My BMW E46 330i Sport
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petrolveins said:
Look forward to it, wanna have a good look around your E46, and Jack's. Heck ignore the other cars I wan't to look at all the E46s.
Most likely I'll be the goon in the Christmas jumper the same colour as your car so do come say hello.
I'm even going to wash my car for you. Most likely I'll be the goon in the Christmas jumper the same colour as your car so do come say hello.
Also will be sporting some Xmas attire on myself and the car.
Swoxy there's a meet in Bracknell to convoy down, take a look in the Thames Valley Section.
Rather frustrating update, was about to go to the pub to meet a mate this evening, and low and behold headlights failure pops up on the passenger side, and sure enough, no xenon on the passenger side. Thought it might be the bulb so grabbed the spare one I have, and tried to swap, and then the real trouble began, I couldn't get the bloody cap off the back of the headlight to swap the bulb, no matter what I tried it was caught at the bottom, so instead I tried to remove the whole headlight, having none of the right tools I managed to get all but one of the screws off, sidelight was off, and I could not get to the last screw, no matter somehow managed to squeeze the cap off, swapped the bulb and still nothing, which means it can only be the ballast, or ignitor, both of which are expensive, I'm broke from buying presents and have a car with one headlight out in winter meaning I travel to work in the dark. Fan-f
king-tastic. Anyone want to buy a filthy 330i Saloon with one headlight?
king-tastic. Anyone want to buy a filthy 330i Saloon with one headlight?Big News said:
Checked the fuse? I'm not sure if L and R have separate fuses, but I discovered last week that my 850 does. After lots of dicking around with bulbs and a multimeter. At night. In the freezing cold.
Well dipped and main work on that side still, so doubt it, I'll check tomorrow though.Well guess what? Car fixed itself, both headlights worked yesterday, which only worries me more as to the problem.
In other news I have had the exactly a year now, that time has flown by, just fitted my lovely new roof bike carrier onto the car too. Looks great. I promise to get some pics soon.
In other news I have had the exactly a year now, that time has flown by, just fitted my lovely new roof bike carrier onto the car too. Looks great. I promise to get some pics soon.
petrolveins said:
Well guess what? Car fixed itself, both headlights worked yesterday, which only worries me more as to the problem.
In other news I have had the exactly a year now, that time has flown by, just fitted my lovely new roof bike carrier onto the car too. Looks great. I promise to get some pics soon.
Sounds good. Once you've got any niggles sorted it'll be well worth keeping, as I've said before. - The difference between this and an M car is that the 330 isn't too bad in terms of running costs and if you drive gently is decent on fuel...whereas an M will rape your wallet all of the time. In other news I have had the exactly a year now, that time has flown by, just fitted my lovely new roof bike carrier onto the car too. Looks great. I promise to get some pics soon.
Clivey said:
Sounds good. Once you've got any niggles sorted it'll be well worth keeping, as I've said before. - The difference between this and an M car is that the 330 isn't too bad in terms of running costs and if you drive gently is decent on fuel...whereas an M will rape your wallet all of the time.
having been researching 06 M3 Cabrio running costs over the last week, ain't happening. Clivey said:
I think the E92 was a step backwards from the E46 in all honesty. - I'd rather have an immaculate LCI E46 Coupé.
I'm with you on that, would never consider a E92/3 a E90/1 I would, but never the others.Waugh man you are driving me mad, everywhere I read on here what you want changes, 3MPS one minute, RS6 then next, 130i and then an M3. There is no polite way to say this, but you will look a total birk in a convertible, just get the 3MPS.
The E46 I have become very attached to, I will only replace it with another better BMW, probably an M5. As I have said before, hopefully in 2013 it will get a stable-mate.
petrolveins said:
I'm with you on that, would never consider a E92/3 a E90/1 I would, but never the others.
Waugh man you are driving me mad, everywhere I read on here what you want changes, 3MPS one minute, RS6 then next, 130i and then an M3. There is no polite way to say this, but you will look a total birk in a convertible, just get the 3MPS.
The E46 I have become very attached to, I will only replace it with another better BMW, probably an M5. As I have said before, hopefully in 2013 it will get a stable-mate.
Ha, RS6 would never happen in a million years. Few years of saving and abusing the brave pills before I'd buy one of them. 130is can't be found in the right spec, M3s were a bit of a mad moment after realising low-mileage 06 models can be had for the right money, the short list has always been between the Z4 and MPS3, I think I know in my head that I'm a red Mazda is what I'll buy. Waugh man you are driving me mad, everywhere I read on here what you want changes, 3MPS one minute, RS6 then next, 130i and then an M3. There is no polite way to say this, but you will look a total birk in a convertible, just get the 3MPS.
The E46 I have become very attached to, I will only replace it with another better BMW, probably an M5. As I have said before, hopefully in 2013 it will get a stable-mate.
E46 Winter by tlynchie, on Flickr
Not so much an update as an excuse for a photo from my phone, bike rack now fitted, suitably muddy bike on muddy car, and those are the xenons you've all been waiting to see.
You need some Philips blue vision sidelight bulbs...
They're a conventional bulb with a light blue coating which I assume cancels out the yellowy light from the clear bulbs. They do not look blue in the slightest, still slightly yellow infact! Perfect for yours as they're not super noticeable, not chavvy etc.:
Can dig out a picture of one of my old cars with them fitted if you're interested?
They're a conventional bulb with a light blue coating which I assume cancels out the yellowy light from the clear bulbs. They do not look blue in the slightest, still slightly yellow infact! Perfect for yours as they're not super noticeable, not chavvy etc.:
Can dig out a picture of one of my old cars with them fitted if you're interested?
philmots said:
You need some Philips blue vision sidelight bulbs...
They're a conventional bulb with a light blue coating which I assume cancels out the yellowy light from the clear bulbs. They do not look blue in the slightest, still slightly yellow infact! Perfect for yours as they're not super noticeable, not chavvy etc.:
Can dig out a picture of one of my old cars with them fitted if you're interested?
Yeah be interesting to see, though I do quite like the OEM look at the moment, and I'm sure that xenon never normally looks that blue.They're a conventional bulb with a light blue coating which I assume cancels out the yellowy light from the clear bulbs. They do not look blue in the slightest, still slightly yellow infact! Perfect for yours as they're not super noticeable, not chavvy etc.:
Can dig out a picture of one of my old cars with them fitted if you're interested?
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