///Marley omhl's 2002 E46 M3 Build Diary

tr4ck_m3 · Tue, Oct-04-2011, 05:58:41 AM

Hi Guys,

I'd like to introduce myself briefly so that you guys can get the sense of who is driving this car.

I am 20 years old, go to school at UC Irvine majoring in CS.
I own my website business and I love computers.

My previous car was a 2003 330Ci Steptronic. I paid 11k in cash for this with the money I got from selling off one of my websites.
It was my dd, autocross and track car. Amazing car but I felt that there wasn't enough power.

I received an internship offer at a tech company in San Jose for this summer and I decided to take this opportunity to upgrade! I sold my 330Ci and used the money to pay the M3 in cash FULL.

about 20k out the door.

I bought my 2002 E46 M3 during the start of this summer. It was my first stick. I learned how to drive stick in a m3.

but i picked it up pretty quickly....at least he replaced the clutch before!

heres when I first got it:

plastidipped my wheels...i later took it off:

Did some maintanence work on it...
brake job
tps sensor
timing belts
rsms
lock actuators

wrapped my cracked arm rest:

replaced the garbage stock knob with zhp:

but then mod bug hit:
got CSL diffuser
csl splitters
strutbar
angel eyes...

At Bullet Performance in Costa Mesa, doing some maintenance work

soon it was time to drive from norcal to socal for school... A TRUE TESTAMENT TO M3 daily drive-ability!

I been reading couple of build threads and I love the idea of having other members critiquing the build progress of my car. Having people keeping you in line is a great resource haha. Don't want to mess up a m3...

I am doing relatively small mods atm but im saving up for some nice coilovers.

tr4ck_m3 · Tue, Oct-04-2011, 05:59:14 AM

I recently got my roof vinyl-ed by Daniel from F4D Studios in Riverside, CA.

They gave me a sizable discount, as I was their first customer!

Brand they used and recommended was Hexis, they also had 3m but Hexis did look better.

Anyways I leave my car in the open where my car is a target for bird crap. I just wanted to protect my roof to the elements.

Hood and bumpers are easy to replace. A roof is something to protect.
Although this DOES adds unnecessary weight to the car, I feel like its not even a big factor.

They did it in 2 hours or so. If you guys need to vinyl your roof in Socal , pm me i'll give you their information.

They also did work for skateboards!

Just ordered BMW OEM SSK Shift Lever!

Read the reviews and im excited for this!

m3freak86 · Tue, Oct-04-2011, 01:33:41 PM

Very nice progress man. Car looks simple and clean. Best of luck with the build and enjoy!

RSM333 · Tue, Oct-04-2011, 03:04:05 PM

Congrats! Welcome to the race that never ends. Will check up on your thread in a couple of months to confirm.

Project E46M3 · Tue, Oct-04-2011, 03:19:55 PM

congrats and nice project...IMO the front exterior looked better in stock exterior form...oem corners, gills, grilles, no splitters...keep the wheels factory...no black lol

Busabos77 · Tue, Oct-04-2011, 03:26:48 PM

Nice progress!!!

tr4ck_m3 · Wed, Oct-05-2011, 05:22:01 AM

Thanks all!
Hoping to document this beast of a car. I love it so much

yamashek · Wed, Oct-05-2011, 06:54:36 AM

looking good!

did you plasti-dip the hood grill and side grills as well?
how did it hold up to the elements?

whats next in the mod list?

M3ANMACHINE · Wed, Oct-05-2011, 06:57:00 AM

Very nice journal, but you should have the mods move it to the "Member Journal's" Section!

tr4ck_m3 · Wed, Oct-05-2011, 08:31:26 PM

Oh shoot.

Can mods move this for me. I didn't see member journal.

BMW ssk is my next mod. And yes I plastidipped grills . Works fine

Tue, Oct-04-2011, 05:58:41 AM	#1
tr4ck_m3 \| form follows function \| Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,786 In the garage: '02 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Irvine, CA	///Vannesa omhl's 2002 E46 M3 Build Diary Hi Guys, I'd like to introduce myself briefly so that you guys can get the sense of who is driving this car. I am 20 years old, go to school at UC Irvine majoring in CS. I own my website business and I love computers. My previous car was a 2003 330Ci Steptronic. I paid 11k in cash for this with the money I got from selling off one of my websites. It was my dd, autocross and track car. Amazing car but I felt that there wasn't enough power. I received an internship offer at a tech company in San Jose for this summer and I decided to take this opportunity to upgrade! I sold my 330Ci and used the money to pay the M3 in cash FULL. about 20k out the door. I bought my 2002 E46 M3 during the start of this summer. It was my first stick. I learned how to drive stick in a m3. but i picked it up pretty quickly....at least he replaced the clutch before! heres when I first got it: plastidipped my wheels...i later took it off: Did some maintanence work on it... brake job tps sensor timing belts rsms lock actuators wrapped my cracked arm rest: replaced the garbage stock knob with zhp: but then mod bug hit: got CSL diffuser csl splitters strutbar angel eyes... At Bullet Performance in Costa Mesa, doing some maintenance work soon it was time to drive from norcal to socal for school... A TRUE TESTAMENT TO M3 daily drive-ability! I been reading couple of build threads and I love the idea of having other members critiquing the build progress of my car. Having people keeping you in line is a great resource haha. Don't want to mess up a m3... I am doing relatively small mods atm but im saving up for some nice coilovers. __________________ BuildJournal Tuning Lab 2002 BMW TiAg/Imola E46 ///M3 6MT \| BuildJournal B-Spec Stg 3 91 Tune (300whp/242wtq) 2013 BMW Sapphire Black/Black F30 335i ///M Sport 8AT \| PTF E30 Stg 2 Tune (356whp/456wtq) Last edited by tr4ck_m3; Tue, Mar-05-2013 at 02:13:29 PM.

Tue, Oct-04-2011, 05:59:14 AM	#2
tr4ck_m3 \| form follows function \| Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,786 In the garage: '02 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Irvine, CA	Re: ///Vanessa omhl's 2002 E46 M3 Build Diary I recently got my roof vinyl-ed by Daniel from F4D Studios in Riverside, CA. They gave me a sizable discount, as I was their first customer! Brand they used and recommended was Hexis, they also had 3m but Hexis did look better. Anyways I leave my car in the open where my car is a target for bird crap. I just wanted to protect my roof to the elements. Hood and bumpers are easy to replace. A roof is something to protect. Although this DOES adds unnecessary weight to the car, I feel like its not even a big factor. They did it in 2 hours or so. If you guys need to vinyl your roof in Socal , pm me i'll give you their information. They also did work for skateboards! Just ordered BMW OEM SSK Shift Lever! Read the reviews and im excited for this! __________________ BuildJournal Tuning Lab 2002 BMW TiAg/Imola E46 ///M3 6MT \| BuildJournal B-Spec Stg 3 91 Tune (300whp/242wtq) 2013 BMW Sapphire Black/Black F30 335i ///M Sport 8AT \| PTF E30 Stg 2 Tune (356whp/456wtq) Last edited by tr4ck_m3; Fri, Feb-08-2013 at 04:20:13 AM.

Tue, Oct-04-2011, 01:33:41 PM	#3
m3freak86 JERSEY STRONG Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 16,666 In the garage: '13 SUBARU WRX '04 BMW M3 Reputation: 0	Re: ///Marley omhl's 2002 E46 M3 Build Diary Very nice progress man. Car looks simple and clean. Best of luck with the build and enjoy! __________________ 2013 SWP Subaru WRX Hatch (gone) WRX Journal 2004 Carbon Black///M3 (gone) Mods and Specs My Exhaust Obsession My Journal

Tue, Oct-04-2011, 03:04:05 PM	#4
RSM333 M Therapy Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 51 Posts: 1,353 In the garage: '03 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Rockland NY	Re: ///Marley omhl's 2002 E46 M3 Build Diary Congrats! Welcome to the race that never ends. Will check up on your thread in a couple of months to confirm. __________________ _________________________________________ 03 Tiag \|\| KW V2 coilovers w/ Vorshlag CP \|\| Brembo 355/345 \|\| Afe Stg1 \|\| Okada Plasma Coils \|\| SS v2 stepped headers, SS Race Cats, El Diablo muffler\|\| OEM Csl diffuser, OEM Csl trunk \|\| APEX 18x9.5 /18x10.5 My Journal

Tue, Oct-04-2011, 03:19:55 PM	#5
Project E46M3 Go big or go home... Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,933 Reputation: 0 Location: Alpharetta	Re: ///Marley omhl's 2002 E46 M3 Build Diary congrats and nice project...IMO the front exterior looked better in stock exterior form...oem corners, gills, grilles, no splitters...keep the wheels factory...no black lol __________________ 2013 E92 M3 ZCP \| AW \| FR \| DCT

Tue, Oct-04-2011, 03:26:48 PM	#6
Busabos77 Sexinator Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,964 In the garage: '04 BMW M3 Reputation: 0	Re: ///Marley omhl's 2002 E46 M3 Build Diary Nice progress!!!

Wed, Oct-05-2011, 05:22:01 AM	#7
tr4ck_m3 \| form follows function \| Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,786 In the garage: '02 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Irvine, CA	Re: ///Marley omhl's 2002 E46 M3 Build Diary Thanks all! Hoping to document this beast of a car. I love it so much __________________ BuildJournal Tuning Lab 2002 BMW TiAg/Imola E46 ///M3 6MT \| BuildJournal B-Spec Stg 3 91 Tune (300whp/242wtq) 2013 BMW Sapphire Black/Black F30 335i ///M Sport 8AT \| PTF E30 Stg 2 Tune (356whp/456wtq)

Wed, Oct-05-2011, 06:54:36 AM	#8
yamashek @ttsad Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 491 Reputation: 0	Re: ///Marley omhl's 2002 E46 M3 Build Diary looking good! did you plasti-dip the hood grill and side grills as well? how did it hold up to the elements? whats next in the mod list? __________________

Wed, Oct-05-2011, 06:57:00 AM	#9
M3ANMACHINE @natrajusa Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 11,483 Reputation: 0 Location: SoCal	Re: ///Marley omhl's 2002 E46 M3 Build Diary Very nice journal, but you should have the mods move it to the "Member Journal's" Section! __________________ 2011 E90 ///M3 \| Space Grey \| Fox Red \| DCT \| ZCP \| Slicktop ----- 2008 E90 M3 \| AW \| 6MT \| Slicktop 2004 E46 M3 \| CB \| SMG

Wed, Oct-05-2011, 08:31:26 PM	#10
tr4ck_m3 \| form follows function \| Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,786 In the garage: '02 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Irvine, CA	Re: ///Marley omhl's 2002 E46 M3 Build Diary Oh shoot. Can mods move this for me. I didn't see member journal. BMW ssk is my next mod. And yes I plastidipped grills . Works fine __________________ BuildJournal Tuning Lab 2002 BMW TiAg/Imola E46 ///M3 6MT \| BuildJournal B-Spec Stg 3 91 Tune (300whp/242wtq) 2013 BMW Sapphire Black/Black F30 335i ///M Sport 8AT \| PTF E30 Stg 2 Tune (356whp/456wtq)

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