Latest update , the car isn't going to be ready to collect this weekend , most of the stuff will be done but the new front windscreen on order from BMW hasn't been delivered to RAC windscreens and won't be now until tuesday , it had a copy windscreen fitted , and I want an original back in it.

Anyway , the car is starting to take shape , the photos of it freshly painted look good , just looks a backwards step with the wet sanding lol.







Now starting to look good






The wet sanding has started




The edition black exhaust tail pipes being fitted , there are just 4 rivets holding them on so an easy swap






The wings had been fitted when I left which made it a whole lot better

I really , really can't wait to get it back

Cheers Ian

 

Just awesome that Ian.........

I know its vulgar to ask,but how much is that lot costing you ?

 

great project... but cover those seats!!

 

The respray is £2500
spraying the wheels is £260
for having the only E92 estoril blue M3 known to man , priceless

 

You say and it shows previous repairs being redone-does this mean that car has been accident damaged previously?

Got to say tho it looks very very smart in blue

 

Thats not a bad price for the repaint...

How far are you going to paint under the bonnet ?

 

Yes the filler on the bottom of the quarter panel was already there , looks like a parking scrape , the bumper has had paint as well , he thinks probably to cover stone chips

 

Under the bonnet was not colour coded to the car anyway , its got like a grey primer coating , the original paint stopped on the lip of the wings under the bonnet , plastic wings I might add lol , on a £60k car !

The inner wings are being left factory finished

Cheers Ian

 

Not bad price for such a stunning change really is it!

 

Weight saving

 

I got told about this yesterday and wow, gonna look stunning Ian!! Good effort

 

love those exhaust tips. wonder if they do em for the e46?

 

Been up to the body shop this afternoon for a look , the glass company has let us down again , they were supposed to be there friday , then today , they say the screen hasn't been delivered from BMW now and they won't get it till wednesday , so they say they are definitely coming thursday to fit it.

I had arranged for a detailer to go up tomorrow morning but have had to postpone him now , I don't want him sorting the inside out for it only to get dusty again.

Its looking really good , can't wait to see it all finished and clean and waxed







Cheers Ian

 

It's looking braw already Ian!

 

Let me be the first to say WOW! and will only get better. Looking forward to the final pictures.

 

Damn slow internet connection...let me be the second to say wow then.

 

I was a gunfighter in a previous life.

 

I think its worth 2 wows

 

I must have been shot, or rather my internet connection was and is about to be again.

 

Why didnt BMW make this colour from the start? I wonder if anyone from head office is following this thread. I cant believe anyone would be watching thinking, 'Hmm, yep glad we didnt offer that colour as an option.'

 

Great colour choice mate
Its gona look badass when finished!

 

yeah looks amazing. REALLY suites the E90!.

I wasnt the biggest fan of that colour on the e46 tbh.

Needs some nice big yellow callipers of a gt3 rs now ian

 

that looks spot on Ian, roll on the final pics

 

Well here she is







The interior looking a hell of a lot better lol , got a detailer coming in the morning to get it looking perfect



I'm as happy as a pig in sh 1t

 

looks cracking mate, but you have waaaaay too much money lol

 

Looks epic... only difference I'd have made is fitting some MY10 LED rear lights while it was pulled apart. Well done though, amazing looking car.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Not any more I don't lol

I received a set yesterday , but they had sent me the early lights , I am due another set on monday , and found a guy in Cardiff with the computer to reflash it , that will be the finishing touch

Cheers Ian

 

Looks stunning.

 

fair play

 

M3 is a beautiful car albeit I doubt that a map will release that much extra

TX.

PS

Probably just chipped rather than mapped too