Let's see your e9x!

[Maxima SE]

Man I am itching for one of these lately in E90 format. Luckily for my wallet I can’t quite convince myself yet to go for a third M car and neither the E46 or E39 are going anywhere. Seems like it'd be a great year round driver though through the snow and salt considering the rust protection advances that BMW made for the E60/E90 generations.

Buy one. And you’ll start thinking about letting the E39 or E46 go !

[repoman89]

Man I am itching for one of these lately in E90 format. Luckily for my wallet I can’t quite convince myself yet to go for a third M car and neither the E46 or E39 are going anywhere. Seems like it'd be a great year round driver though through the snow and salt considering the rust protection advances that BMW made for the E60/E90 generations.

[Maxima SE]

Ya the e9x is too damn good. I'm not sure if it's because I have the e90 or if it's more my age (I think you're close to my age), but I've been de-modding the E46, and still don't enjoy driving it like I used to. The e90 has spoiled me.

There are 2 exceptions - driving near the limit. It's not fun in the E90; it's downright dangerous and reckless. Even the E46 is a little much, but you can get close to 10/10ths at times and it's a whole lot of fun. The other thing is styling. I just can't get enough of late 90s/early 2000s BMW, both exterior and interior.

Some other smaller things that keep the E46 relevant is the incredible community support/knowledge and aftermarket. And the simplicity (relative) to DIY own/maintain. The E9x is still fairly good in that regard, but quite a bit more complicated than the E46.

Whacha doing with your old comp wheels?

I'm right there with you. I think its a combo of getting spoiled by the comfy E9X and the fact that we're getting older. I would like to start demodding my E46 too. I think the stiff coilovers have to go and I need to lift it up a bit and go with a more comfortable shock and spring setup !

for me E46 will always be the beauty queen and I agree the E90 at its limit requires a lot of balls and experience.

[Tbonem3]

Forgot to post a pic

[Stilt]

Some of my junk from the past 1-2 years. Recently sold the black one for an E46. In search of another slicktop singlehump E90.

If you’d be open to a double hump, my friend is selling his; Pm me if you’d be interested and I can put you in contact.





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[Tbonem3]

Ya the e9x is too damn good. I'm not sure if it's because I have the e90 or if it's more my age (I think you're close to my age), but I've been de-modding the E46, and still don't enjoy driving it like I used to. The e90 has spoiled me.

There are 2 exceptions - driving near the limit. It's not fun in the E90; it's downright dangerous and reckless. Even the E46 is a little much, but you can get close to 10/10ths at times and it's a whole lot of fun. The other thing is styling. I just can't get enough of late 90s/early 2000s BMW, both exterior and interior.

Some other smaller things that keep the E46 relevant is the incredible community support/knowledge and aftermarket. And the simplicity (relative) to DIY own/maintain. The E9x is still fairly good in that regard, but quite a bit more complicated than the E46.

Whacha doing with your old comp wheels?

[Maxima SE]

My '13 Comp 6 spd. This thing is just so beautiful, sporty and comfortable... which basically means I am getting too old and the boy racer, loud and slammed E46 no longer fits me. Tbonem3 do you feel the same way or is it just me?





Get a brand new set of OEM ZCPs for it. Guys at discount tire did a fantastic job mounting the tires without a single ding !

[Maxima SE]

Thank you!

The wheel fitment on the 10" front and 11" rear was a year long process of trial & errors. I documented all of it on my build journal here.

For the lip, it's 1:1 fiberglass replica of the GTS. It also came with the chassis brackets to mount the lower splitter - but they were destroyed after hitting a roadkill.

That lip has been discontinued. I'm working on an improved version with pre-preg carbon, but painted in satin black, with CNC'ed chassis brackets.

Looks really nice. I see the widened wheels are widely available to public now too.

[Epoustouflant]

what front lip is that? very aggressive wheel/tire setup. I love it

Thank you!

The wheel fitment on the 10" front and 11" rear was a year long process of trial & errors. I documented all of it on my build journal here.

For the lip, it's 1:1 fiberglass replica of the GTS. It also came with the chassis brackets to mount the lower splitter - but they were destroyed after hitting a roadkill.

That lip has been discontinued. I'm working on an improved version with pre-preg carbon, but painted in satin black, with CNC'ed chassis brackets.

[Maxima SE]

what front lip is that? very aggressive wheel/tire setup. I love it

[Epoustouflant]

Let's keep this alive.

Here's my current trim.

[GinTonic]

So I guess this is the former m3forum.net that disappeared a few years back. I used to be an active member there when I had my Techno Violet E36 M3. I've been out of the performance car world for a quite awhile ever since I got into motorcycles, the passion for cars was lost. I think early 2016 was when I sold my e36 M3 to end up with a R52 Mini Cooper S. The Mini was honestly the worst car I ever owned. Fun when it ran but holy shit what a nightmare! I sold that, and late 2017 I picked up a 2005 330I ZHP which had been my daily up until the last two weeks. Needing a new daily, I had my eyes set on Alfa Romeo just to break the BMW habit and try something different. That didn't quite work out. Two weeks ago I finalized my e92 M3 purchase. Never thought I would own one of these given how much I loved the e46 M3s growing up but after 5 years in the ZHP, I needed something else.

2009 LB, DCT, fully optioned, carbon roof, 117k miles with good maintenance history and BE rod bearings installed at 105K.

[binary420]

those pics taken in front of the tow trucks were taken in the tow lot when i went to pick up my car after a crazy night haha

No tickets and no arrests though, so all good

And I know the billboard pic is old but in the unlikely event someone has not seen it yet, your welcome. I saw it for the first time in high school, and I remember I'd find myself on the vehicle ordering customizer tool on bmw.com many times just dreaming about my m3 order.

Now I am 30 and happy to say, e92 m3 acquired
Bucketlist complete, I can die in peace now
However near or far that day might be

[Allnightlong]

Nice e9x’s!

[Dash1]

2011 Alpine White/Fox Red, ZCP, DCT

Minor mods done to it: 241E ECU Flash, GTS DCT Update, M Performance Exhaust, and some M carbon fibre bits