Easyriders BMW Refurb thread
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To fit two new wings and spray them they quoted me 250 quid....which I thought was good...they just told me to get bmw wings regardless of colour rot free.
I have a black one incoming that another ocuk forum member has picked up for me as the eBay seller wouldn't ship...
I have a black one incoming that another ocuk forum member has picked up for me as the eBay seller wouldn't ship...
Soldato
Pretty much the same as how my 03 plate e46 went, although it didn't look as bad as that maybe silver shows it up more, front wings were relatively easy to sort out, bought some patent part ones for £25 and got a mate to respray them for nothing which was a result, I did the rears myself and it didn't look too bad, how long it would last for is anyones guess but I did grind back to bare metal, used some of that paint on anti rust stuff that goes black, then a bit of filler to smooth, primer and then colour and laquer, no doubt 6 months or so down the line a few bubbles would have appeared but I got shot after doing it 
Will be interested to see how it turns out, I quite fancy buying another E46 as a bit of a project
Will be interested to see how it turns out, I quite fancy buying another E46 as a bit of a projectTo be fair....it's never been in a a garage and gets bounded by sea mist daily.
She's holding in there
Soldato
Wow the poor old girl is rusting badly
Primewell Tyres WTF are they? lol
Think I'm getting as bad as Fox with tyres these days, Looking to sell my new (came on car) Potenza S001 to get Asymmetric 2's
I quite like the S001's i'd say they're fairly on par with the asy 2's in the dry and only a touch behind in the wet.
Soldato
Fair enough, it's hard to let go of something when you get attached, know the feeling
The sea air doesn't help
True. Sold my pre-face lift when it was 10 years old as I had the feeling it would start to go this way. You then need to get rid quick or do it up and make it great again. Keep us posted
Sea air is a big problem.
My 12 year old e46, despite the unrepaired door and stone dings hasn't got a spot of rust other than the licence plate screws. Even the leaky rear window wiper jet (now replaced) didn't cause any rust when leaking into the boot and lid for what must have been years.
My 12 year old e46, despite the unrepaired door and stone dings hasn't got a spot of rust other than the licence plate screws. Even the leaky rear window wiper jet (now replaced) didn't cause any rust when leaking into the boot and lid for what must have been years.
From what ive seen yours is rarer by being clean than his is unusual for having rust. I have seen a lot of E46's lately and they are almost without fail rusty, some extremely badly. These cars seem seriously prone to it for whatever reason.
Soldato
I agree, when I noticed a few bubbles first appear on mine I was really gutted, then I remember looking at almost every E46 of similar age and noticed the majority were the same
Yeah I feel your pain....I saw bubbles appear on the wings two years ago....
She deserves a make over
In fact I had to change the front bulb in the headlight the other day...gutted....first one since I got the car
Soldato
Nice to see that you're putting some money into saving it rather than scrapping it.
My only recommendations would be to make sure that the replacement wings are stripped of paint and are corrosion free - soda blasting works nicely.
Once it's all done, hit the common spots with this stuff:
http://www.bilthamber.com/dynax-s50
My only recommendations would be to make sure that the replacement wings are stripped of paint and are corrosion free - soda blasting works nicely.
Once it's all done, hit the common spots with this stuff:
http://www.bilthamber.com/dynax-s50
Soldato
Crikey, that's rusty. My 03 MG ZT doesn't have a single spot, even underneath - and that was made by Brummies!
The swirl flap issue was always a bit daft in my eyes - the ZT got the same engine without swirl flaps (as it was down-tuned) and they're pretty much 100% reliable - the 2 things BMW added to keep power up (VNT turbocharger and swirl flaps) are the achilles heel of the M47 when fitted to most BMWs of this era.
Good job lads.
Which autobox did they use in this model? Wondering if it's the same unit fitted to the auto diesel ZT.
Edit: And it's lived by the sea all of its life.
The swirl flap issue was always a bit daft in my eyes - the ZT got the same engine without swirl flaps (as it was down-tuned) and they're pretty much 100% reliable - the 2 things BMW added to keep power up (VNT turbocharger and swirl flaps) are the achilles heel of the M47 when fitted to most BMWs of this era.
Good job lads.
Which autobox did they use in this model? Wondering if it's the same unit fitted to the auto diesel ZT.
Edit: And it's lived by the sea all of its life.
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Crikey, that's rusty. My 03 MG ZT doesn't have a single spot, even underneath - and that was made by Brummies!
The swirl flap issue was always a bit daft in my eyes - the ZT got the same engine without swirl flaps (as it was down-tuned) and they're pretty much 100% reliable - the 2 things BMW added to keep power up (VNT turbocharger and swirl flaps) are the achilles heel of the M47 when fitted to most BMWs of this era.
Good job lads.
Which autobox did they use in this model? Wondering if it's the same unit fitted to the auto diesel ZT.
Edit: And it's lived by the sea all of its life.
Wow, I had no idea the ZT had some BMW parts. Surprised you have not mentioned it in the past?