e46 ///M3 Coupe from Europe [Archive]

phat///M3

01-10-2009, 09:21 AM

Hi Everyone,

Now that we have a forum for cars other that the CSL I hope I wont get the piss taken out of me for having CSL parts on my M3 :blalalala:

Here's some pics I took the other day.

Im by no means a pro photographer (as you can see from the pics :smt003 )
The road we take to my son's school every morning:
http://darkline.org.uk/steve/DSC04272c.jpg
http://darkline.org.uk/steve/DSC04281c.jpg
Some cropped ones:
http://darkline.org.uk/steve/DSC04288.jpg
http://darkline.org.uk/steve/DSC04283d.jpg
Introducing my new front plate, havent had a plate on the front since March, needless to say the popo wasn't as pleased as I was without it on.
http://darkline.org.uk/steve/DSC04284c.jpg
I really like this one:
http://darkline.org.uk/steve/DSC04285c.jpg
3 cm lower and it would be HOT :banghead:
http://darkline.org.uk/steve/DSC04289b.jpg
Daily driven but you gotta keep it clean :thumbs:
http://darkline.org.uk/steve/DSC04291.jpg
Another angle that came out nicely, like the way you see the splitters protrude:
http://darkline.org.uk/steve/DSC04293c.jpg

http://darkline.org.uk/steve/DSC04294c.jpg

http://darkline.org.uk/steve/DSC04295bb.jpg

phat///M3

01-10-2009, 09:24 AM

Puts flame suit on :smt067

csl_mba

01-10-2009, 09:53 AM

Thats a really tidy motor :)

Bealo

01-10-2009, 10:29 AM

Looking good :thumbs:

I'm thinking of moving to Marbella next year and will be bring the CSL with me.

Will have to meet up.

What's it like for track days in the surrounding area?????

phat///M3

01-10-2009, 10:40 AM

Looking good :thumbs:

I'm thinking of moving to Marbella next year and will be bring the CSL with me.

Will have to meet up.

What's it like for track days in the surrounding area?????

The nearby tracks are Ascari, Guadix (in Granada area) and Jerez.

Ascari is silly expensive (to me atleast), not sure what goes on at Jerez, but was going to go to Guadix earlier this year but the guys I was supposed to go with cancelled.

All in all it wont be like the UK where you have plenty of choice unless you want to travel out further.

sailorbaz

01-10-2009, 11:23 AM

Very clean looking motor.

Funny, every time I'm over in Marbella, I only see clapped out Seats, Fiats and thrashed Hire cars. Unless of course I'm down Puerto Banus! No, that's a place and a half. I have to get me a job on those boats rather than my dirty offshore ship!

phat///M3

01-10-2009, 11:36 AM

Bealo, I forgot to add, the Ring is very very far. :banghead:

Very clean looking motor.

Funny, every time I'm over in Marbella, I only see clapped out Seats, Fiats and thrashed Hire cars. Unless of course I'm down Puerto Banus! No, that's a place and a half. I have to get me a job on those boats rather than my dirty offshore ship!

Ahh the Seats :hahaha: I try to avoid Puerto Banus though, like most people who live here a large part of the year.

Thats a really tidy motor :)

Thank you.

amar7274

01-10-2009, 02:48 PM

Car looks very nice :thumbs: Put some CSL alloys on it and it will look
even better.

AlexGTT

01-10-2009, 03:00 PM

Puts flame suit on :smt067

No need! Very nice looking motor. :thumbs:

Bealo

01-10-2009, 03:45 PM

Sounds good, aslong as i can get some sort of a track fix then i'll be happy. I plan on making trips back to the UK so will get some in then. :thumbs:

glendog74

01-10-2009, 04:11 PM

Bealo, I forgot to add, the Ring is very very far. :banghead:

I wouldn't worry - Bealo still hasn't pulled his finger out to even go there from the UK yet... :whistle:

Nice motor btw :supz:

Bealo

01-10-2009, 04:13 PM

I wouldn't worry - Bealo still hasn't pulled his finger out to even go there from the UK yet... :whistle:

LOL fair comment :thumbs: :birdman:

Roland

01-10-2009, 04:36 PM

Great looking car!:thumbs:

AlexGTT

01-10-2009, 05:17 PM

I wouldn't worry - Bealo still hasn't pulled his finger out to even go there from the UK yet... :whistle:

:smt064

NOVEMBER RING TRIP.....:whistle: Thank you please!:hahaha:

phat///M3

01-10-2009, 06:19 PM

:smt064

NOVEMBER RING TRIP.....:whistle: Thank you please!:hahaha:

Can I come if I put some Red wheels on?

phat///M3

01-10-2009, 06:45 PM

I wouldn't worry - Bealo still hasn't pulled his finger out to even go there from the UK yet... :whistle:

Nice motor btw :supz:

Thanks,

Thats bad I would be there as much as I could if I was living in the UK again.

DazBlackCSL

01-10-2009, 07:00 PM

:smt064

NOVEMBER RING TRIP.....:whistle: Thank you please!:hahaha:

Who's booked the shuttle yet anyway ??

Im holding off till I know whether im out thursday or friday when car returns from the operating table :whistle:

MichCSL

01-10-2009, 07:24 PM

Nice car, keep it and drive it :-)

phat///M3

01-10-2009, 08:55 PM

Nice car, keep it and drive it :-)

Thanks Mich, I do almost everyday :thumbs:

AlexGTT

02-10-2009, 01:12 AM

Who's booked the shuttle yet anyway ??

Im holding off till I know whether im out thursday or friday when car returns from the operating table :whistle:

I'll post my booking times in the Ring trip thread Daz.:thumbs:

azrael

03-10-2009, 05:58 PM

Car looks very nice :thumbs: Put some CSL alloys on it and it will look
even better.

Keep the Std 19's I think they are more rare theses days lol

phat///M3

04-10-2009, 01:53 PM

Keep the Std 19's I think they are more rare theses days lol

:whistle: Already have a set of CSL which will be on their way soon.

I agree in the UK, but over here in Spain the standard 19s are seen a lot due to people putting replicas on a lot of cars, same goes for m6 style wheels, CSLs on the other hand you dont see very often, hardly at all infact.

I will still keep the standards incase I want to change back one day.

phat///M3

29-11-2009, 04:45 PM

Finally some half decent pics of the new "to-me" wheels from a meet at the weekend in Spain, a huge thanks to Andy (pinkpanther008) for the wheels.

http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05039.jpg (http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05039.jpg)

http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05040.jpg (http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05040.jpg)

http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05041.jpg (http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05041.jpg)

http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05042.jpg (http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05042.jpg)

http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05044.jpg (http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05044.jpg)

http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05045.jpg (http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05045.jpg)

http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05046.jpg (http://darkline.org.uk/steve/rondaresize/DSC05046.jpg)

Roland

29-11-2009, 05:46 PM

@phat///M3

looks really good to me:thumbs:

alexk

29-11-2009, 05:49 PM

Your car is very nice !

TANKSLAPPER

29-11-2009, 06:38 PM

Is that a CSL ?

shimmy

29-11-2009, 09:18 PM

Is that a CSL ?

nearly, just needs a VIN

///M3 CB/BLK Alcantara ~ OEM BABY ~
H&R ¦ Brembo ¦ Eisenmann ¦ CSL Bootlid ¦ CSL Interior ¦ CSL Diffuser ¦ CSL Bumper ¦ CSL Wheels ¦ AC Schnitzer ¦ Rogue Engineering ¦ Recaro

mattCSLnut

29-11-2009, 09:25 PM

nearly, just needs a VIN

///M3 CB/BLK Alcantara ~ OEM BABY ~
H&R ¦ Brembo ¦ Eisenmann ¦ CSL Bootlid ¦ CSL Interior ¦ CSL Diffuser ¦ CSL Bumper ¦ CSL Wheels ¦ AC Schnitzer ¦ Rogue Engineering ¦ Recaro

Queue Craig :hahaha: :whistle:

phat///M3

30-11-2009, 12:18 PM

Is that a CSL ?

Unfortunately no :banghead:

pinkpanther008

03-12-2009, 12:22 PM

Finally got those wheels, look great mate, anything else interesting on the spainish BMW scene?? Pics always apprecaited on here?

:thumbs:

phat///M3

03-12-2009, 05:32 PM

Finally got those wheels, look great mate, anything else interesting on the spainish BMW scene?? Pics always apprecaited on here?

:thumbs:

Finally on mate, thanks again.

If something interesting is going on will post up, but in general its plain boring.

Dan

14-02-2010, 06:52 PM

Car looks stunning mate, very nice! :drool:

What brakes are you running there, make and size? :smokin: :thumbs: :thumbs:

phat///M3

14-02-2010, 07:11 PM

Car looks stunning mate, very nice! :drool:

What brakes are you running there, make and size? :smokin: :thumbs: :thumbs:

Thanks mate.

Running Brembos, front 355 x 32 with the GT 4 piston caliper, rear caliper upgrade kit (like AP) with the GT 4 pistion caliper.

Dan

14-02-2010, 11:35 PM

They look great, I've been seeing some of these big brake kits in Yellow and quite like them, especially against the SG ;)

weedavey

15-02-2010, 12:52 AM

They look great, I've been seeing some of these big brake kits in Yellow and quite like them, especially against the SG ;)

Car looking lovely mate.

Ive been considering alternatives to AP's. Brembo did factor in. Anybody else running brembo's beside phat?

Dan

15-02-2010, 09:38 AM

Car looking lovely mate.

Ive been considering alternatives to AP's. Brembo did factor in. Anybody else running brembo's beside phat?

Alcon's or those CSL 'Cup' brakes (or are they the same :hahaha:) are yellow caliper's aswell arn't they?

phat///M3

15-02-2010, 10:26 AM

AP is owned by Brembo as far as I know.

Also my calipers arent the normal Brembo yellow, they were redone in a Ferrari yellow.

Rutkowski

17-05-2010, 03:36 PM

Car looking lovely mate.

Ive been considering alternatives to AP's. Brembo did factor in. Anybody else running brembo's beside phat?

I've got Brembo Gran turismo 6 - pot front, 4 - pot rear. I'm very happy with this set up and it looks the part on my M! :thumbs:

Rutkowski

17-05-2010, 03:40 PM

AP is owned by Brembo as far as I know.

Also my calipers arent the normal Brembo yellow, they were redone in a Ferrari yellow.

My Brembos are Red and now i want them Silver with black decal - did you send it to Brembo to re paint them?

phat///M3

18-05-2010, 12:42 PM

My Brembos are Red and now i want them Silver with black decal - did you send it to Brembo to re paint them?

Mine were done by 2 of my friends that own a garage, you can do them anywhere really, as long as the prep work is done properly (did this myself) and the products used are high temp. resistant.

DuncanR

18-05-2010, 12:47 PM

My Brembos are Red and now i want them Silver with black decal - did you send it to Brembo to re paint them?

My AP's are burnt ! ...how they should be :supz:

mattCSLnut

18-05-2010, 02:06 PM

My AP's are burnt ! ...how they should be :supz:

So is yer engine :whistle: Hardcore :supz: :supz: :supz:

phat///M3

18-05-2010, 05:02 PM

My AP's are burnt ! ...how they should be :supz:

Thats only because AP use crappy paint in the first place.

glendog74

18-05-2010, 09:18 PM

So is yer engine :whistle: Hardcore :supz: :supz: :supz:

and his head of hair... :whistle:

Rutkowski

18-05-2010, 09:18 PM

My AP's are burnt ! ...how they should be :supz:

That should not happen Duncan. :hahaha:

Rutkowski

18-05-2010, 09:21 PM

Mine were done by 2 of my friends that own a garage, you can do them anywhere really, as long as the prep work is done properly (did this myself) and the products used are high temp. resistant.

:thumbs: I'll do that then. Just few more things and my E46 M3 project will be done!!

Any more mods planned on your M3 buddy?

phat///M3

19-05-2010, 08:36 PM

:thumbs: I'll do that then. Just few more things and my E46 M3 project will be done!!

Any more mods planned on your M3 buddy?

Would like some KW's and then Im not sure, the airbox like yours would be nice but might sell up before then.

Rutkowski

20-05-2010, 12:40 AM

Would like some KW's and then Im not sure, the airbox like yours would be nice but might sell up before then.

Sell up? Why? If bored - then you must install OEM CSL airbox like i have done. ;)

I had this feeling of changing for something else too but i quickly realised that e46 M3 is still a great car and a fantastic value to money. The only car i'd change it for, would be the M6 CS.. well, that was the original plan and the reason i sold M6. Not going to happen now and the M3 stays. :hahaha:

double_r

27-05-2010, 06:21 PM

Looks great!

double_r

27-05-2010, 06:22 PM

Sell up? Why? If bored - then you must install OEM CSL airbox like i have done. ;)

I had this feeling of changing for something else too but i quickly realised that e46 M3 is still a great car and a fantastic value to money. The only car i'd change it for, would be the M6 CS.. well, that was the original plan and the reason i sold M6. Not going to happen now and the M3 stays. :hahaha:

I've read about your setup on cutters, have you had any heat soaking issues with it yet?

phat///M3

27-05-2010, 09:34 PM

I've read about your setup on cutters, have you had any heat soaking issues with it yet?

Why would he have heat soak issues its an OEM part.

Rutkowski

28-05-2010, 12:17 PM

I've read about your setup on cutters, have you had any heat soaking issues with it yet?

None yet matey. It's installed exactly the same way as in the CSL. :thumbs: The idle, start up everything is nice and smooth just like it was before.