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Steptronic/automatic owners unite

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I have a 2002 330Ci Sport package with 56,000 miles on it. It is indeed a steptronic which was not my first choice but I couldnt let it go for the price and condition the car was in, I do plan on modifying it regardless of it not being a manual.

If you have a step, post up a picture.

What are your current mods?
What are your future mod plans?
What is your year, model and mileage?

Overall I am happy with the car and here she is bone stock

 
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#3 · (Edited)
I bought a step trans too and i'm very happy with it. Would of been a lot more fun to have a manual but its still a pleasure to drive everyday.

Here's my 2005 325i sports package, pretty much bone stock other than the grill, some LED angel eye rings, CF hood and trunk roundels, and my smoked out lights. I am currently looking for some rims, the M tech II body kit, and maybe some splitters to give it more of a sporty look. Maybe one of those vented hoods too!
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#9 ·
Thanks E46Mango!

Yea i've been told that about my corners, i might switch them out for clears later haha. That run down yellow building behind my car with the mini keg in the front doorway is actually my barracks haha and i'll tell you one thing, it aint much to look at! My room on the other hand is pretty squared away though, i'll post pics soon because they are your typical German designed apartments.
 
#56 ·
LOL Zell. You might have been a couple of posts to early. Hopefully it won't fully get there.
 
#16 · (Edited)
Bought my 2000 Touring new. If I had wanted a manual transmission, I could have saved myself about 1700 bucks. I happened not to want the cheap way out. Mine has 74K on the clock. Oh, no mods, now or ever. Why? I doubt if either you are I are as good as the factory designers or engineers. They didn't create the Ultimate Driving Machine by accident. Why would you want to fuk up what they did?
 
#20 ·
Bought myself out of high school and has become my project ever since.

2001 330ci 135k step

Other mods not seen in pictures:
M3 cluster
CF trim
Bimmain Autocarbon wheel
AA chipped
AA performance water pump
AA headers
UUC TSE3 full
Upgraded fan clutch
ZHP headliner
+ many other things I can't remember now.

Mods on my to do list:
Csl CF trunk painted
GTR CF hood painted
Vented front fenders ( not m3 ones )
Full suspension
Rims
Auto to 6 speed. ( in a very long time )
AA stage 2 with meth posabbly
 

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#22 ·
Step owner here... picked up my 2000 323i in April with 137k miles and I'm closing in on 146k now. Just replaced the control arms and bushings with Meyle HD, replaced the foggy headlight lens, motor mounts, fan clutch, new tires, and a new vapor barrier. Car is covered in small dings, some scratches but it still shines up really nice. Car is a joy to drive (even more with the new control arms) and I get compliments on it all the time. I'll be doing a cooling system overhaul at the end of the year and I'll also do some more suspension work.



 
#24 · (Edited)
STEP here. Pics/mods in my sig, but I'll add interior and engine pics. A few mods not listed, including OEM gloss black grills and c/f roundels.



 
#25 · (Edited)
Soo Clean, John!! :thumbsup:

Steptronic checking in. I would definitely like to get into a manual for my next car, but as far as automatics go, I love it. There's a trick to making it smooth while in Steptronic mode.

BMW e46 330Ci w/ Rotora BBK by Center SpotLight Media (SoloEuro), on Flickr


BMW 330Ci & BMW M5 by Center SpotLight Media (SoloEuro), on Flickr


Current modifications:
-18" CSL reps painted Matte Black (20% Gloss)
-Rear: 18/35/255
-Front: 18/40/225
-12mm Spacers up Front
-15mm Spacers in the Rear
-Carbon Fiber Roundels
-Euro plate
-Matte Black Kidney Grills
-Matte Black Window Trim (Painted and Laquered)
-HID Fogs (3k)
-Umnitza HID LED Angel Eyes (3k)
-Yellow Bi-Xenon bulbs (3k)
-PIAA High Beam Bulbs (2.5k)
-Yellow Gloss - Painted High Beam Bowls
-Painted Turn Signal Housings (headlights)
-LaminX Covers for Fog Lights (Yellow)
-Debadged
-Rotora BBK
-Koni (Yellow) Shocks/Struts
-Eibach Pro-Kit Lowering Springs
-Khoalty LED License Plate Lights
-Khoalty LED Reverse Lights
-Smoked Side Turn Signal LEDs
-Painted Reflectors (Front)

Waiting On:
-CSL Carbon Fiber Bootlid Trunk
 
#26 ·
Thanks Shaun. Love yours too!
 
#27 · (Edited)


Car is gone now...but I had no issue with my 2004 325......kinda miss it sometimes. And yes, it was a step...and yes, I had my fluids changed out at 70 miles. And yes....it was a full Dinan point car. SULEV also.....LOL.



 
#29 ·
Also...do not PM me on where I got the stuff, all came from sponsors of this site, please search the old threads for my user name for details;) I no longer have the car. Sold it for 13K a few years ago.
 
#31 ·
2005 325i Auto/step with m56 sulev engine... I like to live dangerously.

Mods:
Homemade intake + heat shield
Projector hid retrofitted headlights.
Interior LED swap
Clear lighting all around
Golf Tee mod
Carbon fiber roundels (shut yo mouf)

Not much so far. Will do more as time goes on.
 
#35 ·
2005 325i. Bought it back in 2006 with 30k km now it is at 176k km.

Current mods include:
MTech 2 bodykit
Lip Spolier
Clear all around + R/C/R tail lights
Black Grille
ST Coilovers
M68 rims [225/45 F and 255/40 R]
stainless steel lines
HR anti roll bars
Sports seats [got these from a junkyard.. all electrics in perfect working condition]
UUC TSE3 Full Catback
Front cross drilled rotors

Future:
keep it running - stay on top of maintenance..E46Mango has good writeups
transmission swap :eeps:
 
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