r/e46 is a subreddit with 65k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and they frequently recommend/review suspension, shift knob, and head unit, and the most common flair used is general questions, my ride, troubleshooting, damage/broken… 😥, and check this out!.
For those wanting to see more of BMW's 4th generation 3 series, the beautiful and timeless E46!
Popular Themes in r/e46
#1
Solution Requests
: "Help with tire size"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Has anyone found the best way to remove oil stains"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Someone crashed into me, write off?"
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Give me Ideas to Upgrade"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "Is $10k Outrageous for a 330ci with 150k miles?"
1 post
Products Discussed in r/e46
Suspension
29 reviews
#1
Bilstein
4.0★ from 7 reviews
#2
Eibach
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Sachs
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Shift Knob
9 reviews
#1
BMW
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Amazon
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
CoolShiftKnobs
4.0★ from 1 review
Head Unit
8 reviews
#1
Eonon
3.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
AliExpress
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Sony
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/e46
#1
General Questions
: "M Sport II Bumper Trims in Silver?"
62 posts
#2
My Ride
: "23 years & 300k miles has never looked better."
47 posts
#3
Troubleshooting
: "Uhm… i have no clue where to start here (325ci)"
43 posts
#4
Damage/Broken… 😥
: "46 sedan"
22 posts
#5
Check this out!
: "The 2 series is the closest thing you can get to a modern e46 change my mind"
20 posts
#6
Meme/Funny
: "Raced a MkV Supra last night and lost my blinker😢"
3 posts
#7
Community Guide
: "I just changed my passenger side Window Regular and made a How-To video on it!"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/e46
Yearly
+14k members(27.1%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026