intake question!!!!

[nick///M3]

hey guys....

one more question from me...

can someone please tell me or show me a picture ( which would be best ) where exactly this tube is located in the bumper???????

and if its not pointed to the front of the car in the center mesh of the bumper what exactly does it do, and how it works????

i have seen pictures that is is being mounted next to the big hole in the bumper facing down which i can't understand how it is sending air in the intake...or if it doesn't sending air what is the purpose of this tube?????

can someone help on this?:whistle:

[alexk]

Nick,

Is this the second tube going to the down-part of the intake ( I assume it is ) ?

Are you using the standard BMW tube (it looks to me a bit long) ?

This tube is going to the bottom of the bumper.
Check here -> http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E46/Coupe/Europe/M3_CSL-S54/LHD/N/2003/september/browse/vehicle_trim/air_duct/

Number 19.

[nick///M3]

Nick,

Is this the second tube going to the down-part of the intake ( I assume it is ) ?

Are you using the standard BMW tube (it looks to me a bit long) ?

This tube is going to the bottom of the bumper.
Check here -> http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E46/Coupe/Europe/M3_CSL-S54/LHD/N/2003/september/browse/vehicle_trim/air_duct/

Number 19.

yes alex is the oem tubing
actually the above picture is from a csl that i found here!!

is there a pic of it on the bumper?
until now i had it facing front ( direct air going into it) and was "holding" it from the middle mesh of the bumper....

but i think that i had it wrong cause their is no way BMW put it like i did...i searched around and found a different location for it but i want to know for sure!!! in the oem csl bumper there is a bracket next to the big hole that the large air tube is "sitting" where you suppose to mount it...

i want to know for sure that's why i am asking here!!!

check the pictures bellow!!!

[NZ_M3]

It's mounted on the built in bracket next to the large intake hole in the bumper (with two plastic rivets) and wrapped around in exactly the way you've shown in picture two in the second post.

It's also zip tied to the bumper bar to stop it from flopping down onto the large intake tube.

I'll take a photo for you tonight from my spare bumper where all this hardware is already mounted on it.


Edit:

Here you go:

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n319/M3_Power/P1020700.jpg

[alexk]

NZ_M3 top marks mate !

PS : I haven't taken out my bumper yet

[nick///M3]

It's mounted on the built in bracket next to the large intake hole in the bumper (with two plastic rivets) and wrapped around in exactly the way you've shown in picture two in the second post.

It's also zip tied to the bumper bar to stop it from flopping down onto the large intake tube.

I'll take a photo for you tonight from my spare bumper where all this hardware is already mounted on it.


Edit:

Here you go:

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n319/M3_Power/P1020700.jpg

wow thank you so much mate!!!!
that's what i was looking for !!!!!

cheers !!!!:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:



p.s. had it wrong this whole time...:banghead:

[cantfind1]

That pipe that is wrapped around is it opened at the end down in the bumper??

It looks like its closed from the pic?

What's it for anyway??:wav::wav::wav::wav::wav:

PS I love these little dudes! just found them. haha

[NZ_M3]

That pipe that is wrapped around is it opened at the end down in the bumper??

It looks like its closed from the pic?

What's it for anyway??


Yes it's opened at the end by the bumper - the other end is connected to the bottom of the airbox vai another plastic tube that's screwed to the chassis leg (the first section of it just after the infamous flap) - it's the primary air pick up for the airbox if you still have the flap on.