Hawda's BMW 128i Build

Hawda · 06-18-2019, 05:59 PM

Hello everyone! This will be my first post on 1addicts but there should be plenty more to follow. To start, I wanted to post some basic pictures of my dirty car as is. Currently i'm pretty much factory spec other than matte black kidney grills, new tints, a blacked out 128i badge, 12.5 mm spacers in front and 15mm in the rear, and a roof rack. I currently have some pretty big plans for this car so I wanted to make a thread to follow it from start to finish. The current plan for future mods goes: Headlights, getting the chrome trim wrapped black, rims, tints for tail lights, exhaust, and coil overs. I also may squeeze an intake in somewhere along the line. I plan on cleaning him up and posting some good pics tomorrow and I also have a pair of Depo V2 headlights on the way so I will definitely give an update when I get those in. Thats all for now, thanks ahead of time for any input on my build and drive safe.

Esteban · 06-18-2019, 06:27 PM

Welcome Hawda.

Nice pics and good looking 1er.

Lots of helpful info here, so read on.

Hawda · 06-18-2019, 06:50 PM

Just realized I forgot to include that I also have a trunk spoiler that I got from ebay.

Esteban · 06-18-2019, 07:02 PM

Ask if you have a question, someone is bound to know the answer, or will be able to steer you in the right direction.

Hawda · 06-18-2019, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Ask if you have a question, someone is bound to know the answer, or will be able to steer you in the right direction.

Sounds good and thank you for the warm welcome to the fourm, I have already been looking around a lot and there is just endless information here.

Rmtt · 06-18-2019, 11:16 PM

Welcome! It's a great place here. Nice looking car!

I have the Depo V2's as well with the dark housings and clear corners. I think you will be really happy with how they look on your car.

Esteban · 06-19-2019, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawda

Just realized I forgot to include that I also have a trunk spoiler that I got from ebay.

FTFY! lol

PS - you are referring to the one on the back of your car, right? And not an actual front lip spoiler that you bought and just haven't installed yet?

Hawda · 06-19-2019, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

FTFY! lol

PS - you are referring to the one on the back of your car, right? And not an actual front lip spoiler that you bought and just haven't installed yet?

Oh wow, my bad on that. Yeah I did mean the one on the back of my car.

Matticus91 · 06-19-2019, 08:54 AM

Welcome!

desertman123 · 06-19-2019, 11:32 AM

Welcome to the dark side

Check out my build thread for ideas and information! And honestly just wander around the forum for a while - there's SOOO much good info.

gjm120 · 06-19-2019, 12:36 PM

Welcome.

Also use the e90 forum. The cars are so similar and there is more activity there.

Hawda · 06-19-2019, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by gjm120

Welcome.

Also use the e90 forum. The cars are so similar and there is more activity there.

Thanks for the welcome and thank you for the tip, I'll look around there as well.

Hawda · 06-19-2019, 03:54 PM

Well, I was gonna give the car a good clean and take some pictures but Florida being Florida it has been raining on and off all day and I don't want to clean the car just to have it rain 5 minutes later. I still got out there and cleaned the rims as they were pretty bad. Here's a before and after pic and some other pictures.

Esteban · 06-19-2019, 04:39 PM

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[SIZE="4"]Well, I was gonna give the car a good clean and take some pictures but Florida being Florida it has been raining on and off all day and I don't want to clean the car just to have it rain 5 minutes later. I still got out there and cleaned the rims as they were pretty bad. Here's a before and after pic and some other pictures. [/SIZE]

BMWs get the worst brake dust, especially in the front. Notice how in your before pic the wheels look dirtier in front than in the back? Pain in the ass!

Hawda · 06-19-2019, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

BMWs get the worst brake dust, especially in the front. Notice how in your before pic the wheels look dirtier in front than in the back? Pain in the ass!

Yeah it's so bad, I didn't realize that was a BMW thing. I also just got the rear pads replaced and the fronts are pretty worn so that probably makes it even worse.

Hawda · 06-24-2019, 03:28 PM

Installed my Depo V2 headlights this morning with the help of some friends. I used this thread as a guide https://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219345 and it was very straight forward, only took an hour and a half but I'm sure if I ever need to take them out again I could have it done in less than an hour easily.

I'm still waiting for my adapter for Pro Tool to come in so that I can code the lights to fix some things and I also already realized I need to make the switch to HID's very soon, these halogen's just aren't doin it.

mike@x-ph.com · 06-28-2019, 01:36 AM

Looking good

Gangplank · 06-29-2019, 04:47 AM

Welcome to 1addicts. Nice to see another Floridian.

Hawda · 07-30-2019, 12:34 AM

Finally got around to taking the paddle boards out today. The weather was absolutely perfect and I snapped some pics while on the way. I wish that I could have had the car clean but I still thought the pics would look good since its not very often you see a one series with two paddle boards loaded on top.

Hawda · 08-02-2019, 06:29 PM

Some pictures taken after washing the car

06-18-2019, 05:59 PM	#1
Hawda Robert Love 14 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 128i coupe Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: West Palm Beach, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 128i [0.00]	Hawda's BMW 128i Build Hello everyone! This will be my first post on 1addicts but there should be plenty more to follow. To start, I wanted to post some basic pictures of my dirty car as is. Currently i'm pretty much factory spec other than matte black kidney grills, new tints, a blacked out 128i badge, 12.5 mm spacers in front and 15mm in the rear, and a roof rack. I currently have some pretty big plans for this car so I wanted to make a thread to follow it from start to finish. The current plan for future mods goes: Headlights, getting the chrome trim wrapped black, rims, tints for tail lights, exhaust, and coil overs. I also may squeeze an intake in somewhere along the line. I plan on cleaning him up and posting some good pics tomorrow and I also have a pair of Depo V2 headlights on the way so I will definitely give an update when I get those in. Thats all for now, thanks ahead of time for any input on my build and drive safe. Attached Images __________________ 2011 BMW 128i Coupe 2011 Mercedes Benz c300 (totaled)
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06-18-2019, 06:27 PM	#2
Esteban Major General 43597 Rep 7,224 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Welcome Hawda. Nice pics and good looking 1er. Lots of helpful info here, so read on. __________________
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Hawda Robert Love 14 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 128i coupe Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: West Palm Beach, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 128i [0.00]	Just realized I forgot to include that I also have a trunk spoiler that I got from ebay. __________________ 2011 BMW 128i Coupe 2011 Mercedes Benz c300 (totaled) Last edited by Hawda; 06-19-2019 at 08:50 AM..
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Esteban Major General 43597 Rep 7,224 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Ask if you have a question, someone is bound to know the answer, or will be able to steer you in the right direction. __________________
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Rmtt Colonel 8211 Rep 2,250 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 128i, 2008 LS3 C6 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (3)	Welcome! It's a great place here. Nice looking car! I have the Depo V2's as well with the dark housings and clear corners. I think you will be really happy with how they look on your car. __________________ Everybody has a gameplan....until they get punched in the mouth.
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06-19-2019, 08:54 AM	#9
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06-19-2019, 11:32 AM	#10
desertman123 E82 Mudflap Ambassador 2214 Rep 2,219 Posts Drives: '08 128i Join Date: May 2016 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 1992 Honda Beat [9.50] 2008 BMW 128i [10.00] 2014 BMW 528i [10.00]	Welcome to the dark side Check out my build thread for ideas and information! And honestly just wander around the forum for a while - there's SOOO much good info. __________________ My 2008 128i - Sparkling Graphite/Beige - Sport pkg - 6MT - Click me! Parents' 2014 528i - Mineral White/Ivory White - fully loaded Instagram @Andreys_128i and @Honda.Bito
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06-19-2019, 12:36 PM	#11
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Hawda Robert Love 14 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 128i coupe Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: West Palm Beach, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 128i [0.00]	Well, I was gonna give the car a good clean and take some pictures but Florida being Florida it has been raining on and off all day and I don't want to clean the car just to have it rain 5 minutes later. I still got out there and cleaned the rims as they were pretty bad. Here's a before and after pic and some other pictures. Attached Images __________________ 2011 BMW 128i Coupe 2011 Mercedes Benz c300 (totaled)
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06-24-2019, 03:28 PM	#16
Hawda Robert Love 14 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 128i coupe Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: West Palm Beach, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 128i [0.00]	Installed my Depo V2 headlights this morning with the help of some friends. I used this thread as a guide https://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219345 and it was very straight forward, only took an hour and a half but I'm sure if I ever need to take them out again I could have it done in less than an hour easily. I'm still waiting for my adapter for Pro Tool to come in so that I can code the lights to fix some things and I also already realized I need to make the switch to HID's very soon, these halogen's just aren't doin it. Attached Images __________________ 2011 BMW 128i Coupe 2011 Mercedes Benz c300 (totaled)
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06-28-2019, 01:36 AM	#17
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Hawda Robert Love 14 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 128i coupe Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: West Palm Beach, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 128i [0.00]	Finally got around to taking the paddle boards out today. The weather was absolutely perfect and I snapped some pics while on the way. I wish that I could have had the car clean but I still thought the pics would look good since its not very often you see a one series with two paddle boards loaded on top. Attached Images __________________ 2011 BMW 128i Coupe 2011 Mercedes Benz c300 (totaled) Last edited by Hawda; 07-30-2019 at 12:46 AM..
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Hawda Robert Love 14 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 128i coupe Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: West Palm Beach, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 128i [0.00]	Some pictures taken after washing the car Attached Images __________________ 2011 BMW 128i Coupe 2011 Mercedes Benz c300 (totaled)
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