Articles for the ‘Project 135I’ Category
Publishsed by Dan on February 28th, 2011 | Posted in Project 135I, Project Cars | 2 Comments »
Pin ItThese pictures were tagged to our VR Facebook page of our Project 135I in Denver with its new owner. The pictures by Abdullah are pretty good and we are stoked to see the battleship gray 135I machine still in action! As you can see, it is rocking the HRE C90 19 inch wheels with the
Publishsed by Dan on November 8th, 2010 | Posted in Project 135I, Project Cars | No Comments »
Pin ItIt has been awhile since we have seen old Project 135I. It was sold back in January to a mutual friend in Colorado. Him as well as an entire group took to a raining parking lot in Denver to do some slidin and donuts. Everything from American Muscle Camaro’s and Mustang’s to the C63, 997C2,
Publishsed by Dan on February 26th, 2010 | Posted in Project 135I | 6 Comments »
Pin ItNormally we dont mess with lighting mods or little trinkets like this, but when I saw the pics of this vendors other cars on the forums, I had to get a set for our 135I. They definitely look pretty cool. Since the car already has stock angel eyes, this is just a HID kit to
Publishsed by Dan on December 1st, 2009 | Posted in Project 135I | 17 Comments »
Pin ItVivid Racing’s Project 135I is taking on some serious mods on the inside and outside to try and hang with its big brother, Project 997TT. In VR fashion, its got to look good. So we had the car wrapped in Battleship Gray. A common question is about the paint. At anytime we can peel the
Publishsed by Dan on December 1st, 2009 | Posted in Project 135I | No Comments »
Pin ItBimmer Magazine known as the best BMW Performance Magazine for BMW owners is featuring the Vivid Racing Project 135I car in its Feb 2010 issue. This is the article well ahead of time, but to read the info on this sleek car, check out the images below.
Publishsed by Dan on May 11th, 2009 | Posted in Project 135I | 5 Comments »
Pin ItWe got a photoshoot lined up for Bimmer Magazine really soon and wanted to dial in some more features on our Project BMW 135I. First we wanted to add some style by updating the trim pieces from the wood grain look to this carbon fiber finish. These are overlays done here at Vivid Racing. We
Publishsed by Dan on April 15th, 2009 | Posted in Project 135I | 6 Comments »
Pin ItVivid Racing’s 135I BMW is quite the little machine. We have been focusing on all the key elements of a daily driver. Suspension, Power, Styling have each been achieved. For a while now we have had stock of the Code 3 Intercooler kits which fit the 135I and 335I. So we finally got the time
Publishsed by Dan on April 9th, 2009 | Posted in Project 135I | 3 Comments »
Pin ItProject 135I gets some new carbon and weight savings with the help of Seibon and their new GTR hood for the 1 series. The GTR carbon fiber hood features an amazing clear coat finish. Its vent can be left open or have the covers bolted to the underside of the hood to prevent debris and
Publishsed by Dan on April 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Project 135I | 2 Comments »
Pin ItA couple of days ago a customer came into Vivid Racing with his 1 series. I kid you not it was black, it had black wheels with a red stripe, and he was gonna get an exhaust installed. But he had something that caught my eye. This sweet swooping carbon fiber rear trunk spoiler. Was
Publishsed by Dan on March 10th, 2009 | Posted in Project 135I | 2 Comments »
Pin ItAs I always say, stock wheels and stock ride height make all cars ugly. We already immediately changed the suspension with JIC cross for the best handling on and off the track, but now it was time for wheels. For the 135I, we wanted to stay true to its roots of the track monster it
Publishsed by Dan on March 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Project 135I | 1 Comment »
Pin ItThe next stage in our Project 135I was to add an exhaust system to improve exhaust flow and give the car a more aggressive sound. Since the BMW system is broken down into 3 parts, we decided to start with the muffler portion. In order to keep the sound clean, we retained the factory midpipes
Publishsed by Dan on February 21st, 2009 | Posted in Project 135I | 4 Comments »
Pin ItI always try to keep 1 daily driver in the stable and then one maniac car for raw racing. Little did I know that with the addition of these 2 basic add on parts that this daily driver would become a boosting, tire burning machine! From our baseline dyno, the car made an impressive 260rwhp
Publishsed by Dan on February 4th, 2009 | Posted in Project 135I | 8 Comments »
Pin ItWhen I started the Project A3, I said this car is one I will keep for a long time once it was in completed status. Apparently the bug I have will not let me do that! So when the chance to sell it came up, the new cars on the horizon were the Hyundai Genesis,
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