My decent ride

[Lee36328]

Widebody, esp for 4-door, susah nak buat...

 

[Russie]

wow! marvellous rims i got there now, 17-inch, wow thanks for the pic Lee, when i tangan gatal later maybe i might consider putting in the 17-inch.

But need to check with u guys who are using 17-inch rims, will it spoil the wheel bearing ah? pls advise

thanks

 

[han2u]

Mr Lee this is too much. Now I am thinking of changing my rims to 17.

 

[Russie]

Dear all,

Lee's racun slowly attacking Russie and han2u, probably will affect them within a reasonable stipulated time period. Hohohoho.

 

[han2u]

dun worry, i can tahan wan...

 

[DolCeAddicT]

Are those 17" or 18"? I'm not too sure if they make CSL replicas in 17", correct me if i'm wrong guys.

 

[initialM]

Are those 17" or 18"? I'm not too sure if they make CSL replicas in 17", correct me if i'm wrong guys.

Bro,
Actually bro lee just photoshop the pic. Any size can be done

 

[DolCeAddicT]

Yeah...i know that.. but since russie is asking about 17" CSLs on his ride, i was just wondering if they ever did make them.

 

[initialM]

Yeah...i know that.. but since russie is asking about 17" CSLs on his ride, i was just wondering if they ever did make them.

Sorry bro. I dun think they hv 17". Even from the pic it looks like 18"

 

[DolCeAddicT]

Sorry bro. I dun think they hv 17". Even from the pic it looks like 18"

Hehe..yeah..i agree with that...actually even the 18" CSLs look a little "small" on e46s from pictures...nothing like 19" real thing bro...!

 

[Russie]

anyone wanna donate or pinjam me his 17 inch rims? hehe pls let me know

 

[Lee36328]

Mr Lee this is too much. Now I am thinking of changing my rims to 17.

Sorry, my racun so strong it overflow to your side!



Change larr.... and don't forget to lower the ride... in time for our photoshoot session?

 

[Russie]

lee36328 when is the photoshoot session? wah if change rims, tyres and lower it means have to change coil springs and absorbers...will cost me a bomb woh~

maybe will change in the near future but not immediately now

 

[Russie]

Here's another pic of my decent ride. I believe this is everybody's favourite pose? But mine couldn't get the cloud reflection effect. Maybe becoz I am using hp camera or maybe the angle wasn't right. Need those photography sifu's comments pls.

Cheers

 

[DolCeAddicT]

Nice shot bro Russie....as for the cloud reflection, you might want to consider products from zaino or meguiar's!

 

[Lee36328]

Here's another pic of my decent ride. I believe this is everybody's favourite pose? But mine couldn't get the cloud reflection effect. Maybe becoz I am using hp camera or maybe the angle wasn't right. Need those photography sifu's comments pls.

Cheers

To get the reflection effect, here are some suggestions.

Find a good source of light.

Make sure the surface of the car is clean and smooth.

Get a basic decent camera. It need not be a complex, expensive one. I used a simple Canon Powershot A400. The current version, A430, sells at a list price of RM499.

Get your angle right. Pick the right film speed and exposure combination to achieve the desired result.

Here's a quick shot I took while answering this post. Direct from the camera, unedited, except to resize it to 1024x768.

Another one taken recently, at night, at a hotel lobby (car is a bit dirty though.) Unedited direct from camera, except to crop it to smaller size.

 

[Russie]

Great shots there ok, advice noted with thanks. Yeah, will probably get a decent digital camera soon, rather than using my hp camera which is not so good

Have a great week ahead.

Cheers

 

[Crymson]

Russie, if you plan to change your rims to 17s. Let me know how much you want for your current rims.

 

[Russie]

I was told that my rims are original E36 318i pre-97 model, is that true? Crymson, ok I will inform you accordingly should I change my 15" rims. Hehe, honestly, didnt know that this set of 15" still laku

Cheers~

 

[Russie]

Have not done anything drastic to my car for the past 2 years. Only changed my ex made in Taiwan Depo headlights to the original Bosch units and installed angel eyes...

Old headlights (DEPO)...

New headlights (Bosch)

Next on the list:-
1) change front brake pads
2) change rear brake discs + pads
3) change lower arm bushes
4) steering rack repair kit
5) pulleys + beltings
6) change all rubber hoses
7) change new battery
8) full mtech bodykits? (maybe)