Daily driver over project car?

[Jersh]

Just do what you have been planning to with the BMW. I'm not sure if this is the kind of answer that you're looking for as I too am a little confused by what's going on. But that is the best advice I can give you, build up the M3 and make it the car you love to look at all the time and most importantly have fun.

[MrJereMoose]

I have Borbet Type A 17s sitting in my basement next to my Zero Clearance coils, it needs a new lip, new top, and front seats recovered if I can't find some full electric M3 leathers... It could use a paint job as the sun has been harsh on the yellow. I plan on getting glass headlights and euro tails. I also want to upgrade the sound system, as M3 speakers are horrid.

These are pictures of the wheels from before I bought them, they're wrapped in dunlops, but I think the rears might need more stretch.

[///e36]

if you have suspension, wheels, and tires for the m3 why not put them on?

[MrJereMoose]

Just do what you have been planning to with the BMW. I'm not sure if this is the kind of answer that you're looking for as I too am a little confused by what's going on. But that is the best advice I can give you, build up the M3 and make it the car you love to look at all the time and most importantly have fun.

I know, I plan on that, there have just been a few set backs that stopped progress cold once everything was lined up. It was easier, and cheaper, to modify the jetta, but I consciously chose to drop the jetta first because I was driving it every day. I know i will always have the BMW, and I can't wait to get something a little newer as a daily.

I'm just saying that I would rather drive low, and careful, and scape all through the Connecticut back roads than have an ugly, beater, with good clearance.

One of my students asked where my BMW was today, and I told him that I got my daily back. He asked what it was and I told him it was a jetta, his eyes lit up and he just said, "no way, it's not that black jetta with..." Before he finished his thought, I replied "with corvette wheels... yeah..." It turns out that he just got saw blades to put on his black mk4 jetta. I'm pretty happy that i beat him to it, but I guess I'm looking for some new wheels then

[MrJereMoose]

if you have suspension, wheels, and tires for the m3 why not put them on?

I had a buddy lined up to do the install shortly after I ordered the suspension, as I don't have a garage, or the right tools and know-how for the install, but there was a bit of an issue getting the suspension shipped. By the time I had all the parts, his shop had gotten way too busy. I was also way too busy to make any arrangements last year with an internship an hour away from my house and grad school night classes equally as far. And I can't really complain about this factor, but I store my BMW at my parents' house during the winter, and my father has taken it in for regular service twice over the past couple years. Both times he has gotten tires for it despite my telling him not to. He restores antique cars and believes that stock is best, so I think he's just bribing me to not lower it...

[kaidotech]

My daily driver is my project car.

This, which sucks hardcore sometimes.

[Shade]

I drive my slammed civic around town. When I need to drive 60 miles down the highways to school, I drive my moderately lowered civic.

[gofast28]

i agree with what abunch of people put. my DD is my project. im a broke ass. haha i want to get a different DD but my budget isnt fitting that plan right now.

[hinrichs]

I always have 2 cars...one is always susposed to be the daily which never lasts long...

when i was still driving my m3 i bought a 99 a4 as my daily...but the day before i even looked at the car i bought coils for it, now 3 months later its on air

for me tho i want my daily to look good

[MrJereMoose]

for me tho i want my daily to look good

Exactly my point. I'm more concerned about my daily looking good because I drive it every day... I can take care of my M3 later.

[Zayan]

damn a dumped e36 vert dakar with borbets is gonna look hawt AF if you slam the hell out of it!!! verts come stock with x brace so slam away and remove sway bars like others have done with their m3s

[SeanDub]

Don't know how to install coils and wheels? It requires like 4 tools and a jack. I've done it in the street and in parking lots

[theseeker411]

Sean beat me to it, it's really not hard at all to instal a suspension. Easier with air tools, sure, but not impossible to do with a jack, breaker bar, and a couple of sockets/wrenches.

[Ollie]

My dailys always end up turning into my project cars.


But yeah. My daily is my first priority when it comes to styling/stance. It's a thing of pride for me kind of and I enjoy the eye candy every time I walk to my car. I like my car to represent me. Like a first, first impression. And it bugs the shit out of me seeing my car constantly when I'm not happy with it.


Seriously though go install that shit right now.

[Kielan]

I dropped my suspension in Wendy's parking lot, put on new wheels, and rolled fenders. All in that same parking lot, in the middle of the day, in Georgia.

I dropped my rear suspension of my E46 at 9pm at a gas station in VA to lower it more.

Suspension is literally the easiest thing ever to do. Go install that shit immediately.