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[fatboy69]

After a year away from having a BMW I bought an E46 this morning.

The spare tyre wasn’t with the car so I need a 16” inch wheel & tyre as wheel as needing a new bonnet badge.

Anyone local to Gloucester got either one for sale?

Edited by fatboy69 on Sunday 29th October 13:49

[fatboy69]

And I need 9ne of these.

[Andy70]

ebay have badges, 4 quid or so with free delivery, probably buy a single wheel on there too, worth a look

[Mr Tidy]

Yes I'd head for e-bay, or maybe a dedicated BMW Forum.

Just a thought, but you might want to check a full-size wheel will fit in the boot-floor as I think most E46s only came with a space-saver spare (that's all my Compact has).

[Andy70]

my e46 m3 just came equipped with a can of tyre weld in the boot, but im sure you'll definitely find something on ebay as long as you know the size

[fatboy69]

Bought a badge for £3.00.

As for the wheel I don’t know the model number/make so I will have to look closer in the morning.

Hadn’t considered I might need a space saver.

[Smuler]

Spacesaver was all I had in my “ordinary” E46.
M3 has just “mobility kit” or whatever they call it

[fatboy69]

My local BMW dealer says full size spares were supplied with the car.

Quoted me £350 for a new wheel & tyre.

Told them to sod off.

Having put some miles on the car today I don’t like it. So it needs to go. Best place to advertise is ??

[dhutch]

Breakers for space saver spare.

[njw1]

Check you get the right size space saver as the larger engined e46's had larger brakes and hence a larger spare, the smaller spare absolutely will not fit over the larger brakes which as I found out can be quite annoying when stranded at the side of the road miles from home.......

[Mr Tidy]

A 16 inch space-saver will fit anything up to and including a 325.

Only 330s have bigger front brakes and need a 17 inch wheel.

Shame you don't get on with it OP.

[dhutch]

fatboy69 said:

Having put some miles on the car today I don’t like it. So it needs to go. Best place to advertise is ??

That's sad to hear, very quick decision? What's up with it, if it's tramlinning what tyres are fitted.

Failing that, ph classifieds or autotrader.

Daniel

[njw1]

Mr Tidy said:

A 16 inch space-saver will fit anything up to and including a 325.

Only 330s have bigger front brakes and need a 17 inch wheel.

Shame you don't get on with it OP.

I couldn't fit a 16" space saver over the rear brakes on a 330d......

I could never get on with that car either for some reason despite it being a very good car. Although, saying that, I suspect having e39's for a few years before the e46 may have had something to do with it.

[anonymous-user]

fatboy69 said:

Bought a badge for £3.00.

As for the wheel I don’t know the model number/make so I will have to look closer in the morning.

Hadn’t considered I might need a space saver.

If you want one matching the rest, it's a style 136 you have.