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In the Spotlight: Kenny's 2002 BMW M3

Pictures by: Evan Hortter | Article by: Jason Siu
Courtesy of: ImportSpeed-South.com

European tuning has become more and more common throughout the scene, and nowadays, a nicely tuned BMW isn't that uncommon at shows. However, taking great pride in its German engineering, BMW has fine tuned the 3-series to a greater monster - the M3. With its newest changes, the M3 is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful vehicles on this planet, and subtle mods can only make it that much better. Kenny went and grabbed this white M3, but decided that in its stock form, it just wasn't enough for him.

Straight from the factory, this M was equipped with the basic features of black leather, along with the power seat package, rear side airbags, power glass moonroof, heated front seats, and Bi-Xenon headlights. But that's petty stuff...I mean; it's straight from the factory. Starting with enhancing the outside looks with simple, but beautiful mods, this M3 has been accentuated with none other than BMW tuning company - AC Schnitzer. An AC Schnitzer Front Splitter adorns the front bumper while AC Scnitzer Front Flippers, Aluminum Bracket Set and Rear Roof Spoiler finish off the body accents. The front and side fender grills were custom painted black, along with color matched front reflectors to give the M3 one huge white look. As noted before, the headlights are powered by Phillips Ultinon 6000k Xenon bulbs, and In-Pro Smoke front turn signals were custom fitted. Lighting was swapped out for Silvervision turn signals, and Lumiko Superwhite fog light bulbs.

Wait, that's not it...along with the beautiful AC Schnitzer body modifications, comes the perfect set of wheels on the perfect M3. None other than HRE decorates the four corners of this chassis. HRE448R in a Charcoal Finish are in the 19x9 variety in the front, and the wider 19x10 in the rear. All four rims are wrapped by Bridgestone Potenza S-03 rubber, with 245/35 in the front, and a nice beefy 285/30 in the rear. The car is completely lowered on KW Variant II coilovers, and the last fine tuned Suspension mod is from, take a guess...AC Schnitzer - a front racing strut brace.
As most of you know, the M3 is quick enough as it is. However, this M3 opened up the breathing space just a tad with an Eisenmann Titanium Exhaust (4x83mm Round). For a quicker throw, AC Schnitzer once again, shortens the shifts with an AC Schnitzer Short Shift Kit.

Again, the M3 is beautiful and simple as it is, but the inside lacked a little spice. None other than AC Schnitzer is found here again - AC Schnitzer Carbon Fiber Dash Kit, AC Schnitzer Manual Pedals, and an AC Schnitzer E-Brake Handle. Alcantara decorates the rest of the interior with a custom shift boot and e-brake boot.