I figured it was finally time to put together a thread to document the maintenance, modifications, and history of my car to keep track of all in one place. I will try to follow a format that
Suprgnat has done in his thread as it is extremely simple and easy to follow.
This is not my first BMW and certainly won't be my last. As I decided to sell my 335i, I was on the hunt for the 135i that I wanted. It had to be N55, manual, and iDrive. Boy, talk about a tough combo to find since the majority of these are DCT and when you do come across a manual, most of the time they lack iDrive. After two months of looking daily, I finally came across a freshly listed car without photos by a dealer one night and decoded the VIN. It finally met the requirements! The car was in Atlanta, GA (Marietta specifically), about 6 hours away and I bought a bus ticket later that week after discussing with the dealer and having a good friend that lives in the Atlanta area look the car over.
On July 27th, 2018 I got to the dealership early in the morning and finally feasted my eyes on the car for the first time. This car was in absolutely phenomenal shape and extremely clean. I knew I had made the right decision. Signed the paperwork, got the keys, and I was on my way. Not without stopping for some breakfast, a quick photoshoot, and lunch with a couple friends first before heading home that afternoon.
Specifications:
2011 BMW 135i
Space Gray
Dakota Leather Boston Beige
6 Speed Manual
M Sport
iDrive
Current Modifications:
Exterior
Headlight PPF
Genuine BMW Performance gloss black kidney grilles
CF V style lip
BMW Performance style CF diffuser
Gloss black vinyl wrapped roof
LUX 160 AE bulbs
Smoked LED side markers
Genuine BMW LCI Blackline taillights
Interior
Terracotta brown heated manual interior swap
Genuine BMW side & rear sunshades (discontinued)
Custom 1M gauge cluster by ClustersandCoding
Red start button
Hardwired V1 radar detector
Coby black alcantara shift and e-brake boots (silver stitching)
Ziza LED interior
Rogue Engineering CF race shift knob (discontinued)
Performance
PPK1 flash tune
MHD stage 2+ tune (93 octane and E50 variants)
AA chargepipe
BMS intake (removed)
VRSF 7" HD intercooler
VRSF catless downpipe
PC Racing (Paul Parks) stage 2 LPFP
Suspension/Drivetrain/Brakes
Swift Spec-R lowering springs
Koni Yellow struts & shocks
Dinan camber plates
E36 M3 front bumpstops
E86 Z4M rear bumpstops
Powerflex rear top shock mount
OE BMW M3 front upper control arms
Rogue Engineering monoballs
TRW M3 control arms front & rear
ECS rear trailing arms
Rogue Engineering trans mounts (need to install)
Whiteline rear subframe bushings (need to install)
Zimmermann drilled & slotted rotors
EBC Redstuff brake pads
BMS DSSR (need to install)
AKG bronze clutch pedal bushing (need to install)
BMS clutch stop
Wheels/Tires
Style 261M wheels
18x7.5/8.5 ET49/52
Michelin AS3+ 225/40 & 255/35
12.5mm spacers front and 10mm spacers rear
Vertini RF1.2 wheels (now called RFS1.2)
Brushed silver
19x8.5/9.5 ET35/45
Hankook Ventus V12 Evo2 225/35 & 255/30
As of December 2019
