The Green Hornet...
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With the new job came a new reason to buy another car!
Since I gave up the take home car with the old job, I needed a new (to me) daily for the upcoming commutes.
After thinking about what I wanted for a bit I settled on finding myself a nice E46, since a 2003 325i was the first new BMW I have ever owned, and haven't had one since 2006.
After a few weeks of looking, and passing on a few cars, I came across this gem!
2005 325ix, 106k, premium package, cold weather package, MK4 Navigation, Harmon Kardon, Xenon, and best of all.... Oxford Green with Carmel Leather!
Overall a very solid car, and it drives wonderful. Gonna work on a cooling system overhaul and some minor maintenance this week.
Next week it's off to the body shop to have MTech bumpers fitted, door dent removal, and rust mitigation.
I love it when a plan comes together...
-Timmer
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Tackled the cooling system today... Good thing I did! It was in the brink of failure... The plastics just crumbled in my hands.
New hoses, expansion tank, thermostat, belts, and upgraded water pump and pulley made of metal. Should be good for a while now!
Time to pull the bumpers and prep for the body shop!
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She was ripped apart and sent to the body shop last week.... Got the bumpers back and assembled with new smoked fog lights. I think I have all the parts together to reassemble her when I get her back later this week!
Since she's gonna be my daily, I treated myself to an Avin head unit as well
-Tim
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Great progress, love seeing these getting some attention.
Has the plastic pipe under the intake been addressed? They are notorious for leaking at the least opportune time.
But, that's a project with an intake reseal, OSV update, heater valve and lines, and starter, in a shotgun parts blast.
As you, we did the pump and hoses on my son's 330 vert, only to have the pipe start leaking a month later.
Whoever decided that it was a good idea to replace a metal pipe with a plastic one that is buried under the intake should be shot.
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For sure, the mess under the intake is definitely on the to do list! I have the VCG and oil filter housing gaskets as well.
Just got word it's gonna be done tomorrow! I plan on transmission, transfer case and diff fluid change this weekend.
Shes had some serious work done to her this week!
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And she's back together! Only hiccup was I forgot to order the front bumper bolts for the MTech bumper. The stock one are too long, but will work until the new ones come in.
She still needs a good paint correction and wax, but I'll save that for another day.
Feels good to save another E46...
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