BMW E46 330i Motorsport

toysky, Nov 17, 8:56am
Should I paint my kidney grills black on a yr 2000 car or leave it alone?which in your opinion looks cool

sw20, Nov 17, 9:04am
Do you wear a hoodie and flat peak cap too?

rsr72, Nov 17, 9:48am
Just having it is cool enough.

tamarillo, Nov 17, 7:16pm
Leave it. I had to get paint off kidney grill of a 2001 3 series.

saxman99, Nov 18, 1:46am
Don't paint them, buy replacement black ones and fit them. If you like it keep it. If you don't, or want to sell later, change it back.

toysky, Nov 18, 2:57am
Good thinking

monsieurl, Nov 20, 6:22am
Join Bimmersport.co.nz

vtecnet, Nov 20, 9:30am
I'd leave it alone, your having enough trouble selling it as it is.

But in all honesty, you won't get much over 5.5k if you want it to sell, as its 15 years old. no one wants them, trust me I know, (have owned a lot of Euro cars around this age, bought/sold).

monsieurl, Nov 20, 5:46pm
IMO 5.5k is probably on the cheaper side, 6-6.5k is probably more realistic depending on service history, also the M badge is in the wrong place for a motorsport and the kit does not look like a full M bodykit, so VIN checking the options and posting them might help.

tamarillo, Nov 20, 6:53pm
You sir are a certified car tragic. Yes that m sport badge is in wrong place! Could have been moved there. No pics of the door opening to see if has m sport sill cover.

pandai, Nov 20, 7:11pm
Finding the OP's serial number via carjam and putting it in the BMW VIN decoder shows that it has the M Package:

Vehicle information

VIN long .
Type code AV52
Type 330I (EUR)
Dev. series E46 (4)
Line 3
Body type LIM
Steering RL
Door count 4
Engine M54
Cubical capacity 3.00
Power 170
Transmision HECK
Gearbox AUT
Colour TITANSILBER METALLIC (354)
Upholstery STOFF LASER/ANTHRAZIT (G7AT)
Prod. date 2000-06-29

Order options
No. Description
204 DRIVE VERSION EXPORT
205 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
226 SPORTS SUSPENSION SETTINGS
255 SPORTS LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
313 EXTERIOR MIRROR PACKAGE
337 M SPORT PACKAGE
354 GREEN STRIPE WINDSCREEN
403 GLAS ROOF, ELECTRIC
423 FLOOR MATS, VELOUR
428 WARNING TRIANGLE
431 INTERIOR RR VW MIRROR W AUT ANTI-D
441 SMOKERS PACKAGE
459 SEAT ADJUSTM., ELECTR. W. MEMORY
465 THROUGH-LOAD SYSTEM
470 CHILD SEAT ISOFIX ATTACHMENT
481 SPORT SEATS F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER
522 XENON LIGHT
534 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING
548 SPEEDOMETER WITH KILOMETER READING
661 RADIO BMW BUSINESS
676 HIFI LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM
692 CD CHANGER I-BUS PREPARATION
715 M AERODYNAMICS PACKAGE
760 INDIVIDUAL HIGH-GLOSS SATIN CHROME
772 INTERIOR TRIM ALU BLACK CUBE
775 INDIVIDUAL ROOF-LINING ANTHRACITE
785 WHITE DIRECTION INDICATOR LIGHTS
788 M LT/ALY WHEELS
807 JAPAN VERSION
818 MAIN BATTERY SWITCH
823 HOT CLIMATE VERSION
845 ACOUSTIC BELT WARNING
875 INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL
925 SHIPPING PROTECTION PACKAGE
992 NUMBER PLATE ATTACHEMENT MANAGEMENT


Series options
No. Description
411 WINDOW LIFTS, ELECTRIC
473 ARMREST, FRONT
520 FOGLIGHTS
550 ON-BOARD COMPUTER
832 BATTERY IN LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
853 LANGUAGE VERSION ENGLISH

rsr72, Nov 20, 7:18pm
#12- That's impressive. How does one , (can anyone ?) access that BMW Vin decoder?

tamarillo, Nov 20, 8:15pm
Wow. Smokers package is an ashtray I guess!

rsr72, Nov 20, 8:34pm
992- 'Number Plate Attachment Management'.

- 4 screws?

toysky, Nov 21, 12:07am
Wow gee Wizz I did not realize my car was so awesome

saxman99, Nov 21, 2:24am
Extra Ashtrays, ciggie holders, Ciggie lighters.

saxman99, Nov 21, 2:24am
Japanese plate hook thingy.

saxman99, Sep 28, 9:18am
Yes, all cars build data available to anyone online.