E46 M3.
A 2002 M3 coupe, black over cinnamon, getting the CSL treatment one part at a time. This page grows as the car does.

The plan.
The E46 M3 is the one a lot of people still call the best M car BMW ever made: a 3.2 liter S54 straight six, a chassis that talks, and a shape that has not aged a day. This one came in as a clean black 2002 coupe with the cinnamon leather, and the brief is simple: take it where the CSL pointed, without turning it into a track-only car.
Outside that means a Karbonius carbon deck lid with a custom carbon lip, the finned CSL diffuser, a Hartge front lip, gloss black grilles and emblems, and genuine 19-inch CSL wheels. Under the hood, a Karbonius CSL race airbox, flex fuel injectors, a carbon S54 cover, and a full Rogue Engineering section 1, 2 and 3 exhaust with an EVC valve, so the flap sound is on tap. Underneath, KW V3 coilovers, Ground Control sway bars, a Rogue Engineering V-brace and Brembo brakes. Every exterior seal and molding went back on new and OEM. Inside, Recaro seats and an interior redone by HUF, a custom perforated OEM wheel, an Eonon Android head unit, and carbon going in piece by piece.
Build sheet.
Exterior
- Black Shadow gloss front kidney grillesBimmerworld
- Gloss black side grilleseBay
- Hartge front lipStatus Gruppe
- CSL rear diffuser, finnedStatus Gruppe
- Carbon rear deck lid with custom carbon lipKarbonius
- Black M3 trunk emblemGenuine BMW
- All exterior seals and moldings replacedGenuine BMW
Wheels, Suspension & Brakes
- 19-inch CSL wheelsOEM BMW
- KW V3 coiloversKW Suspensions
- V-braceRogue Engineering
- Front and rear sway barsGround Control
- Brembo brakes and calipersBrembo
Engine & Drivetrain
- CSL race airboxKarbonius
- Carbon fiber S54 engine coverStatus Gruppe
- Section 1, 2 and 3 exhaust with EVC valve controlRogue Engineering
- Flex fuel injectorsS54
Interior
- Recaro seatsRecaro
- Interior retrimmed in cinnamon leatherHUF
- Custom OEM E46 steering wheel, perforated leatherGenuine BMW
- Android head unit with BluetoothEonon
- CSL carbon fiber door panel insertsStatus Gruppe
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CSL conversions, S54 service, suspension and brakes, interiors: planned and fitted by people who own these cars.








