ArthurL's E93 M3 Progress Thread

Looks fantastic! Great work.

As far as the lights go, if it were my car I would throw in the lux angel eyes lol. I love the clean OEM + look they have while still making it look new.

To me, yellow lights are old or race car like with the yellow film. It's not my thing, but it will definitely make it stand out more among the crowd. But that is exactly why I like lux, it helps it look newer and blends in.

I think what I'll do is to throw it on and see whether or not I like it. The film on cost me around $5, lol.

I removed the 10MM and 12.5MM spacers on the car before going away this past weekend. Had to drive w/ 3 people in the back and didn't want to risk rubbing the whole way. Boy it felt good to not rub! I tried throwing on the 10MM to the rear and it rubs just a bit.. not sure if I should keep it on or just leave it.

oh man, you are amazing, fantastic work with your m3, this car is truly transformed under your hand. Lucky car to have a owner like you after more than 100k miles and still lived as new!

ArthurL wrote

I think what I'll do is to throw it on and see whether or not I like it. The film on cost me around $5, lol.

I removed the 10MM and 12.5MM spacers on the car before going away this past weekend. Had to drive w/ 3 people in the back and didn't want to risk rubbing the whole way. Boy it felt good to not rub! I tried throwing on the 10MM to the rear and it rubs just a bit.. not sure if I should keep it on or just leave it.

Personally if its a daily driver, I don't think the look with spacers is worth the rubbing headache. Unless you don't mind swapping out spacers when you anticipate a full car, but again that to me is a headache.

Blindside_137 wrote

Personally if its a daily driver, I don't think the look with spacers is worth the rubbing headache. Unless you don't mind swapping out spacers when you anticipate a full car, but again that to me is a headache.

Yeah it's a pain -- I think it's harder to run 20s with wheels flushed with the fenders esp with a drop.

I don't usually have people in the back other than my dog so it's okay. I'll run the 10MM spacers in the rear for a few days and see how I feel.

Pic of her with the 10mm in the rear. Wish the car was just a tad higher.

nickzhu50581203 wrote  

oh man, you are amazing, fantastic work with your m3, this car is truly transformed under your hand. Lucky car to have a owner like you after more than 100k miles and still lived as new!

Thanks buddy!

Went out to run an errand and saw a cool photo opportunity at these loading docks I passed

Applied yellow overlays on the headlights just now. It was cheap so I figured why not? Should I leave it or remove it? She does look really aggressive but I'm on the fence on this one..

Very racecar. I can't believe I'm saying this but I think I like the yellow with your wrap.

Latest pic of the M.. Going to have to put the winter wheels on soon. Been pushing it back every week as it's still 50-60 degrees in NYC.

Looks good!

Damn man, the car has come a long way since I've last seen it! Looks great!!

Blindside_137 wrote

Looks good!

JTO24 wrote

Damn man, the car has come a long way since I've last seen it! Looks great!!

Thanks!

Random update:
Car hit 131K that other day.. just did an oil change this past Sunday. Took an oil sample and sent it over to Blackstone. The first two came back clean, fingers crossed for this next one.

Will be pulling the trigger on some new wheels soon

any other performance upgrades planned? supercharger?!

335iOnATuesday wrote

any other performance upgrades planned? supercharger?!

Probably will get a tune soon.. S/C is a possibility down the road. An easy next one would be an air filter.

ArthurL wrote  

Random update:
Car hit 131K that other day.. just did an oil change this past Sunday. Took an oil sample and sent it over to Blackstone. The first two came back clean, fingers crossed for this next one.

Will be pulling the trigger on some new wheels soon

Wow. That's awesome!

Hope everyone had a great holiday and New Year.

So I just pulled the trigger on a set of bronze 18" TE37s which will be refinished. What color should I have them done in?

I'm leaning towards pressed graphite but a buddy told me brushed metal with tinted clear.. Which isn't a bad idea!

ArthurL wrote  

Hope everyone had a great holiday and New Year.

So I just pulled the trigger on a set of bronze 18" TE37s which will be refinished. What color should I have them done in?

I'm leaning towards pressed graphite but a buddy told me brushed metal with tinted clear.. Which isn't a bad idea!

I know your current wheels are dark grey, but I think another color would help the car pop more as it is entirely grey as well. Lol
Idk if you like that whole 50 shades of grey thing going on. I'm not saying something crazy like purple or lime green but yeah something like bronze or maybe brushed red with a gloss clear coat or mag blue... idk maybe pressed graphite would be best. Lol

EzequielR wrote  

ArthurL wrote  

Hope everyone had a great holiday and New Year.

So I just pulled the trigger on a set of bronze 18" TE37s which will be refinished. What color should I have them done in?

I'm leaning towards pressed graphite but a buddy told me brushed metal with tinted clear.. Which isn't a bad idea!

I know your current wheels are dark grey, but I think another color would help the car pop more as it is entirely grey as well. Lol
Idk if you like that whole 50 shades of grey thing going on. I'm not saying something crazy like purple or lime green but yeah something like bronze or maybe brushed red with a gloss clear coat or may blue... idk maybe pressed graphite would be best. Lol

Thanks for the input. I considered getting a wild color but I'd also like be able to sell these quickly in case I decide to sell them down the road.

I like magnesium blue.. Always had, but I feel like it's played out.

I would atleast toss the bronze on there first and see how it looks.

I think pressed graphite is the best finish for TE's since it's simple and clean but might not be enough contrast with your grey wrap.

I say if you really want mag blue go for it! Something tells me it would go perfectly with the Avery grey wrap. And I don't think mag blue is played out at all!