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What's your best and worst value for money mod?
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04-27-2010, 05:27 AM | #1 |
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What's your best and worst value for money mod?
Self explanatory really. What's the best thing you've done to your 3 Series that gave you the best value for money and what was the worst / most disappointing?
I'll start the ball rolling: Best Short shift gear lever in black leather. Feels great in the hand(!) when changing gear. Worst New 'silver' front E90 LCI indicator bulbs - they look less orange than the standard bulbs but not really that silver either. For £30-odd I was disappointed. If they'd been a fiver... |
04-27-2010, 07:28 AM | #3 |
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i would say exhaust. besides for making the car sound better, its the smallest performance gain and one of the most expensive mods to purchase for the car
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04-27-2010, 10:39 AM | #6 |
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Best mod:
window tint! Makes the car look much more aggressive from behind. Worst mod: a $15 phone holder I bought.. it's trash now because it never stays in place |
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04-28-2010, 08:14 PM | #9 |
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Best:
DIY Plasti-Dip Matte Black Kidney Grills - $0 ($7 if you don't already have a can of Plasti-Dip) I took my time with it and put on 4-5 layers with minimal overlap and 30 minutes in between each layer and it turned out beautifully.. best bang for the buck IMO
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04-28-2010, 09:59 PM | #11 |
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worst mod - the jbspeed trunk i brought .. beside it's good fitment .. the shape does not look sharp enough (compare to the other csl trunks)
ps. ppl dont cheap out!! |
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04-29-2010, 02:41 AM | #13 |
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Best:
Aero Lip (Free) Matte Black kidney (Free) Painted side reflector (Free) BMS intake (Free) Worst: POS Tial BOV that kept on slipping off on me. (minimal lost since I bought used and sold it) |
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04-29-2010, 03:17 AM | #14 |
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Best and worst in the same time: M5 SMG shift knob.
Best because it looks and feels awesome and is a huge improvement over the bulky stock shift knob. Worst because it cost 300 EUR in parts and cables. And since my car doesn't have an ashtray I had to pay my dealer 300 EUR to get power cables routed under the shift boot. Making it a 600 EUR shift knob
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04-29-2010, 07:14 AM | #15 |
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Painted side reflectors
Black grille Tints! |
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04-29-2010, 11:14 AM | #16 |
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Best: KWV3's. Awesome handling
Worst: H&R Sways. I got raped with install fees :/ |
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04-29-2010, 01:54 PM | #18 |
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Best: My wheels, I love em!
Worst: My painted side reflectors, they don't match my paint (Jet Black) and I just don't feel like spending another $60 (from **********s) |
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04-29-2010, 02:04 PM | #19 |
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Best value = DIY blackout grille and silvervisions ($5)
Worst value = LED angel eyes that give off errors messages even when they're advertised "error free" ($100+ down the drain) |
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04-29-2010, 02:37 PM | #20 |
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04-30-2010, 10:41 AM | #22 |
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Best: golf tee mod (actually a medical hose clamp, same effect)
Best: OEM alum pedals. Look great and feel good under my feet every time I drive. Worst: License plate frame painted factory JB from JLevi. $45 I think. The $10 Pep Boys frame would have done the job...
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