DEVIL 666 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) After I sold my Ford focus my dream was a BMW e46 coupe. I was spending a lot of hours searching to find the right BMW for me and after a few weeks I found my "dream car".It was a long journey (650miles) but I can still say after 2 years definitely worth it. 2003 BMW e46 black coupe with 68K on the clock. This is how I bought: After a few weeks I changed the oil,filters etc etc... First mod was a FK HighSport coilovers After 2 days After this I bought a black kidney grill. Front number plate off. Edited February 11, 2014 by DEVIL 666 chunky899 and pp4811 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) New front brake discs and pads from ECP. After the brakes have been fitted I washed my car inside-outside and of course I took a few pics: After a couple of weeks searching I bought my "dream" wheels. I tried the rear on.Difference between X5 and MV2 wheels. I havent had any spacers so I did a spacers by wood,just to see what size I need.10 & 15mm + I bought longer bolts for the wood spacers. I bought new tyres for the rear as the old was 225/35 on 10j and I didnt like it so I changed it for 245/30. X5 wheels on (before lowering) I put back my MV2 for a couple of days and I bought 1 set of HID xenon (8K) but after a few days the postman brought me 2 sets.The company made a mistake.Oh Yeah, I was very happy New 20mm spacers for the X5. Edited February 12, 2014 by DEVIL 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) I put back my X5 wheels. 20mm front and 5mm rear spacers + I lowered my car. My gf bought me a new key ring. After a couple of weeks and 1k miles I wanted to do something different so I bought 2 rear X5 wheels The fitting was very hard, we did a lot of work on the front but after 18days and many sleepless nights here is the result: +I bought new black BMW badge After this we took many pics and enjoyed the car but 1 day (I still dont know why) I sold my "dream" wheels.......... .............and put back my mv2s with epic lows MV2 without spacers was a bit odd so I bought another set of 20mm spacers and I changed the 255/35 rear tyres to 225/40. This is how it looks with 20mm spacers all round+225/40 at the moment............... .......BUT I have so many new plans. Sorry for too many pictures but I always take too many. I hope you will like the pictures.Enjoy. Edited March 23, 2014 by DEVIL 666 The_Judge_ and Blair 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneth1986 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Looks very nice, don't normally like x5 wheel but suits your car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Looks very nice, don't normally like x5 wheel but suits your car Thanks mate,I am glad that you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telboy63 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 How do you get away driving round without a front plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Nice story, worth reading. The car looks clean, I like it low and without number plate. Lucky you to find one with low millage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YemiTheOne Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I really wish I had a black coupe, with mods they are the best imo, but Im very happy with silver. You car looks great, and I normally don't like X5 wheels on the e46 but you have pulled them off brilliantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie1985 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Car looks sexy as hell mate Can I ask tho does your front wheels catch when on full lock whilst driving??? Also how low have u gone?? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 How do you get away driving round without a front plate Dont use my car every day just rarely,and the local plod knows me very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Nice story, worth reading. The car looks clean, I like it low and without number plate. Lucky you to find one with low millage. Cheers Lex.I am happy that you enjoyed my "story" The previous owner was very fussy (like me) ,thats why is the car is in a very good condition. BMW with a little drop always looks good, especially with a nice wheels.The low mileages was a big bonus, after 2 years with me still under 78K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I really wish I had a black coupe, with mods they are the best imo, but Im very happy with silver. You car looks great, and I normally don't like X5 wheels on the e46 but you have pulled them off brilliantly Thanks Yemi,good to know that you are not an X5 fan but you like my car with X5 wheels. I always wanted to buy a black BMW but the silver looks good too.I am almost bought a silver e46 but somebody was a lot quicker than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Car looks sexy as hell mate Can I ask tho does your front wheels catch when on full lock whilst driving??? Also how low have u gone?? Cheers Appreciate the comments dude! I dont have any problem with the front.I had a little bit of rubbing when I had X5 10j on the front but nothing bad with mv2s. My car is pretty low at the moment I cant go lower because of the 225/40. I could go lower with 205/40 or 215/35 but its alright for the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie1985 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 That's good to know just lowered mine on eibachs but I don't think it's low enough so I'm looking towards coilovers now but at least I know I can go quite low Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustynuts Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Now that's what I call a nice car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyjoiner Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Nice looking motor, I'll have to look out for it the next time i'm down at my mates shop in Polperro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 That's good to know just lowered mine on eibachs but I don't think it's low enough so I'm looking towards coilovers now but at least I know I can go quite low Cheers Coilovers all the way,much better than lowering springs as you can adjust your height all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Now that's what I call a nice car. Thanks rusty, appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Nice looking motor, I'll have to look out for it the next time i'm down at my mates shop in Polperro Any time Jollyjoiner.At the moment very quite in here but thank god we dont have any floods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie1985 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 That's good to know just lowered mine on eibachs but I don't think it's low enough so I'm looking towards coilovers now but at least I know I can go quite low Cheers Coilovers all the way,much better than lowering springs as you can adjust your height all the time. Sweet well ill get the springs whipped off n get them sold!!! Can I ask how it handles that low cause my mate reckons it will handle like a pig if I go lower than I have!! What's your verdict?? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyjoiner Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Nice looking motor, I'll have to look out for it the next time i'm down at my mates shop in Polperro Any time Jollyjoiner.At the moment very quite in here but thank god we dont have any floods. I'm suprised your not flooded with being so close to the sea. My mate has the Joan the wad shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyN Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 That looks ace man! Super clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) Sweet well ill get the springs whipped off n get them sold!!! Can I ask how it handles that low cause my mate reckons it will handle like a pig if I go lower than I have!! What's your verdict?? Cheers If you use your car every day or you drive in a big city than not the best idea to go for epic lows. As I said before I dont use my car very often and I drive 70% motorway 25% B road and maybe 5% city driving,but if you have coilover you can adjust your height every day.Sometimes I do twice a week only took 10-15mins. If I go up to London city center I always raise my car. Def a good idea to buy a coilover as you can play with the height as much as you want. Edited February 16, 2014 by DEVIL 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'm suprised your not flooded with being so close to the sea. My mate has the Joan the wad shop I know that shop but I never benn there althought I have been living here more than 7 years. I have noticed that the name of the shop changed recently. Have you got any problems with the flood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL 666 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 That looks ace man! Super clean Thanks Mark,appreciate your comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
