BMW E46 Build Breakdown/FAQ! | Part 1 | 325i to 330i Conversion | Engine/Trans/Interior/Mods ETC
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- This is Part 1 of my build breakdown of my E46 325i (330i conversion). I'm answering most of the frequently asked questions I receive on my Instagram page, relating to my engine swap, 6 speed manual transmission swap, interior swap and mods, and more!
Special thanks to my friend, Kyle Dionne (KDFilms) for shooting some of the B-Roll footage used in the video.
Links To Items Frequently Asked About!
Revmatch Motorsport Stage 3 Tune: revmatchmotorsport.com/tunes/...
Use “E46KNGT” at checkout to receive 10% off your Revmatch Motorsport tune!
Angel Eyes: (Angel Eye Guy RGBW Chasing Halos): angel-eye-guy.myshopify.com/p...
Wheels (Exact Spec Like Mine): www.apexraceparts.com/store/w...
Tires (General GMAX AS-05 | 255/35/18 www.discounttire.com/buy-tire...
Interior Trim Vinyl Wrap (Metro Restyling Forged Carbon Fiber | 59in x 2ft): metrorestyling.com/products/m...
Coilovers (Godspeed Mono SS | E46 Non-M Fitment): www.ebay.com/itm/165235955826...
Catless Headers (Active Autowerke): www.bimmerworld.com/Exhaust/H...
Dinan High Flow Intake: www.dinancars.com/products/in...
3D Printed Rear Cupholders: www.ebay.com/itm/255246561141...
DEPO Clear Corners (Front) www.ebay.com/itm/173356801281...
DEPO R/C/R Tailights (E46 Facelift Sedan Fitment): www.ebay.com/itm/123126652185...
More info on other mods will be provided in future videos! If you want to see more now, check out my FAQ highlight on my Instagram page for direct links to other parts!
Instagram: e46knight?igshi...
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@e46knight
Thank you for watching! - Auta a dopravní prostředky
A brother in an E46. Much love
I appreciate you! 🤝🏽
The first time you have a chance at
“Oem plus.”
This guy gets it.
Very beautiful car. e46's are so old, but still look modern. Especially when they are kept well.
Thank you!
Just starting to build up my 03 325i hopefully it’s going to be a good journey 🔥
Sick car, man. Been a fan for some time. The combination you got from car color, interior, and wheels is really a killer one. Really good job.
Thank you!!
Beautiful car! I’ve mostly had M3s but recently bought a 330i and I’m completely in love with it. Great all around daily driver. My only mistake was getting a SSG (SMG) car but I’m getting ready to swap it 😅
Very happy I found this vid, just got an 01 330xi and this is the perfect build for it
Awesome build dude, just picked up a touring myself and stoked to start my build!
Thanks! Congrats on your Touring purchase, too. I’d love to follow your build process.
Buying an E46 with 135k miles well maintained for 3500 first BMW ready to get into Moding my Car
Buying one today. 2005 325i sedan. 125,000 miles. $2700. Been wanting this car since I was a kid.
Thank you for sharing your awesome ride, especially the wheels part, helps a lot for my future planning.
loving the interior, absolutely sick :)
Thank you!!
What you did with that car is just beautiful. E46 manual trans car with some power is a dream.
Thank you!
The interior is wild.
Fantastic video mate👏! Thanks for sharing. Gives me heaps of ideas for my 328i DownUnder 🇦🇺! Luv the wheels mate!👍
Nice car! All your hard work has paid off!
I picked up a ZHP last month and it was from Georgia prior to my ownership here in Texas. The P/O had the headliner re upholstered by someone in Georgia and I am willing to bet it’s the same person that did yours! It’s CHERRY.
Anyway, I fucking love the e46.
-Previous F87 Comp owner
Beautiful car man! Love to see all the work you have put into it. Best wishes from Latvia :)
Thank you. I appreciate the kind words. 🫶🏽
I love the OEM+ build bro keep it up, got a E46 330i aswell with similar mods to yours so I can fully understand the time love and effort being put into this build please make more videos like this bro
Thank you! Will do!!
Clean e46. MT2 bumper has grown on me specially on sedans. Subbed.
Thank you!! 🤙🏽
What a great car man!!! Keep up with the good harware on that car, i like cars that look OEM.
Thanks! 🤙🏽
Great video and really helpful to have those links in the description 🙌
Thank you!
Geez man, you put a lot of effort into this. And it shows :)
Cool to see as a fellow E46 owner.
Thank you! 🤙🏽
Beautiful ride!!
I’m a Mustang guy and wrecked my last Mustang and ended up picking this car up for pretty cheap just to get to work but for a 2003 this things pretty modern and comfortable ngl. Not the fastest or most fuel efficient car out there but it’s fairly quick especially at lower RPMs and it’s ok on gas.
The color is stunning
Nice ZHP front bumper. Youve done a great job. Keep posting your videos brother!
Thanks, I appreciate that!! I’ve been really busy lately. I hope to have new content to post soon for everyone. Stay tuned! 🤙🏽
A true gentlemans colour combination. Real nice!
Thank you!! 🫶🏽
Stumbled upon this video since I'm now planning to get an E46, nice build man 👍
Thanks! I hope you’re able to get a clean E46!
E46 is life
Looks very very good!
so good goddamn that looks so good I miss mine so much.
Finally picked up ma 330 cuh 😎 best colour (orient blue 😂) nice one for the content watched a lot of ur vids on way to picking this up
Cool! I hope you enjoy the 330. There’s a lot of new content about to unleash about the status of my 330 build. Thanks for stopping by. If you have any advice to give me or, questions concerning my build, don’t hesitate to leave a comment. 🤙🏽
Great video edits and car. I have a 1999 328i and a 2004 330xi. Love the wheels!!!
Thank you! Nice on having two E46’s as well! M52tu and M54!
I think your build is absolutely beautiful and I take much inspiration from it, I hope one day to have my E46 this beautiful.
Thank you!!
@@E46Knight oh and broski.. that interior spray paint is working WONDERS right now.. 🙏🙏 paying 50$ soooo beats 500$ 😂
Dope video bro I’ve been following you for a minute on ig you seem like a chill ass dude
Thanks man! I’ve got more content coming out at the top of the new year!
Lovely video.
Man your car looks awesome, WOW! I have a compact, will defined be stealing some ideas for mine.
Thank you!! Keep me updated on any mods you do to your compact!! I’d love to see them!
love what u've done with the car👌
Thanks! I appreciate it!
We need more content, stuff, engine into, modifications like this! Plz so we E46 owners can learn a lot.
Once the rebuild begins on my sedan, I’ll produce more in depth videos!
Love your video👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you!!
Amazing wheels
Just found your channel and its dope, def gonna sub and follow the build ✊🏾
👍🏽 Thanks for the compliment. I appreciate it. I have A LOT coming to the channel soon, so stay tuned!
So good bro, keep em coming.. . Surely document the rolling the .. but to do mine and with love some help
Thank you, will do!!
i like this car setup ! its beautiful
Thank you!!
yessir e46 gang ❕
As a 330i touring owner, I did the swap from a 5 speed to a 6 speed manual, after i swapped out the final drive ratio from a 2.93 to a 3.23 ratio with a Gripper LSD
The 6 speed and 3.23 mix gives you the same ratios as the E36 M3 Evo , it pulls well through the range while cruising on the motorway it'll regularly run at 2800rpm at 75mph, giving me on average around 35-40mpg.
3.23 is the ideal ratio I’ve been looking for to pair with the 6 speed. They’ve been tough to find though, and whenever I have come across one, it was around the wrong time for me. But, if I do swap another B30 into this car (it’s currently down with a massive rod knock), a 3.23 diff will definitely be in it’s future.
@@E46Knight I got mine built with the gripper internals and 2 diffs , one was a 2.93 from a 330i as the output shafts are different, and a Z4 diff for the ratio.
I have e46 2002 330i manual i just buy today with $3000 and I wanna change something and I like your video thank you my brother , first time im using manual and really hurt but still funny :)
this is like my dream car
That shit is clean bro. I'm about to purchase my first E46
Thank you! I hope your E46 purchase goes well!
Latvia haha yeah we love them here, i just bought one too
Amazing pro mashallah
much love
Also got my e46330ci Alpine white from mother. Lol. oem plus for the win
Nice ride my e46 is running 275 on 18’s all around and people hate me for that
Thanks for the compliment! As for others opinions of your e46.., if they’re not offering ‘Constructive Criticism’, pay them no attention! It’s your BMW, customize it to YOUR liking!
E90 guy here, I like this.
Thanks! I’m a huge fan of the E9X line up, too. Awesome cars!! 🤙🏽
I hope you know I’m bout to bite the hell out of your car swag. Lol but good job bro this car looks beautiful gives me hope to restore my 335i
LOL! That’s cool, I’ve combined ideas from other’s with my own so, bite as much as you want. We’re all Fam here, bro 🤙🏽. I’d love to see progress with your 335i.
Nice !
Thanks! 🤙🏽
I need that angel eyes 😭😭😭
Can’t lie I might steal a lot of those interior mods for mine🫵🏽🙏🏽
No problem. That’s the reason I share in my videos. We’re supposed to uplift each other. 🤜🏽🤛🏽
The edits in this were great. xD
really do be. the "this" got a chuckle out me
@@johnnyjay1047 heh. "Wait,"
when i heard you said mace from Latvia i was like "hold up what?"
We got the same interior 😂 Making me want to wrap my interior in forged carbon 😩
I found an abandoned one, on a trailer in my neighbourhood, completely covered in moss, the engine is probably seized up, but, i really wanna buy it with my savings anyway
clean build bro I was curious where you got the rear cup holders and how they attach? I have a coupe not sure how center console differ but my front cup holders are kinda useless with a manual gear lever lol
Thank you! I bought the rear cupholders from eBay. I have a direct link to them in the description on this video. They attach using the existing screws that are used to keep the original rear ashtray in place.
Currently bought a 2004 e46 wagon sport. I got 300k miles on the dash and still driving smoothly. Transmission currently acting up on 5th but nothing serious. Currently working on the exterior and once the engine goes, I’ll be LS swapping it. I just want raw V8 N/A power to daily
If the transmission is an automatic, then kudos to you for making it to 300k. That’s rare. LS in a wagon would be sick.
@@E46Knight it’s not my transmission lol. It turned out to be a clogged catalytic converter. Still driving tho
beautiful
Lots of inspo for my 320ci cabrio
Thank you!!
🔥 🔥 🔥
I have the same car n this video was great I’m copying sum of ur mods 🤫😆
This e46 is build
exactly like i would build it
As soon as he said "THIS..." I rolled my eyes and was about to hit the back button. LOL
LOL!! 😂😉
Great job, pal!!!! I am in the process of doing that to a recently bought 325ci 2002. I will be following youir video to learn more tips. I do have the same color leather sits, which I do love a lot more thand the boring beige ones. By the way you forgot to mention your swap in the radio screen. Maybe you can talk about that in another video and where one can buy those great rims. I got the same size, but they are the 666? but I am afraid they may not be the real thing. Let me know where could one buy original ones like the ones you got, pls. and get them shipped!!! for I am writing all the way from El Salvador. Take care and keep it up with your project. So far, so good and congrats.!!!!!
Thank you! I apologize for not mentioning the radio. I will make a separate video on that soon. If you want to buy wheels like mine, I have a link in the description of the video. They’re the exact spec wheels like mine! As for your 666 wheels, I can’t say on that since those are F82 M4 competition wheels, and the only way to get originals of those would be to buy new, or 2nd hand from someone else. Good luck with your build!
Sick bro. Love the color you've got there. I am in the process of mod my e46. Those headlights are the pnp? Stay cool from Jakarta
Thank you! The angel eyes are plug & play. I have a video on how I installed them.
About to buy an 03!
Nice!
Hi bro,quick question about the switch on your pops and bang,how to make it in the cruise control button bro,tia🙏
Great work and sick car man. How are those performance rotors for daily driving??
I believe my front rotors warped, so I personally wouldn’t recommend these rotors (R1 concept). Perhaps a more reputable brand would do better. I have drilled/slotted rotors on my 135i (Zimmerman I believe), and those have been fine over the last 2 years.
Just stumbling on your channel! I got a ZHP in the ATL area.
Would love the info on chuck porter for the headliner?
If you haven’t already, join the ATLBimmers Facebook group! You’ll be able to find Chuck there, or search his name on Facebook. I believe his business name is King Stitchz. If you need more help getting his contact, just send me a message on Instagram or here! (If it’s possible to dm here).
Smart mate.
My 330i going under M3 body conversion..but keeping the motor.
very nice car
Thank you. 🤙🏽
Looks great, very clean E46... Did you need to do anything to the rear fenders to suit the 255's? Looking to do the 255's on a 9" Apex on my coupe at some point.
255 fit perfectly,just make sure ur offset is correct
I did not do anything to my fenders. They’re still untouched. ET30-ET31 is the max offset to run with a 255 tire on a non-M body. Shaving the lip of the inner fender is recommended, but if you’re running coilovers, and the height that I’m running on my car, the only rubbing you’ll have is from major dips/rebounds in the road.
Hey, I don't like the angel eyes/ led but other than that I think your E46 looks really good. Nice job, enjoy it
Yeah, some people may not like the Angel Eyes-LED setup I have. I understand that. However, I think it looks natural to BMW’s factory design, minus the multiple color options I’ve incorporated on my e46. But hey, I can respect your position. 👍🏽
love the car! wanted to know what you did to the pillars on your car though as mine are falling off. thx
Thanks! I added suede to them. I did the job myself… it was fairly straightforward.
How's she holding up so far? I'm interested in getting one of these bad boys, they show up cheap but always high milage
Great video 👍🏽 I wanted to ask , where did you find the media player touch screen? I have a 04 325i and I’ve been looking for one , I’m in the process of modifying my own.
Thank you! I bought my radio on eBay. I have a direct link to one like mine on my Instagram, in my FAQ highlight.
Clean car, but heads up man, you can't visually check for cracks at the subframe mounts. You have to grind away the underbody coating to see the cracks usually, so there's no checking for it or planning around it. If you've got stiff suspension, you just gotta get the reinforcement done
Thanks for clarifying. I appreciate it. 🤙🏽
@@E46Knight yeah for sure, good luck! With a bit of a CZcams following like you've got, you may get lucky asking around for sponsorships from a shop that could get it done for you in exchange for some views. Just a thought, idk what I'm doing lol
Awesome build bro😮that front bumper is it painted or?i dont think color matches
Thank you! The front bumper is painted & paint matched. It actually does match fairly well to the factory paint in person!
heyo, came across your e46 content and been getting inspiration for mine, was wondering what method did u take for painting the carpets, with the same dupli cover spray cover or with another method? thanks
I masked my interior by sections & used the DupliColor spray can to spray the interior. Check out my 2019 highlight on my profile on Instagram to see detailed pictures on the job. I recommend taking your seats out to paint the carpet (I did this for my E46 convertible, where I didn’t on my sedan). Also, get a stiff brush to move the carpet fibers around between coats.
not a bmw fan but this is the only model i buy in bmw if i want
nicely done, the rear sway bar on the XI is bigger than a rear on M ?
The Xi not bigger than a M bar, but it’s the largest bar on the non-M’s & fits all E46’s without modification. The rear M3 bar will not fit non-M’s without extensive modification.
I know its been a minute since you posted the video, but how much did it cost you to paint the car? I know prices vary by location and nowadays but just curious. Great car btw. I have an 04 325i that I have owned since 2006 and its 100% stock but always contemplated doing some upgrades. Thanks in advance!
Thank you! The car still has the original paint. The only parts that have been painted are my front & rear bumpers, side skirts, and mirror caps. It’s great to see another long term E46 owner!
I'm not particularly interested in e46, although I do appreciate the platform. This video makes me reconsider the car choice to get. I got slowly sucked into your well made video and must say the credit is due indeed: this is a very nice and tasteful build and you are perfectly justified with the BMW Individual trim since indeed, this car is very nice and unique. Its beautiful and tasteful and the brown interior is very stylish and smart. Congratulations on your beautiful build and wish you a continuing success with your auto endeavors, and thank you for sharing your amazing creation.
Thanks for your kind words! 🤙🏽
Great e46. What is your review of the Dinan Intake? Would you recommend?
I bought mine used, and I’d recommend buying it, but only if it was used. The price point of it new for the “gains” isn’t really noticeable. It’s a nice piece to look at, and knowing you have a bigger air filter inside the box is neat, but it’s really there for show. It’s definitely better than any cone (hot air intake) filter that people like to install on these cars, since this is still enclosed in a box like the factory airbox.
What did you have to do to make 9s fit well on the front? I got some 9 wide +35s coming and ill be running 225s on it. I should be fine but im worried if I go lower ill hit the fenders and if i add camber ill hit the oem shock and spring..
It’ll be easier to fit these wheels with coilovers, because my experience with running these wheels with 255’s on stock suspension was terrible. Lots of rubbing in the rear. I ran -2.6 camber front & -2.0 rear with my coilovers, and I had minor rubbing in the rear, only over dips in the road or with people in the back seat. I did not roll any of my fenders.
just bought my neighbors 2001 330i 5 speed manual for my first car for only $500 needs some work tho , also great vid gave me some insight on what mods i could do!
Thank you! I hope your E46 build goes well!
Hey Chief, how did you get your exhaust to pop and flame up with pushing just a button? Thanks
Through the Revmatch Motorsport stage 3 tune! The link to the tune is in the description of the video.
i love my godpseed ngl
i like ur car and ur smile … ;) … yes
That’s Stn Mtn Park ❤
Humm? 🤔☺️
I want to upgrade my sway bars and suspension. But I don't need mega low I want MEGA OEM plus feel . Thinking biltstein b14's
Bilstein is definitely reputable brand, can't go wrong there! As for sway bars, the aftermarket alternatives to my OEM bigger sway bars work well too!
Hello E46Knight. Just a question about the style 68 wheels. I saw they were awesome for the look. I was just wondering what wheel sizes did you use front and rear, and did you use wheel spacers? If so what sizes? Thanks for your response. I did enjoyed you video.
Hi! I used the factory staggered wheel and tire setup. The tires were 225/45 front, 245/40 rear. I did use spacers. 15mm front & 20mm rear. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Some updates on the car will be coming soon!
@@E46Knight highly appreciate. I'm waiting for the new video. Until then, peace!!