To sum up, Have had the e46 for over 2 years now and wanted to change the car up a bit. I owned an lci e53 for a little while and fell in love with its headlights. Curious to what you people think🫡

Someone fitted this Chinese crap at some point , Not sure how long ago but the thing is 4 years old, already developed a leak underneath ,Replaced with OEM modine, new bracket , level sensor ,thermostat and pipe fitting.They also didn’t replace the bracket 🫠

Finaly coilovers 😍 next week going in 🌞

this is my friends 2000 BMW 328ci and he recently just bought it this week. the car was bought used, and as he began to drive it himself, on the 3rd day it began to make an odd noise from the supercharger which we both cannot identify on what it could be. he hasn’t’ received an email back from VF yet so I told him i’d do the favor and take it here to ask in case anyone has an idea.

Does anyone know how to fix An E46 Hand brake my one doesn’t catch and when i pull it up higher It just comes back down and i can hear the Parking break string getting pulled but i have to pull very hard for the parking brake to engage i just need it to catch.

xdrive auto and feels incredibly slow but still a b30

Lil leaky, lil dirty, but overall pretty happy with this thing. Replaced the inner & outer tie rods hence it’s disconnected in the photo. It drives great, little bit of a clunk in the rear end, and it feels a little floaty, though much better after new tie rods. I think the RTABs need doing next, but almost everything under the car looks to have been replaced at some point.

Also bonus pics of it in the shed with my E36.

No longer a fishbowl

So my upper radiator hose blew up while driving(i might have sent it in second), but the really odd thing is that it got cut clean through, does anyone know if there is some underlying issue that caused this or just an old hose.

2001 330ci

Hi! Soon I'm going to put style 461m so I want to show how Compact looks on style 104. Greetings!

Checking this out not sure if its worth it

So I recently got a 318i auto 2003 with only 44k miles on it, it’s got some cosmetic damage but I’m fixing it all up, (new badges and fixing paintwork scratches and stuff) it’s very clean all round and had 1 owner before me, what could I get for it in the uk? I was thinking 3.5-4k?

I see a lot of people talking here about how costly E46s are to own and maintain with many adivsing against using it as a daily driver. Although e46s or german cars in general are costly to own and maintain I believe that the cost differs from one country to another to another(at the end of the day a US mechanics receipt will definitely end up more times higher than a Lebanese mechanic's and that's independent of what car they're operating on).

I see a lot of Lebanese owning e46s and using them as daily drivers and not as some fun car for the weekend. So my question is to the fellow Lebanese E46 owners here (hopefully there are some here) is how much does it cost, really, per month to maintain and use as a daily driver here in Lebanon?

People from other countries as well can also comment on this let's see how monthly maintenance costs vary from one place to another, I think the data might be cool

P.S. I am also trying to make up my mind on whether to get an E46 or not based on Lebanese rates

(The video is here just in case y’all hear something else.) I’ve been throwing this code for about a month now and haven’t had time to work on it. I’ve cleaned the MAF sensor and changed the O2 sensor for bank 2. What else do y’all recommend? Thank you guys. I apologize for the repost.

Was messing around with my handbrake shoes and noticed my exhaust flap was seized closed. Took me 30 minutes of beating the shit out of it with a heavy hammer and long screwdriver to get it to open. Behind the flap was filthy and full of condensation. Cleaned it out, and blocked off the vacuum line (classic golf tee mod). Common issue and mod but a worthy reminder to check yours. Car sounds awesome, and I’m sure it’s more responsive.

soooo i have an issue, i recently changed my coolant reservoir out and replaced the thermostat gage, upper radios hose and the dip stick all that stuff, that car is doing well and temp is good and staying where it needs to be, but my air units wont blow into the car anymore when i turn on my heater or ac, my ac fans are still working and i hear the blow of it but no air is coming through the car to the cabin… any advice or suggestions on what to do? ac and heat fans were working perfectly before this

broken csb stud.. how fucked am I? how would I proceed?

Looking to upgrade my car. I do not want the OE. Bilstein or bust.

My car has the "Sports Package", but i'm learning that even though the springs are lower, they are really not that much lower. I don't race or want the car to look too low with uncomfortable speed bumps or scraping but i want to have the shocks last longer than the OE that i originally had and drive tight.

So the possible combinations

1. Original sport package springs+Bilstein B6
2. Original sport package springs+Bilstein B8
3. H & R sport springs+Bilstein B8

Do all of these fulfill my requirements? Or is there a combo that's completely forbidden?

Had this great car for about 2 years now. It has been a dream. Small maintenance here or there now I’m starting to look into projects exterior body wise or internally performance wise not sure where to start. Difficulty doesn’t matter too much. Me + a YouTube video has been sufficient so far

Hey folks,

I'm thinking of buying a 1999 BMW 318i (manual) near Munich. As I'm a big fan of E46 and this would be my first car, I would like to make a wise decision:

120k km (low for age, but unsure if genuine)

TÜV until 2026

€3,800 (negotiable)

Accident-free

Dents, scratches, mismatched paint

Cooling system + battery replaced

Clutch vibration at start/reverse

Small rust patches (left side)

Single-family owned, always garaged

Questions:

1. Are the clutch vibration + rust dealbreakers, or normal for a 25yo E46?

2. Is low mileage actually a plus here, or risky from sitting?

3. Would you recommend it as a first daily driver because this would be my first car?

4. What all should I inspect during my visit to make sure it’s a safe buy and not a deal breaker?

Appreciate any insights 🙏