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holland130i my 130i Msport

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#1 ·
Hi everybody!

I wanted to intoduce myself after reading here for a long time...

My name is Mark,i am from Holland/Amsterdam.

I bought a 130i last year and couldnt be a more happy with it :D

Its a 2009 lci Msport with all available options on it,i did some mods myself though:

Short sport antenna
White angel eyes
Black kidney grill
Performance Air filter(only the filter not the box)
Resonator/midbox delete
Golf tee mod
camber pin mod
rear diffuser painted glossy black

here some pictures of my baby:








Nice meeting you all :)

Mark.
 
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#5 ·
Blackbmw120d said:
Welcome to the forum. You have a great looking 130.
Any more mods planned ?
Thanks!

No not really,i like the car the way it is...maybe looking for blinding/tinting rear windows,but no hurry..

Need new tyres first,thats a priority :)

Mark.
 
#6 ·
superram said:
Welcome. Nice looking example you got there.
What are the values of 130i's like over there?
Thanks,

Well if you want to buy a car like mine from 2009 with around 90.000 miles it will set you back around 17.500,- euros...

There are about 4 of those for sale in Holland,so yeah,pretty rear car!!

Prices for good clean models seem to go up tho...some say it has become a bit of a legend this car :D :eek2:

Mark.
 
#7 ·
Blameless said:
That's a really clean 130i. Interested to know how rare 130i are in holland compared to the UK which they seem really rare.

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Yeah same here,around 20 for sale,but from those 20 only 5 or 6 are very clean and lci models...

The others are 2005 2006 models with more than 125.000 miles on them.

So yeah,to find a good one is difficult...was lucky to find a very clean dealer maintanaced car like i did.. :)

Mark.
 
#9 ·
OIRH said:
Sweet looking ride, and you've done some perfect mods.

Curious, where you have done the camber alignment pin mod? I want to do this myself too but my specialist is a bit hesitant to start drilling away at the pin.. (I'm from Utrecht btw :).
It's an easy mod to do yourself. Some pins just pull out, where as others need drilling.
There's a guide in the 'how to' section on this forum.
 
#10 ·
Yeah I've seen the DIY howto's, but I have two left hands so to speak when it comes to doing stuff like this myself. Also, as you then set your wheel with more negative camber you have to re-align anyway right? So that's why I'd like to do that all at once just to make sure I don't f*** up :)

You did it yourself?
 
#11 ·
OIRH said:
Yeah I've seen the DIY howto's, but I have two left hands so to speak when it comes to doing stuff like this myself. Also, as you then set your wheel with more negative camber you have to re-align anyway right? So that's why I'd like to do that all at once just to make sure I don't f*** up :)

You did it yourself?
Hey,

Yes i did it myself,just get the right size steel drill,be very carefull not to damage the paintwork around the hole.
Then i drove the wheel on a slight ramp/sidewalk and the whole strut just flipped to the max negative camber...tighten up the screws,done!

I did do a re-alignment after,but was due to do it anyway(always once per year...)

Its easy,just be patient and carefull.

Mark.
 
#16 ·
Yeah real easy with cans...you start with applying it rear thin,and re do that 5 times...then its really smooth and perfect.
then i finished it off with the gloss transparent dip,to make it shine a little...the more of that you applie the more it becomes shiny..

And the best thing is, if you dont like it you just tear it off.

and yes it does scratch a little ...but so does normal paint :wink:

Mark.
 
#18 ·
What's that great big tyre mark on the last photo ? You haven't been a naughty boy have you Mark ? :redface:
 
#19 ·
golfer said:
What's that great big tyre mark on the last photo ? You haven't been a naughty boy have you Mark ? :redface:
Haha,yes i was....but not with these brand new tyres...i distroyed the old ones the day before the new where fitted!

:D

Mark.
 
#20 ·
holland130i said:
golfer said:
What's that great big tyre mark on the last photo ? You haven't been a naughty boy have you Mark ? :redface:
Haha,yes i was....but not with these brand new tyres...i distroyed the old ones the day before the new where fitted!

:D

Mark.
Good man :thumbs:
 
#21 ·
For who likes to hear the difference (recorded with a phone camera....)between a stock exhaust and one with the mid resonator replaced by an y-pype ....here you go:

stock 130i:

stock 130i with mid resonator removed :

there is a slight drone at highway speeds...but nothing irritating.
tunnels tho...are a freeking blast!!
and all that for 150,- euro's!! (in todays money :wink: 130,- odd pounds!)

i drove next to an 130i with the performance exhaust the other day...he asked if i had the Milteck...i explained,he whas not happy he payed 600,- euro for the performance one...at all !!

a bargain i say!

Mark.
 
#23 ·
135i backbox just arrived...will be fitted next monday!! cant wait :bigsmile:






As you can see backbox is almost brand new,end pipes dont have a scratch ...has only been under the 135i for 10.000 miles..
Only payed 100,- euro for it,so am extremaly happy!!

:)

Mark.
 
#26 ·
Ordered the Bilstein B12 pro kit today...fitting soon!

Cant wait,my m-sport suspension was getting weak and floaty on higher speeds...not strange as they are 8 years and 100k old...

Update when fitted!

Mark.
 
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