Charlie's ///M Project Thread

[az3579]

It's amazing how much better the photos look when hosted on Frickr.

[cakM3]

Yeah...thanks for showing me yesterday BP

[ELCID86]

It's amazing how much better the photos look when hosted on Frickr.

How can the hosting site make a difference? Does it do transformation rendering?

[danewilson77]

Need to upload an identical pic to PB and Flickr, then throw into the same post.

[az3579]

How can the hosting site make a difference? Does it do transformation rendering?

Photobucket kills the quality to save space.
Flickr... does not.

[sillieidiot]

How can the hosting site make a difference? Does it do transformation rendering?

the difference is in the compression.

[TheFinanceGuy]

Photobucket kills the quality to save space.
Flickr... does not.

Did not know this.

TIL Flickr is better than photobucket.


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[cakM3]

Did not know this.

TIL Flickr is better than photobucket.


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Patrick, I was the same way until Botond showed me.

[cakM3]

It's been awhile since I have really worked and updated my mod list in this thread so I decided this morning while I had some free time to start this.... more to keep things straight in my head what I've done and what I still need to do....

In the almost 5 years of ownership I'm amazed at just how much work I have put into my ///M....not finished "blueprinting" my ///M just yet...




This is what my ///M started out its life with at the time of my purchase:

[LEFT]2004 BMW ///M3 - build date October 2003
6-Speed Manual Transmission
TiAg / Grey Nappa Leather interior
LCM s/w ver 3.6 (standard faceplate)
Cold Weather Package
Navigation
BMW Assist
BMW Assist rear view mirror
Brushed Aluminum interior trim (in not so perfect shape)
Premium Package
Rain sensor / Auto headlight
Harman / Kardon premium sound
18" Style 67 wheels
74,140 miles


Things I have done since taking ownership of my ///M.....

My ///M as it stands currently November 2014 going into the 2015 season:

- Laminex 50% smoke film for corner and tail lights
- OEM Black full Interior Retrofit (dash, rear deck, seats, and carpeting)
- OEM CSL Interior Door Panels
- OEM CSL Door Handles
- OEM CSL Bootlid
- OEM BMW Performance Short Shift Kit
- BMW Performance Carbon Fiber Strut Brace
- OEM BMW Factory alarm retrofit
- OEM BMW 6-disc CD changer - Deleted
- OEM BMW TCU 13th Gen upgrade/retrofit
- OEM LCM s/w vers 4.5 coded/installed; one touch-triple blink enabled
- OEM Black interior seats front and back full lumbar support w/ Memory
- OEM Oval rear view auto-dim mirror
- OEM F10 ///M5 lit shift knob retrofit
- ///M oil cap (sourced from Turner Morotsports)
- OEM E92 LED license plate lights
- OEM BMW First Aid Kit
- OEM BMW Windshield @ 150,000 mi
- OEM BMW ALU TECH interior trim
- OEM BMW Titan Shadow interior trim - spares
- Sprint Booster ... yes ...
- Tekarbon 1x1 Carbon Fiber CSL rear diffuser
- 365Autosports one-piece CSL carbon fiber lip spoiler (ICONZ style)
- Scorza Carbon Fiber CSL center console
- BC Racing "BR series" coilovers
- Authentic Gruppe M Carbon Kevlar CAI
- Afe smooth Intake elbow
- ///M aluminum pedals
- Color matched corner reflectors
- White LED side markers
- CDV delete
- Monochrome ///M badges
- Monochrome BMW Roundels (TiAg/White)
- 35% ceramic window tint
- Valentine V1 hardwire
- Eurosport Design Stainless Steel double-walled exhaust tips
- SIRIUS Satellite Starmate 4 Radio integration
- HID 6000k lighting (D2S and 9006)
- Wheel stud conversion (75mm studs)
- Brake Force Display (BFD) Stage 3 coded in
- Stereo upgrade from stock HK - Rockford Fosgate speakers/amp & Alpine speakers/QuartMB amp subwoofer - Thanks Kyle!!!
- Rear window switch mod to allow one-touch close feature - thanks Kyle!!!
- Smoked side markers - thanks Kyle!!!
- Fenders rolled (Done when I attended the 3rd reunion meet, thanks Dane!!!)
- Carbon Fiber e-Brake handle - thanks Ryan!!!

Wheel Sets (yes, I have three complete wheel sets for my ///M):
- ARC8 18" hypersilver wheels w/ Hankook Ventus V12s 245/275s (summer ///M wheels) 18X9.5 ET22 and 18x10.5 ET27
- 19" BBS CH wheels w/ Falken 452's 245/275s (summer use only) 19X8.5 ET20 (CH14) and 19X10 ET20 (CH17)
- Rear OEM 18's (Style 67s) w/ Hankook Ventus V12s 265 square



Future mods / maintenance...

- ZKW lens swap from the OE Bosch lens (going to happen this winter)
- INSP II (checklist to complete - DIYing most of this)
- Rebuilt caliper/BMW Euro cross-drilled rotors (going to work on these during 2014/15 winter season)
- Installing my Challenge CSL 1x1 carbon fiber roof panel (2015 season)
- Anti-Laser AL G9 (eventually)[/COLOR]

- 2014 X5 LED fog retrofit (possibly)
- Recaro Sportster CS Seats: Black/Heated/Carbon Fiber Backshell
- OEM CSL headers (poss 2015 season)



Deleted Mods:

1) AutoCarbon Carbon Fiber full interior trim - Deleted - sent to Kyle (Static667)

2) Scorza Carbon Fiber CSL Bootlid - Deleted - sold to Sean


Just went over 164,000 miles


I'd say I have a pretty nice list of mods going on with my ///M.....wouldn't you guys/gals agree???

[WOLFN8TR]

Wow very impressive Charlie!