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moar pics of legs!!! LOL

nice car mate. Get clear/smoked corners and LED tails quick...they improve the look of the car 100% ...also matt black or body coloured grills

this was my previous car with amber corners

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and this is the same car with smoked corners and matt grills

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Damn that looks so much better with the clear indicators and those rims look good - still got them :P

I want to try and find some 330Ci headlights as they have the angel eyes + projector headlamps. Gota find a pair first though =\

Damn that looks so much better with the clear indicators and those rims look good - still got them :P

I want to try and find some 330Ci headlights as they have the angel eyes + projector headlamps. Gota find a pair first though =\

nah mate. Sold those with the car. Only have the iforged equips. These will require guard rolling though coz they're 10 inch wide at the rears...in fact when I measured them....it was close to 11.5 inches lip to lip. Does make the car look tough.

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Just curious - how much would you be after for those rims with tyres? Whats the exact size, width, offset etc? PM me if need be.

Yes they do look shmexy on the Bimmer :P

Daniel - i can do more than 2 things at once :( lol

Roy - Whats the correct wheel fitment for the E46 BMW's? 5 x one hundred and what?

PCD 120 x 5, do not get commodore wheels coz they may have incorrect center bore size. You will need 72.6mm center bore for the BMW otherwise u might need to run hub rings which tend to break and even new ones have been know to vibrate under speed.

also for safe fitment (assuming 19" wheels), then 8.5 front with +38 and 9.5 rears with +42 will fit without rubbing.

The iforged are

19 x 8.5 and 19 x 10, iforged don't stamp offsets as they are all custom made in the US according to specs. They don't have rubber on them coz i reused the tyres. I'm looking at 2k for the wheels but I'm flexi on pricing, just hit me with a PM if you want to drop by my place and test fit them on the car.

Wont be for another 2 weeks though coz a mate borrowed them for a photoshoot and has them locked in his garage n gone on holidays.

If you like the look of the other wheels I had on my car ( the 5 spoke volk lookalike), I can send u a link to the dealer in the US. Easy ppl to deal with and good price on shipment too.

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Ok no worries.

I won't be looking at buying any rims within the next few months though. I have the transfer fees to pay and then i want to do HID's and LED's first. So I am just after a rough pricing guide on some rims+tyres so i know how much i need to save. I'll also be doing some dark tints before rims too.

I'll be looking at an 18 x 8.5 front & 18 x 9.5 rear.

Does anyone know where i can get some angel eyes? What i am really after (as stated a few times before ) is the 330Ci headlights (if i can find a pair....)

Ok no worries.

I won't be looking at buying any rims within the next few months though. I have the transfer fees to pay and then i want to do HID's and LED's first. So I am just after a rough pricing guide on some rims+tyres so i know how much i need to save. I'll also be doing some dark tints before rims too.

I'll be looking at an 18 x 8.5 front & 18 x 9.5 rear.

Does anyone know where i can get some angel eyes? What i am really after (as stated a few times before ) is the 330Ci headlights (if i can find a pair....)

The 330ci headlights only came with Angel Eyes in the facelift models, so it wouldn't fit your car. if you get the prefacelift 330ci with projectors, you will still need to buy the AE's and fit them on.

Best option is to go aftermarket. Check out

http://www.carwear.com.au/E46%20Head%20Lights.html

Don't buy the projectors from the US as they have a different beam pattern and will be illegal here.

for LED tails, email [email protected]

http://www.euro-division.com/index.php/3series/e46/lighting

Ok, thanks for that.

I have heard of people installing the aftermarket headlights (AE/Projectors) & LED tail lights, and it causing problems with the electrical system/s?

No problems with the LED tails that I've heard of. There has been an odd complaint where it flickers...but that's due to a resistor pack going bad and is an easy fix (replace resistors)

Some CCFL Angel eyes have had issues with the connectors melting due to inferior design. Just splice the wires and use separate connectors + heat shrink. LED Angel Eyes have no problems.

You can get a bulb out warning when u swap out halogens for projector HID's. Most aftermarket BMW projector lights have HID Ballasts which draw close to 55w, so you shouldn't get a bulb out warning. If you do, then bring it to the dealers to get the LCM flashed and that resolves it. Buy from a reputable dealer and avoid Ebay to be safe.

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