Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Hornswoggler

Location: Peoria, IL

Vehicle Info

1997 BMW M3

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile14.02 sec @ 101 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed160mph
  • HP295
  • Weight3110lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Ratings

    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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Last updated: May 01, 2005

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Collin’s BMW M3
“Bessie the Beefcake”

  • Currently 2.96 /5 Stars.
18 guestbook comments

Exterior Mods and Lighting:

To "update" the look of my M3, I have gone with the following exterior and lighting mods:

- Clear euro-style corners
- ZKW glass projector headlight housing
- Catz 5100K HID headlights
- Painted door handles and side moldings
- 20% 3M tint on side and rear windows

Hornswoggler's 1997 BMW M3 Pic of the clear corners and side-markers. Most new BMW's come with clear (not crystal, but white instead of amber) corners. These lights are factory parts for the european M3, OE quality.

Hornswoggler's 1997 BMW M3 Night picture of the HID's. These really help illuminate the road!

Hornswoggler's 1997 BMW M3 M3 with HID's on the right, vs my 93 Maxima with Silverstar bulbs on the left. Night and day difference... no pun intended!

Hornswoggler's 1997 BMW M3 Picture with the painted side moldings and door handles. Color matched to the rest of the car (Arctic Silver). I think it gives the car an updated look. I like it.

Hornswoggler's 1997 BMW M3 Tinted windows. Not exactly a photo-shoot, but you get the picture.

Table of Contents:

Page 1: Quick pics, Intro, and car selection
Page 2: The New Whip
Page 3: Mods and Suspension
Page 4: Brakes, Wheels and Tires
Page 5: Drivetrain and Engine Mods
Page 6: Exterior Mods and Lighting
Page 7: Track Events and Drag Racing
Page 8: Mod and Spec Summary, Future Plans
Page 9: Other Cars and Friends
Page 10: Car Stereo Upgrades

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M-Perfect  

Posted by: M-Perfect

06/18/2007 11:02AM

Hi Collin. Nice ride. Funny how going ove things, we've ended up with several similar mods, some identical, RGR's, Koesi's, etc. Even started off with XR4Ti's, I had over 5 of them!!!

Anyway, like what you've done. See you on the forums.

Regards, Alan Coles

srcinmo17  

Posted by: srcinmo17

11/09/2005 11:33AM

whats up, i added you to my friends list on this site and on import atlanta.

urban328is  

Posted by: urban328is

10/17/2005 08:54AM

you're glad you made the stretch to the m3, im stuck wishing I did! nice ride, your car is my cars stronger, more attractive brother! come check it out when you can sweet car keep up the good work. -Rob

rwindleyme02  

Posted by: rwindleyme02

10/12/2005 08:10PM

Hey collin. I just saw this link in your sig at Bf.c and thought I'd take a look. I'm trying to go down the same path you are so your page gives me some ideas. Let us know when you're in the area. I'd love to drive yours with the LTW flywheel - it's my next mod.

Beemmer  

Posted by: Beemmer

06/05/2005 12:28AM

Hi I was interested int getting an M3 (95-97). But I am concerned about matinence price of an older beamer. Is it expensive, if you have any advice for me i would love to here it email me back at Subcon13sky@yahoo.com

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Member ID: Hornswoggler

Location: Peoria, IL