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It had been 7 years, and they were getting slightly yellow and cloudy.
Headlight Restoration:
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Nice. I ordered the Maguiars Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration kit for my e90. I have done it in the past and they come out great every time. I Will do my E88 as well but its not as Bad like my E90.
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Evolution of Speed BPM4 Installed.
Absolutely amazing kit.
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05-22-2024, 05:42 PM | #20091 | |
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I masked off the paint with blue tape - you can see the residue in the (blurry) close-up shots. Lightly wet-sanded with 400, 600, 800, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000. Followed by Meg's 105 on an orange pad, 205 on white, Flitz on white, Meg's Ultimate Polish on black, and finally the PlastX on the wool buff. Most buffed out with microfiber, but used a terry cloth followed by MF for the final step. Then cleaned off residue with Invisible Glass before spraying on the coating and allowing it to cure overnight. I'll be really happy if I get another 7 years out of it!
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Cool I am planning to the work for the weekend. Ill post the before after photos too. 😉 |
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05-23-2024, 02:37 PM | #20093 |
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So yesterday I had my car give me the yellow overheating warning and then loss of power. I shut the car off while I was waiting at a light and then turned it back on when it turned green and the warning didn't return for rest of the ~10 minute trip.
It was about 70*F yesterday evening, I was sitting in the drive through for about 5 minutes with my a/c on auto 71*F medium fan. After I pulled out of the drive through the overheating warning came on. I'm going to monitor the situation and see if any shadow codes are stored. I'm hoping it's not water pump/tstat related since I just replaced those two years ago. At least parts would be free since it's FCP...
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You should definitely see some codes... I remember having a few when mine died, on both cars actually (X3 with the N55). |
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05-23-2024, 06:14 PM | #20095 | |
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2E83 Elektrische Kühlmittelpumpe, leistrungsreduzierter Betrieb also have a 2A87 Auslass-VANOS, Mechanik... edit; so past Mike was dumb and ordered a Bav Auto water pump through ECS Tuning. Out of warranty and ordered before they started their lifetime warranty program. BLEH!
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05-23-2024, 10:18 PM | #20097 | |
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The front end is much more "reliable" and consistent. Stock control arms allowed for a "breaking point" when making quick maneuvers, or when near the limit on a fast sweeper (such as a highway ramp). Stock arms had a tendency to "give" and sort of upset the car. None of that with the M3 control arms. Very much worth the money. |
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Just purchased an N55 muffler from a 2011 135i on marketa. Should arrive by next Friday. Saw some videos on youtube and other forum posts and hoping for great results.
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05-24-2024, 11:57 AM | #20099 |
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Post results, strongly thinking of doing this too.
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05-25-2024, 06:22 AM | #20100 |
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I cleared codes, went on a short drive, then checked for codes again and there was nothing. I'm still gonna swap out the water pump tho...
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05-25-2024, 11:31 PM | #20101 |
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I slightly filed the edges of the box the arm slides into with a small bevel since it is a very close fit. Others have spread it slightly with a crescent wrench or hammer. You will need an alignment right after. It is a great mod and well worth doing. You will be very pleased.
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Since these stink bugs started appearing where I live, I've gotten used to them buzzing around outside and getting into the house and have just accepted they are a part of life now. But not in my Little Red 128i! Oh, Hell No!
Pulled the housing off and got that dried up little carcass out of there. Decided it would be a good time to replace a bunch of bulbs, as well. The turn signal bulb's amber coating was all dried, cracked, and peeling so it's been in there a while.
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Mostly spent this weekend helping my son with his E46 (coolant leak in the inlet pipe - which means disassembling pretty much everything on the intake side of the head). However, I did spend 20 minutes swapping out the HomeLink unit in my mirror with one from a 2012 F10 and now I don't need the little clip-on fob for my LiftMaster garage door opener.
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$175 bucks later and I have a clean N55 backbox (axleback?) muffler.
Seems like the original owner upgraded the exhaust shortly after acquiring the 135i new.
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