^+1, I don't think I've ever seen a red hard top vert.
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^+1, I don't think I've ever seen a red hard top vert.
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Danke, mein freund.
Believe it or not this particular example is one of one in NA. Not an individual though. It was the only Imola Red / Magma interior vert ever sold on American soil.
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Thanks echo.
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Do RTABS OP
Check diff mounts, front and rear shock mounts. FCABS sounds like you are on that, I'd check the sway bar end links and the ball joints on your control arms. Mine were completely overhauled at 100k.
A link for reference
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E46-323...its/ES2219703/
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This is for a full overhaul of the entire suspension with OEM ZHP parts. Mind you my car has 220k so some stuff might not be needed on yours. I think the entire thing would cost about $1300 in parts given the right part sources (Genuine BMW at www.faulknerbmwpartssource.com, all the rest at www.bmaparts.com with special order and price match).
FRONT
Struts Sachs-Boge #31312282459 & #31312282460
Mounts Lemfoerder #31336752735 x2
Bump stops BMW #31306757046 x2
Reinforcement plates (optional) BMW #51717036781 x2
Swaybar endlinks Lemfoerder #31356780847 x2
Swaybar bushings BMW #33556751269 x2
FCAB Lemfoerder #31126783376
Control Arms Lemfoerder #31122282121 & #31122282122
Steering Coupler BMW #32301094703
REAR
Shocks Sachs-Boge #33522282461 x2
Mounts Lemfoerder #33521092362 x2 (or M3 mounts Lemfoerder #33526779670 x2 - stiffer)
Bump Stops BMW #33506757047 x2
Gasket for mounts BMW #33526772864 x2
Reinforcement plates BMW #51718413359 x2
RTAB Lemfoerder #33326770786 x2 (or M3 RTAB Lemfoerder #33326770817 x2 - stiffer)
Last edited by alexandre; 11-06-2013 at 02:36 PM.
Alex – '16 Melbourne Red 328d Touring
M Sport + M Performance Package
Gone, but not forgotten: '03 Imola Red 330i ZHP - 6MT
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Has anyone replaced rear control arm bushings? Did it make a noticeable difference? How did you know they needed replacement? There are 8 of these in the rear, 4 inner attaching upper and lower control arms to the rear subframe and 4 outer, attaching the upper and lower control arms to the rear trailing arm. I'm not talking about the RTABs, which I replaced a few years ago, or the subframe bushings, which I still need to replace. These are parts 2, 3, 6 and 14 in the RealOEM diagram below.
Has anyone replaced the lower outer bushing (33326771828) with the ball joint used in the upper outer connection (33326775551)? On the E46 non-M, the upper outer is the ball joint and the lower outer is a rubber bushing. On the M3, the upper and lower outers are both the ball joint. Somewhere I read it's good to replace the lower outer bushings (Part #3, which go to the camber adjustable end of the lower control arm) with the ball joint (Part #2, which connects the fat upper control arm to RTA). Anyone know if the ball joint fits in the lower RTA of the non-M? (Do M and non-M use the same RTA?) What is the performance benefit of putting in the ball joint?
I just bought all 8 bushings (actually 6 bushings, 2 ball joints) because I'm going to be dropping the diff to do diff bushings and thought it might be easier to do the control arms at the same time.
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