tlr's 2011.5 SG E93 M3

tlr · 02-28-2011, 04:16 AM

I finally finished my first round of mods and got around to taking some decent photos. I'm going for a Space Gray base / carbon fiber accent / amber lighting theme.

They're obviously post-processed a bit... I'm not a good enough photographer to make them look good on their own, but I think you can get a good idea of what it looks like.

Exterior:

18mm/15mm wheel spacers (Macht Schnell installed by Sonic MS)
Matte black shadowline trim (installed by ModProjeKt)
Carbon fiber accents (kidney grill, hood vents, side grills, mirror caps, plate frame) and smoked front reflectors (various sources)

Other:

Electronic exhaust cutouts (Race Ready Performance cutouts installed by Alekshop)
Valentine 1 remote display in rear view mirror mirror (Alekshop)
Front/rear cameras (Alekshop)

Favorites so far are the exhaust cutouts (I've gotten lots of compliments on the sound), matte black shadowline trim (absolutely essential on most E93s, IMHO), and spacers.

To do:

Tint
Amber angel eyes
Amber side turn signals
Amber (Euro) tail lights (maybe)
Front lip (maybe)
Rear diffuser (maybe)
???

What do you guys think? Where would you go from here?

I've especially been wavering on whether a CF lip/diffuser would look good on a space gray and/or convertible. This thread convinced me SG and a CF lip would look good together, but I'm still not sure about the convertible, I feel like it might seem out of place. Thoughts?

Thanks.

-tom

Bimmerboy888 · 02-28-2011, 04:20 AM

Looks cool. Keep the mods coming!

Night Hawk · 02-28-2011, 04:28 AM

Looks clean!

bavarian19 · 02-28-2011, 06:26 AM

nice!

DCMETRO22Z · 02-28-2011, 08:04 AM

beautiful !!! Before clicking the thread, i told myself "I hope the car hasn't that fugly chrome trim"

I wasn't disappointed !! congrats

Ilia@IND · 02-28-2011, 11:00 AM

Great looking E93! The Euro tail lights are going to look nice.

Blindside_137 · 02-28-2011, 01:15 PM

wow looks incredible, can't believe we get that nausty aluminum trim

great work, dont think you necessarily need a lip but the challenge lip would go fantastic with it along with the euro tails.

but love it, get some more pics!

Kyoshi71 · 02-28-2011, 01:19 PM

Beautiful

GOLFFRR · 02-28-2011, 01:35 PM

i like it a lot! def nicely done

robackja · 02-28-2011, 01:47 PM

Cool! I would love to see more close up shots of the carbon fiber accessories. It hard to really get a good look with low res shots. It is hard to tell them from just plain black. You would be the one stop thread for ppl looking into carbon accessories!

tlr · 02-28-2011, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robackja

Cool! I would love to see more close up shots of the carbon fiber accessories. It hard to really get a good look with low res shots. It is hard to tell them from just plain black. You would be the one stop thread for ppl looking into carbon accessories!

You're in luck, I did snap some photos of the CF parts plus the smoked reflectors (sorry some of them are a little blurry)...

(the best one of the mirror cap is in the first set of photos above)

ADV.1 Matt · 02-28-2011, 02:31 PM

Subtle changes - but they make a big difference for those of us who take notice.

jonasaurus · 02-28-2011, 02:46 PM

Nice one! CF bits set it off nicely as does the blackshadow line trim

robackja · 02-28-2011, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlr

You're in luck, I did snap some photos of the CF parts plus the smoked reflectors (sorry some of them are a little blurry)...

(the best one of the mirror cap is in the first set of photos above)

Thanks. Looks pretty sweet. I like it as much or better than all black. Especially on the Space Gray.

Olagüe · 03-01-2011, 07:02 AM

very nic!!

Gkap · 03-01-2011, 09:46 AM

very nice! SG is an amazing colour.

richard313 · 03-01-2011, 12:13 PM

great color combination!

Cal@Sonic MS · 03-01-2011, 06:01 PM

Looking good

robotrenegade · 05-09-2011, 01:46 PM

I love the look! Can you show more photos? I'd like to see the following, if you don't mind.

1: Side shots of the roof up and down

2: Close up shots of the trim

I'm looking to go matte black trim as well.

ooowowizstev · 05-09-2011, 04:53 PM

Nice!

Maseroche · 05-10-2011, 02:36 AM

Nice work so far and a factory splitter would really enhance the looks while still staying subtle.

49ER ROLL · 08-01-2011, 04:53 AM

have you figured out which diffuser to go with?

02-28-2011, 04:16 AM	#1
tlr Second Lieutenant Drives: 2011 M3 E93 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 281 iTrader: (0)	tlr's 2011.5 SG E93 M3 I finally finished my first round of mods and got around to taking some decent photos. I'm going for a Space Gray base / carbon fiber accent / amber lighting theme. They're obviously post-processed a bit... I'm not a good enough photographer to make them look good on their own, but I think you can get a good idea of what it looks like. Exterior: 18mm/15mm wheel spacers (Macht Schnell installed by Sonic MS) Matte black shadowline trim (installed by ModProjeKt) Carbon fiber accents (kidney grill, hood vents, side grills, mirror caps, plate frame) and smoked front reflectors (various sources) Other: Electronic exhaust cutouts (Race Ready Performance cutouts installed by Alekshop) Valentine 1 remote display in rear view mirror mirror (Alekshop) Front/rear cameras (Alekshop) Favorites so far are the exhaust cutouts (I've gotten lots of compliments on the sound), matte black shadowline trim (absolutely essential on most E93s, IMHO), and spacers. To do: Tint Amber angel eyes Amber side turn signals Amber (Euro) tail lights (maybe) Front lip (maybe) Rear diffuser (maybe) ??? What do you guys think? Where would you go from here? I've especially been wavering on whether a CF lip/diffuser would look good on a space gray and/or convertible. This thread convinced me SG and a CF lip would look good together, but I'm still not sure about the convertible, I feel like it might seem out of place. Thoughts? Thanks. -tom Attached Images
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02-28-2011, 04:20 AM	#2
Bimmerboy888 Lieutenant Drives: E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: OC Posts: 448 iTrader: (0)	Looks cool. Keep the mods coming! __________________ BAVARIANBEAST

02-28-2011, 04:28 AM	#3
Night Hawk USAF/ Veteran/ F-16 Crew Chief Drives: 2011 E92 SG M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kunsan AB, S. Korea & Columbus, GA. Posts: 301 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW E92 M3 [0.00]	Looks clean! __________________ - Greg

02-28-2011, 11:00 AM	#6
Ilia@IND BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: 08 Alpine M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,930 iTrader: (3)	Great looking E93! The Euro tail lights are going to look nice. __________________

02-28-2011, 01:19 PM	#8
Kyoshi71 Colonel Drives: 2010 M3 Coupe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York Posts: 2,543 iTrader: (0)	Beautiful __________________ "But resist we much; we must; and we will much; about that be committed." ~Rev. Al Sharpton 2010 E92 M3\|Silverstone II\|M-DCT\|NCSW\|2MT\|ZCW\|ZPP\|ZTP\|302\|507\|Gas Guzzler Tax

02-28-2011, 06:26 AM	#4
bavarian19 General Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA Posts: 18,658 iTrader: (22)	nice!

02-28-2011, 08:04 AM	#5
DCMETRO22Z MMA FIGHTER Drives: feet Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: antony 92 Posts: 421 iTrader: (0)	beautiful !!! Before clicking the thread, i told myself "I hope the car hasn't that fugly chrome trim" I wasn't disappointed !! congrats

02-28-2011, 01:15 PM	#7
Blindside_137 Colonel Drives: '09 E93 Space Gray 328 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,991 iTrader: (1)	wow looks incredible, can't believe we get that nausty aluminum trim great work, dont think you necessarily need a lip but the challenge lip would go fantastic with it along with the euro tails. but love it, get some more pics!

02-28-2011, 01:35 PM	#9
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02-28-2011, 01:47 PM	#10
robackja First Lieutenant Drives: 2011.5 SG/FR&BK e92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 397 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	Cool! I would love to see more close up shots of the carbon fiber accessories. It hard to really get a good look with low res shots. It is hard to tell them from just plain black. You would be the one stop thread for ppl looking into carbon accessories! __________________ 2011.5 E92 ///M3 Space Gray; Fox Red & Blk; 6MT; ZCP; ZCV; ZP2; ///M Performance Exhaust (sold) 2012 VW Jetta TDI Silver (sold; no longer commuting) 2002 Subaru WRX (sold) The World in 35mm

02-28-2011, 02:31 PM	#12
ADV.1 Matt Lieutenant Colonel Drives: N/A Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,513 iTrader: (0)	Subtle changes - but they make a big difference for those of us who take notice.

02-28-2011, 02:46 PM	#13
jonasaurus Colonel Drives: 11.5 E90 M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: London Posts: 2,778 iTrader: (0)	Nice one! CF bits set it off nicely as does the blackshadow line trim __________________ ///M3 \| E90 \| Space Grey \| Fox Red with CF Structure \| 6MT \| 260M \| My build

03-01-2011, 07:02 AM	#15
Olagüe Brigadier General Drives: 333i e92 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 3,854 iTrader: (0)	very nic!!

03-01-2011, 09:46 AM	#16
Gkap BMF Movement Drives: Women Crazy Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: GTA Posts: 2,660 iTrader: (1)	very nice! SG is an amazing colour.

03-01-2011, 12:13 PM	#17
richard313 First Lieutenant Drives: F10 535xi M-sport Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: 604 Posts: 304 iTrader: (0)	great color combination!

03-01-2011, 06:01 PM	#18
Cal@Sonic MS BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: E39 M5 & E28 528e Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 4,584 iTrader: (2)	Looking good __________________ email : cal@sonicms.net \| tel : 650.733.6506 \| aim : calatsms Facebook \| Instagram @sonic_ms \| YouTube

05-09-2011, 01:46 PM	#19
robotrenegade Second Lieutenant Drives: 2013 F10 M5 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 217 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW M5 [5.00] 2011 BMW X5d [5.00] 1984 Trans-AM [5.00]	I love the look! Can you show more photos? I'd like to see the following, if you don't mind. 1: Side shots of the roof up and down 2: Close up shots of the trim I'm looking to go matte black trim as well. __________________ ///M5 \| F10 \| Singapore Grey \| Cohiba Brown \| Piano Black trim \| DCT

05-09-2011, 04:53 PM	#20
ooowowizstev Brigadier General Drives: '08 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles, Irvine Posts: 3,774 iTrader: (4)	Nice! __________________ '08 E92 ///M3 - AW/BLK/CF, M-DCT, 19's H&R, Vorsteiner, Eisenmann, BMC, BBS More to come...

05-10-2011, 02:36 AM	#21
Maseroche Major Drives: '08 BMW M3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bahrain Posts: 1,405 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [0.00]	Nice work so far and a factory splitter would really enhance the looks while still staying subtle. __________________ Khalid '08 BMW M3

08-01-2011, 04:53 AM	#22
49ER ROLL ///Mmm Drives: 2011 M3 E92 SG Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Peninsula Bay Area Posts: 3,011 iTrader: (0)	have you figured out which diffuser to go with? __________________

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