B3MW’s Titanium Silver e36couupe

[B3MW]

Welcome to my Project Thread for my 1998 BMW e36 328coupe in Titanium Silver.

Standard Spec. includes………….



Firstly came the wheels – 17” BBS Style 5’s for the summer months & 15” BBS e36 Style 17’s for the winter’s……..











Next came the ///M3 Vadar Interior in excellent condition. Just needed freshening up, so gave it the SkuffMaster treatment (excellent stuff & the conditioner smells great too – the nice new leather smell)













Also always wanted a set of HID Xenon’s, but wanted something to match the CCFL Angel eyes already on the BM - Therefore got a set of the 4300k versions – Look great with a nice white light with a hint of yellow. (OEM Look)

[mule.]

looking good so far man!

[B3MW]

Reached 130k & was time for a Inspection Service, so replaced ALL fluids/ Spark Plugs with Denso’s IK20, changed the Engine mounts/ Fuel filter & gave the engine bay a clean-up & also fitted a K&N DaveF Kit – Roars after 5k revs………















Fitted the Z3M Shifter next & changed the gearbox oil, allowing a shorter/ faster gear change……

[B3MW]

Now for the styling………

Started of by getting the rear & side ///MTech kit, as the BM already came with the ///MTech front bumper – Bought ALL OEM parts.

Got it all sprayed & decided at the same time, I wanted to go for a Silver N Black theme (after owing my previous coupe in Cosmos Black, I always loved that colour, with the metallic flakes – Looked Amazing)

OFF TOPIC Here is a pic -

To continue my theme, I got ALL the ///MTech mouldings sprayed Cosmos Black, including ///M3 mirrors, which I also bought. The Kidney Grilles were black as the previous owner sprayed theme, but were heavily stone chipped & I believe they were stain black, so they were also re-sprayed in Cosmos. The BMW badges got the black theme too with the blue parts all transformed to black.

I also decided the 17” Style 5’s just didn’t look right & lacked a deep dish, being the 7.5j versions. So sold them & bought a staggered set with the fronts still being 7.5j , but the rears 8j – They needed a refurb, which after much research I did myself…….. Was a nightmare todo, but the end results were defo worth it.

Here are the progress pics……













I wanted the centres/ bolts black, but wanted a good durable finish, as have seen some with cracked paint etc, which looks dreadful & after more research I decided on getting them Powder Coated – The results were great & the coating felt really solid, with no cracks or anything while refitting the them together!





I planned on putting them on in the summer, but couldn’t wait so just fitted them – LoL





Finally the months went on & the weather improved, so gave the BM a full detail, which included Compound/ Clay & few coats of Polish n Wax using top products like Meguiar's/ Poorboys etc…..

[B3MW]

Maintenance time was next, so a full fluid change including oil & coolant was done. Clutch was on its way out, so replaced it, along with the flywheel with the recommended Sachs one – (Not bad the original one lasted nearly 150k)

Reached 150k & still looked & drove great.





Gave me a chance to also clean/ grease up everything in the gearbox, not that it was that dirty!

[mrg7243]

Can't tell if I like but your camera angles give me a headache.

[B3MW]

Can't tell if I like but your camera angles give me a headache.

LoL - I guess your not going to like my pics in the next update.........

[B3MW]

Always found the 328 exhaust was a bit too quite, but didn’t want anything loud/ annoying! So went for a OEM ///M3 exhaust & removed the resonators – Achieved the perfect sound IMO – still silent on idle & a subtle roar at low revs BUT came alive at higher revs, as did the DaveF induction kit……..









Exhaust Clip – Turn up your speakers……..

M3 Exhaust http://www.flickr.com/photos/n15h/8544830911/

[B3MW]

To continue the styling I bought some smoked front indicators & LaminX Subtle Tint for the rear lights (Just for the top parts)

Was very easy to use IMO, a hairdryer helps it mould around the corners.........

[MidaV]

It's got a very clean look to it. Nicely done! Makes me want to get an E36 in addition to my E28

[B3MW]

Next up was sorting out the stance as the front looked too high & the rear too low.

So bought a set of fully adjustable Coilovers - FK AK Street versions, which allowed major adjustment to allow the ideal height to be set.

Also bought some z3 reinforcement plates & top mounts.







Changed the front indicators to AMBER’s, as got bored with the smoked look, even though it looked great! Also removed the FogLights, as they look dated IMO (plus I never used them) & replaced them with blanks colour coded to Cosmos Black.

Finally I was happy with the way it looked……….





























Went to my first BMW Meet – SO many BM’s in one place
(Parked next to my Fav BM – e30 ///M3 (Hopefully one day)

[awdrius]

how do you like those coilovers?

[jrcanes55]

Car looks good man, but i'm going to break my neck looking at your photos. Straighten them up a bit. lol

[B3MW]

how do you like those coilovers?

Not had any issue's with the fronts, but the rear springs – They been a nightmare since the start!

Were fine when they were at their lowest setting ( for a day ) but was a bit impractical driving around etc, so raised them & the spring coils starting knocking against each other





Got them replaced under warranty – The new ones where fine for a few weeks, but started doing the same thing, so just gave up in the end & bought some TA Technix rear Springs – They been fine

[B3MW]

Car looks good man, but i'm going to break my neck looking at your photos. Straighten them up a bit. lol

Thanks man BUT your neck will prob be broken by the time I finish my thread