What did you do for your M3 today?

[Nate047]

Funny— just got Cobra Nogaro #2 to be installed. Planning to do a Coby wheel sometime soon. You're one step ahead 😖😆

FWIW I have a Coby wheel and the red stripe faded in like 3 months. I was shocked how fast it went downhill.

[BTB]

Winter projects wrapped. Nogaros and Coby wheel


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Funny— just got Cobra Nogaro #2 to be installed. Planning to do a Coby wheel sometime soon. You're one step ahead 😖😆

[Nate047]

Spent some time in the garage today, losing my mind thinking I had lost something that as it turns out, wasn’t supposed to be there to begin with. Pro tip: these things do not have a cap. Non M cars do.



After that exercise in frustration, I figured best to just do something easy. So I installed this rear diffuser I bought from JL Motoring like 2 years ago.



Quick review: The fitment is meh with pretty big gaps. This should surprise no one though, at the price point. If I had spent say, another hour and a half with a Dremel and some self tapping screws and 3M tape, I think I could improve the fitment a little, but bottom line is the shape is just off. Not like the pictures on their website tbh, but about what I expected from crappy Chinese shit, it’s a 10 footer just like the rest of the car. I’m not mad because it was cheap, but if your car is “nice,” don’t choose this one.





The paint was done by Kings Auto Body in Long Beach, they did a very bad job and I would avoid that shop at all
costs.



Gauge a body shop by the small jobs they do.

Why would you take on something you see as insignificant and do a shit job, what, out of spite? Or out of pure negligence or lack of quality control? The color match is okay, but there’s trapped dirt, the mask line is bad, there’s a significant run, and there’s some black paint(?) on it that shows around the top edges. Also it took them like 3 or 4 weeks to do this. This was done quite a while back, during a part of my life where I didn’t have the energy to complain in general, so I took the piece and went on my way when I should have made them redo it. They also did another small job for my other car which came out like shit as well. All the good reviews you hear about Kings are from people doing pretty big jobs there, painting a cage, a full restoration, roof install, etc… But Ayed probably does those jobs himself and pawns off the little stuff to an intern.

Long story short, do not go to Kings Auto Body.

[km111222]

Spacers after the KW install couple weeks back

[maupineda]

Put back the unfiltered section to test fit the black hardware. The stainless steel hardware was just too flashy.

now I kind of find annoying that the carbon parts don’t match each other. The previous MAF box had the same shade and shin as the engine cover, but the old Karb is a bit more gray and is 1x1 v 2x2.

should I sell my Karb for a new one 🤔

[Gt4]

Doing CMP topside reinforcement in my LSB, still need to do sealer and body filler before final primer coat and that LSB base coat and matte clear.

[davidinnyc]

Finished the throttle body install and the Dinan CAI… pain in the ass.












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[davidinnyc]

Got bored so decided to slap on Dinan ITBs on the LSB. Keeping this as a collector of sorts, so it's getting the full Dinan S2 treatment.







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[eforty6_m3]

Pulled the CSL trunk out of storage, it has a 09/22 build date. I have all the accompanying OEM pieces to install at the same time, I remember reading somewhere that the screws were incorrect though?

Anyway, I've completed the license plate lights wiring, using the guide found on these boards.

I plan on test fitting everything tomorrow, so far it looks fairly plug and play, Karbonius seems to have fixed the inner tail light issues this batch.

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Pretty sure I got one from the bad batch. Body shop had to do some trimming to get everything to fit just right.

[///Marecki]

Had the same issue with the OEM lenses, felt like they would break before compressing the new gaskets, old ones still in as a result.

Just pulled my headlights last week getting ready for the season. Disassembled, cleaned and put in fresh gaskets. They're a pain in the ass but its also in large part to L/R alighnment of that lens vs. the clips. There is some leeway and it's easier to get it to snap shut all around when the clips are aligned in a specific way.

I do this every year and when i didn't get it to snap shut all around in the past, moisture would get into the lens when I'd wash the car. I also have ocd and YMMV.

[eforty6_m3]

Swapped on some Powerstop drilled/slotted rotors and new carbon fiber pads, painted the calipers black, added 20mm spacers up front, and finally installed the Motorsport Hardware stud conversion kit:













Oh and stripped my oil pan drain plug, yay.

[M3TOO]

Redid the headliner & batwings

[0-60motorsports]

Completed the installation of the CSL intake ancillaries. Brake booster vacuum line and IAT sensor



Mocked up in place. Need to replace PS hoses and many more things before I can drive her again.

That CSL Prototype style Engine Cover looks so sexy

[maupineda]

Completed the installation of the CSL intake ancillaries. Brake booster vacuum line and IAT sensor



Mocked up in place. Need to replace PS hoses and many more things before I can drive her again.

[bagger]

Had the same issue with the OEM lenses, felt like they would break before compressing the new gaskets, old ones still in as a result.

I had the same issue when redoing my OEM lens and did the same thing as far as reusing the old seal. It eventually ended up getting dirty on the inside of the lens somehow, so then I just fought and swore my way through installing the new ones. There was some dude on YouTube that had some tips and tricks I think I looked at - but it was a PITA, no doubt. I do remember taking the whole damn light out and doing it on a table instead of trying it while on the car. Ever since the new seal it's been all good.