The E46 325ti Appreciation Thread
Discussion
Twin2 said:
Guys, what's the problem with the rear window wiper? Is it typically a new motor being needed?
Its a rubbish design with the rear washer fluid passing through the motor. The seal fails, fill the isnide with water, rust, the linkage seizes and the motor strips the main plastic wheel of its teeth. So the motor works as normal but isn't engaging the main wheel to turn the wiper.Some get lucky and find the linkage has seized but not stripped the wheel, so a clean up is all thats needed. You will need to seal the unit again though to stop a repeat.
It takes about ten mins to get the motor out, so have a look and pull the cover off the motor and see what you have inside.
Ag51bye said:
Well spotted! Almost impossible to find the way its been listed.
After selling my cheap £900 325ti to my sister and getting a golf R delivered (cheap lease), I decided i missed the TI.
so i now have a 2012 320d, a new golf R and as far as i can tell the only white 325ti m sport in the country.
Need to do a bit of fleet shuffling me thinks.
Is that the one with the sunroof that did a stint over Norfolk way?After selling my cheap £900 325ti to my sister and getting a golf R delivered (cheap lease), I decided i missed the TI.
so i now have a 2012 320d, a new golf R and as far as i can tell the only white 325ti m sport in the country.
Need to do a bit of fleet shuffling me thinks.
There was a white manual sport for sale maybe 18 months or so a go - IIRC it had all the windows tinted and I think the alloys were black. I had a cursory glance at another white one that was on eBay recently but didn't take the time to identify if it was the same one.
I think they look quite good in Alpine white.
I think they look quite good in Alpine white.
JakeT said:
I was also going to ask this. Think it made an appearance in the thread earlier...
it popped up on my search last weekLooks like bidding has ended - pretty sure from the reg it was the same one in white
I remember it because I was after a white one with sunroof ages back and they rarely came up.
I've seen about 3 white ones at one stage or another
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bmw-325-ti-/322334716730...
I can confirm this is the same Norfolk car.
In fact i inboxed the previous owner via pistonheads after a quick google search to get a rough history on the car before placing a bid.
Im intrigued that there is possibly another 2 floating around, google only brings this and 1 other foreign one up and the previous owner thought it maybe the case of this being the solo white one in the UK. Another 318ti was sprayed white that i know of but would be hood to get conformation.
Either way i Certainly can't see me bumping into another one.
In fact i inboxed the previous owner via pistonheads after a quick google search to get a rough history on the car before placing a bid.
Im intrigued that there is possibly another 2 floating around, google only brings this and 1 other foreign one up and the previous owner thought it maybe the case of this being the solo white one in the UK. Another 318ti was sprayed white that i know of but would be hood to get conformation.
Either way i Certainly can't see me bumping into another one.
Ag51bye said:
I can confirm this is the same Norfolk car.
In fact i inboxed the previous owner via pistonheads after a quick google search to get a rough history on the car before placing a bid.
Im intrigued that there is possibly another 2 floating around, google only brings this and 1 other foreign one up and the previous owner thought it maybe the case of this being the solo white one in the UK. Another 318ti was sprayed white that i know of but would be hood to get conformation.
Either way i Certainly can't see me bumping into another one.
Ah, that's yours in the Torquay link just above, HGxx etc?In fact i inboxed the previous owner via pistonheads after a quick google search to get a rough history on the car before placing a bid.
Im intrigued that there is possibly another 2 floating around, google only brings this and 1 other foreign one up and the previous owner thought it maybe the case of this being the solo white one in the UK. Another 318ti was sprayed white that i know of but would be hood to get conformation.
Either way i Certainly can't see me bumping into another one.
Hi guys will be picking 325ti up at weekend and planning on a budget trackcar. New to this site so unsure if its been covered a thousand times so please forgive me if it has.
Has anybody tracked one of these if so give me some pointers regarding suspension brakes ect. Thanks in advance
Has anybody tracked one of these if so give me some pointers regarding suspension brakes ect. Thanks in advance
Myself and a friend of mine track our 325ti. It's bloody brilliant fun. We have fitted HSD coilovers, currently running yellowstuff pads with Gulf RF1000 brake fluid. Some wider OE BMW 16" rims with Nankang NS2-R tyres. All you need to really hassle some much more expensive machinery out on track! There are some pictures a few pages back if you read through this thread. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Edited by sleithykeithy on Wednesday 30th November 14:37
Dbrs said:
JakeT said:
The 325ti has one of the most stout ARBs of the E46. I think only the M3 convertible has a thicker one.
Oh right I didnt realise that...arb's was going to be first on shopping list because of body roll.Best get saving for decent coilovers then.
s m said:
Dbrs said:
JakeT said:
The 325ti has one of the most stout ARBs of the E46. I think only the M3 convertible has a thicker one.
Oh right I didnt realise that...arb's was going to be first on shopping list because of body roll.Best get saving for decent coilovers then.
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