Originally Posted by
slater
that's my hope - i did one on my black Touring without job-specific tools and it was very shitty.
now that i have one to do on the 335i, i bought a couple of tools to aid in the process. i spent about $200 on tools alone, but if i'm correct then the job should take 1 night instead of 3.
it was one of the least fun wrenching experiences of my life.
if all goes well with the 335i then i'll do a brief how-to write up on it. the process is basically the same between E46 and E90.