[Bols]

Hey everyone!

Just got these pics from my SA, car sitting at the dealership waiting for paperwork to come through!

Those are the non orbit grey 442M 19" wheels!

Quite a few options on it, hoping to start a build thread soon!
Definitely doing a goodbye shoot with this and the E90 side by side! (god I will miss that 'little' car)

Most likely:
-amber delete on the rear tail light (if possible, it looks HUGE in this pic!)
-some coding
-19 or 20 aftermarket summer wheels
-335i exhaust conversion if I can find one!

maybe:
-gloss black wrap on the roof and mirrors
-black grills
-m side decal removal (originaly ordered the no decal option but seems like they forgot, then again it doesn't look that bad on a white one!)
-custom license plate

For now just enjoy these pics

[tboooe]

Nice and your list of mods is great!

I noticed there is no badge on the rear? Do cars in EU not come with badging?

[Bols]

Originally Posted by tboooe

Nice and your list of mods is great!

I noticed there is no badge on the rear? Do cars in EU not come with badging?

Thanks! Pics don't do it justice it's being detailed right now, damn what a head turner!

They do come with badging from the factory but the debadge option is pretty popular here..

[bora]

Nice. I had also my 420d GC yesterday, but in glacier silver. great car look beautiful

[Adamr916]

I thought you guys had to pay extra for the badging? That's why there are so many not running any badges

[Titan 3]

Great looking car! Can't wait to see your modding in action!

[Bols]

Originally Posted by bora

Nice. I had also my 420d GC yesterday, but in glacier silver. great car look beautiful

Nice, congrats! Be sure to post some pics if you haven't already! Saw a Glacier Silver in the showroom, beautiful color on the GC as well!

Originally Posted by Adamr916

I thought you guys had to pay extra for the badging? That's why there are so many not running any badges

lol no we might be weird but not that weird! They all come with badge standard but the debadging option is free. (rear and flank separately available)
The thing is though most cars in the EU are, thanks to ridiculous laws and emission taxes, 16, 18 or 20 d or i. I guess it just doesn't have the same ring to it as 35i! Imagine how many Americans would debadge if theirs said 418D even though they are great cars.. coming from a 318D myself! That plus I just like em clean and symmetrical

Originally Posted by Titan 3

Great looking car! Can't wait to see your modding in action!

Thanks! Expect the next batch of pics after the detailing is done!

[Adamr916]

Mine says 328d, still not the 335d I wanted though

[Bols]

Originally Posted by Adamr916

Mine says 328d, still not the 335d I wanted though

I know, don't take it the wrong way not trying to diss 28s or anything I just bought one as well and probably would've gone diesel if it was available

Just trying to explain why debadging is more of a cultural thing here.. Feels almost standard to tick debadge before anything else!

[apocalypsbe]

Great to see fellow Belgian's on the forum
Nice ride

I like debadging for similar reasons: it looks cleaner, nicer in my opinion just as you mention (symmetrical) and it's also easier to keep the car clean if you ask me. Around those badges, dirt gathers and it's annoying to clean around them properly

I've asked for no badges (side and rear) - I even wanted to get rid of "Gran Coupe" on the window but that's not in the list of options apparently

[Bols]

Originally Posted by apocalypsbe

Great to see fellow Belgian's on the forum
Nice ride

I like debadging for similar reasons: it looks cleaner, nicer in my opinion just as you mention (symmetrical) and it's also easier to keep the car clean if you ask me. Around those badges, dirt gathers and it's annoying to clean around them properly

I've asked for no badges (side and rear) - I even wanted to get rid of "Gran Coupe" on the window but that's not in the list of options apparently

Thanks man! I've seen you around the forums lately you're waiting for a frozen grey GC right? That should come out beautiful can't wait for pics!

There's a frozen black m4 at my dealer atm damn it looks the part!

Agree on the badges, especially the dirt around the side ones damn! but I like the gran coupe one! I've even kept the side badges and now added a chrome M4 grille where I took off the 4 and repositioned the M to the middle of the black bar I know it's not some people's cup of tea but it actually looks really nice and agressive on the Alpine White imho! Dual slats look great! I'm sure you'll reach that stage soon!

[apocalypsbe]

Originally Posted by Bols

Thanks man! I've seen you around the forums lately you're waiting for a frozen grey GC right? That should come out beautiful can't wait for pics!

There's a frozen black m4 at my dealer atm damn it looks the part!

Agree on the badges, especially the dirt around the side ones damn! but I like the gran coupe one! I've even kept the side badges and now added a chrome M4 grille where I took off the 4 and repositioned the M to the middle of the black bar I know it's not some people's cup of tea but it actually looks really nice and agressive on the Alpine White imho! Dual slats look great! I'm sure you'll reach that stage soon!

Yeah, I'm impatiently awaiting my new ride it's supposed to arrive by May. A long wait because of the individual color (6-8 weeks on top of normal delivery) as apparently they have to transport the car to another factory to get the color on (at least so I was told).

I was doubting to either go for M Performance Grill or Dual slats, still not sure about it, the M Performance Grill is on my order at dealership but I also plan to order from RW Carbon (carbon sideskirt extension) so I might also order a grill from there and change it (some stuff was missing on my order - for example aluminated M Performance inlay for door steps) anyway so I guess I can still swap stuff). Would be great to see a comparison!

Can you post some pictures of the changes you've made, always interesting to see what it looks like

[mike@x-ph.com]

Bols What did you end up upgrading?

[Bols]

Originally Posted by apocalypsbe

(carbon sideskirt extension)

Can you post some pictures of the changes you've made, always interesting to see what it looks like

Also thinking about the side skirt extensions they look nice in pictures but never seen them in real life before! I'll try to do that after the next mods have been installed just need to find some time and good weather

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

Bols What did you end up upgrading?

Well, I actually went quite a different route! Scratched black mirrors and roof from the list and just this weekend added the M4 dual-slat chrome surround grill! So much better looking wow! Took off the 4 and repositioned the M to the middle.. Looks really nice to me even though I know some can't stand the sight of it!

Other than that I have a 2nd hand 35i exhaust, diffuser and clamp just laying around in the living room till the guy from the shop responds to my mails/phone calls lol..

I've also just read some great news about spacers with approval papers for Belgium's (sometimes ridiculous) technical checks so probably adding those soon! All other brands of spacers are forbidden here :/

Very pleased with the way the car looks though! Maybe some new wheels in the next few years I just wish BMW made slightly narrower versions of the 437M

[apocalypsbe]

Belgium is a pain in the * in terms of legal requirements and modding a car

That's why I'm trying to stick to OEM parts as much as possible for the time being because I don't want things to get messy.

I had a slightly modded car when I was younger and it causes me lots of pain, cops would really target me and pull me over and it became really annoying although every little modification was legal and on paper