* What did you do to/for your E46 today? * - Page 732

Alpine · 12-26-2012, 06:33 AM

A friend who I hadn't seen in 3 years was in town so he visited me today to catch up. First time he's seen my 330Ci so I took him for a drive and showed him what she could do ;-)

Wookiee Cakes · 12-26-2012, 11:13 AM

Installed the Bimmer Aux input in my car/vacuumed all the ins and outs.

tock172 · 12-26-2012, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SilverThreeTwoFive

This is the black kidney grill from BavAuto to replace my broken one. I like. Sorry for the poopy pic.

Don't steal my car cuz you can see my plates. I will find you

Which of your grilles was broken?

jayb328i · 12-26-2012, 12:02 PM

right one

Solidjake · 12-26-2012, 02:29 PM

Passed inspection.

illestminimike · 12-26-2012, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jayb328i

right one

It's always the right one.

WDE46 · 12-27-2012, 01:15 AM

Took almost 24 man hours for me to cut, polish, and seal my car's paint. Then I replaced some vacuum hose and the spark plugs. Lookin fresh now.

bizrar · 12-27-2012, 01:41 AM

Replaced pre-cat o2 sensors. Not having the right tools really does suck. But a bit of determination and some wd-40 got the job done! Tomorrow re-routing amp 0 gauge wire and speaker wires, spark plugs, bath, and a lot more!

brandonwish · 12-27-2012, 01:45 AM

Replaced belts. AC belt was cracked pretty bad. Phone pic! (My new winter beater in the background!)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bizrar

Replaced pre-cat o2 sensors. Not having the right tools really does suck. But a bit of determination and some wd-40 got the job done! Tomorrow re-routing amp 0 gauge wire and speaker wires, spark plugs, bath, and a lot more!

I have to change the post-cat o2's on the M3 soon. Not looking forward to it

Mango · 12-27-2012, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by WDE46

Took almost 24 man hours for me to cut, polish, and seal my car's paint. Then I replaced some vacuum hose and the spark plugs. Lookin fresh now.

pics !!

WDE46 · 12-27-2012, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by E46Mango

pics !!

I don't have a good camera around. The best I can do is my Dad's iPhone 5 until I get back to Auburn. I'll get it later today. It's 100% swirl mark free, but it still has lots of deeper scratches and chips. Next step is DR Colorchip kit. For those looking to correct their own paint, I used Meguiars 105 ultra cut compound, Meg's 205 fine polish, and Meg's 21 synthetic sealant. Used orange pads with the 105, white pads with the 205 and a blue applicator pad for the sealant (all lake country). Also I used the standard Porter cable orbital. Our paint seems to be quite hard, but I don't have much to compare it with. Some areas took a few applications of the ultra cut and orange pad. Some I used a yellow pad on.

Oh yeah, and I found my VCG is done, so I'll have to order that with my cooling parts. It's seeping from the bolt in the back and one of the spark plug wells has about 1 drop worth of oil near the seal. I think I'll definitely do the VANOS repair too. Why not?

Mango · 12-27-2012, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by WDE46

I don't have a good camera around. The best I can do is my Dad's iPhone 5 until I get back to Auburn. I'll get it later today. It's 100% swirl mark free, but it still has lots of deeper scratches and chips. Next step is DR Colorchip kit. For those looking to correct their own paint, I used Meguiars 105 ultra cut compound, Meg's 205 fine polish, and Meg's 21 synthetic sealant. Used orange pads with the 105, white pads with the 205 and a blue applicator pad for the sealant (all lake country). Also I used the standard Porter cable orbital. Our paint seems to be quite hard, but I don't have much to compare it with. Some areas took a few applications of the ultra cut and orange pad. Some I used a yellow pad on.

Oh yeah, and I found my VCG is done, so I'll have to order that with my cooling parts. It's seeping from the bolt in the back and one of the spark plug wells has about 1 drop worth of oil near the seal. I think I'll definitely do the VANOS repair too. Why not?

iPhone 5 is an excellent camera. Hell, iPhone 3gS was. A great picture can be taken with any camera. even a $5 disposable. The best camera is the one you have with you.

No excuses WDE. take what you have and take a picture!

330Berg · 12-27-2012, 01:10 PM

Today i removed the swirl flaps in my manifold (it's a diesel) and cleaned the EGR valve.

WDE46 · 12-27-2012, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by E46Mango

iPhone 5 is an excellent camera. Hell, iPhone 3gS was. A great picture can be taken with any camera. even a $5 disposable. The best camera is the one you have with you.

No excuses WDE. take what you have and take a picture!

This is my 2 year old Droid X. It's not the best:

Mango · 12-27-2012, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by WDE46

This is my 2 year old Droid X. It's not the best:

Great looking car. just wanted to get an idea. good stuff!

ryannel2003 · 12-27-2012, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by WDE46

This is my 2 year old Droid X. It's not the best:

Is that Orient Blue? Also, what kind of products did you use? I have a guy who is going to hook me up on buffing out my car and though it won't fix the dents (obviously) it sure will fix all the surface scratches and swirl marks my car has.

Car looks great

Edit: NVM, I saw that you listed what products you used above.

Mango · 12-27-2012, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WDE46

This is my 2 year old Droid X. It's not the best:

Interior next.

Use:

Wagner 915

WDE46 · 12-27-2012, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by E46Mango

Interior next.

Use:

Wagner 915

Yeah, under the hood is dirty. I figure I'll do that after I replace my VCG and cooling components so I won't just **** it up immediately.

bizrar · 12-27-2012, 06:16 PM

Changed her oil filter, ordered cable crimps for secondary battery under hood, removed headlights and grills to begin sanding them down and painting them flat black, installed bass knob, cut excess door noise insulator, and finally washed her

. For those of you wanting to make your interior (door panels And dash) look beautiful again try out woolite and a grill cleaning brush(yes i said a grill brush) when I was installing, cutting out speaker holes, and putting noise canceler I had absolutely every door/ side panels off and this brought the color out at a tremendous rate. Caution!! You have to be very careful on how hard you scrub or you'll peal the interior "skin" off. If done correctly your car should look like the day it was made! Good luck!!

bizrar · 12-27-2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by brandonwish

Replaced belts. AC belt was cracked pretty bad. Phone pic! (My new winter beater in the background!)

I have to change the post-cat o2's on the M3 soon. Not looking forward to it

Oh me too bud. I'm not looking forward to it one bit either but hey it has to be done! The pre-cats were a pain all I had was two wrenches, wd-40, and a warm engine. Bahaha

12-26-2012, 06:33 AM	#14621
Alpine Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 176 My Ride: 2002 E46 BMW 330Ci View My Garage	A friend who I hadn't seen in 3 years was in town so he visited me today to catch up. First time he's seen my 330Ci so I took him for a drive and showed him what she could do ;-) __________________

12-26-2012, 11:13 AM	#14622
Wookiee Cakes Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: G-vegas Posts: 23 My Ride: 2003 330i Zhp View My Garage	Installed the Bimmer Aux input in my car/vacuumed all the ins and outs. __________________ '03 Zhp Sedan Samuel Jackson Black Bavarian Performance Coils, Aux Input, Clear sides, front signals. Getting it to stage 0

12-26-2012, 02:29 PM	#14625
Solidjake Mod Join Date: May 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 19,907 My Ride: 2002 330i View My Garage	Passed inspection. __________________ Follow my cross country drive to Bimmerfest West 2013 http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=987217 Youtube - Electric Fan Swap/Aux Fan Removal - Projector Retrofit - E46 Bulb Guide

12-27-2012, 01:10 PM	#14633
330Berg Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 134 My Ride: E46 330d touring View My Garage	Today i removed the swirl flaps in my manifold (it's a diesel) and cleaned the EGR valve. __________________ http://www.bmw-syndikat.de/bmwsyndik...BMW_-_E46.html 2004 E46 330DT : M3 CSL, ACS and M-tec styling : BBS wheels : If you insist on front-wheel drive... Then reverse!!!

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12-26-2012, 12:02 PM	#14624
jayb328i Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 528 My Ride: E46 2000 328i View My Garage	right one

12-27-2012, 01:15 AM	#14627
WDE46 Weagle Weagle Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 3,630 My Ride: 2004 330Ci OBM View My Garage	Took almost 24 man hours for me to cut, polish, and seal my car's paint. Then I replaced some vacuum hose and the spark plugs. Lookin fresh now.

12-27-2012, 01:41 AM	#14628
bizrar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 16 My Ride: 2001 bmw 330ci View My Garage	Replaced pre-cat o2 sensors. Not having the right tools really does suck. But a bit of determination and some wd-40 got the job done! Tomorrow re-routing amp 0 gauge wire and speaker wires, spark plugs, bath, and a lot more!

12-27-2012, 06:16 PM	#14639
bizrar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 16 My Ride: 2001 bmw 330ci View My Garage	Changed her oil filter, ordered cable crimps for secondary battery under hood, removed headlights and grills to begin sanding them down and painting them flat black, installed bass knob, cut excess door noise insulator, and finally washed her . For those of you wanting to make your interior (door panels And dash) look beautiful again try out woolite and a grill cleaning brush(yes i said a grill brush) when I was installing, cutting out speaker holes, and putting noise canceler I had absolutely every door/ side panels off and this brought the color out at a tremendous rate. Caution!! You have to be very careful on how hard you scrub or you'll peal the interior "skin" off. If done correctly your car should look like the day it was made! Good luck!!