E46 Daydreams

[Miroteknik]

wheels and pinstripe give it Alpina vibes, looks so good.

imo the LED M3 white and red tails is the best that can be had on these

[fackinsteve]

Car looks great on those wheels.

[Fila]

Really digging pin striped look

[Jrs85]

Nice car

[howyadoin]

Love the car and really nice pics in last post!

[thirtynine]

Thanks! I don't think they'd fit onto an E39 anyway as your centre bore is too t h i c c.

True, but I mill the CBs to suit on my wheels

Still loving this car though - making me consider getting an E46 project going on on the side!

[gruz]

front passenger side wheel has one dark wheel bolt pinstripe bois look sick

[Mehowski]

wheels and pinstripe give it Alpina vibes, looks so good.

imo the LED M3 white and red tails is the best that can be had on these

I wanted the Alpina vibe without copying it and making it my own, so I'm happy with how they came out!

Car looks great on those wheels.

Thanks, they're in a desperate need of a refurb. Living in London and having to parallel park in tight spaces EVERYWHERE means I've kerbed them to shit. They were already in pretty back nick when I bought them anyway so I don't feel too bad.

Really digging pin striped look

Thanks!

Nice car

Thanks

Love the car and really nice pics in last post!

Cheers mate!

True, but I mill the CBs to suit on my wheels

Still loving this car though - making me consider getting an E46 project going on on the side!

Go for it bro, just don't get my engine, the N42 is redundant.

front passenger side wheel has one dark wheel bolt pinstripe bois look sick

Locking wheel nut will be replaced when I get my front spacers.

So, small update.

I went to visit my pal who took some cool photos, I also got new center caps for my wheels - flows much better now!







You can see all the battle scars on my front bumper there!

This thing takes too much abuse.

Also, I keep on burning more and more oil, and since swapping the coolant tank over I think shes starting to drink a little bit of coolant if the engine idles in order to warm up. Not ideal. Recently I lost 2 litres of oil in 600 miles!

Pretty fed up with it now, and I get the feeling that this car is a ticking time bomb.

Next weekend I'm replacing the rocker cover gasket, chucking in a oil filter and replacing the oil. Fingers crossed that keeps it running for the next 4 months, and then when show season comes to an end in late September I can replace this with another BMW. I've got a touring itch and it needs scratching!

Thanks,
Mike

[OrangeBlue]

Recently I lost 2 litres of oil in 600 miles!

Thats quite alot.., what oil do you use?

I had a similar problem with my car.., it was burning and /or losing oil.
Changed the oil with Castrol 10W40 and it stopped using that much oil, its about one litre ever 5000km.
Since then i went down to the 5W40 Castrol, even stopped checking the oil level since it isn't consuming any...

[Mehowski]

Thats quite alot.., what oil do you use?

I had a similar problem with my car.., it was burning and /or losing oil.
Changed the oil with Castrol 10W40 and it stopped using that much oil, its about one litre ever 5000km.
Since then i went down to the 5W40 Castrol, even stopped checking the oil level since it isn't consuming any...

I'm using 5w40 mate. Might start going for a thicker one soon.

[OrangeBlue]

Thats quite alot.., what oil do you use?

I had a similar problem with my car.., it was burning and /or losing oil.
Changed the oil with Castrol 10W40 and it stopped using that much oil, its about one litre ever 5000km.
Since then i went down to the 5W40 Castrol, even stopped checking the oil level since it isn't consuming any...

I'm using 5w40 mate. Might start going for a thicker one soon.

Don't just go for a thicker oil, maybe change the brand too...
Some engines just don't like a particular brand.., e.g. JLR cars don't like liqui moly oil...

[YesOuiSi]

This thread is responsible for my E46 lust. I have my eye on a dark green saloon and already have the wheels for it...

Also, the slight misalignment of that shiny new center cap is making me twitch.

[epearce]

Super clean example of an E46.

As others have said, height is perfect!

[Mehowski]

So, it sort of bugged me that I had clear indicators in the front and Ambers in the back. So, rather than buy front amber indicators and age the look of the e46 (imo) I made some 90s inspired clear tail lights to tie in the pin stripes.

Pictures don't do these justice, but I absolutely love them and they really stand out, especially at night and under street lights. All i want now is some shiny Work wheels to really tie the aesthetic together, would be a perfect blend of Jap and Euro style.

Super clean example of an E46.

As others have said, height is perfect!

Thank you! Means a lot

Don't just go for a thicker oil, maybe change the brand too...
Some engines just don't like a particular brand.., e.g. JLR cars don't like liqui moly oil...

In fairness I am using the cheapest super market stuff...

This thread is responsible for my E46 lust. I have my eye on a dark green saloon and already have the wheels for it...

Also, the slight misalignment of that shiny new center cap is making me twitch.

Dark green saloon is the stuff of dreams mate, hope it's a pre-facelift!

[YesOuiSi]

Unfortunately not, but it does have the benefits of being £cheap and with zero arch rot.