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yalden

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Hi there,

I found this forum through a local search engine so thought I'd sign up and have a gander at how you're doing things over the other side of the globe!

Meanwhile, a bit about myself! I'm Chris (surname Yalden) and I reside in Saltash, Cornwall, England, UK.

I'm on my second car now, albeit my first BMW; an E36 328i SE Coupe.

I've owned the car for about 20 months and it's become a pretty important part of my life... if something goes wrong with it, it's more likely to put me on a downer than if I fell out with the missus. Thankfully, it's alot more reliable than any woman I've met lol.

I'm not sure whether to whore a load of photos here, or whether they're best kept for the 'rides' section, so here's a spec list:-

INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS

Carbon fibre dial fascia

Red dial rings

Carbon fibre glovebox panel

Black Nappa leather shifter/handbrake gaitors with two-tone Hartge blue stitching

E38 coin holder

Birds Hartge dealership rear window decal

Storm Motorwerks Titanium plated billet stainless steel V1 shifter

Storm Motorwerks Titanium plated billet stainless steel V1 handbrake

Storm Motorwerks Billet Stainless Steel handbrake release button

Storm Motorwerks Titanium plated billet stainless steel Cig. Lighter blank

EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS

German number plates

German number plate surrounds

M3 front bumper

Mattig Type E front splitter (Summer use - sprayed gloss black)

Mattig Type E front splitter (Winter use - sprayed hellrot)

Sport front bumper slats (vertical slats removed - sprayed gloss black)

BMW reg plate replacement panel (US-spec)

Fog light air ducts (custom moulded - sprayed hellrot)

Colour coded rubstrips

Colour coded doorhandles and surrounds

Smoothed (de-notched) petrol filler cap

Facelift kidney grills (colour coded surrounds)

Genuine M3 sideskirts

M-tech side rubstrips

Hartge custom made rubstrip badges

Removed 328i badging

Hartge boot badge

M3 rear bumper

M3 rear diffuser (sprayed gloss black)

Medium tint rear quarter windows/rear screen

Carbon fibre E39 rear lip spoiler

LIGHTING MODIFICATIONS

Xenon interior bulb kit

Crystal side repeaters

M3 tail lights

Xenon reverse bulbs

Osram indicator bulbs

New headlight glass

Delensed projector units

6000k HID bulb and ballast setup

CCFL Umnitza Gen 5 Angel Eye setup

Hyperwhite full beam bulbs

Smoked OEM style front indicators

ENGINE MODIFICATIONS

M50 inlet manifold conversion

Enlarged throttle body conversion

Viper 2 custom remap

Supersprint decat

Supersprint race exhaust system

Supersprint race connection pipes

Gruppe M induction kit

Eurosport lightweight pulleys

Fan delete kit

Demeshed AFM

SUSPENSION, BRAKE, WHEEL & TYRE MODIFICATIONS

Fully adjustable ZW Coilover's

Camber adjustable steel front topmounts

Steel rear topmounts

Front strutbrace

Gold brake calipers

Hartge 7mm spacers

Summer Wheels:

Genuine Hartge Design-E 17" 3-piece split rims

1.5" highly polished aluminium front lips

2.5" custom made highly polished aluminium rear lips

Centres and inner dishes sprayed gloss black

Custom Hartge centre badges

Fronts: 8.5J ET39 (Falken 451 205/40/17)

Rears: 9.5J ET26.3 (Falken 452 225/35/17)

Winter Wheels:

Genuine Hartge Design-D 17" single piece rims

Front Tyres: Falken 451 (225/35/17)

Rear Tyres: Falken 451 (225/40/17)

OPTIONAL EXTRA's

Heated doorlocks

Heated washerjets

R/C/L

BMW Alarm

Total Closure

Full black sports leather interior

Black headlining

C-pillar switchable rear lights

Dome reading lights

Black leather armrest

Dual climate control

Full on-board computer

Electric sunroof

Electic front and rear windows (extremely rare for coupe models)

In-Boot storage net

In-Boot spare wheel bag

In-Boot oilbag

One quick pic:

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Cheers guys!

@ Spargo, where'd you see it before?

S50 swap on the cards?

Not really, should be putting out about 250bhp at the moment, the cost of a conversion for the sake of another 30-40bhp wouldn't make sense, especially when superchargers can be had for a bit more with the prospect of more output than an S52!

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Yeah I think I've seen your car on the e30 zone uk forums

Nice!

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Badass.Heated doorlocks...MINT.

They need them because the door locks freeze up in the winter!

Welcome to the forum Chris!

I'd be interested to know more about the 'Viper 2' remap, was it done to a Siemens or a Bosch DME?

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Nice one mate! Not much left to do then :-)

Used to love Cornwall. Now that Ive emigrated I can catch the surf here rather than Newquay :-)

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Nice one mate! Not much left to do then :-)

Used to love Cornwall. Now that Ive emigrated I can catch the surf here rather than Newquay :-)

Ah no way, an old local! Where abouts did you live? In newquay or just nearby?

You'll be happy to know that Newquay has been ruined by a large influx of northern monkeys in the holiday season!

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