Yet another AW M3

shrimpp5 · 11-25-2012, 05:28 AM

It's been long overdue, but I wanted to share my journey of my AW M3. This is my very first European car, and boy has it been quite a drastic change from my previous Japanese cars! I picked up this 2010 Alpine White M3 in June, and the mod bug hit me before I even had possession of the car!

The first month I owned it, I did the basics: IND exterior package, Macht Schnell Pulley, Macht Schnell Stage 2 Intake, and GP Thunders for the Angel Eyes. I wish I had a nice camera to capture the moments of the first baby steps of modding. Luckily I learned to bug Anthony @ EAS to take nice photos of my ugly car

Soon after that, My JDM roots got to me and I had to slap on a set of Volks. Being a sneakerhead, I wanted wheels that would make a statement, so what better color to go with than TAKATA GREEN?!

Here are the first photos after I had my wheels on:

shrimpp5 · 11-25-2012, 05:33 AM

Shortly after the wheels were put on, I quickly realized the 4x4 stance was not going to cut it. I had to do something about that snarly wheel gap, so I went back to the trusted guys at EAS and had them lower my car on B&G springs. While I was there, I saw a car with a Challenge Lip and thought it was a good looking piece, so I followed suit and picked one up as well. With the front having such an aggressive look, I decided to even it out in the rear with a BMW Performance Spoiler. Lastly, I saw a local parting out his car, and noticed his uber rare Euro Mevius (by Project Mu) Big Brake Kit going for sale, so coming from the JDM roots, I had to swoop on them for my M3. With that said, this is how the car currently looks:

I also got a bunch of customization coding done, such as the auto accept on the navigation, DVD in motion, eliminating the annoying door chime, and gas warning light at 1/8 tank instead of 1/4 while I was at EAS. Next up is getting rid of those tail lights by replacing them with nice LCI ones, after I take this beast out to Buttonwillow next month

IMG · 11-25-2012, 06:47 AM

Car looks much better dropped,nice job !

sour d's · 11-25-2012, 07:04 AM

i like alot, very clean

Nang Vann · 11-25-2012, 08:30 AM

Nice n simple....

lorinzo · 11-25-2012, 08:37 AM

Nice!

spdy330 · 11-25-2012, 08:49 AM

Welcome!

MSteve5036 · 11-25-2012, 10:03 AM

looks sick. I was actually going to go with a green wheel setup similar to this. back to the drawing board now!

Endless619 · 11-25-2012, 10:21 AM

Like I said you need a full suspension setup. Springs just don't cut it for me. Sits way to high.

Kaiv had this exact setup on white with original TE37s not to long ago. I ran this color too. Loved it. Much better looking in person. Pictures just dont do it justice.

XR_SIX · 11-25-2012, 10:28 AM

Love everything but the wheels.. sorry not my cup of tea. Props for daring to be different!

ortho281 · 11-25-2012, 10:42 AM

Sweet! the drop makes all the difference!

GOLFFRR · 11-25-2012, 11:09 AM

looks sick, nice to see something a little different from time to time

Powerbeast · 11-25-2012, 11:22 AM

Yet another awesome m3

tha_good_life · 11-25-2012, 11:52 AM

Another sneaker head!

What a great way to start the mod. I didn't know Project MU made BBK for our car.

ASVPROCKY · 11-25-2012, 11:53 AM

Should Get the lci taillights. Would look way better!

M3sicko · 11-25-2012, 11:57 AM

The green really pops, you are fine since you're in Socal if you what i mean. Car looks awesome so far, i cant wait to slap my SLs on next Spring.

Rob@StrasseWheels · 11-25-2012, 12:41 PM

Love it! I plan to do something similar on my incoming 2013!

Endless619 · 11-25-2012, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bape_sta206

Another sneaker head!

What a great way to start the mod. I didn't know Project MU made BBK for our car.

They do. You can get the standard silver or special order the green you see on the Japanese cars. Endless BBK comes race silver or special order blue. Either kit is pretty sweet. I ran the Endless Race kit and street kits on my older cars.

Alen E90 · 11-25-2012, 05:55 PM

ohhhh my...... you've made me speechless

TG SL's+AW M3= WIN!!!!!!!!!!!! you have very nice taste in mods and the guys at EAS were truly with you the whole entire way on this build, thanks for sharing and i cant wait to see what you are going to do next!!

s14_kev · 11-25-2012, 06:02 PM

I can't wait to see this beast at the track next month. Nice mod list going on there. LCi tails will complete the car IMO.

Kwando · 11-25-2012, 06:40 PM

Looks awesome! Love the Challenge lip. You better take care of it lol.

datbimmerdoe · 11-26-2012, 11:30 PM

wut more can i say?

11-25-2012, 05:28 AM	#1
shrimpp5 New Member 3 Rep 27 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: socal iTrader: (0)	Yet another AW M3 It's been long overdue, but I wanted to share my journey of my AW M3. This is my very first European car, and boy has it been quite a drastic change from my previous Japanese cars! I picked up this 2010 Alpine White M3 in June, and the mod bug hit me before I even had possession of the car! The first month I owned it, I did the basics: IND exterior package, Macht Schnell Pulley, Macht Schnell Stage 2 Intake, and GP Thunders for the Angel Eyes. I wish I had a nice camera to capture the moments of the first baby steps of modding. Luckily I learned to bug Anthony @ EAS to take nice photos of my ugly car Soon after that, My JDM roots got to me and I had to slap on a set of Volks. Being a sneakerhead, I wanted wheels that would make a statement, so what better color to go with than TAKATA GREEN?! Here are the first photos after I had my wheels on: __________________ 10 AW M3 JDM Whore Thank you Tom @ EAS for the incredible service! Last edited by shrimpp5; 11-25-2012 at 05:35 AM..
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11-25-2012, 05:33 AM	#2
shrimpp5 New Member 3 Rep 27 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: socal iTrader: (0)	Shortly after the wheels were put on, I quickly realized the 4x4 stance was not going to cut it. I had to do something about that snarly wheel gap, so I went back to the trusted guys at EAS and had them lower my car on B&G springs. While I was there, I saw a car with a Challenge Lip and thought it was a good looking piece, so I followed suit and picked one up as well. With the front having such an aggressive look, I decided to even it out in the rear with a BMW Performance Spoiler. Lastly, I saw a local parting out his car, and noticed his uber rare Euro Mevius (by Project Mu) Big Brake Kit going for sale, so coming from the JDM roots, I had to swoop on them for my M3. With that said, this is how the car currently looks: I also got a bunch of customization coding done, such as the auto accept on the navigation, DVD in motion, eliminating the annoying door chime, and gas warning light at 1/8 tank instead of 1/4 while I was at EAS. Next up is getting rid of those tail lights by replacing them with nice LCI ones, after I take this beast out to Buttonwillow next month __________________ 10 AW M3 JDM Whore Thank you Tom @ EAS for the incredible service!
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11-25-2012, 06:47 AM	#3
IMG 1122 Rep 7,690 Posts Drives: E36 M3 Track car,Ess E90 M3 DD Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Location iTrader: (6)	Car looks much better dropped,nice job !
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11-25-2012, 07:04 AM	#4
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MSteve5036 Captain 125 Rep 713 Posts Drives: 08/99 M3s Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: PA iTrader: (1)	looks sick. I was actually going to go with a green wheel setup similar to this. back to the drawing board now!
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11-25-2012, 10:21 AM	#9
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XR_SIX Bading-dong! 9 Rep 279 Posts Drives: '11.5 E93 M3 AW, '09 R6 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eagle rock, Ca iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011.5 E93 M3 [0.00]	Love everything but the wheels.. sorry not my cup of tea. Props for daring to be different!
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11-25-2012, 10:42 AM	#11
ortho281 Major 203 Rep 1,164 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Katy, TX iTrader: (1)	Sweet! the drop makes all the difference! __________________ Akra GT4 / MS Stage 2 / MS UDP / BPM Tune / KW CS / H&R Sways / TMS Delrin / ST 380/355 BBK / Cantrell 2.5" Ducts / SR34 Pads / Apex Arc-8 / Hoosier R7's / Mode GT4 Splitter / GT4 Canards / APR GT-250 Wing / Cantrell Half Cage / Recaro Pro Racer / Schroth Profi II-6 / BMW Alcantera Wheel / Cool Shirt / ESS Fire Supp / Solo DL
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11-25-2012, 11:09 AM	#12
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11-25-2012, 11:22 AM	#13
Powerbeast Lieutenant General 5411 Rep 10,825 Posts Drives: F80 M3 RarriRot Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SoCal iTrader: (4)	Yet another awesome m3
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11-25-2012, 11:53 AM	#15
ASVPROCKY New Member 1 Rep 16 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Cali iTrader: (0)	Should Get the lci taillights. Would look way better!
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11-25-2012, 11:57 AM	#16
M3sicko Major 108 Rep 1,362 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Socal iTrader: (82)	The green really pops, you are fine since you're in Socal if you what i mean. Car looks awesome so far, i cant wait to slap my SLs on next Spring.
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11-25-2012, 12:41 PM	#17
Rob@StrasseWheels 461 Rep 2,586 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW G80 M3 Comp Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: South Florida iTrader: (1)	Love it! I plan to do something similar on my incoming 2013! __________________ @Strasse_Robert \| (786)701-3649 \| Robert@StrasseWheels.com \| www.StrasseWheels.com
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Alen E90 Lieutenant General 764 Rep 10,033 Posts Drives: E90 328i TiAg Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (7)	ohhhh my...... you've made me speechless TG SL's+AW M3= WIN!!!!!!!!!!!! you have very nice taste in mods and the guys at EAS were truly with you the whole entire way on this build, thanks for sharing and i cant wait to see what you are going to do next!! __________________ TiAg FTW!
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s14_kev Major 367 Rep 1,036 Posts Drives: E90 M3, E30 M3 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (21)	I can't wait to see this beast at the track next month. Nice mod list going on there. LCi tails will complete the car IMO.
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11-25-2012, 06:40 PM	#21
Kwando Major 431 Rep 1,428 Posts Drives: 2018 340i xDrive Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London, Ontario, Canada iTrader: (1)	Looks awesome! Love the Challenge lip. You better take care of it lol.
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11-26-2012, 11:30 PM	#22
datbimmerdoe Lieutenant General 1277 Rep 17,493 Posts Drives: like I'M BOUT THAT LIFE Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: PARADISE aka CANES COUNTRY iTrader: (0)	wut more can i say? __________________ #datbimmerdoe #thatbimmertho FOLLOW @datbimmerdoe on INSTAGRAM
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