Hi Everyone

[BIG UN]

another newbie here so be gentle lol.

im matt,38,from chesterfield,derbyshire

picking my first e46 bmw 330 ci up today,i cant wait and didnt sleep last night,

im like a big kid!!

shes a beauty,silver with paddle shift gear change (is this an option?)

angel eye lights ect,mv1 18" alloys in great condition and a cracking fsh.

only 90k too.

theres a few bits to freshen up ect but the cars deffo worth it

and im looking forward to smartening it up.

its 99% perfect,just needs a good meguires clay bar and gold class shampoo ect

and i realy dont like the rear lexus style lights so im after originals or the led's.easy sorted.

my brothers had 3 e46's,a 328 se,a silver m3 convertable and a dark grey m3 coupe.

theyre fantastic cars,i got a promotion at work and thought sod it,

i bought it saturday,sold my honda fireblade sunday via pistonheads

and am now awaiting the call to say my cars taxed and im away!

i got the deal for £2795 in the end,minus £750 trade in for my knackered ford focus td lol

so its a bargain realy.

soz for the long winded intro,thought id get it all out the way in 1 go lol.

only pics i have are from the advert,

[BMWmad]

Hi There, Welcome to the club. That is a nice car have fun with it. I like your pics of it, looking forward to seeing more when you finish it. B) Eric.

[BigAl]

Welcome Matt, Nice looking car, enjoy :D

[3-series-nut]

welcome matt lovely looking car mate, but got 2 agree with u on those rear lights really dont do nothing for a smart looking car like that, enjoy your new motor mate :)

[BIG UN]

cheers for the warm welcome guys,yeah,i hate lexus lights,even on lexus ffs lol.

just got back from picking it up,drives superb,interiors mint,

harmon kardon set up sounds fantastic,

slipped it into sport on the auto and used the paddle shifters,

and !Removed! loved it,like a kid in a new toy store!!!

makes you wonder how folk manage without a beemer tbh :D B)

are the rear lights easy to change over please?

and am i better getting some standard ones or are the l.e.ds on ebay ok?

im guessing like most things,theres some crap about.

think they were both around £110 on ebay.

cheers for any advice. ;)

[andy-mcq]

Welcome along. Lovely car :-)

[BIG UN]

cheers andy,just been down the m1 to care at nottingham

and she never missed a beat,drove sublime.

1st car ever with aircon that didnt need re gassing to :o :P B)

im in love with driving again! ;)

[andy-mcq]

Got to admit I love driving mine. Handles so well for a big car

[boringfatfrog]

Welcome m8........:)

[G4VHD]

Welcome

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Cracking motor Matt B)

Welcome to the forum buddy !!

[prestige interiors]

Welcome to the club mate lexus lights are banned from this forum lol have a look at my rear lights on x5 forum they were about £100 on eBay easy to fit to

[Snypa-D]

Welcome to BMWOC :)

[BIG UN]

lol,and quite rightly so lexus lights should be banned!

anyone with such lack of taste has no business buying a bmw in the first place :angry:

its the 1st job on my list,which oem rear light lens will fit lads?

does it have to be y2k like my car as i have chance of some off a 2002 convertible?

next job is find a 330 ci rear badge from god knows were :blink:

cant believe the boot hasnt got one on,maybe the lexus light fitting numpty removed it,the prat.

cant find one on ebay though,which surprised me.

weres the best place for this badge please?

i also want the bmw bonnet badge as mines faded a little.

gota get it right before starting a few mods.

[Caz]

welcome along ;)

You knocked that price down a fair bit :o

[BIG UN]

i know,helps knowing the owner of the car lot lol.

he owes me a few favours...still does. ;)

he has a 335 d too,my dad wants it in p/x for his merc ML500 v8

but the guy cant stop driving it himself and loves it haha

so we have 1st choice on it when he decides to let it go.

luvly motor with hardly any miles on it and a cracking set of wheels on it too.