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JC Sportline Order

I made an order for a few Carbon Fibre parts I had been looking at for some time now. These were some Carbon Fibre Fog Light Covers (with Brake Cooling ducts) and a Carbon Fibre rear deck lip spoiler from JC Sportline.

The Carbon Fibre Fog Light Covers I was after for a styling way to be able to plumb up the HARD Motorsport Brake Cooling Backing Plates whilst also looking stylish and maintaining the stock fog lights.

The Carbon Fibre rear deck lip spoiler was to balance out the Carbon Fibre Fog Light Covers at the front by adding some Carbon Fibre to the rear. Due to the Targa Australia regulations I can only run panels that are the same shape and style as original. As a result I cannot run any CSL panels, so no front Carbon Fibre lip or CSL front bumper, no Carbon Fibre rear diffuser or CSL trunk. I am hoping that balanced with the Carbon Fibre at the front this will all up look balanced and stylish whilst being tasteful but making it clear that the car isn't stock.


I am also toying with the idea of either getting a CSL badge and just using the "CS" letters to make a ///M3 cs badge (to represent ClubSport which is the kind of build aim I have for this car, clubsport spec) or getting a GTS badge to distinguish the car. As by the time this car is done it will be far greater spec'd than the stock E46 M3 but still be a street car, hence I like the CS or GTS moniker's.



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