200,000 Miles-Old Thoughts and Minor Changes & Preparation Diary

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 September 22, 2024
My old thought was bought at home for 12 years, and it was more than 17 years and 16W kilometers when it was given to me. At that time, I was just in my junior year. Now, three years later, we have reached 200000 kilometers. The performance and comfort of the car is not as good as it used to be. I thought about changing the car, but after driving for such a long time, it’s not worth much, and I have feelings again. Considering all kinds of factors, I made a list and plan to refit and prepare old ideas to restore his youth.
In fact, refitting and preparing this kind of old car is a kind of style, and it takes a lot of thought to play with this kind of old car, so the fun of playing with an old car is the process of tossing about, not its final result. If you listen to my mental journey of refitting this time, you will know that changing the car is not very suitable for Xiaobai to play, he is only suitable for old birds to play, and he has changed E46 with my friends before. This car does not have any pretending attributes, it is really a sharp tool for making friends with the same surname, you are trying to get a girl’s attention by installing an old car, and you can say that E46 is the most classic and beautiful generation in BMW history. In the eyes of others, it’s just an outdated old BMW.
The only people who come up to chat up are those who are in the same way. Changing the car is only suitable for those who have money and leisure and know something about cars, as well as friends who have car repair resources. Yuan’s childhood feelings have restored it to its peak of glory, although the new car now has more horsepower, but the feelings still can’t change.

Probably reached the 200000 mark in November.

It all started when there was no fire in November. I called a tow truck and the starter broke down. Completely ignite my determination to prepare my old thoughts.

Although there is nothing wrong with the car, I think the condition of the car is average, so I plan to change the parts by carpet.
Considering the budget comprehensively, I choose to buy most of the accessories in a certain treasure and the rest in Xianyu, an acquaintance.
The chassis is a little loose, so I bought the header of the whole car, the lower arm of the lower arm, the triangular arm of the balance rod, the triangular arm of the ball, a total of more than 20, how much do not remember

Air conditioning fan is too noisy, also bought water tank cooling fan motor a total of 2, these are online home auto parts city bought, wrong, not the same brand, fortunately can be used, but also bought from him leaf board lining, spring pad glue, compressor pulley clutch assembly, some accessories there can not be returned, it is very unpleasant

Five machine mats, but then only two were replaced. The owner of the car repair shop said that only two were broken, and the rest did not need to be replaced. And these are not the original factory, the glue is too hard, the latter one has been returned.

In terms of transmission, the belt tensioner tensioner pulley assembly has also been replaced at one time, the last time it was replaced in 16 years

There is a little flower on the front face, and it has been changed. Well, I think I was cheated, 380 yuan. It’s expensive, but it’s not cost-effective to refund it.

4 bearings, also changed, imported. The master said it’s not broken, so you don’t have to change it, but I think the life span should be about the same. Four are about 500. Later, the master said that there was a bad front axle, so I could only replace it with him and charged more than 200, which was expensive.

Shock absorber original spring dust cover and buffer glue. Originally considered to grind teeth and shock absorbers, but taking into account a series of maintenance problems such as oiling in the later stage, decided to give up. If you replace these four Showa shock absorbers, the total is about 1500.

TRW front and rear brake discs, brake pads. Originally bought a crossed hole, and then the seller said that there is no stock, I took advantage of 1111 to buy, refund and then buy there is no preferential price, too expensive, no way, choose a good material of the ordinary plate, this is not easy to rust, or very good.

Spring cushion glue, 4, the master said it is not broken to help me install, the seller will not return, car friends can take it if necessary.

There are also condensers, 134a and other messy accessories, how long did it take to move down?

When I was ready, I came to my acquaintance repair shop. This shop is not as careful and serious as 4S, but it is better than reasonable fees, young and old.

Also changed the intake hose, spark plug, glass tape, canopy cloth, brake oil

Cleaning throttle, decarbonization, washing ternary, air filtration, steam filtration

Tensioner, belt complete

Some headers are not suitable, can not be installed, headache, and then changed.
After the first round inside, changing braking, transmission, cooling, chassis, the whole car is much easier to drive, obviously more powerful than before, the chassis is also much stronger, but not with the new Accord, the new Camry. Although I have changed so many things, the chassis texture and comfort are still better than the new B-class cars, but they still have obvious advantages over the new A-class cars.

The second round is the interior. The handbrake is a little spent, and as long as my mother drives my car, the handbrake won’t fit. I don’t know why, so this has been changed. Some treasure costs more than 700. I went to Xianyu to collect the dismantled parts, 120 yuan, and then sent it to carbon fiber for refitting.

The gear lever here, too, is a little skinny. Changed it to carbon fiber, too.

Changed the carbon fiber steering wheel, looks good, carbon fiber feels good, but the two sides of the protuberance is not comfortable, the grip position should be changed, 39 o’clock normal, uncomfortable. I originally wanted to change the fur, but after considering the factors such as sweaty hands in summer. I chose to punch a hole.

The middle sign is much more difficult to remove than I thought. I tried it for a long time, but it didn’t work.

In the end, I removed it directly, bought and dismantled the willow from behind, and installed it. The man-hour is 100 yuan.

The logo is gilded. Originally, the airbag cover also wanted to be sewn, but the seller said it might affect the airbag explosion, so he didn’t change it.

This process includes customization, production, and delivery. For a total of 1 month, it went quite smoothly. The seat is longer, but I’m not going to change it because of the formaldehyde problem. I bought the turtle brand cleaning interior decoration, and it took me 3 hours to wash all the calluses down. It was much newer. Forgot to take the picture.

The doorknob has been pasted. This needs to be changed.

This is very expensive, one piece costs 280 yuan, the copilot hasn’t changed, stay and change it later.

Projection lamp, changed by yourself, a treasure of 25 yuan

The foot socket lamp is also self-made, and the original one is very dark. You just need to take it out and drill a hole.

I modified the carbon fiber sticker before, in order to match the carbon fiber interior decoration, more harmonious

Spray red brake calipers, originally wanted to change four sports calipers, but afraid to change the disc, and the hub can not fit, too many factors, just spray red.

In the third part, I began to change the appearance. I won’t go back to the 4S store for maintenance after 17w kilometers. This time it is a new glass, the old one is already very expensive, I went straight back to the 4S store.

I repeatedly told the operator to operate carefully. The 4S store was indeed very careful and wrote very demanding words to remind the operator.

Go directly to the insurance procedure

Come out, the sister of 4S took a picture for me.

I have always liked the version of TS, which is full of power, but I used to be young and didn’t have to make the decisions. In order to realize my previous little dream, I want to change it to TS!
But this process is very tortuous. First of all, this rear bar cannot be found on Taobao. I also asked many car demolishing companies, and finally found a white car demolishing part in the group of riders. However, due to the impact of the epidemic, the shipment took half a month. I sent it directly to the 4S shop for polishing and installing it with insurance, which was a very waste of energy.

The 4S shop helped me install the brake lights on the rear bumper, but it wasn’t always on at night. The brakes were just on. The 4S shop didn’t help me install the brake lights to my requirements, but it was still very handsome. 4S’s sister took a loading video of me, but I didn’t know how to upload it to everyone.

The headlight on the right was a little blurred. The semi-assembly was directly replaced, and the bulb was also replaced with a hernia with a whiter color temperature.

Replaced it with LED Devil Angel daytime running lights, red, which is more sexy

Gun barrel style, bright, handsome

Then there is the very annoying front bars and side skirts. This one is very annoying. These two were bought on Taobao because they are available
However, the epidemic was affected and the delivery took a long time. I bought it with painted paint, but the paint was very, very poorly made and could not be used at all. The front bars were thrown away directly. Left the front lips and side skirts. I intervened and finally compensated me 220 yuan. But I have to repaint these parts again. It takes a lot of time and money.

Rear bumper, side skirt loading effect. The rear tail fin looked online, and I didn’t install it if I didn’t like it

These four wheel hubs were also full of twists and turns. First, I bought a subsidiary factory on Taobao for 350 yuan per wheel. Later, I checked the information and found that the subsidiary factory was very dangerous, and then I retired it. I collected 4 original factories in Xianyu. He is the eldest brother in Northeast China. However, due to the impact of the epidemic, the delivery has been delayed. I have found a seller here who is willing to take over my old wheel hubs with 750 yuan. But it took too long, and the seller didn’t want it anymore. I could only sell the old wheel hub for 410 yuan, and bought 4 brushed and demolished wheel hubs from Foshan. Coming and going again is also quite time-consuming and energy. The hub cover in the middle is not my favorite style, so I will buy it again.

I originally considered Chaoyang tires, but I heard that the domestically produced ones are similar to Michelin, but later I replaced them with 4 Michelin. It still feels very quiet and drives much faster.

Because my fog lamp had a lens, I changed it to an LED fog lamp. It was very bright and recommended it to everyone.

The effect of getting on the car. At first, the seller sent the wrong goods, but after installation, it was discovered that it was yellow, and the white one was out of stock. I waited for half a month before replacing it with white.

With the fill light of the fog lights, it is very bright, and the overall feeling is as good as the LED

I also have a pair of 9005LED headlights, 2 LEDH11 fog lights white, 2 halogen H11, 2 width indicator LEDs, and fog light frame glass. Anyone who needs it can take it

Self-service car washing, using chemical boy’s mirror glaze, turtle crystal wax, ice wax car washing liquid, inside and outside fine washing, the effect looks very new and very good

The nearly four months of minor modifications and preparations are basically over.