[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock

E46 cars have an odd rubbery coating on much of the plastic parts which can be easily damaged with fingernails or hard objects.

And it looks like crap when it starts going. I ended up peeling it all off the center console - a major PITA. Other things to eyeball - bottom of door pillars in a 4 dr. A rust area that I had to have fixed. Remove rear bench bottom & check for water. Clogged sunroof drains are the cause. I won't rant - the way I usually do - about the airbag light tan I got . . .

Ian