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      11-14-2021, 04:18 PM   #1
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Bought a decently modded i8

Hi Gang,

Happy to announce that a few weeks ago I bought a decently modded 2015 i8...only has 31k on the odo. Here are the mods...

-Full Ceramic Coating
-Escort 360 CI built in Radar Detector
-Fi Exhaust (Valved)
-Starlight Headliner
-H&R Springs Lowering Kit
-TopCar Full Body Kit
-Custom Huracan Wing
-Carbon Steering Wheel
-Fully Tinted
-22" Vertini Wheels

I plan to drive it through the winter and ordered some winter tires/rims off tirerack that will be delivered and installed tomorrow. Other than that I also ordered the bimmertech carplay mmi retrofit so I can get my iphone to integrate to the old system.

pics!






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      11-15-2021, 12:52 AM   #2
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Very nice, my buddy was interested in buying this car, it was at ultimo motors i think.
How do you like the size of the wheels, do they look too big in person? Is it a rough ride? I
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      11-15-2021, 05:46 AM   #3
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Very nice, my buddy was interested in buying this car, it was at ultimo motors i think.
How do you like the size of the wheels, do they look too big in person? Is it a rough ride? I
it rides really nicely actually, i was a bit surprised on my test ride by that. the wheels look great but i am putting 19's on for the winter today. lol
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      11-15-2021, 08:36 AM   #4
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Let us know if you drag this car if the times are different!
Looks killer, welcome to the club!
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      11-15-2021, 09:50 AM   #5
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Let us know if you drag this car if the times are different!
Looks killer, welcome to the club!
I did a dragy test and my 0-60 was 3.8 and 12.2@113 was the 1/4 mile. I have a video of the pass with all the stats...

Some people are saying that since my battery was low it wasnt full power...I had 3 miles on my battery when I did the pass...is that true?

video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyzFTe4HX5U
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      11-15-2021, 11:39 AM   #6
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Sweet, congrats! Did you test drive another i8 that wasn't lowered and with stock wheels to compare the ride? Curious as I'm thinking of doing the same thing.
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      11-15-2021, 01:20 PM   #7
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Love the flag!!
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      11-15-2021, 02:54 PM   #8
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I don't usually like modded i8's; but this one is tastefully done.
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      11-15-2021, 03:05 PM   #9
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      11-15-2021, 03:26 PM   #10
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Sweet, congrats! Did you test drive another i8 that wasn't lowered and with stock wheels to compare the ride? Curious as I'm thinking of doing the same thing.
They had 2...a 2016 with higher miles but all stock...so i was able to drive both and felt that the lowered one not only handled better but drove nicer, even with the monster 22 inch rims. I was shocked.

I think the tune on the 2015 makes a nice difference on how smooth the car felt too.
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Love the flag!!

haha! yes sir! that was the flag for my triumph rocket 3 I had for awhile...i would park it in that space. miss that bike dearly!
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      11-16-2021, 11:06 AM   #12
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They had 2...a 2016 with higher miles but all stock...so i was able to drive both and felt that the lowered one not only handled better but drove nicer, even with the monster 22 inch rims. I was shocked.

I think the tune on the 2015 makes a nice difference on how smooth the car felt too.
That's great to hear! What are the specs on your wheels/tires...size/width. Also, would love to see some pics of the Starlight Headliner!
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      11-16-2021, 01:50 PM   #13
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Welcome to the club, I am in Chicago as well and am a long time owner since 2014. Enjoy it!!!!
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      11-16-2021, 07:40 PM   #14
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That's great to hear! What are the specs on your wheels/tires...size/width. Also, would love to see some pics of the Starlight Headliner!
the car came with 22 inch vertini rims and nitto invo tires. I put 19s on for the winter though...

pics of headliner...



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      11-17-2021, 04:09 PM   #15
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That looks great!!
I really like your car, do you happen to know the offset on the wheels? Like the set up.
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      11-18-2021, 11:23 AM   #16
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Thanks for posting the pics, that headliner looks super cool! Is it distracting when you drive with it on? Also, can you tell me the size of your tires front/back?
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      11-29-2021, 11:05 AM   #17
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Are the pics still there? I cant see anything ?
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      09-12-2022, 10:38 PM   #18
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FWIW, I have some unused Bimmertech CarPlay MMI kits I purchased for my 2014 i3 and X3 that I would like to sell. I sold the X3 and I don’t really drive the i3 enough to justify the time to install the MMI
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