What have you done with or to your M3 today?

Siajoon · 09-15-2021, 04:57 PM

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Yup mine is from IND and My birthday is in less than a month so I figured this is a good time to spoil myself haha oh and the fact that I've had my car for 5 years and not one mod on the car yet but Idk if I'd consider this a mod? But I'm super excited to get it!

Just curious why you got the bumper and didn't just have ABS or Kings shave the OEM one?

I need a new bumper too, but I'm not sure which route I want to take.

Because I'm to ocd for my own good that's why

lol I've heard a lot of good things about IND and there paint matching and I didn't want to get my bumper resprayed and have a noticeable difference. I'm also going to send in my fuel door to them for an even more accurate paint job.

To be honest man, I'm sure IND would do a fantastic job, but if you really want that OCD 100% job, I recommend just buying it unpainted and having one of the well regarded shops in your area paint it. I bet they'll be similar in price or even cheaper than IND for the paintwork. Having the full car in front of them allows them to really get the match correct, they may even suggest blending some of the hood in as well.

Totally agree.

It's an older car and a local shop can tint the base coat to more closely match the rest of the car. IND is just gonna grab the stock color off the shelf. The day your car was painted at the factory the machine responsible for mixing the paint could have gotten a little excited with the tints and added a little too much.

And I totally agree with that, and that's why I wanted to take that extra step and send them my fuel door in order for them to get a closer match to the paint currently on the car.

Good idea, I must have missed that part. Keep us updated on how it turns out. I'm thinking about replacing mine in the next year or less.

Will do! Should be here in a couple weeks! Super excited

XKxRome0ox · 09-15-2021, 11:55 PM

I missed my chance to capture 88,888 miles on the odometer

Vuu · 09-16-2021, 09:37 AM

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I missed my chance to capture 88,888 miles on the odometer

I guess 99,999 is next

Tommysalami · 09-16-2021, 10:15 AM

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I missed my chance to capture 88,888 miles on the odometer

I reached this milestone the other day

Headhunter.M3 · 09-16-2021, 12:54 PM

I had my dealer put on bilstein b6s, changed spark plugs, and mount michelin Ps4s. E93 m3. Riding on rails!!

Idfkman · 09-16-2021, 12:57 PM

Diff flush in progress. Then going to give her a full detail for some car shows this weekend.

Headhunter.M3 · 09-16-2021, 04:22 PM

Filled up with v power nitro

garrmark · 09-16-2021, 05:43 PM

I just acquired my 08 E92 2 weeks ago with 70k miles on the clock. It's not making any noises or anything, but since there were 2 previous owners, I thought I should do the bearings. I'm also new to Denver so I did some research and I took it to Absolute Motor Works, Inc. for the work. They put in the VAC-HPRBK-S65 coated bearings and ARP bolts and swapped the engine mounts. Here's what the old bearings looked like.

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Ubersmooth · 09-16-2021, 07:58 PM

Diff and brake fluid flush on this rainy Thursday. Went with motul for both.

Grip Addict · 09-17-2021, 09:01 AM

It was like 2 days ago, but this is what I did with the M3:

asma123 · 09-17-2021, 09:59 AM

I got my m3 detailed!

InnerBlueSkies · 09-17-2021, 10:20 AM

Bought some stuff.

For you daily drivers out there, got the infamous door lock actuator fail. $199 for the driver's side or $66 for both.

InnerBlueSkies · 09-17-2021, 10:21 AM

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I got my m3 detailed!

Looks great! Year and miles?

asma123 · 09-17-2021, 11:01 AM

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Looks great! Year and miles?

Thanks! It looks better in camera tho. Previous owner mainly drove it highway and probably never washed it! This is a one stage polish. Deff needs more but it will do for now.

Year is 2011 and currently has 173k km or 108k miles
I bought it but haven’t been fully able to drive it as I’m deathly scared of the rod bearings. Waiting for the parts to come in and I’ll get that done right away and then I can finally enjoy it. Surprisingly then interior is in great shape. The detailer thought it had around 60k km/ 37.5k miles

https://ibb.co/N77SXQ6

bhowelett · 09-17-2021, 03:31 PM

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It was like 2 days ago, but this is what I did with the M3:

I've never taken one racing, but the racing that day looked a little slow. I didn't see too many times where you really got up high into the revs and picked up some good speed. Was this due to the track, the cars in front of you, or just not wanting to push it?

Grip Addict · 09-17-2021, 08:14 PM

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I've never taken one racing, but the racing that day looked a little slow. I didn't see too many times where you really got up high into the revs and picked up some good speed. Was this due to the track, the cars in front of you, or just not wanting to push it?

Oh it was designed to be a first ever track experience for the other 3 cars. I did it so I could experience the track for dirt cheap.

So to answer your question. Due to the cars in front of me, mainly the instructor Miata wanting to keep the speeds low for the newbie drivers.

You are right, I don't think my shift lights came on the whole time I was at the track that day. Still a fun experience. Like imagine a track day where the risk to your car is even lower. Almost like street driving, but speeding, but not worrying about red/blue lights behind you.

bhowelett · 09-17-2021, 08:23 PM

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I've never taken one racing, but the racing that day looked a little slow. I didn't see too many times where you really got up high into the revs and picked up some good speed. Was this due to the track, the cars in front of you, or just not wanting to push it?

Oh it was designed to be a first ever track experience for the other 3 cars. I did it so I could experience the track for dirt cheap.

So to answer your question. Due to the cars in front of me, mainly the instructor Miata wanting to keep the speeds low for the newbie drivers.

You are right, I don't think my shift lights came on the whole time I was at the track that day. Still a fun experience. Like imagine a track day where the risk to your car is even lower. Almost like street driving, but speeding, but not worrying about red/blue lights behind you.

Ah, makes sense now. Thanks for the clarification!

I would like to run on the track some day, but I have the vert. But then again, maybe taking the vert to a track , where the speeds are lower, like you did would be okay.

InnerBlueSkies · 09-18-2021, 12:12 AM

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Ah, makes sense now. Thanks for the clarification!

I would like to run on the track some day, but I have the vert. But then again, maybe taking the vert to a track , where the speeds are lower, like you did would be okay.

Go for it, probably 90% of the E93 haters don't even take their cars out of the garage.

GotV8? · 09-18-2021, 09:49 AM

Was filling up at Shell gas station for the 3 rd time this week!!! 😅😅😅 while standing there reading my text messages…a new BMW X1 pulls up behind me…young mid 30s gentleman gets out…walks over and says…” Thats a nice M4”!!…I politely replied, “Its actually an M3…thank you” 😒 Then he replies ..”It’s still an “M” . ****I’m thinking WOW!!” ****

djschmitt · 09-18-2021, 12:24 PM

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Ah, makes sense now. Thanks for the clarification!

I would like to run on the track some day, but I have the vert. But then again, maybe taking the vert to a track , where the speeds are lower, like you did would be okay.

Take it to the track, it's still an M3. I did the HPDE at Sears Point which was well within the limits of the car (it was lead/follow and we were following Camrys) but still gave you a chance to open up and push yourself and your own skills.

That at least opens the door to HPDE level 2 and 3.

Dpc2u · 09-18-2021, 02:34 PM

My better-half noticed the floorboard carpet by the console getting damp on a long trip. I dropped the transmission shield, cleaned out the drain flap and blew compressed air through the evaporator drain lines. Ran the car for a bit and it seems to be draining well. Should be good to go now!

DRLane · 09-18-2021, 02:57 PM

Adding titanium ticon resonators to my race exhaust. Figured a second set would help with a bit of drone and resonance sub 3k RPMs. We shall see…

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