2002 Bmw M3 on 2040-cars
Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina, United States
-Exterior-
Flossman/Eisenhaus GTR-style wide body kit (front fenders, rear fenders, side skirts, front bumper and rear bumper
– all FULLY BLENDED (not seam-joined))
PPG Lamborghini candy blue paintjob
Um-nitza Orion LED Angel Eye headlight conversion kit
Um-nitza 6000K Xenon headlight bulb upgrade
Um-nitza 6000K HID foglight upgrade
Stealth Auto euro turn signal bulbs
Factory BMW Roundel replacements, front and rear
CA Autotech UK carbon fiber front grilles and side fender grilles
CA Autotech UK carbon fiber rear exhaust diffuser
CF Prototype carbon fiber engine accessory covers (fuse box, HID ballast box)
Bimmian.com carbon fiber B-pillars
Smoked front turn signal lenses and rear smoked LED tail lights
-Suspension/Brakes-
KW Variant 3 coilover suspension (28-way adjustable)
Stop Tech 14” front with 4 piston calipers and cross-drilled rotors
Stop Tech 14” rear with 4 piston calipers and cross-drilled rotors
Braided stainless brake lines
BenFer Performance carbon fiber strut tower stress bar
Hotchkis Tuning sway bars (front and rear)
TMS caster/camber plates (front)
SPC adjustable rear lower control arms
-Tires/Wheels-
HRE 540R 20x11 rear wheels with 5 inch rear lip and gunmetal centers
HRE 540R 20x9.5 front wheels with 3 inch lip and gunmetal centers
Hankook Ventus V12 rear tires (305/25/20)
Hankook Ventus V12 front tires (255/30/20)
-Performance-
Active Autowerke Level 1 Gen. 3 Supercharger Kit
Powerchip ECU upgrade
Magnaflow 2.5” catback titanium exhaust system
Nitrous Express nitrous system (bottles only)
Sun Auto voltage stabilizer kit & hyperground kit
DEFI boost & EGT gauges in custom A-pillar gauge pod
-Interior-
Sparco Milano racing seats finished in black Alcantara fabric
Brushed aluminum/silver & black carbon fiber hydrodip on armrests, dash trim and center console from Germany (with
no arm-rest)
Stainless brake, gas and dead pedal kit
Storm Motorwerks stainless steel shift knob, handbrake handle and SMG shift knobs
Dual Tsunami gel-cell batteries custom-mounted in the trunk
Kenwood KVT-915DVD AM/FM/CD/TV/DVD/MP3 7” motorized touch screen
Kenwood KNA-4100 DVD-based on-board navigation
Kenwood KTC-H2A1 Sirus satellite radio tuner
Kenwood KTC-V500N TV tuner
Kenwood KHD-CX910 Music Keg
Kenwood KFC-Xr61p separates (2 sets)
Kenwood KAC-X621 amplifiers (3 units)
Kenwood KAC-X811D amplifiers (2 units)
Kenwood KFC-XW1300DVC 12 inch woofers (3 units)
Kenwood KSC-700CCS center channel speaker
Kenwood KDV-C810 10 disc DVD changer in custom enclosure
NESA 7 inch LCD video monitor in each rear quarter window (2 units)
Xenarc 10 inch LCD video monitor hung from rear roll bar
NESA 9 inch LCD video montors recess-mounted in trunk lid (2 units)
NESA 7 inch LCD video monitor in custom-built pod on top of dash
Passport SR7 Radar/Laser detector
Roll cage by Pat Soffe Racing (PSR)
Red LED lighting in speaker grilles and top of trunk
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