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    Replaced the fuel filter on my 2004 vert, I am guessing 20 years and 85000 miles is not the typical change interval for fuel filters.

    Filter build date is the same as the car...

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      Originally posted by WestBankM4 View Post

      Bought them on eBay, E46 steering rack seal kit. You'll only need to source the three bearings, the killer is the shipping. I spent probably double on shipping than I did on the actual bearings, in hindsight I should have ordered 3 of each and just sold them to you guys so no one has to eat shipping. To put it in perspective, one of the INA bearings was $16, I ended up paying $55 for shipping from China, thanks to increased trade costs. So dumb, but I wanted the genuine stuff, Ali Baba has aftermarket bearings if you want to go with those, I was going to but shipping was the same, so what's a $10 difference really.
      This is what I've done for people - I've sold them bearing sets since I've already ordered in bulk to keep inventory. The INA bearing is impossible to find genuine now as I'm pretty sure I've scoured every possible public and private source to collect as many as I can...

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        Originally posted by davidinnyc View Post

        This is what I've done for people - I've sold them bearing sets since I've already ordered in bulk to keep inventory. The INA bearing is impossible to find genuine now as I'm pretty sure I've scoured every possible public and private source to collect as many as I can...
        How do I score an INA F-208801.4 from you?

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          2003.5 BMW M3 Carbon Schwarz Metallic/Cinnamon 6 Speed – HTE Tuning | Kassel CSL DME | AA Headers | AA Section 1 | SS Resonated Section 2 | SS Race Section 3 | TMS V2 CSL Airbox | TMS Street Plates | Ohlin’s R&T Coilovers | Ground Control Front and Rear Sways | Ground Control Adjustable Camber Arms | DMG Autosport Pro46R | FreakyParts BBK Front | Porsche 996 Conversion Rear | CMP Stage 1 + 1.5 Reinforcement Plates | CMP Subframe Bushings | CMP RTAB’s | Euro Bumper | SGT CSL Trunk | Dr VANOS

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            Didn't do it today alone, but over the course of this past month.

            I've done:
            All 3 bushings on my trailing arms (lemforder)
            Upper and lower control arms from psm (Part Shop Max)
            psm true style coilovers
            new lemforder tie rods and FLCA
            psm solid steering column u joint
            rear sway bar clamp from psm, spl front end links
            trans and diff fluid
            alignment

            and to top it off a set of TE37 i got for a steal on FB!
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              Originally posted by saustinm3 View Post
              Didn't do it today alone, but over the course of this past month.

              I've done:
              All 3 bushings on my trailing arms (lemforder)
              Upper and lower control arms from psm (Part Shop Max)
              psm true style coilovers
              new lemforder tie rods and FLCA
              psm solid steering column u joint
              rear sway bar clamp from psm, spl front end links
              trans and diff fluid
              alignment

              and to top it off a set of TE37 i got for a steal on FB!
              What's the specs on the TEs? Looks great! saustinm3
              2003 E46 M3 Titanium Silver / Black

              Dinan Section 3 - Dual Resonated Sec 1 - Dinan Springs & Bilstein Shocks - GruppeM Intake - Dinan Front & Rear Strut Bars - Hotchkis Front Sway Bar

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                Originally posted by nextlvel View Post

                What's the specs on the TEs? Looks great! saustinm3
                Thank you! They are 18x10 +25 w/ 265/35 all around, I did have to add a 5mm spacer on the front bc my inner barrel was rubbing my spring from the camber.

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                  Installed a new water pump that had some play and was creating a lot of noise, along with a new thermostat, A/C blower motor, hoses, and pulleys. Fuel pump also failed while it sat for a couple months, so remedying that as well and hoping to be back on the road very soon here!
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                    in preparation for its biennial smog check, I removed the CSL intake and swapped back to my OE ECU. The next week or so will be getting all the readiness monitors ready for testing.

                    I also noticed the lifter tick nearly went away. I guess the CSL intake really amplifies all the noises.

                    update: well, i got a P0128 code this morning. Didn't get it before doing the swap. Not sure if its something from the ECU swap or it just decided to fail now. I'm going to see if it goes away on its own.
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                    "your BMW has how many miles!?"

                    2003 M3 coupe - Imolarot/Black 6 M/T - JRZ - Ground Control - Volk Racing - Karbonius - SuperSprint - Recaro - Schroth
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                      Car is finally running optimal so I decided to take a cruise by my old high school and snapped some shitty iphone 16 pics. I need to buy a legit camera. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance Click image for larger version

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                        Deleted another ///M badge yesterday 😂
                        Had a rear caliper sticking really bad— replaced with a remanned one from Summit Racing. Logoless caliper had better shipment (I think the m3 caliper is the same as 330i? With different mounting bracket). Might monkey around with the seized caliper and see if I can rebuild it

                        Finally, the car drives like an absolute dream again 👍

                        Also, did my brother's F15 X5 35d rear brakes. A successful day in the garage

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                          Originally posted by Acarv_426 View Post
                          Car is finally running optimal so I decided to take a cruise by my old high school and snapped some shitty iphone 16 pics. I need to buy a legit camera. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance Click image for larger version

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                          I have a Fuji GFX100 for sale
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                          '99 M3, Hellrot/Sand Beige, slicktop
                          '01 M3, Imola/black

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                            Originally posted by Nate047 View Post

                            I have a Fuji GFX100 for sale
                            Oh dang .. That's a serious camera probably out of my budget lol but thank you
                            2003.5 BMW M3 Carbon Schwarz Metallic/Cinnamon 6 Speed – HTE Tuning | Kassel CSL DME | AA Headers | AA Section 1 | SS Resonated Section 2 | SS Race Section 3 | TMS V2 CSL Airbox | TMS Street Plates | Ohlin’s R&T Coilovers | Ground Control Front and Rear Sways | Ground Control Adjustable Camber Arms | DMG Autosport Pro46R | FreakyParts BBK Front | Porsche 996 Conversion Rear | CMP Stage 1 + 1.5 Reinforcement Plates | CMP Subframe Bushings | CMP RTAB’s | Euro Bumper | SGT CSL Trunk | Dr VANOS

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                                Originally posted by saustinm3 View Post
                                Didn't do it today alone, but over the course of this past month.

                                I've done:
                                All 3 bushings on my trailing arms (lemforder)
                                Upper and lower control arms from psm (Part Shop Max)
                                psm true style coilovers
                                new lemforder tie rods and FLCA
                                psm solid steering column u joint
                                rear sway bar clamp from psm, spl front end links
                                trans and diff fluid
                                alignment

                                and to top it off a set of TE37 i got for a steal on FB!
                                How is the driving experience after installing the psm solid steering u-joint? I’ve got some play and approaching 100k miles and think its time for this upgrade. Why did you choose slid over the oem? New to my e46 platform so thanks for any insight!

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