Esquire's Dakar Yellow M3 coupe - a Photo Modification Journal

TTG · 01-25-2011, 03:13 AM

I "almost" ordered a dakar and last min changed my mind..... I might be regretting my decision now.

Your car looks awesome..... Exactly the way I would of ordered it sans DCT.

biglare · 01-25-2011, 03:28 AM

Love the color! Looking forward to seeing more mods!

esquire · 01-25-2011, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JtBlk M3

sweeeet. never saw an m3 in this colors. looks very nice. i think those zcp wheels in black would look so awesome on this car, what do you think??

ps- what % tints are those, 35 ? 40 ?

40 all around except the windshield which is 50. be mindful that this is a ceramic film though (huper optik to be exact) so it will look a little different than a non-ceramic of the same percentage. hope that helps

savaho · 01-25-2011, 04:18 AM

Should've left well enough alone imo. The stock lights and tint look great on yellow.

RC3 · 01-25-2011, 10:08 AM

Mr C · 01-25-2011, 12:47 PM

I’m feeling NAKED, without any Mods!

11' AW M3 · 01-25-2011, 01:24 PM

damn looks sick. I would love to see this color in person.

tightie · 01-25-2011, 01:39 PM

congrats.. eas is the way to go.. nice of them to give u a set of loaner wheels.

we must plan a meet so we can see this car in person.

esquire · 01-25-2011, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by E82Pilot

I’m feeling NAKED, without any Mods!

Pilot. Your car looks great man. Only do what ultimately pleases you. If you're not a mod guy... then enjoy your car in stock form. But whatever you do, make sure to break that car in asap so you can truly unleash on it.

tom @ eas · 01-25-2011, 01:58 PM

Glad to be a contributor to this project, your M3 is beautiful in person.

See you this weekend.

esquire · 01-25-2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Glad to be a contributor to this project, your M3 is beautiful in person.

See you this weekend.

Can't wait Tom. Thank you and the rest of the EAS crew for everything. Looking forward to dropping on the newly powdercoated wheels, spacers, pulleys, intake, and the Akra Exhaust this weekend !

///MFreak · 01-25-2011, 02:07 PM

Congrats !!

esquire · 01-25-2011, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tightie

congrats.. eas is the way to go.. nice of them to give u a set of loaner wheels.

we must plan a meet so we can see this car in person.

definitely. would love to check out your car also. eclipsis might be down too - he snagged the first monte carlo blue M3 in the states and is just about to take delivery.

Mr C · 01-25-2011, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by esquire

Pilot. Your car looks great man. Only do what ultimately pleases you. If you're not a mod guy... then enjoy your car in stock form. But whatever you do, make sure to break that car in asap so you can truly unleash on it.

It is BEGGING me to “unleash” it…

eclipsisNA · 01-25-2011, 06:47 PM

Sasan, your car looks unreal; can't wait to see it in person. If it were me, I'd do satin finish on the wheels. The contrast against the yellow would be perfect, where gloss would throw off the contrast somehow.

The tint on the windshield looks phenomenal. Some colors beg to have the windshield tinted w/ the carbon roof, yellow being one of them.

esquire · 01-25-2011, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Eclipsis

Sasan, your car looks unreal; can't wait to see it in person. If it were me, I'd do satin finish on the wheels. The contrast against the yellow would be perfect, where gloss would throw off the contrast somehow.

The tint on the windshield looks phenomenal. Some colors beg to have the windshield tinted w/ the carbon roof, yellow being one of them.

Thanks man. I'll definitely be stopping by your place soon so we can get the two newborns together for a meet and greet

When are taking delivery of your Monte Carlo Blue?

And i agree... Satin on the wheels !

GOLFFRR · 01-25-2011, 07:33 PM

i smell a photo shoot Sasan ill get the frozen and also the z8 alpina

esquire · 01-26-2011, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by geneatals

loving the "mod journal"....

GL with the rest of your mods, looking forward to seeing the finished product...

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Originally Posted by greycrx87

awesome car, congrats

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Originally Posted by Anup@Project 808

Dakar with ZCP! Awesome.

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Originally Posted by Nate@IND

Congrats!

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Originally Posted by ///MFreak

Congrats !!

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Originally Posted by newzat_tr

love the color!

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Originally Posted by SwiftM3

Nice Car and Nice Color!

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Originally Posted by H2

Congrats on the color! I look forward to seeing more photos as you complete your mods.

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Originally Posted by biglare

Love the color! Looking forward to seeing more mods!

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Originally Posted by RC3

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Originally Posted by 11' AW M3

damn looks sick. I would love to see this color in person.

Thanks guys! I'm so glad I picked up this color. It's not the yellow that everyone expects when they think of a yellow car. It's a softer more canary like yellow. Deep Blacks accent the color beatifully.

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Originally Posted by TTG

I "almost" ordered a dakar and last min changed my mind..... I might be regretting my decision now.

Your car looks awesome..... Exactly the way I would of ordered it sans DCT.

Every other car I've owned prior to this one has been manual. But two things made me go with DCT. 1) traffic . 2) the fact that the car can shift better than i can, means i can really tap into the car's potential in a way i couldn't were i the one rowing the gearbox.

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Originally Posted by BlacknRedi

Nice color and nice car, love the mods so far, i wouldnt of done tint, but its your car. And it looks great. Keep it up! im watching this thread for sure.

Thanks. Tint is a personal preference thing. I can see both sides of the coin.

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Originally Posted by savaho

Should've left well enough alone imo. The stock lights and tint look great on yellow.

This might be one of those "to each their own" sort of things. You'll definitely love e82pilot's car.

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Originally Posted by NycE93M3

^ sorry I missed that , I would go with the satin finish

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Originally Posted by Mark's M

Satin.

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Originally Posted by Eclipsis

Sasan, your car looks unreal; can't wait to see it in person. If it were me, I'd do satin finish on the wheels. The contrast against the yellow would be perfect, where gloss would throw off the contrast somehow.

You guys will all be happy to know I decided to go Satin on my wheels. You'll be seeing the results this weekend if all goes according to plan.

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Originally Posted by tightie

congrats.. eas is the way to go.. nice of them to give u a set of loaner wheels.

Agreed. EAS has been spectacular to work with.

Maseroche · 01-26-2011, 03:16 AM

I like the way that you're heading with the mods! Dakar Yellow is beautiful, can't go wrong with that choice.

eclipsisNA · 01-26-2011, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by esquire

Thanks man. I'll definitely be stopping by your place soon so we can get the two newborns together for a meet and greet

When are taking delivery of your Monte Carlo Blue?

And i agree... Satin on the wheels !

Totally made the right choice with satin. I'm going to ST next week to detail the car but taking delivery on the 20th.

I hate waiting but I've got the current M3 to keep me company for the time being.

esqu1re · 01-26-2011, 05:36 PM

Beautiful car, my nomenclature twin!

tunawi7cheese · 01-26-2011, 05:52 PM

looks like AW in bad lighting.

01-25-2011, 03:13 AM	#45
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01-25-2011, 03:28 AM	#46
biglare Bulldog 485 Rep 3,355 Posts Drives: BMW & Porsche Join Date: May 2008 Location: ? iTrader: (3)	Love the color! Looking forward to seeing more mods! __________________ Prev: Individual F80 M3 - Fjord Blue/Silverstone(interior) \| Fashion Grey(exterior) GTS
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01-25-2011, 04:18 AM	#48
savaho Second Lieutenant 43 Rep 216 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	Should've left well enough alone imo. The stock lights and tint look great on yellow.
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01-25-2011, 12:47 PM	#50
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01-25-2011, 01:24 PM	#51
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01-25-2011, 01:58 PM	#54
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01-25-2011, 06:47 PM	#59
eclipsisNA Colonel 360 Rep 2,931 Posts Drives: 2013 Estoril 328i M Sport Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, CA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2014 BMW 428i [7.76]	Sasan, your car looks unreal; can't wait to see it in person. If it were me, I'd do satin finish on the wheels. The contrast against the yellow would be perfect, where gloss would throw off the contrast somehow. The tint on the windshield looks phenomenal. Some colors beg to have the windshield tinted w/ the carbon roof, yellow being one of them.
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01-26-2011, 03:16 AM	#63
Maseroche Major 56 Rep 1,447 Posts Drives: '12 BMW M3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bahrain iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW M3 [0.00]	I like the way that you're heading with the mods! Dakar Yellow is beautiful, can't go wrong with that choice. __________________ Khalid '12 BMW E92 M3 '03 BMW E46 M3 '14 Mercedes-Benz S400 '18 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
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01-26-2011, 05:36 PM	#65
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