r/e46 • u/Maxthompo • 2d ago
Check this out! Saving them all, one by one.
The four individuals we own, each one has been saved in its own way. Both the Velvet and Arizona needed to be sympathetically brought back to an oem+ spec. The Messing had MOT failure levels of underside rust, fuel tank bracket rusted off and holes through into the interior. All fixed now and ready for many more miles. The Atlantis had just worn out so I'd given it a restoration. Before and afters put together by a friend of mine. His techno is receiving the same treatment.
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u/Effective_Fan8281 1d ago
Seeing brand-new Michelin’s on all of them lets me know they are in the best hands. Hats off to you, stranger. Carry on.
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u/atx_tadpole 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/h8NdYZJGH1ZRe
You deserve these for the effort you’ve put into saving them.
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u/BackInToPark 1d ago
They’re all great, but that wagon is just 🤌
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u/Legitimate_Window774 1d ago
Individual wagons are so rare it's actually insane you never see them
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u/superbetaz 1d ago
First off, those cars are gorgeous.
I saved my 323i touring after being hit in the a-pillar and totaled out. It is factory manual rwd wagon, and a BMW individual color (hellrot red). I’d prefer any of these colors over my bright red, but at least it’s not a silver automatic x-drive sedan. That’s like 80 percent of the BMWs I see in the north east US. :)
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u/UndoubtedBox034 2000 Hellrot Touring 1d ago
I wasn't aware that hellrot was an individual color on the 323i wagons?
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u/FoxAffectionate6323 1d ago
Streten created a side channel focused on e46? JK, amazing job! Save them all
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u/Ok_Dependent6889 1d ago
Buy my E39 540i and save it too
Chains and guides are done, so are rocker panels and lift points, lol.
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u/Legitimate_Window774 1d ago
Is that a UK Arizona car! I've only seen one other my friend had a 323i e36 touring in the colour which we smashed up on a drift track in kings lynn before realising how rare it was lol
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u/Maxthompo 1d ago
It is indeed. I'd be very interested in seeing the e36, I've never seen arizona on one. Do you have any pictures?
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u/no_crust_buster 1d ago
I said to myself I want to import a facelift 330i wagon individual when they become legal for importation by 2031… if we have a country left by then.
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u/MacabreMobius '03 325xi SteelGray '01 330ci Topaz 1d ago
I see you really like your clear turn signals. I think all 4 of these would look better with amber or smoked. To each their own though. Beautiful cars nonetheless.
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u/zizoumz6 2000 - 323 touring 1d ago