What have you done with or to your M3 today?

irokwrx wrote

Bpark1977 wrote

Recently order a fence screen to hang from the garage door during the warmer months. Privacy, shade, and helps keep things cool.

DUDE! AC vs Screen! AC wins every time!

I have A/C and heat in my garage. The screen is a nice way to enjoy cool days and have privacy and shade. Giving people ideas. It's not a competition.

SAMM3Y wrote

I painted the rear calipers last night, ran out of paint, then ran out of clear coat. They came out aight I should of spent $60 on more paint really but I'm a cheap bastard and squeeked out "good enough" they'll need a buff.

wow that looks so good. it looks professional.

Hired someone to come bring some shine back; wash, clay, polish, and a mild ceramic coating.

I then skinned some 1x1 vent covers that I intended to sell -- put them on the car for some pics and they never back came out; I am not a fan of interior CF, but it looked too damn good. I loved the subtly of the 1x1 weave but then it pops when the sun hits it. I made a 2x2 and really didn't like it.

Attended a drift event over the weekend and couldn't pass up the opportunity to get some shots of my car

Installed some new pedals last night. Really makes you notice how junky the OEM e9x pedals are. There's currently a group buy list stacking up - https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=26314126
Still waiting to hear back from Brian at Pedal Haus with the discount amount.

switched from Mercury to AAA for auto insurance (as well as condo insurance)
paying a little more but after the first year (and with my ticket from Hawaii falling off the record in 6 months) it will get cheaper than how much we were paying for the Mercury policy

$500/500k liability + $1 million umbrella
$250/500k UM/UIM
way too many state minimum policy and uninsured drivers on the road


whoever gets run over by me - at least that person won't have to worry about my insurance limits

Silos wrote

Hired someone to come bring some shine back; wash, clay, polish, and a mild ceramic coating.

I then skinned some 1x1 vent covers that I intended to sell -- put them on the car for some pics and they never back came out; I am not a fan of interior CF, but it looked too damn good. I loved the subtly of the 1x1 weave but then it pops when the sun hits it. I made a 2x2 and really didn't like it.

Where did you get your headlights customized? They look nice!

GotV8? wrote

Decided to try some after market tail lights that has sequential turn signal..I really like the sweeping effect when changing lanes or making turns.

What brand are they, And where did you get them. Looks nice!

SoCalRPM wrote

Where did you get your headlights customized? They look nice!

Thanks! I did them myself using the Bavgruppe 3/4 DTM rings, I also replaced the lenses and had them wrapped with XPEL PPF.

ItsGary wrote

Rides been feeling a bit rough lately. Thinking about getting a daily but not sure what to get.

I am hoping to get a Tesla as a daily, leave the m3 for the track...

pusesopu wrote

Hello,
I'm looking to buy an M3 Convertible and I have the option to purchase either options at the same price. Which would you go with?
2010 M3 with 33000 miles
2011 M3 with 40,300 miles
Both serviced relatively the same. I guess I don't know how different or how many improvements were made in the the 2011 vs the 2010 to know if it would make sense to go with the newer car vs the one with lower mileage.
Thanks for weighing in!

Buy lower mileage car - no difference in year over year

pusesopu wrote

Hello,
I'm looking to buy an M3 Convertible and I have the option to purchase either options at the same price. Which would you go with?
2010 M3 with 33000 miles
2011 M3 with 40,300 miles
Both serviced relatively the same. I guess I don't know how different or how many improvements were made in the the 2011 vs the 2010 to know if it would make sense to go with the newer car vs the one with lower mileage.
Thanks for weighing in!

Subtle differences depending on build date. Here is a decent list of model year changes.

https://www.exoticcarhacks.com/car-reviews/bmw-m3-e90-e92-buyers-guide/

pusesopu wrote

Hello,
I'm looking to buy an M3 Convertible and I have the option to purchase either options at the same price. Which would you go with?
2010 M3 with 33000 miles
2011 M3 with 40,300 miles
Both serviced relatively the same. I guess I don't know how different or how many improvements were made in the the 2011 vs the 2010 to know if it would make sense to go with the newer car vs the one with lower mileage.
Thanks for weighing in!

Check the build date on the 2011.. if its after Sept 2010, I believe that makes it a 2011.5 or later and you get the better combox.

pusesopu wrote

Hello,
I'm looking to buy an M3 Convertible and I have the option to purchase either options at the same price. Which would you go with?
2010 M3 with 33000 miles
2011 M3 with 40,300 miles
Both serviced relatively the same. I guess I don't know how different or how many improvements were made in the the 2011 vs the 2010 to know if it would make sense to go with the newer car vs the one with lower mileage.
Thanks for weighing in!

The 2011 depending on when it was made in 2011 will have Bluetooth audio music support, not just telephone.

the Bluetooth audio for music could be retrofitted into a 2010 though.

2011 was first model year that competition pack was offered. If the 2011 is comp pack that's a highly desired option from the markets perspective.

Flashed E85 tune from Alex @ Alpine.

rod bearings at 110,xxx miles off a 2011.5

done by SV Bimmer in Santa Clara, CA

looks pretty nasty

Finished peelable paint

Santorini Blue

^ That looks great!

Put the subframe and diff back in and I'll save the suspension for another day. Took the opportunity whilst the subframe was out to throw a fresh coat of paint on the underside since it was looking a little sorry for itself. The subframe is a beef cake on these cars!!

Before and Now

GotV8? wrote

Before and Now

Nice; I have the Vörsteiner rear (Type II diffuser and trunk) and wanted to like the front, but never did. Went with OEM splitters also.

Decided to replaced All 4 rubber Jack points...all these years of lifting our rides, this is the easiest DIY and worth every penny for future use.
Look at the difference.