Thread: GTspirit's BMW 135i MR Edition Project Car

Hi to all fans and members at L4P,

I finally have some time to join the pack here and share my BMW project with you all. Some of
you may know me as the editor of GTspirit.com, normally known as MR but because there is
already a "MR" member here, I used my second name MRAmsterdamNL, which clearly shows
where I am from.

In my daily life I am covering the following things as being a Test Automation Engineer, Online
Affiliate Manager, Editor at GTspirit.com, Freelance Journalist in ICT, Telecom & CE sector.

But enough about me, time to share my and GTspirit's project car. The basic setup of the 135i
in our GTspirit Garage is 2008 135i with following package:

- BMW 261 M 18 inch rims
- Alarm Class III system
- Multifunctional M sport steering wheel
- M sport package
- Interior aluminum
- Tinted windows in the back
- Shadow line exterior trim
- Cupholders
- Center arm rest
- Xenon light system
- Climate control
- M sport seats
- M sport chassis
- Exterior parts in color of car
- Navigation in the center left airco vent
- Parrot CK3200 Carkit

This is how it looked when I got it about a year ago.

Initially we made a list of things to do... This was the first list...

Exterior

- Engine tuning (hardware and software)
- Quad pipe exhaust system with different diffuser at the back
- New summer rims
- Standard rims glossy black
- Lowering with a suspension kits (KW, H&R or Eibach)
- Rear view facing camera
- Carbon fiber roof like the M3 (sticker)
- Front black glossy grill
- Fog lights in the front bumper
- Carbon fiber mirror cabs
- Carbon fiber front wings left and right under the stock M bumper
- Carbon fiber rear wing

Interior

- BMW Performance seats
- BMW Performance steering wheel with the little screen
- BMW Performance Short shift system with different lever
- BMW Performance carbon fiber inlay in dashboard
- BMW Performance aluminum pedals
- BMW Performance inluminating door sills
- Rear seats exit... Install roll cage with four points safety belt
- Dashboad and doors covered in alcantara
- New carkit system for my trip recording (legal thing)
- Installing better audio system
- Installing cruise control, automatic floadable rear view mirrors, automatic lights, rain sensor (I haven't got high executive the car, so I will fit it myself )

Regarding the design I planned the following:

But ever since we started a lot went of the list and more came onto the list. So in the end the list became longer and longer... For the first year we settled with the following on the BMW 135i ///MR Edition. The series of pictures below shows every single update added to the car over the past year. From the carbon fiber rear wing to the 19 inch Breyton wheels, and from the AC Schnitzer roof spoiler to the wrap done by Dartz.

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I also changed my exhaust system from stock to the BMW Performance system for the 135i. Great improvement, but we are not there yet...

For those people that would like to read my complete story about the car, you can visit the GTspirit Garage page: BMW 135i ///MR Edition - GTSPIRIT.COM

There I keep about the car and share the latest with our readers.

First up is an increase in the engine performance. We are going to change turbos and more hardware parts, create specific software for the car and realize a performance increase of about +80hp and +120Nm. Currently the car has 344hp and 480Nm. It will be an increase of 20-25%.

Secondly, we will fit an Akrapovic exhaust system and new suspension setup from Bilstein, the B16 with remote adjustment.

Thirdly, the car will be taken to Dartz in France for an exclusive full wrap in an unique new color. On top of the wrap all partners will be added who worked with us on this car.

And finally, I am talking about fitting other exterior parts like a carbon fiber roof and hood.

The interior is also still on my list, but I will keep this for the second part of 2012. Interior is easier to accomplish because the parts are there available for the take and can be installed quite easily.

Feel free to drop me message or information if you would like to know more about the car... You can also contact me regarding GTspirit.com or any other cars I drove for a road test...

Love it! And welcome!

welcome Marc.. I hope you will have as much fun as I do..
great article as usual