E46 Touring - Clean & Bagged Daily Driver

[oprahhwinfreyy]

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If anyone needs an M3 bumper for a non M3 please contact me
i have a feeling it may fit the e46 coupe but not sure. i'll try to find one and see if fits.

it's in perfect condition and comes with OEM fog lights and i'll even throw in the brackets.
if you have a plastic welder the broken piece can be easily fixed.

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Ordered a M3 front for the wagon from ebay. description specifically said that the bumper was made to fit a 2002 325XIT

sadly, i was very disappointed to discover that it did not fit

new brackets were required for bumper to fit


original stock brackets
the offer more support and have a channel that keeps the bracket in place
OEM = intelligent engineering
aftermarket = bare minimum engineering to get the job done



Bumper is on and looks good at first glance


But there was a large gap on either side of the bumper



also the part of the bumper that slides onto the bracket (on the body) broke after a slight push of the bumper.
OEM bumpers are 1 solid piece whereas the aftermarket bumpers have parts plastic welded on...which is very weak

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BMW likes to make sure everything is held in place very well

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the asshole who used this to hole the bumper on needs his legs broken and the person who invented this can go to HE!!
seriously, it was a major pain in the ass to remove and i hope none of you run into these

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Did a shoot with the M3 ZCP wheels on

the windchill was below 10 degrees so i spent VERY little time on this shoot and was not very inspired by the location but i got a few i was happy with

the fronts fit but the rears rub
I think 19's are just a bit too large and I am probably going to go with 18's

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in my search for wheels that will look great and fit perfectly i decided to swap wheels with my M3

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In for bags.

bags over static scrapping and being afraid of speed bumps any day of the week.

Subbed cuz it's a wagon! <3

all about that wagon life

great job , love the interior

thank you. the interior is where you spend all your time so i wanted to make it feel comfortable and look nice.

changing all the pillars and headliner to black soon too

[enes_ca]

great job , love the interior

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Had to fix this UGLY A$$ woodgrain trim. I **** woodgrain trim...looks so out of place in this car.





Plasti-Dip Aluminum looks so damn good



very impressed with the quality

I know a lot of people think plasti-dip is cheap and a waste but i've used it for wheels and trim and other things and have been very pleased with it.
btw, the cracks were in the trim and the plasti-dip didn;t cover em

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next upgrade that i desperately needed was a stereo.
listening to the radio gets old really quickly and the ICE system doesn't work for smart people who own Androids...lol

I had a Sony head unit with bluetooth audio that i missed so much.
I also had all the speakers from my 1st BMW (2000 323 CI) however, the speakers in the wagon are drastically different so none of these worked. I will be putting them up for sale soon.






5x7's in the rear...i like the way they have these mounted


stock amp for the highs is neatly tucked away. I will be utilizing this space for something special when I install my new highs amp


anyone know what the hell this little box is for?
I disconnected it and nothing has happened.


everything in BMW's is so nice and neat. they def know how to work with the space they have.



found this OLD SCHOOL speaker from a motorolla car phone system.
it was actually wired into the OBD connector...wtf??




only pain in the ass of this stereo install was getting this AC vent out....PAIN IN THE A$$
HINT* there are tabs on top AND bottom. you gotta pull really really hard and try not to break stuff


bluetooth microphone
i'm told the sound quality is good but not to make business calls on it...lol


I bought a new leather shift boot, e-brake boot and armrest for the M3 but decided it looked so good I wanted it in my wagon. very impressed with the quality and the perfect fit. I used contact cement and patience to install.



removed the battery to find the only rust damage on the whole car.
turns out the antenna was leaking and dripping into the battery tray for however long it took to rust out the floor.
luckily i'm learning how to weld so once i feel confident I will fix this.


Head unti fits perfectly

[Evil Panda]

In for bags.

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my suspension

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the wheels needed changing - badly

first thing I had to do was take off these Janky 16's and put on my old 17's (very temporarily). I also wanted to check the suspension and undercarriage for rust (lots of surface rust but nothing serious. I suggest never buying a car from up north though...but if you want a 5spd BMW wagon, good luck finding one in the south.






my 17's need a respray but until then I decided to plasti-dip them anthracite grey and leave the polished lip. They look great from far away so don't look too closely...lol

[Bejus]

Subbed cuz it's a wagon! <3