Procrastination...

[golde30]

yah good move on the carrier bushings... b/c e30 m3 carriers are impossible to find. i have been looking for about 6 weeks now with no luck. those style 5's are fuckin sweet. some variation of 17" BBS weaves are in the works on my e30 as well!

[Jean]

Good progress and you'll be fine :) Loving the wheels as well.

[Mtriple]

Well, I'm thinking that if all goes well tomorrow I should be getting an alignment tomorrow afternoon. All thats left now is to spray the SEM chipguard, bleed the brakes, and a quick oil change.

The rear brakes ended up giving me trouble, imagine that... The rear carrier on the passenger side was bent ever so slightly. The upgraded Turner carrier bushings take up alot of the play between the caliper and the carrier. Because of this, they ended up binding and it was enough that I didnt want to have to deal with a sticking caliper. I ended up pulling the Turner bushings and returned to the dealer and picked up some OEM bushings and guide pins. This worked and everything is right in the world again.



Tonight I masked the car and tomorrow morning I will spray the SEM chip guard on the rocker panels.



Hopefully, barring anymore delays, I should have pictures of the car on the ground tomorrow night. Wish me luck...

[nefarious7907]

I would molest your wheels

[backtrail69]

looks like you will need a roll for WOT, but should fit great.

[Mtriple]

Thanks Jean!

I've been a little worried about the rear fitment with my staggered style 5's. I finally got to the point where I could throw one on today and take a look. I think its going to work out fine. If not, I have a fender roller in the garage...

[Jean]

Nice! I am loving your rear subframe/trailing arms/diff.... soooo clean!

[Mtriple]

Added some mood lighting LED's from the E39 domelight.

mood lighting portion of the E39 domelight:


looking down into the led shrouds:


LED's and resistor removed:


shrouds cut away from the rest of the housing:


Took apart the maplight mirror but didnt like what I found:


So I decided to go here:



Pretty simple wiring, just tied into the ignition power on the sunroof (the E39 is the same way, on with ignition):


Directly underneath, looking straight up:


I dont remember my E46 being this bright. We'll see how it goes, I may play with the resistor value to tone it down a bit.


Overall, I'm pleased with the results. I'm kind of a stickler for the factory appearance and it doesnt look out of place in my opinion.

[Mtriple]

Damn Bob, I *still* haven't even finished the install that I presume you started of the sway bar mount reinforcement things on the S50 car.

Get those tabs welded!

[Ben Carufel]

Damn Bob, I *still* haven't even finished the install that I presume you started of the sway bar mount reinforcement things on the S50 car.

[parkerbink]

Really nice, Bob great work!

[george graves]

Ohhh - looks awesome.

[Mtriple]

Some more progress...

Rear end is done and back in the car. Just need to finish the parking brake and rebuild the rear calipers and she should be good to come down off the stands.

[TheEtaUnderdog]

Its basically taken me a year to do a 5 lug swap. I think that is worthy of the term procrastination.

lol I've been welding holes in my floor for over 8 months. Lazinesssss

[nefarious7907]

keeep at it, its been 7 years since my timing belt was last changed :)