Car Lowered

richk84 · 03-18-2014, 02:12 PM

After seeing DSport/Darren lower his car and kindly offer his services to other forum members I decided to drop him a PM and arrange a day for him to fit my H&R Springs.

So last Saturday I went to his house nice and early, Darren set about fitting the springs. It was probably the windiest day in West Yorkshire but we had a chat whilst he carried out the work and kindly gave me a few brews.

Darren is a top bloke and I cant recommend him enough, if I ever need anything doing any again I wont hesitate to drop him a text. Everything went pretty smooth, one of my front shocks was really stiff but he persevered and took his time. You only have to look at how he re-trimmed his own car to know he has a great eye for detail and knows what he is doing.

Heres some pics, not the best as the lights in my car park are pretty bright!

Dsport · 03-18-2014, 03:18 PM

Looks great Rich, how does it cope with the work car park, not too low I hope.
The weather was shocking but we got the hope you have walmed up a bit, it did make me laugh a bit when our lass asked if you had a tan yet ha
Glad your happy and thanks for the kind words
Cheers

'V' · 03-18-2014, 03:28 PM

That looks ace!!!
Dsport - can you work your magic on an SE? What's needed/involved

wolly440 · 03-18-2014, 03:58 PM

Top work Dsport, think alot of pm's will be coming your way

danzo_m · 03-18-2014, 04:14 PM

looks real nice on the drop what springs did you opt for?

richk84 · 03-18-2014, 04:33 PM

Darren - Haha I had forgot about what your lass said!

It's fine with the works car park mate, pretty chuffed with the overal look. Should of got if done ages ago

Danzo - these were the H&R Springs that drop 50mm at the front and 25mm at the back, I'm running non runflats with a slightly bigger tyre profile

sohail330 · 03-18-2014, 05:39 PM

Looks really good! Nice alloys...

Dsport · 03-19-2014, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'V'

That looks ace!!!
Dsport - can you work your magic on an SE? What's needed/involved

Pm ed

Quote:

Originally Posted by richk84

Darren - Haha I had forgot about what your lass said!

It's fine with the works car park mate, pretty chuffed with the overal look. Should of got if done ages ago

Danzo - these were the H&R Springs that drop 50mm at the front and 25mm at the back, I'm running non runflats with a slightly bigger tyre profile

Glad it's all ok I've pm ed you about the lights

Dizzle · 03-19-2014, 05:53 AM

Lookin good fella !

gaza01 · 03-19-2014, 06:04 AM

I love this sort of forum interaction / assistance. Beats the normal bitching and arguing!

Car look 100x better!!!!!!!

Nice work D!

Josh1a1h · 03-19-2014, 06:24 AM

Looking spot on mate!

Greg330 · 03-19-2014, 12:00 PM

Lookin good! The H&R's give a perfect drop!!

Jamie_E92 · 03-21-2014, 03:21 PM

Another vote for D sport, he's a top bloke! Known him for years & done various deals with bits over the years & would highly reccomend him to undertake any work on my car with complete confidence!

Car looks great ! What engine is it?

murkee · 03-21-2014, 03:43 PM

Man that is smoking hot, especially on the 313s wowza.

I'm thinking either H&R's or Eibachs.....

Whats the ride quality like? Harsh? Compared to stock?

Boxtyp3 · 03-21-2014, 04:46 PM

Nice! Now you badly need a spacers. May I recommend 12f and 15r.

Mukaram · 03-22-2014, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by gaza01

I love this sort of forum interaction / assistance. Beats the normal bitching and arguing!

Car look 100x better!!!!!!!

Nice work D!

here here!!

Phil325i · 03-22-2014, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Boxtyp3

Nice! Now you badly need a spacers. May I recommend 12f and 15r.

Good advice. But I would add - do the measurements first. The size of spacers you can fit varies considerably with wheel and tire type. As I found out recently - had 15mm front and rear with OEM wheels. Then fitted new tires and new wheels with (allegedly) identical offset, and couldn't go above 0mm front and 5mm rear without rubbing issues...

richk84 · 03-22-2014, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamie_E92

Another vote for D sport, he's a top bloke! Known him for years & done various deals with bits over the years & would highly reccomend him to undertake any work on my car with complete confidence!

Car looks great ! What engine is it?

its a pre-lci 320d

Quote:

Originally Posted by murkee

Man that is smoking hot, especially on the 313s wowza.

I'm thinking either H&R's or Eibachs.....

Whats the ride quality like? Harsh? Compared to stock?

Ride isnt too bad, done a few trips and its fine on motorways, its a bit hard once you hit really bumpy roads but thats expected imo

Jase 320d · 03-23-2014, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by murkee

Man that is smoking hot, especially on the 313s wowza.

I'm thinking either H&R's or Eibachs.....

Whats the ride quality like? Harsh? Compared to stock?

I currently have h&r sports and i honestly wished i had went for the eibach pro's

The h&r's are just too low and harsh imo, anybody fancy a swap?

03-18-2014, 02:12 PM	#1
richk84 Lieutenant Colonel 130 Rep 1,534 Posts Drives: e93 330i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: All over iTrader: (0)	Car Lowered - Big Thanks to DSport/Darren After seeing DSport/Darren lower his car and kindly offer his services to other forum members I decided to drop him a PM and arrange a day for him to fit my H&R Springs. So last Saturday I went to his house nice and early, Darren set about fitting the springs. It was probably the windiest day in West Yorkshire but we had a chat whilst he carried out the work and kindly gave me a few brews. Darren is a top bloke and I cant recommend him enough, if I ever need anything doing any again I wont hesitate to drop him a text. Everything went pretty smooth, one of my front shocks was really stiff but he persevered and took his time. You only have to look at how he re-trimmed his own car to know he has a great eye for detail and knows what he is doing. Heres some pics, not the best as the lights in my car park are pretty bright!
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03-18-2014, 03:18 PM	#2
Dsport Lieutenant 24 Rep 480 Posts Drives: E91 320d Lci Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Uk West Yorkshire iTrader: (1)	Looks great Rich, how does it cope with the work car park, not too low I hope. The weather was shocking but we got the hope you have walmed up a bit, it did make me laugh a bit when our lass asked if you had a tan yet ha Glad your happy and thanks for the kind words Cheers
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richk84 Lieutenant Colonel 130 Rep 1,534 Posts Drives: e93 330i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: All over iTrader: (0)	Darren - Haha I had forgot about what your lass said! It's fine with the works car park mate, pretty chuffed with the overal look. Should of got if done ages ago Danzo - these were the H&R Springs that drop 50mm at the front and 25mm at the back, I'm running non runflats with a slightly bigger tyre profile
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Dizzle Major 56 Rep 1,255 Posts Drives: F30 335xD Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK, Staffordshire iTrader: (0)	Lookin good fella !
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03-19-2014, 06:04 AM	#10
gaza01 Colonel 105 Rep 2,692 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: London iTrader: (3)	I love this sort of forum interaction / assistance. Beats the normal bitching and arguing! Car look 100x better!!!!!!! Nice work D!
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03-19-2014, 06:24 AM	#11
Josh1a1h Banned 170 Rep 3,828 Posts Drives: AzuriteBlack 335i E92 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central North to West London iTrader: (2)	Looking spot on mate!
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03-19-2014, 12:00 PM	#12
Greg330 Major 67 Rep 1,273 Posts Drives: E91 335i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South Coast iTrader: (0)	Lookin good! The H&R's give a perfect drop!!
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03-21-2014, 03:43 PM	#14
murkee Private 4 Rep 93 Posts Drives: MW E92 335d LCI M Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Man that is smoking hot, especially on the 313s wowza. I'm thinking either H&R's or Eibachs..... Whats the ride quality like? Harsh? Compared to stock?
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