Hello from Pay-Bays - E36 M3 3.2 cabrio

[MParallel]

Nickname:  MParallel
First name:  Folkert
Place of residence (approximate): Amsterdam
Motivation of registration:  See how to modify their E36 M3
Hobbies, passions:  My BMW E36 M3 cabrio
Instagram: iFLOK
 

Presentation of the vehicle :
Brand: BMW
Model: E36 M3 3.2 Convertible
Tranmission: SMG (1)
Year: 1998
Power: 321 hp
Color: Alpinweiss on Schwarz   (1 of 15)
KM: 93.xxx  

Owner since 05/2013
Personally imported from Germany

Before this, I owned (and still own) an E36 328i cabrio, since 04/2006

BMW Options : 

Standard Equipment
209	Limited Slip Differential (25%)
246	Steering Column Adjustment Mechanical
314	Heated Windscreen Washer Nozzles
411	Window Lifts, Electric
481	Sport Seats F Driver / front Passenger
520	foglights
542	Check Control
548	Speedometer With Kilometer Reading
710	M Leather Steering Wheel
783	M Forged Wheels Double Spoke
options
243	Airbag For Front Passenger
260	Side Airbag Driver Passenger
302	Alarm System
354	Green Stripe Windscreen
380	Hardtop Preparation
388	Softtop Black
395	Roll-bar Protection System
399	Softtop Operation, Fully Automatic
423	Floor Mats, Velor
428	Warning Triangle
431	Interior Rr Vw Mirror W Aut Anti-d
441	Smokers Package
464	skibag
473	Armrest, Front
494	Seat Heating F Driver / Front Passenger
498	Headrests In Rear, Mechanic. Adjustable
502	Headlight Washer System
508	Park Distance Control (pdc)
510	Headlight Beam-throw Contr. F Low Beam
528	Automatic Air Recirculation Control (Auc)
534	Automatic Air Conditioning
540	Cruise Control
554	On-board Computer
773	Wood trim
793	SMG Drivelogic
801	Germany Version
863	Europe / dealer Directory
879	German / On-board Documentation
915	No Outer Skin Protection

Changes :  

Extra's fitted OEM

Car Telephone (gsm) W Card Reader Front

Radio Bmw Professional RDS

Hifi Loudspeaker System Harman Kardon

Lumbar support

Hardtop

Fire extinguiser

Carbon fiber trim, Motorsports Int'l glovebox strip

Carbon fiber trim, surround shift

Carbon fiber trim, rear ashtray

Motorsport Int'l doorsills

Motorsport Int'l doormoulding badges

Door pocket coin trays

Glovebox torch

BMW Motorsport strutbar

Battery wind

Trunk luggage net

Extended leather center console

Extended leather glovebox

Extended leather glovebox corner trim

Extended leather shiftconsole base

Leather handbrake handle

Central lock switch

CD / Cassette holder for glovebox

Z8 strut caps

Amber rear lights / front and side indicators

Extra's fitted OEM +

Paddle shifters

MFL Radio / Cruise Control / Telephone control

One-touch rear / central window switches

Auto Radio Mute with PDC on w. on / off switch

M footrest

Autodimming / DWA / Digital Compass rearview mirror

Diversity antenna

E38 moodlights

Z3 reinforcement plates

Extra's fitted aftermarket

BBS RS302 8 "/ 9" x17 "

Bilstein PSS9 coilovers

MFL light / dimmer controller

Dension GW300 USB / aux / Apple interface

Bosch hidden aerial

Comfort blinkers (programmable 1-12)

Bosch aero wiper blades

Proposed Changes :

Todo: (parts all in possesion)

Engine compartment light 

Harman / Kardon door speaker

Photos of the vehicle :  
 

 

Modifié le 31 juillet 2019 par MParallel
Adding more info.

[Pti_kiwi]

Welkom bij de gekken ?

Modifié le 30 juillet 2019 par Pti_kiwi

[MParallel]

il y a 38 minutes, Pti_kiwi a dit :

Merci!

Moi Frensh is very limited, is English a problem?

Otherwise I’ll use a translator.

I’m the most crazy E36 owner.

To be continued...

[KOOMICHRIS]

belle auto!! bienvenue a toi

[SylcoM]

Welcome on Board Folkert !

You’re E36 looks so Nice !...

Congrats !

[CORT45]

Hello,beautiful car!!!

E36 cabriolet SMG,like me!

( @ACS3,regarde la mise en place des palettes ,tu dois le faire il me semble)

 

Modifié le 30 juillet 2019 par CORT45

[Pti_kiwi]

Il y a 2 heures, MParallel a dit :

Merci!

Moi Frensh is very limited, is English a problem?

Otherwise I’ll use a translator.

I’m the most crazy E36 owner.

To be continued...

Most of us are ok with English so you will be understood. And in case you need, I can translate (internet technical discussion translation is sometime quite funny)

And be aware that we have also here some severe cases of crazy E36 owners ?

[MParallel]

il y a 2 minutes, Pti_kiwi a dit :

Most of us are ok with English so you will be understood. And in case you need, I can translate (internet technical discussion translation is sometime quite funny)

And be aware that we have also here some severe cases of crazy E36 owners ?

Tres bon!

[ACS3]

Welcom

I'm on holliday but , i'll look this post later .

[Gatouille]

Welcome, I've got a good news we are all crazy there like you! 

[MParallel]

Il y a 4 heures, Gatouille a dit :

Welcome, I've got a good news we are all crazy there like you! 

Bon!

I have a few friends from France.

Nice to know more French are still E36 crazy.

[Rematt24]

Welcome onboard !

[Nakamiki]

Welcome here,

maybe we are not the most numerous community in europe, but expect deep addiction to ///M .

english isn’t any more an issue in france, expect some S missing and other typically french typos.?.

 

you E36 is absolutely gorgeous, so much job done to add equipement and option. Congratulations.

[motorsportdesign]

Welcome,

very nice Cabrio with this color

[MParallel]

Le 04/08/2019 à 14:20, Nakamiki a dit :

Welcome here,

maybe we are not the most numerous community in europe, but expect deep addiction to ///M .

english isn’t any more an issue in france, expect some S missing and other typically french typos.?.

 

you E36 is absolutely gorgeous, so much job done to add equipement and option. Congratulations.

Thank you monsieur.

It's been a 13 year process as the whole "full options" project started with my 328i cabrio in 2006. When I bought the M3, I took everything out of the 328i and fitted it in the M3. So for example, I did the phone and full Harman/Kardon installtion, 2 times. 

Not fun, but worth it.

[MParallel]

Le 05/08/2019 à 07:01, motorsportdesign a dit :

Welcome,

very nice Cabrio with this color

Thanks. I'm extremely pleased with the color. I wasn't even looking for a white one, just a clean, unmolested M3 cabrio. When I saw it in person, I had to have it. 

Only a year later I found out they only made 15 Alpinweiss 3.2 LHD cabrio's. And only 12 of those have a black leather interior. 

 

[KOOMICHRIS]

18 minutes ago, MParallel said:

Thanks. I'm extremely pleased with the color. I wasn't even looking for a white one, just a clean, unmolested M3 cabrio. When I saw it in person, I had to have it. 

Only a year later I found out they only made 15 Alpinweiss 3.2 LHD cabrio's. And only 12 of those have a black leather interior. 

 

and i bet even less with SMG transmission

[MParallel]

il y a une heure, KOOMICHRIS a dit :

and i bet even less with SMG transmission

Hard to tell. SMG was a popular option. Could even be that most of them were SMG cars.

I don't have the VIN's of all 15 to check.

[CORT45]

About 1 in 3!

 

[KOOMICHRIS]

If it's 1 out of 3 that were SMG... that seems to me already a lot E36 SMG are not that popular in france at least,  not sure about the rest of the world.