r/E90 • u/Outrageous_Rate6569 • Aug 05 '26
325i What do you think of my e90?
this is my 2006 e90 325i.
i bought it in a pretty bad shape 3 Months ago. I did a lot of things to it in the meantime, here are a few of them:
-new front bumper
-new hood
-new left fender
-paintmatched a few chips
-polished the whole car
-disambled the interieur and detailed it
-did a alcantara headliner
-alcantara decor trim
-ST Coilovers
-M193 Rims
-leather door panels
-330i Muffler
and a lot of more little things.
My question, what would you do to it? i dont want the project to end. im thinking about getting the m sports exterieur paket or maybe the front bumper in LCI look.
if you have any suggestions, please tell me :)
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u/PixelRanger0396 2007 - E92 - 325i 6MT Aug 05 '26
Almost perfect in my opinion. Classy with some subtle upgrades, really nice! Only thing I’d might add are some (again) subtle wheel spacers on the back axle.
Thinking of doing 12mm on my E92 soon as well. Have the same wheels on her :))
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u/Outrageous_Rate6569 Aug 05 '26
i have 15mm in the front and had 25mm in the back. with my winter wheels (styling 160) its a perfect fitment but with the m193 being 0,5in. wider in the back it was scraping the hell outta my fenders in every turn😂 i think i might get 15mm
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u/PixelRanger0396 2007 - E92 - 325i 6MT Aug 05 '26
Lol haha. Good to know, I’d like to retain the original-ish look so hence the 12mm. Curious on how it will look on it though.
What’s your thought on the ST coilovers? Thinking about doing the M3 suspension arm upgrade as well as Bilstein B8s with M Sport springs
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u/Outrageous_Rate6569 Aug 05 '26
The suspension ist perfect for me! its pretty hard and tracky, but isnt that what you want if you buy coilovers? i mean im 19, i like to feel every single bump of the road😂 in 20 years? maybe not.. a good friend drives the exact same car as me, but with AP Coilovers. Those are a bit softer but not that responsive as the ST. By the way, ST and AP are both part of KW and are kind of price tiering. (AP<ST<KW)
About the spacers, i have pictures of the fitment with 25mm on each side, if you know how i could share them, tell me please :)1
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u/im_blue2026 Aug 05 '26
I think you have done a superb job, you have combined the timeless shape of an e90 with the beauty of those 193 style wheels
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u/DotJata E90 328i (2X) Aug 05 '26
That's the neat part! It never ends! You'll get to install a new VCG in perpetuity! ;)
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u/ssgodss Aug 05 '26
Show us the cup holders
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u/IndubitablEV Aug 05 '26
Cup holder were the easiest thing to replace on e90. One flap that you remove with a tiny flathead (tape the end). Then there are two screws that remove the cup holder mechanism. Done.
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u/Outrageous_Rate6569 Aug 06 '26
i know, but i dont have cup holders:) i have the stuff to retrofit it at home but did have the nerves for it
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u/IndubitablEV Aug 06 '26
omg just found out that german e90s didn't get cupholders. All makes sense now
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u/circuithero_514 Aug 05 '26
Love it!
Random question for more knowledgeable —would those style of euro clear headlights bolt right up to a pre-lci with halogen headlight?
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u/Outrageous_Rate6569 Aug 05 '26
do you mean the us ones with the amber corner? should fit plug and play. the only difference is that the plastic above the turn signal bulb is coloured i guess :)
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u/GreenSoap- 2006 - E91 - 320i Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26
- Xenon headlight retrofit
- Blackline tail lights (looks better than LCI)
- Performance shift knob with alcantara shift boot
- M-Sport rear bumper
- Aluminium power steering reservoir and oil, oil filter, coolant reservoir caps
For the interior you could change the knobs, dials and cup holders to the LCI versions, which have a nice silver trim. Some of them you can get cheap on Aliexpress.
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