Olaf 3317 Report post Posted April 23, 2018 23 hours ago, Michael. said: Yay shinny stock muffler indeed, that's certainly cleanliness beyond the call of duty! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted April 23, 2018 OEM muffler swapped on, the tips are so teeny. It's a fair bit quieter, but still really raspy. Can finally hear the intake tho. Going to work on center section later in the week after Anzac day. Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Compared to Supersprint: Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted April 23, 2018 Looks awesome. No more wing or will that return when you get bored? By the way the stock M3 exhaust is actually an impressive efficient system, it often gets a bit of slack for the tinny noise but for the interior it produces a good resonance and allows you to enjoy the glorious intake which is one of the best characteristic of the S54 engine. See extensive PDF from an engineering standpoint of the factory exhaust, one of my favorite M3 reads! BMW_M3_Exhaust_System.pdf 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted April 24, 2018 18 hours ago, Michael. said: Looks awesome. No more wing or will that return when you get bored? By the way the stock M3 exhaust is actually an impressive efficient system, it often gets a bit of slack for the tinny noise but for the interior it produces a good resonance and allows you to enjoy the glorious intake which is one of the best characteristic of the S54 engine. See extensive PDF from an engineering standpoint of the factory exhaust, one of my favorite M3 reads! BMW_M3_Exhaust_System.pdf Thank you mate that was an interesting read! Not sure about spare bootlid, but as it's such an easy bolt on-off I can change my mind and have it all swapped over in an hour or so. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) Fun fact: who knew there are two different sized center sliding trays for the e46..? I bought the cup holders and coin tray a while back, then the longer slider as a replacement option recently Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Here’s the longer slider installed (standard seats and ZCP weighed gearknob back in now too): Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr I am keeping the armrest-less console and carbon interior trim as it looks good and is a pain in the ass to change around the door handles. Same with the alcantara hand brake handle. I also picked up a couple of OEM air filters for when I swap K&N 57-series intake back to the standard airbox. Edited April 24, 2018 by CSET 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) I think I’ve answered my own question, pretty sure this console is for the phone kit. Awww yeah, early 2000’s car phone come at me. Off to get the cats re-installed today. Exhaust will then be 100% stock, for the first time since new from the sounds of things. I’m actually really enjoying the changes, for the moment at least. Edit: actually it may not be a phone console. The plot thickens.. Edited April 25, 2018 by CSET 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted April 26, 2018 Discover all the options! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted April 30, 2018 Cats are in and rasp is gone. It's so damn quiet, can barely hear exhaust. But intake ... oh my. The intake. This is a good sounding motor. I also go these in today's courier, final piece of the OEM puzzle ..! Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted May 1, 2018 Mmmm intake noises! It would feel like a different car. Should be able to see it glisten down the road with that grille 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 Anyone know the paint code for the OEM CSL wheels, by chance...? I've been matching by eye, pain in the ass mixing each batch slightly differently. Looks WAY off in the photo, but this is the closest actual match on the wheel I have done. Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr ^^ before sanding flat & polishing of course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted May 8, 2018 Polished up my Supersprint mufflers after a few years of use, pretty good result..! Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zero 1162 Report post Posted May 8, 2018 Christian, what products and methods did you use to clean the muffler? It looks great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted May 8, 2018 21 minutes ago, zero said: Christian, what products and methods did you use to clean the muffler? It looks great. Cheers man, super easy if you have the tools. Metal compound (I used Truckers Pride liquid heavy cut) with steel wool then machine cut with heavy compound and pad on a DA machine (I used Rupes Bigfoot, coarse pad and HC400 but others will get same result). It's not perfect, but pretty good for an hours' work. A refine polish will make it much better, but tbh I'm only doing this for my own benefit. If you're stuck for products, we stock most of this stuff at www.unitedcarcare.co.nz (shameless self plug). 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted May 8, 2018 What are you going to do with the super sprint? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted May 8, 2018 9 hours ago, Michael. said: What are you going to do with the super sprint? Keep with all my other spares for the meantime mate. It’ll go back on the car in the future no doubt. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted May 9, 2018 On 5/5/2018 at 1:59 PM, CSET said: Anyone know the paint code for the OEM CSL wheels, by chance...? I Have a litre of the actual paint for this wheel ... it’s $700+ per litre. So my recommendation is to just mix it yourself as it’s quite a special paint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnM575 112 Report post Posted May 9, 2018 1 minute ago, M3_Power said: I Have a litre of the actual paint for this wheel ... it’s $700+ per litre. So my recommendation is to just mix it yourself as it’s quite a special paint. Only you would Tom! ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted May 9, 2018 1 minute ago, M3_Power said: I Have a litre of the actual paint for this wheel ... it’s $700+ per litre. So my recommendation is to just mix it yourself as it’s quite a special paint. I suspect that's why he needs the paint code... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted May 9, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, M3AN said: I suspect that's why he needs the paint code... It’s not a coded paint otherwise I’d give it to him. Also it has a dark coloured undercoat which I don’t actually have. But you can get away with spraying just the colour. Edited May 9, 2018 by M3_Power Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted May 9, 2018 It will have a code, even if it's not on the container. Can you establish from the label who made it for BMW? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted May 9, 2018 (edited) maybe I should clarify, the code doesn’t appear to have a cross reference to another generic colour code from other paint suppliers. It also doesn’t have a published formula. anyways, the actual colour is discussed here in this thread in detail in Greek, it was confirmed by people in Munich that worked on the CSL originally - it is not WA55 or A55 as many seem to think (supposedly BBS source) The original paint is Italian made by Lechler as discussed by Alexk in this thread below http://www.bmwfans.gr/forum/showthread.php?t=15847 there is also apparently a good match from ppg for this colour which was used for the MV Augusta Wheel which is PPG 35204189 Edited May 9, 2018 by M3_Power 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted May 10, 2018 9 hours ago, M3_Power said: maybe I should clarify, the code doesn’t appear to have a cross reference to another generic colour code from other paint suppliers. It also doesn’t have a published formula. anyways, the actual colour is discussed here in this thread in detail in Greek, it was confirmed by people in Munich that worked on the CSL originally - it is not WA55 or A55 as many seem to think (supposedly BBS source) The original paint is Italian made by Lechler as discussed by Alexk in this thread below http://www.bmwfans.gr/forum/showthread.php?t=15847 there is also apparently a good match from ppg for this colour which was used for the MV Augusta Wheel which is PPG 35204189 Thanks Tom, you're right $700+ for a couple of stone chips is ridiculous. That site makes mention of code 144 (Felgensilber Metallic) which seems to be a more generic BMW wheel silver, I'll try that in the meantime. 144 includes some purple and blue (albeit very minor quantities), interesting! Will post up what it looks like. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, CSET said: Thanks Tom, you're right $700+ for a couple of stone chips is ridiculous. That site makes mention of code 144 (Felgensilber Metallic) which seems to be a more generic BMW wheel silver, I'll try that in the meantime. 144 includes some purple and blue (albeit very minor quantities), interesting! Will post up what it looks like. I’ve never tried 144, but other guys have tried WA55 and A55 with slight modifications with good results. The original original colour for the csl wheels that came with the car is the one AlexK mentioned (as many UK csl can attest to), there is speculation that later production wheels from BBS were painted with A55 or a variation of it. I actually should try and confirm this as I have a set of never used later production csl rims (2015) that from memory did look slightly different to the original set in terms of colour. I can go on about these wheels but suffice to say there’s a few variations of them out there from BMW and BBS independently. Edited May 10, 2018 by M3_Power 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSET 583 Report post Posted May 10, 2018 Just now, M3_Power said: I’ve never tried 144, but other guys have tried WA55 and A55 with slight modifications with good results. The original original colour for the csl wheels that came with the car is the one AlexK mentioned, there is speculation later production wheels from BBS were painted with A55 or a variation of it. I actually should try and confirm this as I have a set of later production csl rims (2015) that from memory did look slightly different to the original set in terms of colour. I can go on about these wheels but suffice to say there’s a few variations of them out there from BMW and BBS independently. The variations in paint between years may explain why BMW are so closed about the colour.. I’d be keen to see them in comparison, mine are definitely older (2013). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted May 10, 2018 15 minutes ago, CSET said: The variations in paint between years may explain why BMW are so closed about the colour.. I’d be keen to see them in comparison, mine are definitely older (2013). I blame EU for putting the environment above colour consistency for paint : P i think if you look up A08, silver grey there’s something like 12 different variants for it from Glasurit, all in the name of environment : ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
