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Bugger. If you got a second hand one in order to get the WOF, maybe you could then put the CMP one back in with the heatshild attached like @Karter16 thread https://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/57571-karter16s-e46-m3-journal/page/7/ ? I haven't installed mine yet so have no experience with how difficult it is to put the heatshield on, would make it very hard to see though.

235,xxx km New Phillips D2S xenon bulbs. I replaced both so they hopefully colour match better. Also replaced the rear badge with an OEM I got with the last parts order. Out with the old. The fishing line trick really works wonders New one: Still checking the oil level since doing the 02 pilot mod and it might have burned a smidge it’s not low enough to warrant a top up so very happy. Scored some brand new Meyle HD sway bar links off FB marketplace. The front left boot on the links I pulled out had been damaged i found (maybe from when the garage replaced the leaking shock).

Thanks guys, appreciate your experiences. I tracked down Pan Pacific Auto locally but they are wholesale so have got A1 auto electrical to order them for me. Appreciate the offer to help me out @Eagle, if I were local to you I would take you up on it. Cheers, A.

Hi, my drivers headlight has turned a purple colour so I’m looking to get a new set of bulbs. Has anyone been there done that and have some recommendations? My car is a 2002 E46 FL. Phillips and Osram seem to be noted as the best but come at a premium, is the GEN2 Phillips D2S bulb worth it? Any retailer recommended over what google produces? https://www.ledperf.co.nz/philips-d2s-xtremevision-gen2-85v-certified-35w-xenon-bulb-p-109884.html?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwjsi4BhB5EiwAFAL0YMFyzy92SmVItWnoK2yN6PTDeOxjMfuVvVCVt2xzFlWLJCEOgNgC3hoCEI0QAvD_BwE Marimoto do a kit with bulbs and ballasts but I’m wondering if this will cause me WOF issues? https://www.morimotohid.com/morimoto-elite-d2s-hid-system?quantity=1 cheers.

This thread is so next level, thanks for sharing!

234,000 New soft brake lines installed. Went with OEM rubber ATE ones. The old ones weren’t terrible but nice peace of mind for an old car that’s on family duties. New fluid and an old school pedal bleed. no clean undercarriage photos here 😬

233,7xx km Treats! Swapped out a few more coils and the misfire went away. Setup PIDs in fusionOBD and have logged a few trips. The Long term fuel trims are at 6.5% on both banks which seems kinda high considering + - 3% is spec. When I get the chance I’m hoping to log a motorway cruise and hopefully someone can take a look at my data. Went a head and bought new coils as figured it’s about time I swapped those out for brand new ones, got some extra bits and pieces to make the most of the expensive shipping. Air filter old and new. The new ones got a foam kinda backing on it that the old one didn’t have. Cabin filter wasn’t as gross but that’s replaced now too.

Well that didn’t last long. Chronic misfire on cold start yesterday triggering the cylinder cut. - Scanned. Cyl 3 misfire. Moved coil pack to cyl 1, was still misfiring but was too warm to log a code. - Swapped coil out for a spare. Thought this solved it but think it was just it had warmed up enough as this morning I had a cyl 1 spark duration too short error. - Smoke tested. No obvious leaks Will try again tomorrow. Coils, MAF and fuel pump are potentially all original. Plugs are only 20k old but will start swapping those around.

233,450 km Checked the oil level this morning after being close enough to 2000km since doing the 02 pilot mod and still had a full sump of oil which is pretty cool. Did a handbrake adjustment, probably could have just tightened the cable but took the wheels off and made sure the shoes were in the right place as it's the first one i've done on this car. Gave the inside of the wheels a clean while they were off but they went from being real dirty to still pretty dirty so didn't take a photo. Gave it a hose down and took a couple shots before kindy pick up.

Definitely need more photos of this beast in this thread. Absolute dream family car! 🤤

Heyyyy this is SUPER cool! Thanks for sharing.

231,866km Wheel alignment by Dave Tunley. Rear right (the one i did by myself) was out by ALOT after doing the RTABS. Car is driving very nicely now.

231xxx Km return hose turned up crazy fast from Spareto. New return hose and reservoir installed. Replaced some rear end bushings. RTABS - Meyle HD Lower control arm to trailing arm bushing - Corteco Upper control arm to trailing arm ball joint - Meyle massive shoutout to @Spinner99 for helping me out in his drive way for what ended up to be quite a few hours last Saturday. will get an alignment next week. also I pulled fuse 58 for the rear hatch glass cause it started being super annoying.

231495km Few things ticked off the list this week. Power Steering pump replaced with a LUK second hand one. New sender hose, managed to snap the plastic clip on the radiator return hose trying to get the cable tie off the reservoir end, turns out the reservoir end was welded onto the reservoir anyway so will swap reservoir out for new one when this new hose arrives in a week. Interesting BMW wanted $850 for this hose.....$100 delivered via Spareto (1 week). Euro Italia were out of stock. I have made a ghetto fix in the meantime so i can keep using the car...hopefully it holds. Steering is feeling better but could also be placebo....nothing obviously wrong with the old pump which i have a receipt for in 2019 (3rd party no brand). Also replaced the little bushings that had perished that hold the hoses to the rack. 02 Pilot mod Nice and straight forward, didn't break any nipples....have just topped up the oil so will know after the next 2000km if its making any difference. O rings Not sure what this is called but I new i had left over Orings from the pcv overhaul when i first got the car and never new where they went until I saw Jon's post working on @Olafs car realised i had never taken this part off the intake. Most of the old O rings snapped trying to get them off. Expansion tank + Thermostat The one that really didn't want to come out was stamped 2013 so it had obviously been done at some point but still 10 years old so no harm in putting in a newer one. The thermostat below it also snapped in half but thanks to the internet i expected that and had a new one ready to go. I also RTV'd the thermostat housing while it had no coolant in it as it was dripping. It's an FCP one so if it keeps leaking ill do a warranty claim. I also got a cheap DA from super cheap a while back and did a first attempt at cut and polishing...Think I went a bit conservative on the cut, as it still has plenty of scratches but it did go quite shiney. Reverse camera is working out really awesome....esp when people park like this... My rear glass hatch keeps randomly opening. I've replaced the switch before so wondering if it's more likely to be in the loom somewhere. Still have soft brake lines and trailing arm bushings to do but that will have to wait for another time ( @Spinner99 do you still have the bushing tools?)

Ah yeah that makes sense. Quite expensive little bushings it turns out.