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      08-13-2018, 09:30 PM   #221
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Every version of that car looked amazing. Great job. Had you made a fake E30, E46 or E92 I mighta cringed, but the F80s are less M than those so I can deal.
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      08-13-2018, 09:41 PM   #222
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Every version of that car looked amazing. Great job. Had you made a fake E30, E46 or E92 I mighta cringed, but the F80s are less M than those so I can deal.
Less M Bahahahaha! Buys who’s logic and opinion? Yours?
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      08-13-2018, 10:55 PM   #223
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Great work and all, but WHY!?
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      08-14-2018, 01:37 PM   #224
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With an M3 costing $250k where you live, I see why you did what you did.. Looks clean bro..
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      08-14-2018, 02:46 PM   #225
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The OP's title says: "F80 conversion from F30", but I don't see any meaningful F80 parts in the pictures. IMHO, it was an F30, still is and will always be an F30, period.

If OP had spent all his money getting the F80 mechanical bits (e.g. engine, suspension, etc.) retrofitted, he would have earned my respect. Instead, he'd chosen to remain superficial and only do the visual pieces complete with the fake badge.

I fully appreciate that cars are more expensive in certain markets, but it doesn't justify visual forgery of any genuine article, especially if it's purely cosmetic in nature.
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      08-14-2018, 05:34 PM   #226
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Bahahahaha! Truth! ^^^^^^ this guy!
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      08-14-2018, 07:25 PM   #227
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Is it just me but I count 3 different color cars in the photos. Did the OP change the color multiple times? I don't quite follow the progression of the conversion.

EDIT: nvm, found his YouTube video. For what it's worth, the car looks good.
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      08-15-2018, 07:44 AM   #228
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So sick, what is your tire spec and size buddy?
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      08-15-2018, 01:08 PM   #229
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OP love what you have done. Growing up in Pakistan, I can totally relate why you have done this. Import duties there are 3-5x of the MSRP so it is impossible to purchase these cars. You would have to be crazy stupid rich to afford such cars.

The only thing I disagree with is the M3 badge. I would recommend sticking with the 318i badge.
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      08-15-2018, 01:10 PM   #230
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Like you never floored to pass someone to show what your car can do on ..huh well that makes you //M driver with or without the badge showing.
I am as "under the radar" as you get. I dont view cars as status symbols, nor do I try to impress anybody with what i have. Also, I am about everybody doing what they want as well, and I completely understand this guy in another country with different tax regimes, etc., and how that all works. I work globally, and see it all the time. I personally would never make a car into something it is not. That is how I see this. The OP is not right or wrong, and he did do a fantastic job on that 3er. Just not my bag, baby.
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      08-15-2018, 01:11 PM   #231
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Next mod should be should be an M8 badge on the 318i, to take the triggered insecure members into overdrive

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      08-15-2018, 05:49 PM   #232
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In my opinion it would've been better to get a 320i+ with m sport package. because the 318i is just not worth this enormous amount of mods, i know in turkey these cars are expensive, its the same in israel. a base 318i costs 62k$ brand new, and insurance on a 318i for a young driver like myself is no less than 4-5k$ a year. i have a 318i and honestly these cars are not worth getting major mods done to because at the end of the day it is a 318i nonetheless gotta respect the effort you put in this conversion, good job
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      08-19-2018, 01:00 PM   #233
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Yes third brake light is on top for f80 m3
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Some epic shit here on this thread!!!
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      08-19-2018, 11:24 PM   #235
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Some epic shit here on this thread!!!
Yes...that word does describe it.
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      08-20-2018, 10:49 AM   #236
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Some epic shit here on this thread!!!
Yes...that word does describe it.
Lol comments wise, but I know where you were going with that!! Lol
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      08-29-2018, 12:54 PM   #237
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It's all about living within your means; people do too much for vanity.

There's zero point to turning a lawn mower into an M body, other than because you want others to think you have an M.

Might as well just burn the cash.
yes, vanity is for losers. all those people trying to impress other people by trying to look cool in their pics, their instagram, bragging about their money and cars, and showing expensive things and all, while compensating for their empty souls. I get you my humble friend richyrich
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I appreciate that you being from ""Central Arkansas" you might have reading comprehension problems. So I'll try not to use any big words Read what the OP wrote and what I wrote. Try sounding out the words if you're having trouble.

First, he said he was doing a F30 to F80 interior and exterior conversion which is exactly what he did. And he did it very well spending an enormous amount of time and money. He didn't say it was an M3.

Second, my comment about M3 (or any) performance car owners refers only to the haters. (The big clue is that my sentence begins "As for the haters."). I find most forum members very positive - the opposite of haters. The positive members have a passion about the car. They might be into mods, they might be into concours or detailing, they might track or autocross, they might be F1 enthusiasts, they might be into cars and coffee, they might be into group rides in the country. They make this community great. Performance car enthusiasts are a big tent.

But what I find about the haters, is they're into the badge. And it's so frickin' important to them because it's all about status and money. It's not about feeling blessed to be able to have yours, it's about others not being able to have it, too. Always the purity test.

And in my experience, the haters couldn't really drive their "performance car" if their life depended on it. The only place to learn how to drive one is the track since you can't legally get the car out of third or practice cornering at 90 mph anywhere else - the reason the car is a performance car in the first place. And those track rats tend to be pretty damn positive and enthusiastic about someone spending 30K and countless hours on their car just because. And while this particular project might not be their cup of tea - they might think it's one strange hobby, they might think they would have spent the time and money differently, they might argue about the type of mod or the color of the paint - they get it. They love the passion. Haters don't. So no, you don't need to be a track rat to own a performance car, but if you're a hater you're likely unable to drive the car you bought.

Sorry for using so many words and so few pictures.
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I really like the time and effort he put in his car. This guy have some taste and I can only imagine the car he´d have with this budget if he lived in the states. I can testify that he has more taste than a lot of real M3 owners I´ve seen in LA. nevertheless I wouldn´t really encourage putting an M3 badge on a 318i, specially knowing that a lot of people in the street will be misleaded to think it is a real M3 and that is not cool. I know this car without an M badge would still look cool and it would be way more honest and real. still, to each his own. I can only imagine all the explaining and awkward moments he could avoid just by taking the M off.
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      08-29-2018, 01:28 PM   #239
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This might actually be one of the best threads on here! You haters are the worst but sure do add tremendous comedy to the forum. Car looks awesome!

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It's all about living within your means; people do too much for vanity.

There's zero point to turning a lawn mower into an M body, other than because you want others to think you have an M.

Might as well just burn the cash.
yes, vanity is for losers. all those people trying to impress other people by trying to look cool in their pics, their instagram, bragging about their money and cars, and showing expensive things and all, while compensating for their empty souls. I get you my humble friend richyrich
I worked for mine, couldn't care less about outsider opinions of myself.

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How can I install the m3 gear knob in my f30 please help
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