The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[slater]

I need to restore the clip at the front of my passenger kick panel-
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=51_4312
Attachment 32754
I would like to order both the body-side and panel-side part for the frontmost attachment point.
Can someone tell me which parts I should order? Many thanks...

is it loose at the top of the skirt, or underneath?

if the top, you want #5 and #2, but most likely #2 is still there in the body. how it works is that #5 actually snaps into a channel in the skirt, and then that plugs into #2, which sits in the body. what you don't want is for that channel to be broken in the skirt - then you either have to live with it, or replace the skirt.

[Dual]

is it loose at the top of the skirt, or underneath?

if the top, you want #5 and #2, but most likely #2 is still there in the body. how it works is that #5 actually snaps into a channel in the skirt, and then that plugs into #2, which sits in the body. what you don't want is for that channel to be broken in the skirt - then you either have to live with it, or replace the skirt.

Thanks much! My 5 has no 'nipple' as pictured so needs replacement. I will have to examine the skirt more carefully to see if it is intact! Much appreciated.

[JETSET303]

Any one running 18x8 18x9 with ET35? Have pics?


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[holyc0w]

I did my OFHG without removing the alternator. Did mine and Justin's old 330i at the same time. It's not hard, just a lot of removing different pieces to get to the gasket.

Can you provide more details? I'm not sure how that can be done without removing the alternator.

[Sockethead]

Any one running 18x8 18x9 with ET35? Have pics?


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[JETSET303]

Thank you for the pics. What tires are you running? Using spacers? And is your suspension stock?


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[Sockethead]

H&R sport springs, no spacers. Running Hankook ventus V12 Evo... which are narrower than the previous generation of the same tire. Fenders are rolled. Get occasional, minor rubbing with me, wife and two kids in the car going over big dips, etc.

[JETSET303]

H&R sport springs, no spacers. Running Hankook ventus V12 Evo... which are narrower than the previous generation of the same tire. Fenders are rolled. Get occasional, minor rubbing with me, wife and two kids in the car going over big dips, etc.

Thanks. Looking at a set of wheels. My suspension is stock for the moment but will be looking to upgrade, or at least refresh, in the near future.


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[Sockethead]

I wouldn't go any further out than ET35... even with ET35, you're going to have to roll the fenders...

[ZHPizza]

That's your rear fitment with 18x9 et35? Weren't you afraid of 18x9.5 et35??