What did you do for your M3 today?

[maupineda]

whoah nice, is that the new karbonius stock airbox replacement?

Yes it is

[crow4213]

Yes it is

Please post some clips! Very interested to see how it sounds.

[Casa de Mesa]

I poached the rear headrest delete from a forum member. Can’t remember whose idea it was but I thought it looked great.

Hey I think that was me!! Looks awesome! Glad someone else found it useful.

https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/main-forum/e46-2001-2006/170871-is-there-a-company-that-makes-a-carbon-fiber-insert-for-a-rear-shelf-delete?p=170991#post170991

[ra2fanatic]

Productive weekend here! Retired the 13 year old Stoptech ST40s for some Essex AP 9660s in ENP finish. Can't wait to feel the difference on track.

Before:





After:

damn, you didn't wait long after hte ENP announcement to pick these badboys up! Congrats!

[Wernd]

Fabricating some side skirt extensions that go to the center tunnel

[BTB]

New headlight lenses, seals, Xenon bulbs and stealth corners 😎

At 211k miles the original (I think) lenses had seen better days, glad to have refreshed these guys. Stealth corner lights really help clean things up too

[BTB]

Productive weekend here! Retired the 13 year old Stoptech ST40s for some Essex AP 9660s in ENP finish. Can't wait to feel the difference on track.

Before:





After:

Very nice … that is quite a wheel/tire/brake combo, how are the cup 2s?

[Jickel180]

damn, you didn't wait long after hte ENP announcement to pick these badboys up! Congrats!

Thanks! I was on the fence about going with the latest Alcons or these. The next day after completing a track day with the Stoptech frustration still on my mind Essex announced the new ENP finish so I took the leap! Hoping to try them out to COTA next month, but so far the pedal feel is already improved some on the street.

Very nice … that is quite a wheel/tire/brake combo, how are the cup 2s?

I love the Cup 2s. Not the fastest 200tw (240tw in this case) tire compared to the RE71RS, RT660s, and A052s, but they're surprisingly decent in the rain and are a great all-around, communicative tire with better wear. I'd put them faster than a Hankook RS4 and Continental Extreme Contact Force competitors though. They're the first tire I've repeatedly bought for this car in years.

Just noticed you have a Laguna Seca avatar pic, but location is in Austin. Welcome to town!

[mrgizmo04]

New headlight lenses, seals, Xenon bulbs and stealth corners 😎

If your car sits outside and sees a lot of UV, protect them with a film.

I can't vouch for these yet (I just got a headlight kit for our family car which sits outside, but haven't applied yet), but something like this. They come precut for many different cars. XPEL is also what a lot of shops use for ppf. Worth a try for $50.

Doing headlights with precut kit as diy should be simple. Doing major panels as diy based on these cuts I might not do as these don't look like they wrap to the inside to make the cuts/seams invisible.

Headlight kit should be at the very bottom of the page.

https://www.xpel.com/paint-protection-kits/US--AND--Canada/Passenger-Cars--AND--Light-Trucks/2005/BMW/M3/Coupe

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[Gt4]

If my subframe was reinforced 10years ago with Turner plates, I don’t need to be scared by this right? Right?

[ra2fanatic]

Thanks! I was on the fence about going with the latest Alcons or these. The next day after completing a track day with the Stoptech frustration still on my mind Essex announced the new ENP finish so I took the leap! Hoping to try them out to COTA next month, but so far the pedal feel is already improved some on the street.



I love the Cup 2s. Not the fastest 200tw (240tw in this case) tire compared to the RE71RS, RT660s, and A052s, but they're surprisingly decent in the rain and are a great all-around, communicative tire with better wear. I'd put them faster than a Hankook RS4 and Continental Extreme Contact Force competitors though. They're the first tire I've repeatedly bought for this car in years.

Just noticed you have a Laguna Seca avatar pic, but location is in Austin. Welcome to town!

Nice nice. Yeah, I almost pulled the trigger for my M2 CS, but on the fence because at some point I've gotta get a new set of CCB's for it, but also considering selling it and getting a 991.2 GT3, so a lot of things to think about...

[nahvkolaj]

Went in for a valve adjustment today.

Ordered a bunch of Beisan stuff.

[Casa de Mesa]

If my subframe was reinforced 10years ago with Turner plates, I don’t need to be scared by this right? Right?

Nothing to see here. Move along.

[Gt4]

Nothing to see here. Move along.

Ok good cause subframe was reinforced, see those pics, you can see the plates:

[BTB]

I love the Cup 2s. Not the fastest 200tw (240tw in this case) tire compared to the RE71RS, RT660s, and A052s, but they're surprisingly decent in the rain and are a great all-around, communicative tire with better wear. I'd put them faster than a Hankook RS4 and Continental Extreme Contact Force competitors though. They're the first tire I've repeatedly bought for this car in years.

Just noticed you have a Laguna Seca avatar pic, but location is in Austin. Welcome to town!

Very nice, I'm running PS4Ss and they are the first tire I re-bought as well. Hankook RS3 was the most aggressive tire I had-- definitely enjoyable on track but the PS4S is oh so sweet on the street. Kind of curious how the PS4S and Cup 2 compare directly.

Thank you, I moved to Austin early this year! Was in Dallas from 2020 but I did spend some prior time on the west coast and managed to do a PCA track day at Laguna. Did COTA in 2020 but I'd really like to get out to others (eg Harris Hill).

PM me if you are going for a drive sometime!