New car!

LukeTW · 22 Sep 2010 at 17:22

White just looks weird :confused:

godinman · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:18

Ditch the vectraeque mirrors, get some oem type wheels, get rid of the smoked look parts (at least I think they are) and you'll have a nice look car

imo of course

InvaderGIR · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:22

godinman said:
Ditch the vectraeque mirrors, get some oem type wheels, get rid of the smoked look parts (at least I think they are) and you'll have a nice look car imo of course

Genuine M3 mirrors are not 'vestraesque'. They are OEM wheels. The lights are all standard. :confused:

robnut · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:26

They are geniune m3 mirrors although I have been tempted to fit some standard ones as someone tried to steal ther drivers one and broke the electric. Does anyone know if e36 coupe mirrors are all that horrid magnifying type?

The wheels are oem (almost, my car came with non staggered, these are staggered.)

My indicators are smoked. I think only clear was oem?

InvaderGIR · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:29

robnut said:
They are geniune m3 mirrors although I have been tempted to fit some standard ones as someone tried to steal ther drivers one and broke the electric. Does anyone know if e36 coupe mirrors are all that horrid magnifying type?

Depends what glass you fit really, my last one had 'plain' blue glass in both mirrors.

robnut said:
My indicators are smoked. I think only clear was oem?

Don't look all that smoked really. On the sport clear is OEM as far as I know.

ins0mn1ac · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:35

Get some centre caps and it'll look spot on, lovely motor. Always loved the front end of that car. Well done!

robnut · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:41

I have some bbs center badges rather than caps. Caps are only £40 or so, so tempted.

godinman · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:59

InvaderGIR said:
Genuine M3 mirrors are not 'vestraesque'. They are OEM wheels. The lights are all standard.

It's a very nice car, but I am not a fan of the mirrors, to me they do look like something off a chaved up vectra, maybe it's all these 'm3 lookalike' mirrors you get that've ruined them for me...

I change the 'get some oem wheels' for 'get some nice oem wheels'. Although they are growing on me slowly, think i'd prefer them all the same colour tho...

And see

The indicators aren't oem, saying that they look alright, I'm just nor a fan of smoked look things.

This is all my opinion, and I verily much like the car

And have some of these :confused:

and one of these :rolleyes:

robnut · 22 Sep 2010 at 19:06

Opinions are always welcome, good or bad as i sometimes cant see the forest for the trees.

fonzee · 22 Sep 2010 at 20:35

doesnt suit chap, mainly the white.

robnut · 22 Sep 2010 at 20:49

heh, I knew the colour would split opinion. they look a lot better with the badges on.

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3874/dsc00012dl.jpg

mjt · 22 Sep 2010 at 20:52

robnut said:
heh, I knew the colour would split opinion. they look a lot better with the badges on.

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3874/dsc00012dl.jpg

I'm not convinced, although perhaps it looks better IRL.
All white would be nice though..

I'd lose that ///M badge too whilst I was at it

robnut · 22 Sep 2010 at 21:02

That pic aint my car

NickXX · 22 Sep 2010 at 21:06

If it was mine, I would either:

- Refurb the BBS centres in anthracite and get the caps with Black BBS badges. Get smoked front wing indicators and front corner indicators. Keep the black grilles.

or

- Refurb the wheels with silver centres, get chrome grilles.

Either way, keep the M3 mirrors, lose the rear spoiler.

You could possibly get away with the white wheels with smoked front and side indicators. The white wheels clash a bit with the white indicators. Maybe yellow film on the fogs too if you do this.

robnut · 22 Sep 2010 at 21:19

the pic I linked are the previous wheel owners car. mine has smoked indicators and side repeaters. The wheels aint long been refurbed and would be a waste to do them again just for colour.

Ive considered losing the spoiler for a long time but not sure it works with my colour.