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E91M3 said:
In certain conditions the Monaco looks great
I think Monaco Blue is stunning. I loved the colour on my Z4M, rare too...
BMW Z4 M Roadster in Monaco Blue by danyeates, on Flickr
BMW Z4 M Roadster in Monaco Blue by danyeates, on Flickr
BMW Z4 M Roadster in Monaco Blue by danyeates, on Flickr
BMW Z4 M Roadster in Monaco Blue by danyeates, on Flickr
Hamdan1000 said:
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For the life of me i can't work out why BMW never sold a car in that spec!! It would have been a complete parts bin job and considering how many hot audi Avants you see, surely there was a market? If there was an M3 tourer, i'd chop my 335d tourer in for one tomorrow!!Max_Torque said:
Hamdan1000 said:
Check this out
For the life of me i can't work out why BMW never sold a car in that spec!! It would have been a complete parts bin job and considering how many hot audi Avants you see, surely there was a market? If there was an M3 tourer, i'd chop my 335d tourer in for one tomorrow!!Have been continuing to collect parts for the build...
As my E92 M3 is a manual I've decided to go down the DCT route for transmission choice so that I have some variety.
I've never driven the DCT version of the M3 so can only go by the various reviews that have taken place over the years which have been positive.
Hopefully I won't regret it.
As my E92 M3 is a manual I've decided to go down the DCT route for transmission choice so that I have some variety.
I've never driven the DCT version of the M3 so can only go by the various reviews that have taken place over the years which have been positive.
Hopefully I won't regret it.
As a word of warning, you'll probably need the ABS ECU off a DCT equipped M3 or a reflash of the existing one. It only needs to be the ECU which is held on by 4xM4 bolts, but without it, you'll probably find you get a 'DSC unavailable etc.' on the dash and no traction or DSC function.
There will be two separate calibrations for the DCT and manual 'boxes respectively with, at the very least, the different gear ratios in. With the calibration for a manual car in, you'll find that it will flag a plausability fault after driving a short distance as the wheel speed won't match what it's expecting from the powertrain.
If you've got a friendly dealer, they may be able to squirt the correct variant code software in to your existing ECU. Once that's done, it *should* retain all normal DSC function and, as is often the case with touring/estate cars, there won't be enough of a difference in dynamics for the calibration to require any different parameters over the saloon.
There will be two separate calibrations for the DCT and manual 'boxes respectively with, at the very least, the different gear ratios in. With the calibration for a manual car in, you'll find that it will flag a plausability fault after driving a short distance as the wheel speed won't match what it's expecting from the powertrain.
If you've got a friendly dealer, they may be able to squirt the correct variant code software in to your existing ECU. Once that's done, it *should* retain all normal DSC function and, as is often the case with touring/estate cars, there won't be enough of a difference in dynamics for the calibration to require any different parameters over the saloon.
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