My Slow Burn (E46 M3)

[Acarv_426]

Next up. Car's getting dropped off at the body shop May 8th for this to get painted/mounted. Keeping the interior portion of the trunk bare carbon and won't be reinstalling the tool kit. Really looking forward to how this transforms the look of the car!

Very nice!!!

[eforty6_m3]

Anyone have any firsthand experience with G2 High Temp Caliper Paint? I'm probably going to do the rotors/pads over next winter, but thinking of painting the calipers black in the meantime to really clean up the visible area behind the face of my wheels. Really good reviews on Amazon and Facebook, just curious if anyone has actually tried it.

[Acarv_426]

Anyone have any firsthand experience with G2 High Temp Caliper Paint? I'm probably going to do the rotors/pads over next winter, but thinking of painting the calipers black in the meantime to really clean up the visible area behind the face of my wheels. Really good reviews on Amazon and Facebook, just curious if anyone has actually tried it.

Never tried it. Reviews seem promising. I have however used VHT Caliper Paint with good results.

[eforty6_m3]

Never tried it. Reviews seem promising. I have however used VHT Caliper Paint with good results.

Hey, now I know at least one person is following this thread! 🤣 Ha, in all seriousness, I appreciate the info, man.

As for this thread, I really just do it for myself to track the journey of my M3. So no big deal. Cheers! 🍻

[Tbonem3]

It's paint on with a brush right? I prefer the even spray of a rattle can, but maybe the G2 paint levels out well enough.

[eforty6_m3]

It's paint on with a brush right? I prefer the even spray of a rattle can, but maybe the G2 paint levels out well enough.

Correct. Looks to level out pretty well based on all the photos I've seen. For the price, might give it a shot and see if it lives up to the hype.

[Phoenix///M3]

Yep used on my F15 X5 with good results. You'd never know it's brushed on.

Swear I took some pics with wheels off but can't locate at the moment.


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[eforty6_m3]

Yep used on my F15 X5 with good results. You'd never know it's brushed on.

Swear I took some pics with wheels off but can't locate at the moment.


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Awesome, good to know. Ordered yesterday and just hoping my back heals up enough sooner rather than later so I can actually start making myself useful again. Hoping to get this done before we leave for Aruba at the end of the month. Appreciate the feedback!

[eforty6_m3]

Back's finally starting to feel better, so my buddy Chris (who owns the blue E93 M3 parked next to me) and I decided to check out the Woodward Motorsports C&C this past Saturday. We were early, so prime parking was in order:



























My Twin

[Acarv_426]

Car is looking fresh man eforty6_m3

[eforty6_m3]

Car is looking fresh man eforty6_m3

Thanks, brother! Need to get ours together soon.

[Acarv_426]

Thanks, brother! Need to get ours together soon.

Absolutely!

[Bent_Remy]

Waiting to see that trunk installed

[eforty6_m3]

Waiting to see that trunk installed

Sorry for the delay! Wife and I left for Aruba right after picking the car up from the body shop and just got back this past Friday. Busy, busy lately.

That said, here are the photos:

























I had told the body shop to not wash the car, which they abided by, but unfortunately, the car being so dirty when I picked it up prevented me from seeing 2 imperfections in the paint. I don't have photos of both, but this appears to be some leftover wet sanding marks:



Not going to mount the IND gloss black ///M3 badge until after I swing by the body shop (hopefully this Friday) to get their input on the 2 imperfections in case more body/paint work is needed. But the BMW roundel is now on.

Paint match is really close. Close enough to not require blending, at least in my opinion. Some trimming on the interior of the trunk was required for the inner taillights to sit flush and for the rear bulb housings to fit properly. All in all, very happy with the purchase and looking forward to getting it all buttoned up with the ///M3 badge and having this project finally be done.

[eforty6_m3]

Got some help from a good buddy of mine who was able to wire the new license plate lights for me, and I installed the trunk roundel and IND-Distribution gloss black ///M3 badge. This project is finally complete!









Next up is removing the single-walled exhaust tips and having my buddy https://www.instagram.com/builtbyfurches/ weld on the Eurostyle tips I had picked up over the winter.