We first saw this awesome BMW M3 at the recent WekFest (1,2) event that was held in Chicago few days ago. It was honestly a love at first sight, and we’re sure we’re not alone when we say that. There is just something about it that had many people at WekFest snapping photos of it left and right. It belongs to Waldi Franz, a 27 year old fitment addict who was raised in Germany and now resides in Chicago. Waldi recently met up with a good friend and photographer of ours, Jeremy Cliff where they were able to make this shoot happen. Without further adieu, let’s get into the photos and all the specs shall we?
Photo By: Jeremy Cliff exclusively for StanceNation.com
Waldi has always been a fan of euro cars, but he has owned plenty of Hondas in his past. Everything from JDM EE8 CRX back in Germany to S2000 and a EG Hatch with a built JDM b18 here in the states. He tells us that German cars are really in his blood and he keeps going back to them. This 2004 E46 M3 came into the picture 4 years ago, bone stock. It’s been through lots of changes but Waldi has kept it looking pretty OEM overall. Every modification (except the camo) was done by Waldi himself and we definitely respect that. The exterior features a CSL front bumper, CSL Carbon Fiber Bootlid and a CSL Carbon Fiber Diffuser. The roof was wrapped in Flat Black and the OEM BMW roofrack was put on so Waldi can haul his bike around. How about that fitment though, right?
The car is sitting on a set of VMR VB3 CSL Style wheels sized at 19×9.5 in the front (+22 offset) & 19×10 in the rear (+25 offset) equipped with KW V3 coilovers. Front and rear wheels are wrapped in Falken FK tires, 225/35/19. Waldi ended up rolling and pulling all four fenders, and in order to sit flush he added 5mm spacers up front and 30mm adapters in the rear. As if the awesome fitment didn’t make it stand out enough, Waldi and his friend Bartek Kregiel thought it would be a good idea to slap on a camo wrap! Hit the Read More button below for more on that as well as many other photos.
Last project was the Camouflage Wrap. Waldi thought of this great idea and with the help of his friend Bartek, they were able to make it happen. They opened up a Photoshop and started sketching away! Luckily they had a vinyl plotter and were able to print things out and get everything done together.
We will leave you with a few more photos of the shoot and send a big shout out to Waldi as well as our photographer Jeremy Cliff! Make sure you shoot us an email at snfeatures@gmail.com if you think your car has what it takes to be on our site! We hope you all enjoy your weekend and have a great Labor Day!
SO. FRICKIN. CLEAN.
dammmmmmm alll i can sayy is dammmm so dammmmm smexy
I actually like it, which is weird, I don’t know why. Props to the owner for doing something a lil different.
this car like it suppose to on need for speed prostreet so fucking clean that it.
WALLPAPER SIZE. NAO.
Why do I seem to be the only one that consistently dislikes anything camo? I was wondering about the brakes and why the discs seem to be a metallic orange colour, I haven’t seen that before. Nice car, but in my opinion it would only be perfect without the camo.
It looks awesome with that camouflage. It’s nice to see people thinking outside the box. Great job!!
great looking car, camo makes it stick out even more.
Looks amazing, Great shots Jeremy!
awesome, good job.
badass and daring! looks good. I lovee that bmw gask mask badge on the hood! OG
I have been waiting for this!! Thank you!! Such a sick ride!!
Bestt
the discs were only metallic orange during the night shots , could be a reflection of those lights?
SYKK!!
Those red broke rotors really make the wheels pop
Nope. Don’t like it. I get it. I just don’t like it. Good fitment. Good pics. But, I just can’t get behind it on this type of car. If it was a hood or panel or something, I’d be all in.
Jeremy Cliff is the man, got skills. The M is clean, even with the camo. Are the rotors really red? Nice VB3′s, might be biased because I do their photography, but so clean.
anyone else notice those red rotors?!?!?! awesomesauce
brake rotors are reflecting lights from the background.
Been waiting for someone to post this M3. The car is totally sick. Love the camo & wheel fitment. I beats all the boring single color M3′s on the road who belong to older boring guys lol. I applaud the owner for thinking outside of the box.
nice car waldek. im putting mine back together
fucking perfect
That’s what I thought, because the rotors varied from side to side, not sure what it’s reflecting though. Odd.
So nasty!!! props for being unique!
Are there red LEDS aimed towards the brakes?
sick love the little touches like the BMW badge!
any chance of some hi res shots?!
Really outsanding Bumer :O Well done job!!
badass.. and still daily driven
Hey Waldi – when you’re ready to sell your E46 let me know.
ill own this car one day.
This is a good friend f mine. Me and Waldeks brother hang out all the time. Waldek is helping me with my parts and he really knows what hes doing. I remember when he had his s2k and the hatch hahaha.. known him for about 8 years now