YAAWM3

fivespeed5 · 01-04-2011, 10:12 PM

Yet Another Alpine White M3

Akrapovic Evolution Full Exhaust
Dinan Stage I Suspension
BBS LM-Rs - 20x9 et8, 20x10 et18, 245/30, 285/30
BMW OEM front splitters
Vorsteiner VRS Boot Lid (single sided)
Vorsteiner VRS Aero Rear Diffuser II
AngeliBright
Glossy OEM grills

Thoughts on the mods:

Akrapovic, rumbles any garage I'm in but once the car warms up it sounds awesome at WOT. Expensive, but well worth it. Only issue is the check engine light is forever on. ECU tweak is available, I haven't decided whether or not to drop the extra $1k. Didn't dyno the car before and after exhaust so I'm unsure about the power gains. So many others have and if they're to be believed....
Dinan suspension, feels stock and only a 1/2" drop. I tried to balance stock ride and looks but in the end, I don't want to creep over speed bumps and out driveways. Feels awesome at the track too (never hit the track w/ OEM setup so take it with a grain of salt). Car could use another 1/2" drop from a looks standpoint but "I'm too old for this shit" /Murtaugh
Vorsteiner parts - fitment is okay, definitely not OEM level. Boot lid had 3 minor issues:
- space for the rondel doesn't have holes so I left the one on the stock bumper, bought another, dremeled pegs off and taped it on.
- Wiring for lights,etc is a PITA to pass through, left it outside of the padding and used electrical tape to water proof what I could.
- Alignment was a pain to get just right. ProTip: Couldn't get the trunk to latch close until I figured out you could adjust the trunk latch plate

Big thanks to:

Aleks at alekshop.com who did exhaust, suspension, and diffuser install. This man is more paranoid and meticulous and during the install than I was! Can't thank him enough, go to his shop if you're in the bay area.
Andrew@IND for coming through with the Vorsteiner parts, paint matches perfectly
Joe @ http://www.trinityautosport.com/ for coming through with some BBS parts. The company that I ordered the wheels from never sent hub rings and I no longer wanted to deal with them. Joe pulled through.

MDIAU · 01-04-2011, 10:14 PM

beautiful! Well done.

Gkap · 01-04-2011, 10:28 PM

very nice man, tasteful mods.

love the wheels.

GOLFFRR · 01-04-2011, 11:29 PM

car looks great, very nicely done in-deed

Sean@PYSpeed.com · 01-04-2011, 11:38 PM

one beautiful car...

ki__ · 01-05-2011, 12:02 AM

gorgeous setup, i envy your car

moar pictures!!

991brothers · 01-05-2011, 01:26 AM

Alpine white with BBS dbk doesn't ever get old! Looks so Amazing

Rshane · 01-05-2011, 01:55 AM

Very nice!

Maseroche · 01-05-2011, 02:27 AM

Very clean!

ooowowizstev · 01-05-2011, 05:56 AM

Alpine white is so ugly....

PIMP "E" · 01-05-2011, 08:17 AM

very nice, love the wheels

FruitCake · 01-05-2011, 08:45 AM

very nice car

VSmotorsports · 01-05-2011, 09:54 AM

Liking the mods, Nice and clean. The dinan suspension rides great around town and on the track

SixSigma3.4 · 01-05-2011, 10:19 AM

Finally!!! i always wanted to see a white m3 with the CF splitters!! My mind is definitely made up now!!

Very nice!

gixxer_kidd · 01-05-2011, 10:56 AM

You're off to a great start. What's next?

Rshane · 01-05-2011, 11:05 AM

Dammit, now I am seriously thinking about getting the Challenge trunk with a fade paint job.

Miami M3 · 01-05-2011, 11:39 AM

Really clean look. Beautiful car!

Ryan@IND · 01-05-2011, 12:13 PM

Car looks great!! Thanks for the kind words

anthony @ eas · 01-05-2011, 12:14 PM

Super clean! Those are really good photos too

Tam@SupremePower · 01-05-2011, 12:24 PM

Love the setup!

fivespeed5 · 01-05-2011, 12:34 PM

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gixxer_kidd

You're off to a great start. What's next?

Probably just brakes, anything more would involve way too much $$$ at this point

s4play · 01-05-2011, 03:20 PM

Car looks sick - love the white of course

Are those 19's cuz they look a bit small? It seems with stepped wheels it always looks one inch smaller than they really are. I had a set of 17" LM's that looked so dinky on my nsx front so we upgraded to 18/19 stagger.

I wish BBS made those wheels in a 5x114.3 pattern.

01-04-2011, 10:12 PM	#1
fivespeed5 New Member 5 Rep 29 Posts Drives: m Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: m iTrader: (0)	YAAWM3 Yet Another Alpine White M3 Akrapovic Evolution Full Exhaust Dinan Stage I Suspension BBS LM-Rs - 20x9 et8, 20x10 et18, 245/30, 285/30 BMW OEM front splitters Vorsteiner VRS Boot Lid (single sided) Vorsteiner VRS Aero Rear Diffuser II AngeliBright Glossy OEM grills Thoughts on the mods: Akrapovic, rumbles any garage I'm in but once the car warms up it sounds awesome at WOT. Expensive, but well worth it. Only issue is the check engine light is forever on. ECU tweak is available, I haven't decided whether or not to drop the extra $1k. Didn't dyno the car before and after exhaust so I'm unsure about the power gains. So many others have and if they're to be believed.... Dinan suspension, feels stock and only a 1/2" drop. I tried to balance stock ride and looks but in the end, I don't want to creep over speed bumps and out driveways. Feels awesome at the track too (never hit the track w/ OEM setup so take it with a grain of salt). Car could use another 1/2" drop from a looks standpoint but "I'm too old for this shit" /Murtaugh Vorsteiner parts - fitment is okay, definitely not OEM level. Boot lid had 3 minor issues: space for the rondel doesn't have holes so I left the one on the stock bumper, bought another, dremeled pegs off and taped it on. Wiring for lights,etc is a PITA to pass through, left it outside of the padding and used electrical tape to water proof what I could. Alignment was a pain to get just right. ProTip: Couldn't get the trunk to latch close until I figured out you could adjust the trunk latch plate Big thanks to: Aleks at alekshop.com who did exhaust, suspension, and diffuser install. This man is more paranoid and meticulous and during the install than I was! Can't thank him enough, go to his shop if you're in the bay area. Andrew@IND for coming through with the Vorsteiner parts, paint matches perfectly Joe @ http://www.trinityautosport.com/ for coming through with some BBS parts. The company that I ordered the wheels from never sent hub rings and I no longer wanted to deal with them. Joe pulled through.
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MDIAU Lieutenant 42 Rep 449 Posts Drives: 2009 AW e92M Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: VA iTrader: (14)	beautiful! Well done.
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01-04-2011, 10:28 PM	#3
Gkap BMF Movement 51 Rep 3,024 Posts Drives: Women Crazy Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: GTA iTrader: (1)	very nice man, tasteful mods. love the wheels.
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01-04-2011, 11:38 PM	#5
Sean@PYSpeed.com Major General 306 Rep 8,952 Posts Drives: 2009 AW E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (22)	one beautiful car...
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01-05-2011, 12:02 AM	#6
ki__ Brigadier General 409 Rep 3,479 Posts Drives: 19 M2C 6MT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2019 BMW F87 M2C [0.00]	gorgeous setup, i envy your car moar pictures!!
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01-05-2011, 01:26 AM	#7
991brothers Colonel 501 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: GT3 RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newport Beach iTrader: (1)	Alpine white with BBS dbk doesn't ever get old! Looks so Amazing __________________ Currently: 2019 991.2 GT3 RS Lizard - 2016 991.1 GT3 RS Lava - 2019 991.2 GTS *SOLD:* 2022 BMW M5 Competition - 2016 GT3 RS UltraViolet -2018 GT3 Chalk - 2016 GT3 Lava - 2015 GT3 Guards Red - 2018 Audi RS7 - 2016 F80 M3 - 2015 GT3 Black - 2015 GT3 Carrara White - 2016 991.1 GTS - 2012 997.2 GTS Cabriolet - 2011 E92 M3 - 2006 E46 M3
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01-05-2011, 01:55 AM	#8
Rshane M-Flight Member 38 Rep 1,085 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas iTrader: (0)	Very nice! __________________ 2011 Le Mans Blue M3// Black extended Novillo w/ Blue Grey Aluminum trim/DCT/ZTP/ZCW/ZPP/ZCP Premium Sound ///Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust 2015 Audi S4 Prestige, Brilliant Black S-tronic 2012 Le Mans Blue 135i M Pkg DCT
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Maseroche Major 55 Rep 1,447 Posts Drives: '12 BMW M3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bahrain iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW M3 [0.00]	Very clean! __________________ Khalid '12 BMW E92 M3 '03 BMW E46 M3 '14 Mercedes-Benz S400 '18 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
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ooowowizstev Brigadier General 141 Rep 4,903 Posts Drives: '08 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles, Irvine iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW E92 M3 [10.00]	Alpine white is so ugly.... __________________ '08 E92 ///M3 - AW/BLK/CF, M-DCT, 19's H&R, Vorsteiner, Eisenmann, BMC, BBS More to come...
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PIMP "E" Colonel 59 Rep 2,500 Posts Drives: AW 2011 M3 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CentCal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	very nice, love the wheels __________________ MONEY IS THE SAIL TO MY BOAT
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01-05-2011, 08:45 AM	#12
FruitCake Banned 88 Rep 1,680 Posts Drives: '10 E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (19)	very nice car
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01-05-2011, 09:54 AM	#13
VSmotorsports Lieutenant Colonel 159 Rep 1,624 Posts Drives: e92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Schaumburg, IL iTrader: (3)	Liking the mods, Nice and clean. The dinan suspension rides great around town and on the track
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01-05-2011, 10:19 AM	#14
SixSigma3.4 Six Sigma 1 Rep 12 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sugar Land, TX iTrader: (0)	Finally!!! i always wanted to see a white m3 with the CF splitters!! My mind is definitely made up now!! Very nice!
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gixxer_kidd Major 83 Rep 1,461 Posts Drives: e92 m3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern VA iTrader: (18) Garage List 2008 m3 [10.00]	You're off to a great start. What's next?
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Rshane M-Flight Member 38 Rep 1,085 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas iTrader: (0)	Dammit, now I am seriously thinking about getting the Challenge trunk with a fade paint job. __________________ 2011 Le Mans Blue M3// Black extended Novillo w/ Blue Grey Aluminum trim/DCT/ZTP/ZCW/ZPP/ZCP Premium Sound ///Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust 2015 Audi S4 Prestige, Brilliant Black S-tronic 2012 Le Mans Blue 135i M Pkg DCT
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01-05-2011, 11:39 AM	#17
Miami M3 First Lieutenant 28 Rep 323 Posts Drives: 2011.5 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Miami iTrader: (0)	Really clean look. Beautiful car!
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anthony @ eas BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 309 Rep 3,635 Posts Drives: R56 Cooper S Join Date: May 2009 Location: 4015 E Leaverton Court, Anahiem, CA 92807 iTrader: (0)	Super clean! Those are really good photos too
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01-05-2011, 03:20 PM	#22
s4play Car Tuning Geek 581 Rep 1,475 Posts Drives: too many rides.... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Norcal iTrader: (0)	Car looks sick - love the white of course Are those 19's cuz they look a bit small? It seems with stepped wheels it always looks one inch smaller than they really are. I had a set of 17" LM's that looked so dinky on my nsx front so we upgraded to 18/19 stagger. I wish BBS made those wheels in a 5x114.3 pattern. __________________ 04 GPW/Onyx NSX 08 Rio Yellow s2000 CR 16 F80 Dakar M3 15 Ferrari 458 Spider
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