No idea why this thread was moderated/hidden, but I just approved it. Because, well, this is one of the best looking tourings on the planet, and your work is exceptional.
Xerces' Estoril blue 330i Touring Edition 33
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So up until now I've owned two BMWs - '97 323i and '99 523i. This is my first 3 liter BMW as well as first BMW wagon. This is how she looked like when I got her this November:
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She's a 330i with a 6 speed manual transmission, M sports package and a lot of other goodies. This car is one of Edition 33 vehicles which BMW released in limited quantity in honor of 33 years of BMW touring cars. From what I know they only came in a few limited colors (Estoril being one of them) and feature colour-matched stitching throughout the interior as well as Edition 33 written on the door sills.
I suppose this is what you would call ZHP in the United States even though as I understand ZHP's rev limiter is set a bit higher than on normal 330i cars.
Not too long after getting her I found a Style 68 wheel set for winter.
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And also wanted to do some underbody protection. Removing all the trim pieces revealed that she was in quite a good condition.
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And more images of the process:
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She's a 330i with a 6 speed manual transmission, M sports package and a lot of other goodies. This car is one of Edition 33 vehicles which BMW released in limited quantity in honor of 33 years of BMW touring cars. From what I know they only came in a few limited colors (Estoril being one of them) and feature colour-matched stitching throughout the interior as well as Edition 33 written on the door sills.
I suppose this is what you would call ZHP in the United States even though as I understand ZHP's rev limiter is set a bit higher than on normal 330i cars.
Not too long after getting her I found a Style 68 wheel set for winter.
And also wanted to do some underbody protection. Removing all the trim pieces revealed that she was in quite a good condition.
And more images of the process:
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Thank you, I'm glad you guys like the car! I shot a few more pics of the touring recently so enjoy 
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Turns out it also came with somewhat of a rare option - rear 12V sockets. Although I haven't been able to get them to open, seems that they are stuck. Will have to do some slight disassembly of the center console and hopefully get them to work.
Turns out it also came with somewhat of a rare option - rear 12V sockets. Although I haven't been able to get them to open, seems that they are stuck. Will have to do some slight disassembly of the center console and hopefully get them to work.
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