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I'm diggin it...it looks good on an all black bimmer. Kinda makes your car look pissed off at the world. In otherwords, see that bad boy flyin up in the rearview, get the f*ck outta the way!
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Alpine CDA-7895 Head Unit
12" Alpine Type-R, sealed box
Pioneer 400w amp for $20 at a yard sale (to replace my fried MRV-1507)
Infinity Kappa 4" 2-way speakers(rear)
Infinity Kappa 5.25" component speakers(front)
Debaffled airbox, K&N filter
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Shampooed and cleaned carpets
What process did u go through in painting them? i wanna do the same thing
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One other question i forgot... where did u get your clear corners? those are really nice
-Mark
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-Triflo exhaust
-Clear corners and tails
-Custom wheels
-Racing Dynamics stress bar
-UUC short shift kit
-Turnermotorsport Performance Chip
Soon to come - Zimmerman brakes, and suspension AND UMNITZA DDE IF I EVER GET THE GODDAMN MONEY </span>
Mark, I bought them of ebay. They look good but they are not really high quality. They fogged up a couple of times already when it was really humid. I am thinking about getting some smoked M3 corners now. I will put them on and see how it looks. I like to experiment a lot
The black grill fits your car great because of the other mods you have in the front to give it an aggressive look. In my opinion they wouldn't look very good on just a regular stock bimmer, but great choice for your car.
The chrome still seems to shine throught the black paint. I wonder if there is a method that can be used to treat the chrome so it won't shine through after it's painted? or is it just me?
I like it. bavauto.com sells a trim that slips over the kidneys to give it the same look, but i am hesitant. As i have a Black/black car, ive been thinking about it, but changing the kidneys is messing with tradition. I like it, I'm just not sure.
I did the same thing with markers, had the ones you have, now i have the smoked clears. The ones you have looked better in photos, but i like my new smoked better in real life!
Originally posted by Silver4evr@May 21 2004, 04:25 PM The chrome still seems to shine throught the black paint. I wonder if there is a method that can be used to treat the chrome so it won't shine through after it's painted? or is it just me?
On the pics there is a lot of glare. The black covers the chrome completely. It's just shiny. I sanded it down with 320 grid sand paper and it worked out well.
I think it looks very good on the black, even stock black cars look nice. It's a subtle change you have to know a little about the e36 to pick up on, kinda like the painted bumpers, sport mirrors, ETC.
Kevin
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