12-27-2017, 08:29 AM | #1 |
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Update 2/18/2018: More wrap pics posted (see thread) and remaining exterior pieces
Update 2/17/2018: Wrap done, spoiler, side markers, grilles Update 2/15/18: Wrap progress! See latest post! Update 2/4/18: Lots of small mods added, but car goes for full wrap today So, check back in about a week to see the color change! Getting naked for the wrap! Update 1/25/18: Yay, picking up in a few hours! Update 1/24/18: Car has arrived at the dealership here in Austin! Likely pick up tomorrow night Update 1/9/18: Car should be delivered the week of the January 21st My M2 is nearing delivery. As of today 12/27, it just left the port and is on the way to the US. This car will be my fun/weekend car that can hold my small family of 3. I do plan to mod it to be OEM+ for the most part. My short BMW history includes: 2004 M3, manual, Titanium Silver. Modded extensively, including ESS supercharger, full ground control suspension, Stoptech ST60/ST40 brakes, gears, OE CSL stuff and more. LOVED this car in every way, but since i was just learning to drive on the track, I got tired of beating up on it, and decided to get a cheaper, slower track car (see next, e36 M3), and I had a MKV GTI as a daily. 1996 M3, manual, TechnoViolet. Full track car. This car was cursed. 4 motors eaten, all for various reasons, some dumb and some un-explainable. Decided to part it out to the very last bolt. 1999 M3, manual, Cosmos Black, S54 swapped, caged, etc. Current track car. Love, love, love this car. Does everything I want for a track car. No, it's not the fastest thing at HPDEs, but keeps up with nearly anything in the turns. I have no plans to "upgrade" To round out the current fleet, here's the truck that pulls the trailer. Trailer is a 28' Intech Icon. 2016 GMC Sierra Denali 2500HD, Summit White How I came to choose an M2... I have had a dedicated track car for about 6 years, and neither has been a street-legal vehicle. When I went the dedicated track car route, I decided to get a fun weekend car. At the time it was just my wife and me, so I went with a 997.2 GT3. Absolutely loved this car, and did a few track days with it, but I was always very tentative with it due to the car's value. However, shortly after getting the GT3, we were blessed with our son. Soon, I wasn't driving the GT3 much since we would take the family vehicle everywhere (2009 Yukon XL). So I sold the car to a friend who had been wanting the car from day one. I was fortunate in that i bought the car at the "bottom" of the market, and was able to sell for a nice profit after 3.5 years and 13k miles The M2 had recently been announced, so i put my name in at the local (Austin) dealer, but was WAY down on the list, so I considered getting a Carrera S or Turbo, but as luck would have it, another friend backed out of his GT4 delivery, and the dealer offered it to me at MSRP, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity. I figured I had another year before my son would appreciate the fun weekend cars, and the GT4 would hold value fairly well. Interestingly after a year of owning the GT4, the BMW dealer contacted me to say that my allocation had come up, but I let him know i had the GT4 and was quite happy with it. This was early 2017. So, by September of this year, my son had been begging to ride in "Daddy's race car", so it was time to sell the GT4 and get something else. The GT4 sold in an instant (didn't lose a dime on it), and was looking at Carrera GTS', but the M2 kept coming up in the back of my mind as a lower cost option for likely just as much fun on the street. So, I called the dealer, and they said that as luck would have it, their last allocation had just been vacated, and I could have it. So, in October, i put in my deposit and order. Here's my spec:
And now the modification plans... i'll take this car to the track, but won't be a dual-purpose car. So, gotta get the kiddo squared away. Kiddo stuff
Then the fun stuff! Here is what is currently planned (as of 12/29), and most of this is in my garage and attic, just awaiting the car: Interior
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Drivetrain
Electronics
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12-28-2017, 09:52 AM | #2 |
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Congrats...It’s amazing how kids change our lives, I pretty much have the same specs on the M2 less the apple car play... less amazing is that a lot of us cross shopped a GT4 vs M2. I didn’t go for the GT4 for 2 reasons...1) my kid goes everywhere with us, 2). $70k extra for the GT4 to be a gym car....
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And now the modification plans... i'll take this car to the track, but won't be a dual-purpose car. So, gotta get the kiddo squared away.
Kiddo stuff
Then the fun stuff! Here is what is currently planned (as of 12/29), and most of this is in my garage and attic, just awaiting the car: Interior
Exterior
Drivetrain
Electronics
Engine/Exhaust
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01-01-2018, 10:30 AM | #7 |
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And just one update for today... my friend is the owner/operator of Wrap Dynamics here in Austin. We worked out the details for my wrap this weekend
Was just going to go with Xpel PPF as I do with my cars, but decided to have some fun and do a complete color change. I won't disclose the details now, but will definitely post once it's done. Hopefully the timing of my delivery works out with my scheduled wrap
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Nice!
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01-02-2018, 08:57 PM | #9 |
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Which radar are you going for? Are you mounting it up top beside the rear vision mirror? Have these saved you in the past? Most highway cops use LIDAR in my area which radar detectors are pretty much useless against.
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I mount all my detectors drivers side next to the rear view mirror and hardwire to the overhead panel
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01-03-2018, 07:12 AM | #12 |
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Interesting and good to know. I'll see how mine does. It's interesting how more and more technology is interfering with radar detectors. All of the new car proximity cameras set mine off all the time
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Not much for me to show right now, but will post pics once it's installed.
Here's a link to site + pics: https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...iABEgIAlPD_BwE
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01-07-2018, 09:48 AM | #20 |
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Gt3 pic looks like it was little elm in cedar park?
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Very nice car collection, good job sir
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