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I just realized I haven't updated this thread much.....So I'll copy and paste the updates from my build on the BMW Forum I'm on!
Not much to update here. Just been driving the hell out of the car! I've had the car for a little over a year now, and put 24,000 miles on it! All I've done maintenance wise is oil changes! The car is super comfortable and still fun as hell! I have had many people ask me how I can afford a brand new BMW or someone asked how old it was and I said "eleven" he thought I meant it was a 2011! The design of the E46 has aged very well!
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These came in the mail! :)
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1621/...9a98b53b_c.jpgUntitled by Danny Sawyer, on Flickr
I was not a fan of the amber turn signals on the Imola. It just never looked right to me, so a deal popped up on the ZHP forum and I had to buy these!
Fresh new clear lenses! They are going to make the car look much better and newer! I seem to be stocking exterior parts! They will hopefully all go on the same day/weekend.
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I now have the front splitters, clear turns signals, and these headlight lenses! Soon I'll have a retrofit to fix my terrible headlights!!
I haven't actually installed any of the exterior parts yet, but they will all probably get done in a day/weekend.
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I got cross bars today and installed them! The bike rack should be here next week to fit to the bars!
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I still have a pile of parts to install on this car still! Hoping to do it all over a few days here soon!
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Next up on the list of things to install today...headlight retrofit!
Old lenses coming off!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...psmkfgnpmy.jpg
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I need to do the oil filter housing gasket on the touring soon. I might overhaul the cooling system while I'm in there.
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That would be a good idea! These damn cooling systems are fragile!
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The reason a retrofit is needed...things got a bit hot in this headlight!
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How the hell was this not recalled? The projector bowls are fried!
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It took forever, but it was worth it!
Before and after!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...psxypgkp0k.jpg
Crappy iPhone light comparison! Major difference!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...psnsbbohju.jpg
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Good job on the headlights, Eric! Oh, and maybe you helped a little, Danny :)
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Eric pretty much did it all! I let him do all of the swearing and hard stuff! It took like 10 hours to finish....complete PITA, but the results were worth it!
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Bike rack mod complete. Do I predict slamming it to the ground and stretching some tires? :teehee: :blaugh2:
Just kidding man. It looks good.
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Trust me, you aren't the first person to ask me that! Hahah I don't plan on keeping the rack on the car! It'll come on and off as needed! It sure beats having to try and fit the bike in the trunk! It didn't fit so well!
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It's funny how a bike rack became a car mod. And be careful. Don't try to pull into a carport with the bike on the rack. I know someone who had done this. Not me. :teehee:
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I won't make that mistake! I measured the height with the bike on it... 8'6"!