Alpine White| Natural Brown E46 330i with 17" Concave Arc 8's

[MBCO]

Thought I would share some progress on my DD. Lots more maintenance and goodies in store this year.

Car:
2004 330i M-Tech 1
Alpine White w/ Natural Brown Leather
Purchased late 2016 with 97K miles

Maintenance:
Cooling system overhaul
Air Filter
Fresh oil change
Window Regulators
Rotors and Pads
OFHG

Goodies:
Poly FCABS
H&R Cup Kit (no spring pads in rear)
17x9 ET30 Apex Arc 8
245/40 Firestone Firehawk Indy 500

2004 330 M-Tech 1 in Alpine White w/ Natural Brown Leather by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

2004 330 M-Tech 1 in Alpine White w/ Natural Brown Leather by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

2004 330 M-Tech 1 in Alpine White w/ Natural Brown Leather by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

2004 330 M-Tech 1 in Alpine White w/ Natural Brown Leather by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

Maintenance Time!

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She likes the snow

2004 330 M-Tech 1 in Alpine White w/ Natural Brown Leather by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170227_184504-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

She gets weekly washes at home

IMG_20170319_153127-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

things started to arrive

IMG_20170411_184006 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170411_191312 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170411_184040 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170418_201342 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170418_202153 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170418_202604 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170418_203001 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

Moutned!

IMG_20170420_205732 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170420_205827 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

Cup Kit and wheels installed. No rolling or pulling needed up front.

IMG_20170422_134822-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170422_134933-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170422_134929-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

Rear only needed a minor roll. Only rubbed under large bumps at highway speeds with a full tank of gas.

IMG_20170422_134748-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170422_134740-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170422_134730-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

dat concave.....

IMG_20170422_134630-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170422_134700-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170422_132944 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170422_134647 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170422_135245-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170422_135233-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

[Odartey]

Very nice!

[BimmerBreaker]

Really love that color combo. Car looks clean and well modded so far... I dig the ambers too

This actually kind of makes me want a non-M E46 as a DD. Haven't seen one that clean since that light green one that used to post here.

[E Dubb]

Nice E46! You are motivating me to put my Fikse FM5's on my Alpine ZHP!

[LSxDreamer]

Love this! Exactly what I hope to find

[MBCO]

Thank you all for the kind words.

Wash and wax today and of course there is rain for 2 days in the forecast now.


IMG_20170430_192404-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

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[notMpowered]

Awesome photo, and great looking car.

[MBCO]

Awesome photo, and great looking car.

Thank you. I need to get another DSLR and jump back into photography. Currently I take everything with my Nexus 6P with CameraNX and light post editing in Snapseed.

Process pictures during the wash and wax. My house isn't setup very well as I don't have a garage or large driveway for detailing so I do some of my detailing at my father in-laws place (I live on a mountain/giant hill top if you can tell from the picture above)

After this I finally adjusted my hood.

IMG_20170430_143249-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

Paint is in good shape but it needs a lot of paint chip corrections. After some planned maintenance I hope to do a full color correction, chip repair, PDR in 2 places and replace a couple trim pieces and have it painted.

IMG_20170430_143326-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

Stock kidneys will stay. I like the OE+ Look.

IMG_20170430_143351-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

You can see the small chips in the bumper. Maybe a re-spray will be in the future.

IMG_20170430_143442-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

Love these wheels! Had these pads as they dust like crazy....

IMG_20170430_143513-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

Hyper Black is amazing in the sun.

IMG_20170430_143522-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

So happy with this fitment

IMG_20170430_143552-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

Wax applied. She needs a good strip, clay and correction though.

IMG_20170430_153450-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

Fighting for shade.

IMG_20170430_153520-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr


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Back at home....Ike approves. As you can see that is my driveway...not much for space or protection from the tree's.

IMG_20170430_192226-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

[e39hamann]

Love it! Black side moldings would like nice imo

[CblockM3]

Super clean, I really like this. Cool to see something kind of different too!

[MBCO]

Super clean, I really like this. Cool to see something kind of different too!

Thank you sir. When I found your car on IG I really wanted to mimic your fiitment to an E46 as it hasn't been done a lot. Many say from their computer screens "it won't fit" or "thats an M3 fitment, no need for it on a non-M".

I'm extremely happy with it and it turned out to be super fun DD. I have further suspension plans too.

[foforit02007]

Very clean what size tires

[MBCO]

Very clean what size tires

245/40r17

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[xxpanipuri]

Clean e46 man!

[MBCO]

Clean e46 man!

Thank you. Your E39 is amazing. I was actually looking for a M-Sport 540i for 6+ months and couldn't find one to my liking. Thus picking up my current car.

Random shot over the weekend after a wash.

IMG_20170507_155502-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

As time permits I do plan on a color correction and chip repair soon. Not sure how I can squeeze all that in with my busy work/life schedule but it will happen eventually.

IMG_20170507_160026-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

[xxpanipuri]

I sold the e39 back in dec 2015.....replaced it with a 2014 550i.

love the new f10

but really miss the e39! i may buy one soon....

Thank you. Your E39 is amazing. I was actually looking for a M-Sport 540i for 6+ months and couldn't find one to my liking. Thus picking up my current car.

Random shot over the weekend after a wash.

IMG_20170507_155502-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

As time permits I do plan on a color correction and chip repair soon. Not sure how I can squeeze all that in with my busy work/life schedule but it will happen eventually.

IMG_20170507_160026-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

[ShaunB]

Such a nice DD, love the color combo!

[MBCO]

Such a nice DD, love the color combo!

Thank you. It's a blast to drive the 120 miles round trip for work daily and hit up the mountain roads here in Western NC.

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[RVAE34]

Love it! Looks like the first iteration of my e38! Same color combo, wheels and amber corners!

[MBCO]

Love it! Looks like the first iteration of my e38! Same color combo, wheels and amber corners!

Wow, thank you for the kind words. Our cars are pretty similar in that regards. But yours is on a much higher scale than mine....

Nothing new to update at this time. Trying to schedule in some maintenance in my busy work/life schedule.

[meeceboy78]

wow that s a fantastic looking E46! reminds me of my old one i should have never sold. now im really missing it after seeing yours. haha

[MBCO]

Nothing new really. Planning out some additional maintenance in the coming months. I'm also collecting items for a paint decontamination, color correction and chip repair.

Removed tint. Exciting.

It's been raining here for what it seems like for 2 weeks. Sitting nasty and dirty in my driveway.

IMG_20170812_145753-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

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IMG_20170812_145729-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

IMG_20170812_145701-01 by Brandon Smith, on Flickr

[Eddy@ApexRaceParts]

Car is looking amazing! The wheels look like they fit great and the photos are fantastic.

[Jaws]

Super clean, I love it! Nicely done.

[RoseGoldPlug]

Did the car come with those door side moldings?
Or did you purchase them separately?