2013 135is owners discussion and photos thread!

[mb135is]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Those winter wheels look pretty good. It'll be interesting to see yours and IEDEI's with the winter wheels on as he has a fancy set of black wheels going on his. And come spring, all you east coasters will get to re-emerge and put the 313s back on and the world is good again.

From 82 degree Los Angeles,

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Yea those look nice - looks like the new sport edition model. My sport editions look extremely and utterly blah, which is okay for winter rims, but I do get quite sick of looking at them. Mine will be going on sometime around turkey day.

Ideally I'd get a set of stock 135i wheels and put winters on them, but I sank too much $ into this new set from tire rack last winter, and I don't feel like going through the trouble of selling them.

[IEDEI]

black M68 winters go on next week....wrapped in Hakkapaliita R2s (square setup 225/45/17 all around). hardcore I know....but my 120 mile a day commute is hardcore enough to necessitate such measures! my first winter in a RWD car.....going to be interesting!

[mb135is]

You will be fine and you'll quickly notice that in the deep stuff, it's better to turn DSC off to get through.

[Worra]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

black M68 winters go on next week....wrapped in Hakkapaliita R2s (square setup 225/45/17 all around). hardcore I know....but my 120 mile a day commute is hardcore enough to necessitate such measures! my first winter in a RWD car.....going to be interesting!

New England winters in my E30 was how I learned to drive. Go to an empty parking lot with lots of extra space, mess around a bit and learn where you lose grip, and then get ready to have LOTS of fun.

[Kouper]

Originally Posted by mb135is

You will be fine and you'll quickly notice that in the deep stuff, it's better to turn DSC off to get through.

+1 Seriously, this is a must. I learned this in snow with my MINI the first time. DSC kept intervening and it quickly occurred to me to turn off that DSC and then the car just motored through wonderfully.

[CAVU]

Originally Posted by mb135is

Yea those look nice - looks like the new sport edition model. My sport editions look extremely and utterly blah, which is okay for winter rims, but I do get quite sick of looking at them. Mine will be going on sometime around turkey day.

Ideally I'd get a set of stock 135i wheels and put winters on them, but I sank too much $ into this new set from tire rack last winter, and I don't feel like going through the trouble of selling them.

They are the new Sport Edition A8. At $106 each, I went with them to reduce the cost, and they are one of the few inexpensive wheels that accept the BMW center caps. They were not my first choice, but I'm reasonably happy with the result.

Originally Posted by 3002 Tii

Not difficult at all, did it on the street with no tools besides maybe a screwdriver to push some of the pins in. Just make sure the car is clean, the holes to line up will be pretty obvious. Total time spent was 15 mins for all 4.

Just to verify, you fitted the OEM set that supposedly doesn't fit cars with the aero kit? I need these... I'm kicking up a ton of dirt and debris.

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Let me know if that makes those exhaust tips perfect again. I may try the steel wool next time I clean the car to see how that works on the inside. I shall wear heavy duty falconry gloves.

Those winter wheels look pretty good. It'll be interesting to see yours and IEDEI's with the winter wheels on as he has a fancy set of black wheels going on his. And come spring, all you east coasters will get to re-emerge and put the 313s back on and the world is good again.

Will try to work the exhaust tips this weekend. I've got a sponge w/mesh for bug removal for the front end, I should probably get a second one for the undersides and exhaust.

I will definitely take some photos once the winter wheels are installed. May have mud flaps installed by that time, if I decide to go that way. 2002 tii's car looks great with them... I'm thinking that the black accent effect will look good on MG as well.

[owen2001]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

...And come spring, all you east coasters will get to re-emerge and put the 313s back on and the world is good again.

It's not just east coasters! I'm planning on putting my winters on near the end of November or early December. I'll post some pix when I do.

[gregthegr8]

Just so IEDEI doesn't have all the fun, here are my shots of my baby waiting for me as I fled work today and both figuratively and literally rode off into the sunset.

[Chunner]

lol, why are you almost hogging two spots? so you are one of those peeps.. lol =P

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by Chunner

lol, why are you almost hogging two spots? so you are one of those peeps.. lol =P

I'm not hogging 2 spots! I'm in the last spot and then there's a really wide aisle, so I park a hair over the line (like 4-6 inches) and still plenty of room for anyone to get by on my right. Also, there isn't a car parked within 10-15 cars of me.

I'm definitely not one of those people and what's funny is my dad's overpriced new 550 SL got completely keyed the other day and I felt bad for him for a minute until he said he parked away from everyone and then in the middle of two spots! I said, then you are begging for someone to do that and hope you learned your lesson.

[Worra]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

I'm not hogging 2 spots! I'm in the last spot and then there's a really wide aisle, so I park a hair over the line (like 4-6 inches) and still plenty of room for anyone to get by on my right. Also, there isn't a car parked within 10-15 cars of me.

I'm definitely not one of those people and what's funny is my dad's overpriced new 550 SL got completely keyed the other day and I felt bad for him for a minute until he said he parked away from everyone and then in the middle of two spots! I said, then you are begging for someone to do that and hope you learned your lesson.

I definitely drive around looking for the low-risk parking spots, but I make sure I stay in the lines so as not to have someone harm the thing.

I'm dying to have the time and extra money to put the BMW Performance suspension on the car, but it's going to have to wait until next year. Our cars just need to settle down a little. Even my Passat wagon didn't have as much all-around wheel gap as we do .

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by Worra

I'm dying to have the time and extra money to put the BMW Performance suspension on the car, but it's going to have to wait until next year. Our cars just need to settle down a little. Even my Passat wagon didn't have as much all-around wheel gap as we do .

That's funny, someone asked me the other day if mine was lowered. Um, no.

You figure out how much that performance suspension + install is going to be? Is it worth it?

I think they look perfect just the way they are, the way god made them...or at least the Leipzig plant.

[mb135is]

I definitely think it could benefit from slight lowering from an aesthetic standpoint. One day.

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by rikMsport

Just to verify, you fitted the OEM set that supposedly doesn't fit cars with the aero kit? I need these... I'm kicking up a ton of dirt and debris.

I will definitely take some photos once the winter wheels are installed. May have mud flaps installed by that time, if I decide to go that way. 2002 tii's car looks great with them... I'm thinking that the black accent effect will look good on MG as well.

Yep oem ones installed

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Just so IEDEI doesn't have all the fun, here are my shots of my baby waiting for me as I fled work today and both figuratively and literally rode off into the sunset.

looking good maaaan!! i haven't seen that much sun unless it is in movies!

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

looking good maaaan!! i haven't seen that much sun unless it is in movies!

That's every day in LA it seems. =P

What's funny is I sent one of those pictures to a friend of mine at work and her response was, "what do you do, take a picture of your car every single day?" Hahaha, noooooo, but sometimes when you're walking back to your car at the end of the day you can't help it, right? I'm sure you can relate now.

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

That's every day in LA it seems. =P

What's funny is I sent one of those pictures to a friend of mine at work and her response was, "what do you do, take a picture of your car every single day?" Hahaha, noooooo, but sometimes when you're walking back to your car at the end of the day you can't help it, right? I'm sure you can relate now.

i've been taking photos of my cars for the past 12 years. it's like an addiction. i think the TT is the most photographed car i've ever owned as it is the most visually striking. my last A3 was boring as hell to look at and i still took tons of photos!! LOL. i do take a lot of 135is photos....as it is a very strange and interesting design. it seems to look different every day.....like it is morphing!

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

i've been taking photos of my cars for the past 12 years. it's like an addiction. i think the TT is the most photographed car i've ever owned as it is the most visually striking. my last A3 was boring as hell to look at and i still took tons of photos!! LOL. i do take a lot of 135is photos....as it is a very strange and interesting design. it seems to look different every day.....like it is morphing!

Well, I will make sure to show this admission to people I know so they don't think I'm so bad. And I think we'll have to bury you with that TT. Or in it. Don't worry, I'll take a good picture for you.

Needless to say I love the looks of the IS, and I really take it personally when people rag on the looks, saying it's ugly, or has a hideous rear end. I guess there's no accounting for taste. The car does look very different from various angles and I'm sure the metallic paint also helps as the color seems to vary by about 5 shades. There are days and pictures in bright light where you would swear the mineral grey is space gray and probably think your deep sea blue is lemans. Then other times it looks so unbelievably dark, people may think you have carbon black. I think they're perty and I really don't like the design of the M235.

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

Well, I will make sure to show this admission to people I know so they don't think I'm so bad. And I think we'll have to bury you with that TT. Or in it. Don't worry, I'll take a good picture for you.

Needless to say I love the looks of the IS, and I really take it personally when people rag on the looks, saying it's ugly, or has a hideous rear end. I guess there's no accounting for taste. The car does look very different from various angles and I'm sure the metallic paint also helps as the color seems to vary by about 5 shades. There are days and pictures in bright light where you would swear the mineral grey is space gray and probably think your deep sea blue is lemans. Then other times it looks so unbelievably dark, people may think you have carbon black. I think they're perty and I really don't like the design of the M235.

i love the looks of the E82 as well. i think there is a lot of subtle 'art' going on in the quirky curves and bulges....a lot of creativity, but not over the top. I do think it is a polarizing design as people seem to either love it or hate it.....which is a good thing IMO!!!

[gregthegr8]

Originally Posted by IEDEI

i love the looks of the E82 as well. i think there is a lot of subtle 'art' going on in the quirky curves and bulges....a lot of creativity, but not over the top. I do think it is a polarizing design as people seem to either love it or hate it.....which is a good thing IMO!!!

I just never get why it's so polarizing, that's what always shocks me. I don't care if others like how it looks, I only care what I think and what I like, but who knew these lil guys could evoke so much hatred. The 2-series I can see being polarizing. You think our back is ugly, go look at that! I mean, sure, it looks great if you love gigantic shiny gray rectangles. What's sad is if it had like a 1M style aggressive diffuser that had some shape and curves that followed the lines of the car, the back would look great. Then the only problem is the front, interior, electric steering and engine noise through the speakers. The gauges and instrument cluster are nice.

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by gregthegr8

I just never get why it's so polarizing, that's what always shocks me. I don't care if others like how it looks, I only care what I think and what I like, but who knew these lil guys could evoke so much hatred. The 2-series I can see being polarizing. You think our back is ugly, go look at that! I mean, sure, it looks great if you love gigantic shiny gray rectangles. What's sad is if it had like a 1M style aggressive diffuser that had some shape and curves that followed the lines of the car, the back would look great. Then the only problem is the front, interior, electric steering and engine noise through the speakers. The gauges and instrument cluster are nice.

the majority of people like either 'safe' designs or blingy designs, IMO. the 2-series is a very 'safe' design.....mimicking the rest of the BMW range. the E82 really didn't copy any other BMWs in terms of its features or quirks. It was an original design.

The majority of 'hate' seems to come from 3-series drivers who are just jealous because they are driving around in bloated, slower cars that are basically a dime-a-dozen on any given road.

[Fifty3bags]

Is there a black 135is convertible in the Atlanta area? I think I saw one this weekend (or just a 135 with the 313 wheels). Either way, I love coming in here and seeing the pictures of everyone's cars.