Hi,
Welcome to my build thread. The purpose of this thread is to document everything done to this car. Feel free to chime in with ideas for modifications!
A Bit About Me
I've been into cars for as long as I can remember. When I was 16, I asked my father for a 350z. I got his old 2005 Explorer Sports Trac. It was a great truck and I genuinely enjoyed not having to worry too much about it. I dreamt of owning a 350z, a 370z, then a g37. I ended up keeping the truck until my junior year of college. I passed it on to my grandfather with 350k miles on the original engine. I needed something more efficient as I was driving 2 hours to work at my family's business. I took the 2013 sonata hybrid we had laying around. Throughout college, I had plenty of friends with 3 series, 4 series, and a few Ms. One of my friends had a 2016 M2 that I got to ride in. I decided that's what I would buy myself after I landed a job after graduating with my BS in Chemical Engineering. God bless anyone still going through that program.
Fast forward 1.5 years later and I finally built up a comfortable amount of money to purchase an M2 and not change any of my other investing habits. I purchased a 2017 M2 DCT in LBB with 34,000 miles on it from another enthusiast off of bimmerpost after he secured his allocation for his M2 CS. On 11/10/20, I finally took delivery of my M2. I have attached a few photos of my first day with it. Excuse the quality as I was too excited to bring out my DSLR. I hope to get some proper pics up on my Instagram shortly.
The Build
Exterior
- Akrapovic Rear Diffuser (Gloss)
- AP Honeycomb Rear Reflector Set
- AutoID CF Shark Fin
- BMW LED Door Projector
- BMW M Performance Trunk Spoiler
- BMW M Performance Blacked out Grill Set
- IND Side Marker set
- IND Painted Front Reflector Set
- IND Painted Key Hole Cover
- IND Painted Trunk Emblem
- LCI taillights with LED reverse lights
- LED front turn signals
- 12 mm spacers (front)
- 35% Windshield Tint
- Gloss Black Roof Wrap
- TRE performance M mirrors in LBB
Interior
- AutoTecknic Shift Paddles in LBB
- IND LBB Steering Wheel Trim
- BMW M Performance Carbon and Alcantara Interior Kit
- BMW M Performance Pedal Set
- Garmin mini Dash Cam
- IND Custom Stitched Interior Package
- IND M2 Floor Matts
- IND Blue Start Button
- Sticker delete off of sunshades
- Uniden R3 Radar Detector
- Eton B100w Speakers
- JL C2-400x rear shelf speakers
- Rockford Fostgate p300-12 Subwoofer
- Center Speaker Delete
- Full screen Apple CarPlay
Performance
- Bootmod3-custom tune by GoLabworx
- CSF Oil Cooler
- CSF DCT Cooler
- CSF Radiator
- Pure Inlet Pipe V2
- FTP Charge Pipes
- Fuel It Stage 2 LPFP
- GFP DV+
- Wagner Evo II Competition Intercooler
- XDI-35 HPFP
- Akrapovic Evolution Performance Exhaust
- Akrapovic Catless Downpipe
- MST Intake
Shoes and Suspension
- KW V3 Coilovers
- CPM Lower Reinforcement Brace
- CPM Front Brace
- Vorshlag Camber Plates
- Fall-Line Motorsports Front Mono Ball Conversion Kit
- Bimmerworld TA16 in Silver
- Indy500 in 265/35/18
- Akebono Ceramic Brake Pads
Miscellaneous
- Bimmercode
- Full Body PPF and Ceramic coating
What's Next
Near Future
- Brake calipers painted or powdercoated red
- Suntek Infinity OP 50% Tint
Down the Line
- AEM meth kit
- Pure800 turbo
- Suvneer GTS hood