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What to do.....8 years of ownership now and I want to make some cheap improvements...
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What to do.....8 years of ownership now and I want to make some cheap improvements...
Clear brake light on the boot is super easy and makes a noticeable difference
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What to do.....8 years of ownership now and I want to make some cheap improvements...
Id go, M Sport seats or Bilstein B12 Suspension kit or 330Ci brakes or an M sport steering wheel.
2004 BMW E46 M3 Coupe - Manual - Silver Grey
2017 BMW F31 318d M-Sport - Auto - Glacier Silver
2007 Porsche Cayman 2.7 - Manual - Arctic Silver
2003 Renault Clio 172 Cup - Blue
2003 BMW E85 Z4 3.0i - Gone
2008 BMW E90 330i SE - Gone
2017 BMW F31 318d M-Sport - Auto - Glacier Silver
2007 Porsche Cayman 2.7 - Manual - Arctic Silver
2003 Renault Clio 172 Cup - Blue
2003 BMW E85 Z4 3.0i - Gone
2008 BMW E90 330i SE - Gone
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What to do.....8 years of ownership now and I want to make some cheap improvements...
What is involved in the 330i brake change, presumably this is 3 series?Ducklakeview wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:52 pm 330i/330D brakes are a straight swap, and good improvement, especially with some decent discs and pads. Spacers, I would go with 15mm front & 20mm rear, funnily enough just like the set I have for sale on the forum, complete with long bolts
I assume it needs new calipers, caliper brackets, disks and pads?
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What to do.....8 years of ownership now and I want to make some cheap improvements...
Yep that's it new calipers and carriers then new disc's and pads to suitMagicarcher wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:23 pmWhat is involved in the 330i brake change, presumably this is 3 series?Ducklakeview wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:52 pm 330i/330D brakes are a straight swap, and good improvement, especially with some decent discs and pads. Spacers, I would go with 15mm front & 20mm rear, funnily enough just like the set I have for sale on the forum, complete with long bolts
I assume it needs new calipers, caliper brackets, disks and pads?
Great upgrade and cheap too
2004 BMW E46 M3 Coupe - Manual - Silver Grey
2017 BMW F31 318d M-Sport - Auto - Glacier Silver
2007 Porsche Cayman 2.7 - Manual - Arctic Silver
2003 Renault Clio 172 Cup - Blue
2003 BMW E85 Z4 3.0i - Gone
2008 BMW E90 330i SE - Gone
2017 BMW F31 318d M-Sport - Auto - Glacier Silver
2007 Porsche Cayman 2.7 - Manual - Arctic Silver
2003 Renault Clio 172 Cup - Blue
2003 BMW E85 Z4 3.0i - Gone
2008 BMW E90 330i SE - Gone
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What to do.....8 years of ownership now and I want to make some cheap improvements...
Yep the e46. Everything you could possibly need to do the upgrade here.Magicarcher wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:23 pmWhat is involved in the 330i brake change, presumably this is 3 series?Ducklakeview wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:52 pm 330i/330D brakes are a straight swap, and good improvement, especially with some decent discs and pads. Spacers, I would go with 15mm front & 20mm rear, funnily enough just like the set I have for sale on the forum, complete with long bolts
I assume it needs new calipers, caliper brackets, disks and pads?
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BMW Family History (past and present):
1 Series - E87
3 Series - E46 Coupe, E46 M3, E90 (x3)
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What to do.....8 years of ownership now and I want to make some cheap improvements...
I've done a few of these mods on mine.
CDV was a great thing to do, as were the spacers though I kept mine to 12mm as my car was going to be lower on its coilovers and didn't want to catch the arch.
Z4 M weighted gear knob is much better and the 330 brake upgrade paired with some DS2500 pads really as made it a powerful set up. The Off-set lower arm bushes were great and provide better stability when cornering hard thanks to the extra camber but the best mod for me was the shortened diff - Acceleration feels like my E46 M3 now and its not so short that motorways and unbearable.
Cheers and enjoy!
o
CDV was a great thing to do, as were the spacers though I kept mine to 12mm as my car was going to be lower on its coilovers and didn't want to catch the arch.
Z4 M weighted gear knob is much better and the 330 brake upgrade paired with some DS2500 pads really as made it a powerful set up. The Off-set lower arm bushes were great and provide better stability when cornering hard thanks to the extra camber but the best mod for me was the shortened diff - Acceleration feels like my E46 M3 now and its not so short that motorways and unbearable.
Cheers and enjoy!
o