My Formal intro into the Wonderful world of ///M's!!

Atomicteal_M3 · 04-07-2015, 08:10 PM

Hello everybody, I wanted to formally introduce myself. I've been a part of e90post for 5 years since I've own a 335i. I sold it last year due to an addition to the family. I needed a 4 door car. I have a X5 and a Mini Cooper S (for a daily driver). Since I sold my 335i, I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to pick up an M3!

I purchased this in September 2014. I specifically wanted a 08'-10' E90, Alpine white, Fox Red interior, fully loaded 6MT. I found this beauty on here, and the only thing that I hate is that it did not come with extended leather.

I went off faith and purchased this car from a member on here with only pics and conversation. He lived in California and I'm stationed here at Ft.Bragg/ Fayetteville NC. Completely on the opposite ends of US States!

I will say that this will be my first and last time ever making a big purchase without ever setting foot behind the wheel unless it's being made!

Here was the car before I received it.
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Here's another
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and another!

Delivery day to me!

Too low for my liking, So I removed the KW s/o (came installed) and installed B&G Springs. Yes I'm aware that I could have adjusted them but I wanted a practical driving height since there will be a little one riding in the back and I knew that I would never adjust them again.
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First cosmetic mod.....
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OSS FTW!!!

Dinan midpipe installation
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Got rid of the ugly stock shift knob and replaced with the F10 M5 shift knob along with an Alcantara shift boot and performance handbrake to match! I also upgraded the middle console trim & controller to CIC

Next up was ModeCarbon V2 CF lip (which I decided to remove the V2 splitter) & Platte Forme AG CF side skirts!

I decided to have the front bumper repainted before I started to install the lip & skirts!

Purchased some CF hood grills while waiting on my front bumper to be finished!
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aaaannd here are my end results so far!

It's kind of hard to tell but I also added Black Muteki Tuner lug nuts to the staggered stud conversion!

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I love the fact that the previous owner had the 359's refinished to a brushed aluminum and rear wheels extended to a 19x11 along with the fronts being a 19x10. I did not like the moderate stretch of tires that came along with the current set-up so I replaced the fronts (245) with a 265 and rears (275) with a 285. I also had the oil, brakes, diff fluid, manual fluid, spark plugs, and brake fluid changed. I received the car with 58k and currently just hit 60k. (its a weekend car only

) The next mods will be the LED performance steering wheel, and hopefully 3D designs rear diffuser! I've also got my eye's on a Meisterchaft GT2 muffler! All in All, I love the car and is glad to be apart of the M3 community!

UPDATE- 22 APR 2015
More Pics on page #3
I just took delivery of the V2 LED Performance Steering wheel!

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UPDATE-25 APR 2015
AMP/Sub enclosure install on page #4
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UPDATE-30 APR 2015
Rear Diffuser installed. Pics on page #4

M3@Apex · 04-07-2015, 08:18 PM

Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful! I love the modified ZCP wheels.

lorinzo · 04-07-2015, 08:39 PM

Congrats.
Enjoy!

nusevad · 04-07-2015, 09:42 PM

welcome to the club! Looks like you didnt waste any time in modding lol. The stance looks great

phrozen06 · 04-07-2015, 10:09 PM

Flying Ace · 04-07-2015, 10:42 PM

wow, DEM ZCPs!

ThisFlyGuy · 04-07-2015, 11:09 PM

looks great. nice mods

BimmerRookie · 04-07-2015, 11:13 PM

Nice car! From Oklahoma I see?

SpacegrayMe90 · 04-08-2015, 12:04 AM

Holy sweetness! I love it.

vsix · 04-08-2015, 12:43 AM

Oh my god....beautiful!!!

Jet in Oz · 04-08-2015, 01:24 AM

Ferkin ossam looking weekend baby chariot

. Love the rims. It probably originally needed the tyre stretch to fit in under the arches in light of the coilovers, maybe?

PerfM5 · 04-08-2015, 01:39 AM

Looks awesome! Congrats

Richsocal12 · 04-08-2015, 01:51 AM

nice car! where did u purchase the CF hood grills?

Alen E90 · 04-08-2015, 02:10 AM

Hey bro, your M3 looks awesome. Just like you mentioned, Adam did an amazing job with the finish of the wheels and I love how the fronts are really rears!!

You've done an amazing job so far, keep up the great work and thanks for sharing.

BTW I always loved your E92 especially when you had her lowered and sitting on the 230's!

Flea7 · 04-08-2015, 02:28 AM

Looks great! Did you also upgrade your knob controller? CIC upgrade??

Atomicteal_M3 · 04-08-2015, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by lorinzo

Congrats.
Enjoy!

Thanks! Lovin it so far!

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Originally Posted by FifthStreetz

welcome to the club! Looks like you didnt waste any time in modding lol. The stance looks great

Thanks! I appreciate it!

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Originally Posted by phrozen06

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Originally Posted by Flying Ace

wow, DEM ZCPs!

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Originally Posted by ThisFlyGuy

looks great. nice mods

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by BimmerRookie

Nice car! From Oklahoma I see?

Thanks, yes I'm from Oklahoma, however I'm currently living NC!

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Originally Posted by SpacegrayMe90

Holy sweetness! I love it.

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by vsix

Oh my god....beautiful!!!

Thank you Sir!

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Originally Posted by Jet in Oz

Ferkin ossam looking weekend baby chariot

. Love the rims. It probably originally needed the tyre stretch to fit in under the arches in light of the coilovers, maybe?

Thanks! That could have been the reason. The car was max low upon arrival.

It was literally tuckin rim when in motion!!

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Originally Posted by PERFM3

Looks awesome! Congrats

Thanks!!

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Originally Posted by Richsocal12

nice car! where did u purchase the CF hood grills?

Thanks! I recently purchased them from a member on this forum!

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Originally Posted by Alen E90

Hey bro, your M3 looks awesome. Just like you mentioned, Adam did an amazing job with the finish of the wheels and I love how the fronts are really rears!!

You've done an amazing job so far, keep up the great work and thanks for sharing.

BTW I always loved your E92 especially when you had her lowered and sitting on the 230's!

Thanks! Yeah Adam sold me on the wheels!

Yeah I miss my E92 but I was not gonna fool with a car seat in the back seat of that car!

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Originally Posted by Flea7

Looks great! Did you also upgrade your knob controller? CIC upgrade??

Thanks, yes I upgraded to CIC controller & console trim. I will most likely upgrade the whole system this summer!

Quicksilv3r · 04-08-2015, 10:30 AM

The ZCPs make the car - I'm so jealous.

RoshDawg · 04-08-2015, 10:32 AM

Wow talk about tasteful mods! You picked out every single mod I want to do if money were not an issue lol! Electronic M steering wheel is gonna look sick and the alcantara will match the handbrake and shift boot. And good thinking on adjusting the ride height, looks much better now.
Gorgeous car you're treating her well!

1SerieStud · 04-08-2015, 10:40 AM

Looks great! I'm a bit puzzled: your second picture (first interior pic) shows an older CCC navi knob, and the picture where you show your M5 shifter + performance e-brake shows the newer CiC knob…same interior? Or did you upgrade and forgot to mention it?

Congrats on your purchase…definitely the best sedan to own in my opinion!

MRG Race Co · 04-08-2015, 10:50 AM

A buddy of mine was looking at this car as well when it was for sale. What were the problems you ended up having with it? Congrats on the purchase. Car looks good.

Atomicteal_M3 · 04-08-2015, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Quicksilv3r

The ZCPs make the car - I'm so jealous.

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoshDawg

Wow talk about tasteful mods! You picked out every single mod I want to do if money were not an issue lol! Electronic M steering wheel is gonna look sick and the alcantara will match the handbrake and shift boot. And good thinking on adjusting the ride height, looks much better now.
Gorgeous car you're treating her well!

Thanks! I appreciate it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1SerieStud

Looks great! I'm a bit puzzled: your second picture (first interior pic) shows an older CCC navi knob, and the picture where you show your M5 shifter + performance e-brake shows the newer CiC knob…same interior? Or did you upgrade and forgot to mention it?

Congrats on your purchase…definitely the best sedan to own in my opinion!

Thanks, the first interior pic was from the seller. I upgraded the trim and controller to LCI CIC.

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Originally Posted by alynM3

A buddy of mine was looking at this car as well when it was for sale. What were the problems you ended up having with it? Congrats on the purchase. Car looks good.

There were 2 things that seller did not disclose and that was a bad battery & stripped oil pan! Thank god I have friends that work at the dealership otherwise I'd been looking at a hefty bill! Other than that. The car purrs like a kitten!

Helmsman · 04-08-2015, 11:12 AM

Congrats to the car buddy - AW E90 cant go wrong...

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Atomicteal_M3 Brigadier General 748 Rep 4,429 Posts Drives: E90 M3 AW Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: FT. Bragg, NC. iTrader: (28) Garage List 2007 335i [9.00]	My Formal intro into the Wonderful world of ///M's!! Hello everybody, I wanted to formally introduce myself. I've been a part of e90post for 5 years since I've own a 335i. I sold it last year due to an addition to the family. I needed a 4 door car. I have a X5 and a Mini Cooper S (for a daily driver). Since I sold my 335i, I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to pick up an M3! I purchased this in September 2014. I specifically wanted a 08'-10' E90, Alpine white, Fox Red interior, fully loaded 6MT. I found this beauty on here, and the only thing that I hate is that it did not come with extended leather. I went off faith and purchased this car from a member on here with only pics and conversation. He lived in California and I'm stationed here at Ft.Bragg/ Fayetteville NC. Completely on the opposite ends of US States! I will say that this will be my first and last time ever making a big purchase without ever setting foot behind the wheel unless it's being made! Here was the car before I received it. Here's another and another! Delivery day to me! Too low for my liking, So I removed the KW s/o (came installed) and installed B&G Springs. Yes I'm aware that I could have adjusted them but I wanted a practical driving height since there will be a little one riding in the back and I knew that I would never adjust them again. First cosmetic mod..... OSS FTW!!! Dinan midpipe installation Got rid of the ugly stock shift knob and replaced with the F10 M5 shift knob along with an Alcantara shift boot and performance handbrake to match! I also upgraded the middle console trim & controller to CIC Next up was ModeCarbon V2 CF lip (which I decided to remove the V2 splitter) & Platte Forme AG CF side skirts! I decided to have the front bumper repainted before I started to install the lip & skirts! Purchased some CF hood grills while waiting on my front bumper to be finished! aaaannd here are my end results so far! It's kind of hard to tell but I also added Black Muteki Tuner lug nuts to the staggered stud conversion! I love the fact that the previous owner had the 359's refinished to a brushed aluminum and rear wheels extended to a 19x11 along with the fronts being a 19x10. I did not like the moderate stretch of tires that came along with the current set-up so I replaced the fronts (245) with a 265 and rears (275) with a 285. I also had the oil, brakes, diff fluid, manual fluid, spark plugs, and brake fluid changed. I received the car with 58k and currently just hit 60k. (its a weekend car only) The next mods will be the LED performance steering wheel, and hopefully 3D designs rear diffuser! I've also got my eye's on a Meisterchaft GT2 muffler! All in All, I love the car and is glad to be apart of the M3 community! UPDATE- 22 APR 2015 More Pics on page #3 I just took delivery of the V2 LED Performance Steering wheel! UPDATE-25 APR 2015 AMP/Sub enclosure install on page #4 UPDATE-30 APR 2015 Rear Diffuser installed. Pics on page #4 Attached Images Last edited by Atomicteal_M3; 04-30-2015 at 07:39 PM..
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Flying Ace Lieutenant General 4985 Rep 11,891 Posts Drives: G05 45e, 997.1 & 991.1 GT3s Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: SF, CA iTrader: (5)	wow, DEM ZCPs! __________________ 22 Phytonic/Coffee X5 45e (CoVID-free) 08 Speed Yellow 911 GT3 Sharkwerks 12 AW/Cinnamon X5d Sports Pkg (retired) 14 AW/Beige M6GC ZCP, MPE, V2 steering wheel, vorsteiner (retired) 08 SSII/Black E90 M3 (retired)
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vsix Lieutenant Colonel 602 Rep 1,611 Posts Drives: M3 E92 sold, M4 F82 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: ATL iTrader: (0)	Oh my god....beautiful!!!
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Jet in Oz Captain 185 Rep 947 Posts Drives: 2014 F10 535D Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Land of Oz iTrader: (0)	Ferkin ossam looking weekend baby chariot . Love the rims. It probably originally needed the tyre stretch to fit in under the arches in light of the coilovers, maybe? __________________ Current Mistress: 2014 F10 535D M Sport - Alpine White Retired but not forgotten: 2011 F10 535i - Titan Silver; E53 X5 4.4L Sport - Space Grey; E46 M3 Individual Convertible - Phoenix Yellow; E39 528 - Glacier Green; E36 328 Convertible - Montreal Blue
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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)	Hey bro, your M3 looks awesome. Just like you mentioned, Adam did an amazing job with the finish of the wheels and I love how the fronts are really rears!! You've done an amazing job so far, keep up the great work and thanks for sharing. BTW I always loved your E92 especially when you had her lowered and sitting on the 230's! __________________ TiAg FTW!
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Quicksilv3r Captain 234 Rep 878 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 535i M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Augusta, Georgia iTrader: (1)	The ZCPs make the car - I'm so jealous. __________________ -WJV
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04-08-2015, 10:32 AM	#18
RoshDawg Second Lieutenant 74 Rep 283 Posts Drives: M3 / 991 / Tundra Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Orange County iTrader: (0)	Wow talk about tasteful mods! You picked out every single mod I want to do if money were not an issue lol! Electronic M steering wheel is gonna look sick and the alcantara will match the handbrake and shift boot. And good thinking on adjusting the ride height, looks much better now. Gorgeous car you're treating her well!
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1SerieStud Brigadier General 183 Rep 3,939 Posts Drives: '11 VO 1M (498 of 740) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL iTrader: (11)	Looks great! I'm a bit puzzled: your second picture (first interior pic) shows an older CCC navi knob, and the picture where you show your M5 shifter + performance e-brake shows the newer CiC knob…same interior? Or did you upgrade and forgot to mention it? Congrats on your purchase…definitely the best sedan to own in my opinion!
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04-08-2015, 11:12 AM	#22
Helmsman Major General 4465 Rep 7,110 Posts Drives: 2011 AW E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Stockholm, Sweden iTrader: (0)	Congrats to the car buddy - AW E90 cant go wrong...
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