Project: Useless E46

LoveBeingUseless · 10-22-2011, 06:07 PM

Hows it going guys! I'm ready to start my build thread on my new 2003 BMW 325i. SO far I really like this forum and have enjoyed floatin around checking out old threads and what not.

Before I get started I wanted to tell a little about myself! My name is Austin, I am 20 years old and I come from the VW/Audi scene. I love working with cars and I LOVE working with European cars. I am partial to stance and fitment. Hence my name on this forum, I love making my cars so low static, they are rendered useless

well for most people who arrent familiar with driving low. I live in Ventura County and am a BMW Auto Technician, so I know these cars pretty well and love going to work everyday!

Alright enough with the talk, let me show you what I'm all about, This is my previous ride. A 2000 VW Passat Wagon on 18x10 et25 Miro STP-1's wrapped in 215/35/18 Tires.

I loved my wagon and unfortunatly it got totalled!

So from there it only made sense to get a BMW Being that I am an auto tech for BMW.

Now on to some e46 content. Here's a couple quick Pics of my car.

Its a 2003 E46 325 5 speed . SO far it's Completely stock. Except for some minor stuff.

Nothing fancy, no sport package or premium package or anythign to that effect, it was traded in to my dealership, owned by a doctor, the interior is IMMACULATE, the paint is in fairly good shape and the motor is happy as could be

77xxx miles on her. I was waiting for us to get a e46 in with some more features but the sales dept, gave me a really good deal, so I couldn't pass it up and I couldn't be happier with it!

I love documenting my work on my cars, so expect to see this thread to be written almost like a DIY so those who are interested in things they see, hopefully any question that may rise will be answered. I hope you guys enjoy and keep stoppin by!

First Plans:

-Coilovers On Order
-Paint Kidney Grill Trim Satin Black (Done Pics to come)
-Resurface Headlights, (Done Pics to Come)
-E60 Shifter
-Projector Headlights with LED Halo's

Stance:

Not sure what Wheels I want yet but I'm looking to run 18x10 up front and 18x11 with 215/35 and 235/35 tires offsets I'm not sure, somewhere around et20 or so, I still gotta research more. From what I've seen, for running a 18x10 on the rear, the highest offset you can run without rubbing on the inside is about an et38. so buy throwing 11's back there, I automatically subtract 12.6mm aka 13mm to the et 38 to get a final offset of et25 outback with an 18x11 to be as close as I can without rubbing, than from there I'm going to add about -4 to -5 degrees of camber so I will have to adjust my offset/add spacers to compensate for the rim leaning into the inner wheel well.

Should be an exciting project! I'm looking forward to it! Take care all and thanks for stopping by!

-Austin

HaloArchive · 10-22-2011, 06:11 PM

Tint, Drop, LED Tails, Facelift bumpers, Exhaust.

LoveBeingUseless · 10-22-2011, 06:36 PM

I'm all about fishbowl.. No tint here.. LED tails defintiely, Facelift bumpers and exhaust definitley as well

Studdly_Studright · 10-22-2011, 06:57 PM

As soon as I saw the wagon I was thinking, this is gonna be good

Can't wait to see what you do with it. Titanium silver

domcreates · 10-22-2011, 07:11 PM

I wish those stp-1's came in 5x120

323I00 · 10-22-2011, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by studdly_studright

as soon as i saw the wagon i was thinking, this is gonna be good

Can't wait to see what you do with it. Titanium silver

+1

nike001 · 10-22-2011, 08:06 PM

This thread will deliver.

SW222 · 10-22-2011, 08:15 PM

I am interested in moar pics of the passenger?

ramtin325i · 10-22-2011, 08:17 PM

great find and welcome

its rare finding 325s in stick

dreamdrivedrift · 10-22-2011, 08:18 PM

pics of the chick

So Lowww · 10-22-2011, 10:17 PM

Nice wagon, better slam the fcuk outta the 325...anyone that hates can go cry.
Can't wait to see what you do

JordanBMW · 10-22-2011, 11:17 PM

Lol you

KKe46 · 10-23-2011, 04:08 PM

Haha digging the name.. VW was cool, curious to see route you go on e46. Good luck!

Sent from my DROID X2 using Bimmer

HardPark'd TT · 10-23-2011, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoveBeingUseless

I'm all about fishbowl.. No tint here.. LED tails defintiely, Facelift bumpers and exhaust definitley as well

Good man. This will turn out nice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by game-of-stance

I wish those stp-1's came in 5x120

They do. Get your stance on bro.

Krystian_E46 · 10-23-2011, 04:31 PM

theres no such thing as a useless e46

cant wait to see results of this

LoveBeingUseless · 10-30-2011, 06:43 AM

lol My girl is for me gentlemen... Might I say, though she is looking forward to driving my bmw slammed

Thanks for all the Nice comments everyone! I am really looking forward to to get this thing sitting proper!!

Heres a small little update.

Just Painted the kidney grill trim satin black.

I'm sure you know how it all goes.

Paint, sand and prep, I used 800 grit, I sanded one grill while my girl sanded the other. I laid them out and sprayed in nice even coats letting them dry a bit inbetween and sit over night before I installed them.

Thats all for now! More things to come!

-Austin

DTMdan · 10-30-2011, 08:03 AM

djewen · 10-31-2011, 11:17 AM

Your Wagon

Keep up the good work!

Dibaltic · 10-31-2011, 01:32 PM

I used to drool over those pics of your old wagon all the time, so I cant wait to see what you do with this car, I'm sure it'll be jaw dropping

Dibaltic · 10-31-2011, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ramtin325i

great find and welcome

its rare finding 325s in stick

tell me about it! when i was shopping for a 3 series i could only find 2 within a 100 mile radius that were stick.

i ended up buying one of those two lol

10-22-2011, 06:07 PM	#1
LoveBeingUseless Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 213 My Ride: 2003 325i Sedan View My Garage	Project: Useless E46 Hows it going guys! I'm ready to start my build thread on my new 2003 BMW 325i. SO far I really like this forum and have enjoyed floatin around checking out old threads and what not. Before I get started I wanted to tell a little about myself! My name is Austin, I am 20 years old and I come from the VW/Audi scene. I love working with cars and I LOVE working with European cars. I am partial to stance and fitment. Hence my name on this forum, I love making my cars so low static, they are rendered useless well for most people who arrent familiar with driving low. I live in Ventura County and am a BMW Auto Technician, so I know these cars pretty well and love going to work everyday! Alright enough with the talk, let me show you what I'm all about, This is my previous ride. A 2000 VW Passat Wagon on 18x10 et25 Miro STP-1's wrapped in 215/35/18 Tires. I loved my wagon and unfortunatly it got totalled! So from there it only made sense to get a BMW Being that I am an auto tech for BMW. Now on to some e46 content. Here's a couple quick Pics of my car. Its a 2003 E46 325 5 speed . SO far it's Completely stock. Except for some minor stuff. Nothing fancy, no sport package or premium package or anythign to that effect, it was traded in to my dealership, owned by a doctor, the interior is IMMACULATE, the paint is in fairly good shape and the motor is happy as could be 77xxx miles on her. I was waiting for us to get a e46 in with some more features but the sales dept, gave me a really good deal, so I couldn't pass it up and I couldn't be happier with it! I love documenting my work on my cars, so expect to see this thread to be written almost like a DIY so those who are interested in things they see, hopefully any question that may rise will be answered. I hope you guys enjoy and keep stoppin by! First Plans: -Coilovers On Order -Paint Kidney Grill Trim Satin Black (Done Pics to come) -Resurface Headlights, (Done Pics to Come) -E60 Shifter -Projector Headlights with LED Halo's Stance: Not sure what Wheels I want yet but I'm looking to run 18x10 up front and 18x11 with 215/35 and 235/35 tires offsets I'm not sure, somewhere around et20 or so, I still gotta research more. From what I've seen, for running a 18x10 on the rear, the highest offset you can run without rubbing on the inside is about an et38. so buy throwing 11's back there, I automatically subtract 12.6mm aka 13mm to the et 38 to get a final offset of et25 outback with an 18x11 to be as close as I can without rubbing, than from there I'm going to add about -4 to -5 degrees of camber so I will have to adjust my offset/add spacers to compensate for the rim leaning into the inner wheel well. Should be an exciting project! I'm looking forward to it! Take care all and thanks for stopping by! -Austin Last edited by LoveBeingUseless; 03-15-2012 at 12:02 AM.

10-22-2011, 06:57 PM	#4
Studdly_Studright Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Morgantown WV - Stockholm Posts: 5,797 My Ride: 325xi - Mustang GT View My Garage	As soon as I saw the wagon I was thinking, this is gonna be good Can't wait to see what you do with it. Titanium silver __________________

10-22-2011, 07:11 PM	#5
domcreates Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sacramento CA & Washington DC Posts: 1,947 My Ride: Jet Black 1999 323i View My Garage	I wish those stp-1's came in 5x120 __________________ MY PROGRESS THREAD: HERE STUFF FOR SALE: SEDAN M3 STYLE REAR BUMPER : SEDAN SEIBON CSL CARBON FIBER TRUNK GET A CUSTOM GRAFFITI PHONE CASE DESIGNED BY ME: CLICK HERE FOR PHONE CASES POST YOUR E46 IN THESE THREADS IF YOU HAVE.. 18" WHEELS : 19" WHEELS

10-22-2011, 08:06 PM	#7
nike001 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NE Pennsylvania Posts: 880 My Ride: 2004 330i ZHP View My Garage	This thread will deliver. __________________ 330i ZHP 6MT \| H&R Sport Cup \| BMW Performance Intake & SSK \| OEM Clears \| WeissLicht Angel Eyes \| Coby Wheel

10-22-2011, 08:17 PM	#9
ramtin325i Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,446 My Ride: 2002 325i View My Garage	great find and welcome its rare finding 325s in stick __________________ Proper sig coming soon..

10-22-2011, 06:11 PM	#2
HaloArchive Free Money! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: One State East of Washington Posts: 253 My Ride: My Office Chair View My Garage	Tint, Drop, LED Tails, Facelift bumpers, Exhaust.

10-22-2011, 06:36 PM	#3
LoveBeingUseless Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 213 My Ride: 2003 325i Sedan View My Garage	I'm all about fishbowl.. No tint here.. LED tails defintiely, Facelift bumpers and exhaust definitley as well

10-22-2011, 08:15 PM	#8
SW222 Banned User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: east coast Posts: 658 My Ride: is silver and slow. View My Garage	I am interested in moar pics of the passenger?

10-22-2011, 08:18 PM	#10
dreamdrivedrift Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ithaca, NY --> Baltimore, MD Posts: 6,358 My Ride: 99 M3 View My Garage	pics of the chick __________________ Chris flickr

10-22-2011, 10:17 PM	#11
So Lowww Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Philly Posts: 4,937 My Ride: E28 View My Garage	Nice wagon, better slam the fcuk outta the 325...anyone that hates can go cry. Can't wait to see what you do __________________

10-22-2011, 11:17 PM	#12
JordanBMW Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 638 My Ride: 320i 2002 steel blue View My Garage	Lol you __________________

10-23-2011, 04:08 PM	#13
KKe46 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 41 My Ride: 2000 323ci View My Garage	Haha digging the name.. VW was cool, curious to see route you go on e46. Good luck! Sent from my DROID X2 using Bimmer

10-23-2011, 04:31 PM	#15
Krystian_E46 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chi-Town, IL Posts: 3,734 My Ride: AA2.5 ZHP, S54 Sedan View My Garage	theres no such thing as a useless e46 cant wait to see results of this __________________ - Krystian http://www.facebook.com/kgawlak Owner of many E46's :) [Currently own 2005 AA 2.5 Kit ZHP, S54 Sedan, 01 330ci and 1 Coupe 1 Sedan 1 E46 M3 parts cars] Summer toy : 2009 Yamaha R6 Raven "Currently Lamborghini Balloon White" It is For Sale ! Like us at : Fluid Motorunion

10-30-2011, 06:43 AM	#16
LoveBeingUseless Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 213 My Ride: 2003 325i Sedan View My Garage	lol My girl is for me gentlemen... Might I say, though she is looking forward to driving my bmw slammed Thanks for all the Nice comments everyone! I am really looking forward to to get this thing sitting proper!! Heres a small little update. Just Painted the kidney grill trim satin black. I'm sure you know how it all goes. Paint, sand and prep, I used 800 grit, I sanded one grill while my girl sanded the other. I laid them out and sprayed in nice even coats letting them dry a bit inbetween and sit over night before I installed them. Thats all for now! More things to come! -Austin

10-30-2011, 08:03 AM	#17
DTMdan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 3,689 My Ride: E53 X5 3.0i Sport View My Garage	__________________

10-31-2011, 01:32 PM	#19
Dibaltic Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chambersburg, PA Posts: 485 My Ride: 325ci View My Garage	I used to drool over those pics of your old wagon all the time, so I cant wait to see what you do with this car, I'm sure it'll be jaw dropping

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