Jay. Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Thanks Ray Welcome newbies M3NXN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakle Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) Hi All. I live on the Wirral and have recently acquired the below Oriental Blue e46 328i SEA off of that wonderful site called ., anyhow I was forced into buying an automatic and when I saw this little beauty that needed rescuing and looking after I had to act. T264TRH is a 1999 model with wait for it 31,581 miles on the clock having lived all its life on Jersey. work so far has been mainly hidden. . 06/03/2015K+N fitted, Laser Wheel Alignment done (had a good look around while on ramp - No Rust anywhere), foglight missing so new ones on the way. 07/03/2015Badges and Grill dipped in Matt Black.http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5322-front-lights-tinted/15/03/2015Windows Tinted 25/03/2015New 18" Alloys wrapped in Continental Sport Contact 5's 225/40 front 255/35 rearhttp://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5284-rear-tyre/ 01/07/2015TerraClean and Lights Tintedhttp://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5324-rear-lights-and-window-tinted/ 18/07/2015Fatter Royal Steering Wheel fitted.http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5371-new-steering-wheel/ 27/08/2015Mileage 34,87530/10/15 - Alpine head unit and Hertz speakers - removed speaker cups.04/11/15 Lots see below -Just had the following fitted by Demon Tweeks in Wrexham:Koni suspension with H+R springs all roundBrembo Discs and red stuff pads all roundBraided brake lines installedCastrol Brake FluidFront Wishbone rear bushes replaced with Power Flex bushesRear Trailing Ram front bushes replaced with Power FlexBumpstops all round - Power FlexLaser Wheel AlignmentChipped11/11/15Mileage 37,620 Edited November 11, 2015 by Snakle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peewee Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 hi all i am not new to the bmw sean i have owned bmw a long my car now is a e46 m3 coupe witch is my pride and joy i live in the south east of kent in ramsgate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87mtech27 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Hi all, I'm 25, from High Wycombe and currently own a pre-facelift 330ci M sport and estoril blue 330ci Clubsport. I have previously owned a pre-facelift 325ci M Sport. I now want to move up the ranks and buy a nice E46 M3 ready for the summer. I forgot to mention my favorite BMWs are E30s, I currently own a lach silver 325i M Tech 1 which unfortunately is missing the engine and drivetrain. Edited March 8, 2015 by 87mtech27 Maxtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtek Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Clubby looks nice, get some pic's up of the E30, Tech 1's are becoming quite rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy187_ Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Hi all newbie here with an 03 320d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87mtech27 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5145-325i-loaded-l/ http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5144-325i-loaded-r/ I don't have many clear pictures of the Tech 1 pictures at the moment. Below are the picture before I got my hands on it. http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5149-9/ http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5148-14/ http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5147-5/ http://www.e46zone.com/forum/gallery/image/5146-6/ Yes that was the mighty S54B32 Maxtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtek Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Nice engine! 87mtech27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
318matt Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Hi all Im matt, 33 yr old from south wales. Come over from cliosport, decided it's time to grow up a little as have kids that Aparrantly need leg room and a boot so just bought a e46 318ci.look forwards to German engineering ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87mtech27 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Nice engine! Unfortunately the previous owner removed the engine and I want to return the car to stock so a high comp M20B25 will go in soon. Long term plan is to do full restoration on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Xen Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Hi all, I'm 25, from High Wycombe and currently own a pre-facelift 330ci M sport and estoril blue 330ci Clubsport. I have previously owned a pre-facelift 325ci M Sport. I now want to move up the ranks and buy a nice E46 M3 ready for the summer. I forgot to mention my favorite BMWs are E30s, I currently own a lach silver 325i M Tech 1 which unfortunately is missing the engine and drivetrain. Welcome fellow Wycombe scum bag..... Good to see another from the area By the look of the pictures you from around Downley area? Edited March 8, 2015 by Mr Xen 87mtech27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtek Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Hi all Im matt, 33 yr old from south wales. Come over from cliosport, decided it's time to grow up a little as have kids that Aparrantly need leg room and a boot so just bought a e46 318ci.look forwards to German engineering Since when did BMW Coupe's have legroom in the back? Welcome! Nice engine! Unfortunately the previous owner removed the engine and I want to return the car to stock so a high comp M20B25 will go in soon. Long term plan is to do full restoration on the car. Ah I see, I actually prefer the correct period engines. Will you be doing the resto your self? Edited March 8, 2015 by Maxtek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87mtech27 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi all, I'm 25, from High Wycombe and currently own a pre-facelift 330ci M sport and estoril blue 330ci Clubsport. I have previously owned a pre-facelift 325ci M Sport. I now want to move up the ranks and buy a nice E46 M3 ready for the summer. I forgot to mention my favorite BMWs are E30s, I currently own a lach silver 325i M Tech 1 which unfortunately is missing the engine and drivetrain. Welcome fellow Wycombe scum bag..... Good to see another from the area By the look of the pictures you from around Downley area? Close, even worse...from Castlefield/ Green Street side Mr Xen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87mtech27 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Hi all Im matt, 33 yr old from south wales. Come over from cliosport, decided it's time to grow up a little as have kids that Aparrantly need leg room and a boot so just bought a e46 318ci.look forwards to German engineering Since when did BMW Coupe's have legroom in the back? Welcome! Nice engine! Unfortunately the previous owner removed the engine and I want to return the car to stock so a high comp M20B25 will go in soon. Long term plan is to do full restoration on the car. Ah I see, I actually prefer the correct period engines. Will you be doing the resto your self? Unfortunately I've never done any sort of resto before so it will be a learning curve. I'm on E30zone and have a few people in mind to do all the major work. The car itself has covered 80k and been garaged more or less by the previous owner for 10 years. Edited March 9, 2015 by 87mtech27 The Laird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtek Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 That's some beautiful undercarriage! Nice history too. There's a silly amount of knowledge on E30Zone, hope the restoration goes well. 87mtech27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Don Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Hi, I'm Greg, I'm 20 and on my second BM. I've got a 318 convertible in ferrari blue and last September got myself 330 convertible and got it resprayed in ford electric orange. I still have the 318 sitting in my drive waiting till I get time to sell it. Why the change? More power of course. And a great sound of the 6 cylinder engine sive s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd1983 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Wow my eyes JkF, bains, Maxtek and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Don Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Wow my eyes Is that a good/bad reaction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd1983 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) It was just a wow they're bright reaction lol. Not my cup of tea but I've never been one to slate other people's tastes, your car and all that so each to their own mate Edited March 13, 2015 by Todd1983 Maxtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I like the blue vert but the Orange vert just looks chavvy imo sive s and bains 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd1983 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Yeah was just about to say the blue kinda works, but think the orange is lacking....maybe dark wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Don Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I still do prefer the blue one myself but only got orange as I wanted something different. I would defo go blue again. Wheels wise, an idea in the future is to spray the centers orange and the dishes black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Yeah, or colour code them black bits sive s and G Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Don Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Yeah, or colour code them black bits Since the roof is black, the main point was to give the extra black on the car all round, including the diffuser in gloss black. But I understand what you mean, I'm not a fan of colour coding really but only if a car has that black plastic panels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Don't get me wrong, I can see why you've done it but me personally I'm a bit of an oem whore so would like the colour change, just not the black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
