What did you do to/for your 1er today?

[Zombie_Head]

Whiteline RSFBings arrived.

Plan to to lower that subframe really low, may have to remove the exhaust and bottom shock bolts, need to get old M3 bushings out (incorrectly installed) and the sway bar + end links.

Also best time before Christmas for alignment is Monday at 9am, so will do my best to get the M3 front upper and lower arms also installed. May buy some string and get the toe dialed out to 0, make it drivable for a couple of days (no high speed/travelling) till Monday.

Fingers crossed.

[gjm120]

Originally Posted by chris_flies

Engineering Explained just did one as well. Dyno and everything on his Subaru Crosstrek.

I'll look for that one.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by chris_flies

I remember these guys. Loved the Stephen Stills and Neil Young songs. Haven't thought about this group in a long while.

Thanks for jogging my memory. lol

[gjm120]

Originally Posted by Esteban

I remember these guys. Loved the Stephen Stills and Neil Young songs. Haven't thought about this group in a long while.

Thanks for jogging my memory. lol

I was listening to them in the car a few days ago. Maybe the best N. American band ever.

Trivia question - where did they get the name?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by gjm120

I was listening to them in the car a few days ago. Maybe the best N. American band ever.

Trivia question - where did they get the name?

With a name taken from a brand of steamroller, Buffalo Springfield formed in Los Angeles in 1966 with Stills (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Dewey Martin (drums, vocals), Bruce Palmer (electric bass), Furay (guitar, vocals), and Young (guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals).

(had to look it up)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Springfield

[gjm120]

Originally Posted by Esteban

(had to look it up)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Springfield

Correct but demerit for cheating.

The story is they were walking around SF and saw a steam roller and voila.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by gjm120

Correct but demerit for cheating.

The story is they were walking around SF and saw a steam roller and voila.

Some more trivia; Neil Young followed Stephen stills down to LA from Canada.

(didn't look it up)

[gjm120]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Some more trivia; Neil Young followed Stephen stills down to LA from Canada.

Wasn't Stills from Louisiana?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by gjm120

Wasn't Stills from Louisiana?

Don't know, but I do know that Neil Young looked up to him. And I didn't mean Stills was in Canada, I meant Young came down from Canada to be in a band with Stills.

They were together again in "Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young" for a short time until Neil Young left the group to continue his solo career.

[Esteban]

Back to the subject of our beloved 1ers:

I ordered some Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires (225/255) from Tire Rack that should be here by Friday.

[rowsdower]

I bought a couple of tires during last week's eBay 10% discount and they showed up yesterday. The vendor was named "tirehero" and I was a little skeptical, since their price was already lower than TireRack's. I thought that they might be old-stock tires, but I was willing to roll the dice since these tires are going to get burned up at the track within a year anyway. To my surprise, they showed up with a production date of July 2018! I saved about $40 in total on a set of two.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by rowsdower

I bought a couple of tires during last week's eBay 10% discount and they showed up yesterday. The vendor was named "tirehero" and I was a little skeptical, since their price was already lower than TireRack's. I thought that they might be old-stock tires, but I was willing to roll the dice since these tires are going to get burned up at the track within a year anyway. To my surprise, they showed up with a production date of July 2018! I saved about $40 in total on a set of two.

That's pretty fresh!

Tire Rack said 3 of mine are DOT date 2918 and the 4th is 3818, so new rubber for me as well.

Called and asked them minutes before this post.

[zx10guy]

Originally Posted by Esteban

That's pretty fresh!

Tire Rack said 3 of mine are DOT date 2918 and the 4th is 3818, so new rubber for me as well.

Called and asked them minutes before this post.

The 4S tires should be pretty new since they were released not that long ago as a replacement to the SS's. You'll love the tires. I've had them since mid summer. The dry and wet performance has been amazing; even better than the SS's.

[Devin_rsv4]

Originally Posted by chris_flies

Man, those old spark plugs were junk. The car pulls SOOO hard now. 3rd gear is an absolute hoot, and 1st and 2nd now have a little bit of traction issues. The car has never gotten to highway speeds so violently before, it's amazing.

Spark plugs. Who knew?

Anyways, I ordered a power steering flush/refill kit from FCP (Pentosin CHF-11S and a new reservoir). The fluid in there now is a cloudy, almost opaque green (it's supposed to be translucent). The pump is also a little whiny for my liking, but the E90 threads I've read have said that a flush fixed their whining issues.

I'm in love with the car again...

I did a new set of plugs and coils the weekend before as well. Car pulls quite hard now. This was probably my worst looking plug.
n55 with 51K kms with stage1 mhd.

[chris_flies]

Originally Posted by Devin_rsv4

I did a new set of plugs and coils the weekend before as well. Car pulls quite hard now. This was probably my worst looking plug.
n55 with 51K kms with stage1 mhd.

Those aren't quite as bad as mine were. The center electrode was almost flat on mine lol I'm surprised I didn't have any misfires or running issues because of it...

[Devin_rsv4]

Originally Posted by OnerDriver

What plugs did you go with?

I went with the OE Bosch plugs. ZR5TPP33-S BMW P/N 12120037582
This is where I got them from https://germanparts.ca/parts/35119B

[Esteban]

Michelin PS4S's arrived today!

[gjm120]

Coded one touch 5 blink count.

(actually a few days ago)

[Dogeeseegod]

Ordered Wheel spacers 15mm front, 20mm rear for my factory wheels. Pics soon!

[a4nut]

Originally Posted by gjm120

Coded one touch 5 blink count.

(actually a few days ago)

Did this, coded all the warnings, no DRLs - just angel eyes, and some more. Wish I had done it last year...

[tock172]

Gave it a wash, vacuum and interior detailing including leather treatment. I smudged some grease on the iDrive screen, then proceeded to add a few new scratches while cleaning it.

You can never see the scratches while I'm driving, but the anti-glare coating on the older iDrive screens like the type in the E82 is incredibly fragile and easy to scratch. I'm considering applying matte finish screen protector to it to prevent further blemishes.

[iminhell1]

Got a bath