Akshon's AW E46 m3

[frenzy757]

nice cars! I considered an M2c and got my LSB e46. How woudl you rate the 2?

[akshon]

Actually just sold the m2c to a dealership for basically what I got it for after almost 2 years and 12k miles.
M2c is definitely way faster tuned or not but most of my car friends including me preferred the slow e46 m3 because of how it feels.
There's always faster cars but only certain cars feel right e46 m3 is one of them. That's why I have 2 as 1 was not enough.

[Singh]

Awesome build thread. Congratulations for both the M3’s.
Euro bumper is on my list as well.


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[enjoy_m3]

That looks like johnsons alignment. Are you south bay local? Wanted to know who installed the roof?

[akshon]

Yes. I am in south bay. Auto Explosions in Gardena installed it.

[akshon]

Awesome build thread. Congratulations for both the M3’s.
Euro bumper is on my list as well.


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Thank you! Euro bumper is very subtle but impactful.

[akshon]

BBS RI-A incoming

[Nick_P]

BBS RI-A incoming

Nice! Curious what specs did you go with?

[akshon]

I got 18X9.5 +22 and 18X10.5 +25 in Graphite.

[Slonik]

All the roof you mention are high quality brands.
Slon and Karbonius is from Europe so with shipping the price was too much and I passed.

The Lang roof is probably the best one structurally.
Weaves and fitment are perfect 100%.
It is the strongest and lightest allegedly.

Only draw back is that it does not come clear coated.
That is an additional cost of $300-500.

For my other m3 I purchased RKP because it comes clear coated and the Lang price went up.
With the clear coating added to Lang the RKP was a bit cheaper so went with that to try this time.

all things relatively, but if you have RKP and you are happy with that... okay
i'm using OEM like reference level (and i saw carbon fiber a LOT). and i know, our parts closer to this level then most others on the market.
some of our customers had a chance to compare our roofs with rkp and carbonius side by side, and they are not even close.

OEM - i mean mass production, like stock e92m3 roof for example. cause on f82 for example bmw covers roofs under lacquer and not even polishing them. or, on m2 cs optional factory roof made like piece of shit - with bumps near sides and curve waves on the cloth.

i see that many people here like to make some detailing on their own cars, so had some experience already.
so, some info: we are spending about 18-20 hours of work on polishing every our roof. and this is not novice - this is the man, who made all our carbon parts during last 6 years.

ps maybe i'm not polite enough, but please, don't put our stuff on the same line. there are only one common sign between this items - they are all the roofs. that's all.

[Sharocks]

all things relatively, but if you have RKP and you are happy with that... okay
i'm using OEM like reference level (and i saw carbon fiber a LOT). and i know, our parts closer to this level then most others on the market.
some of our customers had a chance to compare our roofs with rkp and carbonius side by side, and they are not even close.

OEM - i mean mass production, like stock e92m3 roof for example. cause on f82 for example bmw covers roofs under lacquer and not even polishing them. or, on m2 cs optional factory roof made like piece of shit - with bumps near sides and curve waves on the cloth.

i see that many people here like to make some detailing on their own cars, so had some experience already.
so, some info: we are spending about 18-20 hours of work on polishing every our roof. and this is not novice - this is the man, who made all our carbon parts during last 6 years.

ps maybe i'm not polite enough, but please, don't put our stuff on the same line. there are only one common sign between this items - they are all the roofs. that's all.

Bruh no one's trying to buy a roof from halfway around the world.

[jet_dogg]

I bought more than that from halfway around the world from him.

His post is providing insight into the differences in these and thus is of value albeit in the wrong section perhaps.

[akshon]

Some updated photos

[Loopyspec]

Best looking front spoiler for the E46!

[BBB]

Car looks amazing with the BBS RIA and on the RGR! RIAs are my future track/fun wheels after I wear out the AO52s on my car.

Quick question - you mentioned E39 fitment on the RGR. It looks like 18" to me but wanted to confirm 1) diameter/width and offset of the RGR, and 2) did you need to run spacers to clear the Stoptech Trophy BBK? I heard the 18" RGR don't run into the same clearance issues at the 19".