[Matt 335is]

Originally Posted by M3ZCPNYC

That color only belongs on a e46

Uh-oh looks like we got ourselves another BMW gatekeeper.

This color combo suits the G80 very well.

[dms-01]

Congrats OP. Love Dakar but damn this generation can make any color look bad.

[dms-01]

Originally Posted by Matt 335is

Uh-oh looks like we got ourselves another BMW gatekeeper.

This color combo suits the G80 very well.

How does stating your opinion make you a gatekeeper? Because it's different than yours? You could have just as easily stated yours and be done with it but here we are.

[bmwbrad22]

First spec I've seen like this , Looks Great!

[bmwbrad22]

Originally Posted by Matt 335is

Uh-oh looks like we got ourselves another BMW gatekeeper.

This color combo suits the G80 very well.

Originally Posted by dms-01

How does stating your opinion make you a gatekeeper? Because it's different than yours? You could have just as easily stated yours and be done with it but here we are.

Can't everyone just get along and celebrate a nicely spec'd build

[Picturesque]

Epic combo, enjoy.

[astroricardo]

Originally Posted by M3ZCPNYC

That color only belongs on a e46

Wrong, Dakar was on the E36 and was a launch color. E46's had Phoenix Yellow

[Matt 335is]

Originally Posted by dms-01

How does stating your opinion make you a gatekeeper? Because it's different than yours? You could have just as easily stated yours and be done with it but here we are.

It doesn't take a genius to figure out why I said what I did.

[Matt 335is]

Originally Posted by dms-01

Congrats OP. Love Dakar but damn this generation can make any color look bad.

Here, fixed it for you, Mr. F80:
Damn this generation can make any color look amazing.

[Niko ZV]

Tasty

[antzcrashing]

Badass, nice choice on colors and MT

[gohawks23]

Originally Posted by psuibmw

The banana spec

Taxi!

[RyanBMW]

Someone has to do it! Wow!! Beautiful

[6SPDG82]

Congrats enjoy the car! I have a manual 2021 M4 and love it…I look for excuses all the time to just take it out for a drive.

Your car is going to be insanely loud with that exhaust setup, be sure to post vids!

[M3ANSPEC]

This is so sick!

Congratulations and enjoy it!

[AhsanU]

Originally Posted by ChargerHellcat

Definitely a unique color! Regardless I love reading about your experience getting the car and time frame. Gives me a good window to gauge my own delivery window. Nice to know people can still get a good experience buying these cars. Congrats and enjoy.

Just curious. You mentioned you had an extra set of gloss black wheels. Where did you pick those up. Sometimes I think I want to pick up a bi color set to rock once in a while. I went with gloss black.

I hope yours gets built swift and pain-free as well! I got very very lucky with the dates of everything as there are so many people that are just stuck in QC, or waiting at port/VPC for weeks, etc. just gotta hope for the best at this point. Sucks that some cars are not getting the CF roof if it's true, as I could take mine or leave mine at this point - I paid for the individual colour, I want it everywhere!

I picked up the extra 2 wheels from getbmwparts.com, they're a vendor on these forums and post a lot in the classified vendor subforum - definitely an easy transaction from my end, not so much theirs because I changed my mind a few times haha. Reach out to Evan@Tischer if anything.

Originally Posted by Hawaii

Absolutely gorgeous.

When I was a boy, one of my favourite cars ever was a Dakar Yellow E36 M3 that my Dentist owned. It was always a pleasure to go get my teeth cleaned because I got to see that thing. I always wondered what a newer car would look like in this palette and even found myself toying with the idea of an individual M2. Loving these pictures. Thank you for sharing. Enjoy it in good health.

The first M3 I saw was actually an E36 M3 in Dakar Yellow when I was growing up in south London. It sparked my love of BMW's in general and I've always wanted a Dakar Yellow BMW since. I opted for Atlantis on my old F80 because of rather misleading photos, but didn't make the same mistake for the G80 - I love this paint.

Originally Posted by RockinPA

Congratulations dude! Looks so awesome! Enjoy it!

I should be getting mine any day now… hoping by Tuesday at the latest.

Week 50 brethren! Can't wait to see your beast soon

Originally Posted by Rayien

that ivory interior looks really nice with the dakar! hopefully you're getting some winter tires xD

edit: obvs i didn't read the whole post. saw you're putting alpine 5s on a separate set. haha

She's gonna be a daily driver, so Alpin 5's will be on soon. The P Zeros aren't so bad in the 100 miles or so I've driven thus far.. but the moment there's any snow, I'll be screwed.

Originally Posted by psuibmw

The banana spec

Originally Posted by psuibmw

Great looking car no question hoping I can get the same spec soon but without the CF seats cannot fit in

You'd be surprised. I am NOT a small guy and have a dad bod, but I fit snug and it feels great. I genuinely cannot imagine ordering the G80 M3 again without it, it's a must-have IMO. If you've sat in one and don't fit then my condolonces

Originally Posted by tylercea1

Lol James send me a pic of this when it first came in… waiting for my manual Superman build to arrive.

Ah I think James told me about your car. Is it an M4CX? He told me he has an M4 customer that ordered months before me but is still in QC or some sort of purgatory. If that's you then damn - sorry. Maybe we'll meet up one day

Originally Posted by cfm56d7b

Fantastic vehicle. The interior color would my choice as well. Congratulations!

Originally Posted by Nikolai Roskov

Tasty

Originally Posted by antzcrashing

Badass, nice choice on colors and MT

Originally Posted by RyanBMW

Someone has to do it! Wow!! Beautiful

Originally Posted by Picturesque

Epic combo, enjoy.

Originally Posted by M3ANSPEC

This is so sick!

Congratulations and enjoy it!

Thank you for the kind words!

Originally Posted by astroricardo

Wrong, Dakar was on the E36 and was a launch color. E46's had Phoenix Yellow

This is correct! There hasn't been a nice "yellow" base paint on an M car since the E36. Phoenix, Austin, and now SPY just don't hit the spot as nice as Dakar does. However, he could've genuinely just meant that he saw an E46 M3 with Dakar Yellow and feels it should be the only chassis with Dakar Yellow. I doubt it, but it's possible. He's wrong either way

Originally Posted by ChrisM4

Congrats enjoy the car! I have a manual 2021 M4 and love it…I look for excuses all the time to just take it out for a drive.

Your car is going to be insanely loud with that exhaust setup, be sure to post vids!

I love sound. My car will be absurdly loud, but I can always add a resonator to the Remus race and/or swap to catted DP's if it gets too much. I'll eventually post pics/videos when AutoCouture gets their hands on the car after the winter season subsides.

Originally Posted by gohawks23

Taxi!

Haha, yeah - and I drive around NYC a lot. I'm counting down the days until someone mistakens the car for a cab.

[330iToy]

Beautiful build. Congratulations!!! That looks great on the G80!!!

[Artofbrad]

Originally Posted by AhsanU

Hey all! I recently received my Dakar Yellow on Ivory White G80 M3

Specs are as follows:

Individual Dakar Yellow II, paint code 337
Individual Ivory White full leather interior
Executive package
Parking Assistance package
19"/20" 826M bi-colour wheels
CF Side Skirt Winglets
CF Lower blades M rocker panel
Carbon fiber interior trim
Icon Adaptive LED w/Laserlight
M Shadowline Lights
M carbon bucket seats

I first ordered a G80 M3 from a local dealer around March of 2021 but canceled for a few reasons shortly after. After randomly coming across G80_Soom's M3, I was convinced that the S58 had potential sound-wise and wanted one. On October 4th, I started my hunt and put my name on a few order banks and wait lists. I then came across an IOMG/black M3 at BMW of Omaha, at $3.5k over sticker - fine, I thought, I'm an impatient asshole and I don't mind paying a bit over sticker to get it immediately especially since I'm making a good profit selling my current car. The specific CA I worked with was so grossly horribly incompetent with his ability to communicate, that it took about 6 days just to get concrete lease/financing numbers after telling him what I qualify for incentive-wise and how much I'm putting down. I was moments away from filling out a credit application with BMW of Omaha until Habberstad BMW of Bay Shore called and said they had an allocation for $1k above sticker with a production number ready, week 47 build, early-mid January delivery to N.Y. if no holdups - I'll take it! While this was fine, I really didn't want to take delivery of a sports car in January when winter is in full effect, so I said screw it, let's order exactly what I want and get an individual paint with a later delivery date. With the part shortages and individual paint - I was expecting a delivery around March/April. 'Lo and behold, Dakar Yellow was approved near immediately and only pushed my build 3 weeks into week 50. I still expected some delays, but there weren't any! Having to buy winter wheels unexpectedly was a pleasant problem to have.

Here's a general breakdown of my order timeline for those that care:

10/11/21 - Deposit placed, build code provided with IOMG as the original paint choice
10/12/21 - Production number received
10/12/21 at 3:50 p.m. - text message received by CA that Dakar Yellow is formally submitted to BMW for approval
10/12/21 at 5:17 p.m. - text message received by CA that Dakar Yellow is available and approved by BMW
10/12/21 - Status 111, "Order received"
10/14/21 - BMWUSA website tracker shows special paint as confirmation that Dakar Yellow is approved
11/4/21 - Status 112, "Scheduled for production"
11/25/21 - Status 150, “Production Begins”
12/13/21 - Status 155, "Production Completed"
12/14/21 - Dispatched from factory
12/21/21 - At the port in Bremerhaven
1/9/22 - Boards the ship named Asian Vision, officially “In transit”
1/27/22 - Arrives at NY port & enters VPC
1/29/22 - Exits VPC after installing M Performance goodies
2/1/22 - Arrives at dealership
2/3/22 - Delivery at Habberstad BMW of Bay Shore

114 days/less than 4 months from deposit placed to delivery on an individual order - blind dumb luck.

I'm happy to report that for me, the CF buckets are very comfortable. The only gripes are the awkward left leg maneuverability as the center CF bit/hump makes it feel weird as I transition from clutch to dead pedal since I have thiccc thighs (never skip leg day), and the egress is more annoying than ingress. After experiencing the seats - I would not buy this car again without them. I would advise everyone try them out before buying, but I'm absolutely besotted by them.

The 6MT completes the car experience as it's a joy to row my own gears. I'll keep the rev match on until I'm comfortable doing it since I haven't actually driven manual semi-regularly since 2006. My drive home in the rain and stop & go traffic would've been easier with auto, but the feeling of genuine car engagement felt amazing and really made me feel connected to the car, rather than me being a conductor and it being a tool for transportation. The transmission itself leaves a bit to be desired in terms of feel, but it's still an option I happily would take again.

The Ivory White full interior is gorgeous, and will undoubtedly be a pain to keep clean but is well worth it as it's just plain gorgeous in my eyes. I also quite like the fact that the "individual" aspect of the Ivory White full interior means I get matching floor mats, I didn't know that until seeing a Joe Achilles video and think it's a nice touch! I'm also glad I opted for the M performance side skirts/winglets as port installation options, as I was unsure about them at first.. but seeing them in the flesh relieved me as they don't protrude far out at all! Definitely adds aggression and uniqueness to the car.

Even though the car is amazing as is, I have the following mods ready for installation as soon as they're delivered and the 1,200 mile service is up. Some of these mods are delayed so I'm really hoping they get here in time to be done all at once (have fun @autocouture ) I'm not an Instagram whore, but I'll post pics on my page @dakar.g80 if you're interested in seeing pics of the car!

ANRKY S1-X1 wrapped in Michelin PS4S
KW HAS
Vorsteiner CF front grille
Vorsteiner CF front lip
iND CF side markers with Dakar Yellow accents, painted front & rear reflectors
R44 duckbill spoiler
Remus Race axle back
Active Autowerke single midpipe
MAD catless downpipes with o2 spacers

Here are a few pics! The car isn’t clean at all due to horrid weather We experienced freezing rain and snow last night, so yeah.. I have an extra front set of 826M's in gloss black going to the back wheels and wrapping them in a square 275/35/19 Alpin 5 for the rest of the winter, so I thought I'd snap a few pics before the mismatched finish wheels go on, I'll powdercoat them before the next winter season.

Enjoy the pics

VERY. NICE.

[TEGRITY]

Nice spec! Congrats. Looks like you really want to fly under the radar

[Prissy]

I also saw an Asian woman driving one a month ago in NY lol

[ShockArrival]

Looking good! Can't wait to hear these exhaust mods!

[Peertwelve]

Originally Posted by Nikolai Roskov

Tasty

Mmm banana split! Nice spec OP!