My M3's new home

radiantm3 · 08-10-2013, 06:10 PM

We've all dreamed of that four car garage. For me, a three car garage would satisfy me and that was on my want list when we were looking to purchase our first home. However we fell in love with a neighborhood and home and the only downside was that it came with a two car garage.

But what do you do with lemons? Make lemonade of course. And that's exactly what I set out to do (on a budget).

My goals were quite simple:

1) Floors had to be clean enough that I wouldn't feel bad walking on them with no shoes.
2) No storage. My garage has to be completely functional. Boxes and other items not used often needs to go to a storage space.
3) Need to have space to do basic work on my car. I'm always changing brake pads, fluids, and wheels for the track. A place to store my track wheels was important too. I am sick of stacking them all the time.
4) Need basic entertainment while working on the car or when fellow enthusiast friends are over. My garage was wired for ethernet and cable. Music playing via Sonos.
5) Plenty of tool/material storage and work space.

I really wanted a small lift of some sort, but because there's such little space, I decided its best to do without it and stick with jacking up one side at a time. I don't do it too often anyways. I'm still looking for the right size air compressor so I can fill my air tank, tires, and use air tools. I'm sure my neighbors will hate me when that arrives.

I'm pretty happy with how it all came out overall. I didn't spend that much money (most of the stuff is from Craftsman which I know is not great, but good enough for a home garage), and did most of the work myself. The floors were done by Premier Garage (http://www.premiergarage.com/), and the black plastic tiles that go around the perimeter are from Racedeck (http://racedeck.com). It doesn't take that much to have a nice garage space. Just need to plan it out and be adamant about not storing your junk in there.

I've been enjoying the space so much that I end up just working in there during the day (I work from home). The neighbors probably think I'm really weird. My wife decided to park her car outside and let me have the garage to myself which is a win for me (obviously) and for her since she doesn't have to squeeze 2 children into her SUV while carefully not hitting my car.

Anyways, here are some photos.

Phiberoptik · 08-10-2013, 06:12 PM

Wowzers my dream garage

vk_m3 · 08-10-2013, 06:19 PM

sweet.

Anodite10 · 08-10-2013, 06:27 PM

Those pictures are phenomenal!

That's a really nice idea to have the black plastic tiles around the perimeter. I think I actually might do that. Thanks!

I really envy your garage, as well as your car..

esquire · 08-10-2013, 06:36 PM

Spectacular garage AND photography. Photos are professional grade - they should be in a magazine. When I look at them - I feel like i'm being sold something. Haha.

Nati Beastcat · 08-10-2013, 06:41 PM

You had me at dream garage

I'm gonna have to up my game!! looks great. What type of bike you got there? Just bought a Kona a few months ago.

Curt2000 · 08-10-2013, 06:44 PM

wow, awesome garage!

jacobe92 · 08-10-2013, 06:53 PM

I like what you have done to your car and man cave. Two unanimous thumbs up!!!

Nang Vann · 08-10-2013, 06:57 PM

Sweeeeeeeet!!!!!!

Great stuff 👍

Powerbeast · 08-10-2013, 06:58 PM

Very nice

SilentAttack · 08-10-2013, 07:07 PM

Stunning!!!

Prowess Symphony · 08-10-2013, 07:09 PM

Wow awesome!

Shaung · 08-10-2013, 07:24 PM

Gran Turismo? Gran Turismo is for the kiddies, Iracing is where pro's are! Just kidding, I play both. Awesome garage, your giving me some great ideas.

sensi09 · 08-10-2013, 07:31 PM

Looks good. Nice and cozy.

Did you consider racedeck for the entire flooring?

Endless619 · 08-10-2013, 07:53 PM

Looks cozy. Small, but cozy! I like it.

Its funny how some people will go to great lengths to make a garage look really nice like this while some other folks will spend $50,000 on firearms/ guns and yet other folks with spend $103,000 on Super Bowl tickets.

KennyPowers · 08-10-2013, 08:01 PM

DAMN man, that is fantastic

super jealous!

JoshuaWong1989 · 08-10-2013, 08:03 PM

Nice!

Gkap · 08-10-2013, 08:04 PM

so much win

Kwando · 08-10-2013, 08:06 PM

Beautiful!

Mr. ///M3 RD · 08-10-2013, 08:14 PM

Very ... very nice well done

I have my two dream cars in the garage, a makeover in the garage itself is next on the agenda

(see my Restored Mercedes 280 SL Garage for a photo).

radiantm3 · 08-10-2013, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nati Beastcat

You had me at dream garage

I'm gonna have to up my game!! looks great. What type of bike you got there? Just bought a Kona a few months ago.

It's a Santa Cruz nomad.

radiantm3 · 08-10-2013, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaung

Gran Turismo? Gran Turismo is for the kiddies, Iracing is where pro's are! Just kidding, I play both. Awesome garage, your giving me some great ideas.

I've played iRacing and it's great but I like the track and car selections of the GT series. I mainly do time trials to try to beat my own times and practice drifting.

08-10-2013, 06:10 PM	#1
radiantm3 Apex Everything! Drives: >1000 HP in my garage Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 3,567 iTrader: (5) Garage List 2011 E92 M3 [4.79] 2013 BMW X5M [4.33]	My M3's new home We've all dreamed of that four car garage. For me, a three car garage would satisfy me and that was on my want list when we were looking to purchase our first home. However we fell in love with a neighborhood and home and the only downside was that it came with a two car garage. But what do you do with lemons? Make lemonade of course. And that's exactly what I set out to do (on a budget). My goals were quite simple: 1) Floors had to be clean enough that I wouldn't feel bad walking on them with no shoes. 2) No storage. My garage has to be completely functional. Boxes and other items not used often needs to go to a storage space. 3) Need to have space to do basic work on my car. I'm always changing brake pads, fluids, and wheels for the track. A place to store my track wheels was important too. I am sick of stacking them all the time. 4) Need basic entertainment while working on the car or when fellow enthusiast friends are over. My garage was wired for ethernet and cable. Music playing via Sonos. 5) Plenty of tool/material storage and work space. I really wanted a small lift of some sort, but because there's such little space, I decided its best to do without it and stick with jacking up one side at a time. I don't do it too often anyways. I'm still looking for the right size air compressor so I can fill my air tank, tires, and use air tools. I'm sure my neighbors will hate me when that arrives. I'm pretty happy with how it all came out overall. I didn't spend that much money (most of the stuff is from Craftsman which I know is not great, but good enough for a home garage), and did most of the work myself. The floors were done by Premier Garage (http://www.premiergarage.com/), and the black plastic tiles that go around the perimeter are from Racedeck (http://racedeck.com). It doesn't take that much to have a nice garage space. Just need to plan it out and be adamant about not storing your junk in there. I've been enjoying the space so much that I end up just working in there during the day (I work from home). The neighbors probably think I'm really weird. My wife decided to park her car outside and let me have the garage to myself which is a win for me (obviously) and for her since she doesn't have to squeeze 2 children into her SUV while carefully not hitting my car. Anyways, here are some photos. __________________ (1:40 @ Laguna Seca, 2:03 @ Thunderhill, 1:56 @ Infineon) Last edited by radiantm3; 08-10-2013 at 09:11 PM.
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esquire Colonel Drives: 2011.5 Dakar Yellow M3 Coupe Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 2,800 iTrader: (0)	Spectacular garage AND photography. Photos are professional grade - they should be in a magazine. When I look at them - I feel like i'm being sold something. Haha. __________________ [ESS VT2-625] [Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust] [KW Clubsports] [OSS Angel Eyes] [Revinora r-CRT Lip] [Vorsteiner Boot] [Challenge Race Diffuser] [See the Build Thread HERE]
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Nati Beastcat Trader!! Drives: E55 AMG Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 1,279 iTrader: (5)	You had me at dream garage I'm gonna have to up my game!! looks great. What type of bike you got there? Just bought a Kona a few months ago. __________________ Eisenmann race \| Test Pipes \| BPM Stage 2 \| Vorsteiner \| Black lines \| AA filter \| iND cosmetics \| KW Sleeve over \| 20" BBS LM's \| Macht Schnell Tow Strap \| Euro modded front bumper \| Revinora lip \| iND mirror caps \| BMW spoiler \| BMW Steering wheel \| iND Interior Pkg \|You bet Jerez its black and i'll never go back! Instagram @NATIBEASTCAT
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Curt2000 Colonel Drives: '13 ///M3 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sin City Posts: 2,212 iTrader: (21)	wow, awesome garage! __________________ Current Car: '13 SANTORINI BLUE E92///M3--6MT/Speed Cloth/ZCP (ED Thread) Former Cars:'10 E90 335i MSport / '07 Interlagos ///M5 / '09 135i / '10 E93 335i Instagram: @C2KMotorsports
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08-10-2013, 06:53 PM	#8
jacobe92 First Lieutenant Drives: 2013 Frozen Red Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cerritos, CA Posts: 381 iTrader: (2)	Man Cave I like what you have done to your car and man cave. Two unanimous thumbs up!!! __________________ KW Clubsports, Brembo BBK Front 365mm Rear 345mm, Akrapovic-Evo, Dinan Toe-links, 18" Bronze TE-37 Front 18x9.5 et 20 Rear 18x10.5 et 22 w/ RS3's, Cusco Bar, Recaro Sportster CS Black Leather, Turner 90 MM Lug Extensions
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08-10-2013, 06:12 PM	#2
Phiberoptik Private First Class Drives: 335i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 127 iTrader: (0)	Wowzers my dream garage
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vk_m3 BGen. Masikap'77 Drives: SG E92 M3 '11.5 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 16 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW E92 M3 [5.00]	sweet.
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08-10-2013, 06:27 PM	#4
Anodite10 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: with a seat belt on Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Africa Posts: 1,522 iTrader: (0)	Those pictures are phenomenal! That's a really nice idea to have the black plastic tiles around the perimeter. I think I actually might do that. Thanks! I really envy your garage, as well as your car..
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08-10-2013, 06:57 PM	#9
Nang Vann Lieutenant Colonel Drives: E46 M3, R35 GT-R Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 1,507 iTrader: (0)	Sweeeeeeeet!!!!!! Great stuff 👍
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08-10-2013, 06:58 PM	#10
Powerbeast Major General Drives: E90 M3 Dakar Yellow Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,272 iTrader: (4)	Very nice
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SilentAttack Major Drives: 08 E90 Jerez Black 6MT Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hendersonville, TN Posts: 1,023 iTrader: (0)	Stunning!!!
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Shaung Private First Class Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 171 iTrader: (0)	Gran Turismo? Gran Turismo is for the kiddies, Iracing is where pro's are! Just kidding, I play both. Awesome garage, your giving me some great ideas.
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08-10-2013, 07:31 PM	#14
sensi09 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: . Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: socal Posts: 1,747 iTrader: (1)	Looks good. Nice and cozy. Did you consider racedeck for the entire flooring?
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Endless619 DHS Drives: bmw x5, m3, Acura TL Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Disneyland Posts: 3,887 iTrader: (14)	Looks cozy. Small, but cozy! I like it. Its funny how some people will go to great lengths to make a garage look really nice like this while some other folks will spend $50,000 on firearms/ guns and yet other folks with spend $103,000 on Super Bowl tickets.
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08-10-2013, 08:01 PM	#16
KennyPowers Brigadier General Drives: ..... Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gulf Coast Posts: 3,092 iTrader: (12)	DAMN man, that is fantastic super jealous!
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Gkap BMF Movement Drives: Women Crazy Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: GTA Posts: 2,973 iTrader: (1)	so much win
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Kwando Captain Drives: Yes Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 756 iTrader: (0)	Beautiful!
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08-10-2013, 08:14 PM	#20
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