gaz-777 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) OK after owning the car now for over a month, i thought i would just update you guys with the small changes I've made. First thing i did was to get my personalised plates on to officially stamp my ownership on her! I had some pressed plates already made up from Euro plates that i had on my previous car, so it was just simply a case of sticking them on the car. The previous owner Rebel (Tony) had already fitted the led number plate bulbs and interior bulbs, but i found that the sidelight bulbs were the original ones, so i ordered some SMD LED bulbs to replace them as they match the factory Xenons. Tony again had already drilled a hole in the centre console under the armrest to fit an AUX port, so i ordered a cable of the bay and fitted that to give me a bit more flexibility with music sources. I have a pioneer head unit with full iPod control but decided to fit that into my wives Corsa as i use that on a daily basis. I'm happy with the BMW factory unit for now but if i can afford something in the future then an Andrive unit will be installed. The other thing that bothered me about the interior was the pedals, I've been a vauxhall owner for the last 12 years and the last 3 came with silver alloy pedals. i decided to order some for the car, but opted against silver as the interior is all black with the black cube trim, so i brought some carbon effect pedals with an ///M logo. It was my first time fitting some of these and I'm quite happy with the look to be honest, i know there not original bmw pedals but look a lot better than standard. Here's some pictures, http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/4979-image/ http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/4978-image/ http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/4980-image/ Future changes will include Painting kidney grilles gloss black to match the black shadow line trim, coding the alarm to beep on arm/disarm, coding mirrors to fold on arm/disarm, coding anti-hi jack and possibly removing a middle silencer on the exhaust. I have also wanted to give her a full detail with the rotary, but i've just not had the time. So just washing and topping up the sealant/wax is all I've been able to do. Thoughts and Opinions welcome! Gaz Edited February 20, 2015 by gaz-777 Rebel, Cannockwolf, Lockman_321 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broonster Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Lovely looking car,what colour is it,its hard to tell from the photos but whatever it is i like it I only wish now i,d spent a bit more time looking for the right 330 as i,m now hankering to get back in an M3,i love my 330 to drive,its just not perfect enough,so i may even start looking for the perfect 330 like yours. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz-777 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Hi Steve, Thanks for your comments, the colour is Graphite Grey. I was very lucky to find this buddy, i had been looking for months to find the "perfect" E46, to be honest a 330 wasn't even what i was looking for but after a bit of reassurance from people on here i had no option to go and look at this! This is to keep long term and i'm over the moon with it. Rebel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 possibly removing a middle silencer on the exhaust. what you need is a supersprint back box especially one thats just been reduced in price Rebel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz-777 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 possibly removing a middle silencer on the exhaust. what you need is a supersprint back box especially one thats just been reduced in price Ha, I have seen this for sale but I've just not got the funds at the minute! Cannockwolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannockwolf Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Brad smith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broonster Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Dont rush into giving it away i might just have it off you shortly Cannockwolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Syxx Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Nice to see this car on the forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasa Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 when you say new pedals, you do mean covers do you not,and are they ok in the wet when ya feet are a little slippy first off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz-777 Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 when you say new pedals, you do mean covers do you not,and are they ok in the wet when ya feet are a little slippy first off Yes pedal covers, machined from alloy bolted onto original pedals. All I had to do is drill the holes in the pedals for the bolts. As to wether they are ok in the wet I am yet to find out, however they do have rubber slots in them to stop your feet slipping I assume. It's suppose to rain today, so I guess I'll find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BmEagle Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 when you say new pedals, you do mean covers do you not,and are they ok in the wet when ya feet are a little slippy first off Yes pedal covers, machined from alloy bolted onto original pedals. All I had to do is drill the holes in the pedals for the bolts. As to wether they are ok in the wet I am yet to find out, however they do have rubber slots in them to stop your feet slipping I assume. It's suppose to rain today, so I guess I'll find out!got those in mine. I've never slipped off. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broonster Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Got these on mine as well,in fact i,ve had them on every BMW i,ve ever had and never had a problem Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz-777 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Well I have been out over the weekend in the wet and no problems. Can't tell any difference over the original covers accept the look of them! Rebel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Looking sweet as ever Garry. Glad to see she's in good hands Liking the pedals very much (those were on my to do list) and the aux cable is a great addition. I also thought about removimg the centre resonator but couldn't find anyone to do it at a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz-777 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Recently fitted some matte black kidney grilles. Colour coded grilles have been removed to be re-painted either gloss black or coded again. A pic of the car in Great Yarmouth in October. Rebel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Only just seen this, gorgeous car Gaz! one of my fav 330's - Sparkling graphite is such a nice colour , especially in the sun. Rebel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz-777 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Cheers Jay, yeah love the colour. Bits of purple pop out in the sun, then looks like a quite flat grey at dusk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Looks gash mate. Buy it off ya M3NXN and L4nky808 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd_330 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Lovely looking motor mate! You have the same alloys as me! [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Mine or his? Lovely looking motor mate! You have the same alloys as me! [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Mine or his? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd_330 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Mine or his? Lovely looking motor mate! You have the same alloys as me! [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Mine or his? His car mate, your old one. The Cades Tyrus look really good on the coupes too, i have those alloys on my vert pal Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Just messin with you buddy Edited December 23, 2014 by Rebel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloyd_330 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Haha no worries mate, i guess there is no wrong answer to your question! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Rebel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz-777 Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Looks gash mate. Buy it off ya Hey Tony, are you missing her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 Looks gash mate. Buy it off ya Hey Tony, are you missing her? Just a bit buddy and haven't really found anything that grabs me. Any more plans? Did you do the center box delete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
