Let's see your "Then and now" pics!

[jmiseo2008]

Originally Posted by amancuso

Then:


Now:


LOL I've only had the car for about 3 weeks.

Nice meeting you @ BMFeast!!! Good luck with the car!

[CoupeChick]

Last year:


This year:

[IslandS62]

Delivery day (in back):


Just rims (2005):


Now:

[hagenisse]

Exterior-mods isnt really my thing, but some things have happened...

Before:


Now:

[KBH22102]

Originally Posted by IslandS62

Delivery day (in back):

What happened to the one in front?

[fmcfad01]

Then (on the left) [S52]:


Now [S54]:

[Kevin86]

Then.



Now...

[BlueM3Racer]

Then:



Now:

[Nivola]

Maybe this better exemplifies the changes over time not apparent through the sheet-metal:

Then-- 12/10/99:
◦ Bone stock


Now-- last weekend at Thunderhill, 10/05/08:
Accessories (OEM):
◦ Chrome door lock pins
◦ Chrome interior door handles
◦ Chrome review mirror (S54)
◦ Clear front corner lenses
◦ Extended tool kit
◦ Fire extinguisher & seat mount
◦ First-Aid kit
◦ Magnetic fender guards
◦ Mudflaps (F & R)
◦ Oil-bag
◦ Sunroof sunshade
◦ Tire pressure gauge
◦ Touch-up paint kit
◦ TrafficPro (with Stygar harness)
◦ Valve caps
◦ Warning triangle
◦ Wheel Roundels (new style)

Aftermarket Accessories:
◦ AC Schnitzer front splitters
◦ AC Schnitzer sport steering wheel
◦ Chrome/aluminum e-brake handle & button
◦ DICE iPod Integration Kit
◦ Emergency tire tote
◦ LeatherZ Alcantara shift boot & e-brake boot
◦ LeatherZ hatch trim
◦ LeatherZ Individual Alcantara door armrests & mirror blank
◦ LeatherZ Individual Alcantara hockeysticks
◦ LeatherZ Mark1 armrest
◦ LeatherZ space saver spare tire kit
◦ LeatherZ steering wheel tabs
◦ Seat-tilt mod
◦ Stygar spare-mount kit
◦ Ultimate Pedals custom aluminum pedals & passenger footrest
◦ V-1 with concealed display (hardwired)
◦ Veil coating
◦ WarCamp glovebox fix

Brakes:
◦ Bimmerword Titianium Thermal Barrier Plates (F/R)
◦ Brass brake caliper guide bushings
◦ Euro E36 M3 floating rotors
◦ Ferodo DS 2500 brake pads
◦ Pentosin Racing Brake Fluid
◦ SS brake lines
◦ Vorshlag front brake cooling kit (plates, hoses & flanges)

Drivetrain:
◦ 3.73 LSD
◦ GSP 4130 alloy steel clutch pedal
◦ RedLine 75-90 in differential & MTL in transmission
◦ Rogue Engineering clutch stop
◦ UUC EVO3 SSK with DSSR
◦ UUC SS clutch line (CDV delete)
◦ UUC UHMW clutch pedal bushings
◦ Vorshlag orange 80A urethane, through-bolt competition transmission mounts
◦ Whalen Shift Machine

Electrical:
◦ DRLs
◦ Interstate MTP91 battery
◦ LeatherZ footwell light kit
◦ LED ATC fuses
◦ OEM 2.5 litre windshield washer reservoir, custom painted
◦ Stealth bulbs
◦ Stebel Nautilus ultra-compact Italian air-horns
◦ Super Bright LED interior LEDs
◦ Toshiba HIR 9012 low & 9011 high beam bulbs

Engine:
◦ Aasco billet single-mass 12lb flywheel
◦ Aluminum thermostat housing
◦ ASC delete (& TC warning-light delete)
◦ BMW S54 oil-canister & oil-lines
◦ Conforti Shark
◦ Dr.Vanos Stage II
◦ Drilled OEM plastic front under-panel fairing -- more airflow to oil-cooler
◦ ECIS intake w/ K&N RX-4730 filter (molded-in velocity stack) & aluminized heat shield
◦ Eurosport M50 kit
◦ Fan deletes (OEM clutch fan & OEM electric fan) w/ BMW Motorsport fan stud nut
◦ Magnaflow 14815 stainless exhaust w/ mandrel-bent cat-back tubing
◦ Higher-capacity plasma coils
◦ NGK BKR6EIX Iridium spark plugs
◦ Redline Water Wetter
◦ Safety wired oil-pump nut
◦ Samco throttle body boot
◦ ScanGauge-II (Actual Water Temp, Intake Temp, Gallons-per-Hour, & Engine Loading)
◦ Stewart Heavy-Duty water-pump
◦ Stygar engine-bay vent mod
◦ Total Quartz Racing 10W50
◦ VAC oil sump baffle kit
◦ VAC UDPs
◦ VDO oil-pressure gauge with LeatherZ sender block
◦ Vorshlag Motorsports “red” competition aluminum / polyurethane motor mounts
◦ Zionsville Autosport SuperComp aluminum radiator w/ 14” Spal fan & integrated oil-cooler

Frame:
◦ Edge Motorworks prototype diff / rear subframe re-enforcement kit
◦ Mason Engineering 1-piece TIG welded tubular steel strut brace
◦ Strong Strut Butt Strut
◦ Turner Motorsport front subframe re-enforcement kit

Maintenance:
◦ Bentley Manual
◦ Griot’s Best In Show wax
◦ Griot’s claybar
◦ Griot’s Machine Polish 1, 2 & 3
◦ Peake R5/FCXII
◦ Spinneybeck Finished Leather Maintenance Kit
◦ VPD Koni shock adjustment tool

Steering:
◦ RedLine Power Steering Fluid
◦ ZF shorter-ratio steering rack (OEM, for standard Z3, non MZ3)

Suspension – Front:
◦ Aluminum control arms (OEM, E30 M3)
◦ GC adjustable aluminum front swaybar link assemblies
◦ H&R 28mm adjustable sway bar with urethane bushings
◦ TC Kline camber plates (up to -4.2° max camber)
◦ TC Kline Smart Design D/A coilovers with VVS 450# shorty springs (corner balanced)
◦ Turner Motorsport Delrin centered LCABs

Suspension – Rear:
◦ 2mm shaved spring pads (top & bottom)
◦ Custom adjustable aluminum swaybar link assemblies
◦ H&R 21mm adjustable sway bar with urethane bushings
◦ Ireland Engineering adjustable camber kit (with a 1.0° range)
◦ Ireland Engineering adjustable toe kit (with a 1.5° range)
◦ Ireland Engineering urethane rear subframe bushings
◦ Ireland Engineering urethane trailing arm bushings
◦ TC Kline monoball RSMs
◦ TC Kline Smart Design D/A shocks with VVS 500# barrel springs (corner balanced)
◦ Turner Motorsport rear sway bar lower link re-enforcement kit

Tires & Wheel Accessories:
◦ Eibach spacers 12mm (F) & 10mm (R)
◦ Falken Azenis RT-615s tires 235/40ZR17(F) & 255/40ZR17(R)
◦ TC Kline Ultra Coated NASCAR style 60mm wheel studs

Track Gear:
◦ Apex Performance balaclava and helmet bag
◦ BELL - BR1 - SA2005 helmet, with mirrored blue/anti-fog visor and breath deflector
◦ CCW custom modular wheels 17x8.5 w/41mm offset (F) and 17x10 w/9mm offset (R)
◦ Cobra seat grommets
◦ G-Force GF125 racing suit (SFI 3.2A/1 Rating) in red & black
◦ Nitto DOT R-comp NT-01 tires 235/40ZR17(F) & 255/40ZR17(R)
◦ Simpson Carbon-X socks, undershirt & underwear
◦ Sparco 360° wedge-shaped helmet support
◦ Sparco 6-point FIA harness: 2” ASM belts & 3” shoulders w/cam-lock; 3” harness pads
◦ Sparco Fast Tech Alcantara / NOMEX FIA driving gloves
◦ Sparco harness bar
◦ Sparco Soft-Touch NOMEX balaclava
◦ Sparco Top 2 NOMEX FIA driving shoes
◦ TC Design Tow Hooks

[The ZED]

I think you forgot gas

that is a long list!

[Nivola]

Originally Posted by The ZED

I think you forgot gas

that is a long list!

Oh yes, Chevron always since she was new...

[HellrotZ]

I want some new wheels

[Nivola]

Originally Posted by HellrotZ

I want some new wheels

Yours look cool on your car: but I will say that you don't have to deal with the M coupe rear-offset silliness, if you do want to upgrade.

[fmcfad01]

Originally Posted by Nivola

Yours look cool on your car: but I will say that you don't have to deal with the M coupe rear-offset silliness, if you do want to upgrade.

Seriously. It's so discouraging to find something that will actually work. I'd kill for a perfect set of Volk TE-37's, but everyone knows that. I'd sell my SSR GT2's in a second for them...

[2kredz3]

Originally Posted by HellrotZ

I want some new wheels

atleast yours have a fresh coat of paint on them.

Originally Posted by Nivola

Yours look cool on your car: but I will say that you don't have to deal with the M coupe rear-offset silliness, if you do want to upgrade.

i would mind that to have the extra power

[tader]

MatteBlackCoupeDude What type and brand of paint did you use????

[IslandS62]

Originally Posted by KBH22102

What happened to the one in front?

Sold it recently for $21K, bought M5 in sig for $24K (similar miles). All in all it was a good trade for me, although I miss the Coupe terribly.

[jr1966]

Then:



Now:



Then:
My Coupe's first morning on my driveway.



Now:

[gio14]

Originally Posted by jr1966

What gills are those?

[luciano136]

I kept the stock look as much as I could. Most changes are performance related.

One pic is summer of '05 before it was even detailed for the first time:


The other is spring of '08

[jr1966]

Originally Posted by gio14

What gills are those?

It's an original BMW part known here as the Sport Gills.

[MatteBlackCoupeDude]

I think I still hold the title for "most drastic exterior change" on these boards.

With the exception of our few show cars.

[InitialM3]

Just did the suspension this week, havnt gotten a chance to take a photo though, DAMN its low now.

[2000Z3M]

Originally Posted by Nivola

Then-- the day I bought Zapatito, 12/10/99:

[http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...a368/IMG26.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...a368/IMG27.jpg


Now-- last weekend at Thunderhill, 10/05/08:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...8/_HOP1641.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...8/CRW_3883.jpg

I ran across you at the sacramento BMW dealership about 2 years ago or so. I never forget a nice lookin coupe

[amancuso]

Originally Posted by jmiseo2008

Nice meeting you @ BMFeast!!! Good luck with the car!

Thanks, nice meeting you too... I'm gonna try to get a Jersey meet together for the spring so I'll keep you posted.