Sid's 2003.5 Silver Grey Speed Run

[Sid_E46]

2.5" all the way with the dinan must be really tame. It was for me, and I had the louder stock sect 2 at the time (everything else the same)

I also, painstakingly, removed the black coating.

Can you get a video?

I'll try to get a video of it as soon as I can; personally I like how it sounds. I do prefer the sound of induction over the exhaust on the s54.

[Tbonem3]

Well ya who doesn't

[Sid_E46]

Much better.



Attempting to redye the rear deck.

[Sid_E46]

Went to the local BMW CCA meet today and saw some cool stuff.

A complete lineup of every M3 generation.


The guy with the Byzanz E36 M3 was also selling his vintage mini kit car collection and I managed to pick these up,



Once I got back home, I installed a suede headliner and the redyed deck.

[Sid_E46]

Finished installing the suede pillars and rear seats.


Took out the Eonon unit to replace with my previous Avin unit.


Buttoned up the trunk area too and threw in my previous basslink. Let's see if it survived the crash impact.

[Sid_E46]

Avin head unit and HVAC relocation bracket in.


Had to extend the mirror heater wires so they would reach the plug points on the euro blind spot mirrors.

[Sid_E46]

The first drive after all the work, need to tweak a few things and definitely needs an alignment.

[Sharocks]

Looks good man. Was your old CB car SMG as well?

[Sid_E46]

Looks good man. Was your old CB car SMG as well?

Yes, it was. I do quite enjoy SMG, though only once it has a CSL flash. The standard factory tune is atrocious.

[Singh]

Attempting to redye the rear deck.

The car is coming along great man. I am attempting to dye the rear deck as well over the weekend and I am trying to locate the diy. Can you share some does and don’ts like how many coats did you apply, wait time between coats etc.?


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[Sid_E46]

The car is coming along great man. I am attempting to dye the rear deck as well over the weekend and I am trying to locate the diy. Can you share some does and don’ts like how many coats did you apply, wait time between coats etc.?


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It was a bit of a pain honestly, wish I just rewrapped it instead. You are supposed to brush it after spraying it so that it maintains the "cloth" like texture. If you don't, it becomes hard and rough feeling. The issue was, no matter how many coats I put on, the brush would make it a bit lighter each pass. It took more than an entire can just for the rear deck to finally be black again.

[Singh]

It was a bit of a pain honestly, wish I just rewrapped it instead. You are supposed to brush it after spraying it so that it maintains the "cloth" like texture. If you don't, it becomes hard and rough feeling. The issue was, no matter how many coats I put on, the brush would make it a bit lighter each pass. It took more than an entire can just for the rear deck to finally be black again.

Got it, thanks for the tip.

[S14]

Looking great Sid! What Inconel bolts are you using in your exhaust?

Also, my car is silvergrey and cinnamon, it's a really cool color combo.

[frenzy757]

Removed all the brittle OE sound deadening and replaced it with some kilmat.

Do you know if the kilmats are lighter than the oem sound deadening?

[Sid_E46]

Do you know if the kilmats are lighter than the oem sound deadening?

I am not sure if it is lighter than stock but it is absolutely lighter than the Dynamat I was previously using.