[dres79]

thanks for all the tips ... looks like ill be busy today .... whatelse you guys got??

 

[Little Dragon]

Does the 1999 328i have the butterfly valve in the exhaust?

 

[adrianpl]

Does the 1999 328i have the butterfly valve in the exhaust?

nop

 

[iastute]

This is a great thread. Have subsribed myself as well!

 

[Little Dragon]

This is a great thread. Have subsribed myself as well!

if only more people contributed...

 

[dirsh]

Mod name: painted headlight trim

Mod cost: about $4

Mod benefit: looks great with shadow grills and smoked corners

Mod desc.: remove the headlight trim, light sand, primer, couple of coats of flat black spray paint

before:

after:

 

[ThatGuy_JZ]

^yummy... did you're car come with the M Aero front end? I noticed you have that rear bumper in your sig.

 

[r0x]

I put my winter tires on today, and I said I'd take a picture, so here it is.

I think it's important to put clearcoat on over the stickers because I have no idea how well the adhesive would react to the elements. With the clearcoat, I can't even get a fingernail under the sticker to peel them off if I tried. So they're on there pretty good.

I guess you could do the paint-it-twice routine, but I didn't do it that way.

 

[iliescu2]

A lot of people asking 'Will the butterfly valve mod work on this car?'... and the answer is no.

Can you post a list of cars it will/won't work on? I have an '04 320i and an '01 323i... let me know.

Great thread by the way, I will do the caliper one in the spring, black or red? The car is silver on black...

 

[adrianpl]

A lot of people asking 'Will the butterfly valve mod work on this car?'... and the answer is no.

Can you post a list of cars it will/won't work on? I have an '04 320i and an '01 323i... let me know.

Great thread by the way, I will do the caliper one in the spring, black or red? The car is silver on black...

look into you exhaust. If u see a circular thing that is most likely open then u have the butterfly valve.
100% sure 330i/ci have it.

 

[GatorHawk]

It will look like a throttle butterfly valve in one of the exhaust tips. For sure the 330's have them. The default is for it to remain open, so look for an open butterfly flap.

 

[Egon]

323SEi saloon has the flap.
Well, mine has a golf tee now...

 

[BoxCarRacer]

LED side blinkers to be had for 2.49 each from autolumination.
i've own both these pairs and loved their quality and price.

or
frosted lense is pretty cool too:

2.99 each for front turn signals:

will post pics of them on my car later.

 

[henryyxyu]

subscribed! awesome thread, especially the golf tee mod :thumbsup:

looking forward to more mods :woot:

 

[omhl]

yay for cheap mods

 

[bigjae1976]

LED side blinkers to be had for 2.49 each from autolumination.
i've own both these pairs and loved their quality and price.

I can't understand why anyone would pay $30 for a pair of stupid light bulbs. www.autolumination is the way to go.

Interior blue LEDs - $25. Installed 5 years ago and still going strong.

 

[TranceAddict]

MOD NAME: Muffler Delete
MOD COST: Free unless you have someone weld on a set of tips or the originals.
MOD BENEFIT: Increased exhaust flow and sound
MOD DESCRIPTION: Take a saw and hack off muffler just before piping meets the casing. Disconnect any hangers and remove.
MOD LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyUjiPV6jtM

 

[JSanders]

MOD NAME: Center console power outlet

MOD COST:~$7.00

MOD BENEFIT: Frees up your cigarette lighter and allows your to leave ashtray door closed.

MOD DESCRIPTION: A Cigarette lighter wired under your center console (hidden) allows you to plug in a cell phone/Ipod/GPS Charger.

<a href="http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o199/alltheshame/?action=view&current=ConsolePower015.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o199/alltheshame/ConsolePower015.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

MOD LINK: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?p=9034193#post9034193

 

[Blacke46bmws]

yea the golf tee mod is great but my valve was just stuck open one day u can really telll the diffrenc in idle

 

[The_Godfather]

Mod name: painted headlight trim

Mod cost: about $4

Mod benefit: looks great with shadow grills and smoked corners

Mod desc.: remove the headlight trim, light sand, primer, couple of coats of flat black spray paint

before:

after:

Just did this the other day... and makes the front end look 100x better :thumbsup::str8pimpi