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How not to upgrade your backboxes
- mr wilks
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How not to upgrade your backboxes
This owner must have wandered into his local exhaust guy & said "hey , i'm looking for a wheelbarrow kind of look at the rear "
what a absolute disaster must surely put off 9 out of 10 potential buyers https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... asc&page=1
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- Lifer
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oof! Shame that as wheel and colour combo is lovely!
18 Z4s owned to date.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
- mr wilks
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Wheels do look like Veemann 37s , can't fault those
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- Jollyjoiner
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Such a shame, nice looking motor otherwise
2009 35i DCT silver
SLT mapped to 365bhp
SLT mapped to 365bhp
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- Lifer
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That’s truly ghastly....nice car ruined by chav crap....
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
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E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
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How not to upgrade your backboxes
Unfortunately as these cars become cheaper it attracts them like bees to honey
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
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Yep, they really don’t deserve that shite thrown on them Robmero, they’re a very nice car, not in the Saxo Fiesta chav backward cap wearing shell suit bonehead league....
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
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MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
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It’s an AC Schnitzer jobbie as well Andy..... The owner must have paid a packet for a twin double barrel load of skip fodder....mr wilks wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 8:16 pm
This owner must have wandered into his local exhaust guy & said "hey , i'm looking for a wheelbarrow kind of look at the rear "
what a absolute disaster must surely put off 9 out of 10 potential buyers https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... asc&page=1
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
E89 35is
G29
- mr wilks
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Well you might as well stick a clowns nose on the bonnet to round it off.john-e89 wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 9:42 pmIt’s an AC Schnitzer jobbie as well Andy..... The owner must have paid a packet for a twin double barrel load of skip fodder....mr wilks wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 8:16 pm
This owner must have wandered into his local exhaust guy & said "hey , i'm looking for a wheelbarrow kind of look at the rear "
what a absolute disaster must surely put off 9 out of 10 potential buyers https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... asc&page=1
Looks a mess whoever made them
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Got to love those skinny barrels the Veemans have though. But looking at the elastic bands for tyres and the fact they're runflats someones going to very quickly learn if the Veemans are any stronger than the OEM ones!
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Mods inc - F/L Xenons Clear Ind Rear Lights M Sport Seats & Wheel Eibach/B4 3.64 DIFF (SOLD)
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- mr wilks
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I'd take a Vee rim over a Oe bmw one any day.
They are very well constructed.
Pic here of the inner part you can't see once tyre is fitted
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997 C4
TTRS
F82 M4
MK7 Golf Gti
current Bmw 6 Gran Turismo
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5 Si roadsters
997 C4
TTRS
F82 M4
MK7 Golf Gti
current Bmw 6 Gran Turismo
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How not to upgrade your backboxes
"only z4 fans would understand this car"
... No we don't
... No we don't
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Past: Silver Grey Z4MR, Silver Grey Z4C & Titan Silver Z4 3.0i
- sunnydays
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Tcochrane92 wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 7:46 am "only z4 fans would understand this car"
... No we don't
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Those are AC Schnitzer boxes mate.mr wilks wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2019 8:16 pm
This owner must have wandered into his local exhaust guy & said "hey , i'm looking for a wheelbarrow kind of look at the rear "
what a absolute disaster must surely put off 9 out of 10 potential buyers https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... asc&page=1
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