BordeauxW210

Got some clear bumper markers in, H&R springs (~1.25" drop) and the wheels all on after doing my 60k service. Friend's ride is a 2003 BMW e46 M3 in steel gray with LED tail lights and carbon fiber splitters. I came from an e30 M3 and still enjoy BMWs a lot. Sorry the quality isn't the greatest, we only have a point and shoot between us :























Thanks for looking, feel free to comment!

Anatoli

The color is beautiful - the car looks great with this wheels.
You have to lower the car much more - that will look much more great!

Go on - great cars!!

ohlord

will post some pics of the custom interior he installed in his wine red E
or the link on how he achieved it

mbnz320

i cant' believe that you are on h&r springs. it does seem a bit high. what springs pads are you using? other than that, looking good.

Anatoli

Have to use the smallest spring pads and h&R 60/40 springs...that would be great!!!

illest

your car looks good but seems to be almost as high as mine on stock springs and #1 pads.

BordeauxW210

I didn't notice much of a change either when I installed them. It is lower, but I don't think its the full 1.25". I am using the stock spring pads, any leads on where to get different ones?

raymond g-

spring pads are dealer parts...$10-20 each. the thicker ones seem to pricier
(which is annoying to me for such a primitive part and just rubber).

i would have to agree that something is askew, ie H&R lowering springs having
barely changed your ride height. it should have resulted in a 1 finger gap.

how many miles back did the spring swap occur? do you recall the H&R part #s?

p.s. ohlord was referring to a mod my back was crying for. i had the take off,
multi-contour seats from an E55 installed, in place of the std 99 E320 slap
seats. my back is so much more appreciative.

BordeauxW210

I did the springs about 300 miles ago. I don't have the part #s, but I compared them to the stock springs after I took them out and they were definitely a little over an inch shorter. I know that nothing was installed incorrectly, I did it myself and I put them in the grooves properly. It is just about a 3 finger gap up front.

I will get a hold of the dealer and see what I can do for the spring pads. My stock ones are were pretty thick IIRC, at least 2 inches.

raymond g-

pics look great, btw.

unfortunately, unless you discover something unusual, the swap out of the pads,
at best, will only result in about a .5-.75" more drop. do you recall what the
finger gap was before the spring change....perhaps a a before pic?

davezaristo

car looks super clean..

BordeauxW210

I believe it was around or maybe a little over 4 fingers of gap before. Now its between 2, almost 3. Another .5-.75" would be fine for me, I don't need to slam it. Are the pads only for the front?

desired_speeds

you can swap out the pads for the front and the rear.

raymond g-

part #s for the spring pads for W210:
Front
210 321 01 84 5mm
210 321 02 84 9mm
210 321 03 84 13 mm
210 321 04 84 17 mm
210 321 05 84 21 mm

rear
210 325 01 84 5 mm
210 325 02 84 9 mm
210 325 03 84 13 mm
210 325 04 84 17 mm


i'm not a fan of slammed either, unless is for specialty purposes. i still need
the car to survive and safely navigate the horrible streets of seattle. con-
sequently, i only lowered mine by an inch and a scootch. i'm at one finger,
or, 13.25" hub center to arch/rear, and 13" front

BordeauxW210

Thanks a bunch for the part numbers! I drive this car daily and in all conditions, so it must be drivable in everything from snow to speed bumps.

citruspilot

Thats a sweet looking 210. Like the wheels alot. But I must admit I only looked because I thought there might be a girl in a bikini along with your car....."with a friend".

Jeff

Declan

clean maroon

BordeauxW210

Sorry to disappoint .

Thanks for the comments everyone!

I ordered some #1 pads yesterday, so some time next week I should be a little lower .

Red66GT

I think the car looks great as it sits! Great color, and always loved those wheels. Nice ride.

E320Star

nice set of wheeels

BordeauxW210

Thanks everyone. I got the spring pads today, so when I am not feeling so lazy I will install them and get some new pics .

BordeauxW210

I put the #1 spring pads in, and its not really any lower. The fronts were #5s and the rears were #4. Is it possible there is something else not allowing the car to go any lower? Maybe the shocks are too compressed?

Anatoli

No, the stockt are not the problem.
Put into shorter springt or makt them shorter...thats fast and you see it :-)