YMB/AB F80 M3 Photoshoot - Hello from Taiwan! Vorsteiner/BBS/AK/BP/KW [56k warn]

[PNF]

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Hello from Taiwan!!

Thought I start an more official thread on the build. I am not affiliated with any shops/brand/etc. Just a Car Enthusiast and I love the new F80!!!

To get a few thanks out of the way. Thanks to Ilia from IND for helping me getting started! You can buy cheap stuff everywhere, but you cant buy good services! I'd definitely buy from Ilia and IND again if I were in the states.

Thanks for Chou and Mark Chen for helping me getting this photoshoot done!
Thanks to Dora Shi, my fabulous model for her professionalism and help.

Now, for the build.

I placed the order on the car back in June, 2014 and waited about 5 months for the car to arrive in Taiwan. This is my first M3 and I have been on the bimmerpost since I got my E92 335i in Philadelphia when I was still in the states. I moved back to Taiwan a couple years ago and I see that many of familiar faces from E90post days here! Thats good, we have upgraded!

Originally, I had an YMB and SO build, but then after I saw a lot of people here on M3 post took delivery of the YMB/SO build, I thought I might go for something different and I changed my order to YMB and Individual Amaro Brown. I gotta tell you, its one of the best decision I have made for the car!

I have pretty much selected most of the option for the car, including surround camera, HUD, LED, HK sound, etc. I really really wanted CCB option, however, it was too rich for me to add as it is an $18,000 USD option. Yes, thats correct, $18,000 USD!

Now as the mod goes, I pretty much started with exterior parts. Originally, I ordered the BMW Performance full kit, but then I found out, again, many people have the kit already. (And it logically is as it is absolutely beautiful). So I decided to order the Vorsteiner front and rear lip/diffuser. I wanted to be the FIRST one in Taiwan to have the full Vorsteiner kit, so I placed an order immediately in July, shortly after I placed order on my car, then the BBS/KW/Akrovpovic, and etc.

Now let me shut up and here is a list of the current mod list and photo shoot. (The list is growing as we speak)

Interior
- BMW performance electronic steering wheel
- BMW performance CF shift knob
- BMW performance CF shift knob base trim
- BMW performance CF hand brake
- BMW Advanced Car Eye
- Carbon seat back, rear and front

Coding
- Turn off the annoying auto-start/stop function.
- DVD player

Exterior
-IND full front grill trim
-IND side gill
-IND M3 emblem gloss black
-BMW M Performance CF Rear Lip Spoiler
-BBS RID 19x9,ET22, 19x10 ET25 (weigh only 15.7lb for 19x9!)
-BBS Forged Extended lugs
-BBS Forged Wheel locks
-2mm spacers on the front
-Michelin PSS 255/35/19, 275/30/19
-KW Variant 3
-Vorsteiner CF front lip
-Vorsteiner CF rear diffuser
-Akrapovic Full exhaust system ( tailpipe / midpipe / CF exhaust tip)
-FSK F20 / F40 tint all around
-Eibach rear and front sway bars
-Brembo GT 6/4 piston, 380mm type 3 disc front and back


Future
- Brembo GT 6/4 pistons
- Intake (Not too sure which one yet)

[Mark Chen]

Awesome pictures!!!

[lpphreakx06]

Awesome pics. Former 335i crew here too.

I love the weight savings from the wheels, incredible!

[sebaflex]

YMB looks great with the Brown interior. Nice mods too, great job!

[chris s]

amazing build... well done!

[chris s]

can you post a full side shot with doors open perhaps to show the color combo a little better?

[PNF]

Originally Posted by chris s

can you post a full side shot with doors open perhaps to show the color combo a little better?

Sure. I will find some time to take some more shots.

My photographer did not have a shot with all the door open..



This wont be my last photoshoot. ^^

Thanks for the positive comments so far!! appreciate them

[Blindside_137]

It is perfect. M3 looks best in YMB by a mile.

Great car! Thanks for sharing. Rear looks insane.

[JTO24]

This is an awesome build! Great pics and color combo, OP!

[991brothers]

Yeah I think ill get the sedan after the coupe lol

[GOLFFRR]

awesome car and pics. Its amazing how different YMB looks in various pics at various angles.

[///M ARMY]

loving the interior!!!!~

[jeff@autocouture]

love it, perfectly executed

[BMW_B3AST]

Lip, Diffuser & Wheel

[catch]

fantastic build! All quality all the way. Love the interior as well!

great pics as well! a lot of pictures don't capture the Yas Marina very well, you did a great job!

[PNF]

Thanks all. I have followed many of your posts before I got mine. (golfer, catch, etc). Great idea inspirations!!

I think YMB is very difficult to capture as the color seems different in different locations/lighting conditions.

It was a cloudy and then sunny day that day. It is difficult. But then again, I love it because it gives me different feeling depending on where I am and how the weather is!

haha.

I was going for classic AW or Black, as it will never go wrong, but thought might try the YMB.

Downside..... in my area... YMB and AY are probably the 2 most ordered colors....

[Prissy]

Try to do a photoshoot in the city next time! I miss the Scenery there!

[m3rxn]

I approve!

[PNF]

Yea. Good idea. Near taipei 101!

After I get my brakes and etc on. Haha.

Thanks

[MAERD TEW]

Awesome pics. Loving the YMB the more I see it.

[yekmurat]

Car is so beautiful that noone still mentioned that hot model lol...

[VMRWheels]

Great shots! Car looks awesome, well done