Ok, so this is my new 2007 BMW 3 Series Saloon E90 330D M Sport.

Black Saphire Metallic and 54k on the clock. Comes with M Sport package, 6-Speed Manual, High gloss shadowline, exterior lights package, 18" MV3 Alloy, black Dakota leather interior, front & rear armrest, anthracite roof lining & pillars, Multifunction steering wheel, dual climate control, Auxiliary heating, iDrive widescreen Sat-nav system & BMW Professional Stereo, AUX port, front\rear electric windows and mirrors, remote locking, ABS, PAS, Traction Control, headlight washers, cruise control with brake function, auto lights & wipers, auto dimming interior mirror, reverse parking sensors with distance control, hands-free Bluetooth, voice control, BMW Assist, , smoker package, full BMW service history.

The M Sport models come with 18" MV3 alloys, sport front & rear bumpers, sideskirts, sports springs, sport steering wheel, sport leather gearknob etc

Kinda wish id stuck out and gone for a facelift LCI 2009 model with more extras like sunroof, folding mirrors, heated seats and xenons as these things are a pain to retrofit anything without extra wiring and BMW coding

A Few Facts
3.0 TDI 6-Cylinder 24v
6-speed manual
231 BHP
500 Nm \ 369 Lb-Ft Torque
0-62 = 6.5 secs
Top Speed = 155 mph
RWD
MPG Combined = 43.5
MPG Extra Urban = 55.4
MPG Urban = 31.7
Weight = 1535 KG
Fuel Tank = 61 Litres (Shell V-Power @ £1.20 a Litre is about £73 to fill as of Jan 2015)
Insurance Group 36 (£400 A Year)
Tax Band H (£190 a year)















UPDATED: SEPTERMER 2016
MODS FOR FAR:

INTERIOR
• Genuine BMW M3 Power, Memory and heated Black Novillo Leather seats
• Genuine BMW M3 Black Novillo Leather Split Folding Rear Seats
• Genuine BMW Leather Split Armrest
• Genuine BMW Black Velour Car Mats
• Genuine BMW Performance Sport Pedals
• Genuine BMW Performance Alcantara Handbrake Handle & Gaitor
• Genuine BMW Performance Alcantara Gear Gaitor & Sport Gear Stick
• Genuine BMW LCI Front Dash Cup holders
• Genuine BMW LCI Aluminium Auto headlight switch
• Genuine BMW LCI Climate Control Unit (Added heated seat buttons and "All" Climate)
• Genuine BMW Phone Cradle Adapter to Storage Tray conversion
• Genuine BMW Fold down black sunglasses holder (Replaces drivers grab handle)
• Genuine BMW Warning triangle & Boot mounting brackets
• Genuine BMW Rechargeable Glovebox Torch
• Genuine BMW Grey Boot Cargo storage net
• Genuine BMW 12v power socket in the boot
• Genuine BMW Natural Air Starter Kit, Vent mounted Air Freshener
• Carbon Fiber wrapped 4D Gloss center console, dash and door trims
• Carbon Fiber Fire Extinguisher installed in boot
• Apple iPad Mini Retina Dash Mount Magnets

ICE
• Standard BMW iDrive & 6 speaker system.

BODY
• Genuine BMW LCI Rear Conversion (Tailgate, LED Lights & Coding)
• Genuine BMW Performance 335i\335D Rear Diffuser
• AC Schnitzer Style roof Spoiler
• BMW Performance style Lower Tailgate Spoiler
• BMW Performance Style High Gloss Black Front Kidney Grills
• Retrofit Genuine BMW High Gloss Power Folding mirrors, Switch, Remote Fold & coding
• Rear Privacy Tints & Sunstrip (80% Tint)
• Smoked side repeaters
• 6k White Canbus LED Numberplate Lights
• 6k White LED Door Courtesy lights
• Bosch Aero Wiper Blades
• Private plate
• Removed 330D rear tailgate badges
• Black\White BMW badges (Instead of blue\white BMW logo)
• ODK Splat rear window decal

WHEELS & TYRES,
• 19" OEMS IFG9 Staggered Alloys - 8.5j Front, 9.5j Rear
• Black\White BMW Centre Caps
• Yokohama Advan Sport V105 Front Tyres 225/35/19
• Falken Azenis FR-453 Rear Tyres 255/30/19
• Black Wheel Bolts & Locking Nuts
• Eibach 5mm (10mm per axel) Rear Wheel Spacers

SUSPENSION
• Standard M Sport Shocks and springs

BRAKES
• BMW 335D Larger Front Calipers (fully refurbed in red by BiggRed)
• BMW 330D Standard Rear calipers painted red
• BMW 335D Front 348 x 30mm EBC Turbo Grooved Vented Discs
• BMW 330D Rear 336 x 22mm EBC Turbo Grooved Vented Discs
• Pagid pads all round

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE MODS
• E-Maps stage 1 map (275 BHP - 600nm \ 445 Ibs-ft Torque)
• K&N OEM Fit Air Filter
• Style Dynamics Custom 335D Twin Exit Stainless Exhaust with silencers removed
• Dummy DPF (Gutted, re-welded and coded)

WISH LIST
• Genuine BMW Rear Seat Nets
• Genuine BMW twin 12v sockets in rear console
• Wagner Tuning EVO intercooler
• NV Motorsport ODB Stop Lock
• Genuine BMW Individual Ltd Edition Stop\Start Button (61317973477)
• Genuine BMW LCI Xeon Angel Eye Headlight Conversion
• Retrofit LCI CIC iDrive HD 8.8" widescreen sat-nav and coding
• Retrofit Harman Kardon Logic 7 Sound System (13 Speaker System)
• Full USB iPod\iPhone control for video & Audio
• Free view TV Tuner
• Reverse Camera

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going for this sort of look

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Looking nice car pal, sounds like a decent spec too.

Never realy liked the back end of this shape but the lights in the picture of what your aiming for make it look alot better. Look forward to the progress.

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I like!

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AUTOBAHNSTORMERS
Some people are like slinkies. Not really good for anything, but bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs!

From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.

Looks smart fella, and the look you are going for will look awesome

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It really is good, its got a decent amount of acceleration and torque, but if iam sensible can see 50mpg on a run.

Agree the rear lights make it look more dated then 2007 imo. Iam gonna change these for a more modern look though i think.

Cheers. Ill give it a proper detail over the weekend and get some better pics up. looks much better when its clean.


Yer, i want it to stand out a little. The problem with these car's there 10 a penny.

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Overall i like the car. As far as performance and economy iam more then happy with it, but i feel it lacks features for a car of this type. Example i would expect heated seats and folding mirrors as standard not extras. The 4 speaker system is truly horrid, in fact the worst ive heard in a standard car. I would of expected better from BMW. My leon had folding mirrors as standard and was running 8 speaker BOSE as an extra and it just blows the BMW sound system out the water, so ill have to look into upgrade the sound in this car. sounds like speakers have blown if you have it remotely what you might call loud.

Integration of ipod for audio with coverart or video playback is also difficult on the iDrive screen. I know where i was with my Pioneer double din in the leon, just plug in reverse camera, ipod leads and rca to amp and away you go, nothings that simple with this idrive system. Iam going to seriously modify the idrive sceen\setup to give me access to all the things i want from it. Might have to upgrade the screen from a 2009 one which is HD quailty but i suspect thats mega bucks. seats are comfy but missing the konig bucket seats in the Leon. Did consider retro fitting the heated konigs into the BMW but think it might just look plain wrong, even more so, if the leather on the konigs dont have the same shade and texture of leather as the rest of the interior.............ill think about that one.

As far as mapping goes, running 300BHP on a manual puts more strain on the standard clutch and gearbox, so looking into a custom map of maybe 280BHP, so the clutch and gbox, has less torque running through it. Apparently the auto boxes cope better with map then the manual boxes do, and iam not interested in uprating the clutch. 280 would put it on par with a 335D, but not having the complications of having twin turbos.

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That's why the original 535d was Auto only

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AUTOBAHNSTORMERS
Some people are like slinkies. Not really good for anything, but bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs!

From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.

yes will do more research into mapping a manual before i do anything.

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fitted matt black front grills to replace the chrome ones. also fitted light smoked led side indicators and pull down sunglasses holder where the drivers side grab handle goes. get new pics up on the weekend after a detail.

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my uncle has one of these... pulls like a train! love it. plans sounds spot on. If it comes out looking like that ill be very jealous

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fifi

yes does pull well. Looking like that is the plan but everythings so god damn expensive on these. Even oil change takes 7.5L

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Just come across a set of complete BMW M3 calipers, discs and pads in good condition.......hmmmmmm

330D Front = 330x24mm
M3 Front = 360x30mm

330D Rear = 336x22mm
M3 Rear = 350x24mm

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Very nice bud, loving the interior too

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Cheers Dave

Hows the RS collection going ?

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get those brakes!
Where those pics from the bloke selling?

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fifi

think i need 19" wheels to run them calipers, which i cant afford right now which is a shame.

the pics at the top of the thread ? they are my pics taken at my mums place. Got mine from dealership and was all nice and shinny when i picked it up.

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Gave the car a service with a new pollen filter, 7.5L Castrol Edge 0W-30 & oil filter, K&N OEM fit filter. Cant beleive how big the K&N and the pollen filter are



K&N Filter next to 1.5L Pepsi


K&N was a complete bugger to fit as you have to take half the bloody engine out to get to it. Car seems to rev more freely with this fitted.







Smoked the white parts of the rear lights. not keen on its final look but it will do for now. Want to get the facelift tailgate and lights eventually






Black front kidney grills fitted.













Sunglasses holder in place of grab handle on drivers side

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that k+n is fooking huge!

agree on rear lights.....but will do for now

front looks mean!

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RIP BEN ELVIN (JAM) 6.6.84 - 3.10.12 - Gone but not forgotten - The below sums you up chap

Just gotta quote from emaps for a stage 1 map and DPF delete for £350

Takes BHP FROM 231 to 271 torque from 500 nm to 600nm and safe for the standard clutch and gbox.

Booking for the 19th.

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