For what it's worth, I love the 788m's on mine, I think they suit the car. Be aware there are 2 slightly different finishes, one with a darkened smoked effect on the spoke faces. Pretty subtle difference.True-Blue wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:18 pmStrut brace is for looks only , have my eye on a set of 788M’s at a very decent price but undecided, I wouldn’t go beyond swapping out the existing speakers TBH as a moving vehicle is hardly the best environment for sonic perfection and I mainly drive it with the roof down. The audio upgrades will be when I get to the ‘nothing else left to do’ stageB21 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:02 pmTrue-Blue wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:53 pm Hmm,
I’m still undecided as to whether I’m keeping mine or not but, if it stays;
Definitely want to do something with the suspension and sort of wish I’d held onto the Eibach Pro Street coilovers.
New wheels and tires, want rid of the runflats. Considering a set of genuine 788M’s
Fit the engine bay bling - have a nice polished strut brace ready and waiting
I do like @B21 ‘s rear spoiler, but would probably leave in a Carbon finish to contrast the DSB paint.
I have the top level HiFi, so a speaker upgrade would be nice
All sounds eminently sensible..as stated elsewhere, each to their own, but not a fan of raw C/F on external bodywork..
Changing my 100mm Top-fi speakers protem to a mixture of Etons and Audison improved things a lot..it was the easy part..the woofers, subwoofers and new DSP/amp will be the harder parts..
Pretty pricey for genuine 788Ms..offsets are good..found the 9j and 10j widths just a bit wide for my tastes in handling but again each to their own..
The strut brace is nice n blingy but I personally found zero impact on handling..
Not joined yet? Register for free and enjoy features such as alerts, private messaging and viewing latest posts and topics.
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
- tiglon
- Senior Member
- Posts: 1071
- Joined: Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:20 am
- Location: Essex
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
2014 E89 35is Valencia Orange 788M wheels (M2 Competition), E90 M3 control arms, Eibach Pro Kit Springs, MHD Stage 1
-
- Lifer
- Posts: 3223
- Joined: Sun Feb 10, 2019 2:10 pm
- Location: Bristol/Bath
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
Any photo’s of the 788’s on your car please?tiglon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 7:05 pmFor what it's worth, I love the 788m's on mine, I think they suit the car. Be aware there are 2 slightly different finishes, one with a darkened smoked effect on the spoke faces. Pretty subtle difference.True-Blue wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:18 pmStrut brace is for looks only , have my eye on a set of 788M’s at a very decent price but undecided, I wouldn’t go beyond swapping out the existing speakers TBH as a moving vehicle is hardly the best environment for sonic perfection and I mainly drive it with the roof down. The audio upgrades will be when I get to the ‘nothing else left to do’ stageB21 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:02 pm
All sounds eminently sensible..as stated elsewhere, each to their own, but not a fan of raw C/F on external bodywork..
Changing my 100mm Top-fi speakers protem to a mixture of Etons and Audison improved things a lot..it was the easy part..the woofers, subwoofers and new DSP/amp will be the harder parts..
Pretty pricey for genuine 788Ms..offsets are good..found the 9j and 10j widths just a bit wide for my tastes in handling but again each to their own..
The strut brace is nice n blingy but I personally found zero impact on handling..
Alpina Roadster S Lux no. 204 (1 of 15 uk cars in Alpina Blue)
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
- Marcoose
- Member
- Posts: 919
- Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:52 pm
- Location: San Francisco, CA
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
I’m seeing diffusers for US$500+. Blimey.
2016 35is, monoballs, camber plates, KWV3, PS4S, xHP, MHD, LFB pedal, flat bottom wheel, red indicators, black headlamps
- tiglon
- Senior Member
- Posts: 1071
- Joined: Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:20 am
- Location: Essex
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
I wish I had the time and the space to learn how to do it myself. I've used 2 different places so far, neither filled me with confidence and one ripped me offB21 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:48 pm For me that turned out to be a big issue..getting down on bended knees to beg someone to fit my goodies..and then, not as neat or competently as you hoped for..hence my ultimate solution of my own garage..hope I don't buggar too many things up in the process myself!
It's tempting to go with Birds upgrades to make it simple, but I just can't justify justify the prices.
2014 E89 35is Valencia Orange 788M wheels (M2 Competition), E90 M3 control arms, Eibach Pro Kit Springs, MHD Stage 1
- tiglon
- Senior Member
- Posts: 1071
- Joined: Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:20 am
- Location: Essex
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
The only thing I photograph more is my cat. Let me know if you would like to see more
The photos are all from before the lower springs went on.
- Attachments
-
- 20211030_134607.jpg (432.51 KiB) Viewed 438 times
-
- 20211030_132722.jpg (232.82 KiB) Viewed 438 times
-
- 20220716_090247.jpg (209.48 KiB) Viewed 438 times
-
- Screenshot_20221113-230322_Gallery.jpg (117.88 KiB) Viewed 438 times
-
- Screenshot_20221113-230400_Gallery.jpg (208.42 KiB) Viewed 438 times
-
- Screenshot_20221113-230705_Gallery.jpg (134.14 KiB) Viewed 438 times
-
- Screenshot_20221113-230720_Gallery.jpg (158.28 KiB) Viewed 438 times
-
- Screenshot_20221113-230727_Gallery.jpg (110.46 KiB) Viewed 438 times
2014 E89 35is Valencia Orange 788M wheels (M2 Competition), E90 M3 control arms, Eibach Pro Kit Springs, MHD Stage 1
-
- Lifer
- Posts: 3223
- Joined: Sun Feb 10, 2019 2:10 pm
- Location: Bristol/Bath
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
Very nice, Thought I was going to be unique, but not many E89’s wearing these
Alpina Roadster S Lux no. 204 (1 of 15 uk cars in Alpina Blue)
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
- Jollyjoiner
- Senior Member
- Posts: 2010
- Joined: Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:32 am
- Location: Chesterfield
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
I already have a stage 1 on standard intercooler and just thought why not up grade it to help with temps a littleB21 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:03 pmLooking at the IATs I think a simple stage 1 Wagner Evo 1 type upgrade would suffice for UK temps and roads…FWIWJollyjoiner wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:35 pmNo nothing else with it, just to help with getting colder air
2009 35i DCT silver
SLT mapped to 365bhp
SLT mapped to 365bhp
- B21
- Lifer
- Posts: 5443
- Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:15 pm
- Location: In my Banana Yellow Space Shuttle...somewhere over Southern Caledonia
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
Our roads up in Scotland are great in so many ways but smooth is definitely NOT one of their attributes…I’ve never got the ‘fill the wheel arches’ thing as the outside diameter of the tyres are the same irrespective of being 17, 18 or 19 but heh ho..sadly my favourite tyres SC7s are only available in 19” up…Silverstar wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:31 pmMy car has 18" wheels already and yes you are right the ride quality is great and will be better than with 19" but I think the E89 just looks better with 19" rims and here where I am mostly the roads are pretty smooth.B21 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:27 pmIMHO the Bilstein upgrade is the most worthy…with the benefit of now 6 sets of wheels on E89s unless your tyres demand the rim diameter eg Conti Sports 7 I’d go with 18” rims any day of the week..Silverstar wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:15 pm Here's my wish list for 2023, not sure how many of them will get done though.
1. Bilstein / Eibach B12 Pro suspension
2. Sports exhaust (undecided upon which one)
3. 19" wheels and tyres (again undecided which ones)
4. Subtle body styling, rear lip spoiler etc. maybe, and only after the above three are done.
Let's see how far I get!
Again it’s personal choice but never been a fan of aftermarket exhausts..I prefer to move as quickly and silently as possible..
But each to their own..thanks for the view
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
- B21
- Lifer
- Posts: 5443
- Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:15 pm
- Location: In my Banana Yellow Space Shuttle...somewhere over Southern Caledonia
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
It’s your money and tastes…at the moment I’m planning to stick with an Evo 1 even when I go north of 500 BHP with bigger turbos…of course bigger turbos spinning less frenetically generate less heat..Jollyjoiner wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 9:47 pmI already have a stage 1 on standard intercooler and just thought why not up grade it to help with temps a littleB21 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 6:03 pmLooking at the IATs I think a simple stage 1 Wagner Evo 1 type upgrade would suffice for UK temps and roads…FWIWJollyjoiner wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:35 pm No nothing else with it, just to help with getting colder air
The bigger intercoolers will require a change to plumbing and some cutting n shutting I believe?
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
- B21
- Lifer
- Posts: 5443
- Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:15 pm
- Location: In my Banana Yellow Space Shuttle...somewhere over Southern Caledonia
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
I’m seeing them for around 250 USD in US and £220 in Europe
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
-
Online
- Lifer
- Posts: 8498
- Joined: Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:20 pm
- Location: Spaldingski
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
That's because they are for the F/G series cars.
Original fitment to F87 M2?
BMW 'OEM' diamond cut alloys are not very durable from my experience (the lacquer damages really easily and the white worm gets in). After market are no worse, though!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
- Marcoose
- Member
- Posts: 919
- Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:52 pm
- Location: San Francisco, CA
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
The 788M wheels look massively sharp !
2016 35is, monoballs, camber plates, KWV3, PS4S, xHP, MHD, LFB pedal, flat bottom wheel, red indicators, black headlamps
- Marcoose
- Member
- Posts: 919
- Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:52 pm
- Location: San Francisco, CA
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
Could you please share a link ? I must be searching the wrong part or wording. Thanks.
2016 35is, monoballs, camber plates, KWV3, PS4S, xHP, MHD, LFB pedal, flat bottom wheel, red indicators, black headlamps
-
- Lifer
- Posts: 3223
- Joined: Sun Feb 10, 2019 2:10 pm
- Location: Bristol/Bath
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
Yep, standard on an M2 competition I think. My offer was declined, wasn’t a Pi55 take offer either, was going to have them referbed to avoid the white worm issue.
Probably not going to happen now as costs starting to escalate.
Alpina Roadster S Lux no. 204 (1 of 15 uk cars in Alpina Blue)
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
Previous Z4’s :E89 30i, E89 20i, E85 3.0Si (X4) E85 3.0i, E86 3.0 Si, E85 2.5si, E85 2.5i
- B21
- Lifer
- Posts: 5443
- Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:15 pm
- Location: In my Banana Yellow Space Shuttle...somewhere over Southern Caledonia
What mods are you going to do to your Zed in 2023?
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-tr ... 1122158799 67 USD
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw ... 122158798/ 140 USD
207 USD bit less than 500 USD ..exc shipping
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is
A very modified Atacama Yellow 35is