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SMG TO MANUAL CONVERSION

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Post by kaankabaklioglu » Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:46 pm

Hi everybody, i just had a problem with my 03 z4 smg. The clutch actuator on the smg was ended his life :( . So I already want to convert it to manual and the new clutch actuator is 3k $. Here is the problem. I know as the e46's parts arent compatible with z4. If anyone done this job please show me your pathway and enbright me :D . Thanks.

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Post by patriot66 » Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:58 pm

Take a look on SMG Society website. A German company, they offer many new or reconditioned parts for all the various types of SMG. They can rebuild your existing clutch actuator for just €150 ! :thumbsup:
https://www.smgsociety.com/portfolio/cl ... speed-smg/
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Post by kaankabaklioglu » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:28 pm

Thank you, i saw that company but anyway, my car is about 170k km and i am afraid to have another problem with smg. And probably that one not gonna be cheap to fix.

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Post by dhobbs » Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:20 pm

Has Wheeler dealers done this on an e46 m3?
Sure I saw a YouTube video on this a while ago.

Is the z4 setup for this or is there any fabrication to do?
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Post by kaankabaklioglu » Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:58 am

Z4's setup is pretty much different, almost nothing is compatible with E46..

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Post by patriot66 » Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:16 pm

kaankabaklioglu wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:58 am Z4's setup is pretty much different, almost nothing is compatible with E46..
Nothing is compatible with the E46 M3 SMG II system, however the 'ordinary' 6 speed SMG system was available on E46, E85, E63 and E60 with M54 engines. http://www.smgsociety.com/model-overview/6-speed-smg/
I would seriously consider a used unit from any of the above rather than going to all the trouble and expense of changing to a 6 speed manual.
On EBAY a 6speed SMG from an E46 with only 88k miles on it for £450 ! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E46-SSG- ... 635-2958-0 :thumbsup:
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Post by kaankabaklioglu » Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:58 pm

That one on the ebay is whole transmission and its cost incredibly expensive for me to ship it thru Turkey. Thats why now i am trying to fix it, i found a guy which is have a mechanic garage, i hope he will fix the part, if he cant probably i will try to send te part to smgsociety to rebuild.

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Post by patriot66 » Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:18 pm

:thumbsup:
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