Hope everyone is doing well.
This update takes place in
May 2018.
My first "
mod" to Sky was to
Tint the windows. For this, I consulted my long-time friend, Steven—
Owner of Elevated Auto. Elevated Auto specializes in Paint Protection Film (PPF), and Tinting Services. Steven has been in the business for over 10 years, and recently embarked on opening his own business—Elevated Auto.
Steven's weapon of choice for this job was
Llumar's Ceramic CTX15 Tint Film. This film features Nano-Ceramic Technology that is designed to keep the cabin cooler, and offer increased privacy.
I think it turned out fantastic:
Shortly after that was done, my good friend Corey invited me to come hang out in Wisconsin for a big show called
Automotion. Automotion attracts many people from all over the state and nearby surrounding states for a weekend of fun! Showgoers usually head up early before the weekend to relax and cruise up-and-down the main strip. It sort of has an H2Oi-feel, with much less shenanigans.
So I made the trek from Toronto to Wisconsin and snapped a quick fill-up pic:
I then met up with Corey in Wisconsin and we were off to the Wisconsin Dells. Corey has a beautiful Widebody Lotus Exige with a beautiful set of Advans, and my personal favourite Voltex GT Spoiler that completes the aggressive track-look he was aiming for:
A couple of Corey's friends are fantastic photographers, so I bugged one of them to snap a pic of Sky in her truest stock-form:
Once I got back to Toronto, my Subaru's Aerosim Research Dry Carbon Fiber Roof arrived, but UPS said I needed to come pick it up at the warehouse due to the size of it.
SLIGHT PROBLEM! I don't own a pickup, or any large vehicle to load it in...and all my friends were busy. Well desperate times called for REALLY desperate measures...
It definitely doesn't fit...hmmm what do I do? (Oh and don't mind the Portugal flag...it was the World Cup at the time)
I guess it "fits" now?
I'm not going to lie, it was very sketchy driving back home with a roof on top of another roof. Needless to say, people driving joined in the confusion as to why I had a roof taped on-top of my roof.
Anyways, I made it home safe-and-sound. A couple days later, I ended up getting a warning light on the dash and the car would go into
limp-mode, so I immediately took it to get checked out.
To keep the privacy of this shop, I will refrain from saying where I went. But I went to a shop nearby my house that does all sorts of European exotic cars. After diagnosing the car, they identified it to be one of two things...spark plugs and ignition coils OR throttle actuators. The shop was very confident on the former being the issue, so they said I needed to replace my Spark Plugs and Ignition Coils, when in actuality I had the
infamous Throttle Actuators that needed to be replaced.
How do I know this? well after they cleared the codes, I was driving back home and the car went back into limp-mode.
This misdiagnosis ended up costing me
$2,000CAD, so you can imagine I was not very happy...well I guess I have brand new spark plugs and ignition coils.
I was very disappointed with the service and "
oh-well, hands in the air" attitude after I informed them that the car went into limp-mode again shortly after I left their shop.
People make mistakes, but when I brought this up and explained that I trusted their professional recommendation with the same confidence that they had when they said it's most likely the spark plugs and ignition coils, they didn't even want to help me.
I decided that was the last time I would be a client of theirs, and immediately went where I should've gone in the first place—RMP Motors. The owner of RMP, Rocco, is a BMW specialist, with a focus on M3s. His daily is an E90 M3 and he is a seasoned-driver, who has numerous accolades that commend his driving ability.
I immediately ordered brand new
Throttle Actuators from FCP Euro due to their Unlimited Lifetime Warranty
Now is the waiting game until they arrive.
Thank-you for stopping by! I know the M3 has got some big shoes to fill, but I will make 1 promise:
Like my Subaru, this too will be an unlimited budget build with no time-limit, and may even be more EXTREME than Sky's sister Gabby the Subaru...you just got to stay tuned for this LONG journey! 
Here's a teaser for next update:
Till next time...