E92 n55 carbon fiber body parts

iisfinxii13 · 03-12-2016, 01:18 PM

I am somewhat new here but not to bmw. Also newer to the e92 line i am an old e46 owner. i have been looking to do some weight reduction and just simply also go for the carbon fiber route. It has been my experience that most sites get the old e92 and the n55 model mixed up. i was mostly looking for a Roof, hood, and trunk lid as of now. also most of the sites i have found are selling these as cosmetic swaps, not giving any values for the weight reduction it gives as well. Any suggestions?

darkkevin · 03-12-2016, 01:26 PM

I can't even..............lol

iisfinxii13 · 03-12-2016, 01:30 PM

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I can't even..............lol

is there something wrong with what I wrote? with my e46 there were some serious places to purchase parts that were actually rated per gram and there just seemed to be tons of more options for true race performance parts

darkkevin · 03-12-2016, 01:41 PM

could be the sites you're reading are confusing you maybe? E9X is the model of the car, N54/55 is the engine depending on what year you have. As far as where to purchase with the criteria you described, hopefully somebody will chime in, I can't help you there.

Taskmaster · 03-12-2016, 01:51 PM

Good luck paying a lot of money to save little to no weight.

iisfinxii13 · 03-12-2016, 02:02 PM

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Good luck paying a lot of money to save little to no weight.

i know it won't save tons of weight but no-one is even willing to post the comparative weight from a stock hood to a carbon fiber one ect. and most metal body part swaps are as costly as carbon fiber ones if not more if you really look at the sites i have

iisfinxii13 · 03-12-2016, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by darkkevin

could be the sites you're reading are confusing you maybe? E9X is the model of the car, N54/55 is the engine depending on what year you have. As far as where to purchase with the criteria you described, hopefully somebody will chime in, I can't help you there.

it was my understanding that the e9x refers to the m3"s and not the lower models is this not correct? as i said I'm newer to this forum and really just looking to get as much non opinion knowledge as i can

Taskmaster · 03-12-2016, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by iisfinxii13

i know it won't save tons of weight but no-one is even willing to post the comparative weight from a stock hood to a carbon fiber one ect. and most metal body part swaps are as costly as carbon fiber ones if not more if you really look at the sites i have

So why bother? ANd that also begs a question, why a heavy car like the E9x?

Bmw_Crazy · 03-12-2016, 02:12 PM

I'm trying to Carbon my self I just love the the look of the cf trunk and the vented hood

iisfinxii13 · 03-12-2016, 02:22 PM

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So why bother? ANd that also begs a question, why a heavy car like the E9x?

i live in CO so i needed awd and there aren't any e46 options that have comparable hoarse power and i wanted to go with a stock turbo engine and go from there. so i needed to graduate out of the e46 line and i knew these were heavier. i like that carbon fiber is lighter and i also like the look, i also want to know when i purchase parts they were built with a purpose, not simply cosmetic

iisfinxii13 · 03-12-2016, 02:27 PM

and also this is just tip of the iceberg, i will be doing more and more down the road as far as performance goes as i can gather more and more info, as i said with the n55 model as i specifically wanted its tougher finding mods

Welcome to NBA Jam · 03-12-2016, 02:32 PM

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i know it won't save tons of weight but no-one is even willing to post the comparative weight from a stock hood to a carbon fiber one ect. and most metal body part swaps are as costly as carbon fiber ones if not more if you really look at the sites i have

You're better off buying a VRSF exhaust and shaving 42lbs, lightweight wheels, and getting rid of runflats. It's not like the aluminum hood, trunk, and plastic bumpers are heavy to begin with. None of these areas are useful investments in performance. If you want to go further, remove the interior trim, backseat, and trunk carpeting.

iisfinxii13 · 03-12-2016, 02:35 PM

i was looking in to light weight wheels, any suggestions? and i was looking in to exhaust as well. one big reason for the carbon fiber is the previous owner had the roof wrapped with carbon fiber vinyl. so it motivated me to finish the job and go from there.

iisfinxii13 · 03-12-2016, 02:36 PM

and by finish job i mean just do a real carbon roof and trunk and hood and then i was going to do wheels then intake and exhaust. just a light outline

W37V · 03-12-2016, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by iisfinxii13

it was my understanding that the e9x refers to the m3"s and not the lower models is this not correct? as i said I'm newer to this forum and really just looking to get as much non opinion knowledge as i can

Why didn't you just get e47 M3?

Welcome to NBA Jam · 03-12-2016, 03:17 PM

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Why didn't you just get e47 M3?

Because it doesn't exist.

BSM n54iS · 03-12-2016, 04:19 PM

Rear seats, engine cowl, lightweight wheels, exhaust ...etc. Do a Google search, many threads on this

Cory S · 03-13-2016, 07:29 AM

Age.......23

Taskmaster · 03-13-2016, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Welcome to NBA Jam

You're better off buying a VRSF exhaust and shaving 42lbs, lightweight wheels, and getting rid of runflats. It's not like the aluminum hood, trunk, and plastic bumpers are heavy to begin with. None of these areas are useful investments in performance. If you want to go further, remove the interior trim, backseat, and trunk carpeting.

Thank you.

justpete · 03-13-2016, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by iisfinxii13

I am somewhat new here but not to bmw. Also newer to the e92 line i am an old e46 owner. i have been looking to do some weight reduction and just simply also go for the carbon fiber route. It has been my experience that most sites get the old e92 and the n55 model mixed up. i was mostly looking for a Roof, hood, and trunk lid as of now. also most of the sites i have found are selling these as cosmetic swaps, not giving any values for the weight reduction it gives as well. Any suggestions?

They're selling them as cosmetic parts because, erm, they are.

Taskmaster · 03-13-2016, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by justpete

They're selling them as cosmetic parts because, erm, they are.

'Like'

iisfinxii13 · 03-13-2016, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by W37V

Why didn't you just get e47 M3?

because to get over mountain passes here in colorado in winter rwd just would not work, and i just love having the awd one of my e46 was rwd and a 323i and my other was a 325xi. I will at some point be looking for an e30 or and e46m3 to do a pure track car but for now a daily driver

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