Post Pics of your E46

Originally Posted by mystic.clown

I love your car , best colour for a bmw

Thank you! I wanted Steel Grey, but it was discontinued by 2005, so I went with Sparkling Graphite - an e90 color that was only available on e46 coupes. I thought it was rare, but then I see my car's sister in my tiny little mountain town.

Originally Posted by jvr826

Thank you! I wanted Steel Grey, but it was discontinued by 2005, so I went with Sparkling Graphite - an e90 color that was only available on e46 coupes. I thought it was rare, but then I see my car's sister in my tiny little mountain town.

The first face lifted 330Ci I saw was at the SF Auto Show and it was sparkling graphite. I think that was the color used in the model brochures too (as topaz blue was for the 2001+ pre-face lifted coupe brochure). While the majority of these cars are silver or black, SG is probably not so rare..

Before I put the e9x sport wheels and clear corners on...

Originally Posted by Cliff

The first face lifted 330Ci I saw was at the SF Auto Show and it was sparkling graphite. I think that was the color used in the model brochures too (as topaz blue was for the 2001+ pre-face lifted coupe brochure). While the majority of these cars are silver or black, SG is probably not so rare..

Rare or not it's a beautiful colour.

My little Bimmer 02 325XI

**** dude not so little toy you got in there chief.
You must be rich. That car would be to high class for a bum like me. Lol!
Sick dough!
What kind of engine you got in there?

Originally Posted by GeorgeBush234

**** dude not so little toy you got in there chief.
You must be rich. That car would be to high class for a bum like me. Lol!
Sick dough!
What kind of engine you got in there?

If you are talking to me Thanks but no , im not rich hehehe and the engine is a 2.5 but this model is XI which means 4 wheel drive.. Runs clean and i will later upload more pics.. but i consider my car pretty clean... i like the bmw looks.. i dont want to change that.

Ah, the iT! Most underappreciated BMW of all! Fortunately also the most stealthy! We love our 2003 Oxford Green/Grau version.

Originally Posted by Limax

Ah, the iT! Most underappreciated BMW of all! Fortunately also the most stealthy! We love our 2003 Oxford Green/Grau version.

Would you explain ur comment please?

Originally Posted by XtrlRulz

Would you explain ur comment please?

He prob. said that b/c not too many people own/purchase the station wagon model. Thus, making it rarer/less common to other 3 series sedans on the road. Some may even dislike the wagons because it loses its "sporty" look. When he means "stealthier", I think he's referring to wagons that are sleepers. Some ppl do ZHP conversions on their e46's wagons and I know a few people who swapped their e39iT 528/540 motors for a e39 M5 engine

Originally Posted by YiMMA2k5

He prob. said that b/c not too many people own/purchase a station wagon model. Thus, making it rarer/less common to other 3 series sedans on the road. Some may even dislike the wagons because it loses its "sporty" look. When he means "stealthier", I think he's referring to wagons that are sleepers. Some ppl do ZHP conversions on their e46's and I know a few people who swapped their e39 528/540 motors for a e30 M5 engine

Oh, now i got it, Thanks!

Originally Posted by XtrlRulz

Oh, now i got it, Thanks!

Cheers!

I got her this afternoon. This is my first car, a 2002 BMW 330Ci

Welcome to the club!! Looks really clean! I'm sure you have a lot to do with it since it's your 1st!

My topaz blue 2000 328ci.

2003 BMW 330i

Took this one after I washed it. Quality isn't all that great, but you get the idea.

^^
Looks good!.

Make sure to put the correct kind of oil otherwise you might suffer internal engine damage like crankshaft bearing wear and excessive oil consumption from oil pump valves believe it or not the lubrication system can turn your car into a junkyard so be careful. PEACE!

Need suggestions for upgrades to improve look and speed. Any ideas? My bimmer is a 2003 325xi

Originally Posted by merkme03

Need suggestions for upgrades to improve look and speed. Any ideas? My bimmer is a 2003 325xi

Take some daytime pics and we'll at eleast know what the car looks like. That's a good first step in suggesting cosmetic improvements.

As for power...there are tons of threads on that topic. IN a nutshell, short of supercharging the engine at a cost of $5-$7K you can only get minor power increases and they will cost big bucks.

If you chipped it, added headers, put a performance intake...you might squeak out 10-15 hp tops.

Lots of guys change the rear differential to get more out of the existing HP but I'm not sure that would apply to a x-drive.

Right now all I have is subs, angel eyes( that I want to replace for brighter ones), and a k&n intake