How come some 325i(not is's) have painted side skirts? - United Bimmer Community

**xsperf** · 10-23-2005, 01:00 AM

mine had painted side skirts, and i think ti had some sort of special differential, because it was much faster than all the other 92's ive expierienced

DEATH2000 · 10-23-2005, 01:17 AM

I think its a factory option. My 98 328i had painted skirts, but i think thats a 328 thing.

**komodo** · 10-23-2005, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DEATH2000

I think its a factory option. My 98 328i had painted skirts, but i think thats a 328 thing.

^^ Same.

**94bmw325i** · 10-23-2005, 01:56 AM

I think with early e36's you had to have the sport package to get painted skirts?

Storamin · 10-23-2005, 02:49 AM

96+ came with painted sideskirts.
pre 96 had the grey rockers.

**zeit00** · 10-23-2005, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by xsperf

mine had painted side skirts, and i think ti had some sort of special differential, because it was much faster than all the other 92's ive expierienced

All BMWs have painted rockerpanels.. Plus another layer of gray/black paint over top of that layer. The previous owner probably just got rid of that top layer of gray/black. That is what I did. Now the 96+ guys have side skirts.. Which are plastic and cover the rocker panels. But looking at your picture you are not referring to that... Oh and most 92s are fast.. Just most people think they are slow..

**Dudesky** · 10-23-2005, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by zeit00

Oh and most 92s are fast.. Just most people think they are slow..

Once you get them going, they're fast, but not off the line

I've heard a lot of people say that first gear on them is almost useless, and I have to agree.

**xsperf** · 10-23-2005, 12:15 PM

absolutely not, the car, once we got it, had a chipped ECU, it was obvious, and had a rev limiter at 7K, and it was very nice, very responsive, and had a very nice torque range throughout, however, new engine came, non chipped ecu(new engine was vanos) and then later it was chipped with a Dinan chip, and the power only came after 3500-4000RPM, not because of the vanos only, but also because of the chip

and i was referring to 325s, i think all 328s have them right? its just that some 325s have them and some done, look on ebay

**c1apton** · 10-23-2005, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by xsperf

mine had painted side skirts, and i think ti had some sort of special differential, because it was much faster than all the other 92's ive expierienced

Pre '96 had black/grey (unless sport option or dealer "redo") BMW had tons of requests via dealers & customers & made the change mid '96

**Dudesky** · 10-23-2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by xsperf

absolutely not, the car, once we got it, had a chipped ECU, it was obvious, and had a rev limiter at 7K, and it was very nice, very responsive, and had a very nice torque range throughout, however, new engine came, non chipped ecu(new engine was vanos) and then later it was chipped with a Dinan chip, and the power only came after 3500-4000RPM, not because of the vanos only, but also because of the chip

Oh yea, absolutely . . I wasn't referring to the gear itself, but the electronics. Pretty sure it's the same Getrag in later years.

**brien4787** · 10-23-2005, 03:59 PM

good god.....

**Speedinfusion** · 10-23-2005, 04:37 PM

92's are only fun non-vanos

as far as i know obd1's came with the grey rock panels..and the obd2's came with the skirt cover....mine is a 92 and came with the ugly grey which i shoulda left cuz i ended up getting m3 skirts anyway...

**///M Power** · 10-24-2005, 10:05 PM

It was already answered...

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Originally Posted by zeit00

All BMWs have painted rockerpanels.. Plus another layer of gray/black paint over top of that layer. The previous owner probably just got rid of that top layer of gray/black. That is what I did. Now the 96+ guys have side skirts.. Which are plastic and cover the rocker panels. But looking at your picture you are not referring to that... Oh and most 92s are fast.. Just most people think they are slow..

**LHerbert** · 10-25-2005, 01:05 AM

92-94 had the grey skirts and 95 were paint colored. 95 was the only 325 with the colored skirts

**brien4787** · 10-25-2005, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by LHerbert

92-94 had the grey skirts and 95 were paint colored. 95 was the only 325 with the colored skirts

what are you talking about?

is this really a bmw forums?
holy crap
some of you suck at life