My 2016 SO/SO M3 is here!

[SEXY-BEAST]

Beauty! Congrats!

[MattTheCarNut]

So sexy! ENJOY!!!!!

[nonagon]

Looks great! I also would like to hear your comments of the 2016s new exhaust sound. Any chance you can put together a quick video? My MG M3 is being shipped now, so psyched.

[fiberwave]

Fantastic. Drive it well and don't get too many tickets.

[biggripper]

Very nice! Congrats!

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

This is Sakhir Orange, right? The exterior paint. Also, you plan on taking the front-side reflectors off?

[mkoesel]

Great looking ride, OP. Another SO M3 joins the brotherhood.

Can you confirm whether or not your rear turn signals blink red like the old pre-LCI tail lights? There was another US spec 2016 M3 delivered to a member who is stationed over seas, and he ended up with amber signals, which is what most of the ROW have (but either are technically legal in the US).

Thanks!

[aveillez]

Congrats !! Looks great.

[zk7841]

Originally Posted by darge82

Very nice!

Where in CT are you from?

Thanks! I live in the greater Hartford area. Congrats on your YMB F80 - I think YMB is another one of the colors that looks really great with the black 19"s

[zk7841]

Originally Posted by nonagon

Looks great! I also would like to hear your comments of the 2016s new exhaust sound. Any chance you can put together a quick video? My MG M3 is being shipped now, so psyched.

Thank you! Unfortunately, I don't have any equipment to record videos outside of my car, and I also haven't heard a 2015 up close in person for comparison. I will say that my car sounds fantastic, even before the break in period is complete.

At idle, the car emits this deep growl, and around 4k-4.5k RPMs, the exhaust note becomes a lot more vicious. Of course, I'm trying hard to keep the revs below 4.5k, but that's where it sounds best

Congrats on your MG M3!! I really love the color, but since I'm keeping my car outdoors, I needed a color that would blend in well with pollen

[zk7841]

Originally Posted by TheMidnightNarwhal

This is Sakhir Orange, right? The exterior paint. Also, you plan on taking the front-side reflectors off?

Yep, Sakhir Orange exterior and interior! I didn't have the necessary wrench and socket to replace the front side reflectors, but I just went to home depot to pick up a set, and now I can install em. What I will say is that the front reflectors are much more important to remove than the rear ones, which basically blend into the back imo

[zk7841]

Originally Posted by mkoesel

Great looking ride, OP. Another SO M3 joins the brotherhood.

Can you confirm whether or not your rear turn signals blink red like the old pre-LCI tail lights? There was another US spec 2016 M3 delivered to a member who is stationed over seas, and he ended up with amber signals, which is what most of the ROW have (but either are technically legal in the US).

Thanks!

I appreciate it! Check out post #9, I put up a couple more pics of the rear of the car. Rear tail lights on my car are red only, not amber. I think the 2016's lights look really classy and powerful now that they're all-LED.

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by zk7841

I appreciate it! Check out post #9, I put up a couple more pics of the rear of the car. Rear tail lights on my car are red only, not amber. I think the 2016's lights look really classy and powerful now that they're all-LED.

Thanks for confirming that. FWIW, I had seen that post, but due to the fact that the signals weren't illuminated, and that pictures online can sometimes play tricks on the eyes, I wanted to get confirmation.

Sounds like this will be the norm, then, and the guy who got ambers on his US spec car probably just got them as a result of being stationed overseas.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Originally Posted by zk7841

Yep, Sakhir Orange exterior and interior! I didn't have the necessary wrench and socket to replace the front side reflectors, but I just went to home depot to pick up a set, and now I can install em. What I will say is that the front reflectors are much more important to remove than the rear ones, which basically blend into the back imo

Yeah, I want same color combo, SO outside/exterior. So nice with CF EVERYWHERE!

Did you get these fron reflectors block? http://ind-distribution.com/ind/cate...ont-reflectors

[mntbiker]

Absolutely gorgeous car! Congratulations! I am wavering on the interior color for my SO F80 order in a few months time. I really like the way they blend the SO+Black in the interior. It looks really, really good. I think I may be swayed into SO/SO land!

I'm curious to see what SO full leather looks like. Need to hunt down some of those photos.

[SMOKE EM IF U GOT EM!!]

Awesome car man. Congrats. One of the color combos that carry well into the coupe or sedan body. Enjoy it

[Clark_Kent]

Good looking car! Interesting that this vehicle came equipped with the Michelins. I thought the 2016s for the US market came with Continentals?

[psuibmw]

This one nice SO^2 ... Enjoy!

[SamS]

Originally Posted by Clark_Kent

Good looking car! Interesting that this vehicle came equipped with the Michelins. I thought the 2016s for the US market came with Continentals?

It is luck of the draw for Contis vs. PSS on 2016 F8x cars with the 19" wheel option. Although I think I saw that the PSS are on back-order until mid-Sept? If that's the case, then it will be luck of the draw once the PSS are available again.

[zk7841]

Originally Posted by mntbiker

Absolutely gorgeous car! Congratulations! I am wavering on the interior color for my SO F80 order in a few months time. I really like the way they blend the SO+Black in the interior. It looks really, really good. I think I may be swayed into SO/SO land!

I'm curious to see what SO full leather looks like. Need to hunt down some of those photos.

Thanks, I appreciate it! I was honestly pretty worried that the SO/SO combo would be too garish, but it looks fantastic in real life. I think the fact that I didn't get all the full red leather helps tone down the craziness of the color. I would absolutely recommend getting SO/SO if you can swing it.

[Clark_Kent]

Originally Posted by SamS

It is luck of the draw for Contis vs. PSS on 2016 F8x cars with the 19" wheel option. Although I think I saw that the PSS are on back-order until mid-Sept? If that's the case, then it will be luck of the draw once the PSS are available again.

Thanks for the explanation.

[mntbiker]

Originally Posted by zk7841

Thanks, I appreciate it! I was honestly pretty worried that the SO/SO combo would be too garish, but it looks fantastic in real life. I think the fact that I didn't get all the full red leather helps tone down the craziness of the color. I would absolutely recommend getting SO/SO if you can swing it.

Thanks, that's good to hear. I agree with you about the SO extended vs. full. I found some photos of both and it's definitely more intense in the full version than some of the other interior colors. I think I'd probably get extended if I go w/ SO interior.