M235i with M Performance Goodies

[HypeM135i]

Just made the jump from my much loved manual M135i to a new manual M235i, here's the pictures after it received a detailer christening! Upgrades include M Performance body kit which is basically the black parts you see on the car, carbon fibre rear wing & mirrors, upgraded brakes, black 19" alloy wheels, m performance exhausts, and then a couple of interior bits include carbon fibre trim, aluminium pedals, and a couple of others bits and bobs. Really happy with the car, it's a lot prettier than the 1er (not to everyones taste I know) has less body roll in the corners, and the noise from the exhaust is just sublime.

Edited by HypeM135i on Monday 22 September 16:59

[Mermaid]

Very nice, LSD? Different exhaust?

Don't care much for the M log on the side skirts.

[Stedman]

Oh wow.

[Hackney]

Does the badge on the glovebox make it go faster?

[HypeM135i]

No LSD unfortunately (dealer said only available in the states) but it has a lot less body roll than the 1er, yeah not to everyones tastes I know but I think they match nicely with the other black parts on the car. The M Performance exhaust which is simply addictive with pops and burbles on the over-run.

Edited by HypeM135i on Monday 22 September 17:00

[HypeM135i]

Hackney said:

Does the badge on the glovebox make it go faster?

LOL, would of been a worthy upgrade if it did. Nah, 320 brake takes care of that

[m3sye]

Looks fantastic.. how much for the M perf parts?

[sparks_E39]

Looks very pretty, apart from the badges

[DeltaTango]

Good choice with the exhaust. Just had the same fitted to my M135i. Any more mods/parts in the pipeline?

[TurboHatchback]

The M235i looks like a great car, I would go for the differential and the exhaust but the rest of the M Performance stuff seems a bit like upmarket barrification to me. Those wheels are too large IMHO, they look completely unsuitable for UK roads.

[HypeM135i]

Getting the roof wrapped in gloss black this week, will post a couple of pictures once it's done, think once that's done the outside of the car is complete.

[aspirated]

HypeM135i said:

Getting the roof wrapped in gloss black this week, will post a couple of pictures once it's done, think once that's done the outside of the car is complete.

make sure to get a bit of the A pillar wrapped in gloss black too so the black runs smoothly from the rear window to the front, irks me when people don't do this.

[Beedub]

i love the side sill decals.... they are insanely expensive too... be warned.... I've read about numbers people coming back to seeing the decal attacked by someone trying to remove them :-/

[zedstar]

That's lovely. Is that the old Stratstone showroom?

Many congrats

[Spantney]

That car is stunning. Any plans for any engine work or are you satisfied with your current amount of ponies?

[Loui]

HypeM135i said:

No LSD unfortunately (dealer said only available in the states) but it has a lot less body roll than the 1er, yeah not to everyones tastes I know but I think they match nicely with the other black parts on the car. The M Performance exhaust which is simply addictive with pops and burbles on the over-run.

Edited by HypeM135i on Monday 22 September 17:00

I've watched one be fitted in our workshop this week at work, so they were either blagging you or could be bothered to find out

[HypeM135i]

I doubt I will track the car so it doesn't really matter to me that much, getting the roof wrapped in black gloss next

[Chr1sch]

Looks lovely!

This may be a daft question but are your discs on the wrong way round?!

I've recently had a brake upgrade on my track car and the grooves were certainly intended to be angled anticlockwise, (like this \ rather than / ) ie when the wheel rotates clockwise the dust/heat is displayed outward?

[Driver101]

I thought a LSD was a factory option?

It looks good. I'm scared to ask how much all those carbon fibre bits added though.

[toon10]

It looks lovely. I'm not a fan of white cars or coloured wheels but that's just me, I'm in the minority these days. I like the seats, is that colour a cost option?

Enjoy it chap, I bet it's a superb drive.