SILVER SURFER

should i be proud of my 330 ci logo ,or should i remove to keep its identity top secret,?

DEBADGE keep them guessing lol

can someone give me a tip on the best way to debadge? mine only says 318ci so that's coming off!

use a hairdryer to warm up the glue on the badges then peel off slowly,then use celluse thinner to get off the rest of the glue :D

All the best with your wedding Shaun, The K&N filter is a good price as you never have to change again, go for the direct replacement and not all the induction kit etc still suppossedly gives an extra 10bhp and better economy plus you only have to clean it once a year ( pearsonnally i do mine twice.) the iridium plugs are a bit of a new thing i thought i would try but again supoosedly last longer, give much better spark, so meant to increase bhp and economy. but about £15-20 dearer than ordiary Bosch.

I was goona keep the R and make her into something even more special, but the missus got fed up with the R just sitting on the drive, it had no tax, mot or insurance plus needed about a good £1000 spent for mot....As soon as i got the 7, i use it all the time...so i had to nae a choice keep the R or the 7 series....not a hard choice as always been a BMW man and always loved the E38 but never had one....so sold the R as she was and made more money out of her as she was than doing the work required......bit gutted as the R was great fun, especially when she would destroy a M3 or when we sat on the ##### of a 911 but still prefer my 7 series.......Good luck with your wedding mate and all the best

cheers mate i will,just cant wait for it to be all over with lol ill defo get the plugs and the filter ,she could do with some new bits and bobs :D thats a very very quick R :D like you i love me 7 :D

about 40 quid on ebay for the six, and a k&N panel filter is about 40 quid, yeah the R was quick but was no way standard, was an auto but would do about 85 in 2nd before changing up, awesome in the mid range but now sadly she is gone........think she was just under 300 BHP but was boosting at about 19psi ...

thats not bad for prices ill get me some of them i think :D but will have to wait until after me wedding in 2weeks time B) !Removed! hell thats quick,why did ya get rid of her :(

I have owned 318is at time 2 years old, 3 x 5 series starting with a H-plate 518- 2 years old, p plate 520 1 years old, 530d Mtech modded sport 05 at time 6 months old, 330 mtech sports convertable 02 plate 1 year old at time, X5 3.0 sport y plate 8 months old at the time and now got this gorgeous 7 series 11 years old, always loved the shape, dont know why when i had the money why i never bought one, but would honestly say out of all the BMWs i have had ( sure 1 or 2 missing) my 728i sport has got to be the best, for looks, how she drives, luxury everything......now just got to keep her in the A1 condition she is in with everything working....LOL

ive had a E34 518i,E46 coupe ,E39 525I and now ive got me E38 728i wouldnt be with out her just got to get her spend a bit of time and money on her to get her back to A1 condition :D

iridium plugsare meant to be more effecient and better for economy plus supposed to slightly boost BHP, mine certainly runs better, feels slightly more responsive and still good on juice, only banned because i made the V70r into a sub 5.5 sec 0-60, plus spent a few more quid on it than i told her.... but i like keeping the 7 series original because she is in A1 condition but have replaced badges etc to tidy up....now just got to get a digi box to upgrade the TV......

ill have to get myself some of them for me old girl lol how much are they and where is the best place to get them from? !Removed! hell thats a quick V 70r :D thats what im doing with me 7 keeping her original ,got some lights and badges to replace etc also got to get a bmw Cd Changer as mine went the other month :(

totally agree with jas,dabsy and david :D there not as common as ya fords vauxhalls etc they turn heads where ever you go ,as there are the flapship of bmw,, luxury comfort and build quality :D i wouldnt be without mine,im on 177,000 and she is still going strong :D

yep she is all colour coded, sits nice and low, and the deep dish alloys look the nuts but Jas your car is really coming along, looks really nice, after selling my V70r i have been banned from all mods on the Beemer but did manage to slip in a K&N filter, and Iridium Plugs.

totally agree with the above :D same uve been banned from doing more mods :( is there much difference between normal and Iridium plugs???

For the front wheels 235/50/18 and for the rears 255/45/18. Those are the OEM size tyres and those are the tyres that will prevent the wheel sensors from interfering :)

My tyres are completely wrong so ignore any other size for your car. I've disabled the ABSand the ASC myself and wouldn't reccomend anybody else to do so... Especially those of you with kids!

cheers for the help jas its much appreciated :D

Good stuff Shaun! Just make sure you get the correct size tyres either way as the wheel sensors are stupidly sensitive - I've had to temporarily disable my ABS and ASC!

Jas what tyre sizes can you use without it affecting the wheel sensors??? :D

because mine is the sport i have the Mtech 18" low profiles with the great BMW idea of wider at the rear and slightly narrower at the front, so cant swapp round but having the mtech 18s and the sport suspension she still is so comfortable and glides lovely just hugs the corners better but i would def go with 18" as being a big car def looks nicer with bigger alloys....

18s its going to be then :D

yeah but just means you have the luxury of the 7, being a sport doesnt make much difference, all have the same toys and extras etc and on a 7 thats what counts, Luxury

i thought that there would be a difference between the 2, but defo got the Luxury :D

welcome mate hope you enjoy it on here :D

Good luck finding some 17s for the 7 mate, the OEM sizes were only 16s and 18s, the 17s had a weird tyre size and in putting them on you risk messing with your wheel sensors, this in turn makes the car go into 'limp mode' where the ABS and ASC will cut in and limit you everytime you even think about driving the car - what wheels are on the car currently mate?

at the mo ive got the standard 16s like yours mate before you changed them well looks like i wont be getting 17s if they mess the car up,ill either get different 16s or go bigger to 18s mate :D

To be honest the 7 is a fairly comfortable car even though I've absolutely slammed it on it's chuff on the 18s! It was alot more comfortable on the 16s though but I love the look of the 18s, even with a lower profile tyre!

i love the look of the 18s but i might play safe and go with 17s lol i cant lower her to much cos theres too many !Removed! pot holes and speed humps down here lol

i would have to say the missus first then me car but its very close lol ;)

From the sounds of it, it's quite well specced! I've got 18s on it Shaun :)

wicked jas :) does it effect the road handling and the ride with 18s on her??

totally agree with jas dabsy and kee1173,buy one fall in love with her and never look back, i bought mine last year and ive never looked back wouldnt be with out her and i use her as my everyday car :D

Mine is a genuine 728i Mtech Sport, 1- it is on the log book, 2- as jas said the real sports have black headlining, 3- again as jas says they are completely colour coded and de chromed, but the difference is the real sport have a different diff and gear ratio so are slightly faster by about 0.7 of a sec something like that but there is loads out there that have the steering wheel and alloys but are not sports, apparently according to a site i was on the real genuine 7 series sport is quite rare as most wanted the luxury packs but also a genuine sport has firmer suspension and sits a bit lower ......hope this helps

cheers mate this helps loads,it sounds like ive just got a normal 728i lol :( but i still love me old girl :D

Hmmm, you got a picture of your car at all?

no sorry mate i havent got any pics yet,will have to get some done soon :) what size wheels do ya have on her Jas?

Does your interior have a black headlining? If so, it's a sport :)

no mate its a pale grey cloth cos ive got grey leather

I think it was the 728i sport models that exclusively had the colour coded sills and bumpers mate :) the SE spec had black sills :)

ahh got ya,ive got a 98' 728i with colour coded sills so does that make it a sport? how can u tell if its a sport?

Hiya mate, it's just the way it is from factory - it's the non colour coded version of the 7!

ohh i thought you had it painted that way,dont know that you could get some like that from the factory,showed me missus the pics of yours and she said i should get it done on mine :)

i think there off a m3??

i had promlems like that using jump leads etc just didnt wont to know so ended up i just get a new battery. since then car has been running perfect :)