I've been taking photos of others' cars for several years now and finally have my own :D AW/CR 220 M Sport. Had a hard time choosing between this colour combination and EBII/black interior, but eventually chose white since I have plans to eventually wrap it in blue :)
Had the car for almost a month now and I love it a lot more than the E93 323i I was driving previously - the F22 handles a lot better and initial acceleration is much better. The I6 sound is sometimes missed though...
Bone stock
BMWs by - Icy J -, on Flickr
Met up with a few friends to chat and take photos a few days after getting the car. Felt a bit bad as I arrived last and blocked their cars in the photo with my completely stock one...
First mod was to get the M Performance grilles installed, which I bought a few days before getting the car. Pain in the ass to remove the first one but definitely worth it!
Met up with a friend to take some photos a couple of days ago; the weather was terrible. :confused2
New Car by - Icy J -, on Flickr
I'd already been planning to get some sort of lip, spoiler and diffuser but was undecided as to which one. My main objection to the M Performance parts was that I was afraid they'd be too common - go to any F3X meet and you'll see the M Performance lip everywhere. A friend of mine came to the rescue, as he had developed a carbon fibre kit for the M235i and wanted a white car to install them on - and so I ended up with the full Exotics Tuning kit on my car, which included a front lip, canards (C63 black series style lol), mirror caps, a spoiler and a diffuser (I don't think it's been officially released yet though...;)).
The main issue with the diffuser was that the 220's exhaust placement is different to that of the M235. In order to fit the diffuser I bought a used M135 muffler, had it installed and the tips adapted (they were way too short). Might have just been a placebo thing but the car really felt faster and louder afterwards, plus I get a nice crackle every time I upshift at high RPM's.
M135 exhaust.
Installing!
Today I finally decided it was time to take some photos. Unfortunately I'm still on the stock 17" 460M rims, which imo really ruins the aggressive look of the carbon fibre kit. I do have rims ordered but I might not be able to install them until Christmas :cry: and I'm not in a position to buy 'temporary' rims.
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
Looks wise it'll probably remain this way until Christmas at least (or I may get the M235 style lower grille). Planning to eventually get a proper exhaust (or do a resonator delete), change rims, (maybe) drop, nicer exhaust tips, etc etc - but apart from the rims, loving it as is :party0030:
Had the car for almost a month now and I love it a lot more than the E93 323i I was driving previously - the F22 handles a lot better and initial acceleration is much better. The I6 sound is sometimes missed though...
Bone stock
BMWs by - Icy J -, on Flickr
Met up with a few friends to chat and take photos a few days after getting the car. Felt a bit bad as I arrived last and blocked their cars in the photo with my completely stock one...
First mod was to get the M Performance grilles installed, which I bought a few days before getting the car. Pain in the ass to remove the first one but definitely worth it!
Met up with a friend to take some photos a couple of days ago; the weather was terrible. :confused2
New Car by - Icy J -, on Flickr
I'd already been planning to get some sort of lip, spoiler and diffuser but was undecided as to which one. My main objection to the M Performance parts was that I was afraid they'd be too common - go to any F3X meet and you'll see the M Performance lip everywhere. A friend of mine came to the rescue, as he had developed a carbon fibre kit for the M235i and wanted a white car to install them on - and so I ended up with the full Exotics Tuning kit on my car, which included a front lip, canards (C63 black series style lol), mirror caps, a spoiler and a diffuser (I don't think it's been officially released yet though...;)).
The main issue with the diffuser was that the 220's exhaust placement is different to that of the M235. In order to fit the diffuser I bought a used M135 muffler, had it installed and the tips adapted (they were way too short). Might have just been a placebo thing but the car really felt faster and louder afterwards, plus I get a nice crackle every time I upshift at high RPM's.
M135 exhaust.
Installing!
Today I finally decided it was time to take some photos. Unfortunately I'm still on the stock 17" 460M rims, which imo really ruins the aggressive look of the carbon fibre kit. I do have rims ordered but I might not be able to install them until Christmas :cry: and I'm not in a position to buy 'temporary' rims.
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
Looks wise it'll probably remain this way until Christmas at least (or I may get the M235 style lower grille). Planning to eventually get a proper exhaust (or do a resonator delete), change rims, (maybe) drop, nicer exhaust tips, etc etc - but apart from the rims, loving it as is :party0030:
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