Chip

I have been looking at some posts on a Bmw forum and a lot of the people on the forum talk about getting a chip for their car. I was just wondering does getting a chip wear down your motor faster because you are asking it to put out more power than it is supposed to? Also, about how much HP gain do you get from a chip and about how much does one cost?

Axle-back or Cat-back

I have been searching for a while now for an exhaust as you know, I keep reading that an exhaust is a cat-back or axle-back. I am just curious to what is the difference between the two? also, which is preferred more?

Interior LED

My brother just came down from FSU and I was checking out his car because he had told me he did a few mods on it. The one thing that caught my eye the most was that he replaced his orange gauge lights to a hyper white LED. These look sick and I want to do this to mine. I like to make my car different from everyone else's, this for sure will make my car stand out from the crowd. The good thing about these LED's is that they are inexpensive and they make a difference. After all, how many Bmw's do you see with a white LED in the gauges?

HID Question

I have decided to go with the HID's and am planning on getting them very soon, I am just wondering which bulbs I should get I am debating on 6000k or 8000k. They both look nice, but let me know what you think about them.(the 6000k is more of a hyper white and the 8000k is hyper white with a tint of blue in it)

Towers

The past weekend I went to Tower Shops. It is located right off of University from I-95. Tower Shops is basically a shopping center that turns into a car show every Friday night. I found Towers to be very helpful with finding out information about my car. This car show has pretty much every type of car and is divided up into sections so it is easy to find people with your same car. I think if you have not gone to Towers before and you should check it out. Also, if you have gone to Towers what did you think about it?

Delimma

Alright so I finally made enough cash to add something to my car but I can't decide what to get. I'm debating between an exhaust, HID's, or another amp for my sound system. Let me know which one you think I should get first.

Strut Bar

Ok so over Thanksgiving break, I was talking to my brother about our cars and what mods we would like to do to them. He mentioned to me that I should get a strut bar. He says it will give my car better handling. I just have a question about this because Bmw's already have pretty good handling and tight steering. I just want to know if this is necessary on  a Bmw? if so about how much does a good strut bar cost? also a brand name would help. Thanks