What did you do to your M3/M4 today?

[Jim45678]

Got front bumper re-painted as it had already millions of stone chips and was damaged on the bottom. Still not sure about colour match - I need to check tomorrow in the sun light.

[ENDL3SS]

Finally got around to installing the OEM CF DTM canards

[wknd_M]

Originally Posted by ENDL3SS

Finally got around to installing the OEM CF DTM canards

Baller!

[M4theWIN1]

Originally Posted by chadillac2000

I had a chance earlier today to collect some quick video and sound clips of the car in its current state.

I've logged almost 8,000 miles of seat time in a very short period and I don't have much to complain about so far. This current configuration is incredible for a daily driver: efficient with valves closed when I need to be civil leaving the neighborhood and then once I get onto the main roads I switch into sport/sport plus with valves open for more excitement and some truly incredible sounds. The combination of the catless downpipes, midpipe and valves open on the OEM muffler gives off a menacing snarl without becoming obnoxious or adding any drone under all driving conditions.

That sounds absolutely incredible! Everything else stock exhaust wise with the exception of the downpipes and midpipe?

[chadillac2000]

Originally Posted by M4theWIN1

That sounds absolutely incredible! Everything else stock exhaust wise with the exception of the downpipes and midpipe?

Exhaust wise yes, VRSF catless downpipes + AA EL resonated midpipe + OEM muffler (non-ZCP) with aftermarket tips only. I do have a stage 1 BM3 tune, BMS Elite intakes, and Mishimoto charge pipes as well. Really pleased with the setup so far!

[Mintsopoulos]

Had a much needed clay bar and bath.

[e90335e36m3]

I haven't driven the CS since April.

[m3rxn]

Installed Bimmertech- front + back view cameras. I spec'd my car without exec-pack so it doesn't have front and back up cameras. So I decided to give her a little upgrade! Very satisfied with the results. The kit is very well put together and high quality. Images are crystal clear --OEM fit and finish.

[ENDL3SS]

That front camera is more useful than the executive package front cameras.

[m3rxn]

^ Not sure how, but I can park now with piece mind , without worrying about scraping the front lip or dinging the front bumper. Another cool feature is that the front camera can be activated-turned on while driving.

[F80RN]

I *TRIED* to wrap my sunvisors in alcantara

I failed.

I will try again next week

[ShopVac]

Originally Posted by ENDL3SS

That front camera is more useful than the executive package front cameras.

If they could tie this front camera in with the executive package camera's - to give the front end 'birds eye view' a total view with the front. I'd be all over this.

[3rdtakahashi]

installed cs wheel.

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[Crazypinoy9]

Originally Posted by ShopVac

If they could tie this front camera in with the executive package camera's - to give the front end 'birds eye view' a total view with the front. I'd be all over this.

Any recos for a front camera set up for someone that has an exec package?

[Jim45678]

Originally Posted by F82KPowers

Installed SSDD Motorsport titanium black exhaust tips

are you satisfied with these exhaust tips? I'm thinking about buying them but not fully convinced. On the video it seems that the exhaust pipes are sticking out from the tips on certain angel?

[TractionControlDelete]

Originally Posted by Jim45678

are you satisfied with these exhaust tips? I'm thinking about buying them but not fully convinced. On the video it seems that the exhaust pipes are sticking out from the tips on certain angel?

I like them a lot actually. I'll take some photos this evening then edit this response to add photos so you can see them better. The car is in a garage on the video so I think outdoors pics will do a better job of showing the tips

[Jim45678]

Originally Posted by F82KPowers

I like them a lot actually. I'll take some photos this evening then edit this response to add photos so you can see them better. The car is in a garage on the video so I think outdoors pics will do a better job of showing the tips

Great! I'd love to see photos how do they look in real life. so there is no visible gap between exhaust tips and pipe itself? I'm judging from the video you posted, but it might not reflect the real view

thanks!

[TractionControlDelete]

Originally Posted by Jim45678

Great! I'd love to see photos how do they look in real life. so there is no visible gap between exhaust tips and pipe itself? I'm judging from the video you posted, but it might not reflect the real view

thanks!

Here, take a look…

[Jim45678]

Originally Posted by F82KPowers

Here, take a look…

thanks! it looks clean! I'm driving MIneral White with Vorsteiner diffuser at the back and now I'm between polished silver vs titatnium black... still not sure which ones should i get.

I like the "OEM" like installation without those huge clamps etc.

[TractionControlDelete]

Originally Posted by Jim45678

thanks! it looks clean! I'm driving MIneral White with Vorsteiner diffuser at the back and now I'm between polished silver vs titatnium black... still not sure which ones should i get.

I like the "OEM" like installation without those huge clamps etc.

I don't think you can make a wrong choice color-wise. I like the titanium black because it's basically a better version of the ZCP tips. The one thing that always stands out to me is the silver of the muffler which is why I think the silver would look incredible - I'll probably get a silver set if can get a good deal in the future. The all silver look seems more complete to me

[wknd_M]

Mid pipe install

[chadillac2000]

Finally ditched the OEM muffler with BMS tips for a dedicated muffler -- went with the Dinan version with ceramic black tips.

As much as I had been enjoying the exhaust note since adding the VRSF catless downpipes and AA EL midpipe to the stock muffler, I had always planned to add an aftermarket valved backbox to the equation at some point. Adding the AutoTecknic carbon fiber diffuser and the larger, old style BMS exhaust tips helped enhance the looks of the stock piece, the combo still left something to be desired. The tips stuck out a little too much in my opinion, and because of their huge size, were also rubbing on the underside of the carbon fiber diffuser, which caused audible noises at idle sometimes. Plus my OEM muffler had a nasty vibration on cold start thanks to the OEM valves, which forced me to delete the cold start all together to avoid the issue.

The Dinan valved exhaust on my F10 M5 is absolutely top notch, so I knew I wanted to get the F80 M3 version whenever possible. The black ceramic coated tip version was the one for me. Since I’d already cut the OEM muffler from the midpipe when installing the AA EL midpipe, installation was going to be a bolt on affair.





Build quality, as expected, was excellent.









Figuring out exactly how the OEM valve controllers transfer and mount over to the new muffler took more time than actual removal and installation, but eventually, with the help of their diagram, I had it figured out.







The final result, at least visually, is a huge upgrade. No more huge underhanging muffler portion to distract the eyes, and no more rattling valves on startup. And the tips fit perfectly with the AutoTecknic carbon fiber diffuser without any chance of rubbing. I will be driving the car quite a bit this week, so I should get some solid impressions to share soon.