Finally. I bought an ///M3.

[Jane]

Sorry Im being a tit, just skim read, saw the comment by ed about the prolines so thought youd put them on. As for the wheels just saw the pic and assumed . . . note to self to actually read in future! Lol. MY BAD.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Sorry Im being a tit, just skim read, saw the comment by ed about the prolines so thought youd put them on. As for the wheels just saw the pic and assumed . . . note to self to actually read in future! Lol. MY BAD.

Ha ha, no problem. Dont worry, you'll really notice when the wheels change, will make a huge difference

 

[Sir_Dave]

Spent some money this morning, after the headgasket being changed, i thought it wise to give it a full service. Was done on 89k, but tbh, im an untrustworthy sod, so thought i'd do it all again anyways, not the biggest expense in the world for piece of mind:

Engine: 8L of Castrol Edge 10W-60 for BMW M Models & Genuine BMW oil filter
Gearbox: 2L of Fuchs Titan Sintofluid SAE 75W-80 MTF
Diff: 2L of Castrol Syntrax Limited 75W80 140 & 1L of Redline LSD Friction Modifier

Microfilter: UFI Carbon Pollen filter
Spark Plugs: 6 x NGK DCPR8EKP's
Fuel Filter: Genuine BMW

About to order 2 new front Kumho KU31's (to match the rears) in 225/40/19 fitment as well.

Happy Christmas Emm Fwee.

 

[Gally]

Cheap to run iirc. M3 money.

Spent more time of the road than on it?

 

[Christopher]

So much better!

 

[Sir_Dave]

Cheap to run iirc. M3 money.

Spent more time of the road than on it?

Ha ha, not too bad, only £150 for all the fluids & filters (already had the spark plugs) and my time is free

And yeah, its not really my daily, costs too much in fuel lol.

 

[Herr Flick]

Thought you were going down the sensible route? ie. selling it.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Thought you were going down the sensible route? ie. selling it.

Nah, I manned up, house can wait

 

[Herr Flick]

You can live in a car but you can't drive a house.

 

[SOHROB]

A friend has just started specialising in m3's and has recently purchased 2 cars, he paid £7k for an 03 manual car in black with nav and 19's on 59k!!!!!!!

There is also an 04 for sale which has only done 19k for £16,000, future classic?

 

[hughesclio]

A friend has just started specialising in m3's and has recently purchased 2 cars, he paid £7k for an 03 manual car in black with nav and 19's on 59k!!!!!!!

There is also an 04 for sale which has only done 19k for £16,000, future classic?

i reckon the only e46 m3 that will be a classic will be the csl.
does your friend have a garage in leeds? if so where is it as i moght be tempted with another e46 m3 real soon

 

[DanielJames]

Spent some money this morning, after the headgasket being changed, i thought it wise to give it a full service. Was done on 89k, but tbh, im an untrustworthy sod, so thought i'd do it all again anyways, not the biggest expense in the world for piece of mind:

Engine: 8L of Castrol Edge 10W-60 for BMW M Models & Genuine BMW oil filter
Gearbox: 2L of Fuchs Titan Sintofluid SAE 75W-80 MTF
Diff: 2L of Castrol Syntrax Limited 75W80 140 & 1L of Redline LSD Friction Modifier

Microfilter: UFI Carbon Pollen filter
Spark Plugs: 6 x NGK DCPR8EKP's
Fuel Filter: Genuine BMW

About to order 2 new front Kumho KU31's (to match the rears) in 225/40/19 fitment as well.

Happy Christmas Emm Fwee.

I was thinking of doing the diff and box oil on the 320d, have you done it before?

 

[Sir_Dave]

I was thinking of doing the diff and box oil on the 320d, have you done it before?

Nah, didnt get round to doing the 320d, its easy enough though apparently ...

Only issue i have is that its cold outside, & tbh, im a bit of a wimp lol.

 

[DanielJames]

Nah, didnt get round to doing the 320d, its easy enough though apparently ...

Only issue i have is that its cold outside, & tbh, im a bit of a wimp lol.

Ah good, have you found any decent guides? I'm sure they won't be hard to find if not, I can't believe how many E46 DIY guides there are on the internets! We're well catered for.

 

[LIL B]

i reckon the only e46 m3 that will be a classic will be the csl.
does your friend have a garage in leeds? if so where is it as i moght be tempted with another e46 m3 real soon

CSL or CS might be.

 

[DanielJames]

CSL or CS might be.

Wasn't the CS just a run out model? Using the bits up etc before the E9*

330 Clubsports might be, but CSLs are holding their money the best

 

[Sir_Dave]

Depos/Silvervisions fitted at lunchtime. To be honest, not so sure if want?

Standard, complete with fried eggs:

Depos, with Silvervisions:

Obviously, it does help that the indicators are clean, & the rest of the car is under 3 months worth of dirt, but im not sure if they look right

 

[Goodj]

looks slightly better with the Deposilvervisions.

to me anyway.

 

[Hixle]

Sold it yet? Oh.

Miles better IMO Davidsan.

 

[Will.]

Deffo looks better.

 

[LIL B]

Very nice.

 

[theduck]

Defo looks better. Need to do this to the zed butbits a ballache of a job

 

[Christopher.]

I'm not too sure TBH

 

[is1]

Have you changed the bulb and the lens? If so, could you not have kept the original lens and changed to a silver bulb?

 

[Sir_Dave]

Have you changed the bulb and the lens? If so, could you not have kept the original lens and changed to a silver bulb?

Yup, changed both. Tempted to try just the Silvervisions though - would look like this, well in purple obviously:

Need to give it a clean & decide i think, so that'll be a few weeks at least lol ...

 

[DanielJames]

I think it would suite the derpo a lot better with black grilles.

 

[is1]

I prefer the original lens with the silver bulbs. The original lens seems to make the front look wider (maybe because the glass is patterned?).

 

[DanielJames]

Depos/Silvervisions fitted at lunchtime. To be honest, not so sure if want?

Standard, complete with fried eggs:


Depos, with Silvervisions:

Obviously, it does help that the indicators are clean, & the rest of the car is under 3 months worth of dirt, but im not sure if they look right

Better.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Better.

No chance lol.

Id need really bad CSL reps, tintz back on & it slammed on the deck to pull off that look yo.

 

[DanielJames]

Meh better than bling bling chrome coloured plastic

IMO

 

[Gally]

They look uber aftermarket those indicators mate. Not wanting.

Standard with Silvervisions so much better. I'd rather have Orange bulbs than those ones.

 

[SOHROB]

i reckon the only e46 m3 that will be a classic will be the csl.
does your friend have a garage in leeds? if so where is it as i moght be tempted with another e46 m3 real soon

Yes and I work for BMW in Harrogate so give us a shout

 

[Nick172Cup]

Have to agree with Gally here Dave, either go black grills with depos or chrome bits with standard indicator lenses. I much prefer the standard brighter parts to gangster tinted shite, I wont sugar coat it for you! Lol

 

[Sir_Dave]

They look uber aftermarket those indicators mate. Not wanting.

Standard with Silvervisions so much better. I'd rather have Orange bulbs than those ones.

Have to agree with Gally here Dave, either go black grills with depos or chrome bits with standard indicator lenses. I much prefer the standard brighter parts to gangster tinted s**te, I wont sugar coat it for you! Lol

I think im in agreement tbh. They look totally different on my car to others for some reason - perhaps its the colour?

Will try standard indicators with Silvervisions tonight then ....

Nick are you going to Panel Wise tonight? You & Ollie can laugh as i attempt to replace the current engine oil with the bodily fluid of a freshly culled Unicorn? (Might as well be for the cost of the sodding stuff)

 

[Gally]

I can't see them very well in the picture either which doesn't help.

 

[Nick172Cup]

I think im in agreement tbh. They look totally different on my car to others for some reason - perhaps its the colour?

Will try standard indicators with Silvervisions tonight then ....

Nick are you going to Panel Wise tonight? You & Ollie can laugh as i attempt to replace the current engine oil with the bodily fluid of a freshly culled Unicorn? (Might as well be for the cost of the sodding stuff)

Ment to be helping mike fit this fecking box back into that 172 this evening, but will be up there this evening eventually I would of thought.

 

[VeinAST]

Got my Depos this morning in the post! Thinking they'll look a bit better with black on black...! Jealous of the xenons though

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

So undecided on the colour of it..?

I feel as though its probably more appreciated in the flesh?

 

[Edd]

I'd have clear lenses and silvervisions, the depos look far from OEM.

 

[Pep]

Million times better with the Depos, standard white ones with the dark lights look very offensive!
I've got mine back on the 330!