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The E46 XI was produced from 01-05 in sedan and touring body styles. Powered by either a 2.5L inline 6 in the 325xi or a 3.0L inline 6 330xi. Discuss all thing about BMW AWD E46 'Xi' here.

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Old 03-08-2013, 11:28 AM   #1
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yes you can XI owners
04 xi lowered sport line springs staggered wheels tires 275/35/18 rear 245/40/18 front one rev per mile difference 18.9.5 rear 18.8.5 front rolled lips rear Mtech bumper splitters carbon fiber roof 5 speed !6k miles since mods serviced all cv axles fine angle did move boots more in front so no rubbing together daily driver....run a speed shop so do your homework and make your car the way you want it it can be done. I got on here and got bashed first time not everyone on here is a dumbass use you head. sorry for the rant...post pic in a bit.
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:09 PM   #2
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:16 PM   #3
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:24 PM   #4
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Looks like 3M DiNoc carbon fiber vinyl
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:31 PM   #5
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Old 03-08-2013, 02:26 PM   #6
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Looks like 3M DiNoc carbon fiber vinyl
your ride looks awesome bud
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:41 PM   #7
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04 xi lowered sport line springs staggered wheels tires 275/35/18 rear 245/40/18 front one rev per mile difference 18.9.5 rear 18.8.5 front rolled lips rear Mtech bumper splitters carbon fiber roof 5 speed !6k miles since mods serviced all cv axles fine angle did move boots more in front so no rubbing together daily driver....run a speed shop so do your homework and make your car the way you want it it can be done. I got on here and got bashed first time not everyone on here is a dumbass use you head. sorry for the rant...post pic in a bit.
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Old 03-08-2013, 01:34 PM   #8
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So Xi owners can run staggered tires and lowering suspension parts and not implode their drive train??????

GASP!
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Old 03-08-2013, 01:47 PM   #9
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So Xi owners can run staggered tires and lowering suspension parts and not implode their drive train??????

GASP!
yep amazing aint it lol long as the tires are same rolling diameter within a percentage
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Old 03-08-2013, 06:18 PM   #10
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yep amazing aint it lol long as the tires are same rolling diameter within a percentage
And whats that percentage ??
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And whats that percentage ??
stay within 3 revs per mile I went with 1 rev per mile to be safe some of the northern cars and x series are more the that from the factory
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Old 03-14-2013, 07:43 PM   #12
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So Xi owners can run staggered tires and lowering suspension parts and not implode their drive train??????

GASP!
Who knew??

Also may help deep snow handling rolling wads under the car instead of riding over it. I'm gonna let a bunch of air out of my tires for a budget low look.
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Old 03-08-2013, 01:34 PM   #13
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Carbon roof huh?
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Old 03-08-2013, 02:07 PM   #14
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Carbon roof huh?
wrap incase you are one of those folks
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Old 03-08-2013, 02:40 PM   #15
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Incredible. What a breakthrough.
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Old 03-08-2013, 05:27 PM   #16
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Looks very nice
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mine is a slick roof
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Old 03-09-2013, 02:08 PM   #19
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mine is a slick roof
I guess that answers that.
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stay within 3 revs per mile I went with 1 rev per mile to be safe some of the northern cars and x series are more the that from the factory
How do you determine revs? Sorry if this is a dumb question or not. I have staggered wheel set from my other e46 and wanted to put them on the xi... They are within about 5mm of each other when calculating side wall diameters.

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