Newbie & pics

[blood]

:) Thought I would get round to put some pics of my 2001 BMW 330D Sport on the site, been roaming this site for a while now. Slipped a disc recently so got time on my hands to do things I should have done ages ago.
Bit about myself:
In the armed forces (Royal Navy Electronic Systems Engineer on Vanguard Class Nuclear Submarines).
A Mackem for my sins(Sunderland Supporter!). Live in the North East in a lovely city called Durham.
!st BMW and love it, should have took the plunge years ago!

New to the modding side of things, car standard at mo,however looking at changing the 18`s for some M6 18 or 19`s or maybe acs type 3`s.
Hope to to take part in this forum as much as my job and wife allows me!!

Anyway here`s the pics, let me know what you think.:)
Not too sure how to add pics but here goes!

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http://forum.evotechnik.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=7898&stc=1&d=1163592578
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[Mud]

Welcome mate and nice pics, you should be able to find plenty of inpiration from other peoples cars on this site

[benny boy]

Hi welcome nice car there matey a few saloons on here now best person to ask on mods for a derv is Raj have fun mate:D

[blood]

:) cheers guys just by looking around this site, gives me loads of ideas.
Would look at definitely do wheels first then either lowering or brakes will see.
Like the idea of ccfl`s aswell, oh the list could go on and on!:D

[benny boy]

Speak to teddy about ccfl a great mod to do and not to expensive

[adood84]

yup firsy mod should be CCFL , and maybe blackout grill :)

[FfiFfi-G&B]

Welcome hun..enjoy your stay..You'll find everyone on here is happy to help.

[Juber]

Nice motor!!!!

Have you seen what wheels you planning on getting as yet?

[blood]

Looking at M6 wheels still or ACS racing type 3. Also wondering about 18 or 19`s!

[benny boy]

i would go for 19" on yours mate but its down to personal choice i love the way 19" look on a E46.

[Nickleback]

Hi & Welcome along, good base car for modding you've got there, I'm sure Raj will be along shortly with some tips on modding a 330D saloon :D
I run 18" x ACS T3R's on Eibach pro kit, so my sig pics will give you an idea of what they are like, mind you, you'll need deep pockets for genuine ones :eek:

[Juber]

Blood you have PM :)

[girlpower]

Hello and welcome!! :)

[NDcoupe]

hello welcome mate.
You have arrived to a good site these guys are all very helpful.

[BigFas]

welcome to the forum dude :) nice foudnation for serious modding

(Decals on their way this week :) )

[ash323ci]

Welcome to the forum mate. Enjoy

[SpeedTrap]

Enjoy the forum matey:) Just got married about two months ago to a lass from Durham. Did it in Lumley castle:) See you around...J

[Raj]

Welcome aboard....

Great base car you have there. Reminds me of the good old days (well about 7 months ago :rolleyes: ) when mine looked just like that apart from the wheels. Happy days to come with the modding though.

The CCFLs are deffo the best mod to start with as they do look great. The only thing is that with mine they flicker when only the sidelights are on (all connections are soldered properly), but they are fine when the xenons are on :confused: .

As for other mods on the D, just ask...:cool: :cool: :cool:

[blood]

:) cheers for the posts guys will definately be doing the ccfl`s first. Then wheel change and who knows from there! Thanks all for the welcome, cheers BigFas for the decals, where do you all think is the best place to put them on a 330d salon? Congrates exoticman on getting married to a northen lass.
Raj cheers for the info on the ccfl`s have you heard if other people have had the same problem you have?
Thanks again all.:)

[Raj]

....where do you all think is the best place to put them on a 330d salon? .....Raj cheers for the info on the ccfl`s have you heard if other people have had the same problem you have?...

I have put one on the bonnet above the nearside headlight, looks subtle but still noticeable. I did put 1 more on each of the rear doors glass when I did my PBMW feature also.

As for the CCFLs, when I first fit them they were a problem but then I had the connections soldered and they were fine. But then after having the headlights/bumper removed for one of my mods they have started flickering again :( . So if you solder the connections you may be fine....

[blood]

Cheers for the info, wonder if you have a slight dry joint in one of your welds. It might be worth a try anyway.:)

[Raj]

Cheers for the info, wonder if you have a slight dry joint in one of your welds. It might be worth a try anyway.:)

Had them all re-done about 6 weeks ago but still no joy plus it is all 4 halos flickering...:confused:

[TUBS]

Had them all re-done about 6 weeks ago but still no joy plus it is all 4 halos flickering...:confused:

My ccfls flicker as well so I just use headlights all the time, had them for 18 months now so maybe they are past it ??

[blood]

Which type/generation have you got?

[TUBS]

Generation 1

[InvIs Inc]

welcome aboard dude :cool:

[Moe]

Welcome to the forum mate I would go for 19's as the look the best on e46's

[kmart]

The only thing is that with mine they flicker when only the sidelights are on (all connections are soldered properly), but they are fine when the xenons are on :confused:

Mine were doing that the other week, Teddy sent me a new inverter and that solved the problem.

[Raj]

Mine are Gen1s. I do have a spare inverter so I may try that and see if it sorts the one side. If it does then i'll change the other side too.