Hello New Member Here

Hi Folks

I have been lurking here for few days and thought it was about time I signed up and introduced myself.

I have owned BMW's for over 25 years all 3L diesels and in total I've covered almost 500,000 miles in these amazing cars.

Well I'm long into retirement but still loving these cars, my latest is this beauty below a 435D F33 in Estori Blue. Nope I've never really grown up !!!

I have a wish list of mods for next year when my insurance is due for renewal.

 

Hello and welcome Tommy! You have come to the right place, lots of similarly enthusiastic BMW (and other car...) owners here.

Lovely looking F33 you have there, super shiny!

 

Hi and thank you for your welcome and kind words @Wynne71

I have to say what I've seen so far is everyone appears both friendly and enthusiastic.

 

Welcome along Tommy. Nice F33 you have there, estoril blue really suits the F3x,
It's a great forum with plenty of long term enthusiastic owners with knowledge they're always willing to share

 

Hi and thank you for your welcome and kind words Adie

That's great to here Adie, as I am more than happy to share my lifetimes knowledge and experience

 

Welcome along Tommy. A fine 4 vert you have there.

Kudos for putting up a picture without having to be asked

 

Hi and thank you for your welcome and kind words E39mad

A picture paints a thousand words LOL OMG I'm showing my age

 

What mods are you considering?

 

Hi Wanne71 mostly cosmetic:-

Front & Rear Diffuser
Boot Lip
Side Skirts
Front & Rear Cameras
Twin Exhaust With Back Box Delete (As I hate the stock set up it looks lop-sided )
Power Fold Mirrors
Stage 1 Re Map for both Engine & Gearbox

Big question is insurance dependent, I'm open to suggestions fot modified insurance

 

I put a gloss black rear diffuser on my 2017 440i, looked great compared to the colour coded plastic that came as standard. Definitely a good upgrade. I could find some old photos of that one if you were interested. Also changed the wing mirror caps for gloss black M versions.

 

Thank you Wynne71

I would appreciate that, as I intend to go for gloss black.
The build sheet says it is shadow line edition but I am confused why the front wing vents are not black so that's another thing on the list lol

 

Almost forgot I intend to go gloss black mirror caps so as to make finding powerfold mirrors easier, although removing the glass scares me a bit lol

 

Welcome to the forum. Lovely looking car you have.

 

Hi and thank you for your welcome and kind words boylucifer

 

Some photos, I added the gloss black kidney grills as the chrome ones didn’t look right, the gloss black mirror caps, changed the chrome exhaust tips for black chrome and the diffuser was matt black.

 

Thank you Wynne71
Stunning looking car you have, the twin tail pipes just look so right, back in the day my 335D had twin tail pipes why the he'll BMW changed to the set up that looked like it belonged on my old Cortina Gt I had when I was 18 is beyond me.
Definitely now 100% on my mods list.

 

Hi and thank you for your welcome and kind words spuffington
Yes like you I love the 3L oil burners
I will of course keep you upto date with the mods, I'll open thread in the 4 Series forum, no doubt I'll be asking for advice too

 

Hi and thank you for your BIG welcome and kind words singvogel

Storksey says thank you too, he is a star, as he let's me and the Senior Manager (AKA The Wife) live in his Bungalow rent free