2013 135is owners discussion and photos thread!

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

no haven't seen it in person yet. really like the M3 in photos.....disliked the M4 even in the photos! I'm sure they are huge as you're saying......Everytime i see a 4-series i think it looks HUGE so the M4 must look even bigger.....

I followed an M3 test mule last year, didn't do much for me, though I don't have any interest in any sedans. And they sound so farty and bad from the outside compared to our exotic beasts, though not sure I can include you in that anymore. =P They did choose an excellent wav file though as it does sound nice from INSIDE the car through the speakers.

There is a mineral grey 435 that now parks near me at work as of last week and every time I walk by, all I think is how huge that looks and how pointless the excess size/weight is. I should park next to it one day before I leave and take pics of them side by side to really show the size difference. It looks like, dare I say...a luxobarge!

Anyways, looks like I'm moving up in the world! Last week I had a lovely hyundai accent rental car and this week, I got a hyundai elantra! In red! I shall be cruising in style today as the designated driver. Let me upgrade! Don't be jealous y'all.

[Kouper]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

I followed an M3 test mule last year, didn't do much for me, though I don't have any interest in any sedans. And they sound so farty and bad from the outside compared to our exotic beasts, though not sure I can include you in that anymore. =P They did choose an excellent wav file though as it does sound nice from INSIDE the car through the speakers.

There is a mineral grey 435 that now parks near me at work as of last week and every time I walk by, all I think is how huge that looks and how pointless the excess size/weight is. I should park next to it one day before I leave and take pics of them side by side to really show the size difference. It looks like, dare I say...a luxobarge!

Anyways, looks like I'm moving up in the world! Last week I had a lovely hyundai accent rental car and this week, I got a hyundai elantra! In red! I shall be cruising in style today as the designated driver. Let me upgrade! Don't be jealous y'all.

OK....wait. I get why you rented to Accent last week to keep the miles down on your car so that when you return from SB with your new suspension and pull into your garage your car will have exactly 7,000 miles on it...but why the Elantra this week? I need a scorecard to keep up with your Hyundai fetish....

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by Kouper

OK....wait. I get why you rented to Accent last week to keep the miles down on your car so that when you return from SB with your new suspension and pull into your garage your car will have exactly 7,000 miles on it...but why the Elantra this week? I need a scorecard to keep up with your Hyundai fetish....

I could have paid $15 more and had a red mustang convertible...v6. No thanks.

Similar reasons for the rental today, though it's so I can have 6500 miles when it goes in for alignment and service. But, moreso because I'm the designated driver today for the 4th and driving 3 people way off yonder for barbeque and fireworks and I ain't stuffing them + their kid in my car, nor do I want my beloved baby parked out there. Man, this elantra is so much nicer than that accent. SiriusXM active again as well. =)

But hey, if I've gotta rent a car, might as well take a nice 50 mile cruise up the coast and take the long way there. Next week...I shall do that in MY car up to SB for the suspension install, then back down PCH to see how she feels. =)

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by RickMsport

... or install some PPK stickers...

When I got PPK1 installed, my dealer didn't give me the opportunity to install the stickers myself. They did it for me and I wasn't happy at all! Oh well, at least they're on the car even if they're not where i'd put them. And my butt dyno says it feels more like 350 hp rather than 320 quoted. Don't know if i'm right but that would be typical of BMW to underestimate the hp on the PPK as they underestimate it on everything else. I'm sure it's been dyno'd in the past but it still feels like that to me. Wonder what the 1M feels like. IEDEI - your thoughts?

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by EvenEsteban

When I got PPK1 installed, my dealer didn't give me the opportunity to install the stickers myself. They did it for me and I wasn't happy at all! Oh well, at least they're on the car even if they're not where i'd put them. And my butt dyno says it feels more like 350 hp rather than 320 quoted. Don't know if i'm right but that would be typical of BMW to underestimate the hp on the PPK as they underestimate it on everything else. I'm sure it's been dyno'd in the past but it still feels like that to me. Wonder what the 1M feels like. IEDEI - your thoughts?

Did they give you the metal badge? THat's the "sticker" they're mocking me on. Long story.

But it's interesting you mention that you feel that the PPK is underrated by BMW. I was researching the dinan stage 2 flash again and stumbled on a very intriguing and interesting video of Steve Dinan evaluating the PPK on a newer 335. I've sent this to a few people, but will post here since anyone with the PPK might be interested. Assuming the PPK is exactly the same for the N55 335 or darn close, they dyno'd it and found that the power estimates ARE quite underrated by BMW. If that's the case, that really narrows the gap between our cars with PPK and the dinan stage 2 flash and means it may not be worth it really. I don't know anybody that's actually dyno'd an N55 135 with the PPK to see what they got though. Enjoy!

And happy 4th to my fellow IS owners and Marc08EX and EvenEsteban, whose severe OCD makes you welcome additions we embrace as well. =P

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Did they give you the metal badge? THat's the "sticker" they're mocking me on. Long story.

Yes, they did give me the metal badge and they stuck it on the inside of my hood so when I open the hood and look up - there it is. Weird place. Think I've read that long story you're talking about.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

And happy 4th to my fellow IS owners and Marc08EX and EvenEsteban, whose severe OCD makes you welcome additions we embrace as well. =P

Thanks for the welcome and happy 4th to you and all fellow 1ADDICTS as well.

[CAVU]

Happy Independence Day everyone!!!

Today I gave my car the Collinite 845 treatment. This stuff is amazing. Extremely easy to apply and remove. 2 weeks ago I had the car clayed and sealed with Optimum Poli-Seal, so adding 2 coats of Collinite 845 makes the finish look simply incredible.

[owen2001]

Originally Posted by RickMsport

Happy Independence Day everyone!!!

Today I gave my car the Collinite 845 treatment. This stuff is amazing. Extremely easy to apply and remove. 2 weeks ago I had the car clayed and sealed with Optimum Poli-Seal, so adding 2 coats of Collinite 845 makes the finish look simply incredible.

Bro. That car looks amazing in the pics. Whatever you applied, I'm doing that this week. I just waxed the beast and it looks legit, but your pics take it to another level. Nice work.

[owen2001]

Originally Posted by Kouper

You and Greg related?

Lol, by the way. Meant to post earlier. That was priceless. Was literally cracking up when I read that. How didn't I make that connection?!

[Chunner]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Assuming the PPK is exactly the same for the N55 335 or darn close, they dyno'd it and found that the power estimates ARE quite underrated by BMW. If that's the case, that really narrows the gap between our cars with PPK and the dinan stage 2 flash and means it may not be worth it really. I don't know anybody that's actually dyno'd an N55 135 with the PPK to see what they got though. Enjoy!

Greg, if you ever come to NY, take my ride out for the afternoon. The Dinan tune is miles ahead of the PPK Tune. I bet you fly back to LA and get it installed... Bet you a hundred bucks you would =) ...

[owen2001]

Originally Posted by Chunner

Greg, if you ever come to NY, take my ride out for the afternoon. The Dinan tune is miles ahead of the PPK Tune. I bet you fly back to LA and get it installed... Bet you a hundred bucks you would =) ...

$100? Shit. After taking your beast for a spin, I'd bet $2000 that he'd go get it installed. I would too

[CAVU]

Originally Posted by EvenEsteban

That looks awesome Rick! you have way more energy than I do. Too lazy, these days to do it myself. Fortunately (or is it unfortunately), I have more money than energy so I have a detailer come to my house every so often. He does a really great job but there's nothing like the feeling of doing it yourself! Oh and by the way, love the splash guards. Wonder how they'd look on lemans blue? Probably not as good as they look on mineral grey. Dam you, mineral grey!

Originally Posted by owen2001

Bro. That car looks amazing in the pics. Whatever you applied, I'm doing that this week. I just waxed the beast and it looks legit, but your pics take it to another level. Nice work.

Thanks guys! This Collinite 845 stuff is really nice. Full disclosure: I do have my detailer guy periodically do the claying and Optimum Poli-Seal, but I've been thinking of springing for a Porter-Cable 7424xp and doing the claying, sealing, and polishing myself.

The splash guards are polarizing. I've had people negatively comment on them in these forums, and I've heard people bash them at meets. I installed them due to the tremendous amounts of debris on the roads here in the winter and wanted to reduce the damage to the paint behind the wheels, and they've been pretty effective.

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by Chunner

Greg, if you ever come to NY, take my ride out for the afternoon. The Dinan tune is miles ahead of the PPK Tune. I bet you fly back to LA and get it installed... Bet you a hundred bucks you would =) ...

The problem is, I'm sure it's awesome and will be just like crack. Once I try it, I'll be hooked and there's no going back! That's why I'm trying to D.A.R.E. and so no to Dinan...for this week. I'll be at the Dinan dealer though on Saturday to discuss the details.

Originally Posted by EvenEsteban

Oh and by the way, love the splash guards. Wonder how they'd look on lemans blue? Probably not as good as they look on mineral grey. Dam you, mineral grey!

Esteban - check out 3002 tii's pics in this thread as he put splash guards on his lemans blue 135is if you want to see what it looks like. One benefit though of having them on the mineral grey is they likely blend in more as they're almost body colored.

Originally Posted by RickMsport

Thanks guys! This Collinite 845 stuff is really nice.

And damn Rick that looks AMAZING. I swear, in the close up side shots, I couldn't even tell what color the car was cause it's so reflective. It looked like a black car. Mineral grey at its finest.

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by owen2001

Bro. That car looks amazing in the pics. Whatever you applied, I'm doing that this week. I just waxed the beast and it looks legit, but your pics take it to another level. Nice work.

If you want, I can send you a small bottle it to use. I have tons and bought new fun stuff to try when I detail mine in a couple of weeks, so have plenty to spare, and even have a small 4 ounce bottle I put some in. I fear though if you put this on a black car, you will blind all drivers and burn every ant in town as well.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Esteban - check out 3002 tii's pics in this thread as he put splash guards on his lemans blue 135is if you want to see what it looks like. One benefit though of having them on the mineral grey is they likely blend in more as they're almost body colored.

Checked out 3002 tii's car again to refresh my memory (seen it before). looks good but not as good as Rick's with the splash guards. The splash guards just don't blend as well on the lemans blue. In my opinion they look like afterthoughts on the lemans blue car (no offense), but with mineral grey they look like they came with the car to me and it would look incomplete without them. Mineral grey is definitely my second favorite color on this car but lemans blue rules!

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by EvenEsteban

Checked out 3002 ti's car again to refresh my memory (seen it before). looks good but not as good as Rick's with the splash guards. The splash guards just don't blend as well on the lemans blue. In my opinion they look like afterthoughts on the lemans blue car (no offense), but with mineral grey they look like they came with the car to me and it would look incomplete without them. Mineral grey is definitely my second favorite color on this car but lemans blue rules!

You could always get this mineral grey 135is. =P

http://www.bmwofbloomington.com/used...a356447b7d.htm

Mineral Grey for life,

Greg

[owen2001]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

If you want, I can send you a small bottle it to use. I have tons and bought new fun stuff to try when I detail mine in a couple of weeks, so have plenty to spare, and even have a small 4 ounce bottle I put some in. I fear though if you put this on a black car, you will blind all drivers and burn every ant in town as well.

PM sent!

[IEDEI]

how much does it cost to have someone do these Opti paint seals? am thinking about getting it done. can't be arsed to do it myself as i am terrible at detailing...lol

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Mineral Grey for life,

Greg

You want a piece of me? Come at me bro!

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Anyways, looks like I'm moving up in the world! Last week I had a lovely hyundai accent rental car and this week, I got a hyundai elantra! In red! I shall be cruising in style today as the designated driver. Let me upgrade! Don't be jealous y'all.

yo why do you have so many rental cars!?!?! use your 135is!!!

[owen2001]

Check out what just showed up

Gonna see if my indy can put these on this week. Will definitely let you know.