Hey guys, I'm new here. I recently purchased a grey 2001 325Ci. It is sitting on 2009 M3 wheels and after market rear suspension that was unknown to the previous owner. I am wanting to convert the exhaust pipes and the rear bumper from the single side exhaust to the quad-tip, like on the same generation M3's. Does anyone have any insight as to weather all of the parts will just bolt straight on or not? I just wanted to know before I went and bought parts that did not fit. Thanks!!
Hey guys, I'm new here. I recently purchased a grey 2001 325Ci. It is sitting on 2009 M3 wheels and after market rear suspension that was unknown to the previous owner. I am wanting to convert the exhaust pipes and the rear bumper from the single side exhaust to the quad-tip, like on the same generation M3's. Does anyone have any insight as to weather all of the parts will just bolt straight on or not? I just wanted to know before I went and bought parts that did not fit. Thanks!!
How do you want to do it? The cheap way or the proper way?
Either way, is it really something you want to do right away? Since you are "new here," go over E46 wiki page linked below. Since the suspension was unknown to previous owner, and so I assume is unknown to you, have that checked out. Besides that there are quite few other things you want to check before doing anything else. Wiki page covers most of those things if I remember correctly.
So back to your bumper and exhaust conversion. The proper way. Buy exhaust, trunk floor, bumper wheel well plastics, and bumper for M3. Mount the bumper and have it modified to fit non-m3 flares. M3 bumper will stick out about an inch where bumper meets the quarter panel flare. Cut out non-m3 trunk floor and weld in M3 trunk floor. Then you will be left with exhaust itself only which will need minor modifications if everything else was done properly.
The cheap way? Well, just don't because there is no cheap way to do M3 abumper and M3 exhaust conversion. If you do want to make this for cheap, consider just having quad exhaust done with stock bumper. Here is the link.
Welcome to the forum. I see you just bought the car so do this first. Have the car thoroughly checked out and repair anything that needs to be on the car. What's the point of spending so much to make a car look nice when it's on the side of the road overheating.
Hey guys, I'm new here. I recently purchased a grey 2001 325Ci. It is sitting on 2009 M3 wheels and after market rear suspension that was unknown to the previous owner. I am wanting to convert the exhaust pipes and the rear bumper from the single side exhaust to the quad-tip, like on the same generation M3's. Does anyone have any insight as to weather all of the parts will just bolt straight on or not? I just wanted to know before I went and bought parts that did not fit. Thanks!!
i was in the process of doing the same thing, decided not to for many reasons
- major PITA
- costs a lot of money... and for what
- mess up ur car big
- hassle u just don't need
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