Dream Chaser E93 Cabrio
Words:
Joshua McGowan Photography: Tony & Carmen Matthews
Chasing
our dreams and passion is something that many of us aspire to do, yet many
simply don’t manage. Eva Hke was not one of those people, as a car enthusiast
which a special place for BMW, she managed to do something she always dreamed
of.
Upon
finally buying her first BMW – an E93 320i Cabrio, Eva wasting little time
customizing her dream car. Ordering parts before it had even arrived, she was
well prepared for all of the hard work that goes into making a standard factory
issue car into something unique that she could call her own. It turns out she
had a knack for it, as after only a few months it was on display at Belgium’s
biggest indoor showroom the International Tuning Salon.
It is
easy to see why her custom job got so much praise and plaudits, looking at it
fully justifies Eva’s claim that standard cars are ‘boring’. You can see
exactly why she joined the BMW club and takes her pride and joy around
showrooms, as it is a truly beautiful custom job she has done. So how exactly
did she do it, and more importantly what parts did she get to make this BMW
Cabrio so spectacular? Eva HKE is a web designer who resides in Belgium.
She
has always had a love for BMW’s and decided that it was time to finally get her
long desired car. She ordered an E93 BMW 320i Cabrio in June, and only waited a
month before purchasing her first mod. It would prove not be to her last, but
the Vörsteiner CF-lip she ordered made her intentions clear, she wanted her BMW
to look as good as it would drive. When the lip arrived the following month Eva
took it the body shop to get it pained in the colour she planned for her car,
an ice cool Alpinweiss III.
The
following month the car would arrive, and so began the work customising. She
would get help from her husband along with the Europrojects car club. She
remembered the car arriving on the Friday and come Monday the front lip was
already installed, along with the brand new HRE wheels. These were 19” 540R’s
featuring gold powder coated heart and really made the car stand out and look
like something from a bond film. Surprisingly enough it didn’t take long for it
to appear on shows.
After
only a month and a half and just over 1000km clocked in, it would feature at
the biggest indoor car show in Eva’s native Belgium – the International Tuning
Salon. Her customisation had already began to evolve, with the additions of a
carbon diffusor, carbon mirrors, quad-exhaust and rear bumper that was cleaned
up and extended to make a more perfect fit. Eva noted that in the short time it
took from her receiving the car to it appearing at the show must ‘be some kind
of record’.
Looking
at the beauty of her custom E93 makes you realise how it managed such a feat in
s short space of time. Not only does the car run like a machine with its added
strut bar and adjusted air box, it looks phenomenal. The pristine white
of the exteriors is made even better by the luxurious interior of the car.
Custom sports seats and the gorgeous red leather of the installed Leder Dakota
Korallrot really help to add the wow factor.
Throw
in the interior black trim and M-tech custom steering wheel, break handle and
pedals and you have a car that is a truly customized job that will be the envy
of not only lovers of BMWs, but those who appreciated the art of customization
too.
Specifications Vehicle:
Engine:
BMW Performance strut-bar, Adjusted air-box to fit strut-bar, Custom
quad-exhaust
Chassis:
BBK 355 mm front and rear, 6-pot front and 4-pot rear, BSS-air ride system –
Tank 15 l. painted in white
Wheels
& Tires: 19” HRE-wheels 540R with gold powder coated heart: 9” front
and 10” back Pirelli PZero Nero: 225/35 and 255/30
Bodywork:
Shadowline exterior trim, Debadged, Vörsteiner frontlip in carbon, Custom rear bumper
(made longer & cleaned a little) Custom carbon diffusor, Carbon Mirrors
Interior:
Leder Dakota Korallrot , Sport seats Interior trim in high gloss Black Black
alcantara carpets with EP-logo M-Tech steering-wheel, brake handle and shifter,
M-Tech pedals and footrest
