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Originally Posted by BeastMode335i

How do you like the 80W Cree's?

I liked them a lot actually, but I sold them a few months ago. I am looking into another set of LED's.

Originally Posted by buzzard

The car looks great. That color combo might be my favorite.

Thanks man! I love this combo and I think it can only be topped by blue exterior with red interior

Took a few pictures today: (first 2 are the same, just slightly different angles)

[Alen E90]

omg Chris your car keeps getting sicker and sicker! I like how you've kept almost everything OEM+

Also, your pics always look soooo good and btw just curious..how come you didn't mod your M3 this much?

Thanks for sharing

[swagon]

The diffuser is shitty IMHO. It ruins the look as the car itself is clean and nice.

[shanemono4]

Car looks awesome, love the wheel/suspension setup. How is the ride quality on the ST's?

[JRV-F82-M4]

Nice build thread, great pics, car looks great. Of course I am a little biased towards Space Gray E92s.

Love the M3 trunk lip, I ordered one last week from the good folks at getbmwparts.com.

Love the F10 side markers in gloss black, I was wandering why you went back to OEM, the F10's ones looked so good? Did you like the Amber, or did you wish you had ordered the white?

Any plans on "upgrading" the brakes? I think the brakes on our cars look pretty lame and drilled rotors look really good.

Also, since you obviously keep your car spotless, do you have any special polish/cleaning products that you prefer?

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Originally Posted by Alen E90

omg Chris your car keeps getting sicker and sicker! I like how you've kept almost everything OEM+

Also, your pics always look soooo good and btw just curious..how come you didn't mod your M3 this much?

Thanks for sharing

I didn't really have that car for a long time

Originally Posted by swagon

The diffuser is shitty IMHO. It ruins the look as the car itself is clean and nice.

I'm sorry you feel that way, but I think it looks nice!

Originally Posted by shanemono4

Car looks awesome, love the wheel/suspension setup. How is the ride quality on the ST's?

Thanks bud, I am surprised with how well it rides honestly. I like them and would recommend them to anybody. Also, they can be adjusted lower.

Originally Posted by JRV335is

Nice build thread, great pics, car looks great. Of course I am a little biased toward SGM E92s.

Love the M3 trunk lip, I ordered one last week from the good folks at getbmwparts.

Love the F10 side markers in gloss black, I was wandering why you went back to OEM, the F10's ones looked so good? Did you like the Amber, or did you wish you had ordered the white?

Any plans on "upgrading" the brakes? I think the brakes on our cars look pretty lame and drilled rotors look really good.

Also, since you obviously keep your car spotless, do you have any special polish/cleaning products that you prefer?

I liked the F10 sidemarkers but the 2nd pair I had leaked a little bit. I am still thinking about which ones to get next. Well your brakes are much larger than mine, but with that said I would love to get the BMW Performance front big brake kit eventually! It has 6 piston front calipers and drilled/slotted rotors.

As far as cleaning stuff, I use Blackfire shampoo when I wash the car and I use Blackfire wax and Wolfgang sealant

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Okay so I was tired at looking at such a boring gauge cluster...I wanted to add some color so I decided to try out the Bimmian "M-style" needles:

http://www.bimmian.com/M-Style-Red-N...r-E93-3-Series





When I first opened the bag I noticed the black centers were gloss black. To me it looked very tacky so I wanted to change the finish.

I first tried a satin/semi-gloss paint, but the finished product was bumpy and I was not happy. It is hard to tell by the picture but the finish was not very smooth.



I decided I wanted some type of textured finish, I think it will look better in the end. This time I taped off the needles and used wet sandpaper to really smooth the centers before paint.



Then I rigged up my DIY paint booth lol



I am going to do the installation now. Will post finished pictures when completed. So far I am pleased!



OEM needles removed



comparing the OEM needles to the modified bimmian needles



I would also like to add I was planning on doing the M3 gauge rings, but after seeing how close the rings are to the clear plastic cover I don't think I am going to attempt it. You cannot remove the OEM rings without them touching the plastic.

http://www.bimmian.com/Gauge-Rings-f...r-E93-3-Series

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I had my windows tinted today by a great guy in Tampa, I decided for 22% all around. For anyone who lives in FL, you know how bad the sun is...not really big on window tints though :/

peep the E90POST.COM sticker in my window hahah

[Efini]

car looks good! gotta love the color combo!

[LangJai]

Originally Posted by EndOfAnEra

This pic is SO NICE!!! not a big fan of the diffuser myself but man it looks good!

my dream garage consists of an s2k and an m3 sedan...coming from a civic si I really appreciate Honda's engineering, I would've jumped onto an s2k but unfortunately I need more space...

[MMMCOOKIES55]

Your car is among the cleanest OEM style cars on here. Love it! Great job.

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Originally Posted by Efini

car looks good! gotta love the color combo!

I never liked grey cars until I bought this one, the metallic grey is beautiful in the sun. thanks man

Originally Posted by LangJai

This pic is SO NICE!!! not a big fan of the diffuser myself but man it looks good!

my dream garage consists of an s2k and an m3 sedan...coming from a civic si I really appreciate Honda's engineering, I would've jumped onto an s2k but unfortunately I need more space...

hey thanks man, to each their own. I dont think it looks bad. I also plan to get another S, not sure if Ill still have this but I want another M3 too. We'll see what happens. The S2000 is a special car man.

Originally Posted by MMMCOOKIES335...

Your car is among the cleanest OEM style cars on here. Love it! Great job.

wow thank you. I know there are a lot of nice cars here. It will look even better once I get the M sport bumpers and LCI tail lights

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So I found these grey gauge overlays on ebay, and I tried them out. I like them a lot! The grey gauge faces and red needles really match the "theme" of the car loll

[e92proper]

Dig the color combo!

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edit: I could've easily bought a 335i if I wanted to...but I didn't.

[e92proper]

Just messing brotha, super clean ride and I definitely would have had a pre lci e92 338 over my old problem ridden pre LCI 335!!!

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So I was on craigslist yesterday and came across a listing for some E92 trim...I noticed it was carbon leather from an E92 M3 but the price was $100. After doing some research I found that this trim is actually worth $500+ and I had no idea why this guy was asking so little. I never brought up the price and picked it up earlier today...still can't believe what a deal I found!

[KFJ512a]

man thats an amazing deal. love everything about the car but can you post a night pic of the gauges with the needles please? really want to see what it looks like.

[Dylanize]

Originally Posted by EndOfAnEra

So I was on craigslist yesterday and came across a listing for some E92 trim...I noticed it was carbon leather from an E92 M3 but the price was $100. After doing some research I found that this trim is actually worth $500+ and I had no idea why this guy was asking so little. I never brought up the price and picked it up earlier today...still can't believe what a deal I found!

AYFKM!? I'm jealous, that dude gave that trim away...

Nice find, and clean ride.

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So I ended up selling my carbon leather trim and the brushed aluminum trim, I'm sure a few of you have seen them for sale. I sold a couple other things here and there. I'm not sure what I really want to do next, etc. I bought a few parts over the last few days, nothing really crazy but I guess I like to always have something new on the car whether it's big or small. As far as the trim goes I think I just want to do a cool custom wrap, who knows.

Oh, I also had my windows tinted a few weeks ago. This florida heat is crazy, it needed to be done..I ended up doing 22% all around. I have that ugly part now at the top of the rear window because of all the little dots. ugh.

[roccy_miyagi]

the dot matrix is a killer bro..... i've learned to just accept it and pay it no mind