Upgrading from an 1.2L sub 100bhp engine so I’m sure the stock B56 will keep me happy for a few years.
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Carbon Fiber Components
Budget 5L to 8L, looking for aftermarket (read eye candy) components in carbon fiber for a G20 LCI2 M340i in Sapphire Metallic fully blacked out. Fender and Hood probably painted black with only carbon fiber contrasts visible.
- Side Fender
- Hood
- Rear Spoiler Wing
- Exhaust Muffler
- Skirt and Lips
Vendors identified
- RW Carbon (USA, ecommerce and installation workshop) – Good stock options, landing with spoiler wing from the link landing in India at 2 Lakhs. Total kit from this site working out to 8L+ including Shipping, Import duty etc.,
- Bimmerplug (USA, ecommerce) – another ecommerce platform for G20 products, reliable badge and trust
- DarwinPro Aerodynamics (USA, manufacturer) – Made in USA, Offers Hood, Spoiler and Trunk
- Maxton Design (Poland, manufacturer) – in house design and brilliant, but costs almost 5 Lakhs landing for the wing alone
- Alibaba (China) – Cheapest option, going this way a full kit for the G20 can be assembled with a budget of 5-6L (Hood 1L, Side Fender 70k, Skirt and lip kit 1.2L, Trunk boot 85k)
- Carcrafty (India, ecommerce)– provides assorted products from Alibaba.
Other upgrades which will have to wait for EMI’s to clear and the warranty ends
- Sound system – Plug and Play amp and speakers are expensive and not sure if justified spending 5Lakhs for this. Will have to wait
- Tyres – Figured drive the car till the run-flats are dead then make the switch to tubeless
- Engine Mods – Upgrading from an 1.2L sub 100bhp engine so I’m sure the stock B56 will keep me happy for a few years
- Exhaust system – too broke in the near foreseeable future
- Brakes – need to reassess urgency upon delivery of the car.
- Rims – probably with the tyre upgrade, hopefully the stock Pirelli run-flats last for 10,000km. Again tempted by plenty of Chinese forged options, with some reasonably priced US/Europe manufactured ones as well. Rims can wait until the rest of the visual mods comes through. CMSTTuning offers customized carbon fiber rims for 1,000USD with carbon fiber lips as well but will dent another 5Lakhs from a fictional wallet. So stock for the time being (note to self – disable tempting Alibaba notifications )
https://cmsttuning.com/products/forg…37041828659354
Thanks in advance for the feedback, Beep Beep!!
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