My M3

Deviate · March 24th, 2007, 5:24 AM

I picked this up a couple weeks ago. It's a carbon black '02 M3. 6 speed, black leather interior.

It has 19" HRE 545r's, Ground Control coil-overs with Koni Yellows, Stoptech big brake kit up front, Active Autowerkes exhaust, K&N intake, and a retuned ECU.

I just had a Pioneer AVIC-Z1 installed, along with a new alarm, JL 12w3v3 woofer, and a 250/1 amp. I'm bringing it back in (hopefully this next week) to have the sub box recovered in black. They're going to remake the cover piece so there's not a huge seam down the middle.

Enjoy:

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e163/Deviate_3s/test%20drives/2-10-07/Picture014.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e163/Deviate_3s/test%20drives/2-10-07/Picture002.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e163/Deviate_3s/M3/Jacket006.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e163/Deviate_3s/meets/03-17-07/Meet0010-1.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e163/Deviate_3s/meets/03-17-07/Meet0004.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e163/Deviate_3s/M3/stereo/stereo016.jpg

-Lee

Banii · March 24th, 2007, 2:01 PM

Nice =)

bone · March 24th, 2007, 7:56 PM

beautiful

love the wheels as well, and the brakes

Spazatao · March 24th, 2007, 8:35 PM

Nice and clean. Congratulations!

epp_b · March 24th, 2007, 9:10 PM

The rims are bit...well, pimpish. But nice car overall! I think that's one the last models before they became uglified a-la M5.

Fiete · March 24th, 2007, 9:11 PM

Yeah, the breaks are impressive.

avanti · March 24th, 2007, 9:16 PM

A beautiful car! But why don't you paint/change the rear brake calipers?

FATMOUSE · March 24th, 2007, 9:17 PM

/lick.

MrLeon · March 24th, 2007, 11:11 PM

Very nice!
Black is by far the best colour for any BMW and those wheels look really good on the car, polished lip is the hotness. I still prefer the OEM ones though. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Is it legal to have your front side windows tinted so dark in your country btw?
In Finland it isn't and I happen to live next to a police officer..

ahpadt · March 25th, 2007, 12:18 AM

lucky sod

anTo · March 25th, 2007, 12:55 AM

how much did u get it for

bartboy9891 · March 25th, 2007, 2:42 AM

The wheels look a tad too big IMO but the rest of it looks great.

MPowered · March 25th, 2007, 2:49 AM

Beautiful car! Love the carbon black color.

BTW, in case you didn't know, make sure your engine is OK. Some 2002 E46 M3s suffered from engine problems and BMW issued a recall:

http://yoy.com/yoy/auto/m3_failintro.shtml

Otherwise, great car!

Deviate · March 25th, 2007, 5:10 AM

BimmerFan, the rod bearing recall was done. Thanks for the heads-up, though.

I paid $29k US for it, with all of the modifications it currently has (minus the stereo and alarm).

The 19" wheels are a necessary evil. I would rather have 18"s, since your selection of tires to choose from is exponentially higher. Unfortunately (depending on how you look at it), I don't think the 18"s will clear the calipers.

MrLeon, window tinting laws here vary by state. In Texas you're allowed as dark as 30 or 35% on the front side windows if I remember correctly. You can have 20% on the back sides, and there's no limit for the rear window.

Avanti, the rear brakes don't really need to be swapped out. In fact, the OEM front brakes are quite good on the M3, but the previous owner spent a lot of time with it on a track. I may, sooner or later, upgrade the rears as well, but it'll have to wait until I'm out of other things to spend money on.

Otherwise, thanks for the compliments. I really do love the car. It's a massive improvement over the MKII Golf it replaced.

Ianspeed · March 25th, 2007, 6:04 AM

Mk II Golf to M3 is a nice step indeed. images/smilies/smile.gif

Is this the first car you bought with mods alread on it? I have always been gunshy about buying a modded car and just wanted to know you opinion on dropping ~30K on a modded E46 M3... which has all those problems with suspension mods.

BMW M5 · March 25th, 2007, 6:56 AM

BMW

Nice car. It's nice to see one with a 6spd. SMG blows.

Viper007Bond · March 25th, 2007, 9:50 AM

Very nice!

Redliner · March 25th, 2007, 10:36 AM

I DEMAND videos! images/smilies/tongue.gif

bone · March 25th, 2007, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deviate

MrLeon, window tinting laws here vary by state. In Texas you're allowed as dark as 30 or 35% on the front side windows if I remember correctly. You can have 20% on the back sides, and there's no limit for the rear window.

you can have a darker tint on the front side windows than on the rear side windows? strange

over here you can have everything in the back 100% if you wish, but max 25% in the frontside, and nothing for the front window

Lurch0001 · March 25th, 2007, 11:21 AM

Oh man, why did you have to post that? Now I have drool all through my keyboard ....

March 24th, 2007, 5:24 AM	#1
Deviate Joined: Mar 24th, 2007 Last Online: September 30th, 2009 Location: Ft Worth, TX Age: 28 Posts: 389 Car: e34 525it Rep Power: 17	My M3 I picked this up a couple weeks ago. It's a carbon black '02 M3. 6 speed, black leather interior. It has 19" HRE 545r's, Ground Control coil-overs with Koni Yellows, Stoptech big brake kit up front, Active Autowerkes exhaust, K&N intake, and a retuned ECU. I just had a Pioneer AVIC-Z1 installed, along with a new alarm, JL 12w3v3 woofer, and a 250/1 amp. I'm bringing it back in (hopefully this next week) to have the sub box recovered in black. They're going to remake the cover piece so there's not a huge seam down the middle. Enjoy: -Lee __________________

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MrLeon Joined: Mar 3rd, 2007 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 36 Car: 2004 SEAT Leon Rep Power: 12	Very nice! Black is by far the best colour for any BMW and those wheels look really good on the car, polished lip is the hotness. I still prefer the OEM ones though. Is it legal to have your front side windows tinted so dark in your country btw? In Finland it isn't and I happen to live next to a police officer..

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epp_b Unexperienced lover. Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 2:49 PM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 7,426 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 144	The rims are bit...well, pimpish. But nice car overall! I think that's one the last models before they became uglified a-la M5.

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MPowered Joined: May 17th, 2006 Last Online: November 5th, 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 236 Rep Power: 15	Beautiful car! Love the carbon black color. BTW, in case you didn't know, make sure your engine is OK. Some 2002 E46 M3s suffered from engine problems and BMW issued a recall: http://yoy.com/yoy/auto/m3_failintro.shtml Otherwise, great car! __________________ Happiness is not AROUND the corner... Happiness IS the corner. OO=00=OO

March 25th, 2007, 5:10 AM	#14
Deviate Joined: Mar 24th, 2007 Last Online: September 30th, 2009 Location: Ft Worth, TX Age: 28 Posts: 389 Car: e34 525it Rep Power: 17	BimmerFan, the rod bearing recall was done. Thanks for the heads-up, though. I paid $29k US for it, with all of the modifications it currently has (minus the stereo and alarm). The 19" wheels are a necessary evil. I would rather have 18"s, since your selection of tires to choose from is exponentially higher. Unfortunately (depending on how you look at it), I don't think the 18"s will clear the calipers. MrLeon, window tinting laws here vary by state. In Texas you're allowed as dark as 30 or 35% on the front side windows if I remember correctly. You can have 20% on the back sides, and there's no limit for the rear window. Avanti, the rear brakes don't really need to be swapped out. In fact, the OEM front brakes are quite good on the M3, but the previous owner spent a lot of time with it on a track. I may, sooner or later, upgrade the rears as well, but it'll have to wait until I'm out of other things to spend money on. Otherwise, thanks for the compliments. I really do love the car. It's a massive improvement over the MKII Golf it replaced. __________________

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Ianspeed Joined: Apr 2nd, 2005 Last Online: 8:06 AM Location: California, USA Posts: 712 Car: 2008 Mazda Rx-8 Sport Rep Power: 19	Mk II Golf to M3 is a nice step indeed. Is this the first car you bought with mods alread on it? I have always been gunshy about buying a modded car and just wanted to know you opinion on dropping ~30K on a modded E46 M3... which has all those problems with suspension mods. __________________

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