My performance 128i

Alow · 04-18-2009, 12:15 PM

Just wanted to share a few pictures of my car. I am not the best photographer, but I hope you guys enjoy. I really enjoy everything I've done to the car. It is very unique, especially where I live so it feels very special. The exhaust and the intake give it a little more power that is perfect for my daily driver sporty needs. All in all, I absolutely love my 1!!

Initial Order:
- Alpine white
- Sport Pkg
- Terra leather interior
- Heated seats
- BMW Assist
- iPod
- Xenon lights

Mods:
- Performance steering wheel
- Performance SSK
- Performance exhaust
- Performance air intake
- Performance stripes
- Performance wheels
- 225/40/18 Front, 255/35/18 Rear Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport
- Complete Aero kit (dealer screwed up the paint on the rear bumper

but it will get fixed once a new one comes in).
- CF rear spoiler
- CF mirror caps
- Shadowline grills
- 3M Clear bra: hood, fenders, front bumper
- window tint.

Planned short-term:
- BMW Performance e-brake
- CF interior

Planned long-term:
- BMW Performance brakes and suspension

I think I take the title of most modded 128i away from ulrichd! What do you guys think?

wa128 · 04-18-2009, 12:35 PM

Wow, Alow!

It's only in my dreams my 128 would ever come close to yours. Congrats!

gyrfalcon · 04-18-2009, 12:36 PM

A bunch of very tasteful and well done mods. Looks great.

The only thing I would have done different was go for a carbon diffuser instead of painting it to match.

arok · 04-18-2009, 12:52 PM

sweet dude, now get hte front carbon splitters, carbon interior, and the carbon diffuser and you'll have a full performance package

bdardashti · 04-18-2009, 12:53 PM

Ya I'd prefer the cf diffuser too but your car looks spectacular as it is!

OG Skooler · 04-18-2009, 01:04 PM

Bravo! Excellent Mods!

DTR · 04-18-2009, 02:03 PM

yea "I" wouldve done the diffuser in BLACK of CF, but its a very nice lookin 128i,

Alow · 04-18-2009, 02:04 PM

Thanks for your compliments everyone!

Quote:

Originally Posted by gyrfalcon

A bunch of very tasteful and well done mods. Looks great.

The only thing I would have done different was go for a carbon diffuser instead of painting it to match.

It wasn't my intention to paint it to match, I wanted it black like the 135i. The dealer painted it this way by mistake!! It will get fixed soon enough.

The CF diffuser would be nice, but too much money. I'd rather spend that money on other mods

ulrichd · 04-18-2009, 02:17 PM

Yes, you win the most modded 128 price. I am currently in Germany, lots of 3-door 1 ers but I have not seen a single Coupe.

lib · 04-18-2009, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alow

The CF diffuser would be nice, but too much money. I'd rather spend that money on other mods

One of the vendors in the commercial section is apparently putting together a non-CF replica of the performance diffuser. It may be exactly what you need and should be fairly inexpensive.

italiantank26 · 04-18-2009, 02:53 PM

very beautiful car, how does the car run with the performance exhaust and intake, and why did you choose a 128 over a 135 because with the money you put in the 128 you could have easily purchase a 135, I believe both cars are great cars, I'm just curious, and hows the ride on your new tires compared to runflats, I'm thinking about getting rid of them because they are so heavy

993 911 · 04-18-2009, 05:09 PM

Utterly confused as to why you didn't get a 135i

1013mm · 04-18-2009, 05:21 PM

need the cf pieces!! nice!

BlackjackMulligan · 04-18-2009, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 993 911

Utterly confused as to why you didn't get a 135i

What does a 135i have anything to do with his 128i? The performance mods that he put on don't come on the 135i......

wu2x · 04-18-2009, 05:25 PM

Nice pics! That front performance bumper is growing on me. Check out the performance ebrake that was just released, I think it would go very nicely with the steering wheel and the ssk.

Jay's128i · 04-18-2009, 06:03 PM

Great Car. I Will Try To Catch Up!

993 911 · 04-18-2009, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackjackMulligan

What does a 135i have anything to do with his 128i? The performance mods that he put on don't come on the 135i......

Performance mods... if he is looking for performance (rather than cosmetics) it seems the couple thousand he spent in parts/labor could have gone towards a 135 (which would have provided more power for the money).

Just wondering.

Rawhide · 04-18-2009, 11:59 PM

Congrats Alow!

I'll keep an eye out for you around KC.

emm3tt · 04-19-2009, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackjackMulligan

What does a 135i have anything to do with his 128i? The performance mods that he put on don't come on the 135i......

Are you being serious?

Garduna · 04-19-2009, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ulrichd

Yes, you win the most modded 128 price. I am currently in Germany, lots of 3-door 1 ers but I have not seen a single Coupe.

really not even one coupe.... how bizarre...

Fantastic car bro, like someone mentioned, CF diffuser, splitters and interior trim!!!

ChrisM135i · 04-19-2009, 06:21 AM

Great looking performance 1er!
I am only missing the performance CF diffusor.. you´ve just painted the M-bumper right?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ulrichd

Yes, you win the most modded 128 price. I am currently in Germany, lots of 3-door 1 ers but I have not seen a single Coupe.

very true... i´ve only seen two times an other 1er Coupé here around munich.. and twice it was a 123d..

But otherwise: Makes me feeling that i am driving a very unique car

jsdaniels · 04-19-2009, 06:34 AM

Around the Stuttgart US Military bases there are about five 128's and three or four 135's. Not sure how many of them actually read the posts though!

I do see a lot of 125's to.

04-18-2009, 12:15 PM	#1
Alow Lieutenant 38 Rep 456 Posts Drives: E82 128i, F36 430i GC Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO iTrader: (3)	My performance 128i Just wanted to share a few pictures of my car. I am not the best photographer, but I hope you guys enjoy. I really enjoy everything I've done to the car. It is very unique, especially where I live so it feels very special. The exhaust and the intake give it a little more power that is perfect for my daily driver sporty needs. All in all, I absolutely love my 1!! Initial Order: - Alpine white - Sport Pkg - Terra leather interior - Heated seats - BMW Assist - iPod - Xenon lights Mods: - Performance steering wheel - Performance SSK - Performance exhaust - Performance air intake - Performance stripes - Performance wheels - 225/40/18 Front, 255/35/18 Rear Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport - Complete Aero kit (dealer screwed up the paint on the rear bumper but it will get fixed once a new one comes in). - CF rear spoiler - CF mirror caps - Shadowline grills - 3M Clear bra: hood, fenders, front bumper - window tint. Planned short-term: - BMW Performance e-brake - CF interior Planned long-term: - BMW Performance brakes and suspension I think I take the title of most modded 128i away from ulrichd! What do you guys think? Attached Images
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04-18-2009, 12:35 PM	#2
wa128 Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 214 Posts Drives: 2012 AW 135i DCT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: wa state iTrader: (0)	Wow, Alow! It's only in my dreams my 128 would ever come close to yours. Congrats! __________________ 2012 135i \| AW on Blk \| 7DCT \| M-Sport + Premium \| Nav \| Harmon Kardon \| BMW Performance Exhaust & Kidney Grilles
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04-18-2009, 12:36 PM	#3
gyrfalcon Ninja 14 Rep 335 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	A bunch of very tasteful and well done mods. Looks great. The only thing I would have done different was go for a carbon diffuser instead of painting it to match. __________________ SGM/Coral
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04-18-2009, 12:52 PM	#4
arok Captain 46 Rep 987 Posts Drives: BMW F30 335i M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Mateo, CA iTrader: (1)	sweet dude, now get hte front carbon splitters, carbon interior, and the carbon diffuser and you'll have a full performance package __________________ 2013 BMW 335i M-Sport
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04-18-2009, 12:53 PM	#5
bdardashti Captain 47 Rep 998 Posts Drives: '12 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (3)	Ya I'd prefer the cf diffuser too but your car looks spectacular as it is!
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OG Skooler OG Spin Doctor 2 Rep 12 Posts Drives: '97 M3/4, 94 GC, 87 GTI Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chula Juana, CA iTrader: (0)	Bravo! Excellent Mods!
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04-18-2009, 02:03 PM	#7
DTR 1 day... 11 Rep 238 Posts Drives: The "OTHER" German Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	yea "I" wouldve done the diffuser in BLACK of CF, but its a very nice lookin 128i, __________________ IG: DTR920
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04-18-2009, 02:17 PM	#9
ulrichd Colonel 210 Rep 2,233 Posts Drives: 128i M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (6)	Yes, you win the most modded 128 price. I am currently in Germany, lots of 3-door 1 ers but I have not seen a single Coupe.
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04-18-2009, 02:53 PM	#11
italiantank26 First Lieutenant 34 Rep 381 Posts Drives: BMW 128i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rhode Island iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW 128i [0.00]	very beautiful car, how does the car run with the performance exhaust and intake, and why did you choose a 128 over a 135 because with the money you put in the 128 you could have easily purchase a 135, I believe both cars are great cars, I'm just curious, and hows the ride on your new tires compared to runflats, I'm thinking about getting rid of them because they are so heavy
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04-18-2009, 05:09 PM	#12
993 911 Captain 47 Rep 882 Posts Drives: Z3M, F31, G07 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Portland iTrader: (0)	Utterly confused as to why you didn't get a 135i
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1013mm aka 1013MM 1248 Rep 9,545 Posts Drives: pokingly flush Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles / HK iTrader: (7) Garage List 2009 135i [8.26]	need the cf pieces!! nice! __________________ -John Project YOSHI Sale Thread
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04-18-2009, 05:25 PM	#15
wu2x Captain 36 Rep 717 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 6MT Join Date: May 2008 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	Nice pics! That front performance bumper is growing on me. Check out the performance ebrake that was just released, I think it would go very nicely with the steering wheel and the ssk.
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04-18-2009, 06:03 PM	#16
Jay's128i Whats up 0 Rep 54 Posts Drives: BMW 128i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 128i [0.00]	Great Car. I Will Try To Catch Up!
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04-18-2009, 11:59 PM	#18
Rawhide Captain 363 Rep 794 Posts Drives: 2022 M340ix Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA, KC iTrader: (0)	Congrats Alow! I'll keep an eye out for you around KC.
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04-19-2009, 06:34 AM	#22
jsdaniels Enlisted Member 1 Rep 43 Posts Drives: 2009 AW 128i Sport, Xenon,iPod Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stuttgart iTrader: (0)	Around the Stuttgart US Military bases there are about five 128's and three or four 135's. Not sure how many of them actually read the posts though! I do see a lot of 125's to.
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