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      07-12-2020, 03:17 PM   #45
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I love Melbourne Red in a vert. Color looks amazing and looks sexy with the top down. The beige interior compliments the color nicely with the mods!
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      09-28-2020, 01:32 AM   #48
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Decided to go with an Alpine Tune:

Opted for 2 maps:
Map 1 - For winter months
98 RON octane stage 1
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Top speed limiter removal
Red line increase 8500

Map 2 - For summer months
95 RON octane stage 1
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Red line increase 8400

Preparing to load the tune, plugged in the battery tender.


Tune loaded and initial impressions are favorable. Feels a lot smoother through the rev range, a slight increase in power is noticeable. Have not really pushed it properly yet...

Some recent pics...




Next on the cards, a cool little interior upgrade - Sent for custom upholstery.
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      09-29-2020, 05:40 AM   #49
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      10-18-2020, 01:46 AM   #50
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The interior trims are done, really impressed with the job.


Carbon Leather with the M colors hand stitched. Will upload some pics once i get some pics of them installed.
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Interior kitted with a custom set of dash and door trims.

If you scroll back to some of the first interior shots of my car, you will notice the Aluminum trim, signed by Bruno Spengler. Now, while this was special to the many and the previous owners, i felt it made the interior look shoddy. No offence to anyone, but i didn't particularly enjoy that part of the car.

After i had the steering wheel done by AZA, i was on the look out for a used set of trims, any trim as i had the idea to cover it in carbon leather and have the tri-color stitching to match the steering. Few weeks went on, searching locally and at the same time looking at options from abroad when i found a set of CF leather trim locally. A friend in Dubai had a look at them and did the deal.

Got them a few weeks later and was not really happy with the condition so parked them off and started the search for an upholsterer to do the recover and stitching. I didn't have to look very far as a friend i had met when i first moved here advised he can actually do it, himself. Needless to say, the job was done and impeccably so. I still need to take some proper focused shots of the interior, but here are some pics to give you an idea...








And some cool rollers!!

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      01-18-2021, 03:38 AM   #55
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Update... She low... She bagged... Not everyone's cup of tea but i love it.

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      03-14-2021, 07:46 AM   #56
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Not much to say... Just 2 pics!

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      04-08-2021, 02:16 AM   #57
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So its been just over 2 years owning the M3 and while my build is not for track at all, i thought i would give it a go seeing that the Yas Marina Circuit is on my doorstep. I mean, which car person would pass by an opportunity to drive their own car on a F1 circuit. Especially being an M3 which i feel shines out on the track.

Well, roll on to the 26th of March 2021, 8am and i found myself registered as a track participant for the Novice, North Circuit session. To participate in the full GP circuit, I needed to have one Novice session completed, so this paves the roads to the full circuit hopefully once the weather cools down later this year.

Now, everyone is going to ask "Air suspension on track, how did it perform?" so i will start of there by saying, in my opinion it is beneficial and the car with the air suspension performed very well. The Airlift Management was busy through each of the almost 40 laps i did on the day and i could literally hear the air pressures adjusting while on bends and straights. Which i found to keep the car balanced, now im no professional so dont quote me, but i think that the body roll, handling and overall rigidity of the car, mostly from being a convertible was maintained to the best as possible. I went for a few laps in other cars without air and found much more lean and screech which my car was pretty stable.

As i said, almost 40 laps with the car and i keep saying that this has been the most fun i had in the car. Up until about 11am, where i started to hear a knock - of course the worst (Rod Bearings) ran through my mind but it turned out to be a failure on an engine mount which left the right side 'bouncy' so i called it a day and babied the car back home. With that now replaced, im planning to book the next full GP circuit, i probably wont do as many as 40 laps as the full circuit is twice as long as the North Circuit, but definitely going to give it a go soon.

Anyways, some pics and a video taken of my warm up session, i stupidly didn't hit the record button on the full taps lap!

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      04-08-2021, 02:10 PM   #58
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Ooo I did the M tri-stitching on my shift boot and e-brake now you're making me want to hit the trim pieces as well!

Can you post some more close-ups of the stitching?
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Ooo I did the M tri-stitching on my shift boot and e-brake now you're making me want to hit the trim pieces as well!

Can you post some more close-ups of the stitching?
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A photoshoot, that turns out so good it literally made me fall in love all over again... Pics are coming, heres a quick reel!



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Hey All,

With summer kicked in properly, the M3 is washed and covered and on the trickle charge. Its just too hot for any outings to enjoy the car, with 40 degrees plus temps and over 70% humidity. Needless to say, i am really itching to drive the car and its been only 2 weeks since hibernation. I think i will take it for a drive out one evening or maybe an early morning!

But, i do have some pics for you that i have been meaning to upload for a while. If you want, follow my IG account for more pics - @arbee_drives

Photoshoot by Mahesh aka @mashamillion on IG









Photoshoot by Luke, aka @schallerimages on IG












There are many more will go up on my IG page over time... @arbee_drives

Then the shoot and feature by @carculture on IG
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I do have a really small, yet rewarding cosmetic enhancement coming soon, other than that just maintenance and enjoyment (when the weather allows).

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Mashallah, you've done the impossible. Made me like red cars and convertibles such a nice build, those wheels really suit the car. The interior trim might be my favorite part of the build, makes me want to track down someone who can upholster a set for me!
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Mashallah, you've done the impossible. Made me like red cars and convertibles such a nice build, those wheels really suit the car. The interior trim might be my favorite part of the build, makes me want to track down someone who can upholster a set for me!


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Could not pass on a photo/video opp, a fellow Saffa, Akeel Hassan who did a video a few months back on my Golf reached out to do a special feature video with the M3 to celebrate his YouTube channel reaching 20,000 subscribers.







Give the guy a Subscribe and follow on the Socials as well...
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Dang, that looks good!
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