Back in high school and into college I had a BMW E34 525. Not a bad car by any means, but when I first got it, I couldn’t help but feel self-conscious about the color – gold. Now technically the color was called “Cashmere Beige” but to the general public, it really didn’t make a difference…it was gold, haha. Anyway, after awhile the color grew on me. I loved the fact that I was modding a color that hardly anyone else out there was willing to touch or respect…and if they were, a shiny black paint job was definitely on the “upcoming mods” list.
I had met my friend Chris back then at some local car meets and it was great to see another “gold” 4-door BMW modding away without contemplating a color change. Although I eventually moved on to an E34 M5, my first car always held a special place in my heart. Chris, on the other hand, still has his 23-year old E30 golden baby. Why? Well lets just suffice it to say that he went a little further with his build than I ever could. You’ll be hard pressed to find another 4-door E30 done up quite as well as this:
The Mod List:
- U.S. S50b32 and Tranny w/ OBDI Swap
- Euro 3.5″ HFM
- 24# Injectors
- Custom Conforti Software
- 3.5″ K&N Cone Filter
- Custom Heat Shield
- UUC Evolution II Shortshift Kit
- E36 M3 Catalytic Converter
- M Coupe Dual Muffler Rear Exhaust
- 3.25 Limited Slip Differential
- MCoupe Finned Differential Cover
- 25mm Brake Master Cylinder
- Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
- 330mmX28mm 2 Piece Slotted/Vented Front Brake Rotors
- 310mmX20mm Cross-Drilled/Vented Rear Brake Rotors
-Brembo 4 piston front and Twin piston rear calipers
- Carbon Fiber Engine & Fuel Rail Covers
- Polished Aluminum Oil Filler Cap
- Hella Smoked European DE Ellipsoids
- 6000K Xenon Low Beam Conversion
-6000K Xenon Fog Light Conversion
- MHW Smoked Front Turn Signals
- Smoked Front Side Markers
- Redded Out Tail Lights (kept Reverse White)
- Blacked Out Front Kidney Grill
- Eyebrows (painted to match)
- Body Color Matched Door Handles and Bumper Moldings
- 3 Piece Foam Hood Insulation Pad
- Debadged
- Carbon Fiber Roundel Blackout Kit
- BMW Motorsport Carbon Fiber Front Grill Badge
- Rear License Plate Photo-Radar Protector
- Tint (Desert Shadow: 50% sides/40% rear)
- Shadowline Front and Rear Windshield Trim
- Shadowline Side Window Trim
- E30 M3 Front Bumper/Spoiler Gasket Seal
- E30 M3 Evo 3 Hood Seals
- E30 Updated Front Bumper/Spoiler w/ foglights and brake ducts
- Removed Factory Stoneguard Finish on Front Spoiler. Refinished to match body.
- Rieger Infinity I Lip
- Rieger Infinity I Splitter
- OEM M Technic II Door/Fender Panels (modified rear quarter pieces)
- Rieger Infinity I Sideskirts (modified to flow with M-Tech Door/Fender panels)
- Autovogue Av3 Rear Bumper/Apron (modified to fit right)
- E46 Rear Bumper/Fender Gasket Seal
- OEM M-Technic II Rear Spoiler
- E30 M3 Front Seats in black leather
- E30 M3 Rear seats in black leather
- Black Vinyl Doorpanels on all 4 doors
- Black Rear Shelf
- Black Carpet
- Black Roof Liner
- E30 Updated Airbag Style Driverside Underdash Knee Bolster
- Full OBC conversion
- OBC Turn Signal Stalk
- Chrome/Leather M-Tech Shiftknob
- Leather Shift boot
- Leather Ebrake Handle with Chrome Button
- Leather Ebrake Boot
- Chrome Door Pins
- Chrome Light Pull Switch
- Lighted Window switches (6 + 1 sunroof)
- Manual to Power Sunroof Conversion
- Overhead panel covered in black leather
- Rear View Mirror With Maplights
- BMW M-Technic II Steering Wheel
- 7k tach from Euro 323i
- White Gauge Faces
- Red Needles
- M3 gauge cluster Surround
- Chrome Gauge Rings
- Brushed Aluminum Pedals with Engraved ///M logo
- Brushed Aluminum Dead Pedal with Engraved ///M logo
- M Roadster Black Floormats with Updated Retention Clips
- E30 Black rear floormats
- Bavarian Autosport Front StressBar
- IE Stage III Race Springs
- Bilstein Sport Shocks and Struts
- IE Swaybars 25mm Hollow Front 22mm Hollow Rear with Fully Adjustable Links
- Custom Rear Trailing Arm Sway Bar Link Tab Reinforcement
- M3 Aluminum Control Arms
- M3 Urethane Offset Control Arm Bushings
- Turner Motorsport Aluminum Rear Shock Mounts with IE Reinforcement Plates
- 17X8.5 CR 2000 (21lbs. a piece) + Spare
- 15mm Hub-Centric H&R Spacers Front and Rear
- TC Kline Racing Stud kit
- Yokohama AVS ES100 in 235/40R17
- Alpine CDA 7893 Head Unit
- Alpine M1001 Mono Power Amp (2 ohm)
- Alpine F340 4 Channel Amp (2 ohm)
- 2 12″ Alpine Type-R Subs (2 ohm)
- Custom box/trunk setup
- Custom Install 6X9 Sony X-plods in rear Shelf
- Custom Install Swivel Mount Infinity Reference Tweeters in Premium E30 Tweeter Pods
- Custom Install 5 1/4 Infinity Reference in front kickpanels
- Keyless Entry System
- Hella High Output Horns
- Valentine One Radar Detector (Hardwired)
- Python 871XP 2 way Alarm System
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