Riaad's 330i

Tinuva

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Riaad said:
Thanks Guys:smilebounce:

Been 3 days now since the upgrade, cant believe how different my daily commute feels:=):

I think the interior is more or less sorted now...maybe just an android unit to bring up the interior to date :tiptoe:

But lets see what happens :thumbs:
Yeah the sports seats are miles better than the normal seats. You don't believe the difference until you have been in both.

You going to really enjoy the car going forward :)
 

EBZ911

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Hey dude, your car looks Ama-Zing! Seats look brand new, you really pay attention to detail.

Awesome I tell you!

:bravo:
 

Fordkoppie

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Interior looks amazing.:bravo:

Try getting yourself a set of black carpet overlays. appears cleaner for way longer than the beige ones, and adds a nice contrast.

Mine:
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Riaad

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Fordkoppie said:
Interior looks amazing.:bravo:

Try getting yourself a set of black carpet overlays. appears cleaner for way longer than the beige ones, and adds a nice contrast.

Mine:
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That looks Great !

I have OEM black carpets already, just had them out the car when I took those pics ...was letting the floor dry fully:thumbs:

Old pics...

Riaad said:
In the mean time, I have added OEM carpets (confession time...I actually bought these a week before I got the car:fencelook:)

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Zero14

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Riaad this car is stunning! A fine example of a well kept and maintained e46. Your passion shows in your car man :praise: :praise: :praise:
 

Riaad

Events Organiser
2020 Lock Down Update :fencelook:

The last quarter of 2019 turned out to be a rather busy one, which continued through to 2020, I've been meaning to address the lack of updates on my threads during the lockdown, finally got a chance :smilebounce:

She has been doing the daily duty with no hassles, so this is, for the most part, a boring update :tiptoe:

Some time last year I treated those style 224M's to a proper cleaning, AutoFinesse Iron Out taking care of the dirty job.
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They clean up rather well :blowheart:

Attended the BMWFanatics Toy Drive 2019, was a rather wet drive, but great to see guys come out and support a great cause!
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To end off 2019, a few friends got together for a morning breakfast run, which was...Entertaining :tiptoe:

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224M squad :praise:

As with a few other fanatics, I took advantage of the Xcede Black Friday special :cartel:
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I was never really happy with the previous tune on the vehicle, Always felt that the power delivery could have been better, pleased to say that the car responds much smoother with the Xcede Tune and power does somewhat feel stronger (well atleast on the butt-dyno).

While all that was happening, I finally got the 'hacked' oem exhaust system out.
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Out with the old :hammerhead:
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Since I already have Viper Headers on, I completed the systems with a S/S dual 50mm to 57mm System, with 1 mid box and a rear silencer.

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The system more or less eliminated the raspy tone of the decat OEM system, and now has a deeper/aggressive sound track,reminds me of the S52 exhaust note, there is a slight bit of drone (thanks to the 3.38 diff, my usual cruising speed is drone free). I do plan on revising the system at some point with a X-pipe.
 

Riaad

Events Organiser
Continued from Previous Post...

I used my last few days of leave before returning to the office to give her a good clean and wax in preparation for the daily grind

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Staggered Tips FTW :praise:

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And now she just gets the weekly drive around the area #Covid-19 :blueCry:
 

Zero14

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Riaad your car is looking amazing, the tone of it now must be so sweet. That e46 330i tone is special. Sparkling after the wax, I'm sure you happy you'll be back in it soon
 

AshG108

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Riaad said:
Continued from Previous Post...

I used my last few days of leave before returning to the office to give her a good clean and wax in preparation for the daily grind

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Staggered Tips FTW :praise:

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And now she just gets the weekly drive around the area #Covid-19 :blueCry:

Absolutely stunners!!!!
 

Tinuva

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that_guy_Ettiene said:
@Riaad buds, I miss this car soo much.
Really glad you bought this car, definitely the right owner

Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk
Also really glad he bought it :)
 

RAArmstrong

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Yaaaasis this is now feckin mooi!

Got to be one of the sweetest E46's out there at the moment. I've never been the hugest E46 fan, but this one has me drooling
 

UpNcOmiNg!

Events Organiser
I am loving the 46 more and more every day and this, the paint is just next level :inlove:
Beaut of a car bud!
 
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