Coming out of the shadows...

spartan75 · 06-27-2016, 10:04 PM

I've been lurking on the forums for months, researching, searching, learning and truly enjoying seeing what you've all done with your cars. Long story short ... I pulled the trigger and picked up a new 2016 M235i XDrive. I absolutely love this car! I love it even more now that I've "made it mine". I had to change some things right out of the gates and get some modding out of the way, to get it where it needed to be.

So far, I've added the front lip splitter... M Performance Exhaust ( installed it myself). JB4 stage 2 Tuner. VMR V710 wheels ( which made the car finally look as aggressive as it performs) M Front Grills with painted slats, and last but not least... picked up a little "Stubby" antenna.
Looking forward to years of spirited driving.

Kolyan2k · 06-27-2016, 10:07 PM

VMR makes some nice wheels....nice photos too

yeezy · 06-27-2016, 10:10 PM

Nice! What color is that

spartan75 · 06-27-2016, 10:12 PM

Black Sapphire Metallic

jgoldstein2000 · 06-27-2016, 11:02 PM

Absolutely gorgeous looking. Congrats.

bozman9 · 06-27-2016, 11:12 PM

Looks awesome! Love the front grill.

Kiwi · 06-28-2016, 01:05 AM

Your convertible looks great I know I'm still enjoying mine after a year.

We can only buy a 220i in New Zealand and find its power is enough for our roads plus the cops takes the car and driver license for 28 days if we get court doing over 25mph of any posted speed limit.

Ramos · 06-28-2016, 02:26 AM

Beautiful car!! But honestly that antenna is silly, may I ask why??

spartan75 · 06-28-2016, 07:20 AM

The original antenna was too long and didn't look right. The shorter one gave it a cleaner, simpler, and sportier look...IMO

Rayscott · 06-28-2016, 08:12 AM

Awesome and bad ass looking. Enjoy!

Ramos · 06-28-2016, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by spartan75

The original antenna was too long and didn't look right. The shorter one gave it a cleaner, simpler, and sportier look...IMO

Oh, I see
I didn't realize the convertibles have an antenna. My coupe does not.
In that case, the short antenna does make sense.

Kidu · 06-28-2016, 12:00 PM

are those 19" wheels or 18s? Love them, I need to get them. And what does VMW call that color? Grey? Silver?

spartan75 · 06-28-2016, 12:45 PM

19" VMR V710 Wheels - Color is Gun Metal. Staggered setup . Fronts are 19x8.5 ET35. Rears are 19x9.5 ET45. Tires are Hancook Ventus V12 Evo2.

qnet · 06-28-2016, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by spartan75

19" VMR V710 Wheels - Color is Gun Metal. Staggered setup . Fronts are 19x8.5 ET35. Rears are 19x9.5 ET45. Tires are Hancook Ventus V12 Evo2.

Are your back tires 255? I ask because they look nice and flush. I have 18" VMR 710's but my back tires are 245. That fit but are slightly stretched and poke out some. I don't mind it, but will probably get 255 for the back next time.

xantdieselx · 06-28-2016, 08:12 PM

Beautiful car. Congrats!

EuroDude · 06-28-2016, 08:44 PM

Great looking convertible

Deutsche-Broke · 06-28-2016, 08:47 PM

Beautiful vert.. I love the wheels.. Nice choice..

TWO-BMW · 07-02-2016, 04:43 PM

Great looking car. I may go with those same VMR wheels and the M front grills with the painted slats for my 235xi coupe!

06-27-2016, 10:04 PM	#1
spartan75 New Member 8 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M235xi Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South Jordan, Utah iTrader: (0)	Coming out of the shadows... I've been lurking on the forums for months, researching, searching, learning and truly enjoying seeing what you've all done with your cars. Long story short ... I pulled the trigger and picked up a new 2016 M235i XDrive. I absolutely love this car! I love it even more now that I've "made it mine". I had to change some things right out of the gates and get some modding out of the way, to get it where it needed to be. So far, I've added the front lip splitter... M Performance Exhaust ( installed it myself). JB4 stage 2 Tuner. VMR V710 wheels ( which made the car finally look as aggressive as it performs) M Front Grills with painted slats, and last but not least... picked up a little "Stubby" antenna. Looking forward to years of spirited driving. Attached Images
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06-27-2016, 10:07 PM	#2
Kolyan2k Major General 920 Rep 5,538 Posts Drives: 2006 S2000 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boston iTrader: (1)	VMR makes some nice wheels....nice photos too
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06-27-2016, 10:10 PM	#3
yeezy Private First Class 44 Rep 138 Posts Drives: 2015 228ix, 2018 x1 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	Nice! What color is that
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06-27-2016, 10:12 PM	#4
spartan75 New Member 8 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M235xi Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South Jordan, Utah iTrader: (0)	Black Sapphire Metallic
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06-27-2016, 11:02 PM	#5
jgoldstein2000 Private 19 Rep 65 Posts Drives: 228 Xdrive -Deep Sea Blue Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Boulder, CO iTrader: (0)	Absolutely gorgeous looking. Congrats. __________________ 2016 BMW Deep Sea Blue 228i xDrive \| DINANTRONICS Performance Tuner Stage 1 \| Bilstein B16 PSS10 Coilers \| 17inch O.Z. Alleggerita HLT Wheels
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06-27-2016, 11:12 PM	#6
bozman9 Private 15 Rep 72 Posts Drives: 2016 M235xi CV Join Date: May 2016 Location: Worcester, MA iTrader: (0)	Looks awesome! Love the front grill.
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06-28-2016, 01:05 AM	#7
Kiwi Captain 145 Rep 917 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW M Sports Convertible Join Date: May 2005 Location: Auckland New Zealand iTrader: (0)	Your convertible looks great I know I'm still enjoying mine after a year. We can only buy a 220i in New Zealand and find its power is enough for our roads plus the cops takes the car and driver license for 28 days if we get court doing over 25mph of any posted speed limit. __________________ 2015 220i M Sport convertible. 2016 225xe M Sport.
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06-28-2016, 02:26 AM	#8
Ramos Colonel 863 Rep 2,897 Posts Drives: G20 2020 M340 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: So-Cal iTrader: (6)	Beautiful car!! But honestly that antenna is silly, may I ask why??
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06-28-2016, 07:20 AM	#9
spartan75 New Member 8 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M235xi Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South Jordan, Utah iTrader: (0)	The original antenna was too long and didn't look right. The shorter one gave it a cleaner, simpler, and sportier look...IMO
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06-28-2016, 08:12 AM	#10
Rayscott Major 376 Rep 1,154 Posts Drives: BMW 228ix Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Lewes DE iTrader: (0)	Awesome and bad ass looking. Enjoy!
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06-28-2016, 12:00 PM	#12
Kidu Private First Class 55 Rep 162 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i EBII, RWD, 6spd Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Denver CO iTrader: (0)	are those 19" wheels or 18s? Love them, I need to get them. And what does VMW call that color? Grey? Silver?
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06-28-2016, 12:45 PM	#13
spartan75 New Member 8 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M235xi Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South Jordan, Utah iTrader: (0)	19" VMR V710 Wheels - Color is Gun Metal. Staggered setup . Fronts are 19x8.5 ET35. Rears are 19x9.5 ET45. Tires are Hancook Ventus V12 Evo2.
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06-28-2016, 08:12 PM	#15
xantdieselx Kingslayer 411 Rep 1,479 Posts Drives: 23' M3 Base Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: SWFL iTrader: (0)	Beautiful car. Congrats! __________________ Previous Cars: 2008' 135i, 2010' 328i, 2013' 328i, 2016' M235i, 2017' X1, 2019' M240i Current Cars: 2019' X3, 2021' M3 Comp
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06-28-2016, 08:44 PM	#16
EuroDude Second Lieutenant 67 Rep 201 Posts Drives: 2017 GT350 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Florida iTrader: (2) Garage List 2017 Ford GT350 [0.00]	Great looking convertible
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06-28-2016, 08:47 PM	#17
Deutsche-Broke First Lieutenant 110 Rep 393 Posts Drives: 2016 M235i Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northwest US iTrader: (0)	Beautiful vert.. I love the wheels.. Nice choice..
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07-02-2016, 04:43 PM	#18
TWO-BMW Private First Class 63 Rep 154 Posts Drives: 2009 335ix Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	Great looking car. I may go with those same VMR wheels and the M front grills with the painted slats for my 235xi coupe! Last edited by TWO-BMW; 07-02-2016 at 10:37 PM..
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