Hey thought I'd put a little thread together to keep everything I've done to my 140 in one place really and update any future mods etc .
So I ordered my sapphire black m140i back in October 2016 . I had a 10 week wait which for anyone waiting on a car will know it's torture !
Originally spec'd alpine white then changed at the last minute to SB , which I'm happy with but god it's tough to keep clean !!
Spec :
ZF Auto
Comfort pack
Reverse cam
Front & back park assist
Heated seats
Harmon kardon
Privacy glass
Collection day
Didn't have really any plans to change to much to be honest , never a fan of the stock wheels so I always knew they'd go . I blame the forum for everything else I've done / to do though haha
Couple of weeks in I changed the chrome grills for m performance ones .
Before
After
Simple enough DIY job , expect a little pain in the hands though ...
Next up I added the 3D carbon spoiler & maxton front splitter / side diffusers in gloss black . They look good , the fit great but another area that traps in dirt .
Car was now looking a little less standard , I'm trying to keep it subtle and I've seen a few people wrapping / spraying there front fins which can work on certain colours but for me I'm a fan off the ferric grey detailing so I wrapped the bottom section of the fins only which really does look great in the flesh but hard too capture in a picture .
Original wrap didn't last so I plasti-dipped the bottom section of the fins too achieve the same look .
Changed the mirrors caps over for the Autoid performance caps and had them finished in ferric grey
Next up after a lot of research was springs , in the end I went for HR 15 mm springs which work great for my access issue ( only just mind you)
Stock
HR -15mm
Car looked 10 times better and felt a lot better cornering at speed , the ride was unaffected !!
Car was crying out for some wheels, so the hunt begins !! I looked at a lot of wheels and very nearly went for the schnitzer reps
However I decided the M3/4 competition wheel was the one I wanted . Sticking too 18s I reused my mpss tyres.
Wheel size : 18 x 8.5j ET35 it gives a nice aggressive stance too the car , I'm happy with the look however the wheels are a swine too clean !!
Visually I'm nearly finished , 1 or 2 small changes maybe . I'd like a little more noise and bigger exhaust tips so that will be looked at in the near future . I have a BMS intake to fit so a little induction noise might be nice ,
Too be continued I guess .....
Dean
So I ordered my sapphire black m140i back in October 2016 . I had a 10 week wait which for anyone waiting on a car will know it's torture !
Originally spec'd alpine white then changed at the last minute to SB , which I'm happy with but god it's tough to keep clean !!
Spec :
ZF Auto
Comfort pack
Reverse cam
Front & back park assist
Heated seats
Harmon kardon
Privacy glass
Collection day
Didn't have really any plans to change to much to be honest , never a fan of the stock wheels so I always knew they'd go . I blame the forum for everything else I've done / to do though haha
Couple of weeks in I changed the chrome grills for m performance ones .
Before
After
Simple enough DIY job , expect a little pain in the hands though ...
Next up I added the 3D carbon spoiler & maxton front splitter / side diffusers in gloss black . They look good , the fit great but another area that traps in dirt .
Car was now looking a little less standard , I'm trying to keep it subtle and I've seen a few people wrapping / spraying there front fins which can work on certain colours but for me I'm a fan off the ferric grey detailing so I wrapped the bottom section of the fins only which really does look great in the flesh but hard too capture in a picture .
Original wrap didn't last so I plasti-dipped the bottom section of the fins too achieve the same look .
Changed the mirrors caps over for the Autoid performance caps and had them finished in ferric grey
Next up after a lot of research was springs , in the end I went for HR 15 mm springs which work great for my access issue ( only just mind you)
Stock
HR -15mm
Car looked 10 times better and felt a lot better cornering at speed , the ride was unaffected !!
Car was crying out for some wheels, so the hunt begins !! I looked at a lot of wheels and very nearly went for the schnitzer reps
However I decided the M3/4 competition wheel was the one I wanted . Sticking too 18s I reused my mpss tyres.
Wheel size : 18 x 8.5j ET35 it gives a nice aggressive stance too the car , I'm happy with the look however the wheels are a swine too clean !!
Visually I'm nearly finished , 1 or 2 small changes maybe . I'd like a little more noise and bigger exhaust tips so that will be looked at in the near future . I have a BMS intake to fit so a little induction noise might be nice ,
Too be continued I guess .....
Dean