[Fandango]

Hi there to everyone, picked up the car yesterday and thought i'd share some pics!

Flew to Scotland from London as dealer was cheaper than my local one (it gave a good excuse for a long drive back too )

Anyway, on arrival i was ushered into a little room with a tv??...

http://vid1178.photobucket.com/album...er%20video.mp4

Steering wheel...

http://vid1178.photobucket.com/album...031_180921.mp4



Parked up for the night in the hotel car park...



First look at it in daylight...



Scottish coast on the way home...



cheers

[OmarK]

Congrats, looks amazing.

[Roshi]

Congratulations. looks great.

[Fandango]

cheers guys

M Performance exhaust...

http://vid1178.photobucket.com/album...101_115005.mp4

for a dealer supplied exhaust its got a lot of grumble! don't get me wrong it sounds epic but i found myself driving very slowly past the neighbours

[nzw212]

Beautiful.

[220i_viking]

Wow, cool delivery. Love that interior and performance partsCongrats!

[IM2C]

Those wheels....

[Fandango]

cheers the wheels really make the car pop!

Added a few new bits,M performance mats & pedals, before...



and after...



Brake pedal was a bit of a PITA but as per thread (think it was E90 one) it took 20 minutes to do, my own experience, you'll need a file to clean up the back of the pedal after drilling (i used a dremel) and a good pull to move the rubber out of the way gives you the space to do the bottom right bolt on the brake pedal.

cheers

[Fandango]

oh, because there isn't enough M badges on it ...



i picked up a small wing badge from the dealer, it just about fits perfectly on the grill (and if you're worried it will fall off don't be! i tried to pull it back off as i thought it could do with being a bit higher and it ain't coming off!!)

[worktolivelife]

The individualism of the M performance parts make the M235i .
Really want to fit the race display steering wheel!! How's the alcantara fit in with the rest of the trim, not a fan of the dry carbonfibre so thought of swopping out the original aluminium trim when fitted. If it's new guess you have no idea of look finish / wear to the alcantara wheel .

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Where did you get the mats and grill emblem?

[Fandango]

Originally Posted by worktolivelife

The individualism of the M performance parts make the M235i .
Really want to fit the race display steering wheel!! How's the alcantara fit in with the rest of the trim, not a fan of the dry carbonfibre so thought of swopping out the original aluminium trim when fitted. If it's new guess you have no idea of look finish / wear to the alcantara wheel .

If it was my DD i would probably change out the trim as the the dry carbon on the steering wheel looks a lot better than i thought it would but it doesn't look out of place.
As to the alcantara wheel, first and foremost it feels fantastic in your hands, very direct as you'd expect from a racing steering wheel. Oil & water temp on display for me primarily, as to wear no idea but I've put some hand wipes in the boot for when needed, which is probably as best as you can do.

[Fandango]

Originally Posted by ehagerty

Where did you get the mats and grill emblem?

both from dealer, mats are very reasonably priced, emblem not so!

[Enovoc]

Beautiful car man! I love the front splitter

[vladberca]

Much better with Performance parts added! What's next?

[Bee Pee]

You should take a trip to BCS in St Helens to get hi flo cat DP installed. Makes MPE more fruity and engine responds well to less restrictive DP

[Fandango]

Originally Posted by Covo_M

Beautiful car man! I love the front splitter

it looks more complicated than a single piece, clever design but it would be nicer in carbon to match the wing and boot spoiler! (but the gloss black is a close match and works well with the black grill)

Originally Posted by vladberca

Much better with Performance parts added! What's next?

antenna to black, wrap or dipped (if possible to remove?) just to break up the white on the roof.

Originally Posted by Pave Dew

You should take a trip to BCS in St Helens to get hi flo cat DP installed. Makes MPE more fruity and engine responds well to less restrictive DP

cheers, i'll look into that

[Exotics Tuning]

Looking gooood

[wookietaff]

Great looking car. But then I would say that as its near identical to mine, I went with the side strip and the non flashing light Alcantara wheel. Like your a lot.

Didn't get the whole disco themed room launch though........

And I did the same, flew up to Edinburgh to buy it and drove back last month. Great way to get to know the car.

Like those mats, can I ask how much?

[Fandango]

Originally Posted by Exotics Tuning

Looking gooood

cheers

Originally Posted by wookietaff

Great looking car. But then I would say that as its near identical to mine, I went with the side strip and the non flashing light Alcantara wheel. Like your a lot.

Didn't get the whole disco themed room launch though........

And I did the same, flew up to Edinburgh to buy it and drove back last month. Great way to get to know the car.

Like those mats, can I ask how much?

You only get the disco when you buy the steering wheel

Mats were about £120 for 4, which i thought was reasonable for BMW.

can you post a pic up of yours? was tempted to go with the stripe, look forward to seeing whether you went black/grey or black,red!

cheers

[wookietaff]

Arh I see! Well worth the money then.

Thats not bad as you say, I've bought a couple of things from a BMW agent in Germany as parts are cheaper but they could only do the Mats at GBP110 anyway.

Here you go. Car has just been detailed so looks a bit more shiny now than in this pic.

[Fandango]

Originally Posted by wookietaff

Arh I see! Well worth the money then.

Thats not bad as you say, I've bought a couple of things from a BMW agent in Germany as parts are cheaper but they could only do the Mats at GBP110 anyway.

Here you go. Car has just been detailed so looks a bit more shiny now than in this pic.

The M performance mats look far more durable and easier to clean than the standard ones and for that alone i'd get them.

Nice looking car! i like the skirt flares (whatever they're called) painted white just below the m skirt decal. I looked at a melbourne red car with the same colour coding at warrington BMW and it looked stunning!



i think i've seen you post up about the agent in germany, sarah?
i emailed her for a price on the MPE, she was cheaper but went with the dealer in the end to save the hassle.