JET's 335Xi

[A//// Guy]

Wow that is some bad luck :( Hopefully you can get things all fixed up quickly! Those rims are sexy, why not put summer tires on those and rock the welded stockers with snow tires?

[tehehodi]

Wow. I hope things turn around for you soon.

[turbotalon1g]

Damn dude, sorry to hear.

[JET]

Wow that is some bad luck :( Hopefully you can get things all fixed up quickly! Those rims are sexy, why not put summer tires on those and rock the welded stockers with snow tires?

They are only 17's so they are for the winter tires. Stock is 18x8 and 18x9, but I am going 19x9 and 19x10 I think this summer. I am looking at doing a M3 front end conversion now, then I can go 19x10 all the way around and do these bad ass wheels!

http://mrfengineering.com/Photos/MRF%20Bimmerfest%201600x1200.jpg

[asshanson]

Those are some sweet concave wheels. I also like the look of the extended studs with open ended lugs, for that race car look.

[turbotalon1g]

^Agreed.!!

[JET]

Well I just got my estimate from hitting the deer and it came in much higher than expected, bonus! So I am pretty positive I am doing an M3 conversion to the front end. That should be around $4k in parts and I am getting $6,300 from insurance. I am tempted to do the rear M3 quarters too (they are just a little wider on the sedan) and give it a all new paint job with just a little more flair.

Cobb AP is probably coming very soon for a back end flash to stack with the JB4 tune. It looks like I am going a little farther with this car than I expected, but it is going to be awesome!

So the coupes look pretty goofy if you do the M3 front end conversion as the coupes have a narrower rear end than the sedan. The M3 sedan is not much wider than a regular 335i sedan. Here is a pic of a 335i with M3 front end conversion like I am planning.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=209425&stc=1&d=1228709204

[Dark2g]

What is the process to redue the quarter panels? Is it just a skin or cut the whole rear quarter out?

[A//// Guy]

Seems like a lot of work to do everything, id just do the front end. The M3 styling is so subtle these days that its almost barely noticeable imo.

[JET]

The 1/4 panel isn't too horrible to remove, it doesn't appear to be welded much. I ran the numbers tonight at it looks like my $4k number is damn close. I agree Peter, I think I am just doing the front end. It is another $1,700 in parts for the rear end. Time for more major mods now! FMIC and DP just arrived today. Yes they use stupid thick FMIC's, this is 6" tall and 7" thick, 2.5" in/out. 3.5" DP too, catless of course.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6Uv88DB5Zi4/VLi2TaB03FI/AAAAAAAABzw/qn3HdO79Vak/w320-h240-no/15%2B-%2B1