Making some more progress here and there. Decided to try the full french euro setup instead of just the high beams. The high beams are Hella but I had these Cibie low beams and really wanted to try them out. I like the look and I don't mind the light at night.
Drove it to work the other day. Always forget how tiny these cars are compared to more modern vehicles. Thats a Hyundai or Kia next to me in the parking garage.
Tried my staggered set of style 5s on the car for fun. TOO BIG The rear tires are 255-40/17. I also didn't like the look really. Much prefer the 16" BBS Mahle wheels
Thought this was a cool picture with my wife's e61 and the e24
Foonfer wrote: ↑Oct 21, 2020 10:25 PM
Noooo don't delete the sidemarkers! The massive ones in front are such a cool feature, love them
Awesome project.
Thanks Foonfer, I really don't mind the side markers in the front.
Adam W in MN wrote: ↑Oct 21, 2020 1:16 AM
Love the transformation so far, keep up the great progress.
Thanks Adam, your M535i is an inspiration for sure.
muleskinner wrote: ↑Oct 20, 2020 9:31 AM
Looking great. Now the sidemarkers need to be deleted. Looking forward to seeing the progression.
Thanks, I'll try to post progress regularly
Bonsaibacker wrote: ↑Oct 20, 2020 6:26 AM
Those bumpers made a huge improvement on the lines for that car. I like the Euro bumpers on the E28 but they radically transform the E12. More pics!
I feel the same way about the e28 vs e12 transformation. It made me appreciate the styling in the rear of the car. Almost a boat tail type shape. I have BBS front and rear spoilers but I'm hesitant to add them for now.
What's next:
I need to do some maintenance things like pads, plugs and a coolant flush but my next big thing is a 5 speed swap. Initially I didnt mind the automatic but it is dangerous in traffic trying to pull out from side streets because it is so slow off the line.