Tell me about Auto to Manual Conversion (e46)

[Henry330i]

I was toying with this idea aswell but I would only consider auto to manual if or when my auto box goes poeff

 

[Gizmo]

To give this a thread revival, I am doing this conversion atm. To swap in the pedals with master cylinder and clutch line the dashboard and heater box must come out.

A lot easier to do when there is no engine in the way!

 

[moranor@axis]

nice Gizmo is this the touring?

 

[Gizmo]

nice Gizmo is this the touring?

yip.

 

[moranor@axis]

cant wait to see this done

 

[Fordkoppie]

If my BM were stripped like that by someone else, i would never be able to get it back together again.
Good going Gizmo.

 

[Philip Foglar]

Yep, this is bravery as far as I am concerned! Awesome work Gizmo - look forward to seeing the final result. :thumbs:

 

[fiekieM3]

Any updated pics on the swop Gizmo?

 

[moranor@axis]

Any updated pics on the swop Gizmo?

job is done search his threads

 

[Nats]

Hmmm, well you need to check what parts differ. If the driveshaft is the same, you are in luck. Then you need to swap the box, including clutch. Swap the pedal box, add the hydraulics for the clutch and add 1000 small parts for the gear linkage. Once that is all done, you need to check the differences in wiring, and adapt that to be as close to the manual as possible, then get a vin from a manual and recode the entire car to manual spec...

Here is the most complete writeup on the net:
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=659314

Hi can you please help with the wiring ...we did the conversion from Auto to manual on my e46 326 EVERYTHING DONE but struggling with the wiring the car dont start

 

[yush1]

If you check wheeler dealers on Discovery channel, there is an episode where they bought an E46 M3 SMG and converted it to a manual. The biggest challenge was the software for the car to "realize" it is manual. I have seen in the UK a M3 CSL also converted to a manual.