Now It Begins - BMW E82 128i Build Thread

[Kturbos]

Originally Posted by Matticus91

Please make sure you do share it all! I'm already intrigued haha

Ha good stuff. Will do! Going to the garage this weekend. Will have some big updates soon!

[Kturbos]

Wheels and Exhaust are in! Will have posts of the install up soon. Had placed a big order over the weekend. Cars going to look very different, I can tell you that much.

[Esteban]

Sorry for the late welcome. Welcome and congrats on a "last of it's kind" car. Good luck with your build. Love the Coral Red btw. Had it in my first 135i. Still miss it.

[Kturbos]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Sorry for the late welcome. Welcome and congrats on a "last of it's kind" car. Good luck with your build. Love the Coral Red btw. Had it in my first 135i. Still miss it.

Thanks man, appreciate it. Def going to be a nice project. I love the interior as well. Will have some nice updates this week for ya'll.

[Kturbos]

Wheels are in! VMR V710 Gunmetal! Also have another set of wheels on the way. Will keep those a surprise until they arrive. Didn't have any intention of buying another set of wheels + the V710's. A buddy of mine decided he wanted to go another direction and sold me the set for $400. Couldn't say no aha. Wheels/Tires go on this week along with the Exhaust System to be named soon and then it's on to the next round of mods.

[Kturbos]

VMR V710 + Michelin Pilot Super Sports going on now baby. Also going to get the BMW Performance Exhaust System installed. Yup, getting it done at 10:00pm in the evening. Got home after work and going at it. Buddy of mine is going to do the Tint on the driver and passenger side glass to match the rear Tint. Then getting this thing washed and a full detail with paint corrections. Then we will do a legit photo shoot.

So far..

Stage 1 of mods (1 of 6 stages)
AFE Stage 2 CF Cold Air Intake
AFE Headers
VMR V710 Gunmetal
Michelin PSS Tires
New TPMS
BMW Performance Exhaust System
LUX H8 Angel Eyes
BMW Black Kidney Grilles
Windows Tinted

Next up...
Ordering a front bumper, side skirts, rear bumper, diffuser, cf trunk spoiler, and cf hood...

Doing exterior body work and then have a bunch of interior goodies, performance parts, and a tune in transit that will be a surprise

Here we go..

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by Kturbos

BMW Performance Exhaust System

Here we go..

What BMWPE is that?

[Esteban]

Looks great! Love the VMRs. Also, I have the Performance exhaust and really like it.

[Kturbos]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Looks great! Love the VMRs. Also, I have the Performance exhaust and really like it.

Thanks, its coming together!

[chadillac2000]

Looking good! I love the gunmetal wheels on Jet Black paint -- but I may be biased!

[Kturbos]

Originally Posted by chadillac2000

Looking good! I love the gunmetal wheels on Jet Black paint -- but I may be biased!

Ha me too. I got the gunmetal because I'm in talks now with a local company to get a full wrap when I'm done with exterior mods... Can you say "Frozen Gray Metallic?"

[Kturbos]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

What BMWPE is that?

Here ya go Suprgnat. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...t/18102208804/

[Kturbos]

About to take some shots of the car. Wheels and tires are on. Took it out for a solid 30 miles or so. Beautiful ride. Tires are grippin and driving great. Concave... so damn concave. Wheels look perfect. The VMR V710 were made for the E82. Exhaust System is also in. Sounds great. Perfect amount of volume. It's loud, with great growl and burbles and pops in downshifts. Wasn't sure how the BMW Performance Exhaust + midpipes would turn out but it is just right. Buddy that stopped over to do the Tint drove his baby over. Beautiful blue i8. Oh and for the Tint. Doing Crystalline 70% on the front windshield. Doing 20% Ceramic for the rest of the car. Going to look tight. Pics of the i8 until I get these shots of the car.

Like last post. Front bumper, side skirts, rear bumper, rear diffuser, cf trunk spoiler and cf hood are all in transit. Have some interior upgrades/goodies and an AA tune in route as well. Keep plugging along.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Kturbos

About to take some shots of the car. Wheels and tires are on. Took it out for a solid 30 miles or so. Beautiful ride. Tires are grippin and driving great. Concave... so damn concave. Wheels look perfect. The VMR V710 were made for the E82. Exhaust System is also in. Sounds great. Perfect amount of volume. It's loud, with great growl and burbles and pops in downshifts. Wasn't sure how the BMW Performance Exhaust + midpipes would turn out but it is just right. Buddy that stopped over to do the Tint drove his baby over. Beautiful blue i8. Oh and for the Tint. Doing Crystalline 70% on the front windshield. Doing 20% Ceramic for the rest of the car. Going to look tight. Pics of the i8 until I get these shots of the car.

Like last post. Front bumper, side skirts, rear bumper, rear diffuser, cf trunk spoiler and cf hood are all in transit. Have some interior upgrades/goodies and an AA tune in route as well. Keep plugging along.

The i8 looks great! Your buddy's lucky plus he's a good guy to do your tint. What's he charging you? A couple of 6-packs and the price of material? Haha

Glad you're liking the PE. Looking forward to seeing the Performance parts on your 1er.

[Kturbos]

Originally Posted by Esteban

The i8 looks great! Your buddy's lucky plus he's a good guy to do your tint. What's he charging you? A couple of 6-packs and the price of material? Haha

Glad you're liking the PE. Looking forward to seeing the Performance parts on your 1er.

Haha. He has a successful Tint shop both for automotive and residential applications in the area. Luckily me knowing him for the last 12 years gets me a discount. $100 and I'm payin for us to see Alien Covenant tonight at the Movie Tavern.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Kturbos

Haha. He has a successful Tint shop both for automotive and residential applications in the area. Luckily me knowing him for the last 12 years gets me a discount. $100 and I'm payin for us to see Alien Covenant tonight at the Movie Tavern.

Nice to have friends like that!

The movie sounds like fun! I love those alien movies but I'm not much of a movie theater goer anymore. I'll wait for it to come on demand. Enjoy!

[Kturbos]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Nice to have friends like that!

The movie sounds like fun! I love those alien movies but I'm not much of a movie theater goer anymore. I'll wait for it to come on demand. Enjoy!

Ha me too. I usually stream new movies or wait for on demand. The movie tavern is nice though because they have huge leather recliners, full bar and restaurant. Push a button on your seat and a waiter comes at any time to take an order or refill your beer ha.

[Kturbos]

Looking real clean! Here's some update pics. Didn't want to rush the Tint so we're doing that this week when the exterior body parts come in. Next up is the following..

Front Bumper
Side Skirts
Rear Bumper
CF Diffuser
CF Trunk Spoiler
BMW Performance Steering Wheel + Trim
BMW Performance Pedals
BMW Performance Shifter and Boot
CF Interior Trim Panels
Smoked SideMarkers
AA Stage 2 Tune

Once this round of mods is done. Have a large order in transit of more goodies. Just keep plugging along.

[E91WAG3N]

Looks good so far. Might be worth buying new sidemarkers, yours look quite yellow. I was in the same boat and couldn't believe how much of a difference $30 made considering you see them everytime you walk up to the car, especially on black.

[Kturbos]

Originally Posted by ubersteuer

Looks good so far. Might be worth buying new sidemarkers, yours look quite yellow. I was in the same boat and couldn't believe how much of a difference $30 made considering you see them everytime you walk up to the car, especially on black.

Haha already have smoked sidemarkers on the way. were on the same page bud.

[Kturbos]

Originally Posted by ubersteuer

Looks good so far. Might be worth buying new sidemarkers, yours look quite yellow. I was in the same boat and couldn't believe how much of a difference $30 made considering you see them everytime you walk up to the car, especially on black.

Same page brotha! Told you! Ha, such a HUGE difference for the cheapest of the cheap mods. Maybe the best/cheap mod you can do.

Smoked Side Mirrors

[Kturbos]

Now just waiting on the good stuff.

Stage 2 of Mods (6 Stages I've broken this into)

Front Bumper
Side Skirts
Rear Bumper
CF Diffuser
CF Trunk Spoiler
BMW Performance Steering Wheel + Trim
BMW Performance Pedals
BMW Performance Shifter and Boot
CF Interior Trim Panels
Smoked SideMarkers ✅
Intake Manifold
AA Stage 2 Tune

All in transit. I call this stage 2 of 6 of my mods. Stage 3 will be detailed soon. One stage at a time.