Getting a new engine and now deciding on a body kit.

Huz-Z · 08-30-2010, 07:53 AM

Great news on the new engine!!!

Most folks here seem to be giving thumbs down to the body kit idea, but think that new paint might be a way to go. I like the sepang bronze color myself, but a new color may do the trick!!! I'm sure between all the great suggestions here already and those to come, you will end up with an amazing looking and performing car.

Cheers!!

nmulax · 08-30-2010, 08:35 AM

Not sure how long you plan to keep the car, but keep in mind that changing the paint color on a car is probably the biggest depreciating aspect (besides a major accident).

Z4Murder · 08-30-2010, 01:03 PM

great news! glad to hear youre finally getting a new engine. what kind of warranty will you get on it? 4 yr/ 50,000?

The__J__Factor · 08-30-2010, 09:14 PM

Varis hood for sure, and either hamman or varis front.
ACS rear diffuser and aero side skirts.

But most importantly is the varis hood.

shitbrownMcoupe · 09-02-2010, 11:51 AM

not gonna change the color... it seems to have grown on me... you know that pictures never make justice to anything...

I personally like the brown, it's different and has a certain aged quality to it... you know... the color never get's out of fashion.

I personally like the OEM look, but I find the only part that seems lacking is the mid part of the lower bumper.. when you look from the front it's aggressive, but looking from the sides.. it's like there's a missing piece.... I'm always thinking of something to put on the lower lip to make it protrude more with a oem and aggresive look..... so far I haven't seen anything that would make it work except for the hamann front bumper. I don't like the varis and acs add on look... unless you mold it in.. but then the front bumpers are going to be lower than the side skirts...

wish there was more selection for our cars.

shitbrownMcoupe · 09-02-2010, 12:01 PM

I considered the wide body, but i personally don't like the nuts and bolts look on the fenders of the wide body kits. The BMW GT car wide body is way too pricing.

I'm considering the supercharger, but from my previous cars, I find that modding the engines... always issues... once you start.. you never stop fixing or something.. over heating or some crap...

I'll probably go with the hamann front bumper and side skirts... and that's it for the body....

can't wait to get the SS part installed.... and still thinking about the brakes... waiting for pricing on stop tech.

Huz-Z · 09-02-2010, 12:08 PM

Glad to see that the love affair goes on!!!

inTgr8r · 09-02-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by shitbrownMcoupe

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can't wait to get the SS part installed.... and still thinking about the brakes... waiting for pricing on stop tech.

Ooooooh StopTechs yummy

a_riddler · 09-02-2010, 12:41 PM

Love this look myself:

http://www.custommania.se/produkter....12&n1=&n2=&n3=

007MCoupe · 09-02-2010, 01:12 PM

I like the way the vents give it a wide body look, but it looks just a little too ricey for me. Also not a fan of the racing stripes...middle or off-center. but that's jmo...

inTgr8r · 09-02-2010, 01:17 PM

^ +1

shitbrownMcoupe · 09-03-2010, 08:39 AM

widebody is nice, but it looks kinda hmmm.... not classy enough for the m coupe???
looks like cut and pasted on the car. and the rims really ruin the car, looks cheesy.

I figure if you're gonna go wide body, you gotta go gtr full kit..

and if i'm gonna spend that much money, just get a gt3 then....

so far the classiest, oem look i can find for our cars is the hamann... front, sides.. that's it.

Studie AG is the best so far I've seen.

007MCoupe · 09-03-2010, 09:32 AM

agree with what you said.

I like the Z on the red lift. I lilike the wheels (from what I can see) and the front bumper. is it oem with the fangs painted black and a CF splitter or something? I DON'T like the 2.875 fog lights on the driver's side of the lamborg...i mean Z4. lol (i know it wasn't pasted together properly...)

inTgr8r · 09-03-2010, 10:24 AM

^ +1

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shitbrownMcoupe · 09-04-2010, 12:17 PM

any lambo doors are nasty haha... and I personally don't like Lambo styling

The one on the red lift, it's the ACS front splitter on the front bumper, that's the one I don't personally like because it looks like an attatchment... not oem. This one has the original car's side skirts.

The blue lift, I like... clean, hamann front bumper and side skirts... I personally don't like black rims... you never see the details of the rims.

The Lambo

, that has the Varis CF hood, and hamann front bumper and ACS side skirts... take out the lambo doors and it's good. But I hate those chromed turn signals haha...

The Varis CF hood is around 3000+ USD... so I'm not really considering that now hahah...

I have the oem CF small rear spoiler... so I wanna find some CF to put in the front of the car to balance it out... but I don't see anything that looks classy enough.

Oh well... if I can get a good deal for the Hamann front bumpers and side skirts, I'll probably go that route.

You know what I should do.... 20 inch chrome wheels, floresent lights under the car and inside the car, lower it so it touches the ground, black tint, led's in blue shining out of the front grills, stickers all around the car... TRD, Mugen.... Supra Wing... No joke I've seen all this shit done on cars at meets and they roll in with the bass all up ahhaha...

I've seen them on:
Chrysler 300's
Neons
Cavaliers
CRX's
Mazda 626's
Chrysler intrepids
Old acura's

Please don't hate me... hahah.

007MCoupe · 09-04-2010, 01:30 PM

dude, didn't you know that stickers equal HORSEPOWER?! buy an injen intake and then throw about 10 stickers on each side and one HUGE APC sticker on the back glass, and bro you've got 1,000HP ride! oh, and make sure it's NOT painted, just primer grey.

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The__J__Factor Major 88 Rep 1,090 Posts Drives: ///M Coupe Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gold Coast, Australia iTrader: (0)	Varis hood for sure, and either hamman or varis front. ACS rear diffuser and aero side skirts. But most importantly is the varis hood. __________________ 135i N54 manual MR-S with a 2zz swap and mods Sold EVO X MR - Phantom Black - Ti Exhaust - Ti UICP - AQM Intake - Sold Z4 M Coupe - H&R - RE Diablo - RPi - Tekarbon - Sold
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shitbrownMcoupe Lieutenant 41 Rep 543 Posts Drives: 2006 z4 M coupe Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	not gonna change the color... it seems to have grown on me... you know that pictures never make justice to anything... I personally like the brown, it's different and has a certain aged quality to it... you know... the color never get's out of fashion. I personally like the OEM look, but I find the only part that seems lacking is the mid part of the lower bumper.. when you look from the front it's aggressive, but looking from the sides.. it's like there's a missing piece.... I'm always thinking of something to put on the lower lip to make it protrude more with a oem and aggresive look..... so far I haven't seen anything that would make it work except for the hamann front bumper. I don't like the varis and acs add on look... unless you mold it in.. but then the front bumpers are going to be lower than the side skirts... wish there was more selection for our cars. __________________ H&R Coilovers, BBS LM-R 19's, K&N Drop Filter. SS step headers, race cats, x pipe, sport mufflers Brembo BBK Yellow
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shitbrownMcoupe Lieutenant 41 Rep 543 Posts Drives: 2006 z4 M coupe Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I considered the wide body, but i personally don't like the nuts and bolts look on the fenders of the wide body kits. The BMW GT car wide body is way too pricing. I'm considering the supercharger, but from my previous cars, I find that modding the engines... always issues... once you start.. you never stop fixing or something.. over heating or some crap... I'll probably go with the hamann front bumper and side skirts... and that's it for the body.... can't wait to get the SS part installed.... and still thinking about the brakes... waiting for pricing on stop tech. __________________ H&R Coilovers, BBS LM-R 19's, K&N Drop Filter. SS step headers, race cats, x pipe, sport mufflers Brembo BBK Yellow
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shitbrownMcoupe Lieutenant 41 Rep 543 Posts Drives: 2006 z4 M coupe Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	widebody is nice, but it looks kinda hmmm.... not classy enough for the m coupe??? looks like cut and pasted on the car. and the rims really ruin the car, looks cheesy. I figure if you're gonna go wide body, you gotta go gtr full kit.. and if i'm gonna spend that much money, just get a gt3 then.... so far the classiest, oem look i can find for our cars is the hamann... front, sides.. that's it. Studie AG is the best so far I've seen. Attached Images __________________ H&R Coilovers, BBS LM-R 19's, K&N Drop Filter. SS step headers, race cats, x pipe, sport mufflers Brembo BBK Yellow
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007MCoupe Lieutenant Colonel 94 Rep 1,546 Posts Drives: '18 Sakhir M3 ZCP Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ( ///// ) iTrader: (5)	agree with what you said. I like the Z on the red lift. I lilike the wheels (from what I can see) and the front bumper. is it oem with the fangs painted black and a CF splitter or something? I DON'T like the 2.875 fog lights on the driver's side of the lamborg...i mean Z4. lol (i know it wasn't pasted together properly...) __________________ Become a ///Member!
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shitbrownMcoupe Lieutenant 41 Rep 543 Posts Drives: 2006 z4 M coupe Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	any lambo doors are nasty haha... and I personally don't like Lambo styling The one on the red lift, it's the ACS front splitter on the front bumper, that's the one I don't personally like because it looks like an attatchment... not oem. This one has the original car's side skirts. The blue lift, I like... clean, hamann front bumper and side skirts... I personally don't like black rims... you never see the details of the rims. The Lambo , that has the Varis CF hood, and hamann front bumper and ACS side skirts... take out the lambo doors and it's good. But I hate those chromed turn signals haha... The Varis CF hood is around 3000+ USD... so I'm not really considering that now hahah... I have the oem CF small rear spoiler... so I wanna find some CF to put in the front of the car to balance it out... but I don't see anything that looks classy enough. Oh well... if I can get a good deal for the Hamann front bumpers and side skirts, I'll probably go that route. You know what I should do.... 20 inch chrome wheels, floresent lights under the car and inside the car, lower it so it touches the ground, black tint, led's in blue shining out of the front grills, stickers all around the car... TRD, Mugen.... Supra Wing... No joke I've seen all this shit done on cars at meets and they roll in with the bass all up ahhaha... I've seen them on: Chrysler 300's Neons Cavaliers CRX's Mazda 626's Chrysler intrepids Old acura's Please don't hate me... hahah. __________________ H&R Coilovers, BBS LM-R 19's, K&N Drop Filter. SS step headers, race cats, x pipe, sport mufflers Brembo BBK Yellow
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007MCoupe Lieutenant Colonel 94 Rep 1,546 Posts Drives: '18 Sakhir M3 ZCP Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ( ///// ) iTrader: (5)	dude, didn't you know that stickers equal HORSEPOWER?! buy an injen intake and then throw about 10 stickers on each side and one HUGE APC sticker on the back glass, and bro you've got 1,000HP ride! oh, and make sure it's NOT painted, just primer grey. __________________ Become a ///Member!
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