New Car....Again...E46 M3

Short Norman · May 25, 2017

what's square set up, is it front and rear wheels that are the same width?

Ol’ Tarby · May 25, 2017

Short Legs said:
what's square set up, is it front and rear wheels that are the same width?

Yes mate, as they're usually staggered

leedsboy · May 25, 2017

-Rob said:
Second this, 10J

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Now that looks proper.

How do they differ from CSL wheels? Are they a bit smaller? I can't work it out from the pics haha.

-Rob · May 25, 2017

leeds2592 said:
Now that looks proper.

How do they differ from CSL wheels? Are they a bit smaller? I can't work it out from the pics haha.

Thank you, my version on OEM+ as mine comes with CSL wheels from standard but 0.5 inch narrower on the front. Parts bin special from BMW.

8.5/9.5 staggered 19 CSL original wheels

10J square 18 Apex (BBS RC301)

The apex wheels are a lot lighter (9kg for 18x10) and also a lot stronger. CSL wheels are prone to cracking too.

leedsboy · May 25, 2017

-Rob said:
Thank you, my version on OEM+ as mine comes with CSL wheels from standard but 0.5 inch narrower on the front. Parts bin special from BMW.

8.5/9.5 staggered 19 CSL original wheels

10J square 18 Apex (BBS RC301)

The apex wheels are a lot lighter (9kg for 18x10) and also a lot stronger. CSL wheels are prone to cracking too.

@james24785 You know what you need to do

Ol’ Tarby · May 25, 2017

leeds2592 said:
@james24785 You know what you need to do :wink:

I'm not spending that kinda money lol

Christopher · May 25, 2017

Yeah, basically Arc 8's are the daddies

imprezaworks · May 25, 2017

leeds2592 said:
@james24785 You know what you need to do :wink:

Buy another clio. Yep, nailed it.

AdDaMan · May 25, 2017

Love this.
My friend just put the Arc 8s on his charged e92. Great wheels.

Knuckles · May 25, 2017

Have you bought wheels or a clio yet?

ForceIndia · May 25, 2017

I hate square setups. Balance feels weird.

Pistachio · May 25, 2017

These wheels look perfect

Stay Puft · May 25, 2017

-Rob said:
Second this, 10J

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Those wheels are lovely but look a tad small!

Ol’ Tarby · May 25, 2017

Knuckles said:
Have you bought wheels or a clio yet?

Neither lol although that 3.5k turbo Clio is tickling my fancy. Anyway.

Just stripped down the driver's door as I had an annoying tweeter issue. After a few minutes both front tweeters would go off. Been doing it for weeks, and knowing how s**t the Harmon Kardon amps are I was thinking it was to do with that. However, last night it went off so naturally I hit it in a fit of rage and it came back on

then off again.

Decided it was a lose connection so took it apart and did some re-soldering. Hey presto, fixed! Bit off how a dodgy connection on the right hand side caused the left to go off aswell, but who cares.

The HK setup gets zero love on the forums, but it sounds good enough for me not to want to start swapping s**t out.

Need to strip the passenger door down next in the search for an annoying rattle. f**king thing rattles more than any of my clios lol

Stay Puft · May 25, 2017

james24785 said:
Neither lol although that 3.5k turbo Clio is tickling my fancy. Anyway.

Linky??

Ol’ Tarby · Jun 7, 2017

CSL diffuser and full imola interior being picked up Friday evening.

Silver grey with imola was my ideal spec when I was looking to buy, but mine came up at a good price with all the right bits done so bought it.

Only problem is it's from a non HK car so the rear cards are missing the tweeter grill. Sure I can sort that though.
They've also got the adjustable bolsters which mine don't, so a small upgrade there too.

In other news, it's not moved for nearly two weeks as it's in the garage with a skip dumped infront of it so I can't get it out

It's also fuckin filthy! Still not cleaned it since I bought it

Christopher · Jun 7, 2017

Awesome. Imola leather is for heroes.

Ol’ Tarby · Jun 7, 2017

Christopher said:
Awesome. Imola leather is for heroes.

Indeed!
Can't wait to get em fitted. Just need to make a decision on the wheels then, but they'll have to wait another month or two

Christopher · Jun 7, 2017

james24785 said:
Indeed!
Can't wait to get em fitted. Just need to make a decision on the wheels then, but they'll have to wait another month or two

Easy one. Apex 8's.

Short Norman · Jun 7, 2017

or CSL's

If I didn't have a tax bill to pay I'd be going to view this
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/bmw/e46-m3-00-06/bmw-3-series-e46-m3-2005/7170524

Ol’ Tarby · Jun 7, 2017

Short Legs said:
or CSL's

If I didn't have a tax bill to pay I'd be going to view this
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/bmw/e46-m3-00-06/bmw-3-series-e46-m3-2005/7170524

That's very nice!

Short Norman · Jun 7, 2017

it's just what I'm after next, ideally I'd prefer champagne interior but it's getting hard enough to find a decent manual one.

I'm not to keen on black M3's with black leather and the light grey that sometimes come with seems to be hated even though I quite like it.

Christopher · Jun 7, 2017

Short Legs said:
it's just what I'm after next, ideally I'd prefer champagne interior but it's getting hard enough to find a decent manual one.

I'm not to keen on black M3's with black leather and the light grey that sometimes come with seems to be hated even though I quite like it.

I think I'd go Imola with black leather. Pretty rare though.

Ol’ Tarby · Jun 7, 2017

Imola M3s are stunning!

God knows why anyone ever bought one with grey leathers. Must of been cheap on lease at the time lol

Ol’ Tarby · Jun 11, 2017

A Friday night 400 mile round trip later.....

-Jamie- · Jun 11, 2017

Looks great, Im currently in the process of finding a well Spec'd M to replace the Megane as my itch has gotten to strong.
Not easy though, Whats with all the w**k SMG's for sale

Ol’ Tarby · Jun 11, 2017

-Jamie- said:
Looks great, Im currently in the process of finding a well Spec'd M to replace the Megane as my itch has gotten to strong.
Not easy though, Whats with all the w**k SMG's for sale

Lol yeah it's defo an itch that needs to be scratched!
Nothing wrong with SMG though....unless it's a daily lol

-Jamie- · Jun 11, 2017

SMG is not for me from the few I've driven haha

Ol’ Tarby · Jun 11, 2017

-Jamie- said:
SMG is not for me from the few I've driven haha

Certainly very marmite mate. I've read the manual boxes aren't great either so it's swings and roundabouts I spose. Just less to go wrong with the manual. Having said that, SMG repair isn't a massive bill anymore

Ex-User (19928) · Jun 11, 2017

Wouldn't go that far, I always thought the E46 M3 gear change was lovely!

Ol’ Tarby · Jun 11, 2017

Jeff simply said:
Wouldn't go that far, I always thought the E46 M3 gear change was lovely!

I've read it can be quite notchy and just generally a bit horrible?
Probably just internet b****cks from jealous SMG owners 😂

Brad Smith · Jun 11, 2017

I like the smg when on a long country drive. It is a bit notch on daily drives. But I find it's not as bad as the reviews I read. If you find the perfect car you can apparently do a manual box swap quite easy.

Ol’ Tarby · Jun 11, 2017

Brad Smith said:
I like the smg when on a long country drive. It is a bit notch on daily drives. But I find it's not as bad as the reviews I read. If you find the perfect car you can apparently do a manual box swap quite easy.

Yeah quite an easyish swap from what I've seen

Pep · Jun 11, 2017

The manual is notchy from 1st to 2nd when cold, and quite hard work. Once there's a bit of temp in then they're fine.

Rob · Jun 11, 2017

f**king love that interior jimbo. Wish the interior in my 6 was a little more lairy at times!!

-Jamie- · Jun 11, 2017

Suppose a manual swap could always be an option, Theres a nice one of cutters just now, Unfortunately i keep getting fuckign errors when trying to sign up so can't message the guy lol

Ol’ Tarby · Jun 11, 2017

-Jamie- said:
Suppose a manual swap could always be an option, Theres a nice one of cutters just now, Unfortunately i keep getting fuckign errors when trying to sign up so can't message the guy lol

Cutters? It'll be 3k overpriced then lol

Brad Smith · Jun 11, 2017

-Jamie- said:
Suppose a manual swap could always be an option, Theres a nice one of cutters just now, Unfortunately i keep getting fuckign errors when trying to sign up so can't message the guy lol

I'd be happy to message and pass on your details if you wish.