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Melbourne Red X3 LCI photo shoot
With a new addition to the family last August it was time to start considering a more "utilitarian" vehicle. Initially I thought the X1 would fill this roll so we replaced my wife's aging IS250 with a Sportline Sdrive28i. Although it handles its tasks accordingly, it really is a just a E91 with a lift and I decided something a little larger would be in the cards when it came time to replace my F30.
Fast-forward to February when my sales advisor informed me that they had a 6-month pull ahead offer on my F30, I got to work on the bmwusa.com configurator. My initial plans (pre-baby) were to replace the F30 with the 328d Wagon or possibly a 4er GC but the X1 technically fits the Wagon roll and I wanted something larger so the GC was out as well, enter the X3. If you look at all my previous BMWs its quite evident that I don't leave any of them stock, so planning all of the mods typically takes place before I even order the car since this also plays a big part into spec'ing the car and what MSRP I need to aim for . I decided on the sdrive28i in part because lower price point allowed me to get all the options I wanted with room for mods. I was happy when they added Melbourne Red to the LCI color palette so I already knew that was going to be my exterior color. What I was really excited for was the special interior "Ivory/black w/red contrast stitching" since I knew this would pair beautifully with the MPerformance interior trim that I planned to add after delivery (since its not a factory option). The car arrived towards the end of March and within a couple weeks all the mods were completed. I prefer getting everything done all at once so I can just enjoy the car rather than making it an ongoing project. Mod list: Mperformance grills w/ paint matched surround rings Mperformance CF mirror caps Mperformance Interior trim Mperformance shifter trim Mperformance pedals Mperformance floor mats Fender accents painted black Exhaust tips powder-coated black Turn signal bulbs replaced with OE chromatic bulbs K40 RL200i w/ Defuser G5 laser protection AC Schnitzer front splitters AC Schnitzer Rear spoiler Roof wrapped in black Vinyl 20% tint H&R sport springs 21" BMW style 312 powder coated a matte burnt bronze color (this was experimental and wound up being darker than planned, thus it appears to be matte black in most lights) So I was finally able to get around to doing a photoshoot with my friend (also named Scott) this past weekend, but I couldn't get the interior cleaned up before these photos so those are coming soon. Enjoy (the wheel shot was taken on my phone and enhanced to try and capture the true color fyi)
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07-23-2015, 07:25 PM | #4 |
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Damn Scott, very well done! Love everything about it, especially the ACS stuff as I'm an old school BMW tuner kind of guy. I too just picked up an X3 for my wife so I can wait to start modding. The LCI X3 looks so good!
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07-31-2015, 09:52 AM | #10 |
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One of my suppliers has a line on ACS, when I ordered mine they just had a shipment of the splitters arrive in the US so I was able to get them pretty quick. I'll check to see if he has anymore on hand.
I'll try and get some more pics this weekend -Scott
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That'd be awesome. I was trying to find the ACS front lip for the X4 but no one seems to have it in stock.
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The suspension and overall ride quality has remained very compliant and well dampened considering the H&R springs and 21" wheels...and it doesn't even have DDC. -Scott
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Fantastic colour .. Full stop
Looks amazing on f30 and X3
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Best looking X hands down! I just wish Koni or Billstein provided shocks for lower than stock springs
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Def best Melbourne Red out there!
What size of tires you went with ?
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