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What to do.....8 years of ownership now and I want to make some cheap improvements...

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Post by ph001 » Wed Aug 16, 2017 5:06 pm

Clear brake light on the boot is super easy and makes a noticeable difference :thumbsup:
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Post by hopz121 » Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:19 pm

Id go, M Sport seats or Bilstein B12 Suspension kit or 330Ci brakes or an M sport steering wheel.
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Post by Magicarcher » Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:23 pm

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 :)
What is involved in the 330i brake change, presumably this is 3 series?

I assume it needs new calipers, caliper brackets, disks and pads?
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Post by hopz121 » Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:04 pm

Magicarcher wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:23 pm
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 :)
What is involved in the 330i brake change, presumably this is 3 series?

I assume it needs new calipers, caliper brackets, disks and pads?
Yep that's it new calipers and carriers then new disc's and pads to suit :)

Great upgrade and cheap too :thumbsup:
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Post by kis » Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:00 pm

Magicarcher wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:23 pm
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 :)
What is involved in the 330i brake change, presumably this is 3 series?

I assume it needs new calipers, caliper brackets, disks and pads?
Yep the e46. Everything you could possibly need to do the upgrade here.
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Post by oalloyd1 » Sun Aug 20, 2017 5:42 pm

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 :)

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