Ngy's E46 M3 vert - Imola red
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Re: Ngy's E46 M3 vert - Imola red
great update and lovely colour!
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Re: Ngy's E46 M3 vert - Imola red
Thanks bud. The colour is the best part!
Mot is on the 4th July as I'll be in the US until then. Then wheel refurb and exhaust
Mot is on the 4th July as I'll be in the US until then. Then wheel refurb and exhaust

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Re: Ngy's E46 M3 vert - Imola red
Been a while since I updated this, a long while!
Loads has happened since then, but mostly non-car related things. Work stuff, army stuff, house stuff, getting married stuff ;)
On to the m3; currrently sitting on the drive with no rear bumper. Had bought a superspring centre section and fitted it with the OEM backbox but it didn't sound much different so I removed it and sold it. That was about 3 months ago. I haven't gotten around to putting the OEM centre back on yet!
Here is how she looked in 2017, got wheels refurbed in shadow chrome in April, steering wheel refurbished by Royal, eibach springs to replace the teins, spacers all around 15mm front and 12mm rear, oil service, replaced prop donut and csb, replaced the fuel transfer pipe and only put about 3k miles on her between MOTs. Here are a selection of pics (Flickr):




Plans for the year are small as I will be deploying on ops at the end of the year so most of my time will be split between hanging out with my wife and training. I'd like to try and source an imola red interior and get carbon splitters front and back though, carbon and red will look awesome!
Loads has happened since then, but mostly non-car related things. Work stuff, army stuff, house stuff, getting married stuff ;)
On to the m3; currrently sitting on the drive with no rear bumper. Had bought a superspring centre section and fitted it with the OEM backbox but it didn't sound much different so I removed it and sold it. That was about 3 months ago. I haven't gotten around to putting the OEM centre back on yet!
Here is how she looked in 2017, got wheels refurbed in shadow chrome in April, steering wheel refurbished by Royal, eibach springs to replace the teins, spacers all around 15mm front and 12mm rear, oil service, replaced prop donut and csb, replaced the fuel transfer pipe and only put about 3k miles on her between MOTs. Here are a selection of pics (Flickr):




Plans for the year are small as I will be deploying on ops at the end of the year so most of my time will be split between hanging out with my wife and training. I'd like to try and source an imola red interior and get carbon splitters front and back though, carbon and red will look awesome!
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Re: Ngy's E46 M3 vert - Imola red
Nice update James, and good luck on your Deployment, greetings to the new wife also.

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Re: Ngy's E46 M3 vert - Imola red
Car looks ace mate lovely and clean. DItto good luck on ops, my son jack ( 17 ) is off on Friday to Kenya for a 7 week training exercise as he's just joined the Rifles. And congrats on the marriage!
I'm looking to get Ruth's M3's steering wheel refurbed, heard a lot of good things about Royal, you got any more pics?
I'm looking to get Ruth's M3's steering wheel refurbed, heard a lot of good things about Royal, you got any more pics?
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Re: Ngy's E46 M3 vert - Imola red
You can't go wrong with Royal, excellent service
Good luck with the deployment and congrats on the marriage
Good luck with the deployment and congrats on the marriage

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Re: Ngy's E46 M3 vert - Imola red
ive had 3 steering wheels done by royal best to ask jack for a hard wearing wrap as they do tend wear out and shine up to easytheguvnor wrote: ↑08 Jan 2018, 08:39Car looks ace mate lovely and clean. DItto good luck on ops, my son jack ( 17 ) is off on Friday to Kenya for a 7 week training exercise as he's just joined the Rifles. And congrats on the marriage!
I'm looking to get Ruth's M3's steering wheel refurbed, heard a lot of good things about Royal, you got any more pics?
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Thanks for the tip 

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Nice one! I'll not be far from Kenya but for 6 months! Looking forward to it! Pretty sure the Rifles will be our force protection too.theguvnor wrote: ↑08 Jan 2018, 08:39Car looks ace mate lovely and clean. DItto good luck on ops, my son jack ( 17 ) is off on Friday to Kenya for a 7 week training exercise as he's just joined the Rifles. And congrats on the marriage!
I'm looking to get Ruth's M3's steering wheel refurbed, heard a lot of good things about Royal, you got any more pics?
I will get more pics at the weekend. I dont drive the car often so not sure how quickly it will wear but the quality is excellent and only cost £130.
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Re: Ngy's E46 M3 vert - Imola red
So a few non m3 changes to our garage
Previously:
Me: E46 m3 vert and E60 520d msport
Wife: E87 116i msport
Now:
Me: E46 m3 vert and F30 320d msport
Wife: F20 116i msport
The current collection; red white and blue!



Previously:
Me: E46 m3 vert and E60 520d msport
Wife: E87 116i msport
Now:
Me: E46 m3 vert and F30 320d msport
Wife: F20 116i msport
The current collection; red white and blue!


