BMW e46 M3 CSL replica body kit + wheel fitting 

Great upgrade for the money 😎

Thanks for the sub 👍 still plenty more planned for the e46 so stay tuned 😬

Thanks 👍

Agree 😎

There was one at my local BMW specialist owned by a Japanese guy from new, it sat there for months & months not sure what needed fixing. Every time I took my e90 there I couldn’t help but stand & admire its beauty. The CSL wheels are classic, were they originally designed for Porsche’s by BBS?

Lovely things, yes I believe the originals are produced by BBS - for the not so wealthy people like myself CM wheels replica version are identical looking but sadly lack the light weight of the original. Happy with how mine has come out in the end but still plenty left to do!

Thanks for pointing it out.. shall have to go and sort that out lol.. 😂🙈

Hi, I run the standard CSL sizes - Rear : 265/30/19 - Front : 235/35/19 on the Michelin Super Sport tyres. The wheels are from CM wheels, not sure what Off set they are as standard but I combined the, with 12mm spacers all round

Sadly it’s not open to the public but the guys did a huge favour for me to get mine done

Not any time soon, the roof enters the very permanent modification, I like the option of being able to return the car to standard if they end up being E30 M3 money some day.

Stone Automotive Fair play. I’m toying with going down the CF roof route and making my own take on the CSL. How steep was postage for the boot lid and did you have any customs charges?

Hi, replied to your comment on the Z4M video regarding the steering rack 👍 I know from experience the 2003 onwards (LCI model) is fine but had heard of people with pre-LCI cars having issues

To purchase all the genuine CSL items is not a cheap day out sadly & back when the build began I couldn’t justify the eye watering costs so did the best I could for the cost/ quality, i still get “nice CSL mate” a lot so must look half decent 😂 The genuine wheels are lighter than the replicas but the reports reading online is the replicas are stronger than the genuines so ideal for British roads that are full of pot holes

Stone Automotive looks spot on mate, I’d read a lot about the poor fitment etc of the replica parts but judging by your car that isn’t always the case!

I think it’s more the time it takes to fit, the replica parts certainly require some more work to get right but you do get what you pay for in life (£4,000 for a genuine CSL bumper was never going to happen)

Yes arrived supplied & painted, worth dropping them a message for details, very good colour match to

I don’t understand the question, the bumper is a replica of the CSL so comes as standard with the intake on the side?

smallGAME_cichlids808 did you just see the steamline post of the M3 Facebook page?

Yep, replied in it

I can't even find the csl trunk on their site. Radar detectors, LEDs, and stereo stuff. What section is all this stuff hidden in?

Yea I had to chop a fair amount off the foam carrier from memory (was a few years back now) it was pulling it away to much. Such an old video now I can’t recall if I covered it sadly

1st things 1st James, thanks a million for the reply. I have this video and Daniel from the benchmarks video watched to death. I have read all the M3cutters forums for fitting to. But, can you remember if you shaved off from the foam, was it the side that the stud cups sit in to? Or was it the side that bonds to the bumper? Thanks again mate.

@@deanwilson4554 no worries, I wish I had covered it in more detail but again was in the early days of RU-vid! Again from memory (which isn’t great at the best of times 😅) I had to trim a fair amount off the edges. I also recal that I only run the two central bumper mounts as they kept pulling the bumper out which thankfully hasn’t been an issue over all these years 👍 It is sadly just trial and error, it was designed for the pre-LCI bumper so was always going to need a little TLc to fit.. does work wonders for the cost though 😎

Hi, the CM wheels were already fitted to mine when I bought the car so not sure what colour they were, have now been refurbished in the later videos as I did find the silver a little “flat” so went metallic on the refurbished (fully details in my e46 M3 wheel refurb video)

@@stoneautomotive Alright thanks. Another question, does this car have standard E46 M3 ride height in this video or lowered suspension for Csl standard?

@@EscEnde Standard BMW dampers & Eibach springs, next video I shall be installing Ohlins coilovers 😬

Thats surprising, reduces the hole down from 100mm to around 60mm, glad I removed it!

Stone Automotive I commented before I saw what you did with the duct. Much better idea

CMwheels.com supplied the CSL replica wheels & the 12mm spacers all front & back.. tyres are standard CSL sizes with Super sport tyres

Stone Automotive I'm reading your reply and there's something that I don't understand, sorry but I'm very new talking about tire and rim sizes... I have a friend owning another m3 like mine and he says that his CSL cmwheels just needed a spacer at the rear (I guess that maybe the ET would be different of a OEM CSL wheel..? ¿) , but I read your comment and I'm worried about having mistakes doing my order... I want to use the stock 19" tyres sizes and have the same look as you have... Are you using the same Tyre sizes too? 225/40 19" front and 255/35 19" rear mines (or maybe Tyre size doesn't matters?) 'cause you said you're using 12mm spacers on the 4 wheels... I'm Comfused, sorry for this long message

Hi, you don't have to use the spacers, the wheels just look lost in the arches so I decided to run 12mm front & back. You could do the rears only if you wanted but I would suggest keeping it balanced all round plus it looks great. Maybe worth dropping CM wheels a message? If you want to see more of the car with the spacers check out my instagram - stone_automotive

Stone Automotive hi there! I sent them a message, very helpful about the wheel sizes and tires... I have Konis+ H&R springs... I'm following you on Instagram and I guess you have stock shocks+Eibach springs? That's maybe because I'm not sure if 12mm spacers would fit well on mine, as I think it's a bit more lower than stock shocks with eibach springs...

12mm spacers at the front I mean ;)

The Pagid RS-29/8 pot K-Sport brakes seem to have coped with some hard road drives I've had this summer in the U.K., it's certainly been on my mind as the Alps trip will bring some serious heat especially if we go to the Ring on the way back.

Air cooling certainly very important. So it is beneficial to be careful my friend.

Agree, I would have thought as the stock CSL can cope though that it "should" be okay

Hi, not sure to be honest as I have “heard” the wings are different to the doors so could be some serious work involved.. better to be safe and buy and M3 😬

@@stoneautomotive yeah but in my country i can buy replica fenders probably for normal e46 lol. Someone make it. M3 in my country is so expensive,😂

That’s fair enough 😂

@@stoneautomotive yes its true they made M3 fenders for normal E46 coupe... Amazing... 😂

Nope, far to attached to sell it 😁

Hub centric 12mm spacers front & rear + standard CSL tyre sizes

CSL doesn’t run fog lights

Hi, sadly I can’t recall.. when I next remove the wheels I shall let you know 👍

I have the same wheels and went for the et38 front and et27 rear

How an earth did you come to that conclusion lol? Build date is 2003, DME is the latest version and it comes with all the LCI upgrades 🤷‍♂️

Wrong, on a genuine CSL it is for the carbon fibre air box secondary (lower feed) intake as I confirmed it on a genuine CSL.. on the standard bumper it's for brake cooling and the secondary intake. If it was for the brakes why would it only have cooling for one side lol

Nice build that! Push a genuine e46 M3 out the way 😬

Yea sorry about that, your not the first to notice 😅 it’s all this copy right nonsense that makes it the issue.. hopefully they have gotten better towards the later produced stuff 👍

Thanks for your comment, if your lucky enough/can justify a genuine one good for you 👍 (you must be more of a high roller than me 😂)

@@stoneautomotive Are real csl that hard to find?

Nope not really, it’s the additional £30,000+ price tag that makes owning a CSL the issue ☹️