The Top 7 Best First Mods for any E46 BMW

[@NerdsPwnN00bs]

I stopped at “paint your brake calipers red.”

[@Dungappy]

LMFAO

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Same lmao

[@strikentino]

Same

[@willytrujillo798]

Same

[@saitek658]

Painted mine deep metallic bleu looks allmost like oem (M) calipers from the newer models

[@gavinendsley]

the wheels look huge. I'd go with 18s or smaller tbh

[@e36fanatics]

theres a reason these cars came with 17 wheels because in my mind they look the best and not only look good they also keep the intended performance of the car

[@logenfowler8347]

I have 235 40 18 on my car and the fit mit it very nice

[@FELIPE8226M]

18s are perfect imo

[@venskus2009]

Real title: "how to take a handsome and timeless stlyed car and make it look like a prepubescent teen is driving."

[@yamman93]

Look into some maintenance man. Trust me. That and suspension. I have a pss10 kit that I have fallen in love with. Good luck dude.

[@vegardulven9515]

Best first mods to any e46 is mods that adresses the platforms problems. 1. Strut tower reinforcementplates 2. Rear strutbrace 3. Subframe reinforcement Just my two cents

[@bertsbug5757]

Cooling system.... Probably change to aluminum if you can

[@92FairladyZ]

@@bertsbug5757 the aluminum tanks don't fit well from most of the reviews I've read unfortunately. I looked into it for mine but was pretty discouraged by all the negative reviews I was reading.

[@92FairladyZ]

The subframe is only an issue if it's pre-facelift. They fixed that issue in the 2002 year models.

[@ethanstratton3822]

🙏🙏🙏yuppp

[@yusufsesay6648]

@@92FairladyZ are the 2001 325i known to have if

[@thof8287]

1.Change your spark plugs 2. Change your brake fluid with German ATE. 3. Headers would be better to replace as you'd gain real HP 4.new control arms 5. Cupkit (Koni shocks/struts with H&Rsprings)or coilovers from KW or ST.

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Thanks for the advice!

[@sinblago]

when you change the rims from 17 to 19 you also need to change at least harder springs on stock suspension.

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

The e46 coupes after 01' come stock with sport suspension

[@richardflood3058]

why? if the overall diameter stays the same then why does the suspension need to change?

[@josekanucee1428]

My 04 e46 330i mods: Throttle booster. Light Weight Flywheel. Delrin shifter bushings. M3 motor mounts. HD control arms. Slotted discs. SS brakelines. Dot 4 performance brake fluid. Ceramic metallic (dusty kind) pads. Flat Black calipers. 12 BAVSound speakers. Eonon head unit. Brass Timeserted sparkplugs. All aluminum pulleys. Stewart water pump. Mishimoto all aluminum radiator. Full cat-back UUC Corsa TSE3 exhaust. .... and fully stock oem intake and filter because any other filter is no bueno for the clean breathe and no engine issues.

[@georgesmbyd6603]

Got my m3 steering wheel for 80$ 😂😂pretty sure the guy didn’t know what he was doing

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Wow thats a steal 😂

[@YASEEN_ZA]

LOL

[@Paco1337]

And slap that M sticker rofl:

[@UMepher]

That's the ultimate "performance" "mod", which should be the first and only one you really need: M3 badges. LOL

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Every M sticker adds 50hp

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

The only thing worse than a m3 badge on a 330ci is an m4 badge 😂

[@obito55]

It’s a 330ci at least own it as such !

[@gavinendsley]

I reccomend the Dynavin N7 E46 as an aftermarket head unit. It's made to look OEM with E46 models.

[@e36fanatics]

or get actually a really good single din head unit that serves good purpose?... essentially youre paying for "look like oem" yet it still looks like crap and out of place like every other aftermarket unit

[@DamonNeal]

Not a single performance mod... Smh

[@lakers-1]

wheel

[@HydroxLoL]

I mean arguably the short throw shifter is a performance/driver mod because your shift time as a driver is slightly reduced lmao

[@jackwalferd9558]

it's so dumb

[@saiffyzy]

These Non M Bimmers are more for cornering, not for power. They’re not meant for drag racing. They are meant for track or backroads.

[@Monnector]

Damon Neal youre so clueless

[@chocolatestar9730]

Brother you deserve much more subscribersss.. Saving money to get one. My fav car e46..

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm working hard to make the best content possible, the subs are just a side affect. 😀

[@chocolatestar9730]

I have a question. Is there a way to change facelift headlights to pre-facelift? If yes, is it hard?

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

@@chocolatestar9730 It can be done, but you have to change the fenders and hood also because they are different

[@chocolatestar9730]

@@thatbimmerkid6073 I see. Then I better get one before 2004. Cuz I really like pre-facelift headlights.

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

@@chocolatestar9730 I dont blame ya they look more like an m3. They also tend to be a little cheaper than facelift e46s

[@slammedb18a1]

I see a lot of videos on how to make these things look more sporty have you guys ever thought about trying to make the thing actually perform better? Like real mods? Jw

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

The problem with these BMW's is to get any performance gains you have to spend lots of $$$. Tires, suspension etc are good ways to go, but when it comes to adding hp/trq it becomes very pricey very quick. Some people recommend adding a cold air intake to add 10hp for $300. In my opinion, it's not worth it.

[@slammedb18a1]

@@thatbimmerkid6073 any good build is going to take time and money, if you're not expecting that you shouldn't be in the game

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

@@slammedb18a1 What mods do you think I should've added to the video?

[@slammedb18a1]

@@thatbimmerkid6073 thats totally up to you man, i mean it looks sharp, hows it drive, upgrade all your suspension components, start under the hood, upgrade hoses, braided lines, power mods, internals, ecu flash/tune...its all up to you and what you want out if it. I just see everybody making them look good and doing nothing else... I know that the e36s are very rewarding when you build em up, assuming these are too

[@adamsoloman5291]

Hey I have the exact same car but a sedan. Yours sounds good - did you do a resonator delete also or just muffler delete with the SS straight pipe?

[@boonamai8926]

You can get those steering wheels for 80-90€ easily in germany XD

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Maybe i should move to germany lol

[@boonamai8926]

@@thatbimmerkid6073 On the other hand if you remove your muffler the police will more than likely pull you over and tow your car away, even if you didn't roar through some city area deliberately, they can actually take your car away if it is more than 5db too loud ;)

[@armanduran8089]

You can remove the muffler in the exhaust for free

[@Fingerboardmaster200]

Got my M wheel for about 80 bucks, it has some wear marks but those are self fixable

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

That's a great deal, where did you find it at?

[@blitzy3244]

Lol black kidney is only nice on some cars. I like the chrome accents along with the black, looks more gangster on my ZHP especially since they match the rare wheels.

[@swyrl]

i have a 328ci, i just watched ur vid on painting calipers and got inspired!

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Wow that's awesome, glad you enjoyed the video 😀

[@michaelroblesmedia]

Really the best first mods are performance mods; suspension and brakes or even an intake or tune

[@StevenWilliams66]

good stuff! Does anyone know how the road feels after going from 18's to 19's?

[@sniperking305]

Did you ever find out ?

[@BmwOwnerAndLover]

Your bumper in middle matt black is nice too

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Thanks!

[@chief3240]

90% of the things he said was making it go from a standard to an m sport which mine already has most of them from factory eg: 18" mv2 rims, shorter shifter, steering wheel

[@broccolisidedish5014]

Or you could say you have the M3 E46 lol

[@jessejayikpi5690]

What launcher do you use on your head unit

[@dulichion]

great video!!

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Thanks for the support!

[@malleablecurve311]

Did you use the e60 545i shifter? I'm trying to find out if that shifter will work on a non-zhp 6 spd 330ci 😅

[@Boz196]

Why no actual performance mods? I’m getting an e46 for my first car and I’m gonna do a bunch of shit to it. Exhaust, Wheels, suspension, coil overs and intake. If there’s anything I’m missing lemme know.

[@unwantedscrub]

Holy fuck i miss my e30. I miss shifting gears soooo much.

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

what model e30 did you have?

[@unwantedscrub]

@@thatbimmerkid6073 White 1988 325i convertible. 5 speed manual with perfect black interior.

[@unwantedscrub]

@@thatbimmerkid6073 I totaled it my junior year of high school.. so five years or so ago. I'm about to pick up an e46 325xi wagon though, also a 5 speed.

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

@@unwantedscrub nice! Im in ct i dont see nice e46 wagons too often

[@unwantedscrub]

@@thatbimmerkid6073 I'm in MO and it's the only one I've seen for sale.

[@Ekismomo]

I like your e46, the wheels are Perfect but the tires need endurence gel meguiars aaahhah

[@GuilhermeRosado]

I'm starting to follow your channel

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@BlacktulipSF]

turned into a pimps' shopping car.

[@bimmerr5765]

Are your trim panels on the dash and doors painted?

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Yea I spray painted them

[@sanderbjerkan3875]

Why does your 330ci sound like my 320i touring

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Why does your 320i touring sound like my 330ci?

[@leons1771]

Hey ehm ive got a question, ive got a bmw e46 sedan (1998).im kinda new into cars and stuff but i wanna buy new wheels/rims. My current wheels are 255/55R16 and 225/50R16 but im looking for wheels that are 255/40ZR18 and 225/45ZR18. Does anyone know if that will fit?

[@brickylowa1976]

First uhm i bought a 325i e46 and in my opinion 18" rims were a vad idea they hadnt space to turn..

[@CohnWolfeFitness]

Where did you get the gloss black kidney grills? Is the fitment good?

[@tiberiusseibt1140]

I think he painted it himself.

[@BR0SEMITEsam]

You totally could've just generalized on painting the brake calipers in general. I don't think you want everyone driving the same car as you, that just defeats the purpose. You totally should have just titled this video "My Top 7 Best First Mods", which is still oddly contradictive. More like "Check out My 7 e46 Mods". It's just that most of these mods are oddly specific, and are clearly opinion-based. Like I wanted to clown so hard, because I love cracking jokes. I just decided to be constructive instead. Like instead of "muffler delete", go with "bicycle tire with soda can". It still conveys the same idea, perhaps more efficiently, despite using more words. Last thing: Go back to that POS shop that ripped you off by charging you an offensively exploitative amount for basically using a saws-all on your muffler, and get them to give you a proper straight-pipe set-up. These things are actually meant to sound beefier than that Dx-Civic-with-a-Can sound. Keep it up though, dude. They'll continue to get better.

[@squelch6573]

I have a 325 i but it has a e46 in it ?? Is that common ??

[@lilopasha8762]

Nice car, bro!

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Thanks Lilo!

[@joemartinez8211]

Where did you get the radio from?

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

I bought it used on ebay

[@semcroes3455]

330ci is best cheap powerful car, too bad it's not in sedan. Still beautiful coupe.

[@norremalliv76]

Hey mate... how did you solve the rubbing of the rear tyres on the wheel arch with 255's?

[@tiberiusseibt1140]

Flange the wheel arch. Just google it and you'll understand.

[@andrewthacker409]

So is the e46 and the 325i the same car cause I search for 325i and e46 shows up

[@uchihaasmar8478]

How do we increase the hp on this car !?

[@Kylirr]

>no new suspension >no quaife diff >no sports exhaust

[@benspamp9488]

What size are the tires?

[@RPV777]

I hear 👂🏻 mods hmm end of the video were those mods at?

[@stekarenhd6911]

Those rims wound look much better in a silver or gray. Black ruins the beautiful design

[@tjmarijanich7715]

its his car ? if he likes it , let him run with it . keep doin you sam . at least you post content of your car and not gaming stuff lol

[@bigbanero]

You know, your opinion is not universal

[@lakers-1]

blk is stealthy

[@TillaT123]

I don’t think stekaren is hating on him for putting black rims lmao. He’s stating his opinion. No need to get offended by someone else’s opinion. 😂

[@shawynek1049]

hi, where i can find some cheap wheels?

[@siddharthnandi8567]

the subframe is crying in the back

[@travissavin8784]

17s for rims 👌

[@JordanR1503]

not over keen on changing my grills, like the chrome with topaz blue colour, the chrome windows though? yeh no

[@jessers__5696]

he fr called painting your brake calipers and grills a mod...

[@tiberiusseibt1140]

I mean isn't it? I would call any customization a mod

[@brandonwright6578]

Great list but android decks are not user friendly for us Apple owners.

[@Israel-ol7py]

Brandon Wright. Yup

[@julionavarrete3104]

K

[@kodakfatt8834]

If I add that tablet deck , how will I control my heat /ac etc ?

[@LixTetrix]

Kodak Fatt I had this question as well. I looked into it and the only option is to either lose heat/ac, or relocate the panel to the small compartment above the ashtray. If your car came with factory navigation, the controls are already relocated and the head unit is just plug and play.

[@popthetrunkk6500]

The Eonon head units are trash. They make the car look better but the software is awful. I have one.

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Which unit do you have? I've had no problems so far with the software on mine

[@FUNNYVIDEOS92219]

Mod nr_6......Dont buy silver bmw or you will need to paint it.

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Mod #8 - upgrade bank account to afford car parts

[@theguy3490]

Dude can you please tell me where you bought your head unit

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Its a Eonon Ga6150. I bought it used on eBay

[@user-ub5rg6fn6e]

Also bigger rims mess's with gear ratio's in the trans and diff. before doing this do some research and math so you don't eff up your cars people! Don't just throw crap on cuz it looks if you wanna keep it working right!

[@jaguar7051]

You trying to bring the beauty and not cleaning your junk box and why?

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

I'm not sure what you mean

[@jensonr338]

Poverty spec 😂

[@antsh1985]

useless tips, where are mod for changing front arm bushings for z4m?

[@andrewyork8513]

just bought my first beamer. 06 e46 coupè. beautiful car!

[@qmarq]

Is it still driving?

[@andrewyork8513]

@@qmarq haha. very funny. but i bought it as a project. needs a valve spring replaced. i’m just going to replace the whole head. 75k miles. in fact it runs with a broken valve spring it’s just not healthy. should go till 100-120k. hopefully by then i will have the funds for a 4-600hp 2jz swap or something absolutely ridiculous. crate engine, LS, something.

[@qmarq]

@@andrewyork8513 I mean.. listen. I'm right now myself looking to get an 05 e46 coupe so that's why I was wondering hahaha. except the one I'm looking at has 160k km (100k miles) and costs 2.8k EUR ($2.3k). so yea idk.

[@andrewyork8513]

@@qmarq i paid 1,500 USD for mine. 5 speed manual. drilled slotted rotors, aftermarket suspension, ect. about 9k in work not including the engine swap. new complete head costs 500 usd so i will only be 2,000 in it. since purchasing i have definetly seen running ones with about 150k miles for 1.5-2k. i’m totally hyped for it. just the little bit i’ve ran it before i fix it i’m in love lol. the straight pipe sounds so good!

[@andrewyork8513]

@@qmarq if you end up purchasing one, and ever need some help, youtube is definitely the most reliable for information. i can always find a source. @spur_eater on instagram if you need help or suggestions i’m always around!

[@GioBMX]

These are ricer mods. Literally best thing to do to e46s is eBay headers, A rear muffler delete, BC coils, OEM+ wheels (not aftermarket) and last the best thing… 3.46 rear diff. Or if you can afford an M3 rear end 3.64 LSD diff.

[@srnovaz3534]

what rims bro?

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

I have 19" CSL replicas. 225 tire in the front, 255 tire in the back

[@vangeenberghecharly2340]

Hi, How did you managed to prevent your rear tyre touching the car body when you are driving ? Thanks

[@Vinnoudii]

How to rice out a beautiful coupe

[@polymetrix8502]

its not rice?

[@rickysharma2160]

link for the steering wheel?

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

I bought it used on eBay

[@Dragon228833]

Red calipers=go faster

[@zumzumman5135]

No offence but 19s are definitely too big. 18s max.

[@vominator]

German Rice

[@nicholasnikbin8651]

lol fk that.... 18s? na i went with bbs 16 inch wheels from 740i and just lowered my car made them bitch ass wheels wide asf. got Bilstein B16 PSS10 Coil Over Suspension redid whole suspension cai/headers/flash tune for 20$ (do at your own risk) boost 15 hp 27 nm torque

[@evanpoole6751]

The wheels look huge on that car it looks dumb

[@MrDaani44]

I stopped at replica... #OEM

[@moihawk666]

This is so lame.... I was looking for mods that actually work ... I want a sleeper not a fake looking piece

[@jacobcordova9818]

M50 intake manifold High flow headers And a tune

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Go buy a honda

[@moihawk666]

thatbimmerkid why.... why in all gods name would I do that? EXPLAIN YOUR STOOPID COMMENT AND VIDEO

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

@@moihawk666 its called a joke...

[@moihawk666]

thatbimmerkid ... this video is a joke

[@Rockosworld]

This guy wants a m3 so bad lmao

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Lol you bet Ethan, E46 M3 is a dream car of mine!

[@dolphinsfan137]

the next mod should be sell it and get a pre face lift car or a m3 the face lift is awful for the e46

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Yea sometimes I feel the same way tbh but the extra gear is rlly nice to have. Only the facelift comes with a 6 speed

[@dolphinsfan137]

thatbimmerkid valid point I have a pre face lift

[@amosy8345]

Fuzwuz Fuz hey what do you mean by pre facelift what is facelift? Thanks

[@190E]

@@amosy8345 facelift is an updated model

[@thinklikeido]

They all came with 18 or 19 inch from the factory not 16 and 17".

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Only the M3 Competition came factory with 19"

[@georgesmbyd6603]

False

[@tylerdavis8468]

Mine came with 17”

[@83johnnysaab]

BWAHAHA! These are pointless mods.

[@thatbimmerkid6073]

Glad you enjoyed the video John!