Thom's bagged E46 saloon/sedan - Airlift, BBS RF - UK Build

[WhiteChocolate]

I wish we got diesel e46s in the states . Car looks awesome man

[Thooooom]

SO! I FIXED MY FRICKING WING

to be honest im kicking myself. i've been putting this off since buying the car, (exactly 1 year ago today!) i was skeptical about buying a none genuine wing due to hearing horror stories about they basically not fitting, as well as that, the guy me and all my friends go to to paint stuff wanted £120 to paint it, so i was looking at approx £180 and a wing that didnt even fit properly.

i finally decided to bite the bullet a few weeks back and bought a none genuine wing when i saw the price drop to a mere £36, that was delivered next day to my house, i couldnt argue, it was a bargain. I decided to drop my neighbour a text to see how much he'd want to paint it (hes a painter by trade), i was just hoping it would be a bit less than £120, unbelievably, he said he could take just the panel and do it for free, no cost at all. i was skeptical about getting the colour match, but i removed my fuel filler cap and gave him that too, low and behold, THE NEXT DAY, he knocks on the door with a painted wing, not only was it free, but hes done an incredible job.

so basically, it ended up costing me just £36 to replace. i fitted it myself that evening with my best mate and partner in crime Steve, and it fits pretty well, the gaping is slightly off in places, but i did what i could to amend it, and for £36, i really cannot complain.

here it is with the filler cap i gave him, the match is actually pretty damn impressive!




before


during


after!!



and just for giggles i thought id add this, you all knew the arch was bad, but the sticker really was a blessing, and VERY stratigically placed!

with sticker:


WITHOUT



so yeah all in all im dead happy!

The final show of the year is coming up next weekend, a new all makes indoor event called Ultimate Stance, i've been asked by the awesome guys at Rollhard to display my car on their stand, so im really looking forward to that! planning to give the car a good deep clean inside and out next week to get it looking its best.

[Mehowski]

Rip ilb sticker, you will be truly missed

In fairness, I had no idea how bad the old wing was haha, your neighbor did a great job with the paint

[NathanE-94]

Nice one, man! Still so much love for this =)!!

Nath

P.S: Adam and James will be heartbroken at the death of the ILB sticker...

[mikey G]

Holy shit, you fixed the arch! lol. NOW WHAT?

[Thooooom]

Rip ilb sticker, you will be truly missed

In fairness, I had no idea how bad the old wing was haha, your neighbor did a great job with the paint

I dont think anyone knew except me haha.

Nice one, man! Still so much love for this =)!!

Nath

P.S: Adam and James will be heartbroken at the death of the ILB sticker...

Haha this stcker has been so faithful to me, I feel bad saying goodbye

Holy shit, you fixed the arch! lol. NOW WHAT?

I have no idea, maybe more camber and wide wheels for next year, for now im just trying to sort some winter wheels

[mikey G]

Just give your car to me for winter and walk everywhere...you dont need it anymore anyway.

[Minuki]

Looks a lot better now man, nice one

[yogaprwr]

want to ask you

nice e46 i love it ,you have e-mail or kik ?i want to ask you about youre spec car cause i have e46 too

[NathanE-94]

Haha this stcker has been so faithful to me, I feel bad saying goodbye

Hahaha!! R.I.P I Love Bass, this post most definitely contains nuts, so lick it...Lol!


By the way that sentence is actually not that weird if you know of ILB!!

[iamsilverfox]

[Chuckdee]

RollHard is a classy group of cars, so I think it's awesome you were asked to be on display for them. Congrats!

[Minty_Fresh]

love the RF's. might have noticed I'm bias. lol.

[Pandy]

I had no idea your arch was that bad and I've been trying to keep up with your car on IG and stuff, very well strategically placed sticker haha. I wish I had neighbours like you too, nice work that.

[Thooooom]

RollHard is a classy group of cars, so I think it's awesome you were asked to be on display for them. Congrats!

yeah i was suprised, theyre an awesome bunch of guys too.

love the RF's. might have noticed I'm bias. lol.

Yeah! theyre awesome wheels, i honestly dont think theres a wheel i like more than them to be honest.

I had no idea your arch was that bad and I've been trying to keep up with your car on IG and stuff, very well strategically placed sticker haha. I wish I had neighbours like you too, nice work that.

yeah i hid it well, so glad its fixed now though.