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hey guys hoping for some advice or someone else's previous experience and solution. I have an 2001 e46 sedan, had recently replaced the following due to required maintenance; front control arms and bushings, new steering rack, lower steering coupling (guibo joint) however, my steering wheel still makes a donk, donk, donk, noise when turing it with the ignition on or off, somethnig is loose in there and not sure what. mechanic checked top universal joint and says its tight. the car glides really nicely with all the new bits up front but over harsh bumps the wheel or column seems to move and make noises, very annoying and not the quality driving experience i have become accustomed to with the BMW last weekend i removed the steering column surround, behind the wheel, and could move the inner coulmn, around quite freely I had my hand on the outer steering shaft while doing this so i know its not the whole shaft / coulmn moving about. has anyone else experienced this? and how was it resolved? i've read various posts on other forums but nothing conclusive, nor on you tube. any help would be appreciated as its really annoying! maybe replacing the steering shaft would be the solution?

Here is my set, for those that have FB, they will be on flickr in high res once i get more data allowance.... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2...8779&type=1

Could be keen, might be up from hams for work. can you chuck a map up of the location bro?

So looking forward to this,excellent looking pit access and hot BMW's. Will need all of my camera batteries and memory cards no doubt.

Hi Guys my brakes are squeaking terribly all the time, think it may be time for pad replacement, is OEM best or is there a good after market option that will give me better performance for not too much extra cash, and dust etc? cheers Ben

yeah i figure that will be the case, once i get more used to it, i expected a change in dynamics etc. It still seems like it could be flatter, did you end up stiffening the roll of the car? i have found (i think) some whiteline options that will fit. But don't want to make the car too "nervous" either. However, a slight amount of easily accessible over steer is nice

bump!

sorry, E46 2001.

hey guys i have a 320i m-sport, am happy with height and ride quality, but want it a little flatter in the corners. with previous cars (WRX STi's) sway bars have a been a solid addition to the suspension set up and delivered good performance, and were easy to find for the model car. i have had a good look around the net and cant really find and solid info on sway bars upgrade for 320i m-sport models, lots for 325 etc, are these the same suspension wise? and what, if any, difference is there with m-sport sway bars. also pretty sure my control arm busing needs a replacement too, that might be adding to the "rolling"? cheers in advance.

Hi, new member first time BMW owner. have bought my self a 2001 320i M Sport. loving it. no plans to modify just want to keep it looking mint.