BMW E36 328i "Individual" Convertible

[2thumbs]

The m3's mirrors are probably my least favorite part of the car! I can live with them though.

[Cliff J]

A small update....


BMW 328i Convertible E36 by Cliff Judson, on Flickr


BMW 328i Convertible E36 by Cliff Judson, on Flickr


BMW 328i Convertible E36 by Cliff Judson, on Flickr

Coilover suspension will follow asap....

[BUG4LIFE]

Spot on mate

[2thumbs]

Stunning mate, love those wheels.

[AB]

Looks great apart from the mirrors. Splash out on genuine ones!

[Cliff J]

Another update, mirrors and front bumper sprayed up.....


BMW E36 CONVERTIBLE 328i by Cliff Judson, on Flickr


BMW E36 CONVERTIBLE 328i by Cliff Judson, on Flickr


Techno violet BMW E36 328i convertible by Cliff Judson, on Flickr


Techno violet BMW E36 328i convertible by Cliff Judson, on Flickr


I then replaced the silver kidney grilles for black ones...


BMW 328i Convertible E36 by Cliff Judson, on Flickr


I've made a couple of comparison pictures to show the changes, front and rear....


changes by Cliff Judson, on Flickr


changes 2 by Cliff Judson, on Flickr

[BlitzE34]

No! dont put coilovers and ruin the car. Not a fan of the wheels. Its a nice spec car though.

I would have put these wheels on but I am a OEM freak.

[LanceRS]

Great looking car, as mentioned elsewhere I would keep the original mirrors and probably the kidney grills. Have I seen it driving around the High Wycombe area?

[Cliff J]

BlitzE34 said:

No! dont put coilovers and ruin the car. Not a fan of the wheels. Its a nice spec car though.

I would have put these wheels on but I am a OEM freak.

Those wheels are not for me at all In what way would coilovers ruin the car out of interest?

[Cliff J]

LanceRS said:

Great looking car, as mentioned elsewhere I would keep the original mirrors and probably the kidney grills. Have I seen it driving around the High Wycombe area?

I've kept the kidney grilles whilst I make my mind up 100%, but one thing I know is that I detested the standard mirrors. M3 mirrors might be better than these, I'll try and compare them if I come across a car with them fitted.

As for seeing me, well the car was delivered on 11/9/13 and with work and life commitments it's only really had a few trips out, but it's covered most of Wycombe on those journeys

[LanceRS]

Thought I had seen it about. I think the concerns about coil overs stems from lots of cars fitted with the wrong kit or cheap kits lowered too much.
I had a set of Leda's on my Cosworth when I got it. On a circuit they were amazing, on the road they were awful. You had to choose between pot holes and oncoming traffic. They ruined the handling, lots of grip on smooth surfaces but no feel through the chassis, you could not sense the accident that you were about to have. Changed to a set of Koni's and 14 years down the line still happy with them.
All depends on what you want to use he car for I suppose.

[LanceRS]

Should have said, mine is on normal Bilsteins and standard springs, handles well but looks too high at the front, does clear all the speed humps though.

[VinceFox]

Nice car, personally i'd lose the diffuser and look for an m rear bumper.

[Andy665]

Lovely car but don't like the black kidney grilles

It's your car so be true to yourself, my Atlantis Blue was not standard but could quickly and easily be put back that way as all standard parts were kept

I got my car how I wanted - end of

[VinceFox]

Andy665 said:

Lovely car but don't like the black kidney grilles

It's your car so be true to yourself, my Atlantis Blue was not standard but could quickly and easily be put back that way as all standard parts were kept

I got my car how I wanted - end of

I'd agree on the kidneys as well, but as said it's personal taste and easily changed.

[Court_S]

I like that. The E36 has aged really well.

I also like the black grills but I have them on my E90 and had them on my previous E46'

[Cliff J]

A few things have changed since my last update.

Coilovers have now been fitted with adjustable top mounts on the front and new top mounts on the rear, I also bought reinforced metal plates for the rear top mounts.
My previous Wheels have now been sold and new wheels fitted, I much prefer these new ones too.








I took some photos tonight and they highlight that my car needs a machine polish, but it was nice to get my tripod out for the first time in ages regardless....

[jimbop1]

Nice car! I still want an E36 328i convertible as a second car.

I can't decide which wheels I prefer. I do like the look of old school bbs wheels on E36's so maybe your previous ones.
Definitely not the ones in the picture above

[Cliff J]

I loved the BBS reps but the originals just blow them away. These new wheels are reps but are so uncommon that you'd be hard pushed to find another car wearing them to compare with mine

[Tiger Tim]

Looks really nice and it's far improved over what you started with. Personally can't stand cars wearing non period stuff so angel eyes on an e36 or black grilles are a no no but that's just me.

Lose the grilles, headlights and raise the car a bit as it looks a bit 'stanced' and that's a fine automobile you have there.