Sounds good. That should get me started! Thanks fellas’s.
KC
Anyone still spending too much time rubbing their cars?
Just picked myself up a Flex to do some correction.
The Flex buffer is great. Substantially faster than the PC.
I’ve been an adherent of the Adam’s family and pretty much follow the Junkman school of thought, although I prefer power washing along with a foam cannon attachment instead of a hose-powered foam gun. That thing will make my car look like a birthday cake in about 60 seconds. Good stuff. Metro MasterBlaster for drying (does the dogs too). My Z is Black Cherry…requires a fair amount of upkeep.
Grant,
I own two E46 BMW’s. Yours looks like an 04-06. Get familiar with www.e46fanatics.com . Some problem areas with our cars: cooling system is mostly plastic junk. If you get 100k or more out of it, you’re doing great. Check your expansion tank (seams will split), hoses, thermostat (for leakage and/or blockage), and if you need to repair, then refresh the entire cooling system (radiator, water pump, thermostat, hoses, exp tank).
These cars are easy to work on (I just spent the last two days in one of mine), so don’t be afraid to get in there. Other things to read up on and be aware of are: O2 sensors, Cam position sensors, DISA, ICV, Oil separator, oil filter housing gasket (this is what I just replaced), lower intake boot (rubber splits), VANOS seals, and valve cover gasket leaks.
I LOVE my cars, so I think you are going to enjoy yours!
I swear by the Meguiar’s stuff - never fails me
Crap. Well don’t look at HRE, HorsePower Freaks, or the e46 forums either. Then you’ll start to get ideas…:fie:
I don’t want to start a war, but I’ve torn a half dozen cars apart and the Germans never cease to amaze me. Hope you’re liking the convertible Grant!
A couple of freshly-waxed/detailed members of VAG, it takes some serious TLC to clean them up after a weekend at the track
If you like Meg’s I think your mind will be blown if you try some other stuff. Been using Chemical Guys V7 and it is insane. Wolfgang Fuzion is still my go to wax though. Going to try some other stuff shortly.
20th?
Yessir. Saw you’re R32 on page 1, nice!
Worked my ass off for that, it was my first car and I really loved it. After adding more power, the FWD really wasn’t cutting it and I didn’t have the time/patience to install a limited slip diff. I got so sick of the wheel hop (even deflated with soft compound tires) I sold it.
So it was on to AWD/Audis after that…big turbo, water meth injection, and Haldex goodness to put the power down.
I have a mkVI GTI now, had to go 4 door, just much easier. Couldn’t wait for the Golf R either. The R32 was a pig, couldn’t keep tires from bubbling. Ran 19’s on a mkIV Jetta without a bubble, the mkV R bubbled, the mkV Rabbit I have did not.
