My 99' Hellrot intro

[m3f_MMMGP]

Looking good!


There were 5 Hellrot/Magma coupes produced during the last month of production. EY83900 is the last one off the line in that combo. What's odd is that all 5 build sheets show a sunroof.

[m3f_egebhardt]

As I've said many times, you can 'Plump-n-Swap' those seat cushions. Then you wear the other sides of the seats. Swap passenger and driver seat cushions. They are the same.


No amount of fancy leather treatment is going will restore worn leather. You can sometimes find a beat set of Magma seats. Then steal the passenger cushions.

[m3f_Porschetech]

congrats.......I recall when I bought mine back in 2005. 1999 hellrot with magma interior

[m3f_ZiMMie]

nice car..


get rid of the back euro-plates. its hideous.

[m3f_1clean335i]

Nice man. I have the same combo

[m3f_tykluss18]

Very nice looking car. Hellrot over Magma is a killer combination

[m3f_2manym3s]

Let me know if you ever want to sell

[m3f_Nate047]

Thanks everyone

Looking good!


There were 5 Hellrot/Magma coupes produced during the last month of production. EY83900 is the last one off the line in that combo. What's odd is that all 5 build sheets show a sunroof.

Was April the final build month, or May? Mine is 4/99

As I've said many times, you can 'Plump-n-Swap' those seat cushions. Then you wear the other sides of the seats. Swap passenger and driver seat cushions. They are the same.


No amount of fancy leather treatment is going will restore worn leather. You can sometimes find a beat set of Magma seats. Then steal the passenger cushions.

Awesome, good to know... Like I said before, I'm fine with the wear (maybe I'm weird) but I think it actually looks cool. Just don't want it to get worse...

nice car..


get rid of the back euro-plates. its hideous.

These are the original export plates (why they are red instead of blue) from the first owner's European delivery, these are a part of the car's story so I'm keeping them.

[m3f_Nate047]

One question though regarding seats... The driver's side seat has a bit of creaking and moaning in it. Also, I just discovered it won't recline. Is there a way to rebuild the guts of the seats, or is this more like a swap them out kind of case?

[m3f_MMMGP]

Was April the final build month, or May? Mine is 4/99

The final build month was May, but only 2 coupes were built that month.



EY83963 5/4/99 TITANSILBER METALLIC (354) TEILLEDER W.N./SCHWARZ (N5SW)

EY83747 5/7/99 DAKARGELB 2 (337) TEILLEDER W.N./SCHWARZ (N5SW)



There were 5 Hellrot/Magma coupes built in April of 1999, but each one lists a sunroof in the build sheet. Wondering if the build-sheet database has an error, or if the PO of your car deleted the sunroof.



EY83479 4/15/99 HELLROT (314) TEILLEDER W.N./MAGMA (N5AX)

EY83488 4/15/99 HELLROT (314) TEILLEDER W.N./MAGMA (N5AX)

EY83560 4/17/99 HELLROT (314) TEILLEDER W.N./MAGMA (N5AX)

EY83664 4/20/99 HELLROT (314) TEILLEDER W.N./MAGMA (N5AX)

EY83900 4/26/99 HELLROT (314) TEILLEDER W.N./MAGMA (N5AX)

[m3f_EY84002]

Was April the final build month, or May? Mine is 4/99

If you have not already, use a vin decoder and type in the last 7 of your VIN, it will give you exact build date and all your options. www.bmwvin.com



MMMGP is the resident expert on production numbers & build stats. Much of what we know here is due to his research and leg work.



April 29 was the last mass production day for US Spec E36 M3 coupes. For some reason though, the sequential VIN's may not be totally indicative of actual build order. The last sequential VIN is EY84011....but shows a 4/28 build date. Oddly though, (3) numbers before it, EY84008 shows a 4/29 build



Simplified, EY84002 (my car) shows 4/28 and EY84001 shows 4/29...both are the exact same color combo, but apparently not built next to one another. One step further, who is to say that EY84008 (highest # on 4/29) was the actually the last car made and not 3974 (lowest # on 4/29). Who really knows what order these cars came off if they were already out of order with the 28/29th splits.



It's obvious I researched this subject quite a bit (maybe too much). I did most of it as I was buying my car, and I'd be lying if I said it didn't have an effect on my purchase decision (it was not my sole decision maker, as the car came with tons of records and was well sorted). My opinion is that I don't think anyone really knows (as 100% fact) what order the final ones came out in. The only verifiable fact is that there are 9 VINs higher than mine....so that's what I go with. I did go crazy with Autocheck...of the 9 higher numbers, I think 4 were off the road or salvaged.



**Also worth note that VINs 3963 and 3747 show random build dates in May. Not sure what that was about or if it's accurate seeing as though they are way out of order.

[m3f_M_Parallel]

Looking good!



There were 5 Hellrot/Magma coupes produced during the last month of production. EY83900 is the last one off the line in that combo. What's odd is that all 5 build sheets show a sunroof.

Possible swapped interior?

[m3f_98M3csm]

With 122k it is unlikely that the vanos does not need done. It makes a distinct rattle that can be found on YouTube. If it is due for refreshing Beisan Systems or DrVanos are where to go. These cars have hydraulic lifters that do not need adjusted. Nice car..

[m3f_Nate047]

Yea to be honest, I did not look into the production date or anything like that when buying the car at all. The paint on the roof is definitely original, as is the interior.


This is what that site shows me when I enter my VIN. Interestingly enough, my VIN is not among those listed above as being made in April of 1999 but it says right here, production date April 26th 1999. For the sake of posterity please add this info into your database. I trust no one will do anything weird with my VIN


Vehicle information



VIN long WBSBG9336XEY83834



Type code BG93



Type M3 (USA)



Dev. series E36 (2)



Line 3



Body type COUPE



Steering LL



Door count 2



Engine S52



Cubical capacity 3.20



Power 179



Transmision HECK



Gearbox MECH



Colour HELLROT (314)



Upholstery TEILLEDER W.N./BEIGE E36 SANDBEIGE (N5SN)



Prod. date 1999-04-26






Order options

No. Description

243 AIRBAG FOR FRONT PASSENGER



260 SIDE AIRBAG DRIVER/FRT PASSENGER



428 WARNING TRIANGLE



473 ARMREST, FRONT



498 HEADRESTS IN REAR, MECHANIC. ADJUSTABLE



534 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING



540 CRUISE CONTROL



676 HIFI LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM



686 DIVERSITY-FUNCTION AERIAL



692 CD CHANGER I-BUS PREPARATION



781 M LT/ALY WHEELS CONTOUR



985 US RADIO SUPPLEMENT SET






Series options

No. Description

209 LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL (25%)



214 AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL+TRACTION



314 HEATED WINDSCREEN WASHER NOZZLES



354 GREEN STRIPE WINDSCREEN



410 WINDOW LIFTS, ELECTRIC AT FRONT



441 SMOKERS PACKAGE



465 THROUGH-LOAD SYSTEM



520 FOGLIGHTS



542 CHECK CONTROL



556 EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE DISPLAY



687 RADIO PREPARATION



710 M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL



785 WHITE DIRECTION INDICATOR LIGHTS



850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT



853 LANGUAGE VERSION ENGLISH



992 NUMBER PLATE ATTACHEMENT MANAGEMENT


All of this makes perfect sense aside from the "white direction indicator lights" which I can venture to guess were replaced with amber after the accident, along with the new headlights, foglights, bumper, rad, etc...

[m3f_Nate047]

PS: super noob question... 15w50 is the preferred oil weight for this car... Right? For LA County weather. Just wanna make sure I have that right.