hmm.... looks like a drop may be out of the question...

[confusion]

i think i'm gonna remove the plastic flaps but i'm concerned that the kw v2 or v3s i was considering may not play nicely w/ my driveway.

[morscode]

are you going down perpendicular or at an angle?

[confusion]

Originally Posted by mzaiderman

are you going down perpendicular or at an angle?

my driveway is shaped like a checkmark. the pictures are taken at the lowest point where my wheels are at the bottom of the "V". i'm going straight in, not an angle. i haven't tried angling in. i'm not sure if my garage is wide enough to make that feasible. i'll have to see.

[ichiban]

eh, just remove the flap, you have a room for a good 1 &1/2 inch drop.

[confusion]

Originally Posted by ichiban

eh, just remove the flap, you have a room for a good 1 &1/2 inch drop.

you just might be right. if i pull the trigger, i'll be sure and thank you if you were. if not...

jk :P

[ichiban]

haha, if not, then you'll pull the trigger on me XD.

But i feel your dilemma, i'll take pictures of my drive way, i think it's worse than yours, or else, my 1er would be dropped already *sigh*.

[Papethova]

Set 2 wooden planks to match up with your wheels and it should give you clearance. Thats what I did.

I may have the worst driveway known to man and I know my car stock is lower than a 1 series.

[confusion]

Originally Posted by Papethova

Set 2 wooden planks to match up with your wheels and it should give you clearance. Thats what I did.

heh, if i weren't married, that might've been a real solution. :wub:

[Oregon]

Man, that driveway deal looks familiar...:eyebulge:

[lib]

Originally Posted by confusion

heh, if i weren't married, that might've been a real solution. :wub:

Plan B would involve a bag of cement and a day when she's out of the house.

[ichiban]

^

that might be a solution, if you put a 2-3" hollow steel tube inside, and pour cement over it, as not to obstruct the flow of rain water.

[Oregon]

City of Houston code-Nazis would string him up by the privates.

[lib]

The problem appears to be where his driveway ramps up to the garage not where it meets the street (you can see the garage in the photo). He should be fine and may not need the pipe (though that depends on the drainage around the garage)

Now, if it is at the street it's completely different and the city would throw a fit.

[jeremyc74]

I wouldn't screw with those flaps if I were you. I'm betting they're there to correct some kind of airflow problem.

F-Bodies and Corvettes have a flap like that under them. It's not exactly the same application because those don't really have a grill, but if you remove it they will run hot, and even overheat.

I'm just betting BMW didn't stick those on there without a good reason.

[wooter]

Those flaps do indeed control airflow at higher speeds.

[Mystiqueskillz]

Damn a 135i is that low!

[1ForAll]

Maybe you should think about purchasing a new house to better accommodate your 1er.:biggrin:

[Stew]

Uh oh, my drive way is waay steep, does anyone know how low the stock 135 is compared to a 95 Honday Prelude? Ehe...gotta go in slow with the Honda to avoid scraping...hope it doesn't become a problem with a new 135 =/