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Ya boyyyyyyyyyy is back after a solid year or so of not doing car things.
You may remember me from my previous build of a dumb SC300
But now Ive joined the side of the bavarians and went out and bought probably the most boring bmw ever. Issa 2006 325xi super mom spec sedan.
I kept it stock for a solid long ass time while I decided what I wanted to do with it since I wasn't too sure how crazy I could get with a awd bmw.
Went out and enjoyed the snow for a bit in it
Had some fun driving around downtown Seattle/tacoma doing more street photography than anything.
Eventually got bored of it being 10000000% stock so I picked up a set of Style 189s to update the ugly 16s that it had on from factory
Drove it around for a while on that setup just enjoying the peppy 215 horsepower that it has. I did end up getting bored with the Xdrive monster truck that it was so I started looking into ways to lower the car a bit (nothing too crazy) but that thought didn't last long. I was dead set on getting some coilovers from Scale Suspension. I had ridden in a few cars that had their coilovers and for their price point they are excellent coilovers. Then I went ahead and quit my job doing warehouse bullshit at Fastenal and decided to pursue my passion of Automotive Detailing. Went out and got a job at Mr. Detail Auto Salon up here in Seattle, which pays considerably more than a warehouse job (relevant info for later). Eventually got tired of commuting about 100 miles a day from Tacoma to Seattle so I went ahead and got a place up here. But before that happened I decided to save my pennies and finally lower the car (this is where the money part comes in). I went ahead and ordered the Airlift 3P kit for this car and got it all installed by Group 2 Motorsports in Magnolia.
Still kept it on the Style 189s for a hot minute while I decided on what wheels I was going to buy for it. Eventually decided on the LAS-R by Rotiform at like 3 in the morning and impulse bought them cause I was bored.
The car was not airing down as low as I wanted it too with the 19s on it so I finally got off my butt and wrenched on the suspension with some friends to dial it in and accidentally would the coilovers all the way down. So now the car sits where I want it to for the most part, Just needs some cambies so it'll actually sit fender to lip in the front since it sits on the tire when I air it out at the moment. For now Im happy with how it sits. Next on my list of things to do is some maintenance and order a new front bumper to replace the stock one which doesn't look too bad but looks a little dated for what I want with this car, stay tuned for that since its a juicy bumper that I don't see stateside too often on these cars.
Thats what I've been up to the last couple years in case y'all were wondering.
You may remember me from my previous build of a dumb SC300
But now Ive joined the side of the bavarians and went out and bought probably the most boring bmw ever. Issa 2006 325xi super mom spec sedan.
I kept it stock for a solid long ass time while I decided what I wanted to do with it since I wasn't too sure how crazy I could get with a awd bmw.
Went out and enjoyed the snow for a bit in it
Had some fun driving around downtown Seattle/tacoma doing more street photography than anything.
Eventually got bored of it being 10000000% stock so I picked up a set of Style 189s to update the ugly 16s that it had on from factory
Drove it around for a while on that setup just enjoying the peppy 215 horsepower that it has. I did end up getting bored with the Xdrive monster truck that it was so I started looking into ways to lower the car a bit (nothing too crazy) but that thought didn't last long. I was dead set on getting some coilovers from Scale Suspension. I had ridden in a few cars that had their coilovers and for their price point they are excellent coilovers. Then I went ahead and quit my job doing warehouse bullshit at Fastenal and decided to pursue my passion of Automotive Detailing. Went out and got a job at Mr. Detail Auto Salon up here in Seattle, which pays considerably more than a warehouse job (relevant info for later). Eventually got tired of commuting about 100 miles a day from Tacoma to Seattle so I went ahead and got a place up here. But before that happened I decided to save my pennies and finally lower the car (this is where the money part comes in). I went ahead and ordered the Airlift 3P kit for this car and got it all installed by Group 2 Motorsports in Magnolia.
Still kept it on the Style 189s for a hot minute while I decided on what wheels I was going to buy for it. Eventually decided on the LAS-R by Rotiform at like 3 in the morning and impulse bought them cause I was bored.
The car was not airing down as low as I wanted it too with the 19s on it so I finally got off my butt and wrenched on the suspension with some friends to dial it in and accidentally would the coilovers all the way down. So now the car sits where I want it to for the most part, Just needs some cambies so it'll actually sit fender to lip in the front since it sits on the tire when I air it out at the moment. For now Im happy with how it sits. Next on my list of things to do is some maintenance and order a new front bumper to replace the stock one which doesn't look too bad but looks a little dated for what I want with this car, stay tuned for that since its a juicy bumper that I don't see stateside too often on these cars.
Thats what I've been up to the last couple years in case y'all were wondering.
"Effy" E60 BMW 530xi 6MT [N52] 
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