 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 405,575 Views | |  |  |  | |  09-19-2006, 08:26 PM | #16 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 |
My Reiger lip sits that low, I already messed it up. You can't avoid everything, or always catch it in time to steer clear. I'm putting an M-tech bumper on my car, it sits much higher on the lip. Quote: Originally Posted by wasabinuki  I made it out of an old MKIII VW lip I had in my garage. All I had to do was trim the sides - the width is almost perfect. For free I think it looks damn good. To be honest I'd even pay $100 for it!!!
M3outtanowhere - I drive my car on a DAILY basis. All of my cars have been this low. It's all about angles and going slow. Most of the roads I drive on are good, and I know areas to avoid. There is of course the occasion that I'm in a foreign area and I might scrape, but the lip is very rugged and securley fastend to the car. If in the super rare case it were to get taken off I could get another one for pretty cheap. | __________________ 
1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd
OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood |  |  | | 09-19-2006, 10:45 PM | #17 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 208 |
What is the Reiger lip made of? The VW lip is super strong PE and can hold up to a severe beating. Believe me, I have has many slammed dubs in my day  and the only lips I had problems with cracking/braking were the Italian knock offs. If you go OEM it should be ok. I might put an M bumper on mine too. I actually plan on doing a whole M swap in the future. | | | | | 09-20-2006, 08:59 PM | #18 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: irvine Posts: 142 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wasabinuki What is the Reiger lip made of? The VW lip is super strong PE and can hold up to a severe beating. Believe me, I have has many slammed dubs in my day and the only lips I had problems with cracking/braking were the Italian knock offs. If you go OEM it should be ok. I might put an M bumper on mine too. I actually plan on doing a whole M swap in the future. | hey ! how much do you think i could find one for used ? or from the dealer how much do you think it'd be ? __________________  | | | | | 09-20-2006, 10:06 PM | #19 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 208 |
Quote: Originally Posted by tonyyy hey ! how much do you think i could find one for used ? or from the dealer how much do you think it'd be ? | https://www.1stvwparts.com/ Do a search for Body Parts --> 1993-1998 Golf --> Front Bumber --> Bumper & Components --> Air Deflector. You need the left and right side @ $11 each. | | | | | 09-20-2006, 11:43 PM | #20 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Thousand Oaks, California Posts: 343 |
Quote: Originally Posted by L84THSKY My Reiger lip sits that low, I already messed it up. You can't avoid everything, or always catch it in time to steer clear.
| Where did you get yours again? and how much? __________________ 1993 325is Hellrot
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96 318ti Schwartz II | | | | | 09-21-2006, 02:10 AM | #21 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 |
Those wheels are perfect for the ti! Excellent  | | | | | 09-21-2006, 06:23 AM | #22 | | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CA Posts: 16 |
wasabinuki-
do u mind me asking what suspension setup you're runnign? i really like how the drop looks. how's the ride quality/handling? | | | | | 09-21-2006, 05:51 PM | #23 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 208 |
Quote: Originally Posted by dr1ver wasabinuki-
do u mind me asking what suspension setup you're runnign? i really like how the drop looks. how's the ride quality/handling? | I am running H&R coilovers. It handles like it's on rails and the ride is awesome - very firm, but not jerky or bouncy in any way. I can also adjust the ride height. It's perfect and way better than my buddy's ti that has Bilsteins and Eibach springs. Get coilovers or at least a matched cup kit and you'll be a happy camper. | | | | | 09-21-2006, 07:12 PM | #24 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 465 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wasabinuki I am running H&R coilovers. It handles like it's on rails and the ride is awesome - very firm, but not jerky or bouncy in any way. I can also adjust the ride height. It's perfect and way better than my buddy's ti that has Bilsteins and Eibach springs. Get coilovers or at least a matched cup kit and you'll be a happy camper. | I was just about to post a thread asking opinions on the H&R coilovers. Im thinking about upgrading from my H&R-race/Bilstein combo. From what you describe, it sounds exactly like what Im looking for, and Ive always wanted the option of adjustability as well as the ability to drop the ti's ass end down properly. Even with the H&R race that im running, you only get a 1.2" drop in the rear  . Nice Ti BTW, speed bumps are your new worst enemy. __________________  | | | | | 09-21-2006, 08:49 PM | #25 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 60 |
Awesome car. Good on you. I hope you put one or more of these pics in for the calendar. | | | | | 09-21-2006, 09:53 PM | #26 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 |
http://www.namotorsports.net/ Quote: Originally Posted by drkblu318ti Where did you get yours again? and how much? | __________________
1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd
OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | | | |
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