My M3 CSLike

[len_beach]

As she's now pretty much as I want her, other than a damn good clean, I thought I'd stick some pic's up.

She is filthy and the pictures aren't the best but you get the idea.

As she started (not mine but the same barring the leather).

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As she stands now.


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C&C welcome.

 

[chrispy.clio]

Very nice, i love those wheels

 

[Ben.]

want that!

 

[Justin]

Whats with the front bumper?

 

[Fletcher]

Looks good.

 

[Daz.]

Whats with the front bumper?

I was just thinking that!

 

[Waitey]

It's a replica csl bumper

 

[Daz.]

ahh ok, prefer the original if I'm honest - wheels are p**n though

 

[john182rs]

Wheels are nice but the bumper looks weird, gun pot hole on one side yet nothing on the other. Prefer the orignal front bumper.

 

[nth]

all csls have a caf as standard, gives it the more modern look and splits it from the rest of all the normal m3s in this case.

 

[Gally]

Oh I kinda like the front bumper! Nice!

Looks fantastic mate!

How have the costs been?

 

[Robbles]

lovely that mate, I want one of these

 

[Englebert]

Nice work! Are they genuine parts or Vorsteiner gear?

As you were changing everything, you should have gone for rear wheels all round! You just swap over the front top mounts and bingo, epic stance.

 

[Brett]

Looks really good that mate.

 

[Englebert]

Wheels are nice but the bumper looks weird, gun pot hole on one side yet nothing on the other. Prefer the orignal front bumper.

It feeds the massive intake, which is what makes the awesome noise! At the end of the day, it's function over form and one of the most distinctive features of the CSL.

Odd how no one even mentioned it when i posted photos of mine!

 

[fUbAr]

love it!

Doesn't the CSL have a carbon skinned roof? You should get some carbon vinyl on it

 

[len_beach]

It's a replica csl bumper

It's a genuine CSL bumper

Oh I kinda like the front bumper! Nice!

Looks fantastic mate!

How have the costs been?

Costs have been enough to buy a genuine CSL although I wanted the looks without the compromise of the CSL. Plus, I'm too broad for the seats.

Nice work! Are they genuine parts or Vorsteiner gear?

As you were changing everything, you should have gone for rear wheels all round! You just swap over the front top mounts and bingo, epic stance.

I didn't think the offset allowed or is that where the swapping of top mounts comes in?

love it!

Doesn't the CSL have a carbon skinned roof? You should get some carbon vinyl on it

It does. I wasn't trying to make a full CSL rep', I just liked the general look of the car.

Thanks for the comments Guys.

 

[Gally]

Cool well played mate, I didn't think it would have cost the same as a CSL tho!

Hmmm car + parts must have been more expensive than I thought.

 

[Englebert]

Yeah, swapping top mounts would clear the issue, with a certain amount of camber.

Don't vinyl the roof! My mate's done it on her M3 and it looks crap. Unless you get it lacquered i suppose, but even so, don't see the point in faking CF.

Anyway, good job. Must have cost a fair whack. Do you want CSL seats? Heard a full interior was going.

 

[Scutch]

Very tidy indeed, mate. Good turnaround. Those wheels are epic. I loved mine.

 

[Ali]

hummm. Ok. Wheels would of sufficed!...Looks good tho.

 

[Scutch]

hummm. Ok. Wheels would of sufficed!...Looks good tho.

I dunno, the bootlid is pretty cool, too. Front bumper inserts I'm unsure about but I think it looks good overall.

 

[Addz]

looks really nice, CSL's look so much more special over a normal M3

 

[Anth172]

Good job mate, looks great

 

[Englebert]

I dunno, the bootlid is pretty cool, too. Front bumper inserts I'm unsure about but I think it looks good overall.

CSL bumper is a lot deeper, so in the flesh the car looks meaner. I personally think it's a good thing, but everyone's different i guess.

At the end of the day, must be a reason why all the E92 bodykits are a rip off of the E46 CSLs...

 

[Gaz.]

Is that the rear splitter you brought down to show Danny that day?

 

[Davis]

looks great, the wheels you had before were so poor, great turn around!

 

[Christopher]

Love that!

 

[Christopher]

hummm. Ok. Wheels would of sufficed!...Looks good tho.

LOL.

You're a grumpy git.

 

[len_beach]

Cool well played mate, I didn't think it would have cost the same as a CSL tho!

Hmmm car + parts must have been more expensive than I thought.

The parts aren't cheap. The wheels, bumper, bootlid and diffuser including paint were over £3k which is very cheap as I found a few bargains. Then there's everything else I've spent on it.

It's the car as I wanted it though, the looks of the CSL with the luxuries of standard.

Yeah, swapping top mounts would clear the issue, with a certain amount of camber.

Don't vinyl the roof! My mate's done it on her M3 and it looks crap. Unless you get it lacquered i suppose, but even so, don't see the point in faking CF.

Anyway, good job. Must have cost a fair whack. Do you want CSL seats? Heard a full interior was going.

Not a fan of the wrapped roof's either as they look so out of place.

I don't fit in the CSL seats Eng', my shoulders are too broad.

Very tidy indeed, mate. Good turnaround. Those wheels are epic. I loved mine.

Cheers Scutchiroo, I love the car now.

hummm. Ok. Wheels would of sufficed!...Looks good tho.

Chin up Welshy.

I dunno, the bootlid is pretty cool, too. Front bumper inserts I'm unsure about but I think it looks good overall.

They're not inserts Kid, it's the real deal.

Is that the rear splitter you brought down to show Danny that day?

Sweet lord, that thing was horrible. It's still sat in my shed. Good work on shifting the MG.

looks great, the wheels you had before were so poor, great turn around!

Love that!

Thanks Guys.

 

[hughesclio]

looks very nice, csl looks with all the toys, best of both worlds imo
good work and very nicely done

 

[Reyes]

PHUCKING JEALOUS?!!?!?>>>?>?>?>!
Pr0n mate! Pr0n!!

 

[Clgale88]

How come the reg is different??

 

[len_beach]

How come the reg is different??

The false plates stop me getting speeding tickets.







































The first pic's are from a very poor for sale ad'.

 

[Scoot]

Love that, did you not consider buying a CS though?

 

[.GAZ.]

Love it mate!

 

[len_beach]

Love that, did you not consider buying a CS though?

A CS has the majority of the CSL bits I wasn't too bothered about, quicker rack, M-track etc.

I was concerned with the CSL looks without the seats that crushed my chest cavity.

 

[Padso]

Looks nice but I would have spent the money on engine bits to make it go like a csl

 

[len_beach]

Looks nice but I would have spent the money on engine bits to make it go like a csl

But weighing so much more than a CSL it never would go like a CSL. If that was my main concern, I would have just gone down the CSL route.

The handling of a CSL is in a different league.

I've got a AATechnik remap so it should be around 350bhp which I'm more than happy with.

 

[Naith]

that looks bloody brilliant, love the CAF