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Ohhh That Is Something Spesh! In Love With That Colour! 
Hmmm BMW Velvet Blue 172 Cup Hmmmm.....
Hmmm BMW Velvet Blue 172 Cup Hmmmm.....
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Finally. I bought an ///M3.
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Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
To be honest, its actually impossible to capture the colour with my iPhone!! I'll take some proper pictures of it over xmas, maybe then the real colour will come across a little better .... at which point, everyone will hate it lol
I would post some pics of other ones, but they are uber rare in M3 flavour, a few Clubsports/Sports come in Velvet though ...
Quite good for indicator comparison actually ...
BG 182
not a fan of depo's and think the chrome grilles need something doing with them, but not just matt/satin black. dare i say some real carbon? The colour is amazing, plus as you say uber rare
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Ha ha, i thought the same if im honest, expected them to look totally different, so ended up taking them off at lunchtime!!
Sold them already, so not the end of the world ...
Think this looks much better!!
BG 182
loads better. you gonna do anything with the grilles?
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Nope, except maybe clean them at some point
Personally, i only really like BMW's when they are nigh on standard looks wise - very much OEM+ if we're talking scene i guess.
Just want to get it back to mint, then i'll be happy as a pig in sh1t.
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Im assuming it was an utter nail? Christ, for less than 5 grand i'd buy one to break for parts lol
Good points were full history, near new Conti sport contact 3's all round, running in service, leather was in good nick.
Bad points were 128k, TV didn't want to play ball at all, n/s/f and n/s/r arches both gone very bubbly arr round, bonnet had been sprayed badly and looked very hazy.
Shame, as bloke had owned it from 3000 miles, and had looked after the running gear, just too much work for me to do to get it back to somewhere near tidy.
Bad points were 128k, TV didn't want to play ball at all, n/s/f and n/s/r arches both gone very bubbly arr round, bonnet had been sprayed badly and looked very hazy.
Shame, as bloke had owned it from 3000 miles, and had looked after the running gear, just too much work for me to do to get it back to somewhere near tidy.
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
To be honest, id didnt even realise that there were different versions!! Perhaps they only sell the asianspec versions on M3cutters?
Probably about 375 miles during 'normal' usage if you literally used all the fuel in the tank ...
£65 gets me about 3 days commute, circa 300 miles.
Waitey
ClioSport Club Member
Alpina D3, AC Cobra
TV wont work as its not digital.
DC2 TypeR / E36 328i
It's because they cut weight from there car, M3 bulkers is another one, where they pack there boots full of dianabol and concrete to make them heavier
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
We still have analogue here at the mo !!!
They're much better!!! No mention of them anywhere on M3cutters FFS. Where did you get them?
Although, im still unsure whether they would look right on purple ...
Depo = brand of e46 'rep' indicator
M3cutters = UK M3 forum. I guess they couldn't call it www.asianmanlivinginsloughdrivinganM3withtintz.com so opted for that instead?
Looks better with just the silvervisions, as you say OEM+
I'd prefer the ones Waitey has posted as they look more like the headlights.
I'd prefer the ones Waitey has posted as they look more like the headlights.
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Quick update, made another thread the other day with some awful pictures, but thought i better update the project thread as well.
Essentially Ollie cleaned it: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?616229-Purple-M3.-Cr4p-picture-alert, which made it looked like this.
After that, we popped down to Guildford tyres to get the wheels swopped over, & get the tracking sorted - unfortunately this involved fire, as the tracking/camber had obviously never been setup properly before. To be honest, its still isnt, but nevermind, it'll need doing again soon anyways it would seem ...
Whilst the wheels were all being swopped over, i thought it wise to have a quick check over underneath, which revealed the brake pad wear sensor hanging out & 2 x broken springs (MOT in June didnt notice them, hmmm):
Everything else is fine though, including the rear subframe - no cracks etc. So looks like i'll be getting some Prolines sooner rather than later, which means i might as well do the RTAB's and front lower rear wishbone bushes whilst im under there - there is a slight wobble/vibration through the steering wheel.
Finally, for the past 2 weeks i have rolling without traction control or abs, not i might add as i fancied being a hero in the winter weather, because my dashboard that looked something like a xmas tree:
Yet again, my investment in a BMW diagnostic lead & software (INPA) quickly led me to the cause of the problem - a right rear abs sensor that had been failing intermittently. A quick call to Euro Car Parts on Tuesday morning and £60 later a new sensor was on my desk yesterday afternoon. After swopping it over last night (took 30 mins), the dashboard is back to normal and everything is working again properly, just in time for me to drive down to Cornwall for Christmas
As an aside, the mpg over the past 4k miles has averaged out at 28mpg, roughly the same as a clio 197 lol.
Essentially Ollie cleaned it: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?616229-Purple-M3.-Cr4p-picture-alert, which made it looked like this.
After that, we popped down to Guildford tyres to get the wheels swopped over, & get the tracking sorted - unfortunately this involved fire, as the tracking/camber had obviously never been setup properly before. To be honest, its still isnt, but nevermind, it'll need doing again soon anyways it would seem ...
Whilst the wheels were all being swopped over, i thought it wise to have a quick check over underneath, which revealed the brake pad wear sensor hanging out & 2 x broken springs (MOT in June didnt notice them, hmmm):
Everything else is fine though, including the rear subframe - no cracks etc. So looks like i'll be getting some Prolines sooner rather than later, which means i might as well do the RTAB's and front lower rear wishbone bushes whilst im under there - there is a slight wobble/vibration through the steering wheel.
Finally, for the past 2 weeks i have rolling without traction control or abs, not i might add as i fancied being a hero in the winter weather, because my dashboard that looked something like a xmas tree:
Yet again, my investment in a BMW diagnostic lead & software (INPA) quickly led me to the cause of the problem - a right rear abs sensor that had been failing intermittently. A quick call to Euro Car Parts on Tuesday morning and £60 later a new sensor was on my desk yesterday afternoon. After swopping it over last night (took 30 mins), the dashboard is back to normal and everything is working again properly, just in time for me to drive down to Cornwall for Christmas
As an aside, the mpg over the past 4k miles has averaged out at 28mpg, roughly the same as a clio 197 lol.
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Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Actually better than the 197... running costs.. not so much!
Looking good mate. What's the issue with the tracking then?
Basically, they couldn't get the rear camber quite right & the steering wheel is still off centre - the reason for me wanting it done in the 1st place lol. Running costs, well im just glad that i have a toolkit and dont have to pay BMW prices
Forgot, took a picture of the fleet on Tuesday night as well.
Budgie - e36 328i Touring
Nick - e36 M3 Evo
Me - e46 M3
Just need to get Ollie a BMW now ... :butt:
DC2 TypeR / E36 328i
Shame about the springs.
Did you get that software off ebay?
Did you get that software off ebay?
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Yeah, got this one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120806919144
Have only used INPA so far for basic fault diagnosis, live data & code reading/resetting etc, but will start using GT1/NCS Expert etc whilst ive worked out how to setup a 'virtual machine' using VMWare
Have only used INPA so far for basic fault diagnosis, live data & code reading/resetting etc, but will start using GT1/NCS Expert etc whilst ive worked out how to setup a 'virtual machine' using VMWare
DC2 TypeR / E36 328i
Yeah, got this one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120806919144
Have only used INPA so far for basic fault diagnosis, live data & code reading/resetting etc, but will start using GT1/NCS Expert etc whilst ive worked out how to setup a 'virtual machine' using VMWare
Why do you need to use a virtual machine? I'm supposed to be learning how to do that at work, if it helps me diagnose faults with the car I'll learn a bit faster! :rasp:
my steering wheel was slightly of centre on my e46 m3 , a load of lights came on the dash the other week when driving down motorway , lit up like a christmas tree , was down to the tracking being out my local bmw specialist told me , ever since the tracking was done ansd steering wheek ligned up the dash is fine now , rear springs snapping are common as well , my old m3 ans my one i have now both had snapped rear springs , car looks lovely as well , nice colour you got t in
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LY Megane R26 230
Fair play Dave you're no David Bailey!
I don't care how much you try.....Im not getting one....at least not a 3 series anyway. Bloody sheep.....
5 series it is then.....
Lol, I did see a nice E39 525tds drive past me today, thought of you straight away Ollie!
330i. E30 Touring.
Ollie.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-51-B...9526394?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item53eaad86fa
Manual though.
Buy one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-51-B...9526394?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item53eaad86fa
Manual though.
Buy one.
DC2 TypeR / E36 328i
At first I was like, why so cheap?
Then I read the advert. Fuarkked!
Good ones wills till be £4k+ presumably?
