Ok, here are some updated pictures of my ride as of November 2004

Gotta have the personalized plates!

My Mods:

Carbon and white BMW roundels

Xenon interior lights, bimmian.com ($50 + shipping). You know, these look pretty awesome at night time, especially through the tinted windows, but they aren't as bright as they look in the website advertisement. Also they dont last very long; if you happened to leave any of the lights on (like the reading light my 3 year old plays with in the back), then it will be burnt out after about 10 hours (overnight).

Changed the amber front reflectors to match the body color. Makes a HUGE difference in the appearance. European models don't even have the reflectors in this location.

I just added the M3 lip spoiler purchased from bimmian.com. It comes prepainted to your selected body color ($186 includes shipping). Be warned though, bimmian ships it to you with this liquid weld stuff that SUX!! Not only is it messy, but it takes FOREVER to apply onto the spoiler. It would work so much better with 3M tape, which i think most aftermarket suppliers send with the item...just not bimmian.com.

Conforti cold air intake (CAI), took about 1 1/2 hour to install, from autowerks.com ($445 + shipping). Adds about 10 BPH and you can notice that it takes a lot longer to reach redline after installed. You do save a little bit more gas; on a full tank (16 GAL) all highway driving will get you about 500+ miles (I know cuz we drove the car from Cali to Utah).

Removed the keyhole on the drivers side door handle (bimmian.com $40 + shipping). This was a simple and cheap mod. Makes the car look clean on the driver's side. Just make sure you never ues the keyhole for anything, like rolling up the windows by turning and holding the keyhole to the left.

Some of the things that came with the car as a factory upgrade:

GPS DVD system with BMW assist and 6 disc CD changer

Six speed manual transmission

Sand leather interior with Myrtle wood trim

Style 71 BMW 3 series rims. 18" x 8" in the front, and 18" x 8.5" in the rear (only available with sport package. I think this will be my next upgrade (see page two for planned upgrade).

Adaptive xenon headlights.

More to come; please see page 2 for planned upgrades, and thanks for visiting!