2018 F81 M3 Touring 6MT Build Thread

Jbrown7403 · 10-16-2021, 11:41 AM

Congrats on a stunning build!

Anxiously awaiting videos!

DrKevM5 · 10-17-2021, 11:32 AM

Magnificent build!

Ultimateone · 10-25-2021, 03:29 PM

Amazing

willin11 · 10-28-2021, 07:13 AM

beautiful work!

Briandk · 11-03-2021, 05:30 AM

Out of curiosity.

Are the rear door cards of the M3 a straight fit on the wagon or how do you go about those?

TouringM3 · 11-03-2021, 01:58 PM

Door cards fit perfectly.

The door SUNSHADES are differently shaped, however, so if you want to transfer a F80 rear door card WITH shades you'll need to remove the roller and swap it out for the F31 specific rear window shapes.

g.m00 · 11-04-2021, 05:54 AM

Looks superrrr. Especially that last shot there.

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Originally Posted by TouringM3

Hey Buds – My wife and I just wrapped up a 2wk road trip to Southern California, Mammoth, Bend, and back home all in the very freshly built and running M3 Wagon.

I was nervous, and excited, and I packed a shit load of tools, extra fluids, lots of cleaning supplies, and snacks.

MUCH to my great surprise and delight, the car ran and drove amazingly. It didn't present any issues, never broke down, didn't leak, nothing. I'm still shocked if i'm being completely honest.

OK, that's enough jibber jabber, here's the pics:

espressoo · 11-04-2021, 10:09 AM

Looks awesome. Perhaps I missed it but what was the cost of this project? You had the cost of the donor car and M but what about on the other parts and wrenching time? Do you have a breakdown that you can share? Must of cost a fortune though.

Rated M Roadster · 12-05-2021, 08:40 PM

Saw you driving in the Pearl today; looks amazing in person!

cbertels · 12-05-2021, 09:34 PM

Sick bud nice work!

TouringM3 · 12-06-2021, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Rated M Roadster

Saw you driving in the Pearl today; looks amazing in person!

Oh man! Honk at me next time! Also, there's a fun group of BMW owners in town that get together for burgers and drives every once in a while if you're interested.

Ptown_F31 · 01-04-2022, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TouringM3

Oh man! Honk at me next time! Also, there's a fun group of BMW owners in town that get together for burgers and drives every once in a while if you're interested.

Burgers & BMW's... sounds like something I should attend!

BMW BRAD · 01-14-2022, 12:28 PM

Damn, this has got to be one of the, if not the best builds I've ever seen! Mad props to you guys! I absolutely LOVE IT!

TouringM3 · 01-14-2022, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW BRAD

Damn, this has got to be one of the, if not the best builds I've ever seen! Mad props to you guys! I absolutely LOVE IT!

Thanks so much! I'm planning on being down in the LA area in March also, hopefully a group of us can link up.

BMW BRAD · 01-15-2022, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TouringM3

Thanks so much! I'm planning on being down in the LA area in March also, hopefully a group of us can link up.

Hell yes! Please post the date(s) as soon as you know! I'd be down to meet up!

#wagonlove

F80 Dreamer · 05-25-2022, 06:29 PM

Any plans to upload any more videos of the build on YouTube? I loved watching the videos last year on it.

WordOnRoad · 06-07-2022, 09:00 AM

Wow am I late to this thread.

Absolutely insane build*. Wildly impressive all around.

*Not to be confused with going FBO and getting wheels/drop.

Crazypinoy9 · 06-08-2022, 01:46 PM

Excited for this one

myclue · 08-06-2024, 12:04 PM

Updates?

10-16-2021, 11:41 AM	#111
Jbrown7403 Captain 2857 Rep 683 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M4 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Austin Texas iTrader: (0)	Congrats on a stunning build! Anxiously awaiting videos!
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10-17-2021, 11:32 AM	#112
DrKevM5 Colonel 2296 Rep 2,519 Posts Drives: G05 X5, F87 M2 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western NY iTrader: (7)	Magnificent build! __________________ ?16 M2 Long Beach Blue/Black, 6MT '22 X5 4.0 M Sport Black Sapphire/Tartufo ?22 Tesla Model Y Performance Midnight Silver/White
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10-25-2021, 03:29 PM	#113
Ultimateone OG E46Fanatic 177 Rep 844 Posts Drives: 24 Champ White CTR Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (4)	Amazing
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10-28-2021, 07:13 AM	#114
willin11 Second Lieutenant 162 Rep 257 Posts Drives: F87 M2 Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	beautiful work!
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11-03-2021, 05:30 AM	#115
Briandk Private 12 Rep 56 Posts Drives: Bmw 325i Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Denmark iTrader: (0)	Out of curiosity. Are the rear door cards of the M3 a straight fit on the wagon or how do you go about those?
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11-03-2021, 01:58 PM	#116
TouringM3 Lieutenant 641 Rep 502 Posts Drives: '18 F80 6MT / '16 F31 Join Date: May 2020 Location: Bend, OR iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 F81 M3 Touring [10.00] 2016 F30 328xi Comp ... [0.00]	Door cards fit perfectly. The door SUNSHADES are differently shaped, however, so if you want to transfer a F80 rear door card WITH shades you'll need to remove the roller and swap it out for the F31 specific rear window shapes. __________________ 2018 F81 M3 Touring Project \| Bend, Oregon, USA Instagram: @TouringM3
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11-04-2021, 10:09 AM	#118
espressoo Major 904 Rep 1,009 Posts Drives: '18 M3 Comp\|'23 X5 45e\|'24 X7 Join Date: May 2017 Location: DMV iTrader: (1)	Looks awesome. Perhaps I missed it but what was the cost of this project? You had the cost of the donor car and M but what about on the other parts and wrenching time? Do you have a breakdown that you can share? Must of cost a fortune though.
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12-05-2021, 08:40 PM	#119
Rated M Roadster Captain 162 Rep 892 Posts Drives: F10 M5, i3, Z4M Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: PDX iTrader: (9)	Saw you driving in the Pearl today; looks amazing in person! __________________ CURRENT ll F10 M5 l E85 Z4MR l I01 i3 REX SOLD ll E70 X5M l E85 Z4MR VF570 l E36/7 Z3MR l E36 328i
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12-05-2021, 09:34 PM	#120
cbertels Captain 1217 Rep 777 Posts Drives: M3 YMB-SS Join Date: May 2016 Location: Orlando iTrader: (0)	Sick bud nice work!
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01-14-2022, 12:28 PM	#123
BMW BRAD Lieutenant Colonel 218 Rep 1,894 Posts Drives: F10 535d M, F31 328d M Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chino Hills Ca. iTrader: (13)	Damn, this has got to be one of the, if not the best builds I've ever seen! Mad props to you guys! I absolutely LOVE IT! __________________ [SIGPIC]
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05-25-2022, 06:29 PM	#126
F80 Dreamer Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW F80 M3 Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Ireland iTrader: (0)	Any plans to upload any more videos of the build on YouTube? I loved watching the videos last year on it.
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06-07-2022, 09:00 AM	#127
WordOnRoad Captain 314 Rep 662 Posts Drives: E70/F80 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Boston iTrader: (4)	Wow am I late to this thread. Absolutely insane build. Wildly impressive all around. Not to be confused with going FBO and getting wheels/drop. __________________ Winter: 13 PGM 3.5 E70\|MHD Summer: 15 6MT BSM F80\|MHD\|KW\|SM-10 Gone: 09 AWD 6MT AW E90\|FBO\|MHD\|XHP\|KW\|ARC-8 IG: 475_f80
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06-08-2022, 01:46 PM	#128
Crazypinoy9 New Member 14 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: May 2022 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Excited for this one
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08-06-2024, 12:04 PM	#129
myclue Second Lieutenant 50 Rep 245 Posts Drives: ? Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (2)	Updates?
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