£1000 TO SPEND ON MODS
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I had £1000 to spend on my car, spent it all on wheels 
based on your picture, you won't need those!
nice wheels
based on your picture, you won't need those!
nice wheelsGain from the TT would have been easier as it's forced induction (assuming it wasn't the V6... 225 springs to mind), gains from mapping are far harder to achieve from NA engines. I wouldn't bother TBH. Have a look at my Dyno link - I got nothing... had the map done as it pretty much worked out FOC and I was curious.
£1000... you already have a sweet set of rim, I'd probably go for an exhaust (Eisenmann) and stiffer anti-roll bars. While I have tried that yet, it will probably be my last mod. No really, after that I'm calling it a day. Although...
Others - £220 - M Steering wheel, fantastic mod, you would not believe the difference in feel is to the steering - if your's doesn't already have it.
Just noticed yours is the facelift; the N52 engine is very hard to tune to the point where it is even quite difficult to find exhausts!
New answer then.... spend it on a European road trip
EDIT: Actually, if you haven't had the car long I'd give it a while, see where you want improvements... European road trip would be good for that.
Other one I just thought of, strut brace - OEM about £200 from Soper.
£1000... you already have a sweet set of rim, I'd probably go for an exhaust (Eisenmann) and stiffer anti-roll bars. While I have tried that yet, it will probably be my last mod. No really, after that I'm calling it a day. Although...
Others - £220 - M Steering wheel, fantastic mod, you would not believe the difference in feel is to the steering - if your's doesn't already have it.
Just noticed yours is the facelift; the N52 engine is very hard to tune to the point where it is even quite difficult to find exhausts!
New answer then.... spend it on a European road trip
EDIT: Actually, if you haven't had the car long I'd give it a while, see where you want improvements... European road trip would be good for that.
Other one I just thought of, strut brace - OEM about £200 from Soper.
PawnSacrifice said:Gain from the TT would have been easier as it's forced induction (assuming it wasn't the V6... 225 springs to mind), gains from mapping are far harder to achieve from NA engines. I wouldn't bother TBH. Have a look at my Dyno link - I got nothing... had the map done as it pretty much worked out FOC and I was curious.
£1000... you already have a sweet set of rim, I'd probably go for an exhaust (Eisenmann) and stiffer anti-roll bars. While I have tried that yet, it will probably be my last mod. No really, after that I'm calling it a day. Although...
Others - £220 - M Steering wheel, fantastic mod, you would not believe the difference in feel is to the steering - if your's doesn't already have it.
Just noticed yours is the facelift; the N52 engine is very hard to tune to the point where it is even quite difficult to find exhausts!
New answer then.... spend it on a European road trip
Yeah I got the alpina wheels , m steering wheel, cruise , piano black interior , champange leather seats, I'm just used to modding cars , maybe i should just enjoy it for what it is already
perhaps a stereo upgrade? seeing as you've done everything else! 
JOE90 said:Yeah I got the alpina wheels , m steering wheel, cruise , piano black interior , champange leather seats, I'm just used to modding cars , maybe i should just enjoy it for what it is already
For the time being maybe.
If you have a spending habit maybe a foam lance or other detailing stuff?
Does sound like a really good car you have there
Shooter said:
Quoted for the greater justice of man kind (or something). I would go for M seats too. Although finding some might be difficult.
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Brakes is where I would spend it.
I'd probably go for a quad exhaust and cf diffuser, red ///m sport seats and throw in some decent clear indicator AE headlights and an E46 brake upgrade. That would about use up that budget. Any change and I'd customise a set of 108's :wink:
It was a bit tongue in cheek Dan, in that these are some of the core mods I've done that net costs after sale of surplus parts and a lot of ingenuity have probaly cost me in the region of £1k. Lot of DIY and adaptations to do that would really cost someone to farm it out in the region of about £4k to %5k to do.
Actually for £1k a hardtop would be top of the list.
Actually for £1k a hardtop would be top of the list.
cj10jeeper said:
I can see the appeal of a HT for the winter but I've got a garage for the salty months. :wink: I sacrifice my dignity and spent Nov to March driving around in my old fella's Mitsi Delica.
I'm a bit OCD with car cleanliness so this helps my state of mind. :lol: