E46 Daydreams

[Mehowski]

Thank you everyone.

I've replaced the front lower arm bushes - drives miles better now.

Highly recommend replacing them if you feel like your front end is loose.

[WanaB5]

The E46 will always be an icon. I love how clean and simple this car is, color, wheels well done!

[Fila]

Car currently looks like this.

I think I need a fresh pair of underwear now

[issa_m3]

looks great!

[Mehowski]

Car currently looks like this.

[Mehowski]

20 mm spacers on each side.

I'm so in love with this car right now - I'll get some proper photos of it this weekend.

Much love!

Dude can I ask you what brand are your 195/35s from?

No clue bud, but they've stretched perfectly. I'll find out for you.

[Fruttolo]

Dude can I ask you what brand are your 195/35s from?

[Mehowski]

Definitely try again on that center console, it's making my ocd go nuts LOL
Since you don't have anything alcantara I'd have gone with some simple black or silver to match your wheels

Couldn't find black alcantara anywhere and personally I really don't like silver trim on E46s (looks too cheap.)

I have redone the centre console so there's no creases in it anywhere however it's genuinely impossible to get the window switches perfect as the material is too stretch and the panel gap between the switches is too flush to tuck the excess material in. To be perfectly honest it's not something I notice so it doesn't really bother me!

[Fruttolo]

Definitely try again on that center console, it's making my ocd go nuts LOL
Since you don't have anything alcantara I'd have gone with some simple black or silver to match your wheels

[Mehowski]

did you use self sticking alcantara?

you can get that from ebay and itīs even a little flexible so you can stretch it around the corners.
Did my Interior on the E46 with it twice as its fading withing a year or 2 but still pretty good.

Yup I did it myself with a roll off ebay, hence why it's a little dodgy. Really easy to do to be fair, and I could definitely get it perfect if I tried it again with a little bit more patience.

[MadMax]

did you use self sticking alcantara?

you can get that from ebay and itīs even a little flexible so you can stretch it around the corners.
Did my Interior on the E46 with it twice as its fading withing a year or 2 but still pretty good.

[Mehowski]

Thanks for all the comments. I think you're right chaps, gonna leave the 215s on the back. They look nice on there as they are.

Just did one of my most satisfying mods on this car. Finally got rid of the disgusting interior trim. Apologies for the dirty cabin! The whole thing needs a solid detail inside and out at the moment.

Out with the fake 2002 carbon like spaceship trim, in with the alcantara!



Now I know, the steering wheel is a mess. Now, I don't want to splash Ģ150 odd on a proper new wheel, so I've gambled and bought an alcantara steering wheel cover. I shall report back what it looks like once it's on.

Also, I know the bit around the window switches is also butchered, but if I'm honest it's not so noticeable in person and it's really tricky to fix.

Next up on the to do list is spacing and aligning the front wheels.

Thanks for reading!
Michal

[DawsonLiri]

Don't put 195s on the rear, it's gonna look funny with that narrow of a tyre from the back
The front looks nicer now tho

What he said, looks very good right now.

[Fruttolo]

Don't put 195s on the rear, it's gonna look funny with that narrow of a tyre from the back
The front looks nicer now tho

[19birel]

Looking good man, glad to here you've been enjoying the car as of late. The more and more you fine tune this thing, the better it gets, keep it up!