After about 5 months with the car I decided to do a few upgrades.

A new set of oe 19s
http://members.roadfly.org/thedue/X5M36.jpg

Eisenman race exhaust w/ 83mm tips
http://members.roadfly.org/thedue/X5M37.jpg

oe aluminum interior (was titanium shadow before) and some acs aluminum pieces
http://members.roadfly.org/thedue/Interior.jpg

stealth V1/Blinder install (sorry these pictures aren't so great)

On/off, LED, and speaker for the Blinder laser jammer. There are two transponders mounted at the air scoop on the front bumper.
http://members.roadfly.org/thedue/Blinder.jpg

The V1 was relocated to a pod in the headliner
http://members.roadfly.org/thedue/V1Pod.jpg

Remote audio adaptor and speaker for the V1 below the dashboard
http://members.roadfly.org/thedue/V1Audio.jpg

V1 mirror display
http://members.roadfly.org/thedue/V1Display.jpg

The exhaust is a great upgrade for someone looking to improve on the stock exhaust, without going too loud, the car handles and feels much better with the 19s, and the Blinder/V1 has saved my ass more times than I can count.

Here is a pic with my friend's new Imola X5 4.4
http://members.roadfly.org/thedue/X5M32.jpg

Very nice bimmer! Can you tell me where you got the oem aluminum trim, and price? The exhaust looks great, how does it sound?

Very nice bimmer! Can you tell me where you got the oem aluminum trim, and price? The exhaust looks great, how does it sound?

I think I got lucky. The oe aluminum trim is an option on 03+ M3s, but mine was optioned with the gray plastic titanium shadow trim.

I luckily found someone who was looking to sell his aluminum trim and replace it with titanium shadow (usually it is the other way around). The option is $400, to buy afterwards from the dealer is $900-$1,000, and I got a full barely used set for $600. Then I added the acs pieces. Still looking for a matching brushed aluminum lighted shift knob, so if anyone knows a good source for one, please let me know.

The exhaust is great, that was previously my number one gripe about the car. Tinny, high pitched, rattling sound, and small tips. The sound is improved but not that much louder, the tips look great, a little bit of weight savings, a nice burble at idle that gets louder as you go through the rpm range. A great all around cosmetic and sound mod. They have sound clips on the website. I got the 83MM race exhaust.
Eisenhaus (http://eisenhaus.com)

Hi! Im Troy Mclure! You might remember me from such films as, my M3 has new wheels, daddy why didnt you buy SMG....

, daddy why didnt you buy SMG....

:confused What?

I was just being funny because of your name

:dunno

I was just being funny because of your name

:dunno

my bad, I misunderstood.

BTW, love your car, Byzanz is sweet. :cool

Thanks. I would gladly trad for your E46 though

:(

:confused What?

From the Simpsons...

http://troymcclurepage.tripod.com/

"You might remember me from:
"The World Without Zinc" (child actor?)
"Fuzzy Bunny's Guide To You-Know-What"
"Here Comes The Metric System"
"Lead Paint: Delicious But Deadly"
"60 Minutes of Car Crash Victims"
"Alice's Adventures through the Windshield Glass"
"The Decapitation of Larry Leadfoot"
"Firecrackers: The Silent Killer"
"Designated Drivers: The Lifesaving Nerds"
"Phony Tornado Alarms Reduce Readiness"
"Man vs. Nature: The Road to Victory" (nature film)
Introducing the Biosphere to Springfield (short film)
"Learn French Toot Sweet While You Sleep" (language tape)

http://troymcclurepage.tripod.com/big-phil.jpg

http://troymcclurepage.tripod.com/metric.wav

http://troymcclurepage.tripod.com/drivered.wav

From the Simpsons...

http://troymcclurepage.tripod.com/

"You might remember me from:
"The World Without Zinc" (child actor?)
"Fuzzy Bunny's Guide To You-Know-What"
"Here Comes The Metric System"
"Lead Paint: Delicious But Deadly"
"60 Minutes of Car Crash Victims"
"Alice's Adventures through the Windshield Glass"
"The Decapitation of Larry Leadfoot"
"Firecrackers: The Silent Killer"
"Designated Drivers: The Lifesaving Nerds"
"Phony Tornado Alarms Reduce Readiness"
"Man vs. Nature: The Road to Victory" (nature film)
Introducing the Biosphere to Springfield (short film)
"Learn French Toot Sweet While You Sleep" (language tape)

http://troymcclurepage.tripod.com/big-phil.jpg

Yeah, I got that :)
it was more the "daddy buy me an smg" thing I didn't get.

Yeah, I got that :)
it was more the "daddy buy me an smg" thing I didn't get.

I wondered......................... :buttrock