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  • Hopefully handling and fitment can go together. 135i fun.

    Current Look
    June 8th 2016



    Mod List


    Suspension:
    - JRZ RS Pro (External Reservoirs)
    - JRZ Reservoir Quick Releases in the Front
    - JRZ True Rear Coilover with Inverted Shock
    - Hyperco 550lb Front Springs
    - Hyperco Front Helper Springs
    - Hyperco 650lb Rear Springs
    - Hyperco Rear Helper Springs
    - Ground Control Race Camber Plates (Caster & Camber adjustments)
    - Rogue Engineering Rear Toe Arms

    Engine:
    - K&N Drop In Panel Filter
    - Modified Airbox
    - Cobb Charge Pipe
    - Forge Diverter valves
    - AR 3in Downpipes
    - JB4 Tune

    Outside:
    - Euro 2 Bar Taillights
    - Gloss Black BMW Performance Spoiler
    - Gloss Black Kidney Grills
    - 1M Replica Front Bumper

    Inside:
    - Macht Schnell Shift Knob
    - V1 Hardwire

    Wheels/Tires:
    - BBS CH Black Edition (chrome rings removed)
    18x8.5 ET35 Square
    - Falken RT615k's
    245/40/18 Square

    The Beginning

    After looking at 135's for a long time now I finally found one to pull the trigger on. We have a e36 m3 we love and won't get rid of, same goes for our 2008 328i wagon. That being said, we did get rid of our E46 m3 as those cars don't age as nice as the e9x series so in return we wanted something fast like the e46 m3 but smaller than a e92. So the 1 series fit right in there.

    Here she is. 2008 135i with only the important stuff. Big brakes, HID lights, Shadow Trim, Black Interior and 6 speed.




    The plan is to keep it fairly simple and to the point. It's going to see some mountain drives, some auto x, a few track days and a lot of freeway miles.

    Just ordered:
    - Gloss Black Kidney Grills
    - Gloss Black Rear Spoiler
    - Euro Tails

    As for the wheels. I have some SSR Type C's in the garage I originally got for the E36 M3 but the offset is too high so they will fit great on the 135 as the e82 chassis has some horrible fitment issues.

    Last edited by TechnoV; 06-08-2016, 05:51 PM.

  • #2
    Update

    Got a productive day of work in.

    Took the front license plate off and covered the 2 holes with some vinyl I had left over from wrapping my E91 Touring.



    Gloss Black grills came in. Threw them on real quick also.



    Even tho the coilovers wont be here for a week. The car pulls to one side a bit and will need alignment. I might as well toss my SSR's on.



    Made it just in time to get alignment before they closed



    Went and took one quick photo of the car before sundown.



    Thats it for now.

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    • #3
      UPDATE

      So a few parts came in for the 1. Rear gloss black spoiler, Euro 2 bar tails and while I worked on the car through out the day, some other stuff arrived

      Lets start.

      Well I got to take the old spoiler off. I **** this part.



      Yeah, this stuff sucks to take off...



      Unless you have one of these things



      While Im at it, might as well have people wondering if its a 128 or 135



      The aftermath...






      And with a little bit of polish/wax



      Boom. Spoiler on.




      Got too exited about the tail lights so I forgot to take any install photos.



      While I has just getting done with the tail lights the Fedex guy dropped off some goodies.

      Vorschlag used race camber plates



      AND... The moment I've been waiting for all week.



      - BMW Performance Front Strut Bar
      - Vorschlag Race Camber Plates
      - Eibach R2 Coilovers (yes, yes, yes)
      - Rogue Engineering Rear Toes Arms

      Tomorrow its going down.

      Here is a photo of the tails at night with my cell. Makes the car look brand new.


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      • #4
        Wow, very nice and cute puppy. Great work with the spoiler removal, I was worried with that wheel. Care to share what material/composite that wheel is?

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        • #5
          Originally posted by electricalbox View Post
          Wow, very nice and cute puppy. Great work with the spoiler removal, I was worried with that wheel. Care to share what material/composite that wheel is?
          Its called an Eraser Wheel. Its used to take off pin striping off cars. It works super great. All that double sided tape took about 10 min to take off. Just make sure you move it around and don't keep it in one spot for long. It will eventually burn through the paint if you leave it in one place constantly. Its super easy to use and works great.

          The Specs for it:
          • Easily remove custom pin striping and decals fast
          • 25% Larger than the competition!
          • Molded rubber with 5/16" - 24 thread arbor
          • Pad size: 4"
          • Maximum Rotation: 4,000 RPM

          This is it here

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          • #6
            looks great sometimes miss mine, keep it up
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            • #7
              This should be fun! Can't wait to see it a bit lower!
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              • #8
                Subd

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                • #9
                  Great high quality parts! Love it!

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                  • #10
                    Looks great so far! Always love seeing more 1ers on here!
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                    • #11
                      UPDATE

                      Sunday fun day. Its time to get those coilovers on. Since I want the install to be clean and I'm not planing on making 3in holes in the car for the reservoirs, this will take a while.

                      Super excited about these



                      Ok, lets start this.

                      I might as well bust this out since the install will take a while and the car will be in the garage.




                      Front install was easy as I've done a few E9x/E8x chassis. 3 top bolts and the bottom slides in and out.



                      The reservoirs and front strut bar is another issue. So the strut bar is from a 128. Even tho the 135i and 128i have the same chassis the engine is different. Until I get an intake, I cant put the strut bar on as it hits the air box.



                      The reservoirs I want to look clean and almost OEM placement so, behind the headlights seemed like the place I have the most room to play with.





                      And finished product



                      Since I got BBS RS's for my E36 M3, I decided to give the Kinesis a go on the one. I honestly thought they would not clear the fender or brakes but the fitment is actually perfect with no spacer.




                      Front view.



                      Ok, now on to the rears.

                      The rear toe arms comparison. I set the rear toe bolts to max on both sides so the alignment place only has to mess with the toe links now.



                      Boom. Shocks, Spring and Toe Arms are in



                      The rear reservoirs turned out to be a pain to mount. Only place I can run them through would be the trunk vents. This means the tail lights, bumper, bumper supports, TPMS sensors, fender liners, and trunk interior had to come out.



                      Go to your home



                      The line routed against the wheel well and behind the fender liner.



                      With the cover in place



                      In the trunk without drilling huge holes in the car



                      Trimmed the bumper supports so everything fits nice



                      Car is on the ground



                      For now, this is the best for the trunk inside until I get the two rear brackets I want next week



                      Well, now i want alignment so i can drive it Monday.
                      Got to the place just in time. Decided to raise the front one more turn before getting alignment.



                      Front fitment



                      Rear fitment



                      Ill post up some more photos in a bit. Need to take care of some stuff real quick.

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                      • #12
                        Looks great! I love these cars. How's it feel with the new coils?


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                        • #13
                          Great start man! good color combo as well.
                          E36 Bonnie

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                          • #14
                            This thread...delivers.

                            Looks good, let me drive it plz lol

                            Since when did you take such detailed pics of ur progress on the car!?!?!

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by CubbyChowder View Post
                              Looks great! I love these cars. How's it feel with the new coils?
                              They feel amazing. They ride better than the KW Clubsports in my e91. I honestly cant believe how comfortable they are. The valving in them is amazing and the fact that they are monotube with externals helps a whole lot also.

                              Originally posted by royalife View Post
                              Great start man! good color combo as well.
                              Thanks man

                              Originally posted by radiokilla View Post
                              Since when did you take such detailed pics of ur progress on the car!?!?!
                              Since the invention of the iPhone

                              UPDATE kinda...

                              Here are some quick photos. Need to figure out new color, barrels and tires for the Kinesis.

















                              Good Night Guys!

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