[PNWM40i]

Hello everyone, glad some of you can join me on this build! Picked up this 2015 F31 328d xdrive recently.
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Red Start/Stop Button + Rennline Phone Mount (12/22/21)

Apex Arc-8 18x8.5 +38 Wheels Mounted! (12/23/21)


Wheel Stud Kit + Open Ended Lugs installed (12/23/21)


M Performance Rear Diffuser + IND Paint matched rear reflectors + Bavsound Stage 1 Speaker Upgrade kit (12/28/21)

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Absolute unicorn of a car!
Options:
M Sport Package
M aerodynamics package
Panorama Roof
Sports Seats
Dakota red leather
Cold Weather Package
Technology package
Fine wood trim but converted to silver aluminum hexagon trim
Heads up display
Hi-fi sound
PDC sensors
360 degree cameras
Adaptive / Xenon headlights
Led fog lights
Lane change warning and driving assistant (not adaptive cruise)
Adaptive M suspension
Variable sport steering

Super stoked to finally have this car and will be making some tasteful modifications!

Picked this bad boy up in New Jersey and drove it back home to Oregon.

I've owned multiple 335xi's and an e46 M3 before but this is my first 328 and diesel car. Fell in love immediately when I saw the car and knew I had to have it!

[PNWM40i]

Got some Apex Arc 8 wheels ahead of time. They were on sale for Black Friday and couldn't pass them up. Going to be running a winter and summer specific wheel set. These are 18s and will be the winter set and the 19" wheels won't be here until spring.
Getting them prepped by adding a couple coats of AMMO Gelee Pro to each wheel.

[PNWM40i]

Picked up some of the M dual exhaust tips, special order from Germany but got here in 3 days suprisingly. Applied 3 coats of Ammo Gelee Pro and these should totally change up the rear end

[Barqs86]

Looking forward to seeing your ride. I almost picked up this car from C&B. Maybe it was you that won the auction?

[HostelLux]

Nice dog

[clemsonf31]

Great to see another F31 owner who is a cyclist. How do you like the e-bike? I can’t bring myself to try one yet

Max

[PNWM40i]

Originally Posted by Barqs86

Looking forward to seeing your ride. I almost picked up this car from C&B. Maybe it was you that won the auction?

Nope! Actually bought it from another member on here

[PNWM40i]

Originally Posted by clemsonf31

Great to see another F31 owner who is a cyclist. How do you like the e-bike? I can’t bring myself to try one yet

Max

Love it so much, I HATE climbing, but with the e-bike I do 15-20 mile rides no problem and I'm not destroyed the next day after, truly a game changer if you ask me. This is a great representation of me lol

[PNWM40i]

Made it back home with the wagon! Took 5 days to drive it back across the country since I stopped and went sight seeing in multiple cities. Car is an absolute roadtrip beast and averaged 38+ mpg even with the cold weather

[PNWM40i]

Added a couple minor interior mods today:

Red Start/Stop button

Rennline Magnetic Phone mount

Install was a piece of cake, had both items installed in less than 15 minutes, longest part was wiggling to hazard plug back in as the clearance is super tight.

Going to consider a mirror tap and mount for the radar detector next to clean up the interior a bit more

[shiftdnb]

Originally Posted by PNWF31Diesel

Picked up some of the M dual exhaust tips, special order from Germany but got here in 3 days suprisingly. Applied 3 coats of Ammo Gelee Pro and these should totally change up the rear end

If you do this mode soon, let me know. I'll be doing it in the next couple months. It's not a plug and play for US 328d from what I understand. I'm going to take it to a custom shop but would love to hear if you've come up with something. There is one other user on here that I saw has done it but hasn't been around or sold it. I'd love to see pics from underneath.

[PNWM40i]

Originally Posted by shiftdnb

If you do this mode soon, let me know. I'll be doing it in the next couple months. It's not a plug and play for US 328d from what I understand. I'm going to take it to a custom shop but would love to hear if you've come up with something. There is one other user on here that I saw has done it but hasn't been around or sold it. I'd love to see pics from underneath.

I’ve heard the same thing and plan on taking it to an exhaust shop, might ask them to make a custom exhaust just to put a slightly louder muffler if the price is right otherwise I’ll just do the tips

[clemsonf31]

Originally Posted by PNWF31Diesel

Love it so much, I HATE climbing, but with the e-bike I do 15-20 mile rides no problem and I'm not destroyed the next day after, truly a game changer if you ask me. This is a great representation of me lol

Lol, I guess I can understand that. Climbing is a part of the riding around me (road or mountain) but we don't have as much elevation change as some other parts of NA.

Regardless, car looks great and glad it did well on the drive back!

Max

[PNWM40i]

Got the Apex Arc-8 wheels mounted today! They totally change the car and look fantastic with the BMW center caps IMO. Thing truly looks like a stealthy winter machine now. Hopefully they hold up will with the 2 coats of Ammo Gelee Pro

[AndrewC1989]

Can you post some detailed photos of the exhaust under the car once you install those tips? I'd like to do the same but want to see how it's done before I buy the part and tell a muffler shop to figure it out.

[DRKNESSAudiDad]

^^^. I’m also in New Jersey and on my end the pickings are getting slim for a quality exhaust shop.

[PNWM40i]

Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

Can you post some detailed photos of the exhaust under the car once you install those tips? I'd like to do the same but want to see how it's done before I buy the part and tell a muffler shop to figure it out.

Will do, hopefully I'll get some time to visit an exhaust shop next week or after New Years, I think that dual tips and the rear diffuser I got will totally change up the rear end

[PNWM40i]

Had some extra time today and installed my Wheel stud kit. Applied red loctite to each one since these will be permanent. Definitely a cool look and makes putting on wheels way easier for sure!

[shiftdnb]

Originally Posted by PNWF31Diesel

Will do, hopefully I'll get some time to visit an exhaust shop next week or after New Years, I think that dual tips and the rear diffuser I got will totally change up the rear end

Did you go with the m sport diffuser or the Reiger diffuser like I did? One of the reasons why I'm going with the dual tips myself.

[PNWM40i]

Originally Posted by shiftdnb

Did you go with the m sport diffuser or the Reiger diffuser like I did? One of the reasons why I'm going with the dual tips myself.

I went with this 'M Performance Style' Diffuser from Kies although it's just a diffuser from Taiwan. The cutout is for 2 tips though

https://www.kiesmotorsports.com/prod...18096515416179

[KrzysiekxBMW]

Its diffusor m perf ?

[PNWM40i]

Got around to installing my M performance diffuser + IND Distribution Color matched rear reflectors. Looks a little weird since I haven't installed the dual tips yet but looking to do that end of this week or beginning of next week. Definitely loving the more aggressive rear end though.

Also installed my Bavsound Stage 1 Speaker Upgrade kit since I have the HIFI system. Just replaced all of the mid-range drivers, tweeters and center channel. Have only listened to it for a couple songs but definitely seems like there's increased dynamic range and crisp sound. Forgot to take pictures of that before and after but I'm sure you can picture it.