* What did you do to/for your E46 today? *

Went to Bavarian Auto Parts and picked up a new VCG, this will be the second one in 3-5k miles

I am going to inspect my Valve Cover carefully, to make sure it isn't warped.

Mango had a warped VC, so I won't rule out the possibility, however I could have done something wrong the first time around.

As for now, I just have to wait a few hours to let it cool down, before I begin.

Originally Posted by illestminimike

Autocon was way too hot. I left after 30 minutes. Couldn't stand the heat.

Had to replace my pulleys and belt.... The darn idler pulley disintegrated and shredded the belt. Good thing I wasn't on the interstate.

Ryan

Originally Posted by chesmari

Had to replace my pulleys and belt.... The darn idler pulley disintegrated and shredded the belt.

Yeah, that sounds about right.

Quick and easy DIY
Hope it went well.

Started cleaning the interior today. Finishing up tomorrow

Originally Posted by Crespo5190

Started cleaning the interior today. Finishing up tomorrow

Damn how dirty was your interior to require two sessions?

Originally Posted by ///MPR77

Yeah, that sounds about right.

Quick and easy DIY
Hope it went well.

It did thanks. Had to settle with O'reilly and autozone parts. It'll do for now.

Ryan

Bought Mtech II front bumper and xenon fog lights for my 330 coupe from umnitza.com and brackets from bavarianmotorsports. Can't wait to have it painted and installed. I'll show the result

[QUOTE=///MPR77;14591336]Damn how dirty was your interior to require two sessions?

[/QUOTE it got pretty dirty. I started late and I had to come to LA right now.

Try to view the shifter shaft by removing the shift knob...n it made me hit my mirror and cracked my windshield.....:@ so pissed at myself.....
Why did BMW design the shift knob mount like that? Argh...!

Originally Posted by BB6

Try to view the shifter shaft by removing the shift knob...n it made me hit my mirror and cracked my windshield.....:@ so pissed at myself.....
Why did BMW design the shift knob mount like that? Argh...!

Would you rather hit yourself in the face? Such as your eye or nose?

Originally Posted by BB6

Try to view the shifter shaft by removing the shift knob...n it made me hit my mirror and cracked my windshield.....:@ so pissed at myself

Originally Posted by WA_E46Fan

Would you rather hit yourself in the face? Such as your eye or nose?

If you answered: Yes, then you may be an e46 fanatic.

BTW just finished up the 2nd VCG.
It goes a lot quicker the second time around.
What I did differently this time was:

Tried a different Gasket (Victor Reinz)
Used different RTV (Ultra Black)
Neurotically cris-crossed snug, then cris-crossed torqued to 7ft.Lbs
Broke Nothing

Moving on to replacing back rotors.

installed my m3 rep folding mirrors. I have 12 pin and the reps are 6 pin.. got alot of work ahead of me to make these things work properly..

Originally Posted by Hollywood516

installed my m3 rep folding mirrors. I have 12 pin and the reps are 6 pin.. got alot of work ahead of me to make these things work properly..

Were did you get them from? I have been looking for awhile!

Originally Posted by WA_E46Fan

Were did you get them from? I have been looking for awhile!

got em on ebay from a seller europarts garage..

Originally Posted by Hollywood516

installed my m3 rep folding mirrors. I have 12 pin and the reps are 6 pin.. got alot of work ahead of me to make these things work properly..

Uh, oh...hope you have a plan for doing this. Good luck!

Drove it like I stole it.

Recently hit 182k so decided that a major overhaul was needed.
Was collecting parts for the past 6 months to get all this done at once.

Found lots of things that were wrong with it that made it ride like ****...
evidently the previous owner knew dick about cars but thankfully i bought it as a project anyways
so was ready for all these repairs

among other things, most notable were
3 blown shocks/struts
leaking diff cover + cracked bushing
various worn bushings throughout rear suspension
no cracks but since already had HPF kit decided to install it anyways

after all this was addressed and done, the car rides like a dream

HPF subframe reinforcement kit
Differential Cover w/ bushings + new diff fluid
Subframe bushings
Subframe bolts + nuts
Trailing Arm bushings
Upper Control Arm Bushings
Lower Control Arm Bushings
Rear Wheel Bearings
ECS Upper Shock mounting kit
RTABs
RTAB urethane spacers
shocks
struts
springs
brake disks
brake pads
Vanos filter
Vanos sealing plate
Oil change
...im sure im forgetting some things



dads doing the actual welding, im not brave or knowledgeable enough to weld on my car



Topaz car so we decided to stick with overall "blue" theme



good thing i anticipated this and had a new diff cover ready to go



this was a fun father/son project however i would not recommend it to some less experienced DIY people

Originally Posted by OfficinePanerai

Recently hit 182k so decided that a major overhaul was needed.
Was collecting parts for the past 6 months to get all this done at once.

Found lots of things that were wrong with it that made it ride like ****...
evidently the previous owner knew dick about cars but thankfully i bought it as a project anyways
so was ready for all these repairs

among other things, most notable were
3 blown shocks/struts
leaking diff cover + cracked bushing
various worn bushings throughout rear suspension
no cracks but since already had HPF kit decided to install it anyways

after all this was addressed and done, the car rides like a dream

HPF subframe reinforcement kit
Differential Cover w/ bushings + new diff fluid
Subframe bushings
Subframe bolts + nuts
Trailing Arm bushings
Upper Control Arm Bushings
Lower Control Arm Bushings
Rear Wheel Bearings
ECS Upper Shock mounting kit
RTABs
RTAB urethane spacers
shocks
struts
springs
brake disks
brake pads
Vanos filter
Vanos sealing plate
Oil change
...im sure im forgetting some things



dads doing the actual welding, im not brave or knowledgeable enough to weld on my car



Topaz car so we decided to stick with overall "blue" theme



good thing i anticipated this and had a new diff cover ready to go



this was a fun father/son project however i would not recommend it to some less experienced DIY people

Wow. That is a ton of work. That your car was at one hell of an angle. Cool you did the work in a hangar. I'm a pilot myself!

Originally Posted by tock172

Wow. That is a ton of work. That your car was at one hell of an angle. Cool you did the work in a hangar. I'm a pilot myself!

yeah, took us 7 days, spending every spare minute under the car. thankfully lots of space in the hangar cause my dads a pilot. since we dont have a lift had to get the rear pretty high to semi-comfortably do the welding.