US M3 to CSL conversion

m3dragon · 18-07-2013, 10:05 PM

MQP · 20-07-2013, 12:58 AM

nice, but wrong color - stahlgrau

m3dragon · 20-07-2013, 01:23 AM

US Steel Gray so not changing it. We had the color here for two years so not going to change it.

I can post the full conversion here as it is more than just body parts.

Olive · 20-07-2013, 07:43 AM

I followed your conversion on the US forum. Nice job !

mattCSLnut · 20-07-2013, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by m3dragon

US Steel Gray so not changing it. We had the color here for two years so not going to change it.

You can always get a "Silver Grey" wrap for the full effect

73CSL · 20-07-2013, 12:52 PM

very nice .. but why the CSL badge ? Its like all the superb Porsche 964 'RS' conversions , usually better than the real thing, but then spoiled when they are badged as an RS ... the car is great in its own way, shame to label it as a fake

mattCSLnut · 20-07-2013, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 73CSL

very nice .. but why the CSL badge ? Its like all the superb Porsche 964 'RS' conversions , usually better than the real thing, but then spoiled when they are badged as an RS ... the car is great in its own way, shame to label it as a fake

+1

Neil M · 20-07-2013, 06:21 PM

Applying a badge has no bearing on a CSL (the badge was optional, you either chose to have one or not when the initial order was placed, this resulted in quite a significant number remaining un-badged)
So I don't really see the point, just a waste of a badge, if I'm being honest! IMO it would make more of a statement without!

m3dragon · 20-07-2013, 06:42 PM

I already know posting here will get the most flack of any group about the badge. The badge was a full vanity addition as I noted in the build thread. It will always be a controversial addition but to each their own, like slamming the car to the ground.

State side we get shafted from getting all the great cars, CSL in point. To take the time, effort and funds to make a conversion with all the OE bits and not just cosmetic is rare (or insane depending on who you ask). Then again I went with upgrades and CSL owner could do as well.

Love or hate the badge I never claim to be a real one. I always tell people as close as real as we can get in the states. I have done my best to keep the build in class for the M3 and the CSL.

So wit that, fire away and hate or enjoy the time and effort to make something we never had here in the sates.

10 years of ownership thread.
http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=412413

Olive · 20-07-2013, 09:18 PM

This work come from a passionate guy. That is the essential.
The CSL badge seems to me more strange due to the car color in fact ...

18-07-2013, 10:05 PM	#1
m3dragon S3 - On the open road Join Date: May 2012 Location: California Posts: 96 Casino cash: $748	US M3 to CSL conversion __________________ NorCal drive organizer guy Drive database and photo locations

20-07-2013, 01:23 AM	#3
m3dragon S3 - On the open road Join Date: May 2012 Location: California Posts: 96 Casino cash: $748	US Steel Gray so not changing it. We had the color here for two years so not going to change it. I can post the full conversion here as it is more than just body parts. __________________ NorCal drive organizer guy Drive database and photo locations

20-07-2013, 06:21 PM	#8
Neil M Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,340 Casino cash: $19143	Applying a badge has no bearing on a CSL (the badge was optional, you either chose to have one or not when the initial order was placed, this resulted in quite a significant number remaining un-badged) So I don't really see the point, just a waste of a badge, if I'm being honest! IMO it would make more of a statement without! __________________ “With the CSL, BMW have achieved The Ultimate Driving Machine” SG CSL '051'

20-07-2013, 06:42 PM	#9
m3dragon S3 - On the open road Join Date: May 2012 Location: California Posts: 96 Casino cash: $748	I already know posting here will get the most flack of any group about the badge. The badge was a full vanity addition as I noted in the build thread. It will always be a controversial addition but to each their own, like slamming the car to the ground. State side we get shafted from getting all the great cars, CSL in point. To take the time, effort and funds to make a conversion with all the OE bits and not just cosmetic is rare (or insane depending on who you ask). Then again I went with upgrades and CSL owner could do as well. Love or hate the badge I never claim to be a real one. I always tell people as close as real as we can get in the states. I have done my best to keep the build in class for the M3 and the CSL. So wit that, fire away and hate or enjoy the time and effort to make something we never had here in the sates. 10 years of ownership thread. http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=412413 __________________ NorCal drive organizer guy Drive database and photo locations Last edited by m3dragon; 20-07-2013 at 06:46 PM.

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20-07-2013, 12:58 AM	#2
MQP S3 - On the open road Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Germany / Muc Posts: 88 Casino cash: $840	nice, but wrong color - stahlgrau

20-07-2013, 07:43 AM	#4
Olive S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nice, France Posts: 265 Casino cash: $2223	I followed your conversion on the US forum. Nice job !

20-07-2013, 12:52 PM	#6
73CSL S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 464 Casino cash: $8747	very nice .. but why the CSL badge ? Its like all the superb Porsche 964 'RS' conversions , usually better than the real thing, but then spoiled when they are badged as an RS ... the car is great in its own way, shame to label it as a fake

20-07-2013, 09:18 PM	#10
Olive S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nice, France Posts: 265 Casino cash: $2223	This work come from a passionate guy. That is the essential. The CSL badge seems to me more strange due to the car color in fact ...