Bought an old BMW M3, filled with regret...

mrk · 29 Jan 2015 at 18:59

panthro said:
I used to have one a while ago, but the colour wasn't to everyones taste:

Also, I have a bcables cable and software and it works fine so go for it.

Phoenix Yellow is great, I just am not a fan of the somewhat matching leather colour lol!

Will Gill said:
Good lad,

Note I doubt you will be able to do the DME coding, that's much more advanced, and you can do serious damage to the car meddling in there

but if you must

http://www.mss54.info/scripts/DME Tuning Howto v0.0.3.pdf

I don't want to delve into anything too intricate, just the quick and basic codings but that's handy for future reference!

Will Gill said:
That's right up there with PMKeates's old beemer

The Orange 330?

Jacksonn · 29 Jan 2015 at 19:07

Such a fantastic car, I still think the e46 is THE best looking m3 ever made.. Still turn and look every time I see one.

Dave85 · 29 Jan 2015 at 19:11

So mine is now getting a new clutch and flywheel to see if that fixes the issue...Just burning money at this point good old m3 ownership

mrk · 29 Jan 2015 at 19:15

What issue did you have? The "broken car fixing fund" must be getting a good battering

Gaygle · 29 Jan 2015 at 20:15

Dave85 said:
So mine is now getting a new clutch and flywheel to see if that fixes the issue...Just burning money at this point good old m3 ownership

Let me guess... clutch slur on an SMG?

PMKeates · 30 Jan 2015 at 08:29

Will Gill said:
That's right up there with PMKeates's old beemer

Mine was more colourful

mrk said:
The Orange 330?

Arizona Sun I'll have you know!

Howard · 30 Jan 2015 at 08:33

I'd happily drive a car with a bonkers colour scheme like that... Even if it's just to watch people go "... What on earth??" when they get in it.

PMKeates · 30 Jan 2015 at 08:36

Howard said:
I'd happily drive a car with a bonkers colour scheme like that... Even if it's just to watch people go "... What on earth??" when they get in it.

Hah yes, full alcantara in 'bumblebee' colours was often a bit of a wtf moment

Still very much miss it.. my first RWD/reasonably powerful car, lots of fun moments aged 19

snips86x · 30 Jan 2015 at 08:37

WOW, that's one bright interior

Will Gill · 30 Jan 2015 at 08:46

Bright

That's one word for it

<3 u Sam xx

Howard · 30 Jan 2015 at 08:51

PMKeates said:
Hah yes, full alcantara in 'bumblebee' colours was often a bit of a wtf moment

Still very much miss it.. my first RWD/reasonably powerful car, lots of fun moments aged 19

That looks ace, did it take a bit more effort to keep clean though?

PMKeates · 30 Jan 2015 at 08:52

Will Gill said:
Bright

That's one word for it

<3 u Sam xx

<3

Howard said:
That looks ace, did it take a bit more effort to keep clean though?

You can only really use water on alcantara, but I'm not a grease monkey so it never really got dirty! One thing I did have to do was shave it... after use it can go a bit bobbly, so a little fabric shaver does the trick

Howard · 30 Jan 2015 at 08:57

Shaving it.. Interesting! I'll bear that in mind if mine ever goes bobbly.

Knowing Ford though, it's probably some sort of fake alcantara.

mrk · 30 Jan 2015 at 09:02

Cabin lights not specced in that as they're simply not needed

mrk · 30 Jan 2015 at 11:16

‘Mintify’ progress.

Ordered a new pair of mirror glass from MirrorJohn – Pretty good price for good quality glass. Both mine have minor signs of water ingress on some edges of the glass and that bothers me. It also gives an opportunity to get some nice new mirrors with fresh heating elements and clean the innards of the wing mirror housing.

Worth noting, 2005+ M3s will have the heating elements on the opposite side to older models so those with older cars will need the extension wire. Also 2005+ cars have clip on mirrors instead of the old clip and twist mechanism.

I’ve also ordered a VM (OE part) left side kidney grille to replace the one I managed to get a large stone chip in over the past couple weeks using ECP’s current up to 50% off discount, came to £31 + an additional 5.05% cashback. Who said quality parts need to be expensive

Edit*
Parrot Asteroid Smart + Double Din fascia + CANBUS<>ISO interface ordered. Total cost £368. A nice saving over the Android. The final driving factor was seeing the Andrive website offline today. GUess they're all the same, could fold at any moment :S

At least Parrot is not going to go anywhere...

Next week will be a busy week of DIY.

Tom|Nbk · 30 Jan 2015 at 15:00

Mrk could you do a log of your parrot installed, very interested in something like this myself, currently I have a Parrot MK9100 installed I'm thinking of removing as it is old tech now..

mrk · 30 Jan 2015 at 15:14

Sure thing, I will do a pictorial log. Finding a log online isn't easy. Plenty of partial pics and info but nothing complete considering there are lots of people with the Smart install especially over in the States!

I got given some useful info on cutters though by a member who has it on his. I need to pick up some metal brackets from Halfords to retrofit the existing single din cage post-modding to hold the Smart in it then screw the double din fascia to the existing cage for a secure and flush fit.

In my head I've done the DIY and it all fits and looks good. Let's see how accurate that is in practice

Tom|Nbk · 30 Jan 2015 at 15:18

Very practical, I look forward to it.

Dave85 · 30 Jan 2015 at 18:00

Gaygle said:
Let me guess... clutch slur on an SMG?

I wish it was that. The SMG unit sized so got a new one and now it wont go into gear as the clutch is too worn

mrk · 30 Jan 2015 at 18:34

Conscript said:
Give this stuff a try on your rubber window seals:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EINSZETT-GUMMI-PFLEGE-STIFT-RUBBER-CARE-STICK-/390397740572

Very useful on all rubber seals, but especially for frame less windows - keeps the rubber fresh, supple and lubricated. Stops the windows sticking to the seals in freezing conditions; it might help reduce the creak you're experiencing, but even if it doesn't, it's a good product for rejuvenating ageing seals.

Just to update on this, what black magic does this stuff employ?! It has made all creaks around the roof and windows go awayt! It's still early days so will give it time to see how much rejuvenation work it does to the rubber but so far I am very impressed.

I have since applied it to all rubber seals around the car now :cool: