Any suggestions for GOOD but CHEAP cosmetic mods for 323i's ?
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skip it and go for swaybars?
Aero mirrors of some sort. Nice looking, and quieter than stock.
Aero mirrors of some sort. Nice looking, and quieter than stock.
aeromirrors are really cool.....but i have a STOCK 323i....no kits no nothing....so like.....yea...i dunn have the looks to match the mirrors
and clears....my car is jet black, so the front clears look somewhat out of place....i don't kno...... what do u guys think about clears on jet black ?
and clears....my car is jet black, so the front clears look somewhat out of place....i don't kno...... what do u guys think about clears on jet black ?
IMO, the orange doesn't enhance any car. They scream [email protected]! for no particular enhancement. At least the clears are subtle and unique.
Clears, Lower grill insert, Exhaust tips, Titanium headlight trim
Clears for sure!
For those of you who think the front end of the '02 Sedans looks like a plow, a quick mod is available. I stand corrected from an earlier post, it's not the 33i SP just the stock 330i. However, IMO the different lower insert improves the 325i.
Part numbers follow
Grid 51-11-7-030-596
Grid 51-11-7-016-511
Grid 51-11-7-016-512
About $76 total
I'd also do the exhaust tips.
Depending on the year, Titanium inserts for the head lights. Again - Circle BMW - $58. Good through '01.
Circle BMW has them on sale.
Unfortunately the kit for the '02s isn't out yet although I have seen it on a 330i w/SP.
Clears for sure!
For those of you who think the front end of the '02 Sedans looks like a plow, a quick mod is available. I stand corrected from an earlier post, it's not the 33i SP just the stock 330i. However, IMO the different lower insert improves the 325i.
Part numbers follow
Grid 51-11-7-030-596
Grid 51-11-7-016-511
Grid 51-11-7-016-512
About $76 total
I'd also do the exhaust tips.
Depending on the year, Titanium inserts for the head lights. Again - Circle BMW - $58. Good through '01.
Circle BMW has them on sale.
Unfortunately the kit for the '02s isn't out yet although I have seen it on a 330i w/SP.
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I would have to agree that amber looks really agressive on a black car. For most other colors I prefer clears, but I really love the way amber stands out against black. (Drive around for a little bit with a 3'er with amber lights and painted black during a bright day on the highway and you'll see what I mean.)
If you have a non-sport 323i, then DEFINITELY get swaybars, even though they aren't exactly cosmetic.
If you have a non-sport 323i, then DEFINITELY get swaybars, even though they aren't exactly cosmetic.
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I like clears on OB, Al. 
They just don't quite look right on jet. I need to get some good pictures of my car in the sun... That's when the ambers REALLY stand out.
They just don't quite look right on jet. I need to get some good pictures of my car in the sun... That's when the ambers REALLY stand out.ALee....that orange tint inside the clears are from the orange bulbs rite ?
or is it something else.....i like clears with that orange tint on it =)
....the only thing is....it looks white from the sides....but i think i might just get the clears
...can ppl post more pics of clears....or anyother mods on dark 3ers ? THANX GUYS!!!
or is it something else.....i like clears with that orange tint on it =)
....the only thing is....it looks white from the sides....but i think i might just get the clears
...can ppl post more pics of clears....or anyother mods on dark 3ers ? THANX GUYS!!!
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Yes, that's another thing I agree with. Totally clear clears look terrible. You NEED the orange bulb in them, or else they don't look good. Silvewrvisions are ugly.
You NEED the orange bulb in them, or else they don't look good. Silvewrvisions are ugly.
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Titanium trim definitely helps. The contrast of the amber bulbs in the clear lenses is what makes clear indicators appealing to me, though.
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What swaybars do you recommend for a stock 323i? I have a hunch the best bet is just to get the "sport" version of the OEM swaybars. Don't the aftermarket bars go above and beyond the Sport OEM bars? That would seem to be all out-of-balance with the non-sport springs and shocks.
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
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Well, here we go again with that age old arguments of amber vs. clears,asura0s9 said:ALee....that orange tint inside the clears are from the orange bulbs rite ?
or is it something else.....i like clears with that orange tint on it =)
....the only thing is....it looks white from the sides....but i think i might just get the clears
...can ppl post more pics of clears....or anyother mods on dark 3ers ? THANX GUYS!!!
and if clears, then amber clears vs. clear clears.
Did I make that clear enough?
Here are a couple of pics from Alex B's JB Bimmer:
<img src=http://erikli-hamburg.bei.t-online.de/nose1.jpg>
<img src=http://www.bimmerfest.com/members/Alex/1.jpg>
I belong to the camp that humbly thinks that clears are a decided appearance improvement
over ambers in any and all cases.
99.995% of the Bimmers in Germany are sold with clears. There isn't anything r-i-c-e-r
about it. It's just people's perceptions that are skewed.
And I think that if you make the conscious decision to go clear, then you should take
it to the limit and go with Silver Vision bulbs that blink amber. A much cleaner look,
again in my humble opinion.
<img src=http://members.roadfly.com/mikecanada1/P4140147.jpg>
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This is the biggest fiction going. There is nothing "Euro" about clears. There are as many amber lenses running around Western Europe as anywhere else.IndyMike said:
And you can trust me on this one. I vacationed in France DURING MY WAITING PERIOD between order and delivery. I rented a BMW while I was there. I noticed every stinking bimmer I passed. The overwhelming majority of them had AMBERS. Old cars, new cars, whatever. The bimmers had ambers.
That was in April of 2000. perhaps they sell lots of clears now, but if they do, it's only a current fashion fad, just like it is here.
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