The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[ELCID86]

Which is the best place to buy OE m3 tranny mounts for my Zhp? Thinking its time to replace them as preventive maintenance


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Check the usual suspects. Ecs, fcp, autohouseAZ, husker...

What about engine mounts? I'm doing both soon.

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[BMWCurves]

Nope. Sorry.
I live in a shady city but not even I have auto lock doors. Too few situations where it could be handy to make it worth having to pull that stupid handle twice every single time I want to get out of the car, IMO. Situational awareness trumps all of those situations anyway.

Oh well. Coding auto-lock off it is. Thanks for the info.

Check the usual suspects. Ecs, fcp, autohouseAZ, husker...

What about engine mounts? I'm doing both soon.

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Maybe check thebmwminipartstore.com as well, they seem to have pretty good prices for OEM parts.

[az3579]

Oh well. Coding auto-lock off it is. Thanks for the info.



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Maybe check thebmwminipartstore.com as well, they seem to have pretty good prices for OEM parts.

You could try to use the BMW Part Number Price Comparison tool to find the best prices among all the online BMW dealers if you want Genuine Parts, or compare it to a bunch of the aftermarket retailers as well.

http://www.bmwpnpc.com/

[UWISHU1]

Is there a way to code it so that the doors auto-unlock when I turn off the ignition? I'm getting tired of having to either pull the door handle twice or push the unlock button on the center console every time I turn off the car. I think I can code out the auto-lock feature using PASoft, but I'd prefer to preserve the auto-lock feature for safety/security reasons.

I've been wondering the same thing. It's getting really old, really fast.

[san]

I have tried at the various online vendors like the ones mentioned above but I was only able to find genuine BMW part and not Lemforder, Meyle etc, so that is what I was asking... Should have been more clear I guess...

Shawn - I have just over 110k miles on the car and when I looked at the engine mounts, they seemed OK. When do they usually go bad?

[ELCID86]

I have tried at the various online vendors like the ones mentioned above but I was only able to find genuine BMW part and not Lemforder, Meyle etc, so that is what I was asking... Should have been more clear I guess...

Shawn - I have just over 110k miles on the car and when I looked at the engine mounts, they seemed OK. When do they usually go bad?

See if this is it.



WRT the engine mount, I'm not sure. I think it's more the age than the miles as with most of the plastic and rubber bits on these cars. While you're in there...




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[BMWCurves]

I'm picking up a new battery from AutoZone tomorrow. The whole process of registering a battery isn't necessary on the E46 platform, correct?

[3ZHPGUY]

Never hear of it and have been running on a Napa replacement battery that I changed out for 4+ years


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[san]

See if this is it.



WRT the engine mount, I'm not sure. I think it's more the age than the miles as with most of the plastic and rubber bits on these cars. While you're in there...




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Exactly what I was looking for, thanks!!


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[az3579]

I'm picking up a new battery from AutoZone tomorrow. The whole process of registering a battery isn't necessary on the E46 platform, correct?

Correct, no battery registration on the E46 platform.