E46 sports kit

[grf500]

Can anyone help?
I have a 330 coupe and really want the sports kit - the front and rear spoilers (not the boot lip one as it already has the larger spoiler fixed). Probably need the side skirts as well.

Where can I get these cheaply? I don't want to pay BMW prices and have tried a few breakers without luck.

[raceboy]

This any good?
www.bmwparts.uk.com/e46m3.html

[sidekick]

raceboy said:

This any good? www.bmwparts.uk.com/e46m3.html

That's as expensive as the BMW courced "M" kit (about £800 IIRC - check the 2003/2004 3 Series Accessories borchure).

I just had this kit put on my E46 Coupe by my local BMW specialist. They quoted me £650 plus VAT for the kit (genuine BMW) plus painting and fitting (haven't had the total bill yet so I can't give you an all-in cost). They fitted the M front and rear bumpers, fog lights and side skirts and I also had them fit the "M" door-sill plates (£35 each). The car looks superb, much better than the standard coupe. The only niggle I've had is that the park-distance sensors from the old bumper don't work in the sport bumper (due to the different bumper moulding and sensor positioning). Having checked with BMW, I found out that the PDC sensors for the sport bodykit are different to the standard ones (they also come pre-colour coded) and cost a whopping £60 each + VAT , so that's going to add a further £280 to the bill, but as the old ones don't work properly I don't really have a choice. I'm a bit annoyed at BMW for not including these in the M Sport kit (especially as they specifically do a "non-PDC" and a "PDC" kit).

TBH, unless you're really strapped for cash I'd go with the BMW kit and ask an independant specialist to paint & fit it for you (lower labour charges). I tried sourcing the various parts 2nd hand from ebay (you do get bumpers coming up for auction fairly regularly), however making sure you've got all the correct bits will prove a nightmare and then if it's not the right colour you'll have to get them stripped before repainting. The way I figured it I could easily end up spending more doing it this way (and have a lot of hassle and aggro in the process) than just buying the full kit from BMW.

In summary, well worth doing, albeit a bit expensive!

HTH

[grf500]

Thanks guys for the info. Its all a bit more than I really want to pay so we'll see.

Ta

[npowell]

Have to disagree with sidekick with regards to the original pdc sensors not working.
I have just fitted a complete sport kit to my SE coupe and i have used the original pdc sensors from my SE bumper.
They fitted straight in,i have also colour coded them and they are working perfectly.
Good luck in trying to find second hand parts,tried myself for ages with no joy,ended up purchasing a brand new genuine OEM complete sport kit from Autovogue at a cost of £699.