E46 Things

[B C]

I spent far too long working on the paint/swirl marks last night.

wash>Clay 2.0> Meguiars fine cut compound>Meguiars Ultimate Polish> Meguiars wax

Detailing is not my forte but I enjoy spending 4 hours getting carpal tunnel and cleaning things up to the best of my ability .

Photography is not my forte but I enjoy taking pictures of things with my phone to the best of my ability.

[wasnt m3]

Looking good! You need to do this: http://m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=417621

[B C]

I like that!

[patsbimmer1]

I can't wait to see it in person!

[i_love_cars]

I have time to kill today when I take my daughter to soccer practice in Brookfield and I need to put miles on the E92 so I may have to stop by your house to check this out

[m42b32]

Looks fantastic!!

[YoungCR]

Nice work! Lookin' show ready now.

[straight6pwr]

wait wait wait people are going from clear tail lights to amber now?

lol the cycles of life.

[SteelBlue]

straight6pwr said:

wait wait wait people are going from clear tail lights to amber now?

lol the cycles of life.

How the turntables..

[B C]

You always want what you dont have

[B C]

I have logged about 400 miles on the car since taking ownership. 

Today I made a home depot run and transported a 2x4 in it and made use of the fold down rear seats.

on my way home from work though it developed a brake squeal.

As it turns out the caliper caught a rock.

While I was under the car I checked for loose hardware, tightened up a heat shield screw that contributed to some rattling and became acquainted with the underside of the car.

I match-marked the bolt heads with a sharpie for quick checking of loose fasteners in the future. 

@andyhundley gave some really good advice about the potential rabbit hole one can go down on with all the preventative fixes that you can do on these cars/anxieties you can generate by browsing BMW forums:

”get off the forums and just drive it”

[B C]

Installed the factory aux input cord and mounted it to the ashtray. Normally it geta mounted inside the glovebox. (Silver female headphone input)

[YoungCR]

B C said:

Installed the factory aux input cord and mounted it to the vape juice tray. Normally it geta mounted inside the glovebox. (Silver female headphone input)

fixed

[B C]

Been tryna quit

[SteelBlue]

B C said:

@andyhundley gave some really good advice about the potential rabbit hole one can go down on with all the preventative fixes that you can do on these cars/anxieties you can generate by browsing BMW forums:

”get off the forums and just drive it”

Stay off E46fanatics unless you need to fix something

[B C]

I got INPA working and waterboarded my DME, demanding that it spill the beans on everything it has seen.

I got a code 80 and 67

Everything runs and drives phenomenally, save for an ever so slightly fluctuating cold idle. So I will clear these codes and see if they come back. No these codes do not generate a CEL. If they come back I will test out the VANOS solenoid and clutch switch to see if there is anything worth improving over winter. It is just nice to know I now have a little bit better diagnostic capability than a basic scanner if I ever need it.

A very good list of codes can be found here

http://www.chitownm.com/forums/showthread.php?p=61655

EDIT: link fixed

[KaiserRolls]

BC, too many name changes

[i_love_cars]

Yeah, just drive the car. Not that I'm biased or anything but I sunk literally more than you paid for the car into just mods and maintenance alone. It's good.

[B C]

I pulled the head to rebuild it and replace the head gasket. I thought I saw a little white smoke/condensation on a cold start the other morning and im not taking any chances. 

No, no im not. .....  dont you guys worry,  I am driving it.

 

[B C]

Cars Coffee and Cereal this morning with @DrLeadFoot @P_Roloff and @patsbimmer1

then a great drive this evening