Finally Got It!!! SG E92 Lots of pics before and after mods.

chris_b_owens · 04-06-2009, 08:16 PM

I finally got my M3 in after 9 long weeks of waiting.

I got it last week and have been busy getting the mods I wanted done. All I can say after my first week is WOW. I love this car. I ordered it exactly the way I wanted it. I got everything I wanted and nothing I didn't. I have also been busy putting miles on it I already have 840 so far and have my appointment for service this Friday. As soon as that happens I am going to beat the shit out of this car. Here is what I got and the mods I have done. Also where I got them and the cost. I have posted lots of pics with before and after shots of the car as OEM and with Mods.

The Car:
2009 E92 M3 with 6 speed manual
Space Grey with Black Leather and Carbon Leather Trim
Premium Package, Technology Package and Cold Weather Package
Ipod Interface, Sattelite Radio, and Enhanced Premium Sound
MSRP $69,420 I paid $64,945 + tax, tag, fees = $70,583
I got it from BMW of Fremont and my sales person was Vi
BMW of Fremont

Tint:
Formula One Pinnacle Ceramic 35% all around
Paid $389
Got it from Rocky Mountain Tint in Livermore CA (they are awesome)
Rocky Mountain Window Tint

Springs:
H&R Sport Springs 29053-1
Paid $293 + tax and shipping = $333
Got it from Advanced Speed Shop
www.advancespeedshop.com
installed by Ridin High Sittin Low in Tracy CA
Paid $415 for install and alignment
Ridin High Sittin Low

Spacers:

******UPDATE******* THESE SPACERS DO NOT FIT. I DROVE FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS BEFORE I FIGURED OUT THAT MY BACK WHEELS WERE WOBBLING BECAUSE THE SPACERS DO NOT SIT FLUSH ON THE HUB. IF YOU BOUGHT FROM THESE GUYS THEN I SUGGEST THAT YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOURS ARE SITTING CORRECTLY. SORRY FOR THE MIS INFORMATION

Hub Centric 15mm all around with extended bolts
Paid $139 + tax and shipping = 173
got them from Ez Accessory on Ebay
EZ Accessory Ebay Store

Black Grills and Clear Reflectors:
Paid $109 + shipping = $129
got them from Good Stuffs 4 U on Ebay
Good Stuff Ebay Store

Black BMW Hood, Trunk, Wheel and Steering wheel roundels:
Paid $49 + Tax and shipping = $65
Got them from Treasure Center on Ebay
Treasure Center Ebay Store

Black M3 Trunk emblem:
Paid $39 + Tax and Shipping = $53
Got it From Lotarev Automotive on Ebay
Lotarev Automotive Ebay Store
The orginal red,blue,teal sticker was cheap and ugly so I went to my nearest sign shop and got some scrap vinyl in silver, white and grey and made an new one by hand.

Black Side Vents:
Paid $69 + Tax and Shipping =$90
Got it From Lotarev Automotive on Ebay
Lotarev Automotive Ebay Store

Ok so time for the pics. I hope you enjoy and I hope I already answered a lot of your questions. Thanks for taking the time to look at my car.

My other toy:*****UPDATE******SOLD****
Modified 2007 Kawasaki Mean Streak 1600
with Hard Krome Stripper Straight Pipes, Kuryakyn Hypercharger, Power Commander, Xoprodox Grips, and Arlenn Ness Mirrors. Also custom turn signals and matte black on all the original chrome

3s-a-charm · 04-06-2009, 08:23 PM

Great post - very useful. Nice mods and good clean look all around.

J08M3 · 04-06-2009, 08:27 PM

nicely done

Jack28 · 04-06-2009, 08:42 PM

Very Nice!

Congrats!

-Jack

gixxer_kidd · 04-06-2009, 08:51 PM

Looks great! Lovely house.

doba_s · 04-06-2009, 08:57 PM

looks very clean !

dawgdog · 04-06-2009, 08:59 PM

I love Space Grey. Nice job of tasteful mods and a mean looking bike.

MJC///M3 · 04-06-2009, 09:24 PM

great shots....Space Grey is awesome!!!

veightkiller · 04-06-2009, 09:36 PM

Nice bike bro same as the car.

rotaz · 04-06-2009, 10:13 PM

nice looks good bro! next matte black grills!

*Edit...haha..sorry pix were loading slow and I guess it skipped the pix w/ the matte grills...nice!

montreal red · 04-06-2009, 10:15 PM

wow thats one mean ass bike!! sorry but your bike attracts more attention!!

eeeboy · 04-06-2009, 10:17 PM

Looks freakin MEAN... btw did you order headlight washers or something? I don't have that "nipple thing"

ColoCane · 04-06-2009, 10:32 PM

Great mods. Well done, really. SG on 18"s looks fantastic. The Before and After pics are really helpful.

TonyTone · 04-06-2009, 10:38 PM

Congrats and very nicely modded

chris_b_owens · 04-06-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 3s-a-charm

Great post - very useful. Nice mods and good clean look all around.

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Originally Posted by J08M3

nicely done

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Originally Posted by Jack28

Very Nice!

Congrats!

-Jack

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Originally Posted by gixxer_kidd

Looks great! Lovely house.

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Originally Posted by doba_s

looks very clean !

Thank you guys very much!!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawgdog

I love Space Grey. Nice job of tasteful mods and a mean looking bike.

Thanks Dawgdog I love Space Grey Too

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Originally Posted by MJC///M3

great shots....Space Grey is awesome!!!

Yes it is!!!

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Originally Posted by veightkiller

Nice bike bro same as the car.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by rotaz

nice looks good bro! next matte black grills!

Thanks a lot. The black grills are already on there

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Originally Posted by montreal red

wow thats one mean ass bike!! sorry but your bike attracts more attention!!

Thanks. Yes the bike is a head turner...It is very loud and pretty fast too

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Originally Posted by eeeboy

Looks freakin MEAN... btw did you order headlight washers or something? I don't have that "nipple thing"

Thanks. The "nipple thing" is the headlight washer, it comes with the cold weather package

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColoCane

Great mods. Well done, really. SG on 18"s looks fantastic. The Before and After pics are really helpful.

Thank you very much. I love the 18's too. They are perfect for this color

AckM3 · 04-06-2009, 10:47 PM

Another car from Fremont, Endo and I got ours there too, they must be raking it in

Congrats on the ride, hope to see you at a meet soon

FlyFish · 04-06-2009, 10:55 PM

Wow, great post. Appreciate the time you spent noting how much and where you got your mods. Thanks for that!

quick question; on replacing the round BMW logos on the hood, trunk, and steering wheel. How are easy are the originals to remove? Can you tell me how each are attached? I hate to start just yanking on stuff. M logo on the side vent too; easy off?

Thanks!

chris_b_owens · 04-06-2009, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyFish

Wow, great post. Appreciate the time you spent noting how much and where you got your mods. Thanks for that!

quick question; on replacing the round BMW logos on the hood, trunk, and steering wheel. How are easy are the originals to remove? Can you tell me how each are attached? I hate to start just yanking on stuff. M logo on the side vent too; easy off?

Thanks!

Ok let me see where to start.

the hood roundel is just attatched by two pegs with grommets just slide something thin under it and pry it up. I used this packaging band that comes wrapped around boxes.

the trunk roundel is a little harder it has the two pegs with gormmets and 3m double sided tape. this one is a little harder but you can just pry it up with a plastic pry tool

the wheel center caps are really easy they simply pop in and out.

The trunk m3 emblem is very easy also. just slide some dental floss between the emblem and the car. and use a rag to clean of the glue. FIRST before you remove the old one. make sure you tape off where it is located so you know exactly where to put the new one and dont have to guess if it is straight.

the steering wheel emblem is a BITCH....dont do it. i made the mistake of prying off the old one. i think you are supposed to just stick the new one on top of the old one.

The side vents come with new logos and you can choose to put the red and blue ones on or the white and black ones on. they are just stickers

I hope this answers your questions..

thanks for the comments and take care

MentholGuy · 04-06-2009, 11:42 PM

Looks good! Congrats

503Alex · 04-06-2009, 11:46 PM

Great mod choices! The car looks fantastic.

Oh, and bike too!

GTM · 04-07-2009, 12:12 AM

Nice car and house!!

tightie · 04-07-2009, 01:03 AM

clean

04-06-2009, 08:16 PM	#1
chris_b_owens Private 5 Rep 52 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 Coupe Space Gray/Black Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mountain House, CA iTrader: (0)	Space Grey Coupe with pics of before and after mods. Also pics of my bike I finally got my M3 in after 9 long weeks of waiting. I got it last week and have been busy getting the mods I wanted done. All I can say after my first week is WOW. I love this car. I ordered it exactly the way I wanted it. I got everything I wanted and nothing I didn't. I have also been busy putting miles on it I already have 840 so far and have my appointment for service this Friday. As soon as that happens I am going to beat the shit out of this car. Here is what I got and the mods I have done. Also where I got them and the cost. I have posted lots of pics with before and after shots of the car as OEM and with Mods. The Car: 2009 E92 M3 with 6 speed manual Space Grey with Black Leather and Carbon Leather Trim Premium Package, Technology Package and Cold Weather Package Ipod Interface, Sattelite Radio, and Enhanced Premium Sound MSRP $69,420 I paid $64,945 + tax, tag, fees = $70,583 I got it from BMW of Fremont and my sales person was Vi BMW of Fremont Tint: Formula One Pinnacle Ceramic 35% all around Paid $389 Got it from Rocky Mountain Tint in Livermore CA (they are awesome) Rocky Mountain Window Tint Springs: H&R Sport Springs 29053-1 Paid $293 + tax and shipping = $333 Got it from Advanced Speed Shop www.advancespeedshop.com installed by Ridin High Sittin Low in Tracy CA Paid $415 for install and alignment Ridin High Sittin Low Spacers: ****UPDATE*** THESE SPACERS DO NOT FIT. I DROVE FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS BEFORE I FIGURED OUT THAT MY BACK WHEELS WERE WOBBLING BECAUSE THE SPACERS DO NOT SIT FLUSH ON THE HUB. IF YOU BOUGHT FROM THESE GUYS THEN I SUGGEST THAT YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOURS ARE SITTING CORRECTLY. SORRY FOR THE MIS INFORMATION Hub Centric 15mm all around with extended bolts Paid $139 + tax and shipping = 173 got them from Ez Accessory on Ebay EZ Accessory Ebay Store Black Grills and Clear Reflectors: Paid $109 + shipping = $129 got them from Good Stuffs 4 U on Ebay Good Stuff Ebay Store Black BMW Hood, Trunk, Wheel and Steering wheel roundels: Paid $49 + Tax and shipping = $65 Got them from Treasure Center on Ebay Treasure Center Ebay Store Black M3 Trunk emblem: Paid $39 + Tax and Shipping = $53 Got it From Lotarev Automotive on Ebay Lotarev Automotive Ebay Store The orginal red,blue,teal sticker was cheap and ugly so I went to my nearest sign shop and got some scrap vinyl in silver, white and grey and made an new one by hand. Black Side Vents: Paid $69 + Tax and Shipping =$90 Got it From Lotarev Automotive on Ebay Lotarev Automotive Ebay Store Ok so time for the pics. I hope you enjoy and I hope I already answered a lot of your questions. Thanks for taking the time to look at my car. My other toy:*UPDATE**SOLD Modified 2007 Kawasaki Mean Streak 1600** with Hard Krome Stripper Straight Pipes, Kuryakyn Hypercharger, Power Commander, Xoprodox Grips, and Arlenn Ness Mirrors. Also custom turn signals and matte black on all the original chrome Last edited by chris_b_owens; 09-09-2010 at 04:36 PM.. Reason: Photo links moved
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3s-a-charm Major 135 Rep 1,328 Posts Drives: 2017 Tesla Model X Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Calgary, Canada iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 BMW X5 [0.00]	Great post - very useful. Nice mods and good clean look all around. __________________ 17 Tesla Model X 90D (I've been converted!) PAST: 14 Tesla Model S P85D, 16 X1, 13 X5 M-sport, 04 M3 Cab, 08 E92 M3, 08 535xiT, 07 X5 4.8i, 06 E90 325i, 87 E30 325i, 85 E30 318i
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J08M3 Major General 285 Rep 6,007 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 COUPE Join Date: May 2008 Location: NEW YORK iTrader: (8)	nicely done __________________
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Jack28 HUSTLER 14 Rep 1,317 Posts Drives: E46 M3-E92 M3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: So/Ca Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Very Nice! Congrats! -Jack __________________ E92 M3 ZCP- AW/FR w/Extended Leather) Packages: ZCP, 6MT, Fully Loaded E46 M3 - AW/IR 6 Spd, Fully Loaded. 19'' BBS LM DBK, V-CSL C/F Bmpr, Botld, Diff, V-CSL Custum IR-CF Center Counsel, V-GTR Hood, Dixis Ti 76mm, Meisterschaft Ti Sec. 1&2, EvoSport Headers, CAI, D/A Chip, tck d/a, Alcantera Headliner with Imola Red Sttitching....
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dawgdog Colonel 148 Rep 2,278 Posts Drives: 2015 M3, 2016 GT3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle, Wa. iTrader: (0)	I love Space Grey. Nice job of tasteful mods and a mean looking bike. __________________ 2015 f80 M3, 2016 GT3
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MJC///M3 Colonel 87 Rep 2,324 Posts Drives: 09 SSII E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bronx, NYC iTrader: (0)	great shots....Space Grey is awesome!!! __________________ "You will get there, but it is up to you and you alone. It is what you are willing to do, and how you are willing to get there. You must be relentless, you must be tireless, you must pursue at all costs, so that you are ready, when the time is right." -Dad
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veightkiller Brigadier General 61 Rep 4,150 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver,B.C iTrader: (3)	Nice bike bro same as the car.
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rotaz Captain 61 Rep 697 Posts Drives: CaymanS Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: OC iTrader: (0)	nice looks good bro! next matte black grills! Edit...haha..sorry pix were loading slow and I guess it skipped the pix w/ the matte grills...nice! __________________ \|Arrived 12/14/06\| JP Vizage Kit\| Gone 4/4/09 \| Last edited by rotaz; 04-07-2009 at 12:11 AM..*
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montreal red chris 278 Rep 12,144 Posts Drives: White Boat Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (31)	wow thats one mean ass bike!! sorry but your bike attracts more attention!! __________________ Current: 2013 F10 M5 & 2016 Mini JCW 2013 GLK350 (gone), 997.1 GT3RS (gone), 2009 WRX STI (gone), e92 M3 (gone)
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eeeboy Second Lieutenant 25 Rep 283 Posts Drives: 08M3 Space Gray DCT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0)	Looks freakin MEAN... btw did you order headlight washers or something? I don't have that "nipple thing"
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ColoCane Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 280 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0)	Great mods. Well done, really. SG on 18"s looks fantastic. The Before and After pics are really helpful. __________________ '09 E92 ///M3 \| Jerez Black/Black Leather \| Sycamore Anthracite \| MDCT \| Premium/Tech/Cold Weather Packages \| 19" \| Moonroof \| Enhanced Premium Sound \|iPod/USB \| Smartphone '97 E36 M3 Sedan Hellrot Red/Black; '03 E46 330Ci Met. Gray/Black; '06 E46 330Ci ZPF Imola Red/Saddle
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TonyTone Major 202 Rep 1,293 Posts Drives: M3 VERT Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Congrats and very nicely modded
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AckM3 Teh Shuffle Fairiez 51 Rep 1,115 Posts Drives: Teh e92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Teh Bay iTrader: (0)	Another car from Fremont, Endo and I got ours there too, they must be raking it in Congrats on the ride, hope to see you at a meet soon __________________ "It's like being at Thunderhill, only without a helmet" -- Itzkirb riding shotgun with me.
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FlyFish Second Lieutenant 25 Rep 210 Posts Drives: Join Date: Dec 2008 iTrader: (0)	Wow, great post. Appreciate the time you spent noting how much and where you got your mods. Thanks for that! quick question; on replacing the round BMW logos on the hood, trunk, and steering wheel. How are easy are the originals to remove? Can you tell me how each are attached? I hate to start just yanking on stuff. M logo on the side vent too; easy off? Thanks!
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MentholGuy 189 Rep 1,497 Posts Drives: 11 E90 M3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: S. Cal iTrader: (12)	Looks good! Congrats
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503Alex Captain 68 Rep 610 Posts Drives: S30 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: OR iTrader: (0)	Great mod choices! The car looks fantastic. Oh, and bike too! __________________
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GTM 68 Rep 1,034 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Crystal Lake, IL iTrader: (2)	Nice car and house!!
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04-07-2009, 01:03 AM	#22
tightie JOSH SHOKRI. 524 Rep 5,881 Posts Drives: 991 GT3RS, 964, Raptor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: los angeles, california. iTrader: (7) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [7.90]	clean __________________ Current: 16 991 GT3RS , 91 964 C2, 17 Raptor \| Past: 2015 991 GT3, 2015 i3,15 YMB F80 M3, 13 E92 M3 DCT, 08 E92 M3 6MT, 07 E60 M5, 02 E46 M3 Instagram: @josh_speeddistrict #SpeedDistrict @SpeedDistrict
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