On monday, I got new rims installed on my car. Now it looks much more classy than it did before. Also, the original springs were installed, which lifted the care about 4 centimeters. We also found out that the rims and tires that came with the car were too small. They were 2 or 3 centimeters smaller in diameter than original BMW stuff. So, in total, I guess the car was lifted some 6 centimeters, which is great for all the speed bumps here in the neighborhood. Anyway, thanks to Jay's Carconnect for helping me out!
And here are the before and after pictures:
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My new wheels are great. It's a great ride and it's so much fun to drive the car. However, there is one small problem. The car is too low. I'm living in a neighborhood with a lot of speed bumps and most of them are too high so the bottom of the car scratches, even if I drive really really slow. Therefore I decided to have the lowering kit removed and put in the standard springs again. This should lift the car about 4 cm, which is exactly what I need. Since I also think that the rims are a bit over the top, I'm getting other ones. The ones that I now have look like they came from an Opel Calibra. I made an appointment with this tuning shop in Amsterdam to get some work done next Thursday . The owner of the shop has exactly the same car and know everything about it, which is great. He was pretty enthusiastic about my car and really wanted to help me do some things with it. I have xenon lights in the front, but the corner lamps were still standard. I'm getting them replaced as well to fit the head lamps.
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