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Now that I'm happy with the short shifter, I used a smaller zip-tie to secure the top of my new shift boot, and RTV'd the knob in place: So much fun, I ride around a gear high just to blipshift down at every opportunity.
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10-24-2017, 07:50 AM | #5284 | ||
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Also the clutch stop is 100% gonna be worth it. The 128i I drove without a CDV delete and clutch stop was a bit.. difficult since I was so used it having them. I honestly like my cherry as well. Fits very well with the beige. It might be an 'old person' color scheme but I find it the smoothest, visually.
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10-24-2017, 08:57 AM | #5285 |
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Personally, I have a soft-spot for cars that have what I call the "safari theme". Light colored interiors with wood fit the bill and there's something fun and natural about them. My car has the all black/silver interior and while it fits my build, it gets boring sometimes. I had a 1982 Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel that had this color scheme and I loved driving the thing because the interior made me feel like I was on some grand adventure lol.
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Researched a heated steering wheel retrofit. It seems totally doable except I haven't checked to see what wiring is up the steering column or how hard it would be to patch in.
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I think others have done it but just an FYI there's no m-sport heated wheels.
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10-24-2017, 05:52 PM | #5289 |
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Yeah I know. It'd be identical to my current wheel which is a decent wheel anyway. But I just bought some nice gloves. The retrofit is likely going to cost too much.
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10-24-2017, 05:56 PM | #5290 | |
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Today, I tried to install a make-it-yourself clutch stop. At the last moment, I realized I was reading from an E36 forum. So, I gave up on that, and ordered the BMS one off of eBay for $10 shipped, arriving November 3rd-ish. Also, I fixed my OBD2 port. One of the tabs that holds it in place was broken by the previous owner. I found out that you can mount the port facing in towards the footwell, so I mounted it like that. I had to hack that trim panel a little to allow my Carly adapter to plug-in. Now I can have Carly's parameters feature running while I'm driving (as in COOLANT and OIL TEMPS!). This will be particularly awesome on the track in TWO WEEKS!
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Yeah, I think I remember you posting before about your orange trim. I like it!
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10-25-2017, 08:08 AM | #5292 |
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I did. Both of my HPDE instructors immediately said, "WOW! That's interesting..." when they got in my car. I just found black, on black, with strokes of brown in-between, boring. Especially in such a fun car!
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10-25-2017, 09:44 AM | #5293 |
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Took the time while my front bumper was off to polish my foglights! They were ROUGH. Took almost an hour to sand back to smooth plastic that didn't have rocks and shit embedded in it. Almost 9 years of road grime erased! As to why the bumper was off.. had a little bit of condensation in my passenger side headlight so I took that out and tried resealing it, made sure everything was seated right. Replaced the breathers with the OEM ones off my halogens. Doubt it'll make much of a difference but anything helps. Reminds me of why I wanted OEM 135i lights and not aftermarket.. but the deal was amazing and they work great. ALSO. I'm working on this car at a record pace. I swear I could lift the car onto jacks and remove the front bumper in like 15 minutes.
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desertman123 You're on a roll lately! Good work on the fogs!
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For the method, I started with washing them and taking off the bumper and removing the whole housing. Started with a wet 1000 grit sanding, then once the whole front was hazed, smoothed and 'level', I wet sanded with 3000 grit. After that I moved to the DA with a medium cut pad and rubbing compound. Then a polishing compound and a light coating of some meguiar's plastic polishing juice. Then some UV protecting clear coat from 3M. Yeah man thanks I've just been keeping myself busy! The bumper was coming off anyway due to the condensation, so it was convenient to touch these up. Honestly since updating the headlights and sides, I've been really focused on making the outside of the car look good. I've been done with any drivetrain maintenance or work for a while so it's just time to make moves the appearance. I wanna be noticed at car meets lol. Borrowed bossman's camera
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I noticed you have the dreaded peeling steering wheel, it's a super common issue and a pretty easy fix if you're looking for (yet) another project Found this for you:
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10-25-2017, 07:54 PM | #5299 |
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Finally fixed my suspension setup, and got rid of the garbage factory sport suspension. Installed Ohlins coilovers, m3 control arms, new strut mounts, whiteline rear subframe inserts, and hawk hps brake pads all around. Can't wait to really try it out!
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Also I need to do this with my cupholder, or just commit and peel alllllllll of it off.
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Just replace the lever and that's it. $90. Trust me when I say this, you won't regret a short shifter. http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1335381 That bone stock M-Sport manual I drove felt great but the long throw made it feel like I'm churning butter. ALSO make sure your clutch fluid is fresh and bled!! It made a much bigger difference than I expected. Edit: Photoshopped the wheels i want onto my car.. I'm a huge fan.
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