Harper

Wheels on. Car is filthy and camera lens is broken on my phone so the photos are a bit shite but you get the idea. Square set of brand new Style 260M's in reflex silver. Michelin PS4S's 255/40/18 all round. Photos don't quite do it justice, looks mega. Need to dial the alignment in a little more, still getting a slight rub under compression on the front right so probably going to raise it + a little more camber. Been a really rough few weeks so this has definitely put a smile on my face

Yep its a real special interior. Probably my favourite thing about the car and I'm quite obsessive about it. Finding out production numbers/hunting down what remains of the original m tex cars in NZ etc. Mine was one of the few factory specced but was retrimmed (poorly) in black leather shortly after being imported to NZ. I have no idea why anyone would do such a thing. But when I discovered I committed to spending far too much money restoring it to original. Only thing I have yet to source is the rear seat.

short for M-Texture Alcantara Interior. Rare interior option available for E46 M3 coupes. Also was an option for E46 clubsport but only on the seats I believe. It is just a neat perforated alcantara layered fabric that was an option in place of the leather on the door cards and the leather inserts on the seats. Photo of my M texture door cards for reference:

Fitted, nothing better than fresh M-texture. In desperate need of some trim to replace my silver junk now though... Ordered an exciting package out of Germany over the weekend which should be here in 3 weeks, pilot sport 4S's arriving this week or early next, this car might finally start to actually take shape soon.

Doesn't appear to be. Different wheels, different rear valence, different model year, different nav system, different japanese plate.

Are you kidding?? A different one! It's not like these are common either. I don't know how many worldwide were made but I know there were only 20 made for the states in AW on Mtex. Even fewer without a sunroof. Who knows how many were made RHD for the rest of the world but not many (Just had a look and a total of 69 AW on M tex cars were made RHD worldwide, not sure how many had no sunroof). To see two get imported in 2 weeks is very surprising...

Very jealous, mint car have seen it in person. Until this white one shows up yours might be the only m3 on the road atm with a full m tex interior as far as I know 👍. Mine is still half m tex and half black leather as I source the final pieces to restore it to OEM.

Would love to see photos! Didn't realise that had m tex in it. Where did you get the interior from? My car is one of the 5 (soon to be 6 with this new AW m3) in NZ specced with the interior but was retrimmed to black leather. Sourcing a set has been seriously difficult, but it's slowly coming together.

F2AT is the option code for the m texture interior. This will be the 6th one in NZ afaik. But this will be the only one still on the road that's factory specced (sort of). One other m3 running around with this interior but it is not factory specced. Rays old LSB.

@KwSthe temptation is very much there. I don't need two M3's, I don't need two M3's...

@M3ANsteering wheel looks fine. Bolster wear is perhaps slightly more than expected for the mileage but hard to tell from those abysmal photos. The spec alone makes this easily more than a 40k car. 1 of 1 in nz and 1 of very few world wide even. Not to mention fairly low mileage. They haven't listed the vin so we can't know if the interior has been swapped in or not which could explain some of the bolsters wear. Early MY and smg does definitely make the car a little less desirable however. I can see this being purchased very quickly by someone who knows how few of these are around.

So much want. Alpine white, no sunroof, m tex interior. I assume this is being imported as I was under the impression there was only one AW coupe in NZ and it was a sunroof car. Not to mention the interior, which in addition to mine will be the only other factory specced car left on the road. 40k asking seems very... low https://www.trademe.co.nz/3131580110

This pretty rad E30 325i Wagon. Manual, cloth interior, AC Schnitzer wheels, yes please.

@leichtbau Sure it's not paint? Have heard of a few of these being resprayed to LSB. On a side note, I'm sure this car popped up at a car show thread on here somewhere a while ago. I remember checking the vin and seeing it was supposed to be PY on kiwi.

Should really have made a build thread for this car, maybe one day I'll get round to writing it all up. Had the CMP topmount subframe kit + front mount extension installed @HELLBM couple weeks back. Pretty beefy unit. Should have some better photos once I get the time to lay some paint down and cut the carpets to size. Got a much needed wash too after being on daily driver duty for the last couple weeks. Then thrashed to Kawakawa and back. Getting sick of black wheels though, pilot sport 4S's on order for the new square set. Backordered until at least mid June, yikes.

One step closer... Rears done as well, just need to be assembled. Now to find some seats...

Did I just see this driving through new market about 15 mins ago? Looks minty if it was you.

@3 SERIES Ohlins are the way to go 👍 wouldn't go back after having them on my M3.

Thought I'd update with some info on this car. 1 of 10 worldwide, 1 of 4 RHD, in this spec (OG on m tex) according to production numbers. Probably a handful running around that have had the interior swapped in. But as far as factory optioned cars this would be one of the rarest combinations outside of individual spec cars. Safe to say we won't be seeing another in NZ.

This has been for sale for a while I believe so could be that it's priced a little high for what it is. But it is a special car. Also not the M3 interior, different seats and no m tex door cards. The clubsports standard option was an m texture interior but the majority of buyers paid for the cost option of extended leather. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the only clubsport with that interior in NZ given how few M3s came to NZ with it.

An old school mate of mine bought it. There's an instagram account for it https://instagram.com/raspym3?igshid=1nh9g5vk1o955

@Arronyes for coupe sorry should have clarified.

Digging up a 2 and a half year old thread but is the titan shadow interior trim available?

Has to be in okay condition, no big rips or anything. A little worn is potentially okay. Ideally powered not heated.

Freshly rebuilt motor went into the M3 over the weekend. A few days over 6 months since it came out. Never imagined I'd be undertaking this job when I bought the car but I do have a tendency to get carried away. Definitely much harder to get it in than out, was a wrestle start to finish. Did manage to get it in after about 4 hours of putting it in + a week of a couple hours after work each night putting everything back together (and no damages or casualties along the way which was somewhat unexpected!). First start up went flawless, not much more stressful than a first start up. Got a short clip of the intake bark once it had evened out a bit and things were warming up. 4.mp4 The first drive was unbelievable, couldn't smile wide enough. Would recommend Kayne Barrie all day long and would work with him again. What a difference fresh vanos seals and some nice sharp valve seats make and my engine was by no means in bad condition when it came out, yet it feels like the low end power has doubled (even without full load during the break in). Everything back together and cleaned up now, onto the 500km of break in for the rings and hone. Car is hopefully headed over to Ray's in the next few weeks once the break in is done to get the complete CMP subframe top mount kit put in (top bar and front mount extension). Oh and did I mention I bought a set of square 18s to go on, oops.