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Aussie_in_London · 07-19-2012, 02:18 PM

mpiligrim · 07-23-2012, 03:43 AM

Just ordered, will be able to give my review in 1,5 months

only doubt I have, would it be so good on the racetrack? Just purchased 530d xDrive touring in m-pack, so my 1m now mostly runs on the weekends and trackdays.

amigo · 07-29-2012, 06:13 PM

Thank you. THANK YOU!!! Aussie in London. I have been agonizing for years [09 135i] about what to do. This is it. Going to order this week.
I only got on to the 1M section by mistake too.
I owe you a pint!

eeghie · 07-29-2012, 06:46 PM

http://www.bimmertoday.de/2012/05/09...pe/#more-53720

There is a growing diversity of reviews. Just underneath the picture the author Benny (that seems to have access to KW product manager) indicates the Sport+ setting as closest to the OEM setting.

That's a new one!?

What do the owners & other reviewers think about the setting closest to OEM?

Aussie_in_London · 07-30-2012, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amigo

Thank you. THANK YOU!!! Aussie in London. I have been agonizing for years [09 135i] about what to do. This is it. Going to order this week.
I only got on to the 1M section by mistake too.
I owe you a pint!

No worries, well worth it ....

Quote:

Originally Posted by eeghie

http://www.bimmertoday.de/2012/05/09...pe/#more-53720

There is a growing diversity of reviews. Just underneath the picture the author Benny (that seems to have access to KW product manager) indicates the Sport+ setting as closest to the OEM setting.

That's a new one!?

What do the owners & other reviewers think about the setting closest to OEM?

Ah hell NO, even sports is slightly firmer than oem but very close of the 3, sports+ is well to much for around my way, my access road along the edge of the Thames is undulating to the point of 20mph and oem was nigh on fine at that speed, sports is a little to much and best suited to comfort, but no, sports+ is anything near oem!

LotusBoy · 08-06-2012, 08:50 AM

In my view, Sport+ was excellent at the Magny-Cours track last month, but as my installer put it: "It's simply too hard for road use", certainly if you run 19in wheels. Sport mode is great on a decent road, and very close to OEM. About Comfort, well, I drove this afternoon the 318d of a friend with 16in wheels and found it very similar to my Baby-M in Comfort mode ...
The article in Performance BMW sums it up real good !

LotusBoy · 08-21-2012, 08:13 AM

Recently started playing with the i-phone's KW app to tune the suspension set-up. What a revelation ! It showed me that the 3 basic modes are fine, but you need just a few seconds to set it up EXACTELY to your taste. It's totally personal of course, but since the beginning, I've always found the standard Comfort mode really a little too soft and wallowy. So instead of the 0% firmness of the Comfort, I now use 5% when I'm just warming up, or on a bad road. It's surprising how much difference that makes in body control !
Otherwise, as we know thanks to Eeghie, the Sport mode is equivalent to 33% percent firmness. Sport mode is also roughly equivalent to an OEM 1M's standard ride firmness. And to many of us, including me, it's still a tad too firm for most roads. So I started for searching for the "ideal" B-road set-up, and found a sweet compromise at 20% firmness. Remember that I drive in Belgium: a scandinavian/german/swiss/austrian B-road would most probably have a better surface, allowing easily 30% or even 40% to be used. I keep this kind of settings for highway driving, and 50% or more for track days ...

07-23-2012, 03:43 AM	#90
mpiligrim M-addict Drives: 1M VO Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Moscow Posts: 54 iTrader: (0)	Just ordered, will be able to give my review in 1,5 months only doubt I have, would it be so good on the racetrack? Just purchased 530d xDrive touring in m-pack, so my 1m now mostly runs on the weekends and trackdays. __________________ In wroom I trust.

07-29-2012, 06:46 PM	#92
eeghie Kind of a Big Deal Drives: an 1M not often enough Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: between Unlimited and Hard to Get Posts: 912 iTrader: (0)	Review BimmerToday indicates Sport+ closest to OEM!? http://www.bimmertoday.de/2012/05/09...pe/#more-53720 There is a growing diversity of reviews. Just underneath the picture the author Benny (that seems to have access to KW product manager) indicates the Sport+ setting as closest to the OEM setting. That's a new one!? What do the owners & other reviewers think about the setting closest to OEM?

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07-29-2012, 06:13 PM	#91
amigo New Member Drives: 135i AW,Coral red,Msport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vancouver,B.C. Posts: 21 iTrader: (0)	Thank you. THANK YOU!!! Aussie in London. I have been agonizing for years [09 135i] about what to do. This is it. Going to order this week. I only got on to the 1M section by mistake too. I owe you a pint!

08-06-2012, 08:50 AM	#94
LotusBoy Private First Class Drives: BSM 1M, N55, KW's DDC Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brussels Posts: 118 iTrader: (0)	In my view, Sport+ was excellent at the Magny-Cours track last month, but as my installer put it: "It's simply too hard for road use", certainly if you run 19in wheels. Sport mode is great on a decent road, and very close to OEM. About Comfort, well, I drove this afternoon the 318d of a friend with 16in wheels and found it very similar to my Baby-M in Comfort mode ... The article in Performance BMW sums it up real good !

08-21-2012, 08:13 AM	#95
LotusBoy Private First Class Drives: BSM 1M, N55, KW's DDC Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brussels Posts: 118 iTrader: (0)	Recently started playing with the i-phone's KW app to tune the suspension set-up. What a revelation ! It showed me that the 3 basic modes are fine, but you need just a few seconds to set it up EXACTELY to your taste. It's totally personal of course, but since the beginning, I've always found the standard Comfort mode really a little too soft and wallowy. So instead of the 0% firmness of the Comfort, I now use 5% when I'm just warming up, or on a bad road. It's surprising how much difference that makes in body control ! Otherwise, as we know thanks to Eeghie, the Sport mode is equivalent to 33% percent firmness. Sport mode is also roughly equivalent to an OEM 1M's standard ride firmness. And to many of us, including me, it's still a tad too firm for most roads. So I started for searching for the "ideal" B-road set-up, and found a sweet compromise at 20% firmness. Remember that I drive in Belgium: a scandinavian/german/swiss/austrian B-road would most probably have a better surface, allowing easily 30% or even 40% to be used. I keep this kind of settings for highway driving, and 50% or more for track days ...