The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[Vas]

Those Canadian cars are pristine on the inside. I was so confused when I was riding in the back of Peter's sedan. I'm looking around and touching all of these 10+ year old headliner/pillar bits and wondering if he replaced them within the last year. Nope, kept them in the freezer.

That's good news. Hopefully things workout.

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[704sw]

Uhh so I just got my new ACDelco battery from Amazon and the date code says it was manufactured in October of 2017...





Just got off the phone with ACDelco and apparently they print their labels for the year and use them up as they go. They've been pumping out more batteries than expected this year, so they're already into the October labels. Free 3 months of warranty coverage!

[BMWCurves]

What do you think is a fair price for a used OEM E46 shark fin? There's one for sale on E46F in Orient Blue which is tough to find. I've always liked the look even though I don't have any use for the original antenna (I don't have BMW Assist) and it would be poser-ish (YOLO). The upside is it could be retrofitted as a GPS antenna or some other antenna in the future if I went the route of a aftermarket GPS head unit a la Dynavin, Avin, etc.

[fredo]

No clue. What's the asking price ?

[BMWCurves]

No clue. What's the asking price ?

I haven't heard back from the seller, and it's not posted in their FS ad.

[ZHPizza]

What do you think is a fair price for a used OEM E46 shark fin? There's one for sale on E46F in Orient Blue which is tough to find. I've always liked the look even though I don't have any use for the original antenna (I don't have BMW Assist) and it would be poser-ish (YOLO). The upside is it could be retrofitted as a GPS antenna or some other antenna in the future if I went the route of a aftermarket GPS head unit a la Dynavin, Avin, etc.

The GPS antenna for an aftermarket unit works fine in the dash....but would theoretically work better on the roof under a shark fin...

Probably look stupid tho.

[BMWCurves]

The GPS antenna for an aftermarket unit works fine in the dash....but would theoretically work better on the roof under a shark fin...

Probably look stupid tho.

[Fenrir]

Hey guys. Time for another annoying, beating a dead horse, and normally debated quiestion. Yep, I used search, the most recent thread I found was a few years old, thought I'd ask.

I'm getting a clutch job and drivetrain refresh performed by a local shop here in town. I was chatting with the owner and we're deciding what to do about the new clutch assembly. I've been running the organic UUC with the light weight flywheel. I've loved it, chatter and all. It's been easy to drive with, never had any stalling issues, and makes 1st and 2nd gear pulls feel like I'm driving a scalded rat. The issue now is that the car will be seeing less and less track time and going back to a sometimes daily/mostly weekend status.

So my question is this, having lived with the light weight single mass setup for a few years, is there any advantage to going back to OEM versus what I'm running now? I've never driven a stock E46 or ZHP so I really don't know what the OE setup feels like. I will say that I really enjoy how quickly the light weight setup revs across the band and accelerates in the first few gears. Plus, this setup has survived a little over 100k miles with the previous owner tracking it all over Europe and myself tracking here in the states.

At this point, I just want it back on the road full time. But I also don't want to get back into the car and feel like I sold myself short on the purchase. Especially considering the other mods on the car. It's not a "fast" car with the current setup. But strike me blind if it isn't quick in the corners.

Also, that 3.46 Helical video review is in the works. Just as soon as I get this back on the road. Only took me a few years to get around to it.

[ZHPizza]

Exactly the response I was hoping for.

Hey guys. Time for another annoying, beating a dead horse, and normally debated quiestion. Yep, I used search, the most recent thread I found was a few years old, thought I'd ask.

I'm getting a clutch job and drivetrain refresh performed by a local shop here in town. I was chatting with the owner and we're deciding what to do about the new clutch assembly. I've been running the organic UUC with the light weight flywheel. I've loved it, chatter and all. It's been easy to drive with, never had any stalling issues, and makes 1st and 2nd gear pulls feel like I'm driving a scalded rat. The issue now is that the car will be seeing less and less track time and going back to a sometimes daily/mostly weekend status.

So my question is this, having lived with the light weight single mass setup for a few years, is there any advantage to going back to OEM versus what I'm running now? I've never driven a stock E46 or ZHP so I really don't know what the OE setup feels like. I will say that I really enjoy how quickly the light weight setup revs across the band and accelerates in the first few gears. Plus, this setup has survived a little over 100k miles with the previos owner tracking it all over Europe and myself tracking here in the states.

At this point, I just want it back on the road full time. But I also don't want to get back into the car and feel like I sold myself short on the purchase. Especially considering the other mods on the car. It's not a "fast" car with the current setup. But strike me blind if it isn't quick in the corners.

Also, that 3.46 Helical video review is in the works. Just as soon as I get this back on the road. Only took me a few years to get around to it.

I think the chatter is the only downside to a SMF from what I can remember. I also think that the OE clutch/DMF would be more expensive than your current parts.

[Sockethead]

If that's the clutch you're used to and like, I see no reason to change it...