. -Front, side skirts, and lip - thank you forum members! -Rear w/ gloss black diffusor - thank you LTMW! Wheels: VMR 710 18x8.5 et45, 18x9.5 et50, powder coated gloss black. Sumitomo 225/40/18, 255/35/18. 12mm Front Spacer Suspension: KW V2, lowered ~1.2"F, ~1.0"R M3 Front Control Arms M3 Rear Bushings Dinan Camber Plates, @ -2.2° Other: BMW Performance BBK StopTech Lines CDV + Bump Stop Special thanks to: Elliot and Jurian@Mod-bargains Phil and Ivan@LTMW and other members here - thanks for the help! Last edited by Dafttt; 07-10-2013 at 10:44 PM..
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Dafttt Captain 33 Rep 691 Posts Drives: 128i 6MT Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Malibu iTrader: (0)	And the update. Car settled fine but the front left side seemed to dip a quater inch lower than the right. After a couple hours of jacking the car up and down to test fitment, I think it's finally done - at least it's even. Might drop the rear a bit more as there's room to play, but I'm very happy and comfortable with the way it sits. Dampening is on the soft side, and the car rides much better as a daily driver. I've never done any mod this drastic before. The difference is simply day and night. Adjusted some levels and curves in photoshop to get the black wheels to stand out. Last edited by Dafttt; 07-09-2013 at 04:44 PM..
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andrey_gta Brigadier General 298 Rep 4,040 Posts Drives: 130i coupé ;) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bimmerpost iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 128i [10.00]	Nice I like how the front brakes add a bit of accent inside the black wheels. I prefer m sport sides to perf ones. __________________ 128i Sport 6MT converted to Euro 130i spec, 3.73 diff, tuned by evolve ~220 whp 207 wtq(ft-lb) SAE In-progress: //M front arm, M3 rack, e36M lip Wishlist: Coils, n55 mnts, headers, LSD, e60 finn diff "The 1-series is the last car that BMW engineered before the Germans, as a car-making culture, fell out of love with driving." - R&T 2013 135is
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