Well we are on slightly different ends of the styling spectrum. There are particular mods that I think take away from the original appearance of the car and some of those mods have been done to yours. All-in-all, I love the color of your car, (Zinnoberrot, correct?) and once you black out your trim, it's gonna be in-line with what I think is the perfect E30 color. How often do you see a red BMW?
The rear lights aren't my cup of tea, honestly. Makes it relate to some of the mods certain Civics have here, but then again, I know quite a few bimmer enthusiasts in my state who just happened to have that particular taillight, so I guess that's a matter of personal preference. Everything's a matter of personal preference, really.
That front bumper you have in one of the pics is ticking well with me. It relates a bit to an MTech style bumper but it's obvious that it's not. I like it a lot better than diving boards and would consider one if I had money.
Rotors, red calipers...
I think that's a good rear spoiler you've got there, but that middle brake light is just strange. If that wasn't there, it would get my vote.
I want an E30 that looks like this but in red:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-3...m120266258997&
... and without the eye lids. I'd rather have an eyebrow that gives it a sinister look.
If I was good at customizing things, I would do something similar to what I saw on the forums earlier. It was a meet that some UB guys had and one of them had this jaw-dropping E46 with angel eyes. The outer rings were standard white and the inner rings were blue. I'd make my inner rings a sort of medium red and the outer rings white. Add the eyebrows and you have an intimidating creature in your rear-view...
... then I'd give it a black painted carbon fiber hood to match my theme. So, imagine a black hood with a black grille but red fenders, eyebrows, and bumpers. The black would just flow right down the middle. Hopefully with the Euro bumpers, I'd be able to add a custom EU license plate that actually has my license plate info on it but on the standard EU plate. Maybe in place of the Euro bumpers I'd put an M-Tech bumper if possible.
Along the side, I would want to have discreet side skirts that don't make the front or rear bumpers obnoxious from the side. Depending on how large the skirts are, I'd have them painted black.
Perhaps roll the fenders a bit and give er' some 215 or 225 tires. Maybe the roll won't be necessary.
The rear would consist of the boot deck lid spoiler from an 'is' or 'es' model painted black with a standard red boot and M rear bumper. Exhaust stays the way it is or maybe paint it black if it gets too rusty looking. The rear lights would be ever so slightly tinted; smoked if you will, but not so much as to not see the clear distinction between brake lights, turn signals, and reverse lights. You'd still be able to see the coloring of the lights, but the whole light would be darker. Same Euro plate idea for the rear.
Interior would consist of the Recaro sport seats that some E30's came with, but with a twist. I want mine to have red leather bolsters with a black center in cloth. Black headrest. The rest of the interior shall be black with the following modifications: red needles on instrument cluster, M shift boot (black leather with M stripes), M handbrake boot, cupholder(s) in the center next to handbrake. Red LED's powering the lighting for the switches, if possible, the center lighting to make it brighter, and if I was to be creative, LED-lit instrument cluster in the standard red color. I would want to have a manual sunroof and preferably no ABS so save some weight. No airbags please; the bulky steering wheel with airbag is cheesy in an E30. I'd keep the steering wheel I've got for that, which is the M steering wheel.
All of this is just my dream though. I'll never have the $20,000+ necessary to transform it into reality, but a poor man can dream, eh?
