Fairly certain mines not got one. Doesn't feel any different from a normal clutch tbh. I'll have to check though!
Looks good, I still need to order some 10mm's for the rear. I've given up with it recently, not cleaned it in nearly 2 months.
That's not like you! I used some Gtechniq C2 yesterday. Amaze!!!
I've lost a lot of interest in the E46. It's a bit boring, and nearly 12 years old. I need new paint!
What's eventually replacing it? ///M content?
How does it get along then as a daily being that low?
I'd like mine to sit similar in the future, but don't want to be scuffing sumps!
Stuff hits the chassis rails and exhaust first, sump is plenty safe enough!
It's fine. Only issue I've ever had was yesterday when I ran over a large rock (no chance to avoid it). It made a lot of noise, hit a load of s**t underneath but the sump was untouched. As Jord said, other stuff would hit the ground first. Main issue is the tyres coming into contact with the wings tbh. Only happens on the passenger side now I've reduced the spacer size, and that's only because I've not added enough negative camber. Speedbumps etc are a non-issue!
Maybe the guy I spoke to just didn't have 'teh lowz' lol.
That might have been me - I've got 15mm spacers but run thinner tyres with the sport wheels.
Yeah I've been told to fit those, I'll get round to it at some point, budget is way too tight this month though unfortunately
It's probably worth putting the rear coilovers on if you have them! If you're going to do it at some point anyway. If it hasn't already had them you can use that as an opportunity to replace the standard rear top mounts with the e46/z3 ones with reinforcement plates.
Apparently the way that the rear dampers are attached (two bolts hold the strut in from the underneath) puts lots of stress on the sheet metal that the bolts go through. Under lots of hard cornering or on a very old car the sheet metal is known to snap:
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When the time came to design the Z3/E46 tops BMW changed the design and you can buy uprated ones on Ebay. The uprated ones have a plate that spreads the force more evenly - currently working with my brother on an E36 328i project and for about £14 we thought it was worth it.