The E9x series has had its share of mods and tweaks but it’s usually the E90 sedan or the E92 coupe that got the glory and attention.

On this occasion it’s the E93 version that grabs center stage, meaning we’re looking at the convertible version of the glorious M3.

K3 Projekt Wheels is the tuning company which came up with this one and, perhaps predictably, they’ve tweaked just about everything around a single item.

Unfortunately, it is not the engine. It’s actually the new 20 inch wheel set of light alloys the M3 gets all around.

Variations do occur between the frond the rear as the exact dimensions come in at 20×9 front and 20×11 rear with tires similarly proportioned.

Tires wrapped around these wheels come from an unnamed manufacturer which probably specializes in bikninis since they’re so small and interesting.

The actual setup calls for 245/30/20 at the front and 285/25/20 at the rear. Wheels and tires aside, making the car look even better with these modifications is a new suspension setup.

A KW coilover package was employed in order to lower the car and make it look as sporty as possible but that didn’t really cut it.

It was only after the bumper kit went on that K3 Projekt Wheels got the desired effect. Again, nothing confirmed on who made the bumpers.

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So am I and so many people are actually impressed by what the car has to give that the tuning business isn’t really bothering too much with upgrading it in an exaggerated fashion.

In fact, most of the packages we get to see are so light that the alloy wheels are what’s going to be changed and if there is a body kit to consider, it’s usually borrowed.

The one here is the brainchild of K3 Projekt wheels and though the aesthetics have been altered, they’re signed by a different company.

iND is the company behind the front rear bumpers and the side skirts. Covering up the whole thing is a new Estoril Blue paint.

Quite the eye poping shade, and those BC Racing BR type coilovers serve up quite the suspension drop. You couldn’t tell this was an American conceived tune-up, could you?

Going for the full honors, the marketing folk at K3 Projekt Wheels even tell us they’ve fitted a BMS JB4 Stage 1 Tune, whatever that is.

At least the 20 inch alloy wheel setup we get and the Pirelli P-Zero tires are a must for anybody who’s at least a tiny bit serious about keeping the performance factor in the equation.

Those wheels are built in house and look just about stunning without appearing to have any kind of effort, without any explanation needed or any apologies available.

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Having said that, it’s tricky to look at a previous model one which receives some tuning from whatever company and say they had a bad starting point.

In the case of the Americans at K3 Project, the E60 M5 starter is pretty much one of the finest of the breed. It’s possibly the most visceral one of the lot.

The Florida-based outfit didn’t stray too far from the tree either. They kept things about as simple as BMW’s discrete styling could a while back.

They’ve fiddled about with the way the E60 M5 looks but in the end it’s very easy to spot it as the same car with a few personal touches rather than a toy rocket drawn up by a child in NFS.

Carbon fiber bits such as a front lip, large air intake trims and corner spoilers make their way in and bring along a diffuser for the back.

The most dramatic change the E60 BMW M5 gets from K3 is a set of 20 inch wheels from a set they call Projekt 1. Somebody isn’t great at spelling it seems.

Anyway, the wheels are stunning but the tires they ride on seem even more impressive as they are 255 sections for the front and 305 at the back.

That’s a whole lot of rubber, even if you do have more than 500 horsepower to tame coming from a 5.0 liter naturally aspirated V10.

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