I've been taking photos of others' cars for several years now and finally have my own 
AW/CR 220 M Sport. Had a hard time choosing between this colour combination and EBII/black interior, but eventually chose white since I have plans to eventually wrap it in blue 
Had the car for almost a month now and I love it a lot more than the E93 323i I was driving previously - the F22 handles a lot better and initial acceleration is much better. The I6 sound is sometimes missed though...
Bone stock
BMWs by - Icy J -, on Flickr
Met up with a few friends to chat and take photos a few days after getting the car. Felt a bit bad as I arrived last and blocked their cars in the photo with my completely stock one...
First mod was to get the M Performance grilles installed, which I bought a few days before getting the car. Pain in the ass to remove the first one but definitely worth it!
Met up with a friend to take some photos a couple of days ago; the weather was terrible.
New Car by - Icy J -, on Flickr
I'd already been planning to get some sort of lip, spoiler and diffuser but was undecided as to which one. My main objection to the M Performance parts was that I was afraid they'd be too common - go to any F3X meet and you'll see the M Performance lip everywhere. A friend of mine came to the rescue, as he had developed a carbon fibre kit for the M235i and wanted a white car to install them on - and so I ended up with the full Exotics Tuning kit on my car, which included a front lip, canards (C63 black series style lol), mirror caps, a spoiler and a diffuser (I don't think it's been officially released yet though...
).
The main issue with the diffuser was that the 220's exhaust placement is different to that of the M235. In order to fit the diffuser I bought a used M135 muffler, had it installed and the tips adapted (they were way too short). Might have just been a placebo thing but the car really felt faster and louder afterwards, plus I get a nice crackle every time I upshift at high RPM's.
M135 exhaust.
Installing!
Today I finally decided it was time to take some photos. Unfortunately I'm still on the stock 17" 460M rims, which imo really ruins the aggressive look of the carbon fibre kit. I do have rims ordered but I might not be able to install them until Christmas and I'm not in a position to buy 'temporary' rims.
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
Looks wise it'll probably remain this way until Christmas at least (or I may get the M235 style lower grille). Planning to eventually get a proper exhaust (or do a resonator delete), change rims, (maybe) drop, nicer exhaust tips, etc etc - but apart from the rims, loving it as is
AW/CR 220 M Sport. Had a hard time choosing between this colour combination and EBII/black interior, but eventually chose white since I have plans to eventually wrap it in blue Had the car for almost a month now and I love it a lot more than the E93 323i I was driving previously - the F22 handles a lot better and initial acceleration is much better. The I6 sound is sometimes missed though...
Bone stock
BMWs by - Icy J -, on Flickr
Met up with a few friends to chat and take photos a few days after getting the car. Felt a bit bad as I arrived last and blocked their cars in the photo with my completely stock one...
First mod was to get the M Performance grilles installed, which I bought a few days before getting the car. Pain in the ass to remove the first one but definitely worth it!
Met up with a friend to take some photos a couple of days ago; the weather was terrible.
New Car by - Icy J -, on Flickr
I'd already been planning to get some sort of lip, spoiler and diffuser but was undecided as to which one. My main objection to the M Performance parts was that I was afraid they'd be too common - go to any F3X meet and you'll see the M Performance lip everywhere. A friend of mine came to the rescue, as he had developed a carbon fibre kit for the M235i and wanted a white car to install them on - and so I ended up with the full Exotics Tuning kit on my car, which included a front lip, canards (C63 black series style lol), mirror caps, a spoiler and a diffuser (I don't think it's been officially released yet though...
).The main issue with the diffuser was that the 220's exhaust placement is different to that of the M235. In order to fit the diffuser I bought a used M135 muffler, had it installed and the tips adapted (they were way too short). Might have just been a placebo thing but the car really felt faster and louder afterwards, plus I get a nice crackle every time I upshift at high RPM's.
M135 exhaust.
Installing!
Today I finally decided it was time to take some photos. Unfortunately I'm still on the stock 17" 460M rims, which imo really ruins the aggressive look of the carbon fibre kit. I do have rims ordered but I might not be able to install them until Christmas and I'm not in a position to buy 'temporary' rims.
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
BMW 220i | Exotics Tuning M235i Kit by - Icy J -, on Flickr
Looks wise it'll probably remain this way until Christmas at least (or I may get the M235 style lower grille). Planning to eventually get a proper exhaust (or do a resonator delete), change rims, (maybe) drop, nicer exhaust tips, etc etc - but apart from the rims, loving it as is
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