RoyalFlushness's 2001 Imola Red E46 M3 Build Thread

RoyalFlushness · 04-05-2021, 08:56 PM

CachacoF80 · 04-05-2021, 11:06 PM

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Awesome! Where did you source the seats from? Does the leather match the OEM?

How do you like the pedals? You think they'll be slippery when wet? And good for heel and toe?

Sourced them from a Recaro rep out in Germany. Pedals feel the same to me lol. Havent had a chance to really drive it since.

Thanks. What led you to that vendor? Trying to find out whether there are reputable US/Canadian alternatives.

RoyalFlushness · 04-06-2021, 07:54 AM

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Thanks. What led you to that vendor? Trying to find out whether there are reputable US/Canadian alternatives.

Recaro USA can only get FIA Pole Positions not ABE.

CachacoF80 · 04-06-2021, 10:22 AM

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Thanks. What led you to that vendor? Trying to find out whether there are reputable US/Canadian alternatives.

Recaro USA can only get FIA Pole Positions not ABE.

Got it, thanks!

RoyalFlushness · 04-12-2021, 08:53 AM

RoyalFlushness · 04-25-2021, 03:08 PM

Fresh fog lights installed

RoyalFlushness · 05-18-2021, 02:17 PM

f80tanz · 05-21-2021, 08:14 AM

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Your car looks great! I've always liked imola red on the e46 since I saw it up close on a dealership showroom floor back in the day (saw it when I first got my e46 325i). Your build has been very meticulously done, and very tasteful. Enjoy it and looking forward to seeing what else is in store!

RoyalFlushness · 05-27-2021, 09:24 AM

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Your car looks great! I've always liked imola red on the e46 since I saw it up close on a dealership showroom floor back in the day (saw it when I first got my e46 325i). Your build has been very meticulously done, and very tasteful. Enjoy it and looking forward to seeing what else is in store!

Thank you for the kind words sir!

RoyalFlushness · 09-13-2021, 10:03 AM

Some shots from his weekends local meet up

6spd_legend · 01-06-2022, 09:10 PM

beautiful car- I'd love to hear/see more updates here!

jpgroth · 01-07-2022, 11:06 AM

That color!

Lovely car!

DexterRutecki · 03-18-2022, 04:31 PM

Paint/body work looks great. Well done!

Haagen-Dazs · 05-01-2022, 04:31 PM

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Hey man, the Powerflex yellow are way softer than the Powerflex blacks I installed. Subframe bushings should have very little effect on what you are experiencing. The PO could have replaced other bushings in the driveline that could be causing it.

I was reading the quote to this reply of yours and thinking "this is exactly my issue"...

Turns out, it was my issue because you were replying to me.

I can report that, after having installed Ohlins, the sensation I had, went away. Bushing had nothing to do with it.

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Little quarantine Project of mine finally coming to fruition. When I go to install my Recaro's I want to be able to remove the factory seats without having to remove or modify the factory sliders at all. To do that, I sourced some old manual e46 sedan seats and took some winter weekend days to sand down the rails and get them to factory. One of the other benefits of using donor seats when being able to rip the factory occupancy sensor out so I could use it under my Recaros instead of an emulation module.

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These seats are so lovely! Interior looking super nice.

I'm interested in knowing which brackets you used to mount these seats.

Sliders are OEM, with what lever?

I'm looking to install Recaro CS Sportsters on my e46 M3, mainly because driving position is terrible! I'm 6'2 and I sit super high... Also, the seat doesn't hold me all that well.

I know there are side mounted and fixed back but, can you say that you sit much lower than OEM?

Thank you.

RoyalFlushness · 05-04-2022, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Haagen-Dazs

I was reading the quote to this reply of yours and thinking "this is exactly my issue"...

Turns out, it was my issue because you were replying to me.

I can report that, after having installed Ohlins, the sensation I had, went away. Bushing had nothing to do with it.

These seats are so lovely! Interior looking super nice.

I'm interested in knowing which brackets you used to mount these seats.

Sliders are OEM, with what lever?

I'm looking to install Recaro CS Sportsters on my e46 M3, mainly because driving position is terrible! I'm 6'2 and I sit super high... Also, the seat doesn't hold me all that well.

I know there are side mounted and fixed back but, can you say that you sit much lower than OEM?

Thank you.

Brey Krause seat mounts to OEM Sliders. Not sure if they make them for CS you would need to check their website.

Bent_remy · 09-13-2022, 03:36 PM

Wow this is so inspiring. What a transformation. Car looks sick ASF! Now I want to bring my E46 back from the dead.

Great build.

mwat · 09-16-2022, 08:41 AM

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Wow this is so inspiring. What a transformation. Car looks sick ASF! Now I want to bring my E46 back from the dead.

Great build.

Yeah I'm there now, I need a respray (FL sun), maybe a couple new front seats, etc...

RoyalFlushness · 11-15-2023, 04:37 PM

I never really updated this thread. I actually sold the car last year. I picked up a 996 Turbo with some pretty rare options (X50 Kit and Aerokit from factory).

I have been building it up over the last year and a half as tastefully as possible.

Photos as of today:

M3ZCPNYC · 11-15-2023, 06:53 PM

Very nice

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