E46 M3 as a track car? Or roll bar for E88

[pj.rodriguez]

Roll bars for the convertible?

I need one to do some track events unfortunately. If not, I'm thinking of another car altogether. E46 m3? Yes's and no's?

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by pj.rodriguez

Roll bars for the convertible?

I need one to do some track events unfortunately. If not, I'm thinking of another car altogether. E46 m3? Yes's and no's?

If you’re serious enough to consider another car, don’t put a rollbar in your convertible. It’s the wrong platform to begin with and it won’t be anywhere as close to the performance of an E46 M3. Plus if the 1-er is your daily, do you really want to remove trim and weld in a rollbar? Even if there was a bolt-in option I sure as heck wouldn’t trust it during a rollover.

Get a E36/46 M3. If you go E46, make sure it got the subframe reinforcement done as part of the recall else you’ll have to pay out of pocket. That work is no longer covered by BMW. And also if this is truly a track car, there are plenty of already well-prepped track cars for sale. You’ll save a lot of time / money on mods and safety items.

[pj.rodriguez]

I was just curious about the roll bars. The true image I have painted in my head is a track dedicated car. I just don't know if I can afford it just yet. Racing is a great sport, just difficult on the wallet sometimes. I'll take a look around the web for some race-ready E46 M3. I don't know if I want to go with the maintenance woes of the E36.

[pixelblue]

you can start here.

http://www.nasaforums.com/viewforum.php?f=31

[pj.rodriguez]

Nice. Saw a nice Dakar yellow E36 for sale on there. I'm sort of in love haha.