Bmw x1 e84 - uk

[GrantLDN]

Been a while since I posted on here.

The car is back from the body shop, couple issues along the way including a kerbed wheel and damaged tyre but all repaired and replaced

Will be getting the camera out to get some photos soon as I keep taking them on my phone...

Anyway, this weekend gone I was on the Slammed UK Plaza at Modified Nationals in Peterborough.



Next show I'm at is Players Classic at Goodwood June 11th

My black kidney grilles from cotsworld BMW on here arrived yesterday so went ahead and got them fitted at work. On E84 bimmers people say its a bumper off job, but with metal pop rivets in my arch mouldings, I had no time for that. So the guys at work took another method :lol:









Hoping this weekend to do some cutting to stop my arches eating my tyres. Photos to come. Maybe get the front plate of this weekend too.

[TWM Performance]

This thing looks way too good. Any power adders planned?

- Renato

[Mehowski]

oi down to snap this at Players Classics

[baluzy36]

nevvver have i ever wanted a bmw suv before, but now i surely do! very well done, black/black/black looks real mean

[PassionGarage]

this is awesome any other plans for it ?

[GrantLDN]

This thing looks way too good. Any power adders planned?

- Renato

There are some plans, I'm aiming for DPF / Cat removal at some point but it's a pain of a job, I'm speaking to a guy about mapping to but the torque convertors on these are only rated to 320NM and a map alone can easily clear 340NM so I'm working on something.

oi down to snap this at Players Classics

Thats fine man I will be there till the end and I'll probably be hanging around the Slammed UK trade stand a lot of the day.

nevvver have i ever wanted a bmw suv before, but now i surely do! very well done, black/black/black looks real mean

Thanks, it looks tiny compared to the new X3 / X5 but it still looks cool I think.

this is awesome any other plans for it ?

E9X platform 335 brake upgrade all round and aiming for an E85 steering wheel with some carbon trims added and a wheel re trim.

[GrantLDN]

So I spent yesterday at a mates house, trimmed back some of the arch moulding and rear arch skim to stop the scrubbing, also removed the 15mm spacers for now.

Few pics.















Took the front plate off and attempted to start removing the doubled sided tape left over but it was stuck on tough. So acquired a toffee wheel at work and will remove it that way later on today. Everywith was sanded and smoothed off and the mouldings were put back on tiger seal where cut and cable ties for now for the holes where the plastic rivets were, ordering those from BMW.

With the rear spacers off the car actually feels better in corners on the A roads to.

Will be getting cleaned up Friday for Goodwood on Saturday for players classic event.

[LowerKraut]

Something is telling me to get an X1, I think it is this thread.

[GrantLDN]

Something is telling me to get an X1, I think it is this thread.

Do it!

[Dutch]

My partner and I had a child, so we got rid of her old astra and we got an insignia. We then realised we didnt need that much room and now she has an E36 Coupe and I have an E36 compact! More than enough room! But this is cool. Never liked the X1's but with a drop they look cool!

[Chigga]

I like where this is going, but what the heck do you guys do with needing an SUV for ONE child? we raised 2 kids to full grown ass with normal sedan/hatchback.

[GrantLDN]

My partner and I had a child, so we got rid of her old astra and we got an insignia. We then realised we didnt need that much room and now she has an E36 Coupe and I have an E36 compact! More than enough room! But this is cool. Never liked the X1's but with a drop they look cool!

Well I'm 6ft6 so my mk5 r32 was a squeeze anyway.

Let alone a large buggy, child seat and iso fix etc ha

I seem to have changed a few opinions on the x1 so far

[GrantLDN]

I like where this is going, but what the heck do you guys do with needing an SUV for ONE child? we raised 2 kids to full grown ass with normal sedan/hatchback.

It's not really an SUV, its smaller than a 3 series touring.

It's registered as an estate on my vehicle docs too

[GrantLDN]

Went to Goodwood Motor Circuit yesterday.

Cleaned the car briefly Friday after work..




Couple from the show that I have came across..





This photo was taken before the wheels were wiped down. Oh and I forgot to apply tyre shine. Amateur mistake.

Have bought an oil filter from BMW and some Millers Oil from OpieOils so will get that changed this week. Will get a tyre changed over and hopefully get my new plastic pop rivets put in this week too.

This Saturday coming I am heading to Waterstock in Oxford for a show too.