Reliving my Childhood by Installing my First Car Mods! (E46)

The first ever mod I did to my car - re-imagined with almost the same exact setup! Join me for a trip down memory lane as we do one of the most controversial mods to ever take place on this channel.
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[@NoClassic]

Alot of us old folks are at this stage in their car enthusiast journey. I honestly don't really care about making stuff fast anymore and just want all of the slow stuff from when I was a kid lol.

[@thegrimstreaker4669]

I still like my stuff to be slightly fast but not so much as it's in a constant state of repair but i feel you on this.

[@aceventure8696]

I'm 43 and just bought a copy of my first car down to the model and color... Now trying to hunt down Ricer parts from 1999 😂 Konig 17 inch rims neuspeed lowering springs greddy exhaust aem big brakes and the list goes on... 💪💯 93 accord

[@ALLvideogamesFANBOY1]

wow i felt this

[@alexelrod242]

I'm putting my childhood project car together as we speak, haven't drove in 5 years, it'll drive in 2 days

[@thegrimstreaker4669]

@@alexelrod242 congrats on getting your ride going, hopefully i don't have much longer on the current project i have but people loved to hack 80's G bodies up.

[@alanrosales03]

That Taylor Swift jab brought Adam back to the dark ages lol

[@Phaint_]

gave me a nostalgic hit that

[@kcmedia8185]

For real

[@hotdogjohnson]

What Taylor Swift jab?

[@ForeignRuntzzz]

@@hotdogjohnsonthey said sum abt taylor swift bumps and its his ex wife who used to love taylor swift

[@_DatBoi499]

I clocked in toooo quick 😂😂

[@xjchase]

I wonder how many people watching this video got a chuckle that I did when he says "we don't say that name on this channel Mike" 😂

[@Ieatpeople2]

Is he still that bitter about his ex? damn lol

[@pablopicaso8374]

​​@@Ieatpeople2I don't blame him she used his name a million times after they split for clout and he doesnt want that vampire to get any more.

[@erickther3d387]

Wait what time lmao?

[@pablopicaso8374]

@@erickther3d387 It's been a while but after they split she would name drop him in Instagram stories and posts all the time. Even when she was selling her Miata(?) Or maybe it was the Mini she was saying how he built it and it was famous etc

[@gloomyxyz]

I think his ex is cuter than the current one.

[@ryanpocas1104]

The fact that I've been seeing his videos since back then still amazes me. Time sure does fly by

[@itsWezbot]

I feel like you NEED to go on a BMX road trip to Conneticuit in the original car and meet up with Jimmy

[@cd5sircoupe]

This comment made me wonder if either of them ever rode with a friend of mine known as Chaka, he's a bit of a local bmx legend in CT. I know he was definitely actively riding the various skate parks around that time frame, and we're from the same area as Jimmy & Adam. Dude's comin up on 40 now, haven't talked to him for about a year, so idk if he still rides much.

[@willnewing4240]

I feel like he thinks about this all the time, then his back says otherwise.

[@willnewing4240]

I feel like he thinks about this all the time, then his back says otherwise.

[@Sprkzdaddy69]

Love the fact he's showing small installs the diy person can do

[@macbook802]

Never install subs like Adam, literally the most garbage way to install subs ever

[@EdgaJudo]

@@macbook802 When you say stuff like that you should actually elaborate :)

[@jfifnfbfjfjfudb5029]

It’s literally a drift car. Hes just reliving his life come on now

[@brosephscags5745]

@@macbook802 how would you do it? take it to a shop and pay some dude 3500$ to do the same install but hide the wires better? lmao it works. who cares.

[@willnewing4240]

Only 10 years. Absolutely wild! You’ve literally accomplished so damn much man. Imagine another 10 years!!

[@se7en910]

The future will not be the past. 1 example youtube will not exists.

[@willnewing4240]

@@se7en910 the dudes smart, gets got his money invested in things we don’t know about. If KZbin dies I reckon he will be fine. It’s just crazy how much has changed.

[@daveyanderson6166]

@@se7en910 KZbin is not the end all be all. He is a businessman. He just happens to be living out the Gran Turismo/Forza garage dream of all of us. He's got a good team and great friends behind him. Can't wait to see @chelseadenofa 's impact on the channel and the whole brand.

[@mark_kulakov]

Sick stagea lol

[@willnewing4240]

@@mark_kulakov hahaah thanks is yours an rs260?

[@jurgenbebja8615]

The Taylor Swift joke was amazing HAHAHA ahh.. good old times man..

[@NomisChild1]

Car audio was my first mod as well so this brings me waaaaay back! I was a Kicker guy myself.

[@Andrew_kiwi_AF]

Big wheels and turbos weren’t available when I got into car audio. Drifting was never heard of and even under car neons were not popular 😅

[@MADLARZ]

@@Andrew_kiwi_AFsame here! Underglow should not still be popular 🤣 Ex-SPL guy here.

[@imperial178]

same here man still rocking the 2005 kicker cvr 12s peaked at 1500 watts missing 100 watts lmao but perfect char shakes

[@thegoat123]

Speakers and 20 inch stocks with graps

[@bimmer.justin]

I bought a 325i a month ago and seeing you doing these “old school” mods is awesome. Definitely a subwoofer is on my list😂

[@bamboosho0t]

I just bought back my old Eclipse 12” sub with Eclipse 4202 amplifier that I had in my E46 from 2005-2012. The owner I sold the car to took it out and never used it. 1 12” is enough for an E46. 😎

[@BradVicious]

Gotta have good sounding music.

[@BradVicious]

I was never able to afford JL Audio (but always wanted it) back in the day but a couple years back I got a JL sub and amp and was so stoked.

[@macbook802]

Do not install subs using Adam's method. It's garbage

[@CavemanVanDweller]

​@@macbook802How so? As long as the source material and the sub an amp are quality and matching, I see nothing wrong with it. I'm going to do something similar to my 330i now just to piss you off. 🤭

[@Ieatpeople2]

@10:20 Adam is right about this. My first experience with automotive wiring (at 14yrs old) was installing a head unit, luckily i bought an adaptor harness so all i had to do was match the wire colors. Since then, i've installed full stereo setups (head unit, upgrade all speakers to components, 4 channel amp, multiple subwoofers and amps) in about 12 different vehicles i've owned since then, and many many friends and family vehicles. When i was 18 i started doing engine swaps, and had to learn how do the engine harness the right way (yup, almost burned my e30 to the ground when i did the harness wrong). Now i'm 35 and i dont hesitate to open up a harness and find problems, its almost relaxing. You'll never learn anything if you dont dive into it

[@JasonBlastK]

@7:37 am i the only one who got the taylor swift reference from mike ? happy to see my boy adam happy, on to better things man .... dodged a huge bullet there...🤣🤣🤣

[@alphapack807]

lmao he saved his life with the "but I wouldn't have found collete" comeback line

[@TEEDUBS]

Adam: I'm gonna relive my childhood Me having watched this in 2013 during the happiest part of my life: Omg I'm reliving mine too.

[@deathwya5534]

Oh noooooo the Tylor swift flash backs are hitting Adam hard 🤣🤣🤣

[@timstein4247]

A possible suggestion would be to use Audio Control's line out converter with bass restoration. Factory head units pull bass at higher volumes to prevent speakers from blowing. Also you'll gain a remote bass knob so you can adjust the bass to what you want at the time.

[@EmirDemirovski]

the LC2i

[@zakswindle]

Thanks for this, it was a nostalgic ride for me as well. My friends and I did the same stuff growing up and thought it was so cool and unique. I really felt that when you were sorta underwhelmed. We just did a radio and speaker install for a friend and it wasn’t as exciting as it used to be.

[@Ashtonsbmws]

we need more videos like this makes me feel like you talking directly to me instead of a whole audience while also showing us how to do simple diy's. amazing

[@nainaleman8099]

The old Taylor swift joke 😂😂

[@elijahgehrin]

This channel is literally better than any car show on tv and it’s amazing to see how far you’ve come Adam from the webisodes to the cars it’s truly been been a joy seeing who you have become and what you’ve turned your business/ life into. Keep up the amazing work Adam and LZ team!!

[@SKOMPAS]

So glad to see the e46 content, really brings me back! I recently bought an e46 wagon it’s RHD (I’m in Ireland) and it’s a 3.0 diesel, 300hp and 430lb ft with just a tune! It was super cheap and will hopefully be at drift events next season at Bishops Court!

[@5280evan]

I said this in the last video, but since I install subs etc professionally for work I really loved this video haha. The tuning portion absolutely killed me. If you didn’t figure it out yet, it was cutting out because the amp was probably clipping and the more that happens will probably cause the amp to go into protect mode. Turn down the gain, set the low pass frequency to about 80hz. Not sure what all tuning that amp has but as long as your amp isn’t maxed the subs n amp will be safe lol. Grab a bass knob for the amp so you have independent control over it without needing to run to the trunk and turn down the bass or turn down the speakers bass through the radio. Also, throw some BlackHole sound dampening in the trunk lid and inside the door frames to clean the bass sound!

[@TheRealMrRoyal]

Problem is the prime amps don't really have enough power for the p3 subs so they will clip way earlier than the punch series or T power series amps. He'll definitely have to run it at a lower gain and higher pass than you normally would on 12's 80-100hz instead of 40-50hz. This amp won't handle the low lows at full gain. It probably puts out 600rms and depending on how he has the dvc subs wired a bit more or less. If he got the T series amp he could pound them all day no problem.

[@REH86]

@@TheRealMrRoyal You have absolutely no clue what you're talking about. Please don't try giving advice.

[@TheRealMrRoyal]

@@REH86 haha ok. Maybe I didn't explain it the best but done car audio for over 20 years. If he the subs are clipping and cutting out he's either getting distortion causing it to go into protect mode or he wired it wrong. Well he fixed it by turning the gain down so wasn't the wiring. Also could be to low impedence depending how that box is wired with 2 2ohm subs.

[@TheKaneo1]

​@@TheRealMrRoyal also wants some better gauge wires, them skinny wires he used will melt and pop fuses

[@TheRealMrRoyal]

@@TheKaneo1 yeah definitely worth doing. I think he'll be ok since such a short run length with the battery in the trunk too but better not to risk it.

[@franklooman5856]

This was a super cool and chill video, love the garage stuff!

[@felipejaimes522]

Wow these videos compared to the old ones are amazing the background music everything I have been watching since the 335i and love watching this channel turn into a masterpiece! 🎉

[@mcintosh.motors]

Dude yes!! Love the E46 content! Also had a 330 as my first car and the factory auxiliary connection was the first mod I did as well haha miss these cars

[@Baggerbro22]

Dude definitely a nostalgia trip talking about the DirectTv and building coaux with the pops, my dad also worked for them and I can relate and you bringing that up was definitely a memory I needed

[@rickybobbyG59R]

LOVE E46 CONTENT!!! your old videos are one of the reasons that made me get mine!!! insane its already been 10 years!

[@muthukumaranc]

Loved every second of it. Please make them as long as possible. More project E46 please!

[@luisrivera5352]

seeing adam go through what i just went through a year ago is just the best thing ever. Everything's spot on

[@BTPvmnt]

Can't believe I've been watching this channel for 10 years now. Insane! Keep it up LZed

[@TomsYT22]

Soooo, I was at work when I was watching your videos working on this car and today I’m at work 10 years later watching this again. Wild hahah! Proud of you Adam!

[@codifyy1882]

i have the exact same car right now, and its actually my first car as well. I love watching these videos because it allows me to live vicariously through you. These are all things i wish I had the money to do to my 325i but do not. Love livin it through my favorite youtube though. thanks for the great content Adam

[@Garage533Ohio]

Loved this video👌 showing, exposing and making fun of you old self but also keeping it the nostalgic OG e46 was perfect

[@connormorse1010]

Love videos like this! Brings back the old days.

[@corndawg0024]

Seeing stuff like this again makes me want to work on my car again. This is the motivation stuff. More simple videos like this would be cool. Reliving what made you want what you have now. It’s nice to see

[@rubenastorga5904]

love the videos keep up the hustle my man

[@thewitt76]

Loving the small mods anyone can do, the nostalgia is getting me and I am going to look at a car exactly like my first tomorrow. Fingers crossed it's like dude says...

[@MenaceKD]

So crazy!! I literally remember watching this video when it came out.

[@justicenedela8526]

Some of the comments you all made were so relatable and nostalgic. I loved it

[@yota8325]

Adam listening to the ghost inside is wild to me. They have some absolute bangers👌👌

[@JustDubstepS2K]

I love the fact that he has stayed the same even years later plus i am a metalhead myself, so him naming some bands made me go “WOOOOO LETS FUCKING GOOOO”

[@DannysGarage]

Right? I still use the bass drop in Between The Lines as my subwoofer test song. I love that Adam's stuck to his roots there, seems like so many people get older and turn their backs on metalcore under the pretense of "growing up."

[@KJB__]

I love how it feels like a 2014 vid from og KZbin, we need more of some pointless but fun vids like this keep it up my boi love ❤

[@alvvarado]

i bought my first car last june, my 05' 325i, it makes me so happy to see you with your first one as well.

[@AESlR]

I find it hilarious no matter how many cars how many mods anyone has done to any car putting subs and listening to the trunk rattle brings joy to us all

[@Sour.B]

Its actually unreal my first car is a E46 325i and my first mods were sub woofer and angel eyes (closely followed by a short shifter lol). Now I've got a E82 135i as a second car and I've got say, a crusty BMW is an awesome first car to get into cars. The problems and the community/mod support both mix well enough to allow someone to grow if they're just entering the car community.

[@muhammedmotara08]

It was absolutely cool seeing the old days into now u working with much more experience

[@Turbospoo1]

Car audio in the early 2000s was the best. I still remember buying my first set of MTX thunders from Circuit City. How times have changed 😔

[@michaelmitten2977]

I'm getting a bit up there in age, 58, but I still love it loud and love shaking the car. I mostly listen to rock and the classics. I have ported single 12 on a Rockford 500 watt amp. (642 on the birth sheet) My limitation is making sure it works with stock electrical. Also I keep the seat down to let a lot more bass in. :)

[@robertellis1246]

Love this back in the day of trying ur hand at putting stuff in with the getto wiring and parts but they worked oh to go back

[@peterresendes8709]

As a fellow e46 owner. I love all the content you’ve made with this car!

[@tonycrispin]

Brought me on a nostalgia trip for sure, the first mod I did to my first car was an amp and sub too, I think I even made a video of some random song rattling the trunk, good times lol

[@meticulous_rc]

The part of the video I liked is mikes jokes. I also liked everything else in the entire video lmao love your videos brother!!!

[@SNSTR34]

My favourite video in months. So nostalgic, modifying my first car was just like this.

[@subiludo1928]

"We're not allowed to speak that name on this channel Micheal."😭😭😭 The newer viewers won't get this one🤣

[@flamingorphans]

This made me seriously happy. Thanks man

[@purehonda23]

The authenticity is gold 🤘 love it

[@Simplectrical]

As soon as you said the ghost inside I knew which breakdowns you were talking about , returners album went crazyyy

[@twizless2673]

hello adam, your vids always make my day

[@martin77766]

I like the way your going about these videos. Its awesome

[@minesbetter3504]

*I love the videos on this car. I have the same attachment with my first car, and also went to find it to buy it back.*

[@8ef9]

Jimmys having a baby and realizes he must finish everything because it’s gonna be all about the baby after lol love to see it!

[@Paulitorocks]

Loved the constant bass brrrrrrrrrrrr brrrrr brrrrrrrr would love to have that in every vid from now on

[@brelic]

This is such a trip! I’m on to my fourth BMW and all but my latest have had a sub. Now really itching to put one back in 🙄🤗

[@josephmaldonadojr4692]

It would definitely be cool to see more audio mods in the future!

[@jacobmangini1741]

Enjoyed this one honestly felt like old times

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

I just recently got back into subs and put my system back in my car that I had in high school. Definitely don't regret it. Sounds so good. 🔊🤩

[@Lolteej]

Listening to the direct tv stories and seeing the ubiquiti wireless radios around the compound gets me goin.

[@JZX_Nate]

I loved this video, please make more stuff like this 🙌

[@BullyBreaker]

Nostalgia. Everyone wanna be flashy but you can’t beat it. 2:45 classic LZ. Chelsea Grin FTW 🔥😈

[@LordJoseph96]

Ahhhh! I finally was on some car tech before Adam! Lol ran a hi-lo converter in my crv like 8-9 years ago that had an out for a remote. Personally wired it up to an old analog switch that I cut out and mounted to my dash so it looked oem+ happy I wasn’t the only one overly excited about such a small feature lmao

[@cblank928]

The A Milli part is so funny. That was 100 percent me in High School and was always my test song for subs. 😂

[@SirStrombom]

Best install video yet. All the bolts backing out lol

[@7Skyz]

Honestly I love these small types of videos. :D

[@bbjgarage]

love these kinds of videos

[@Swamp-Rides]

I have a Kicker L5 in my E92. Had it in my R53 MINI before that. I mainly just listen to metalcore. I pretty much did it for the same way, the nostalgia.

[@CDAWWGG43]

Woah this takes me back. Love the video. One thing you could mess with is seeing if you can 3D scan the trunk and make slim sub boxes out of carbon or fiberglass/kevlar. You could get away with an 8 and a 6 with a long port tube that goes up and over the rear wheel well. The subs would sit in that little pocket the trunk makes. You'd get good bass but then still have room for your stuff. Back in the 00's we did it with aluminum foil, masking tape, and Meguiars Caranuba wax. We'd mask the whole trunk, aluminum foil in the area, wax the foil, then lay up really chunky chop mat. Then you'd build your mounts and box out of MDF on one side, fiberglass on the other so it tucks flush.

[@cyd412]

This was so cool as I love fast cars but I’m mostly a car audio guy myself and my entire amp setup now as well as my first sub (which I blew) were all rockford

[@se7en910]

For all of us that don't work with cars anymore you give us that passion still with your content.

[@coastalrider1155]

A love this I have had so many e46 models and loved them all I think am going to buy another to make perfect

[@eZaFJDUBB]

adam bro i remember meeting you at the skatepark in middlebury CT, all about bmx back then, insane to see everything you've done brother

[@CharlesEllsworth89]

7/16th wrench for fittings 3/8s for standard 8 inch round dish and 1/2 for slim line odu. Yes nostalgia trip.

[@symbols_69]

holy shit i forgot about the taylor swift jokes my god lmaooo

[@digbyrevver8205]

I spat my drink out when you said ‘A Milli by Lil Wayne’ was your test song. Never have I felt something so deeply relevant/nostalgic watching a KZbin video. Exact same song we used when I was younger down here in Australia

[@alanmoncus2331]

My buddy, and I did that @30years ago with 80's fox bodies, and Buick regals (with MTX, and Fosgate components) 😂

[@GottaMoveThatGear]

My first car wiring project was my HIDs in my 2004 Saturn Ion, definitely blinded people on the road, also the heated seat switch would turn on my high beams. Good times.

[@rjauto7215]

It sounds sick Adam job well done fella

[@prelude-lw4ni]

I like the simple and more old style of this video, I`d love to see more stuff like this that other car guys can relate to instead of the insane quality builds you pull off. Both are entertaining and I think there needs to be a balance between this type of content and the other style.

[@NeverBrokeG8]

Adam install came out epic that BMW hitting now 💪🏽🤣😂

[@graham0599]

As a big audio guy, I thoroughly enjoyed seeing this side of things too, even though it’s a very “basic” setup. It’s nice to see different side of things!

[@calebharden9968]

I love bass and crazy seein Adam put a system in lol

[@daniellindsey8290]

Loved the OG sub install 😂 brings me back to those days

[@helioshoxholli6454]

Thank you for the tip for line out converter😁

[@dtournie]

This is giving me so much nostalgia

[@Redsword2581]

i love this type of video, just installing little mods i guess because it seems like something easier that i could replicate and is a bit more relateable

[@joeymaldonado3792]

Savage 😭🎯 but that jawns gonna be perfect.

[@925_brendon3]

WOOO BABYYY E46 CONTENT

[@calebwyatt1983]

Double kick and bass drops before breakdowns were amazing when I had 2 12s in the trunk lol

[@matthewmohring883]

absolutely 100% correct on the milli bass test

[@patrick03333]

It is the last channel I would expect 2 12” subs being installed 😂😂 legend

[@jeffreyparish8393]

Gotta love the nostalgia of his first car and the stuff he does to me it like it was as a kid

[@austinboles9855]

Very similar to my dual 12 inch subwoofers in my e46. Cut into the factory harness right before the rear factory Amp and made a tee off of my rear speaker wires to convert to rca so I retained my factory subwoofers