Widebody BMW 135i SEMA Project

[fifty3bags]

11.5 on a regular one series is pretty dam wide lol I want this build to be aesthetically appealing while maintaining daily driving functionality and with a 295 tire on the back this is as wide as we can go.

Looks good, other than where the skirt meets the flare, but we discussed why it is that way on 1addicts

[Dave_The_BMXER]

Is that kit designed to be molded on? I've never seen a sideskirt/flare juncture like that

[Project Jayden]

First off I've only owned the car for since last October. That being said yes it's not your typical Sema build where you have tons of companies throwing money at it. For less than a year of ownership I've done a lot more work than most people in the "scene" and to the person who remarked about the watermarks it's called marketing. I'm not just representing myself but also our company. This isn't my first Sema build so I think I know a little about what I'm doing.

[loud3]

You responded in the exact wrong way to the criticism.

[zoo]

not your typical Sema build where you have tons of companies throwing money at it.

From the 1st post

....our generous sponsors

Airlift
TaperPro USA
R1 Concepts
Khartunerz
Ak Airbrushing and Autobody
Continental Tires
Synapse Engineering
Amsoil
Ak Airbrushing and Autobody
Magnaflow
Odyssey Batteries
N5tuner

I think I know a little about what I'm doing.

Except your post proves otherwise.
You presented the car on a public forum, and should expect criticism.
You still need wider wheels btw.

[FRSBrndn]

This isn't my first Sema build so I think I know a little about what I'm doing.

Nah, you really don't.

/end thread.

[kevinc]

You still need wider wheels btw.

[Project Jayden]

Lol do you guys realize how much money other cars get to build for sema? Most of the money came out of my own pocket. My point of posting this up is to thank the few sponsors I do have. Never did I say the project was complete. The car is still pretty new and our company plans to keep building it in the years to come.

P.S. sponsorships don't always mean free product. And wider wheels? Sorry as much as I like stanced cars in pictures but the guys running ridiculous amounts of camber, super stretched tires just so you can fit wider wheels looks weird to me. I don't necessarily have a strong dislike for it but I would never do it myself. I enjoy this site due to photography and some of the sick builds. Not because I'm hooked specifically on fitment. Different strokes for different folks

[SmokemhontaS]

Car looks sick, needs wider wheels though. You're on air, should be easy to achieve clean fitment.

[daywalker]

Needs wider wheels.

[ramong24]

Needs smaller wheels

[driftsucky]

1) You posted a car with OK! fitment on a site dedicated to proper fitment. You should expect some sort of criticism.
2) Being that most PEOPLE don't build for SEMA, it should not be assumed that the amount of money/sponsors given to a SEMA build is common knowledge. You listed more than 10 sponsors. That would seem like a lot to many people. Also, given that most people aren't sponsored nor have they ever been sponsored, you should not assume that sponsorship levels are common knowledge. IN both cases, it is not.
3) To assume that you need tons of camber...or any at all...to justify wider wheels is a gleaming example to the ignorance of fitment (not calling you ignorant btw). I won't go through the MANY examples of ridiculously wide wheels that have less than -2 camber, but I will give you one example that is pretty well known; RWB. In concept, their cars are identical to yours and they have wheels that aren't sunken behind the fenders. Your vehicle is on air which should, in theory, make it that much easier to achieve no camber with wider wheels, since you don't have to DRIVE with fender to lip. Also, keep in mind, there are numerous individuals on this site that drive vehicles regularly, without issue, in a fashion that you said you wouldn't want to because of reliability.
4) In my OPINION, you posted this with the expectation that everyone would love it. When they did not, you started back-peddling. Not really the best strategy for you or your company. If it were me (again, just MY opinion, take it or leave it), I would just thank everyone for their comments, appreciate the exposure, and kindly move on. At the end of the day, it's YOUR build and you built it how you wanted to because you wanted to. You don't have to make up excuses as to why you did what you did or try to justify not doing it. It lessens your credibility.


All that said, the car looks good overall. I don't really like the sideskirt to rear arch thing going on and the wheels should be wider. But, I still think it's an overall solid build. And you could keep the width identical width and just change the offset.

[RuizGT]

Widebody kit looks goofy, doesn't really fit the lines of the car. Wheels could be wider, or spaced a little.