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I second that. I spent an unhurried weekend getting them positioned exactly right. They come in cut sections so very easy to get it wrong and end up with them running out or up and down along the entire length of the car. Even then I got one of the “ALPINA” decals about a millimetre too high and end...

Before you do, perhaps get it 3D scanned and a couple of spares made up?

I don’t think it would be too much as there’s a guy on eBay selling 3D printed plastic inserts with wireless chargers for E90 centre console at £23.

I fitted the Android screen in my E92 and haven’t looked back.

@Moss those wheels look absolutely mint!

AlpE46 wrote: ↑

Thu May 02, 2024 9:39 pm

Thanks for the info guys, I am now unsure whether to go with the B6 or B8's and original spring's or the Eibach pros

I fitted the Eibach pros to my pre facelift E46 325i with the SE dampers, the ride was too “crashy” for me with the 19” ACS 5 wheels but it looked good in the day (2007):

Well that was a job and a half. I needed to jack up the front to remove the bumper, wheel arch liners and oil cooler ducting. Also remembered to catch all the washer fluid from the headlight washers. Whose idea was this?

Anyway all done now, short of a couple of washer jet cover springs.

Only thing I can suggest is 3D printing it, but you would need an original to scan.

Must be one of the best B3 Biturbos to go for that price and so quickly, I thought it looked clean, very low mileage too, barely run in as they say.

https://jamesglen.co.uk/used-cars/bmw/a ... 60-ps-445/

Seems expensive as M3s with similar mileage go for around the same. Not sure of its build number but looks clean.

I’ve driven both D3 and B3 Biturbo E90 and E92. As a drivers car. I found the coupe has the best driving position as it’s lower down, the D3 is great as a GT and punchy accelerating around town with the torque. Overall for me the power the B3 is beyond the D3 on A and B roads out of town when it’s e...

It’s all good news if you consider the damage the swirl flaps could have caused too. BMW claimed they fixed the issue with the E46, clearly a shrug off for the newer car owners, that’s extremely poor from them. The new chain has more oil journals in the links that throw around more oil which in theo...

yamyam20 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:10 am

Thanks for the video, Auto Top NL is a great You Tube channel. Plenty of other Alpina videos on there.

Post the link up here if you see any, good to share.

I was a bit sceptical how well it would work, so I purchased a used set of headlights from eBay to try. I had a spare afternoon today so cracked on with it. I removed all the lamps and Xenon control box, covers, all the easily disconnected bits, then put the headlights in the fan oven at 80-100C for...

Annual service and check up today with fresh Castrol 0W30 LL04 oil, oil filter and brake fluid. A general suspension inspection of B3 Biturbo and no excessive wear on any of the control or radius arms and the front dampers showing no leaks, not even any oil misting at 105k miles (rears were changed ...