Description
Accident free, very good condition and lots new parts.
All of the work listed below have receipts and documents for. Always had genuine BMW/ OEM parts, good upgrades and always ran on Premium
MOT due September 1st 2025
Manual conversion was done with new genuine BMW parts, bell housing from Jack Wicks and was carried out by Fixed Automotive in Stockport. (3 pages of receipts for parts used from BMW)
Big end bearings where replaced with King Race bearings
Engine -
Work done by Mr Vanos -
Rebuilt head with upgraded gasket.
Rebuilt Vanos unit.
New Chain guides.
New Thermostat.
New Oil pump.
New oil level sensor and both TPS sensors
New starter motor and battery.
Work done at Fixed Auto Motive -
King Race bearings with ARP bolts.
New PCV breather valve.
Various belts and pulleys changed.
Recent work completed by RSV Automotive:
Full service
Valve shimming
Rear discs and pads
New windscreen washer motor
Manual Conversion -
Genuine BMW parts required for the swap including -
F10 Illuminated M5 Gearknob.
545i Short shifter.
New clutch
HEL braided clutch line.
Gearbox input seal.
Bell housing from Jack Wicks.
Chassis and Suspension -
HSD Coilovers Covered less than 4k miles so wont be any issues setting them to your preferred height and setup.
Bimmerworld RTAB from MS Motrosport fitted at the same time as the coilovers.
Subframe and Diff carrier Polybushed.
New Lemforder Arms.
New Lemforder Trackrods.
New Droplinks.
Vibratechnics engine mounts and gearbox mounts again fitted less than 200 miles ago at Fixed Automotive.
Aluminum steering coupler.
Purple tag short ratio steering rack.
New power steering pump and reservoir
Brakes -
Callipers rebuilt with BIGGRED kit.
Ferrodo DS2500 Pads.
HEL braided brake lines.
Hard lines replaced front to back.
Wheels -
Staggered CM CSL reps freshly powder coated in Hyper Silver.
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S' all round with decent tread.
Bimmec wheel spacers with extended bolts in black.
Exhaust -
Supersprint Light Weight Race backbox.
Bodywork -
Very presentable, few tiny stone chips on the front end. Just had a professional detail and ceramic coat. I've took pictures inside the detailer's and outside in natural light to show as best I can the condition of the bodywork, and also show the effect carbon black has in different lights. There is a very small rust bubble on the N/ S rear arch which is pictured.
Both front wings were replaced with new from BMW. When these were fitted I had the front plate removed and smoothed.
Have fitted Magna plates on the front to keep this look and have the front plate removable.
Also fitted a Siebon carbon diffuser and had the outside painted perfectly around the lip.
It has Depo indicators front which have both been reinforced to stop the dreaded indicator falling out which is common on the e series , side and Depo smoked tail lights. Bulbs from M3Powerboy up front.
New side grills
Interior -
Pretty mint there’s isn’t a mark on it.
Cleaned and conditioned the leather with gliptone products.
Sound system has been upgraded with an Eonon touch screen headunit with apple car play and android auto etc. Focal speakers, tweeters and crossovers up front. Alpine type R 6x9's in E36 stealth pods mounted under the shelf still retaining the factory speaker covers.
2 Alpine amps in the boot.
JL Audio stealth sub that sits in the boot over the battery.
New flat Bottom Steering wheel perforated leather.
Sound deadening done with dodo matts and foam.
Service wise it has BMW service history up to to previous owner. I replaced the engine oil with Castrol 10w 60 and genuine filter every 5k, spark plugs and coils where replaced not many miles ago along with pollen filter and air filter (genuine)
Fixed Automotive did a service including the diff oil and its covered less than 4k miles since.
Folder full of receipts for every part its had.
Only bad points are -
- Rear bumper has a scuff on the passenger side.
- Rear calipers need refurbishing as once hot after or during a spirited drive the pistons do not disengage fully. - THIS HAS NOW BEEN completed and have receipts.
- Front seats were replaced by a previous owner and are non heated. The car had heated seats so retains the function but I can only imagine they where swapped for this set as they're in good condition. There's no rips or bad cracks at all, drivers shows a few light signs of age but passenger and rear bench are perfect.
- And as mentioned the small rust bubble on the rear arch which is an easy fix.
All in its an honest car with plenty of preventatives done and some tasteful mods. It’s in a very presentable condition. Toolbox, first aid kit and torch all present. Gearbox feels nice and tight. Engine’s healthy, brakes are decent, suspensions new however could use a geo setup ( intended to do this but never got roud to it ) and the exhaust sounds as you’d expect from a a £2000 supersprint. Why You’re Going to Love This 2004 BMW E46 M3
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