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      11-15-2014, 11:21 AM   #1
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Introducing my 2009 120d, which was bought earlier this year. Have done a number of both minor and major things to it since and have only just recently decided to build a thread.

Here are just some pictures i took when i initially bought it.
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      11-15-2014, 10:23 PM   #2
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First mod, which I'm sure most people also do, is change the kidney grills from chrome to a matte black. These were just sourced from ebay for around 70$ and immediately added a more aggressive and stealth look toward the car.
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      11-16-2014, 06:37 AM   #3
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The next minor modification was the installation of LED in the interior to replace the stock "yellowish" halogens. These were order from Precisionled.com, were a bit pricey but came with a tool kit which helped very much. Decided to go with more of a cool blue colour rather than white.
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      11-16-2014, 11:52 PM   #4
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the next thing that was done was the painting of my calipers. Went for the obvious choice of red. Sorry i didnt take too many photos at the time and very poor quality ones but here they are..
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      11-27-2014, 10:34 AM   #5
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Car's looking great!

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      12-05-2014, 02:12 AM   #6
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Finally convinced my rents (LOLLL) to let me splash my cash on this bumper. Struggled to fit in the hatch but was well worth it. This made such a massive difference to the car and automatically turned heads.

I forgot to get the washer covers installed , and as for the fog lights I'm not a big fan of chrome , which is what the trimming of the fog lights were so i didn't include them.
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      12-09-2014, 12:56 AM   #7
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You have a twin in Melbourne - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2004-BMW-...item1e95e4bdd0
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Finally convinced my rents (LOLLL) to let me splash my cash on this bumper. Struggled to fit in the hatch but was well worth it. This made such a massive difference to the car and automatically turned heads.

I forgot to get the washer covers installed , and as for the fog lights I'm not a big fan of chrome , which is what the trimming of the fog lights were so i didn't include them.
That 1M front looks superb!

I'm thinking of doing that next instead of a bonnet/bumper respray. For now i've just installed carbon splitters.

Did you purchase the bumper from Mars by any chance?
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      12-09-2014, 11:58 PM   #9
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Yeah i know except no one likes cream interior haha :thump: and i also have the new gen lights
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      12-10-2014, 12:04 AM   #10
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That 1M front looks superb!

I'm thinking of doing that next instead of a bonnet/bumper respray. For now i've just installed carbon splitters.

Did you purchase the bumper from Mars by any chance?
Yeah i did !! they forgot the washer cover first time round hence why there are holes in the bumper
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Wheels and Washer Covers

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Next thing i did was plasti-dip my wheels matte black. My stock wheels are style 256's. I only had to use 1 can with doing 3 coats.
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Also sourced my washer jet covers and got those painted and simply superglued them on !!!
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Debadged the '120d'

Decided to finally debadge the 120d as it gave the car a more symmetrical look
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Yeah i did !! they forgot the washer cover first time round hence why there are holes in the bumper
Ahhh awesome!

How was the fitment, and where did you get it sprayed? I'm looking for a good painter!
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Ahhh awesome!

How was the fitment, and where did you get it sprayed? I'm looking for a good painter!
Micolour in Cheltenham. Tell Mic "Ryan with the Black 130i [from SAU] sent you"
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Ahhh awesome!

How was the fitment, and where did you get it sprayed? I'm looking for a good painter!
Fitment is quite good to be honest, except the bumper is much lower than the original thats all . A mate of mine sprayed it, he's located in Carline Springs !
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Also purchased new LED taillights, initially they were a smoked cherry red colour but were faulty so i just got standard red colour. They were from MARS performance, and they used my car for all the photo samples on their website. Also managed to take a nice shot of them when i went away
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      12-19-2014, 09:28 PM   #17
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Just got new wheels from Adelaide. Style 95s, heres a sneak peak !
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      12-21-2014, 07:44 PM   #18
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Just got new wheels from Adelaide. Style 95s, heres a sneak peak !
Nice! 19's?

I notice you're in Melbourne, we should go for a drive sometime! All I ever see is Silver or Black E87's.
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Nice! 19's?

I notice you're in Melbourne, we should go for a drive sometime! All I ever see is Silver or Black E87's.
nah 18s buddy, yeah I'm northwest suburbs !!
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