To make my co-worker happy...

[az3579]

At work, I have Windows 7 on my laptop. With Windows 7, you can customize your login screen background image. On there, I had an image of a 335is in Le Mans Blue, gorgeousness. When logged in, my desktop wallpaper was a picture of the E90 320is race car replica being followed by a stock 320is on a twisty road (a really well taken photo).

My co-workers turns to me and says "how come you don't have any pictures of YOUR car on there?" I tell him I don't have a decent camera to do it with. My camera is a standard digital camera, not an SLR, so the quality is meh. I also told him I'm not a good photographer either, so if I did take a picture, it wouldn't be really all that great.

But today, I bit the bullet and decided he was right, so I set my login wallpaper to the following first picture, and my desktop wallpaper to the second picture. I thought I'd share the eye candy to my fellow ZHP worshippers.


http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/az3579/Automotive/BMW%20E46%20330i%20ZHP/Interior/DSC00157.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/az3579/Automotive/BMW%20E46%20330i%20ZHP/Exterior/DSC00159.jpg




BTW,
Can anyone fix the angel eye issue in the second pic? It's way too bright, and I didn't have my xenons on. It looks like I have the lights on when I don't; I want only the angel eyes to show. It didn't look anything like this in reality. I can provide the high-res pic to whoever wants to give it a shot...

[Tampa330i]

Lookin good! I may be able to make the lights look better, I'll give it a shot anyway. The problem is it looks washed out in that whole area. I can try messing around with color balance, might get lucky. It's really difficult to modify a real life image to the point where it's not noticeable, but I've done it before. Link me up with the highest res ones you got.

[az3579]

Here is the full resolution image, about 4MB in size. Please let me know when you have downloaded so I could remove from Photobucket; it's eating up the last bit of space I have!

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/az3579/Misc/DSC00159.jpg

[Tampa330i]

Got it, you can remove.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Great looking car, Botond. So you know, it was your car that made me want to get M3 mirrors on the ZHP.

[Mtnman]

I'm totally gonna thread jack. Botand, how complex was the m3 mirror install, and what did it cost you. Those look badass, and I need to spend some money I don't have lol.
David

[Tampa330i]

Sorry az, I don't think it's possible, at least not at my skill level or maybe not at all. The light is so overwhelming that the color of the light has essentially merged with everything around it into one big blob.

[adb1028]

Are your wheels gunmetal? Or just dirty?

[danewilson77]

2nd one is :drool

1st one would be better with clean mats.

[az3579]

Great looking car, Botond. So you know, it was your car that made me want to get M3 mirrors on the ZHP.

Thought they came with the car? I didn't know you swapped...


Sorry az, I don't think it's possible, at least not at my skill level or maybe not at all. The light is so overwhelming that the color of the light has essentially merged with everything around it into one big blob.

Thanks for trying anyway. I was hoping I could get rid of that mess. :(


Are your wheels gunmetal? Or just dirty?

Repainted a darker silver. Those are clean.


2nd one is :drool

1st one would be better with clean mats.

Those mats are trashed. I have all-weathers in 'em now.

[pyreguy]

Repainted a darker silver. Those are clean.

And they look sick! I love them darker like that. I have to do this, even if the whole world just thinks they are dirty.

[nk_zhp]

Love the pics!. .. any chance you could share with us the E90 320Si photo you were talking about?

[adb1028]

Any chance you could get some close ups of the wheels? I'm dropping mine off today to get refinished and can't decide on a color. How do you think they'd look on my Tiag sedan?

[az3579]

Love the pics!. .. any chance you could share with us the E90 320Si photo you were talking about?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLaoEDJT7Y/TDQNMaCmiQI/AAAAAAAAANU/Oe1LQ-Q7lhk/s1600/274559952_e355fd8ee3_o.jpeg


Any chance you could get some close ups of the wheels? I'm dropping mine off today to get refinished and can't decide on a color. How do you think they'd look on my Tiag sedan?

These are the only "closeups" I have of them. Please ignore the front plate, no longer applies (before people start asking me "aren't you from CT??" lol:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/az3579/Automotive/BMW%20E46%20330i%20ZHP/Exterior/2010-11-12_07-01-55_424.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/az3579/Automotive/BMW%20E46%20330i%20ZHP/Exterior/2010-11-13_16-25-49_793.jpg

I think they would look absolutely sick on a TiAg car.

[pyreguy]

I am in love with those wheels

[az3579]

I am in love with those wheels

I've already made love to them.



Oops, did I say that out loud?

[Mtnman]

ok, so now you have to share what was involved with "repainting" cost? can they do it to my beyerns? info please!

[pyreguy]

I've already made love to them.



Oops, did I say that out loud?

:rofl Yes, that was outside your head when you heard it.

[adb1028]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wBLaoEDJT7Y/TDQNMaCmiQI/AAAAAAAAANU/Oe1LQ-Q7lhk/s1600/274559952_e355fd8ee3_o.jpeg



These are the only "closeups" I have of them. Please ignore the front plate, no longer applies (before people start asking me "aren't you from CT??" lol:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/az3579/Automotive/BMW%20E46%20330i%20ZHP/Exterior/2010-11-12_07-01-55_424.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/az3579/Automotive/BMW%20E46%20330i%20ZHP/Exterior/2010-11-13_16-25-49_793.jpg

I think they would look absolutely sick on a TiAg car.
:drool

That is so sick! I dropped them off already, told them to go with silver :( Hopefully they didnt start on them yet, I'll run in tomorrow first thing and see If I can change it.

[jjcools]

Looks good. Love the darker wheels too. I am going to try and get some gunmetal wheels in the spring.

[zhpnsnv]

My wheels look like that after a few days of driving.