[BMWsmith]

Hi All,

Just thought I'd say hi and post a pic of my very first BMW, I've always wanted one since I was a boy and now finally...

I'm going to give it a good wash and wax at the weekend (got some dodo Juice especially for the job) and also looking personalise with a few mod's but I love it!

Looking for some blackline lights but a little difficult to find now and struggling to find any under the £200, I'm guessing that because of the age and there just aren't many around.

Always been a VW Golf man but really glad I took the plunge.

[essex_lad]

hello and welcome. Nice ride. You will find any oem upgrade parts are expensive.

[kayfaz]

Welcome to the club

[Stev443]

Welcome

[OnlyDriveGerman]

Welcome

[The Poloman]

Welcome mate. I also recently did the move from vag and I don't think I will go back

I got my black line lights off eBay from a company in Germany. Think the same company have some for an e90 for around £250, just keep an eye out on eBay for some used ones as well mate if you are willing I buy used

[BMWsmith]

Thanks all for the greetings.
I'm happy to get used but obviously want them to be in nearly new
condition...I'll keep an eye out.
The company I work for has several big offices in Germany so I think I'm going to ask around, I might get lucky and bag some lights a little cheaper.

I'll post some pics after the detailing job over the weekend!

Cheers

[SteveC]

Enjoy it and drive safely.

Nothing nicer than washing and waxing a new car, especially one you've dreamed of owning.

[Kali]

Welcome, nice car mate. What you plan to do in the car?

[BMWsmith]

? Not sure what I'm going to do in the car yet, I've seen that some people have used the 3D carbon cover for some of the trim which looks quite smart. If i'm honest I'm not sure I have the patience as I've heard it's a nightmare to get right.
Think iPod connectivity is the first thing

[hey joe]

Welcome.

Looks a really nice car you've got there. Liking the black Kidney Grills which in chrome are so obtrusive on the pre-LCI e90 (in my opion, of course).

The 330d engine is a peach (again IMO). Is yours Auto or Manual ?

Enjoy driving it !!

[BMWsmith]

Hey,

I went for the auto in the end, I was a little unsure as always been a bit of driver and like a manual.
But I'm liking it a lot especially DS mode 😃, I've also got the paddle shifters if I want some control.

Cheers

[RajB]

Welcome aboard.

Definitely check out eBay.de as you'll deffo find even with shipping to the UK can normally get bits cheaper.

[BMWsmith]

Nice one RajB, thanks.

[dy63]

Originally Posted by BMWsmith

Hey,

I went for the auto in the end, I was a little unsure as always been a bit of driver and like a manual.
But I'm liking it a lot especially DS mode ��, I've also got the paddle shifters if I want some control.

Cheers

you must have 2007+ ?

i struggled to find 330d with paddle shifters. i believe they came standard at 2007 but i even found 57 with paddles and some without paddles

[BMWsmith]

Yeah it's a 2008 model, not sure If they are standard though, I found a few that year without the paddles.

Cheers