[gemini.m3]

Hey guys been on the forum for about 6 months. I had a 135i prior to my F30 and had a build thread going here:

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...ght=thrilla135

Unfortuantely I got into a minor accident that turned into a huge disaster and I ended up trading in the car for the lease on my 15 F30. This car came with:

M Sport
Tech Package
BMWP Grill
BMWP Side Sills
BMWP Pedals
BMWP Floor mats
It was great buying the car with those pieces on already and not having to worry about it. Someone optioned it out then decided to get an M3! Anyhow!

Here was a pic of my buddy starting to take apart my 135i, few days before trade in.



Pickup day:





Took me 3-5 days to get tint!



Shortly after I purchased the car the biggest thing I could ever get it was a place to sleep in!! The nightmare with my 135i started when I went out of town to vacation and had the car sitting outfront by itself in the parking lot. Came back to a huge dent in the quarter panel. Now my car is safe!!



Mods were slow because of the house saving but recently as of the last 30 days I've accelerated my plans for the car!

Had purchased a foam lance and pressure washer now with the new garage!



Mods started!

M Performance front lip:




M performance diffuser:



I wanted it painted though!



Purchased a few more mods:

M Performance Exhaust, CF Tips!






CF Tips!







All for now.. waiting on ER DP and ER CP that will be coming in. Also did the JB4 on the car - flirted with the CF spoiler but didn't like what it did to my trunk and ended up having to get the trunk resprayed.

[Victorious]

wow, clean car and sweet mods...you're not wasting any time!!

[.BMW.]

Looks great!

[wdeerfield]

looks great but all that on a lease? where did you get the diffuser? OEM or ebay?

[gemini.m3]

EBAY - yea on a lease, at the end of the day its the car I'll be driving for the next 3 years so.. why not? I'll part it out like I did my last vehicle obviously for a fraction of the money I paid but enjoyed it while driving it. Of course I wouldn't do a PURE STAGE 2 or anything on it.

The DP and CP are the last 2 items, not much you can do after that anyway. I wouldn't do an intercooler on this one but can't pass up on 30whp and the CP to use map 2 on the JB4.

Money on cars is a waste anyway whether its lease of finance, the bank still owns it even if its financed and most people don't keep their car forever but I could be wrong. I think its money well spent because it brings more enjoyment out of the car to me.

[wdeerfield]

Originally Posted by thrilla335

I think its money well spent because it brings more enjoyment out of the car to me.

That statement explains it all and thats why we all do it. Car looks good and i completely get where you are coming from. Just wasnt sure what that meant for service since its a lease. I understand cosmetic mods but the performance mods were what i was curious about. I may have to look into that diffuser on ebay. do you know the seller and how well did it fit or did you need to adjust anything?

[gemini.m3]

Originally Posted by wdeerfield

That statement explains it all and thats why we all do it. Car looks good and i completely get where you are coming from. Just wasnt sure what that meant for service since its a lease. I understand cosmetic mods but the performance mods were what i was curious about. I may have to look into that diffuser on ebay. do you know the seller and how well did it fit or did you need to adjust anything?

oh no sorry i bought it on ebay but it was OEM :P fit perfect!

[mike@x-ph.com]

Congrats on the new car, very nice mod list

[ronanz]

Nice start

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