[23psi4age]

Hey Bimmer peeps. I recently picked up this very cool 330i touring. Not my first 3 series, but my first wagon. In general it seems like a rare spec but definitely super hard to find in South Florida. I love it, I think its sick with the Silver on Red combo!!!!! I wanted Harmon Kardon and Sport Package as a minimum in my next BMW and I lucked out to find this M Sport F31 with all that and much more. The car gets a lot of compliments and I think its super cool that my daily driver is so eclectic.

I started the party by doing some maintenance on it and then some minor mods to highlight the sporty wagon nature will get installed next. Since I have no patience the mods are all going to get done at the same time as I have collected pretty much all the parts.

It has kind of high miles at 100,000 so fluids and such were first so I don't have to think about them for another 20-30k miles at least on the diffs and trans etc. The car drives great and the power is very satisfying from the B46.

BMW OEM 0W20 Oil Change
OEM Engine Air Filter
OEM Cabin Air Filter
Front Diff Fluid
Rear Diff Fluid
Transfer Case Fluid
Transmission Oil Pan and Fluid
Transmission Ground Cable





Upcoming fun stuff that should be installed by the end of this week!!! The previous owner installed colored grill slats so I took those off. Also they had red huge aluminum shifter paddles so i took those off also. The car sits wayyyy too high and the stock shocks are blown. So might as well set it up right! Some noise will also be a nice upgrade as the 330i is super quiet. Looks will be set off by a front lip and a set of wheels. Lastly Red M-Performance brakes to fill up the wheels and match the interior are going to really be the icing on the cake!! I went with budget friendly mods as I don't have much extra money to hook it up.

Suspension: All New
-H&R Sport Springs
-Bilstein B4 Front and Rear Struts / Shocks
-All new oem spring seats / top hats / mounts / etc
-Dinan Type Bump Stops with cut down front stop
-Tie Rod Ends




Wheels / Tires: All New
-Flow One F5 18x9 +35 Square
-255/40/18 Kumho A/S Tires







Brakes: All New
-M Performance Brake Kit - Red Calipers - Full Set Front and Rear. After install the looks are amazing. Stopping power is great. Brakes are Noisy and it is normal, slightly annoying when driving windows down, but not a big deal. Does not come with rear rotors so have to buy those also.



Exhaust: Used Mint
-M Performance Rear Muffler Exhaust - comes with slip on clamp. Clamp was leaking so i had muffler shop weld it on.


Body: All New
-Carbon Front Lower Lip Varis Style from ebay - I bought the version with pre drilled holes. Looks great! I didnt install it perfectly but its all good. Used double sided tape and screws.


Updates 02/21/23

Suspension / Wheels + Tires / M Performance Exhaust installed! Rides like a dream and the m-performance exhaust is awesome. The all season tires keep a nice smooth ride. The Springs and Shocks are way more compliant/softer than I was expecting. Rides very nice nearly like stock but just lower. The exhaust sounds like it could pass for stock - should have come this way from the factory. Not intrusive but just a tad more noise. Im so happy with it. Looking forward to the front lip and red m performance brakes to wrap it up.

Photos the night the suspension was installed - had to stop at the gas station.



Photos the next morning cleaned up. Still have front lip and brakes to do.




Updates 02/25/23
So its my birthday and last night my co worker hooked me up with a late night install of the brakes while I did the front lip. It is complete!

[clemsonf31]

Well done, tasteful mods. Anxious to see how it turns out!

Max

[cfm56d7b]

Super sharp vehicle. Red interior is so special. Congrats!

[tturedraider]

Congrats on a great find! Looks fantastic! The current wheels are outstanding and complement the Glacier Silver. Please don’t give your gorgeous car four black holes.

[23psi4age]

Thanks for the kind words guys. Just posted some updates. At my job all the factory bmw race cars come with black wheels so I have started to get used to and really like that look.

[JDAURIA]

Welcome and great progress so far! You weren't kidding about diving straight in. Glad this example went to a good owner who is going to take care of it. I am in South Florida as well, maybe i'll see you running around!

[Dagstar]

Awesome! The body color makes the interior pop even more.

[Br17cro]

Thats stunning looking

[23psi4age]

And its done! Maybe I will do an afe or dinan type of intake? Turns so many heads lol. Wagon power