What's next???

Nickthedude wrote

Is that a carbon roof on an E90 or just painted black?

wildwestm3 wrote

I had the 220’s powder coated gloss black and added spacers. I think it changes the look completely:

Mike@IND wrote

It's a RKP carbon roof

timothy2001 wrote

Cosmetic mods are all a matter of taste but regardless of that Ceramic coating is probably the best money I have spent on this car. Assuming paint correction goes along with it, with Jerez black and in retrospect I would absolutely do that first.

wildwestm3 wrote

I had the 220’s powder coated gloss black and added spacers. I think it changes the look completely:

94jedi wrote

This is definitely on my "someday" list. Just curious, what's the cost of labor to have it done right? The roof itself is...what, $1200?

Mike@IND wrote

I'd say somewhere in the realm of 12-16 labor hours. It's actually not too bad all things considering.

94jedi wrote

good call...might do that. right around $200 too (I've been getting quotes. )



That's another good idea...but what springs? I want to make sure the car rides/handles as good or better than stock. I'm planning an HPDE at some point this year. And what spacers? guess I need to do some research.



Yea, I hear ya...The thing about aftermarket wheels is the TPMS...It's always a hassle to mess with that when you swap wheels.

I like the Alex Tune a lot. you simply cannot beat it for $600 and change. He's a good dude and knows his stuff, and his customer service is top notch. Only thing is, I'm looking for a bit more which likely means a full dyno tune. I also wish he had a map for e85. It's readily available in Raleigh NC. Other tuners have e85 maps/tunes. Not sure why he doesn't. He does have a 100 oct tune though...might have to try that as I can get 100 here too...at $9 p/gal.



EC-7's are what I want if I can convince the Mrs.!!!



I've been thinking about the emblem on the trunk. I like the blacked out look so I might just do that. Is the OEM emblem a pain to remove? hair dryer and dental floss, wash/wax apply new emblem w/ 3m tape? The roundels are kind of classic to me...if anything I'd replace them completely w/ black roundels. Definitely considering the UCP and aluminum pedals. Right now, my foot always slips off the brake pedal when down shifting just before a turn.

My car came w/ some uninstalled mods as well, I should post those as well. Actually, this thread should be my build journal lol.