Bought this M43B19 few months ago and I’ve been fixing many air leaks, replacing brittle plastics and doing some basic maintenance because it was running nice but idling a bit funny (high rpms).

Replaced intake boot, spark plugs, CCV, cleaned ICV, etc…
Im starting to think it’s spark plug cables, injectors or maybe even a cooked cyl.

I show you some INPA screenshots for context!

Looking for deep-sounding E46 330i/330Ci exhaust clips (no rasp)

I’m trying to find examples of E46 inline-sixes that have a deep, smooth tone without the raspy “tin can” sound a lot of setups have. If you have one, could you attach a video (idle + a few revs or a drive-by if possible)?

I’m trying to figure out which setup gives the deepest tone while keeping rasp to a minimum. Thanks!

*I'm only looking for modified exhaust setups (axle-back, cat-back, headers, resonator changes, etc.). I've already heard the stock exhaust and I'm trying to find the deepest aftermarket setup without rasp.*

New and first time e46 (318 2.0ci) automatic owner. Still getting my head around the maintenance etc. Im getting this issue at idle the past few days. I put in a new throttle body this morning and replaced the ignition coils, was going to do these anyway as the car hadnt been driven in some years. No warnings on the dash and nothing is showing wrong in diagnostics so im a bit out of my depth. Any help appreciated!

I have an E46 sedan 316i to be exact and my goal is to bring it back to as stock condition as i can and also upgrade things with oem parts only, but i noticed that coupe E46's trim on the sides is paint matched while all sedans seem to have it black and idk if i should paint match it?

I dont exactly know how to explain what im talking about, but you can see the black line that goes across the side of the car and matches with the black trim on both bumpers aswell, well that same trim is in the color of the body on coupe versions and it lowkey looks much better.

I dont know if it will seem tacky and bad if i paint match them on my car? I dont want my car to look modified and tuned i want it to look maintained and taken care of, but i like how that trim in body color would match with the door handles that are also colored.

Would you ever do this on your car?

Just bought an e46 and was wondering what this thing on the side is.

Ive “lowered” my car from M Sport to Bilstein B12 Pro and then fixed all the bushings, arms, tie rods, etc, basically a full suspension refresh.

Car now sits on “lowered” suspension higher than it sat on “higher” stock suspension, because it was tired and sagging.

The 17 inch wheels are much more comfortable tbh.

2006 Competition pack in Carbon Black Metallic with 55k miles. Picked it up yesterday and currently driving it home from Texas. Sometimes wondering if I’m just dreaming and playing need for speed. What a car, what a feeling, absolutely baffled I own this thing. Can’t wait to rip some canyons

Recently dumped a boatload of money into getting her maintained and then the ABS module decides to die right after hahah, one thing after another

In case you didn't know (because I didn't), some E46s are subject to a recall for airbags that explode like hand grenades; you can check your VIN on the BMW website.

I bought this car in 2020 and then sold it in 2022 because I needed the money. The new owner finally agreed to sell it back 4 years later, it’s the best car I’ve ever owned :D

‘04 330CI 6MT ZAM silbergrau with alcantara interior

I saw some reddit post here that said that some E46's might be a part of this recall and that we should check it out, so i did and this is what it says. I dont even know what should i do and is that recall thing free?

Now I have to hunt for some 68mm center caps.

A hardtop has come up for sale in my area for $2750 CAD (1950 USD). The headliner has started to sag, and it does NOT come up with the mounting kit. I do have the mounting kit on my car as it is a Canadian market one, but I just feel like the asking price for just the hardtop without the kit is just a bit much. It will be 4k by the time I get it painted and the headliner fixed.

Hardtops are so rare that it is hard to find good datapoints for the price. What would you guys think it is worth?

My old indicator lenses somehow melted. Lmao