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So, since I bought wheels and they should be here tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have them cleaned up and on by April.
This is my second 135i since April 2013. I bought a 2010 135i Jet Black with black leatherette and steptronic with paddle shifters. This being my only car, I wanted a manual and was dying for some red or terracotta leather seats. Then in late July I came across the 135i I have now.
It's a 2010 135i Alpine White on Coral Red leather with the 6-speed manual transmission and N54 engine. I kept the Rieger diffuser I bought for the black 135i, and put it on. The car already had a carbon fiber trunk spoiler installed, other than that it is stock as can be.
Here is the Black 135i:
A comparison of the two:
Some photos about 10 minutes after purchase:
After a warrantied stop at BMW for new injectors, new spark plugs, oil change, and air filter change they 'shipped' it back to me about 200 miles from Atlanta.
Megan Racing coilovers purchased and awaiting install
My brother was having a shoot done of his first car by a local photographer. He asked me to help out and took a few shots of my car for helping and they came out great!
So, some work happened. My brother let me borrow his 2-post lift to install my coilovers. Here's my car on the lift and his shop.
On the ground checking the ride height. Will go lower once I get the wheels on and fitment figured out.
Got it home and washed it, needed a wash very bad.
Needs some spacers, but have wheels on the way!
Also tried on the CCW's from the red ZR1 that was in the shop and they fit surprisingly well (higher offsets, he is running spacers on the ZR1). I didn't measure the wheels but I believe they are 18x10.5 on the rear, and had 285/35R18 tires on them. I looked underneath at the clearance and I had plenty of clearance between the wheel/tire and shock to go wider. The fronts are 17's, not sure of the width.
This is rolling out of the shop, tucking 285's. I feel this is a pretty big step, these cars have to run high offsets to fit and I don't know of anyone running wider than a 275 even at stock height.
This is my second 135i since April 2013. I bought a 2010 135i Jet Black with black leatherette and steptronic with paddle shifters. This being my only car, I wanted a manual and was dying for some red or terracotta leather seats. Then in late July I came across the 135i I have now.
It's a 2010 135i Alpine White on Coral Red leather with the 6-speed manual transmission and N54 engine. I kept the Rieger diffuser I bought for the black 135i, and put it on. The car already had a carbon fiber trunk spoiler installed, other than that it is stock as can be.
Here is the Black 135i:
A comparison of the two:
Some photos about 10 minutes after purchase:
After a warrantied stop at BMW for new injectors, new spark plugs, oil change, and air filter change they 'shipped' it back to me about 200 miles from Atlanta.
Megan Racing coilovers purchased and awaiting install
My brother was having a shoot done of his first car by a local photographer. He asked me to help out and took a few shots of my car for helping and they came out great!
So, some work happened. My brother let me borrow his 2-post lift to install my coilovers. Here's my car on the lift and his shop.
On the ground checking the ride height. Will go lower once I get the wheels on and fitment figured out.
Got it home and washed it, needed a wash very bad.
Needs some spacers, but have wheels on the way!
Also tried on the CCW's from the red ZR1 that was in the shop and they fit surprisingly well (higher offsets, he is running spacers on the ZR1). I didn't measure the wheels but I believe they are 18x10.5 on the rear, and had 285/35R18 tires on them. I looked underneath at the clearance and I had plenty of clearance between the wheel/tire and shock to go wider. The fronts are 17's, not sure of the width.
This is rolling out of the shop, tucking 285's. I feel this is a pretty big step, these cars have to run high offsets to fit and I don't know of anyone running wider than a 275 even at stock height.
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