E46 M3 Rear Subframe Reinforcement: Part 3 In continuation of part 2, part 3 covers the welding of the Redish plates underneath the RACP, cracks from the RACP separation and finishing work. Step 1: Prepare bottom of rear axle carrier … Continued
E46 M3 Rear Subframe Reinforcement: Part 2 In continuation of part 1, part 2 covers the reinforcement of the rear axle carrier panel. Step 1: Weld reinforcement bar to chassis legs. The Vincebar is bolted in and then welded to … Continued
E46 M3 Rear Subframe Reinforcement: Part 1 It is well known that the E46 chassis, especially the M3, suffers from rear trunk floor issues. Also known as the rear axle carrier panel. While BMW produced arguably their best vehicles in … Continued
Z3 M Coupe Rear Subframe Reinforcement: Part 3 In continuation of part 2, part 3 covers the completion of the reinforcement with seam sealer, paint and sound deadening. Step 1: Paint all exposed metal. All exposed metal was painted with … Continued
The Surprising Discovery of a 996 Turbo Having owned various BMW M models over the years there was still a car from our formative years that my brother and I yearned after. That was a 996 Turbo. Introduced in 2001, … Continued
Z3 M Coupe Rear Subframe Reinforcement: Part 2 In continuation of part 1, part 2 covers the reinforcement of the rear trunk floor. Step 1: Weld chassis floor flat. First, we stop drilled the existing crack near the battery tray … Continued
Z3 M Coupe Rear Subframe Reinforcement: Part 1 It is well known that the Z3 chassis, especially the M Coupe and Roadsters, suffer from rear trunk floor issues. While BMW produced arguably their best vehicles in the 90s and early … Continued
FLASHBACK My brother and I have been tinkering on BMWs for quite some time. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been active on various BMW forums for over a decade. January 25th just marked the 10 year anniversary of one … Continued
E39 M5 Timing Chain Tensioner Replacement When we bought our 2003 E39 M5 on our birthday at the end of July this year it had ~80k miles on it. The biggest issue with this car was light timing chain … Continued
Z3 M Coupe Illuminated Sunroof Switch After spending some time in the M Coupe I noticed that the switch for the sunroof was not illuminated. Wondering if this was normal or not I immediately checked online and found out that … Continued
LeatherZ Z3 M Coupe Sunroof Shade Before the M Coupe had arrived we had already ordered the sunroof shade from LeatherZ. Since the M Coupe sunshade was NLA from BMW (part # 82110021741) and the sunshade being sold by LeatherZ was … Continued
Dash Illumination Fix One of the first things we noticed with our M Coupe was that the dash illumination was not working. It was especially annoying and dangerous at night. This is quite common with Z3 Ms when the wires … Continued
One of the first things we do when we buy a BMW is to check all of the fuses to make sure none are missing, to make sure that all of the circuits have the correct amp rated fuse and … Continued
Purchase & First Thoughts If you would have told me that I would be buying an M Coupe less than one month after buying our E39 M5, I wouldn’t have believed you. When we were younger (circa 2001), I remember … Continued
BMW E46 European City Light Retrofit Overview Car modding can be a funny thing. People in the United States like to have European options on their cars and sometimes Europeans want US options on their cars. To make my E46 … Continued
BMW E36 OE Keyless Entry Retrofit Overview In a quest to have a good keyless entry system on my 1998 E36 328i it recently dawned upon me that it would be possible to retrofit an OE keyless entry system to … Continued
M3 Steering Wheel Trim Vinyl Wrap Overview It is quite well known that the Titan Shadow trim used in E46 BMWs is not very durable. As my M3 is a Competition Package, the upper and lower trim on the steering … Continued
Ultimate Detail Every time after we acquire another BMW, I perform what I call an ultimate detail. This includes removing the head lights, tail lights, side mirrors, bumpers, all down to the last bit of trim. I do this to … Continued
Long overdue, here is the story of our E46 M3 acquisition. My brother and I had been planning on buying an E46 M3 for the past couple of years when we had the means to do so. The original plan … Continued
The elusive BMW Motorsport golf ball shift knob has been on many people’s bucket lists. We recently acquired this shift knob and installed it on our 2001 Z3. This shift knob was clearly made by BMW Motorsport for BMW Motorsport. … Continued
How to make your ZCP/CSL M-Track Mode button illuminated. It is necessary to remove your headlight switch, upper and lower steering column trim and the lower dash panel to complete this procedure. This guide does not include the process to … Continued