WOLFN8TR'S ///M Project Thread!

[fredo]

[cakM3]

Damn Gary! That brushed chrome handle does look awesome!!!

I knew my Scorza CSL Center Console would look absolutely perfect in your ///M Gary! Everything you have done to your M3 has been spot on....absolutely fantastic!

[WOLFN8TR]

Thanks Dudes!

I go the idea when I installed my E60 M5 shift knob. I ended up scuffing up the chrome ring.

[BADCLOWN]

I hate the chrome door handles, I want Motorsport style fabric door pulls.

[danewilson77]

Looks amazing

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[///Mvious]

great idea on the door handles..putting that one on my list

[cakM3]

I have extra door handles pigeon-holed in my spare parts bin at my place... I will have to dig them out and try "brushing" them before doing this on my door panels.... man, I love this look!

[WOLFN8TR]

[WOLFN8TR]

Update: I was having radio issues in my M3, my radio would change inputs automatically and the volume would go up really loud for a few seconds. After researching the possible problem I narrowed it down to faulty amps in the BM53 unit. There is a company in London that upgrades the BM53 to a digital 50 watt amp. The cost is approx $200 and about a week or so of waiting for the unit to arrive repaired. http://www.carphonics.co.uk

I found a guy over on the M3 Forum who advertises he does the amp upgrades. I reached out to Serg and inquired about it. He told me he installs a new amp and cooling fan for $180 shipped back to me. So I decided to go that route. BIG MISTAKE! I sent my BM53 to Serg on September 26th and received it back on the 28th of October, exactly one month later! I drove my M3 for 30 days with NO radio! Not only did it take a month to get my unit back but it didn't work properly once I installed it. Serg did not even test it before sending it to me. I was told twice he was testing it rigorously before shipping it. Once I got the unit installed the cooling fan wouldn't shut off. I heard a constant buzzing in the speakers with the ignition turned off. The speakers would pop when the doors were opened. Serg told me to remove the cooling fan. After opening the unit I found one of the leads for the fan came off the circuit board. I removed the fan completely. When I turned the key to position one the speakers would pop really loud and the radio was off. This still didn't fix the problem and the next morning my battery was completely dead reading 11.5v. The next day Serg had me remove the two terminal bridges on the new amp board, this fixed the problem and the stereo sounded good. But the new problem was my phone didn't work properly anymore. I could make and receive a call, they could hear me but I couldn't hear them. Serg agreed to send me his BM53 modified unit out of his M3 which he said worked great. I received his unit on November 14th. It appeared he removed the cooling fan and RCA's from his BM53 before sending it. There was a huge hole in the top cover and 4 small holes in the side. When I installed it I got no sound out of any of the speakers except for the front left speaker. There was no volume control and my cell phone still wouldn't work properly. Serg didn't test that unit either before sending it. When removing the fan and RCA's he knocked off one of the soldered leads going to the amp board. I PM'd Serg about these issues and got NO response.

I bought another TCU module off eBay- $200. The TCU still didn't fix the cell phone issue. I bought another unmodified BM53 off eBay- $200. The BM53 unit fixed the cell phone issue. The BM53 unit Serg repaired is the reason my cell phone no longer works in my M3. I just shipped his BM53 back to him on Friday the 25th of November. Exactly two months later my radio and cell phone are working again in my M3.

Amp and Cooling Fan Installed.

Sergbaja5t's SIG
2002 StahlGrau MET/Schwarz M3 6spd AA headers, Supersprint x-pipe, AA Gen 4 sec3, Besian hub and seals, Turbotoy hardware, Rouge Engineering Vanos & Coolant pipe, Arp studded, H&R/ST/Bilstein coilovers, Hre 546R 19's/M220 19's. BM 53 repair and mod service(ask)! S54 timing tool w/ two guide pins**FOR RENT** Atlanta valve adjustment service(ask)! Simple coding & DME scanning (Atlanta area)


Bm53/54 Repair SouthEast USA!
http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=547374
http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showp...02&postcount=7

BM53 Connection points DIY
http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=553877

[holyc0w]

Sorry to hear, sounds frustrating as hell