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Adi's Titanium Silver BMW E46 M3
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VictorMike
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AdiS said:
It amazing what you can do with a 10 megapixel camera that's 9 years old, if you know what you are doing.
Really nice pics, and really RALLY, REALLY nice car bud!
michael.joseph
Active member
What an amazing write up and equally amazing car... I wish all owners were as meticulous as you... well done man
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DINODENASH
Active member
well done man !
this is amazing how you looking after this beauty !
keep it up
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this is amazing how you looking after this beauty !
keep it up
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AdiS
Well-known member
...and so it is time for my custodianship of this M to come to an end. As of this morning, the M3 was officially sold. I am extremely happy to say that the new owner is someone who genuinely appreciates what I have done with this car, and will also continue the work that I started.
I will let the new owner decide if he would like to reveal himself.
I will let the new owner decide if he would like to reveal himself.
Nooo... I love that car...but if it found a good home, then that's important.AdiS said:
What's next Sir?
Straight six
Well-known member
The best ever made....
Damn I love this car......raise:raise:
Congratz to each and every gentleman that has played a part in keeping her in such condition.....
Till we meet E46 M......:tiptoe::tiptoe:
Damn I love this car......
raise:raise:Congratz to each and every gentleman that has played a part in keeping her in such condition.....
Till we meet E46 M......:tiptoe::tiptoe:
splintheter
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A wise but nonetheless a difficult decision I'm sure. I'm sure she's In good hands...AdiS said:
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AdiS
Well-known member
Ya so anyway, I own this car again
On to business.
I have a real issue when it comes to wear items on interiors, and steering wheels are among the things that bother me the most. No matter what I tried, I could never get the steering wheel on my M3 to return to a proper matte finish. The grain had also started to wear off on sections, and it generally just bugged the crap out of me.
For years I tried to find a local supplier who could recover the E46 M-sport steering wheel to factory-quality spec, but I could never find anything that I was satisfied with. I even considered buying a brand new steering wheel from BMW. A year ago the price was R9k which was reasonable considering it came with new trim and multifunctional controls. The price is now R12k. Stuff that.
So I gave up and decided to use Royal Steering Wheels in the UK who are amazing. I have seen their work all over M3cutters and a friend was kind enough to bring back a recovered steering wheel for me from the UK.
First things first, the car had to go in for the airbag recall:
A subtle message to the dealer as they scratched the trim when doing this job on my 330i:
Then it was finally time to install the new wheel. Old wheel and recovered wheel side-by-side:
Here you can see the difference in finish between the new and old:
Trim transfered over to the new wheel:
New wheel installed:
The new wheel is fantastic. It is pretty much exactly as a brand new wheel would be in thickness and feel. Very happy with the outcome.
On to business.
I have a real issue when it comes to wear items on interiors, and steering wheels are among the things that bother me the most. No matter what I tried, I could never get the steering wheel on my M3 to return to a proper matte finish. The grain had also started to wear off on sections, and it generally just bugged the crap out of me.
For years I tried to find a local supplier who could recover the E46 M-sport steering wheel to factory-quality spec, but I could never find anything that I was satisfied with. I even considered buying a brand new steering wheel from BMW. A year ago the price was R9k which was reasonable considering it came with new trim and multifunctional controls. The price is now R12k. Stuff that.
So I gave up and decided to use Royal Steering Wheels in the UK who are amazing. I have seen their work all over M3cutters and a friend was kind enough to bring back a recovered steering wheel for me from the UK.
First things first, the car had to go in for the airbag recall:
A subtle message to the dealer as they scratched the trim when doing this job on my 330i:
Then it was finally time to install the new wheel. Old wheel and recovered wheel side-by-side:
Here you can see the difference in finish between the new and old:
Trim transfered over to the new wheel:
New wheel installed:
The new wheel is fantastic. It is pretty much exactly as a brand new wheel would be in thickness and feel. Very happy with the outcome.
Congrats! :thumbs:
