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

[ResinThirteen]

Originally Posted by Almuliman

RealOEM believes its 51489141036 "Sound insulating engine hood".

Sweet! I usually have multiple tabs of RealOEM open at any one time...not sure why I didn't think to check there first!

[parameter416]

Originally Posted by ResinThirteen

Love it! Any chance you still have the part number for the insulation?

Part No. 51489141036.

I don’t think it made any difference to the sound, but it’s one of those parts that’s going to eventually go NLA without any warning.

[Nashville]

Good thing I waxed it yesterday

[Ric in RVA]

Originally Posted by Luxury

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Nice spec with those wheels and Sport. Tell us more!!!

[Ric in RVA]

Originally Posted by Almuliman

RealOEM believes its 51489141036 "Sound insulating engine hood".

Anyone tried the chinese knock offs?


https://www.ebay.com/itm/33455989744...Bk9SR_6YorW7YQ

[WrathOTM]

[QUOTE=Ric in RVA;29761747]Anyone tried the chinese knock offs?


Lol at the seller name "supplierofworld". Also, cotton?

[Ric in RVA]

Got a wild hair and painted my a pillars. They were gray. Grabbed a can of automotive interior lacquer. Several light coats.

Follow the typical instructions to remove. Pop off the AIRBAG cover, remove torx bit, pull top of cover out an inch, then pull up and back.

Clean the AIRBAG covers with solvent.

I didn't clean the fabric at all.

lots of very light coats.

Reinstall by pulling the white plastic plugs out out of the car and sliding in place on the A pillar then reverse the process.

The uneven surface in the pics below is the light through the rain drops...

[Ric in RVA]

Found a used set of clean 261's on FB marketplace.

Brought them home and found out they would not clear my F30 calipers at the face.

Got some 10 mm spacers and 83 mm studs from Bimmerworld and ran across the spacer chamfer problem.

I had to grind a bevel on the inside of the wheel chamfer so the spacer will sit flat with no rocking. Simple to do and very effective. BUT YOU MUST MAKE SURE YOUR SPACERS SIT FLAT!!!!

See this for more info.

It goes for a real alignment on Tuesday...tired of the crappy goodyear one eating my tires.






Meaty!!



Caliper clearance.

[Almuliman]

Washed it. Wax is holding up well enough to likely last till late spring. Oh, that clean Le Mans Blue

[tracer bullet]

I looked at mine today, but didn't drive it. Has been sitting about a month now. I never intended to have a garage queen, but when it's snowy and salty I opt for my X3 every time. Anytime the roads are about to clear up and be pure asphalt again, it snows and we got a lot more salt thrown down.

[Donkeyshins]

Originally Posted by jdt10768

you need to get your sh*t together before posting those nasty pics of your trunk. clean that thing up and repost asap, :O)

You should see it now. I took some Christmas presents down to my mom over the weekend (she's been in the hospital, so she had to miss the annual gathering), and one of the items had glitter on it that shed all over the trunk.

It looks like I kidnapped a drag queen in my trunk now.

[Donkeyshins]

Oh, and I (re) installed this Induktiv qi phone charger in the glasses cubby today (since I have one of the nifty BMW sunglass holders that replaces the drivers' side grab handle). It's a reinstall as the original had a bad coil, so Mike from Induktiv sent me a replacement. Works a treat and minimizes random USB cables around the cabin.



Later this week, I'll (finally) get around to the BimmerLabs 130i flash, now that I have a replacement OBD2 adapter from BimmerGeeks. Crossing fingers I don't faff it up.

[ResinThirteen]

Originally Posted by Donkeyshins

Oh, and I (re) installed this Induktiv qi phone charger in the glasses cubby today (since I have one of the nifty BMW sunglass holders that replaces the drivers' side grab handle). It's a reinstall as the original had a bad coil, so Mike from Induktiv sent me a replacement. Works a treat and minimizes random USB cables around the cabin.



Later this week, I'll (finally) get around to the BimmerLabs 130i flash, now that I have a replacement OBD2 adapter from BimmerGeeks. Crossing fingers I don't faff it up.

Dude, I just ordered mine! How did you mount it inside the tray? I've seen velcro, but that seems...not great. Really looking forward to having wireless charging in the 135!

[Donkeyshins]

Originally Posted by ResinThirteen

Dude, I just ordered mine! How did you mount it inside the tray? I've seen velcro, but that seems...not great. Really looking forward to having wireless charging in the 135!

The Velcro works surprisingly well. The unit itself is a good fit to the oddments tray, and the rubber mat in the bottom of the oddments tray - which is removed as part of the installation - is only held in by gravity and a little extrusion that extends through the hole through which you will thread the charger cable. The two Velcro pads on the bottom hold it in place while the two (just the soft part of Velcro) that are on the leading side closest to the shift lever keep it from wobbling in the tray. You are threading the electrical connector through the hole in the bottom, so that also helps hold the unit down since there is foam (or something) underneath the tray that pins the cable somewhat in place. I'm not doing a great job of explaining this, but trust me, it doesn't really move about.

(You can just *barely* see the soft Velcro pads that prevent wobbling in the photo above. They are not visible from the driver or passenger seats.)

[ResinThirteen]

Originally Posted by Donkeyshins

The Velcro works surprisingly well. The unit itself is a good fit to the oddments tray, and the rubber mat in the bottom of the oddments tray - which is removed as part of the installation - is only held in by gravity and a little extrusion that extends through the hole through which you will thread the charger cable. The two Velcro pads on the bottom hold it in place while the two (just the soft part of Velcro) that are on the leading side closest to the shift lever keep it from wobbling in the tray. You are threading the electrical connector through the hole in the bottom, so that also helps hold the unit down since there is foam (or something) underneath the tray that pins the cable somewhat in place. I'm not doing a great job of explaining this, but trust me, it doesn't really move about.

(You can just *barely* see the soft Velcro pads that prevent wobbling in the photo above. They are not visible from the driver or passenger seats.)

Nah, you did a good job explaining it. The one thing I CAN'T have is any rattles from the install. Maybe I'll line the tray with a soft felt or something like the glove box has.

[mkeiser]

took the car through the touch less car wash the other day and had some water drip into the cabin through the dome lights... more investigating to come. anyone ever had this happen to them? my guess is a worn seal around sunroof or windshield.

[Fishee]

Originally Posted by mkeiser

took the car through the touch less car wash the other day and had some water drip into the cabin through the dome lights... more investigating to come. anyone ever had this happen to them? my guess is a worn seal around sunroof or windshield.

Also check for blocked sunroof drains.

[mkeiser]

Originally Posted by Fishee

Also check for blocked sunroof drains.

oooo good call

[jdt10768]

Originally Posted by mkeiser

oooo good call

Find those drains, and run some weedeater string through there to clean them out safely, flush thoroughly

[ResinThirteen]

BMW Performance kidney grills installed. Parts for these cards are definitely getting harder to find. 😭

[Donkeyshins]

Originally Posted by ResinThirteen

Nah, you did a good job explaining it. The one thing I CAN'T have is any rattles from the install. Maybe I'll line the tray with a soft felt or something like the glove box has.

I have a leather case on my phone, which probably helps, but I haven't noticed any rattles when driving around at Derek-nominal. The electrical lead running through the hole in the bottom of the convenience tray really helps keep everything battened down.

[Donkeyshins]

Originally Posted by jdt10768

Find those drains, and run some weedeater string through there to clean them out safely, flush thoroughly

I don't have it anymore, but with my E30, I used a worn-out piano string due to the relative stiffness as well as length, although the weedeater string is, IMO, a much better idea.