Member's
Spotlight
Name:
Ken Hsu
Member since: August 20,
2000
Country: United States
Model: 1995 318is
YourBimmer.com member's spotlight comes to the United states to feature Ken
Hsu's 1995 318is. This E36 looksgreat and has gone thru many upgrades but let
Ken tell us about it
I purchased my 1995 E36 about two years ago. From the beginning I knew i want
to transform it into a one of a kind showcar that I can drive everyday.ÊÊ I
would love to get a M3 instead, but honestly not everyone can just pick up a
M3 at the local Bimmer dealer.Ê So I did my best with what I had and am quite
pleased with the results.
I designed the car so it is drivable on a daily bases. I started with a 4-piece
Racing Dyanmics body kit that adds down force and good looks, w/out too much
attention grabbing.Ê A pair of Hagus heated sport mirrors were added for the
look, 6-piece M-technic door moldings to blend in better. BMW Motorsport International
door emblems were inlcuded in the molding, I also painted the kidney grills
and door handles for the right touch.Ê Of course the euro clear lights were
added all around to give it a cleaner look and so were custom made carbon fiber/aluminum
BMW roundels. PIAA platinum headlights were put in for a better view at night,
and the signal lights are Polarg superwhites to blind drivers at night.
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I lowered the car with H&Rsport springs so it wouldnt be slammed and difficult
to drive. Bilstein sport shocks complimented the springs quite well. Front/rear
Racing Dynamics 3-way adjustable sway bars and Racing Dynamics front strut tower
bar keeps the car planted in corners at 100+mph. The car is rolling on a set
of 18" MAE monoblock with Pirelli P7000 tires to stick to the road at the high
speeds. Brembo cross-drilled brakes slow the car down. Mobil 1 synthetic is
ran through the system as with Red Line fluids.Ê A custom made prototype Monster
Flow air intake was installed for more air and out it goes into the cat-back
Racing Dynamics sport exhaust.
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Upon
entering the interior, Racing Dynamics door sills greet you.Ê A BMW Motorsport
leather/aluminum shift knob adds to the touch, also does the Racing Dynamics
steering wheel.Ê A Clarion monitor controls all the entertainment purposes,
from radio, 6-disc cd changer, to a Pioneer DVD player.Ê 12 speakers were added
to the mix with (4) .75" MB Quart tweeters, (2) 4" MB Quart mids, (2) 5.25"
MB Quart woofers, (2) 6" MB Quart woofers, and (2) 12" JL Audio subwoofers blast
out the tunes. The 12 speakers are powered by a pair of MTX and Crossfire amplifiers.
A custom game port replaces the ash tray for any RCA audio/video input, and
an AudioCrontrol 4.1 EQ keeps the system in check. BMWs are truly the Ultimate
Driving Machine. and this car just emphasizes that even more.Ê Happy driving
and see you at the shows!
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mods:
Audio Control 4.1 Line driver/parametric EQ Bilstein sport gas shocks BMW clear
corners, side markers, red&white tail lights BMW Motorsport 6-piece door molding
BMW Motorsport brushed aluminum/leather shift knob BMW Motorsport International
side emblems BMW Motorsport International Limited Edition plaque Brembo cross-drilled
rotors Clarion CDC 635 6-disc changer Clarion VRX8271 AM/FM/5" Monitor/CD control
Crossfire CFA390M amp Custom brushed aluminum&carbon fiber roundels Custom CD
changer housing in brushed aluminum Custom game port for any RCA connection
Custom subwoofer enclosure in brushed aluminum Custom white front kidney grills
H&R sport lowering springs Hagus heated sport mirrors JL Audio (2) 12" subwoofers
MAE monoblock rims MB Quart (2) 4" mids MB Quart (2) 5.25 woofers MB Quart (2)
6" woofers MB Quart (4) .75" tweeters MB Quart musicomp qm 300.72 competition
x-overs Monster Flow prototype intake Monster Cable speaker wires MTX 4300X
amp Phoenix Gold RCA wires PIAA Platinum headlights Pioneer P-10 Portable DVD/VCD/CD
player Pirelli P7000 Polarg blue bulbs Racing Dynamics cat-back exhaust system
Racing Dynamics door sills Racing Dynamics front bumper spoiler Racing Dynamics
front tower strut bar Racing Dynamics front/rear 3-way sway bars Racing Dynamics
rear bumper difuser Racing Dynamics side spoilers Racing Dynamics steering wheel
Sony Playstation Stillen Matrix brake pads