Let's see your e9x!

[Tbonem3]

Beautiful Beast

[bigjae46]

Man I am itching for one of these lately in E90 format. Luckily for my wallet I can’t quite convince myself yet to go for a third M car and neither the E46 or E39 are going anywhere. Seems like it'd be a great year round driver though through the snow and salt considering the rust protection advances that BMW made for the E60/E90 generations.

Put some snows on and WOW! It is FUN!!! Unbelievable! One of the few cars like it at that time...except maybe the Audi RS4? I had my car in Milwaukee for 3 winters. Other than some seized front tie rods there are no signs it was ever driven in snow/salt. I did run the car through a car wash that sprayed the undercarriage and had a heated garage at work where I could clean the undercarriage.

[IamFODI]

Seems like it'd be a great year round driver though through the snow and salt considering the rust protection advances that BMW made for the E60/E90 generations.

I think so!

My ‘08 has apparently been a DD in PA for its whole life. Rust has been eminently manageable.

[Deen HK]

Just picked this up a week or so ago. Didn't think I would ever get rid of an E46 M3 but wow do I love the S65 (and having a somewhat modern car)

[Maxima SE]

Man I am itching for one of these lately in E90 format. Luckily for my wallet I can’t quite convince myself yet to go for a third M car and neither the E46 or E39 are going anywhere. Seems like it'd be a great year round driver though through the snow and salt considering the rust protection advances that BMW made for the E60/E90 generations.

Buy one. And you’ll start thinking about letting the E39 or E46 go !

[repoman89]

Man I am itching for one of these lately in E90 format. Luckily for my wallet I can’t quite convince myself yet to go for a third M car and neither the E46 or E39 are going anywhere. Seems like it'd be a great year round driver though through the snow and salt considering the rust protection advances that BMW made for the E60/E90 generations.

[Maxima SE]

Ya the e9x is too damn good. I'm not sure if it's because I have the e90 or if it's more my age (I think you're close to my age), but I've been de-modding the E46, and still don't enjoy driving it like I used to. The e90 has spoiled me.

There are 2 exceptions - driving near the limit. It's not fun in the E90; it's downright dangerous and reckless. Even the E46 is a little much, but you can get close to 10/10ths at times and it's a whole lot of fun. The other thing is styling. I just can't get enough of late 90s/early 2000s BMW, both exterior and interior.

Some other smaller things that keep the E46 relevant is the incredible community support/knowledge and aftermarket. And the simplicity (relative) to DIY own/maintain. The E9x is still fairly good in that regard, but quite a bit more complicated than the E46.

Whacha doing with your old comp wheels?

I'm right there with you. I think its a combo of getting spoiled by the comfy E9X and the fact that we're getting older. I would like to start demodding my E46 too. I think the stiff coilovers have to go and I need to lift it up a bit and go with a more comfortable shock and spring setup !

for me E46 will always be the beauty queen and I agree the E90 at its limit requires a lot of balls and experience.

[Tbonem3]

Forgot to post a pic

[Stilt]

Some of my junk from the past 1-2 years. Recently sold the black one for an E46. In search of another slicktop singlehump E90.

If you’d be open to a double hump, my friend is selling his; Pm me if you’d be interested and I can put you in contact.





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[Tbonem3]

Ya the e9x is too damn good. I'm not sure if it's because I have the e90 or if it's more my age (I think you're close to my age), but I've been de-modding the E46, and still don't enjoy driving it like I used to. The e90 has spoiled me.

There are 2 exceptions - driving near the limit. It's not fun in the E90; it's downright dangerous and reckless. Even the E46 is a little much, but you can get close to 10/10ths at times and it's a whole lot of fun. The other thing is styling. I just can't get enough of late 90s/early 2000s BMW, both exterior and interior.

Some other smaller things that keep the E46 relevant is the incredible community support/knowledge and aftermarket. And the simplicity (relative) to DIY own/maintain. The E9x is still fairly good in that regard, but quite a bit more complicated than the E46.

Whacha doing with your old comp wheels?

[Maxima SE]

My '13 Comp 6 spd. This thing is just so beautiful, sporty and comfortable... which basically means I am getting too old and the boy racer, loud and slammed E46 no longer fits me. Tbonem3 do you feel the same way or is it just me?





Get a brand new set of OEM ZCPs for it. Guys at discount tire did a fantastic job mounting the tires without a single ding !

[Maxima SE]

Thank you!

The wheel fitment on the 10" front and 11" rear was a year long process of trial & errors. I documented all of it on my build journal here.

For the lip, it's 1:1 fiberglass replica of the GTS. It also came with the chassis brackets to mount the lower splitter - but they were destroyed after hitting a roadkill.

That lip has been discontinued. I'm working on an improved version with pre-preg carbon, but painted in satin black, with CNC'ed chassis brackets.

Looks really nice. I see the widened wheels are widely available to public now too.

[Epoustouflant]

what front lip is that? very aggressive wheel/tire setup. I love it

Thank you!

The wheel fitment on the 10" front and 11" rear was a year long process of trial & errors. I documented all of it on my build journal here.

For the lip, it's 1:1 fiberglass replica of the GTS. It also came with the chassis brackets to mount the lower splitter - but they were destroyed after hitting a roadkill.

That lip has been discontinued. I'm working on an improved version with pre-preg carbon, but painted in satin black, with CNC'ed chassis brackets.

[Maxima SE]

what front lip is that? very aggressive wheel/tire setup. I love it

[Epoustouflant]

Let's keep this alive.

Here's my current trim.