M3 W/ Ericsson, Advan, Vorsteiner

RGuard250 · 10-23-2009, 06:05 PM

Greetings,

Before I begin I wanted to apologize and say my photography is poor as I only own a measly digital camera and don't have the photoshop skills others do. I wanted to finally post up some pics of my M3. I apologize for the poor pictures as the car was dirty and fresh from the body shop. I have owned it for over a year now and gone through 2 sets of wheels/tires. I also wanted to post pics of the Advan RS-D in silver. It seems these are the hot wheels right now and everyone is getting the two tone black/machined lip. When I saw the EAS SEMA setup, I thought I would post my pics so prospective buyers can compare. Bear in mind that I at one time was set on buying the black as well. Especially when you see professionally touched up pictures like the ones EAS has, who can't? I did some research and decided to be different, and honestly couldn't be happier with how good it looks on Alpine White with the Ericsson bumper. Also in regards to the bumper, the car needs to go back next week to get the mesh grill painted black and get the special order headlight washer caps put on. To all potential buyers, installation is not "smooth" like vendors may say. I personally witnessed the best the body shop could do without bodywork and saw how poor the fitment was. A lot of work was required to make it fit flush. Besides the that, I am very happy with how it turned out. Let me give a breakdown of my cars history:

August 2008: Received my Eisenmann Race/Vorsteiner Double Sided bootlid/ VMR 710 wheels, Angel Eyes.

September 2008: AA SSK

August 2008: Ericsson Front Bumper

September 2009: Advan RS-D Silver/Machined Lip

October 2009: Big Surprise!

*I just wanted to give a big shout out to Eric@Pyspeed! He honestly took care of me in terms of pricing and service. Never regretted a transaction yet.

*Also, I am looking for a full Akrapovic setup to go with my big surprise.

*I will post up complete pictures when all my mods come and bodywork is finished and find professional photography on the island.

BulletproofM · 10-23-2009, 06:58 PM

Nicely done.

Have you considered lowering it a bit? I bet a decent drop of 1"-1 1/2" would really help set the wheels off. Please keep us in mind when you are ready to acquire your Akrapovic exhaust as I would love to show you what we can do.

-Hunter

3XTR3M3 · 10-23-2009, 07:24 PM

FAP FAP

DP8 · 10-23-2009, 08:25 PM

Looks sweet!

tightie · 10-23-2009, 08:45 PM

looks nice but you need to change your lower mesh grills... and lower your car.. asap.

rzm3 · 10-23-2009, 08:46 PM

There are almost no aftermarket body parts that fit 'perfect'. The volume is simply too low to do quality control.

Rule #1 in modding: don't trust the vendor.

Great job. Car would look great with a drop and black mesh.

808E90 · 10-23-2009, 09:24 PM

Nice work ... We should do a shoot together!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by RGuard250

August 2008: Received my Eisenmann Race/Vorsteiner Double Sided bootlid/ VMR 710 wheels, Angel Eyes.

September 2008: AA SSK

August 2008: Ericsson Front Bumper

September 2009: Advan RS-D Silver/Machined Lip

October 2009: Big Surprise!

October 2009 Surprise ... You dressing up your car for halloween?

RGuard250 · 10-23-2009, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 808E90

Nice work ... We should do a shoot together!!

October 2009 Surprise ... You dressing up your car for halloween?

Maybe... Pumpkin M3?

Also, I know the grills need to be painted everybody, just got the car back from the bodyshop. They will spray them when the headlight washer caps on order from the mainland (i'm in Hawaii) come in next week. I noticed the angle I took the picture makes the car look really high, but in person it looks fine. Contemplating if I need a drop or not

Ryan@IND · 10-23-2009, 10:01 PM

Looks great! Nicely done!

IRMthree · 10-24-2009, 05:04 AM

nice mods

bavarian19 · 10-24-2009, 06:20 AM

PIMP "E" · 10-24-2009, 03:41 PM

those wheels look small

MJC///M3 · 10-24-2009, 03:48 PM

cool mods.

dillon733 · 10-24-2009, 05:04 PM

eircson ftw! great looking car

datbimmerdoe · 10-24-2009, 06:16 PM

Sick ride!!

Boost Gomez · 10-24-2009, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RGuard250

Maybe... Pumpkin M3?

Also, I know the grills need to be painted everybody, just got the car back from the bodyshop. They will spray them when the headlight washer caps on order from the mainland (i'm in Hawaii) come in next week. I noticed the angle I took the picture makes the car look really high, but in person it looks fine. Contemplating if I need a drop or not

Needs the drop.

veightkiller · 10-24-2009, 08:52 PM

I just don't dig the mesh on your front bumper looks cheap other than that car looks great!

MrHarris · 10-24-2009, 10:58 PM

Front bumper looks ugly IMO. I think it only looks good on JB/JzB

doba_s · 10-24-2009, 11:35 PM

lower mesh grills must be changed

iceriver · 10-25-2009, 05:45 AM

yeah lower mesh grill has to change man.

catch · 10-25-2009, 09:52 AM

hot

leeor · 10-25-2009, 02:34 PM

+1 on the lower grills (black maybe?) and lower the car.

oh and add ur headlight washer caps :P

10-23-2009, 06:05 PM	#1
RGuard250 Titanium TCP 7 Rep 168 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Honolulu iTrader: (0)	M3 W/ Ericsson, Advan, Vorsteiner Greetings, Before I begin I wanted to apologize and say my photography is poor as I only own a measly digital camera and don't have the photoshop skills others do. I wanted to finally post up some pics of my M3. I apologize for the poor pictures as the car was dirty and fresh from the body shop. I have owned it for over a year now and gone through 2 sets of wheels/tires. I also wanted to post pics of the Advan RS-D in silver. It seems these are the hot wheels right now and everyone is getting the two tone black/machined lip. When I saw the EAS SEMA setup, I thought I would post my pics so prospective buyers can compare. Bear in mind that I at one time was set on buying the black as well. Especially when you see professionally touched up pictures like the ones EAS has, who can't? I did some research and decided to be different, and honestly couldn't be happier with how good it looks on Alpine White with the Ericsson bumper. Also in regards to the bumper, the car needs to go back next week to get the mesh grill painted black and get the special order headlight washer caps put on. To all potential buyers, installation is not "smooth" like vendors may say. I personally witnessed the best the body shop could do without bodywork and saw how poor the fitment was. A lot of work was required to make it fit flush. Besides the that, I am very happy with how it turned out. Let me give a breakdown of my cars history: August 2008: Received my Eisenmann Race/Vorsteiner Double Sided bootlid/ VMR 710 wheels, Angel Eyes. September 2008: AA SSK August 2008: Ericsson Front Bumper September 2009: Advan RS-D Silver/Machined Lip October 2009: Big Surprise! I just wanted to give a big shout out to Eric@Pyspeed! He honestly took care of me in terms of pricing and service. Never regretted a transaction yet. Also, I am looking for a full Akrapovic setup to go with my big surprise. *I will post up complete pictures when all my mods come and bodywork is finished and find professional photography on the island. Attached Images
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10-23-2009, 06:58 PM	#2
BulletproofM Lieutenant 60 Rep 457 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	Nicely done. Have you considered lowering it a bit? I bet a decent drop of 1"-1 1/2" would really help set the wheels off. Please keep us in mind when you are ready to acquire your Akrapovic exhaust as I would love to show you what we can do. -Hunter
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10-23-2009, 07:24 PM	#3
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10-23-2009, 08:46 PM	#6
rzm3 Moderator 673 Rep 4,737 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (18)	There are almost no aftermarket body parts that fit 'perfect'. The volume is simply too low to do quality control. Rule #1 in modding: don't trust the vendor. Great job. Car would look great with a drop and black mesh.
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10-23-2009, 10:01 PM	#9
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10-24-2009, 05:04 AM	#10
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10-24-2009, 03:41 PM	#12
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10-24-2009, 03:48 PM	#13
MJC///M3 Colonel 87 Rep 2,324 Posts Drives: 09 SSII E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bronx, NYC iTrader: (0)	cool mods. __________________ "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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10-24-2009, 05:04 PM	#14
dillon733 Major 96 Rep 1,196 Posts Drives: Jet Black e92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: new york iTrader: (3)	eircson ftw! great looking car
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10-24-2009, 06:16 PM	#15
datbimmerdoe Lieutenant General 1271 Rep 17,493 Posts Drives: like I'M BOUT THAT LIFE Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: PARADISE aka CANES COUNTRY iTrader: (0)	Sick ride!! __________________ #datbimmerdoe #thatbimmertho FOLLOW @datbimmerdoe on INSTAGRAM
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10-24-2009, 08:52 PM	#17
veightkiller Brigadier General 61 Rep 4,150 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver,B.C iTrader: (3)	I just don't dig the mesh on your front bumper looks cheap other than that car looks great!
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10-24-2009, 10:58 PM	#18
MrHarris yodog 197 Rep 5,026 Posts Drives: '86 Corolla Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Diamond Bar, Ca iTrader: (5) Garage List 2009 BMW [10.00]	Front bumper looks ugly IMO. I think it only looks good on JB/JzB __________________ 2009 E92 M3 \| Alpine White \| Black Extended \| Advan RS \| Turner Test Pipes \| Dinan Axle-Back \| OETuning \| Eibach Springs \| UUC SSK \| VRS Front Lip \| VRS Type I Diffuser \| Matte Black \| RPi Scoops \| MS Filter \| Yokohama AD08 \| F1 Pinnacle Special Thanks: Gintani \| OETuning \| eAs
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10-24-2009, 11:35 PM	#19
doba_s Major General 405 Rep 6,107 Posts Drives: X7 l Cayenne l 997.2RS Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Danville iTrader: (26)	lower mesh grills must be changed
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10-25-2009, 05:45 AM	#20
iceriver Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 257 Posts Drives: Evo/s2k/z4m/335i/e92 m3/nsx Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Washington iTrader: (1)	yeah lower mesh grill has to change man.
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10-25-2009, 09:52 AM	#21
catch Major General 668 Rep 7,148 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Thornhill iTrader: (27)	hot __________________ 2016 F80 M3 Mineral White/Sakhir Orange 2013 BMW S1000RR Flat Silver <stolen> 2007 BMW E92 335i Jet Black/Jade Grey <sold>
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10-25-2009, 02:34 PM	#22
leeor Banned 136 Rep 2,386 Posts Drives: 2010 Blue Prius III Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (4)	+1 on the lower grills (black maybe?) and lower the car. oh and add ur headlight washer caps :P
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