What have you done with or to your M3 today?

tbuck wrote

Do not be humbled too much by the miata's as the power to weight ratio makes you look like a lumbering elephant! When i autocrossed regularly it would make me sick to see a stock miata destroy my heavily modded e36 m3. It is always going to happen, even after you put that harrop on there.

A lumbering elephant is exactly what I felt like, perfect description!

Tommysalami wrote

Coby alcantara shift boot since the leather had shrunk and was pulling up the original one. Matching e-brake boot because why not.
Valve covers, timing cover gaskets, spark plug tubes, secondary air pump hose
Oil change
Tint
New wheel studs

How difficult was the install for the shift boot and brake boot? I have a Coby steering wheel and would love to add the alcantara boots to match.

B8bydesign wrote

How difficult was the install for the shift boot and brake boot? I have a Coby steering wheel and would love to add the alcantara boots to match.

It was easy. Just took the originals off, peeled off the old boots from the plastic frames and removed the leftover material, and used fabri-tac to glue the new ones on to the frame. Used some small clips to help it adhere while the glue set. The DCT boot has to be cut off the knob since it's attached as one piece, so that's not reversible. Leave some slack material and tuck into the new boot.

dmz_m3 wrote

Finally decided to install my upgraded angel eyes. Most time consuming part other than taking the front end off was sanding, priming, and painting the chrome shrouds black. Took a ton of time but love how it turned out.

Interested in how you work on your angel eyes transformation?

Long awaited bath at the new house.

Bartledoo wrote

Long awaited bath at the new house.

What wheels are those? They are nice!!

Throatpunch wrote

What wheels are those? They are nice!!

Titan7 T-S7

E90325M wrote

Interested in how you work on your angel eyes transformation?

I ordered the rings which are plug and play; they clip/screw onto where the old angel eye rings sat and then connect to the H8 bulb connector.

You have to remove both fender liners to access the bolts that hold on the front bumper, remove the front bumper, and then remove the headlights which are held on by I think 5 T30 screws and a smaller screw underneath.

Then I removed the cradle that sits under the headlights and followed this video to remove the shrouds and do the install:
I sanded, primed, and painted the shrouds using Duplicolor filler and sandable primer and Duplicolor flat black. After that it was just a reverse of the disassembly.

All in all it took me about two 8 hour days of work because I really took my time. I'm sure some people could get this done in less time.

Met up with a buddy

dmz_m3 wrote

E90325M wrote

Interested in how you work on your angel eyes transformation?

I ordered the rings which are plug and play; they clip/screw onto where the old angel eye rings sat and then connect to the H8 bulb connector.

You have to remove both fender liners to access the bolts that hold on the front bumper, remove the front bumper, and then remove the headlights which are held on by I think 5 T30 screws and a smaller screw underneath.

Then I removed the cradle that sits under the headlights and followed this video to remove the shrouds and do the install:

I sanded, primed, and painted the shrouds using Duplicolor filler and sandable primer and Duplicolor flat black. After that it was just a reverse of the disassembly.

All in all it took me about two 8 hour days of work because I really took my time. I'm sure some people could get this done in less time.

Doing our own work and took our time is best method to enjoy the decent result. how much of your parts cost and where to order them? thanks.

E90325M wrote

Doing our own work and took our time is best method to enjoy the decent result. how much of your parts cost and where to order them? thanks.

You got that right! The rings, paint, and butyl sealant to reseal the headlights costed about $200 or less. Got the paint and butyl on Amazon. I will PM you where I got the rings from.

Conzyo wrote

Met up with a buddy

What wheels are those? And what suspension work you got goin in? Love the way she sits

Replaced the cabin air filter changed the spark plugs.

Siajoon wrote

Conzyo wrote

Met up with a buddy

What wheels are those? And what suspension work you got goin in? Love the way she sits

Thank you
Forgestar CF5V SDC and B&G springs

dmz_m3 wrote

E90325M wrote

Doing our own work and took our time is best method to enjoy the decent result. how much of your parts cost and where to order them? thanks.

You got that right! The rings, paint, and butyl sealant to reseal the headlights costed about $200 or less. Got the paint and butyl on Amazon. I will PM you where I got the rings from.

can I get the info as well please?!

Somehow the two nuts that hold the muffler hanger up decided to come loose and fall out, causing my exhaust to fall slightly and only be held up by the inner rubber mount. I didn't want to get a tow truck just for two bolt, so the trusty iPhone cable was put to good use. I proceeded to drive 60 miles back home:help:

ShaunT123 wrote

Somehow the two nuts that hold the muffler hanger up decided to come loose and fall out, causing my exhaust to fall slightly and only be held up by the inner rubber mount. I didn't want to get a tow truck just for two bolt, so the trusty iPhone cable was put to good use. I proceeded to drive 60 miles back home:help:

hahaha that's an awesome MacGyver'd solution!

stimey wrote

can I get the info as well please?!

PM'd

dmz_m3 wrote

stimey wrote

can I get the info as well please?!

PM'd

thanks !

Did billet aluminum trailering arms lighter than stock and “stiffer”

Adriano917 wrote

Did billet aluminum trailering arms lighter than stock and “stiffer”

Where did you get them from?

CHSe92 wrote

Where did you get them from?

FCP Euro and brand is Revshift Performance Engineering.