BMW and M Power Owners

Gaygle · 15 May 2016 at 21:10

[TW]Fox;29500567 said:
Surely not the entire bumper, you can slide it back on the rails far enough to get your hand in - well you can on the Z4 which is sort of an E46

The clips that hold the parking sensors in are very brittle and fiddley and from what I remember, you'd need to have *very* nimble hands to do it by just feeling. Anyway, once you've released the bumper enough to slide it back, you might as well just remove it totally as you've done 9/10ths of the work.

[TW]Fox · 15 May 2016 at 21:18

Removing the bumper totally requires disconnecting every sensor to be able to lift the bumper clear though?

mrk · 15 May 2016 at 21:18

Yeah coupe bumper is not a simple stick your hand in a gap to change PDC sensor job.

Gaygle · 15 May 2016 at 21:28

[TW]Fox;29501012 said:
Removing the bumper totally requires disconnecting every sensor to be able to lift the bumper clear though?

Disconnecting the sensors is very easy. Removing the sensors from the tiny, very brittle clips is very difficult.

Vita · 16 May 2016 at 10:30

Can anyone recommend a set of good brake discs and pads for my e46? I drive the car quite "progressively" so I would like decent stopping power.

dirtychinchilla · 16 May 2016 at 11:22

Scania said:
Looks OK in black,generally awful in other colours mind you, still, great to drive - a lot of RWD fun for the cash.

Definitely is fun. The clutch is very strange though - I'm going to do a CDV delete when I can get under it.

neverender said:
Congrats! I miss my 325ti loads and it's still by far my favourite car I have owned. Worst decision ever selling it when I did.

Don't let anyone it's ugly!

Haha cheers! It's a beautiful car, at least in black. Loving it thus far! My one issue with it is that the rear windows open when you hold the key thing down, and then dont't go back up when you do the reverse! Minor, though.

almoststew1990 said:

The interior of mine is completely identical to this, hah.

mrk · 16 May 2016 at 11:46

Vita said:
Can anyone recommend a set of good brake discs and pads for my e46? I drive the car quite "progressively" so I would like decent stopping power.

OEM discs are fine, I have PFC Z-Rated pads and find them to be excellent compared to the OEM pads (Pagid/Textar). Way less brake dust, greater bite.. Price difference is negi=ligable vs stock pads.

wingman · 16 May 2016 at 11:47

Superb interior :cool:

INB4 "Looks like a BMW interior to me!"

mrk · 16 May 2016 at 11:51

Looks liked a faded 90s home white appliance

Vita · 16 May 2016 at 12:14

mrk said:
OEM discs are fine, I have PFC Z-Rated pads and find them to be excellent compared to the OEM pads (Pagid/Textar). Way less brake dust, greater bite.. Price difference is negi=ligable vs stock pads.

Which are oem?

danza · 16 May 2016 at 12:30

dirtychinchilla said:
Definitely is fun. The clutch is very strange though - I'm going to do a CDV delete when I can get under it.

The guy I bought my car from did the CDV delete, and said it made bugger all difference. I still have my car's CDV rolling around in the tray in the boot on my car. The clutch is weird - it's very easy to kangaroo at low speed when trying to slowly feed it in.

mrk · 16 May 2016 at 13:11

Vita said:
Which are oem?

Which ones?

dirtychinchilla · 16 May 2016 at 13:31

danza said:
The guy I bought my car from did the CDV delete, and said it made bugger all difference. I still have my car's CDV rolling around in the tray in the boot on my car. The clutch is weird - it's very easy to kangaroo at low speed when trying to slowly feed it in.

Oh how weird. I have that kangerooing issue and I read that it made a hueg difference. Hopefully your experience is a one off!

Vita · 16 May 2016 at 13:31

mrk said:
Which ones?

Discs

bradUK · 16 May 2016 at 14:24

dirtychinchilla said:
My one issue with it is that the rear windows open when you hold the key thing down, and then dont't go back up when you do the reverse! Minor, though

Iir this is programmable, stumbled across a few threads detailing how when searching for info on my 330.

MoRT489 · 16 May 2016 at 15:50

It is programmable but on some models it doesn't allow it as standard - works on my 2012 X3 but not on my 2011 330i (E93).

antijoke · 16 May 2016 at 15:57

dirtychinchilla said:
My one issue with it is that the rear windows open when you hold the key thing down, and then dont't go back up when you do the reverse! Minor, though.

I had no idea the back windows on these went down.

bradUK said:
Iir this is programmable, stumbled across a few threads detailing how when searching for info on my 330.

I don't know if the previous owner of my 330i saloon (2001) had it programmed or it's different on those but that most definitely closed the back windows when you held the button down.

dirtychinchilla · 16 May 2016 at 15:59

They go outwards, not down! Pretty cool that they're motorised, though. If anyone can find that thread detailing the programming, I'd love to see it. Really irritating!!

Schnippzle · 17 May 2016 at 08:22

Seems the new prices are out for the M140i & M240i: http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...335bhp-m140i-and-m240i-and-iperformance-range

alx · 17 May 2016 at 10:36

I'm getting tempted again by a E63 645/650i - tell me it's a bad idea