Unfortunately, rust is a common affliction of the E46, particularly the rear wheel arches. Road grime gets thrown from the tyres up into the arch and, ove…

Continuing with the cosmetic uplifts, after finishing off the wing mirror cap respray , I focused on an area that had been bugging me for a while, the roo…

Mechanically, the car is ticking over just nicely, so my focus has turned to cosmetics. As is with life, the minority was spoiling it for the majority, …

If your E46 exhaust tips are looking a little worse for wear, check out the methods I used to clean my 330d's exhaust tips and give them a new lease o…

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. When you turn the key in the ignition of an E46 3 series the car goes …

Got a blown speaker? Want to upgrade your E46 speakers but don't know what size will fit? In this article I explain what speakers I used, the size, …

It's not very often you look at the numberplate lamps, probably once a year at MOT time? which, as it happens, is exactly when I took a closer look at…

If you're E46 is juddering or squeaking on acceleration and deceleration, then you could have a worn propshaft centre bearing. This article explains…

After a rather long hiatus in updates on the car, I decided to start small. The dials and general clock area wasn't the most exciting part of the car …

Each time I washed the car I could see water streaming down the inside face of the inner rear boot lid tail lamps. Green mould was now starting to form in…

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. BMW E46 SRS Warning Light When I bought the car I did so knowing…

After seeing what state the rear brakes were, and how much below the minimum thickness the discs were, I thought I had better check the fronts. I suspec…