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  1. Lighting, Sound, Electronics
    Includes: Pair of NON OEM Headlights (P/N: DEPO 444-1135 L/R) Pair of 2 year old Underground Lighting H7 6000K bulbs Pair of LED Light Street 35W HID Ballasts Angel Eyes installed by the previous owner Recently sanded/ ceramic coated the lenses. Don’t look amazing but they’re at least clear and...
    $200 USD
  2. E46 Showroom
    Didn’t do the suspension work myself, it was already done when I bought it. Love the stance and how wide the front is. The back… not so much lol. It’s been holding up pretty well considering I drift it. Has Parts Shop Max suspension, welded diff, bone stock engine and trans.
  3. E46 General
    I’m having trouble finding this drain plug (picture attached). Where can I find one like this? Even the dealer does not have it. Got this from the bottom of the radiator and the o-ring is broken but I also can’t find the same exact o-ring anywhere.
  4. E46 General
    Hello E46 Fanatics I'm a new owner and like the title says I have the engine code P2400 "Evaporative Emission System Leak Detection Pump Control Circuit/Open". I've looked for this code online for information and I haven't had much luck. I've already replaced the purge valve under the intake...
  5. E46 General
    So i have a automatic 2000 323ci that i can not get out of limp mode. It was in limp mode when i first got it and all it needed to fix it was a new maf and it worked. Now around a year later it is back in limp mode. I have tried putting in another maf and it did not work. I have found out if you...
  6. Suspension, Brakes
    Hello, I apologize if this thread is found elsewhere. I spent a bit of time searching not only this site. If I have blatantly missed the thread, please simply link it below. Thank you. This is not a question regarding body panels/cosmetics. I am specifically concerned with the E46 M3 suspension...
  7. E46 General
    Hello everyone. Fiddling around i've found two black small boxes in the front of my car. They are kinda hidden over the left and right headlight unit and wired with a lot of brown cables. I have followed them towards the inside of the car but right now i cannot dissasemble the interior to...
  8. E46 General
    Hello everyone. Continuing the saga on my e46 323ci shaking. I've came across this wonderful video by 50sKid showing how to diagnose engine problems using fuel trims. As the maniac i am, i followed every step just as described in the video, same adapter and software, and got the following...
  9. Driveline, Performance, Tuning
    Hey guys, before you reply to my question I just want to note that I have no history with transmission swaps so if this is like a stupid question I am sorry for wasting your time XD. Anyways, I currently have an e46 323ci with a 5 speed. manual which I believe to be running the Getrag 250g, and...
  10. E46 General
    Hey I need help! I have a 2000 bmw 323ci and I was driving on a gravely part of the street while making a turn spun out slammed the left back tire and now it’s completely bent and had some black balls covered in oil fall out and is now leaking! What am I looking at to fix it I’m guessing new...
  11. E46 General
    Hi guys. So yesterday i went to my local tuning place and asked to take some dyno pulls. The car is completely stock, and has 130k miles on the clock and almost 20 years (dic 99') After a first failed round, the second one gave me this graph at the wheels: 147 HP and 152 ft.lbs. What do...
  12. New Member Introductions
    Hello everyone. After four years behind the wheel of a cute fiat punto i decided to get my hands on a fully stock 323ci that i found in my town for a really good price (Cars are expensive here in Spain Yikes!) . I'm a student so I don't have much money for mods (but more than enough for well...
  13. New Member Introductions
    Good day all. As the title of this post states, I am a BMW enthusiast though I prefer the term fan boy. I am also a newb BMW master technician and I work mainly in my driveway. Anyway enough about me, let me tell you about the plans I have and the reason I joined this community. Just so you're...
  14. E46 General
    Hello I am new to this forum but recently I found an E46 323ci and I would like to buy it. BMW rad 3 Coupé 323 Ci (E46) Here is the link but since I am from Slovakia it is obviously in Slovak language. It has 200 000 miles. And anything that you need to know I can translate. It looks fine to me...
  15. E46 General
    so i just bought a bmw e46 323ci from 1999 imported from Belgium and it did not come with cruise control i have read a little about it and from what i can find you only need to replace the steering wheel with one from a car that had cruise control is it really true that the wiring is already...
  16. E46 General
    Hey so I just discovered that when my cars is off and when I turn the key into the first position the right turn signal stays on forever (no blinking). Then when I start the car the turn signal works just fine but there is a red light on the dash that says that the right bulb is out. Battery is...
  17. E46 General
    Hey everyone I have been searching the threads forever and cannot find anything. I have a 323ci with 180 thousand miles on it. Sometimes the car will not engage into reverse, most of the time it will but sometimes not (say 15% of the time). Im also am having troubles with the car having a very...
  18. Suspension, Brakes
    Hey everyone! Ok so, my 323ci has started making some clunking noises from the front left tire. I have coilovers and they have been on the car since I bought it. Recently I got told by a inspector that the front left coilover was leaking a little, but that it was nothing to be concerned about...
  19. Driveline, Performance, Tuning
    Sorry in advance if I posted in the wrong forum. :hi: I took my 323ci for a fun day at a wet skidtrack, disabled DSC and it slid quite easily and was a lot of fun despite being a open diff automatic. I left it in steptronic mode the whole day and had one downside which was quite annoying when...
  20. E46 General
    Hi All, Please see the attached Youtube link that I took of my car, it's a 2000 323CI (M52TU engine) https://youtu.be/PRhi7wS5AhI This ticking noise is driving me insane, it's like this when cold and hot, it also increases with engine revs. I have first tried using Hydraulic lifter oil with...
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