Karbonius CSL Carbon Fibre Roof Find

So hanging around on the Australia sub-forum of E46Fanatics the other day I stumbled across someone trying to part with a brand new Karbonius CSL Carbon Fibre Roof. Didn't think much of it to start with, it's something I always planned to do in the long run but since all the spending on my build thus far it was a step too far in costs. Although after a few days of no one snapping it up, which i was surprised by, I decided to get in contact with the guy and see if we could make a deal that suited us both. Turns out we could, he needed to part with it and I had a desire to get it under market value and we met amicably in the middle. So now with zero planning or preparation, or general thought on other parts required or costs involved, I have myself a Karbonius CSL Carbon Fibre Roof!

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Mishimoto Cooling Upgrade Order

As the car had done ~94k miles I thought it would be time to refresh the cooling system as part of the build project. It also gave me an opportunity to remove the viscous clutch fan, as I have never liked these. This is similar to my dislike for sleeving engines that aren't low-revving V8's, I have no science to support why I don't like them, I just don't. My main driver here was to upgrade to something better than stock with increased reliability. As with my other parts decisions I also wanted to stick to something that for the most part came as a ready to install kit specifically for the E46 M3. Fortunately (or unfortunately) there was a lot of options to chose from when it came to cooling upgrade for the E46 M3. I compiled a list of some of the options I reviewed / considered: Zionsville Radiator Fluidyne Radiator and Oil Cooler C&R Radiator and Oil Cooler Mishimoto Radiator and Oil Cooler CSF Radiator and Oil Cooler I am sure there is more opti...

MK60 DSC Module Identification

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///M Clubsport Door Sills Search

Whilst starting the preparation and install for my Karbonius CSL Carbon Fibre Roof I started thinking about the final overall style of the car again. It particularly came to the front of my mind when a friend, who was working with me on the roof install, asked what the deal with the CS badge on the boot was. I realised tat whilst that choice had made sense to me it may not really land with others who are unfamiliar with BMWs and understand the history of the CS badging or the idea of what the Clubsport moniker encapsulates. From previous research and investigations into Clubsport branding from BMW that I could use to keep the style I knew of the somewhat rare E46 330i Clubsport so i thought I should take another look to see if there was anything from that that might help pull the theme together at all. It was at that point that I came across the ///M Clubsport door sills that are used on the E46 330i Clubsport. They struck me as perfect to help tie the theme together. They a...

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