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Not sure if it's just the angle that makes it look like that, or just any dark color. Here's a similar shot of mine, though the sun is washing out the back a bit. Why do people hate the looks and backs of our cars so much? Heck, I'm coming back and throwing in a similar pic of my old 135i - Eva the Misbehava as she was titanium silver.
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(my first ever post...celebrating my one week 1er ownership anniversary...I'm on cloud ONE!!! BWAHHHHH!) BTW, gregthegr8, gorgeous vehicle! |
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Congrats! Now lets see it!
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Happy 1st Birthday to the Lil Blue Beastie. It was a quick 15k miles!
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<fights back tears> They grow up so fast! My Isabelle turns 5 months old tomorrow. Elwood, were you the first forum member to get their IS? If they came out in August/September, wondering who has had theirs the longest on here. |
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Mike - GREAT PIC!
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10-02-2013, 06:46 PM | #1351 |
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Huge "Mod" Arrived Today!
Since I can't stop buying lil gifts for my beloved Isabelle, to celebrate her 5 month birthday tomorrow and to make me feel better about the floormat issue, here's my next major mod that arrived today via freight. Can't wait to install!
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EDIT: Hmm, ///M caps or Roundel caps?
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10-02-2013, 09:21 PM | #1353 | |
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I'd tell you get these or the M ones since yours is black on black. After opening mine from the packaging, they're actually quite stunning and look metallic but are plastic as necessary for our cars with the TPMS (can't use metal caps). Hard to tell from the pics, but they're like a clear plastic dome/bubble and the BMW is written INSIDE at the base of it as opposed to writing on the top of it if that makes any sense. And when you see what comes stock on the cars, they're ugly cheapo looking. Any update on your car? |
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10-03-2013, 06:24 PM | #1356 |
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New OEM BMW Performance Brake Kit
Picked up my car. I couldn't be happier with the results. I replaced the calipers with the yellow ones (obviously) and replaced all 4 rotors. The front rotors are slotted/drilled and the rears are slotted/dimpled. All came from my local BMW dealer.
On a side note, I want to give a shout out to Michael and the crew at The Import Mechanics. These guys are awesome and I highly recommend them if you're in the metro Denver area. They really hooked me up w/ the install and it turned out perfectly. |
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Wow, looks great Owen, though I'm concerned you get your hair did at that salon a bit too often. Ha! Curious what you think of them so far in your limited time with them on.
Also, I've never really looked into the upgraded rotors or performance calipers, and while I don't want to ask how much you spent cause I think that's somewhat rude, I'm wondering just ballpark around what it costs in parts and labor in case any of us want to go that route after hearing what you think of them of course as you spend more time with them. Not sure if any of the IS people on here have them. |
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What's the benefit of the performance caliper? They're both 6 pot calipers...
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I'll let you know if I actually like the new caps as those black BMW performance ones would look lovely on your car. |
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10-04-2013, 02:07 AM | #1362 |
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FWIW, here are a couple of pics of my floormats and blue stitching (build date 2/1/2013). Looks like I have the brighter blue also. I didn't look that closely at the extra set of floor mats I ordered (and they are now in transit somewhere between Florida and Hawaii so I can't look at them now), but I think they are the darker blue and therefore don't match my original ones.
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10-04-2013, 02:13 AM | #1363 |
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Oh yea I am in Honolulu now, my 135is is currently in Torrance CA and slated to sail on October 5. If it makes that ship I should see it here October 11-18, according to the transport company. Here was my last glimpse of it a couple of weeks ago:
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The OEM performance brake kit (34-11-0-444-766) runs $2,800, but I applied a 20% off BMW parts coupon (that I received from my local dealer) that saved me several hundred dollars. The install took most of the day and cost about $550. So you're looking at about $3,000 when it's all said and done. I'm going to sell the performance kit that came off my IS in order to offset the cost and bring my total out-of-pocket costs to below 2 grand. That was my goal. |
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