ctho 53 Report post Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) Newest purchase: E46 330i Wagon bought from @Forrest NZ New 180,000kms It arriving up from Wellington off the trailer Things already done: Valve cover gasket Water pump and thermostat Cooling hoses and expansion tank Intake boots Front control arm bushes Both front door window regulators Front seat panels repaired and re-dye Rear tail gate, rear passenger door and front guard replaced with matching colour panels (previous owner had badly dented them) New Din65 battery (October 2021) Full set of new tyres (January 2021) Replacement front windscreen moulding Cupholders retrofitted Replacement front number plate trim panel To do list: - Full motorsport conversion (bumpers, steering wheel etc.) - New condenser for A/C - Gearbox oil + Filter - Alu cube trim swap - Chrome delete + Tints - Style 135 wheels - Suspension refresh - Manual conversion? - Full respray post M-Sport conversion Edited October 27, 2021 by ctho 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1052 Report post Posted October 28, 2021 Fine taste in cars you have @ctho 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ctho 53 Report post Posted October 28, 2021 Cheers @adro I did spot your thread. Will be using it for some inspiration I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnM575 107 Report post Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) Nice purchase @ctho - The E46 Touring platform with the M54B30 is fantastic. I picked mine up a few years ago at 200km and similarly addressed a lot of the big maintenance items. Off the top of my head: Full cooling system overall inc. fan clutch. Valve cover gasket. Koni adjustable shocks, control arms, bushes etc. Steering coupler. Style 350M's with PS4's (came on aftermarket wheels). Gearbox oil and filter (this made a BIG difference). Plus all the usual consumables, misc. cosmetic items etc. Sitting just under 250km now and serving me better than when I first got it. Edited October 28, 2021 by JohnM575 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adro 1052 Report post Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) Yeah, be careful with that Disa pin 😉 Xenons are a nice upgrade too. @JohnM575 that is stunning! Not going to sell it then? looking forward to tracking your progress. Edited October 28, 2021 by adro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnM575 107 Report post Posted October 28, 2021 51 minutes ago, adro said: Yeah, be careful with that Disa pin 😉 Xenons are a nice upgrade too. @JohnM575 that is stunning! Not going to sell it then? looking forward to tracking your progress. Thanks @adro; cosmetically its not perfect but it looks good from a distance 😅. There's a chance I might be selling the E46 soon as I purchased an F11 last week for daily duties. Just need to figure out if it will become surplus or if I can justify keeping it based on use. If I do end up selling it'll be listed on here first. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
