1995 BMW M3 Coupe Cosmos/Black 5 Speed DINAN SUPERCHARGED, Bilsteins 156k NICE

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Up for sale is my 1995 BMW E36 M3 Coupe. Cosmos Black on Schwarz Leather, speed manual. Vin number WBSBF9327SEH00169. Rare non-EWS car (only produced like this for a few months in 1994). Approximately 156k miles. This is a super early production 1995 vehicle (one of the first in the US in 1995). S50 Engine.

I have dreamed about owning one of these since I was in high school and they first came out. Finally I made enough money to purchase one and modify it how I wanted, o I took the plunge. I LOVE THIS CAR. It’s raw, aucous, nd tons of fun, nd I’d own it forever if starting a new family didn’t force me to sell it (It’s pretty tough to get a child seat in the back of this car!).

This car started life as a south Florida car. Purchased new at South Motors in Miami in June of 1994. It spent most of it’s life in south and central Florida, nd was owned by a lady and then given to her son, ho sold it to a friend of mine in Atlanta. He wanted an E46 M3, o he sold me this one. The car was clean, riginal, nd came with tons of service records and a clean Carfax (one accident, hich I’ll discuss in a minute). It was always dealer maintained at the original dealer and then at Global Imports BMW in Atlanta. And it was a 1995 with an S50 engine and a 5 speed, hich was exactly what I wanted.

When I got it in July of 2012, t was hit lightly on the right front. It needed a fender, eadlight, nd nose panel. The hood had a small dent as well. I found a guy on Craigslist with a 1997 328is in Schwarz (Black) that was looking to turn his car into a track car, ut was selling all the original body panels. I purchased a front bumper online. I bought the hood, ender, ose panel (with the larger kidney grilles) and headlights from him and took the whole car to Frank at Collision and Restoration Specialists in Cartersville, A. Frank was a Porsche dealer painter for years, nd ventured out on his own to start his own business. He put the new body panels on the car and painted the entire car with OEM BMW Spies Hecker Cosmoschwarz Black paint at a cost of $2700. I decided to have the whole car repainted even though it was not really necessary, ecause I wanted it to look perfect. The paint came out very nice. On the way home from the paint shop, rock flew up and hit the windshield, o I took it back to Frank and they put a new windshield in it. The only issue with the paint is on the rear spoiler; for some reason, he paint has started to crack/bubble, nd it will need to be repainted. I took it back to Frank and he repainted it again, ut it cracked and bubbled again (see pictures). The front bumper lip was also painted (it shouldn’t be), ut I will include the original unpainted lip spoiler that you can swap out (it has a few scratches on the bottom). There are two dime sized parking lot door dings on the passenger door from a careless coworker (hard to see and could be easily fixed by a paintless dent removal specialist), nd a scratch on the passenger side skirt.

The original DS1 Motorsport 17” wheels are in EXCELLENT condition with no curb rash. They are original and have not been refinished. DS1 wheels are rare and were only fitted to 95 coupes; they are unique in that they are not a staggered fitment, nd can be rotated. I had Nitto NT555 tires installed at Tires Plus around 147k miles. They still have plenty of life left and are evenly worn. I replaced the dusty factory semi-metallic brakes with Akebono Euro Ceramic pads all the way around at the same time. The wheels stay perfectly clean and they have good bite and feel.

Now that the body and paint was up to snuff and the car looked the part on the outside, decided to see what I could do with the inside. The door panels were held together with screws and glue, hich really let down a nice interior. The factory door panels on these cars are junk and suffer from peeling, isintegration, ater damage, tc. I purchased some factory 1995 door panels on eBay for $400 out of Canada. They were and still are in pretty nice condition, ith minor peeling of the vinyl above the pockets, nd some separation of the vinyl on the door card near the window switch on the driver door. I reglued the original pockets to the door panels and installed them. They aren’t perfect, ut I’ve driven a lot of E36s and these are much nicer than most that I’ve seen. The handle trim cups aren’t installed but are included with the sale. The headliner and pillar fabric had just been replaced when I got the car, nd is still perfect. The original sunroof cartridge liner later peeled off and was not redone (you can see it in the pictures; the glue is still on the original paint, nd it should probably be scraped and new fabric glued on). The original manual Vader seats are in very nice condition with some creases but no tears, urns, tains, tc and they work as they should. The seams are intact and not separating. The car did not come with factory cup holders, o I purchased a set off of ebay for $80. They are nice but have one very small burn on the plastic. This car has never been smoked in, o my knowledge. There are no burns anywhere in the car. The carpet and back seats are perfect and original. The driver floor mat has some wear in the heel area. I had the 11 button OBD display repaired by Josh at Classic Speedometer Repair in Atlanta at a cost of $150 as it was pixelated. It now works perfectly, ut the clock is now pixelated and unreadable.

BMW stereos in cars of this vintage are not too good, o I replaced the factory head unit with a new Pioneer DEH-6400BT head unit (the Bluetooth microphone was damaged and removed; you can get a new one for $15 on eBay). It plays MP3/WMA, luetooth audio from phones or media players, SB memory sticks, nd has an aux input. I bypassed the factory amplifier and removed it, nd directly wired the speaker wires from the head unit to the speakers. The rear deck speakers are JVC 6x9s, nd the front speakers are Infinity Reference components (tweeters in the doors and midranges in the kick panels). The factory midrange speakers were removed. The midrange speaker cover in the driver door is broken and has been glued back together, nd there is some glue on the tweeter covers from where I had to glue the Infinity tweeters into the stock holes. I fully wired the car for a subwoofer with Monster cables, CA and remote wires from the head unit, use at the battery terminal, tc, ut never installed a subwoofer. All the wiring is still intact and in the car, eady for your subwoofer and amplifier.

Now that the interior and sound was in order, decided to focus on making this the most awesome daily drivable M3 on the streets, hile keeping it tasteful and stock looking. I purchased a Dinan exhaust and supercharger kit from a guy on Bimmerforums for $2300. I have all the original receipts from his purchase, t a cost of $6594 for the supercharger and exhaust system parts, nd totallng $8743 with installation. The supercharger kit and exhaust system had about 25k miles on them when I purchased them. Todd at Atlanta European (ASC and BMW master technician)installed them on the car at around 147k miles, o they now have around 35k miles on them. This is the Vortech SQ supercharger, nd not the Powerdyne (inferior) unit they used in later kits. All the original Dinan parts were included with the kit, ncluding injectors, inan intake, CU chip, an modification, ass Air Flow meter, harcoal canister reroute kit, nd more. The original manual is included. When I bought the supercharger kit and had it installed, did not realize that it was from a later 1995 EWS car (security/anti-theft system). Everything was installed, nd the car would not start or do anything. We were baffled, nd I sent the chip off to Dinan to have it tested. It worked perfectly, ut we figured out that based on the VIN number and super early production date, hat my car was a non-EWS car (only made like this for a few months in early 1994). Putting the EWS chip in a Non-EWS ECU did not work; so I had Dinan send me a new, orrect chip at a cost of $697. I put it in and it didn’t work! I found out that we had fried the ECU by installing the non-EWS chip, o I purchased a 413 Red Label DME/ECU from Bailey’s Bimmer World in Atlanta, nd installed the new Dinan chip in it, nd it fired right up! Success! While I had everything off to install the supercharger, e installed new Viton O rings and seals in the oil filter stand housing because they were seeping slightly. I also installed new OEM knock sensors at a cost of $250 because the originals were cracked and looking pretty bad. We smoke tested everything and the car was everything I’d hoped it would be. Stupid fast, ade the right sounds, nd drove very well. I did not install the cruise control system (the wire extension is available for $70 from Dinan).

Later, had to replace the alternator when it failed, hich required removal of the supercharger. I replaced it with a rebuilt Bosch unit and put everything back together. I tightened all the vacuum hoses as best I could but there is a small vacuum leak somewhere, s it doesn’t rev as freely as it did before I had to remove it. This is an easy fix if you have access to a smoke machine (I don’t). The supercharger kit, xhaust, nd fan delete give the car approximately 320 HP, lthough I haven’t had it dyno’d. You could probably unlock another 20-30hp with a proper dyno tune.

Transmission shifts perfectly and handles the supercharger power well with no slip; I am not sure if the clutch has ever been replaced, ut it is still tight and has good bite.

Last month, he car developed a noisy pulley squeak upon startup. I replaced the AC belt tensioner pulley and the idler pulley with new OEM parts, ut apparently it didn’t help. The squeak occurs at startup and sounds like a bad bearing in a pulley somewhere. The only pulley I didn’t replace was on the supercharger belt tensioner (the original one is included; I replaced it when I installed the supercharger with new parts). This should be an easy fix.

Although the supercharger kit included the fan extension, decided to perform the fan delete mod, ecause the factory fans are notorious for breaking and shredding cooling hoses, amaging radiator hoses, tc. I replaced the thermostat, hermostat housing with the metal update, nd the coolant temperature/electric fan sensor for an OEM BMW one for a 635csi, urchased Water Wetter to add to the coolant, nd installed everything. I’ve never had any overheating issues with this setup, ven in traffic in the Georgia summers. I replaced the original radiator with a Behr (OEM) NOS unit from 2006 as the hose connections were looking a little tired and I didn’t want it to break. I also replaced the coolant reservoir at this time. The connector for the coolant reservoir level sensor is damaged (I replaced the coolant level sensor as well) so the OBD reads low coolant even though the coolant is not low. This should be an easy fix.

I decided to add some Bilstein Sport front struts to improve the stance and handling of the car. These cost me $1500 and are awesome. The rear struts are original to the car. I replaced the right front ball joint in the lower control arm with an original Bilstein unit as it was a bit wobbly. The rear lower control arm bushings were also replaced at this time.

The previous owner replaced all the factory AC hoses in 2010 with new OEM hoses, nd the air conditioning works perfectly and blows ice cold. I replaced the battery when I first got the car. There is an area under the carpet in the trunk where the battery leaked and ate off some of the paint; it should probably be wire brushed and repainted.

The original DS1 full size spare is in excellent condition; I can’t remember if I patched the tire but it may be flat. Included with purchase will be a used tire with maybe half of the tread left that can be swapped onto the spare rim. The factory tool kit is complete and like new (usually the small pieces get lost, ut this one is 100% complete with tow hook, ack, hock, nd all the wrenches and tools).

The car had an ABS light on when I got it, o I had the ABS pump rebuilt as the code indicated a faulty ABS module, nd it tested fine when it came back. The brake fluid was bled and the ABS pump was reinstalled . However, he ABS light came on again a few months ago. I don’t have any way to read the codes, ut I suspect that this may be a bad wheel speed sensor (easy fix).

Oil has been changed every 4000 miles with Mobil 1 or Castrol Syntec/Edge 0w-40 European formula (both BMW approved oils). Filters were always Purolator or Mann filters (I’m crazy about oil and filters; I feel like it’s super cheap insurance to keep an engine running correctly).

Included in the sale are all the original parts from before the supercharger install (airbox, ass air flow meter, tc) as well as a TON of original BMW parts that I acquired while owning the car (see pictures). There are Victor Reinz valve cover gaskets, corner lights, arker lights, oor seals, new set of parking brake pads, he original thermostat and housing, arious hoses and parts, n original E36 arm rest and mounting parts in tan that I purchased off of ebay for $120, spare tire to go on the spare wheel, he original supercharger tensioner pulley (I replaced with a new one), he original fan and clutch that I removed for the fan delete, nd more.

I have thousands of dollars in receipts from Global Imports BMW in Marietta, A for various parts and work on the car over the last few years which will be included in the sale. I have the original and complete books and manuals as well as the two original keys (one M style key and one non-M branded OEM BMW key). Please see the pictures.

So, o recap (I know, t’s a lot to read but I love this car and believe in being honest about what it is and isn’t):

What’s been done recently:

Body parts and paint - $3500

Door panels - $400

Dinan Supercharger Kit and Exhaust - $3500 installed (used parts)

Bilstein Sport front struts and springs- $1500

Engine Fan Delete and Thermostat/Coolant Temp Sensor Update, ncluding NOS radiator, oses, tc - $600

Knock Sensors - $250

Akebono Brakes front and rear - $300

Headliner - $300

Idler Pulley and Belt Tensioner Pulley - $140

I’m sure there’s a whole lot more I’m forgetting as well.

Here’s what I know that needs to be addressed:

ABS light (probably a failed wheel speed sensor)

Pulley squeak

Small vacuum leak in supercharger intake hoses

OBD clock pixilation

Sunroof liner

Coolant Level Sensor wiring

Cruise Control module needs wire extension

Spare wheel needs tire changed

This is a very nice M3; it’s not perfect (It’s 20 years old, nd still turns heads!), ut I believe it’s nicer than 99% of the cars out there (I’ve driven and seen a LOT of e36s; I own a European auto parts company). You’re more than welcome to call and talk to me about it (four oh four – three one nine – 1429 cell phone), hoot me an email, r just come and drive it. I hope that this car will sell to someone who loves it as much as I do. Please see all the pictures in the listing, nd if you’d like more pictures, ust let me know. Clean title in my name in hand, eady for sale to the right buyer. Private party sale. As with all used cars, t is sold as is, here is with no warranty expressed or implied. Payment will be accepted via cash in person or money wire ONLY. No checks, o third parties, o Paypal, tc. $500 dollar deposit due via Paypal within 48 hours of purchase. If you don’t have the money for the car in hand, lease look elsewhere. I do not finance. I don’t need help selling it, o no solicitation please. No, will not take $5000 for it. I know what it’s worth and I don’t need the money. Thanks for looking, nd let me know if you have any further questions.

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