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E46 (1999 - 2006)
The fourth generation 3 Series (E46 chassis) was introduced in 1999 and set the standard for engineering and performance during it's years of production including being named to Car & Driver's 10 best list every one of those years! ! -- View the E46 Wiki |
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07-24-2009, 04:34 PM
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DIY - Silencing the spare tire
For awhile now, I had this Woody Woodpecker pecking away somewhere in the trunk. Searched everywhere, no results. Eventually it dawned that maybe the wheel on the spare was rapping against the metal. Especially since I got a full-size. Time to add rubber sound deadening!
Taking out the spare, it's apparent that the rubber strips were seriously worn or damaged - #1. Ok, at a truck/car rubber parts shop, got me a sheet of 1/4" solid rubber, the kind our truckers use for lining their cabin's floor - #2. With a box cutter and a makeshift compass cut out the shape: 24" OD and a little 2 1/4" inner circle for the hold-down "cone" - #3. Fits perfectly! - #4. Now the spare rests on rubber, with no contact whatsoever and it even looks cleaner - #5. Tighten everything down so it doesn't move, and we're all set - #6. For the truly anal, you could cut a rectangular strip of rubber sheet and glue it around the "cone" that mounts the hold-down screw, but that exceeds my lazyness threshold.
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 2006 325Ci Last edited by jcourcoul; 07-25-2009 at 11:53 PM. 
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07-24-2009, 04:38 PM
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Cool, but whatcha plan on catchin' with that net ?...
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07-24-2009, 04:43 PM
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 Anything that dares rattle around in there, at least till I get my genuine BMW grocery bag holder that screws onto the upper lip of the trunk! 
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07-24-2009, 04:52 PM
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Today is more like it is now, than it has ever been before... That costs too mucking fuch ! !... Sig courtesy of SolidJake...
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07-24-2009, 06:53 PM
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Very nice!!
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07-24-2009, 07:19 PM
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Good idea. Reminds me that I need to check the air pressure in my spare tire.
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07-25-2009, 04:45 PM
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07-25-2009, 06:07 PM
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Lmao, I checked my spare tire pressure at the end of may before my autox event. it's been like 7 months since I got the car and the pressure was 0 (cough, atmospheric pressure)
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07-26-2009, 11:34 AM
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This would make a nice DIY link in the E46 wiki.
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07-26-2009, 11:43 AM
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07-26-2009, 12:36 PM
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07-26-2009, 12:43 PM
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 I'd still buy it from ya !...
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07-26-2009, 06:02 PM
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